You're missing the point (of my post).  I'm not comparing the two endeavors (hunting with any weapon....and the game of golf).

I'm speaking more to the philosophical side.

I don't hunt with a 3-iron, either.  Conceded.

Good post GMMAT.  Those who can't see the similarities are either not looking or they have never played the game.

As far as the earlier reference to Tiger Woods, if you think the traditional archery community is immune to such failings, you are sadly mistaken.  People are people, regardless of their hobbies or professions.

It surely grounded me and made me a better man and hunter!

Golf is hitting a little white ball as far as you can...it's for guys who aren't physical enough to play football. There's NO comparison between the two. NONE.
That's like badminton and tennis...

Why would anyone waste time playing golf when you could be shooting a bow????

Football is for guys who aren't smart enough to play golf.

So, I'm taking it you don't play?

HahHHAhAHAhaHH good one!

     

No, I don't play...I'm a bowhunter!

I've spent just as much time in the woods playing a round of golf as I have on a good hunt.

Both sports are enjoyed when playing with good friends but in the end it's really all about you as an individual.

Traditional archery keeps me connected to the outdoors that I love so much. Not surprisingly all of my closest friends are traditional archers.

I've spent alot of time on a Golf course both as a player and a major sponsor.It seams golf in my area has got alot like the 3D compound shooting crowd.They both definately have their "Good,Bad and their Ugly".Their is so much more than that in Traditional Archery like everyone else has said .90% of my hunting is done alone on my pace and with no witness except for the Wildlife.Its a primeal endevour about a person and an animal with hopefully food for my family,besides have you ever tried to cook a golf ball ? GMMAT I do see your point.

Nothing at all against those who've ONLY chosen hunting as their life outside of family/friends/work.  Nothing at all.

But there's also nothing wrong with experiencing many endeavors.  I've learned tons from each.

Though I didn't take up bowhunting, until I nearly turned 40, I don't regret a single minute of life before it.

Having an almost 18yr old, I want him to experience everything.  I don't want to get to my rocker thinking to myself....."I wish I'd done (__________).  In other words, I don't wanna die wonderin'.

Would I have missed out on something wonderful, had I never picked up a bow?  You bet.  I can say the same thing about a few other things in life, though.

No regrets.  If you have none.....you have my congratulations.  Rock on!

Golf was invented by a bowhunter to keep more of the uncommitted out of the woods!

This is about trad bowhunting fellas, not golf  

My apologies, Guru.  I could have easily used flyfishing; duck hunting or coaching my kids' as correlatives.  My point was/is....MANY things in life instill our key foundations (with traditional hunting mindset holding a very special place).  I didn't ever intend to compare the two endeavors.

If my points were off-topic...I again apologize.

QuoteOriginally posted by GMMAT:
MANY things in life instill our key foundations...

So true...

Heck, when you think about it, what teaches "Persistance, Being Positive, Determination and Humility"  more than posting on internet forums.   :D

I'm saving golf for my old age, when I can't bowhunt any more. I'm only 61 now.  

I love to bow hunt.  I love to shoot my bow. I like to hear and talk about hunting.

I don't have a tradition lifestyle and neither do folks just cause they shoot a recurve or longbow.  

I don't get, nor believe this "traditional" "religion" stuff.  If it is fun do it. If not don't.  Romancing it, or believing it is something more is just weird.  

And Guru, agreed.  But, I would argue that this thread has no more to do with hunting than it does with golf.

I don't know if traditional bowhunting instills core values or reveals them.  I do know that there are a very small handful of folks I've met through traditional archery that I wouldn't invite to have dinner with my family.

Since golf anecdotes are taking a beating here, let's try a rock and roller instead...


"I'm not like this because I'm in a band, I'm in a band because I'm like this."
--David Lee Roth

QuoteOriginally posted by Jeff Strubberg:
I don't know if traditional bowhunting instills core values or reveals them.  

I think you got it right.

Good post Ryan. I believe that it can do both really. Traditional archery is the sport we choose. With those is also self-discipline. Also a quality that is found in almost anyone who is successful at any endevor.

Im new to this and one of the first things I learned is that if I am angry about anything, or in a "bad mood"  my shooting suffers greatly.

A very good barometer of "mood", or at least it is for me.

Matt you got the hardest part figured out  

Awe yes, the age old question, which came first the chicken or the egg.....