What would you do different?

[J. Holden]

Would have spent more time in the woods when I was younger and more free to do what I wanted to do instead of what I have to do.

That said, I wouldn't change my responsibilities for the whole world right now.  Love every one of them.

-Jeremy  

[njloco]

I wouldnt have stopped shooting in 1973 , or was it 74 ? I definitely would not have used the pages from all those comic books for targets, and be a bit richer today. Brought up in NYC, got real good at shooting ground and sky rats, that's pretty much all we had. If I knew anything about archery back then, I wouldn't have had to use good old Kentucky windage, and I may have been even a little better, and been able to shoot with all of the great names.

But now to come back down to earth, thanks to me getting back into Trad at the end of 08, I do shoot with great names, Mikey ( mcgroundstalker ), Charlie (stump killer), Mikey ( the crazy Hungarian ), Tammy & Darren ( from PA ), Kathy ( Killdeer ), just to name a few. Anyone who is willing to go that extra mile with Trad, is a big name to me. That being said, I wish I didn't miss the 3-D shoots for all those years.

Oh yeah ! Wish I had started elk hunting out west a lot sooner!

[TURKEYFOOTGIRL]

Would have shot less as a youngster if possible. I spent hours everyday shooting and learned bad habits that seem impossible to correct. That being said I still shoot as much as possible and love it!

[mcgroundstalker]

Why would I wish to go back? I mean it's soooo much fun learning (and then re-learning) all about hunting and trad archery...  :rolleyes:

... mike ...    ...

[SheltonCreeker]

Started with a lighter bow.

[dhermon85]

I will tell you in twenty years!

[BWD]

Would like to have started much sooner than I did, and with lighter weight bows.

[MnFn]

Other than resisting the urge to try a compound for a couple of years, I can 't think if too much.  Maybe sticking with my original plans on how to hunt a specific location.  I have missed out on a good shot or two because of my impatience.

[MnFn]

Ugh- phone issue.

[MnFn]

Duplicate post. Stupid-phone.

[Caughtandhobble]

I probably would not change much... I have been lucky to meet some great people shortly after I got started in shooting traditional that lead me in the right direction.

I truly believe that anyone starting traditional archery needs to find a good mentor as soon as possible. A good mentor certainly takes a big chunk out of the learning curve.

[ron w]

I would have not spent so much time in the Adirondacks with a gun......I missed some bow hunting when it was much better than it is now. But I will try to do more now.....or as much as I can!

[Dan bree]

Nothing I've enjoyed the the ride  its a long strange trip  I hope it continues

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

I would have paid less attention to what I read on forums.

[shirikahn]

I would only change one thing...when my family fell apart, and dad went to prison when I was 17 I wouldn't have left my Kodiak Magnum at my aunts' house when I ran off to "do it all on my own".  I should have kept it.  I have regretted losing that bow for 18 years now.

Originally posted by Todd Cook:
I would have , from the beginning, learned how to shoot with proper form.

Bingo!

Bisch

[Altiman94]

I guess I should have (and still need to) dive right in.  I shoot quite a bit up and to season then when it's time to hit the woods I take the wheelie.  I only have 1-3 shooting opportunities per year (hunting public land) so I feel like I need to maximize my chances, plus I love the taste of venison.  I enjoy my hunts quite tremendously but I also enjoy the harvest portion of the hunt as well.  

I figure when I have the extra time to devote to it, then I keep telling myself the switch will come.  However, I'm not sure that's how I need to approach it.

[BAK]

A lot of wasted time/mis spent youth shooting before I knew much about tuning.   Could have been so much better so much sooner.

[Bama Recurve]

Well so far no regerts. I've been shooting the recurve for almost 10 years. Never shot a compound... I've had a great mentor, "Paw Paw"
Let me tell you one of his regrets.
Back in the 70's he was president of the Alabama Bowhunter's Association. Apparently he and some buddies were the first to have 3D targets at the shoots. He made them out of heavyduty styrofoam and berlap. I've seen pics. They looked great! Well, they toyed with the idea of getting a patent... but never did. A few years later some "Mckenzie" guy did.

[Builder]

It sounds like most of the people who posted have few if any regrets, however like myself if I could start all having the knowledge I have gained over the last five decades I would do a few things differently.
That pretty much applies to most everything.