So, today I'm cruising the internet and find this place in Florida called Traditional Archery Sales. They have a lot of really nice older vintage bows. I see a couple I like so I call and talk to the owner, who seems like a super nice guy...and end up buying a bow. It's an old Shakespeare Ocala Special, 62'' 45lbs@28''. It should be here Saturday or Monday at the latest. And I have one on the way that Mike McCready is building for me as we speak. So I shot a trad bow for the first time in December and now I've bought 4...which is exactly how many wheel bows I owned in 25 years prior to getting the trad bug. Maybe there are meetings I could go to or something that'd help me stop....
Len Busbee is the guys name
Lol yea they are addicting have fun with it
Hi my name is Corey and I'm addicted too lol
Naaaa........your fine........ :dunno:
I don't know about helping you stop, but there are lots of "meetings" where you could find plenty of enablers. Denton Hill comes to mind.
It can get so bad that you start building your own!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Tradcat:
Len Busbee is the guys name
That's him. Do you know him? He seemed really nice, I enjoyed talking with him. Easy to deal with.
Just imagine how you will feel, when you discover that really, they all shoot the same for you! Lol!
QuoteOriginally posted by Carpdaddy:
It can get so bad that you start building your own!!
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Don't worry about it...it only gets worst. Lol
There is no such a thing as a trad bow buying addiction. Nope. A myth!
Ya its bad man, I just got my 2nd and already thinking about other bows
This is my second season with trad and im already scheming about more bows. I want a nice recurve but I gotta have a longbow too. I decided to make myself earn it with the Samick Sage though. I won't buy a new bow til I kill a deer with the Sage.
Ryan, that is funny. I think we have all been there. It does take a few bows to really know if you're a recurve or a longbow guy. Then there's the grip also, you have to figure out what suits you the best. Try to use each and every bow that rolls through your place as a learning tool as to what you shoot the best.
I have been shooting trad for around 5 years now and I have owned a bunch of bows in that time. Seems nowadays all I shoot is my widow longbow. I have actually sold a few bows lately without replacing them. With all of that said, I can't say for sure if I cured but I'm in control at this time, lol.
I feel that until I need to build a larger house to hold all me new bows, I do not have an addiction, only an affinity for bows.
QuoteOriginally posted by Bladepeek:
I feel that until I need to build a larger house to hold all me new bows, I do not have an addiction, only an affinity for bows.
I never thought of it like that. Makes sense!!
Only 4?
You are a sick pup.. LOL
It only gets worse.. Enjoy the journey..
QuoteOriginally posted by Shadowhnter:
Just imagine how you will feel, when you discover that really, they all shoot the same for you! Lol!
LOL I've actually got that figured out with the 2 I have my hands on...if it holds true for the two I have on the way I'm in trouble!!
Not to worry! Collecting and shooting traditional bows is a fun hobby. 4 bows is a decent start, but you have a long, long way to go before you have to worry about being a truly hard core trad addict. Just enjoy the ride, and let us see what you buy.
Happens to all of us that love to fling arrows. I left the Compton shoot last month with 3 new bows lol. My wife was not impressed. Always better to ask for forgiveness than permission is my saying.
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You guys are newbies, talk to me when you have gone through 400 or so. :banghead: :banghead: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
QuoteOriginally posted by Danny Rowan:
You guys are newbies, talk to me when you have gone through 400 or so. :banghead: :banghead: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
LOL I can only hope!! I can see it happening though...
Been to rehab for this.
They kicked me out after just a couple meetings.
I made the commitment to sell all but 2 bows. I just did that this week.
Not I have money in my paypal account and I'm already looking at all classifieds, CL and **** for one of the three types I should have never sold.
I wouldn't be any help. Just bought a great used longbow, have a new one ordered and extra limbs for one of my recurves. Maybe Ill get online and look that outfit up!
Danny, I can't even count to 400!
The reason for that is every traditional bow is like an individual piece of art!! So many bows, so little time.........................
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I started out with a Sage. Then I discovered the auction sites.
It's a downward spiral. Intervention is useless. And hanging out here doesn't help...
An illness that needs no cure...
You'll like the ocala. I just got one last weekend. Does it still have the original sights?
QuoteOriginally posted by savagelh:
You'll like the ocala. I just got one last weekend. Does it still have the original sights?
I don't think so, at least not from what I could see in the pics. It should be here tomorrow. I can't wait!! I'll post some pics when it gets here.
You have a good addiction! I sold 5 and now have 14 since getting into traditional archery 3 1/2 yrs ago. The best advise i can give you is you need 1 more bow then you already have!!! Enjoy the ADDICTION !!!