SO    I go to my sons ( Pitt98) house yesterday  for exchange of Christmas gifts.  Unusual in that we usually do it as a group, but my son requested my wife and I come to his house first this year on the way to our Christmas Dinner location .   SO   we gave my son his gifts (mostly hunting gear and a new PITT camo hat  LOL) Then with a bit of a fan-fare he brought in my gift .  I was expecting nothing more than a few hunting clothing articles my self ,BUT as he walked in carrying a package   approx   70" long , and about 8"  wide with a HUGE  grin on his face  I knew I was in for something VERY SPECIAL !. His grin got wider still as I unwrapped the paper exposing a NEW Asbell bow case ( EXTRA )  and wider sitll as I got the bow case half way down and by that point had not only realized my new bow  but the model and maker of the bow,  before I even got it out of the case .  How can ANYONE  NOT  recognize the quality, beauty and craftmanship of a Steve Tallant bow !  I had been one of the first people to comment( here on trad gang) on the Frontier 66 String Follow bow , when Steve introduced in July 2012 and my post had stated I was then looking to see what bows I could sell to buy one .   WELL here I was holding one that was now MINE !
I was doubly surprised knowing that my son had put out a lot of money recently for his own EAGLE WING from Sixby ,  and again very recently to have a bow of his repaired by Jack Kempf, so had not even a clue that he could put out that much for me.
  Sorry guys   but IM at work now and cant post pics :-(    But needless to say, even though I was dressed for indoor eating  and it was  28 degrees out side , half hour after unwrapping my new gift found us grouping arrows at  14 yards, and  GROUPING  it was doing  EXTREMELY WELL!.  
   The bow  is  right at 50 Lbs  for my draw length and it felt more like 40 and   BUTTER SMOOTH !  Bamboo cores and double carbon >> WOW > >>> .   Rose wood riser with  Leopard wood  Center !   I cant wait for Turkey season now !!!!!!
   WELL   Thanks again to my son Jeff  for this wonderful gift he couldnt have done better if he had asked first !!!!  What a great son and lots of love between us and the out doors to thank for that all our lives .
 Thanks to Steve Tallant ( sixby)   for his talks with my son during the buying process and his craftsmanship and to Hatrick   for his deal !  
  I have been involved n Trad Archery all my life  ( IM  64 yrs old now )  Made arrows commercialy for 15 years, helped a custom bowyer make a few of my older bows in the 80s,  and know the industry pretty well .  The Trad community is  the BEST  to deal with when it comes to fair dealing and quality . People like Steve Tallant , Leon Stewart etc( not shunning any one  just too many to post)  put their heart and soul into their product and it shows.  A labor of love is always quality !
   Best regards to all here at this time of the year and wishng all had as wonderful a Christmas as I DID !  MERRY CHRISTMAS

Nice.  Merry Christmas !

ChuckC

Ain't nothing like a new bow! Enjoy...  

That one really sounds super special..... congrats

Awesome gift!!  Many memories to come with this new bow!!

Awesome Gift!

Great Christmas gift congrats

Sounds like a wonderful bow & son

Congratulations ..............waiting for the pics.  

very nice , congrats

I'll try to get pics up this weekend     Thanx  !

I do think we need pictures!!!

Awesome! Congrats on your new bow!

Bisch

Sounds as if you have raised a incredible son.
 

Wish I could have been there. I kind of figured you would be a happy, happy man.

God bless and have a wonderful New Year, Steve

       

Congrats, One you will always treasure!

can't beat a gift like that!

Awesome gift !

What a great story!....              

Steve Tallent is a great man, and does outstanding work on his bows. I am very proud to be a close friend of his. I really appreciate the fact that he always gives the Lord full credit for his fine workmanship.  God bless you brother Steve.

Congrats on receiving such a nice gift from your son.    

We really need some pictures of this one bro....