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Author Topic: How long have you been TRAD???  (Read 5155 times)

Offline Red Tailed Hawk

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #60 on: December 02, 2011, 10:14:00 PM »
Just about 3 years now.

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #61 on: December 02, 2011, 10:25:00 PM »
Since before it was called trad archery, about 55 years.

Offline last arrow

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #62 on: December 02, 2011, 10:27:00 PM »
Since about 1972.
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Offline Jwilliam

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #63 on: December 02, 2011, 10:29:00 PM »
6 years.


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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #64 on: December 02, 2011, 10:33:00 PM »
Since 1989.
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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #65 on: December 02, 2011, 10:40:00 PM »
5 years.
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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #66 on: December 02, 2011, 11:05:00 PM »
Never been anything else!

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #67 on: December 02, 2011, 11:09:00 PM »
58 years.  It was the only kind of archery then.  "trad" archery had not been invented yet!  I shot compounds and sticks for a few years in the '70's but did not enjoy the wheel thing very much.

I admire you guys who started with wheels and then went to sticks.  Much harder than learning sticks as a kid like I an many others here did.
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Offline David Yukon

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #68 on: December 02, 2011, 11:21:00 PM »
Never shot anything else... at least 25 years...But that doesn't meen much... Still have to work on things!!

Offline Night Wing

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #69 on: December 02, 2011, 11:27:00 PM »
47 years.
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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #70 on: December 03, 2011, 12:02:00 AM »
My first bow was a Ben Pearson longbow in 1955. Did shoot a compound during the mid 70s to late 80s though.
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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #71 on: December 03, 2011, 12:07:00 AM »
Since 1977
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Offline JParanee

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #72 on: December 03, 2011, 12:07:00 AM »
37 years
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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #73 on: December 03, 2011, 12:17:00 AM »
Started around '76 as a kid, bought my first wheels in '89 and sold the last one in 2002.  So I guess that would make 22 yrs with the traditional gear.  Although I had a lot of successful years with the compound I really got tired of the tinkering and drifted back because of the challenge.

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #74 on: December 03, 2011, 01:05:00 AM »
Not that long only 47 years. Never did use a compound.

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #75 on: December 03, 2011, 01:06:00 AM »
1977 or 78
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Offline shoothathang

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #76 on: December 03, 2011, 01:09:00 AM »
50 weeks

Offline TxAg

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #77 on: December 03, 2011, 01:11:00 AM »
Trad only? just a few months.

Trad in general....about 4 years

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #78 on: December 03, 2011, 01:58:00 AM »
First Year 2005, Last Year w/Wheels 2004

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Re: How long have you been TRAD???
« Reply #79 on: December 03, 2011, 02:45:00 AM »
About 40 years never had a compound
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