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Title: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: Roger Norris on August 25, 2012, 07:56:00 AM
I cleared this with Terry before making this post...

I wrote an article on my site called "The Bows I Grew Up With". I hope you enjoy it.
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Post by: jcar315 on August 25, 2012, 08:20:00 AM
Outstanding reading Roger.

Thanks so much for sharing.
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Post by: Broken Arrows on August 25, 2012, 08:21:00 AM
Great story and found memories, thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Bud B. on August 25, 2012, 08:28:00 AM
Memories committed to written form are bound to last beyond forever. I felt like I was there watching your journey.

Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Bishop on August 25, 2012, 08:31:00 AM
I really enjoyed it Roger, well done sir!
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Post by: Chumster on August 25, 2012, 08:41:00 AM
Thank you.......it brought back wonderful memories for me!!
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Post by: pauljr on August 25, 2012, 08:54:00 AM
Roger, that was a fantastic story. I too grew up with my bows defining the different stages of my life, thank you!
Title: Re: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: Hit-or-Miss on August 25, 2012, 09:14:00 AM
Great work! I enjoyed reading this. It reminded me of my childhood! Thanks!!
Title: Re: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: Roger Norris on August 25, 2012, 09:20:00 AM
Thanks for the comments. I appreciate it.
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Post by: Ron LaClair on August 25, 2012, 09:32:00 AM
Great story Roger...   :readit:

You've come far Pilgrim..   :archer:
Title: Re: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: Rick Butler on August 25, 2012, 10:24:00 AM
Great read,thank-you.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: wooddamon1 on August 25, 2012, 07:03:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: 2treks on August 25, 2012, 07:39:00 PM
Roger,
Just this morning,Steve Turay and I swaped stories about  The bows we grew up with.
Something must be in the air.
I will go check out your story.

CTT
Title: Re: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: Brianlocal3 on August 25, 2012, 08:04:00 PM
That was an amazing story. An I will agree with you that the Kodiak/ super kodiak has the BEST grip of any bow I have ever shot.

I was in a slump as of late so I switched to the Kodiak , and click, the game is on again.  

Thank you for the story
Title: Re: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: Pat B. on August 25, 2012, 08:05:00 PM
Pretty nice, Roger.. I like the way you think..


Chuck, you have a good pal !
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Post by: limbolt on August 25, 2012, 10:49:00 PM
Great story Roger,brings back a lot of memories,thanks for sharing.
  Another Roger  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: GRINCH on August 25, 2012, 10:50:00 PM
Great article,thanks Roger  :thumbsup:
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Post by: darin putman on August 25, 2012, 11:58:00 PM
Great read thanks for sharing!!!!
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Post by: skychief on August 26, 2012, 12:34:00 AM
GREAT stuff Roger!

Thanks for sharing with us....brings back many memories.

Best regards, Skychief.
Title: Re: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: skychief on August 26, 2012, 12:35:00 AM
oops
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Post by: elknutz on August 26, 2012, 01:02:00 AM
Well written sir!  I enjoyed all of your articles. Thanks.
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Post by: shick on August 26, 2012, 03:59:00 AM
Roger, 'been there, done that'.  Thanks for jogging my memory.
Shick
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Post by: Ray Lyon on August 26, 2012, 05:32:00 AM
Roger,

That was a great story.  Very nicely written, because I was there with every arrow launch.  

 :thumbsup:
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Post by: hitman on August 26, 2012, 06:28:00 AM
A wonderful story Roger. Sounds like you had a Dad very similar to mine. Almost like reliving my childhood, wonderful memories.
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Post by: Steve O on August 26, 2012, 11:09:00 AM
Man o man, to think what we used to do to shoot our bows.  I had a green fiberglass job...nameless and rough, but it flung arrows!  I used to strap that puppy to the frame of my big paper route bike and ride daily   miles through the streets of DETROIT  to one of the city parks that had an archery range.  I look back and shake my head; I am pretty lucky    ;)

Very nice Roger.
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Post by: WidowEater on August 26, 2012, 12:18:00 PM
Great memoir.

It is not too far off from my own in fact.  Like I think you did, I also grew up in MI and had family who worked for Bear Archery.

I also had a brush with compounds.  Lasted too many years.
Title: Re: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: Roger Norris on August 26, 2012, 12:19:00 PM
Thanks guys.

Steve O......imagine a kid riding throught the streets of Detroit now? They would call SWAT!!!
Title: Re: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: on August 26, 2012, 03:58:00 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Ray Lyon:
Roger,

That was a great story.  Very nicely written, because I was there with every arrow launch.  

  :readit:
Title: Re: New Article; "The Bows I Grew Up With"
Post by: Roger Norris on August 27, 2012, 07:09:00 AM
Somebody called me about this story yesterday,they asked how I thought to keep my bows, especially the 2 kid bows....I didn't, it was pure luck. I really wish I had more of the arrows from back then. I recently rediscovered a couple old Bear Microflights that were matched to the last bow in that story, the Super Kodiak TD.
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Post by: Steve O on August 27, 2012, 08:43:00 AM
Roger, we took the long way home from Comerica Park yesterday to see the old neighborhood.  It was rough...

I have a 1968 Super Kodiak to remember the year I was born.  We are blessed with incredible bows today, but those SKs do not give up much at all to them     :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ray Lyon on August 27, 2012, 08:56:00 AM
I just picked up some yellow Microflight arrows off of fleabay to accompany my 1971 Super K that I'll be done refinishing later this week. It's a beautiful shooter and I agree with Steve, they'll shoot with any of our bows today as far as accuracy goes.
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Post by: mmisciag on August 27, 2012, 09:00:00 AM
Great writing. Thanks.

Martin
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Post by: rushlush on August 27, 2012, 11:39:00 AM
Good read.