Yup, you will get there just be good and do as your told!!           Shawn

Great to see you back online Charlie! I've missed your stories  :D

mr.Lamb,i have a bear tigercat that pulls about 48 pounds.if you need it let my know and i will send it to you.hang in there brother,steve

Charlie,

Man, I remember talking with you at Cloverdale in the late 80's.  You tell me what bow weight you need and if I have one it's yours.      

I've read your posts here for years, you're the real deal.

Anything I can do... Let me know.              

Keep us posted...   todd

and now, accepting the award for "Comeback Bowhunter of the Year...."

I hear ya Joe and Rob, I'm enjoying every minute of this one.        

Tracy  

Digging into my arrow pile I came up with a bunch of 2016 that would work pretty well out of that little Herters. Stiff by anybodies standards the old Hoyt Pro Flex rest took up the slack and let me shoot with some degree of accuracy.

About the same time I opened our swimming pool for the summer. I knew it was what I needed for my back and I could certainly work out my wrist as well.

So the days went slowly by. There didn't seem to be much progress at first, but within a couple of weeks I picked up an old 50's era Hoyt bow. It weighs 35#@28". While I had gotten to the point where I could hold the 25 pounder the addition of another 10 pounds brought me right back to snap shooting and fighting for anchor.
   

I remembered back to the time some 30 years ago when I'd had to start over. I'd been in a horrendous automobile accident that crushed and dislocated vertebra in my neck. By the grace of God I'd pulled through that, relearning to walk, talk and shoot the bow. My current situation should be a cake walk.

I increased the amount of time I was spending in the pool. Hour after hour flutter kicking and working my wrist in as many ways as possible.
I was reminded of the words of my drill instructor in Marine boot camp. "It'll feel better when it quits hurting, PUKE!!!

Time slipped by as it does and summer bore down like an oven. The humidity and the temperature many days were the same 3 digit numbers. By the first of August I felt I was ready for another bump in weight.
This time I chose a bow that had belonged to a good buddy. His wife had given it to me after he passed and it had set idle for years before I pulled it down off the rack.
Bear Super Kodiak, 46#@28".
   

I went through the same process as with the other two bows. The weight threatening to pull the string from unwilling fingers.
If I've learned anything about bow shooting over the years it's that you need to forget about accuracy when you are working on form and just worry about going through the motions in the most meticulous way.

About a week ago I picked up my favorite Sunbear "Curly" with the Bacote and Osage riser and the checkered grip. To my delight I could get it to full draw... not for long and maybe not the full 65#, but it was close enough for now.
I was one happy camper.
Here's "Curly" from the Solana hunt a couple of years back.
   
   

That's the way to climb back in the saddle!  We are all rooting for you Charlie!

Steve... thanks so much for the bow offer. That means a lot.

Todd... looking back at those days at Cloverdale makes me smile. Those were sure some good old days.
Thanks for the bow offer and the kind words. Hope we can get together again one day and chew the fat.

Thanks to everyone who offered kind words. You guys are like family to me and I've missed telling huntin stories around this campfire.
The really cool thing is that I see many of you carrying the baton for me with tales of hunting and adventure.
Several in styles that hang right there with anything I write.

I'll get back on this horse tomorrow. There's a bunch yet to come.

Glad this story is turning around.  I think we all know how much it would hurt to lose something like the ability to shoot and hunt.

Hope this one has a really happy ending.

Glad to see your feeling better Charlie, just in time fall is almost on us.  

           

I have missed your story time, too.
Hope your strength continues to improve.

Yeah, somewhere along the way a huntin story is gonna break out.  

you are so welcome Mr.Lamb.i am glad to here you are getting better.hang in there buddy,steve

A positive attitude is everything.

If I could, I would gladly send you some strength.

You already know this, but the more you put into it...  

Hi Charlie,

We've never met but I have the Tradgang DVD and I'm read many of your posts in the past. You seem so nice and down to earth that I feel like I do know you. It is also easy to see that the strength of your physical body is only a reflection of your inner strength.

I'm in my late fifties and I was a fairly big strong guy for most of my life too. I'm starting to pay for the abuse I put my body through with worn out cartillage, torn tendons and ligaments, nerve damage,etc. Through the years I have had 5 misc. joint operations and have recovered each time. I feel great and am looking forward to many more adventures.

You have been through worse and I know that you will come through it all again. I wish you the best on your recovery.

We are all on this journey together and it is comforting to know that there are good people like you out there.

Good luck with your recovery. Like my Dad used to say; "theres nothing shameful about getting old but it's mighty inconvenient". I too am feeling a lot of aches and pains. Already switched from lefty to righty. Shooting fine.

Know what you mean Charlie. I fell on the ice a couple years ago, and ruined my left elbow. Reconstructive surgery, ect. I'm back to shooting my best bow, but not as accurately as before. Keep working at it! Good luck. John

Thanks again guys.... now I feel like a whiner!    :D

Something came up and I only have a couple of minutes here then I'm out the door until this afternoon.
Will get back to it then.