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Title: New shooter and the old one
Post by: Pine on September 30, 2013, 10:07:00 PM
A few weeks ago my 7 yr old granddaughter came to my house and asked me to teach her to shoot a bow and arrow . I was surprised because her dad , my son was never interested while growing up . So I took her to the archery shop and got her a 10# draw bow and she caught on very quickly . A few weeks later My wife and I were near there home and delivered a K Mag to my son and told him that he should shoot with her . We all went to my parents farm a few miles away and got him shooting with his daughter . My father was watching and was wondering what they were doing . You see my father has dementia and doesn't remember very many things . He didn't remember that he shot a recurve and got me started when I was 6 yrs old in 1962 . My son told him " Grandpa you used to do this , show me how . " My dad took the K mag 45# and at 15yds drew only about 4in of pull , very shaky and hit 6 in hi and left of the bull . He took a second arrow and same short shaky pull hit 2in low and right . My dad said " That's it for me it hurts to much to pull that thing . I was done shooting for the day because I couldn't see very good . I got to see first and last arrows shot the same day .
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Post by: cuboodle on September 30, 2013, 10:10:00 PM
Very nice thanks for sharing
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Post by: TJK68 on September 30, 2013, 10:21:00 PM
Great story! Thanks for sharing.
Tom
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Post by: LB243 on September 30, 2013, 10:22:00 PM
That is wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: LB243 on September 30, 2013, 10:23:00 PM
That is wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by: JAG on September 30, 2013, 10:25:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: VictoryHunter on September 30, 2013, 10:44:00 PM
Very cool!
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Post by: Phrogdrvr on October 01, 2013, 10:41:00 AM
Great, now I can't see too good either.  Thanks for sharing.

Tom
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Post by: paoliguy on October 01, 2013, 12:20:00 PM
Isn't it amazing how the seemingly little things are SO important? Great memories for so many right there in just a few arrows time...