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Offline islandpiper

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Another Addict......not me this time.
« on: November 01, 2008, 11:51:58 pm »
There is a retired fellow who helps me out in the shop, allows me to take a half day off once in a while.......well, he has been looking at the bows I have been making, figured he could do that too.   So ,  off to Home Depot and two weeks later is out in the back yard, shooting.   Called me up to tell me it was done and sounded like a kid on Christmas Morning!!   

This addiction is catching.   A friend of his wants to try it now. 

Is there a medicine for this?   Like a flu shot or something?   heh heh heh

cheers, piper

Offline deerhunter97370

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2008, 12:20:10 am »
Is there a medicine for this?   Like a flu shot or something?   heh heh heh

cheers, piper

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Offline Jesse

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2008, 12:56:24 am »
No medicine yet but once the drug companies find out about it there will be ;D
Glad to hear your friend is having fun with it. Nothing better than that first shot from the first successful bow.
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2008, 01:39:10 am »
The only medicine for this is to go and harvest some staves and comence to shaving and bending.   Danny
"You know a tree by the fruit it bears"   God

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2008, 12:37:07 pm »
I'll stop by with that osage stave on mon or wed after school

Offline robbsbass

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2008, 03:00:33 pm »
Joel your like me, you don't want a cure for this addiction.

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Offline Kegan

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2008, 04:43:00 pm »
There isn't a cure, but there is a medication/distraction- arrow making >:D!

Offline robbsbass

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2008, 06:10:00 pm »
Thanks alot Kegan, just when I thought things were going smoothly, you had to thow arrow making into the mix. Where will it end? ha ha
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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2008, 08:15:53 pm »
Thanks alot Kegan, just when I thought things were going smoothly, you had to thow arrow making into the mix. Where will it end? ha ha


It doesn't ;D!

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2008, 08:32:43 pm »
first it is an addiction .. then it is becomes your lifestyle.. HAWK ;D
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Offline islandpiper

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2008, 10:22:14 pm »
My daughter now has the bug, at least to shoot Daddy's bows.   That's cool, another family activity. 

Here are a couple of pics.    She was home from college this weekend and got out of the house twice with my light bow.   I learned, much to my surprise, that she had archery in High School and really has missed shooting!!   The things we learn about our kids, it's amazing.   

I'm not sure the posture is just right, but she's having fun.   Note the arrow, streaking away in flight in the last pic!!

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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2008, 11:19:32 pm »
The way they are taught iin schools and accredited courses, her posture is just fine as long as she is hitting what she is shooting at.
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Offline islandpiper

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2008, 11:28:58 pm »
Yesterday they were all over the 3x5 cardboard I have on the shed.   Today they were in the 9" x 12" colored paper she hung up.   If she was shooting again tomorrow I'd be betting on her.   Ah, to be young again, when learning was easy. 

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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2008, 12:04:53 am »
Looks like She has Her Anchor and Follow Through down pat.......now just have Her drop that Elbow a Bit....and She will have it!!

Ain't it great to have Kids that like to go outside and do things......Like We used to do!! Not Vegetate in front of the Tube!!!!
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Re: Another Addict......not me this time.
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2008, 12:17:54 am »
That's the way to pass it on. Good job. Jawge
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