QuoteOriginally posted by GREATBROWNKNOCKEMDOWN:
Next week will be my 1st full year of trad, the first time i shot my friends Big River longbow i was hooked and decided right then and there i was done with the wheels.  So i sold all 3 of the wheelie bows i had and have never looked back.   Hey 30point, i see your from Kansas-BIG BUCK COUNTRY, i have heard stories and would really like to find out first hand about those Big Bucks within the next couple years , i hope some day, i just keep Dreaming.

Yep the big bucks are here.

QuoteOriginally posted by Eugene Slagle:
I did the same thing but a little over 2 years ago, got tired of the gadgets & wanted some challenge & fun.

Welcome brother my you enjoy each day.
I also notice you are also a Zona owner, I have #24 T/D.

Thank You my friend, i have it ordered right now, i just can't wait to get it. Hope they shoot as good as they look.

I have one wheel bow left, I was going to sell it but my nephew has been begging me for it for a year now. He just left for ARMY Boot camp. I think when he gets back i'll give it to him. It's a Mathews Monster, he loves that bow.

Yep, no going back now.

A big part of "Trad" archery is archers helping archers!  

Made the switch about..7 years ago. Never regreted one bit! I'll never go back! Love it! Jason

Im not looking back.

Hi, my name is Josh and I'm a tradaholic...

Seriously though I haven't been able to save up enough to switch back to a good ol' stickbow (who knows why I wanted wheels  

Congratulations My Friend!!  

QuoteOriginally posted by Shakes.602:
Congratulations My Friend!!    

I think when my nephew come's back from military training, the only compound bow i have left, is his. He's been wanting it for awhile. Wish i had given it to him before he inlisted.  

Yep I decided to go all trad after an elk hunt with my buddys in Idaho.  On the drive back I sold my brand new bow to one of the guys for half price and never picked one up again.

Now look what I'm doing.  LOL

Mike

After starting with a longbow in the '60's and shooting a recurve until compounds came along, I tried the compound for a decade, until a house fire wiped the slate clean. I bought a longbow from Dan Quillian in '88 after the fire, and haven't owned a compound since.

I still love the compounds and probably always will. I've been shooting them for so long and loved it. I feel the same with the traditional equip. and am going to atay with it forgood. To me it dosen't really matter what a person shoots, as long as he or she has fun doing it.

Trad shooting is a journey, not a destination. It's what makes it special.

Well said creekwood.  

QuoteOriginally posted by 30pointbuck:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by Eugene Slagle:
I did the same thing but a little over 2 years ago, got tired of the gadgets & wanted some challenge & fun.

Welcome brother my you enjoy each day.
I also notice you are also a Zona owner, I have #24 T/D.

Thank You my friend, i have it ordered right now, i just can't wait to get it. Hope they shoot as good as they look. [/b]

My Zona is the smoothest drawing & shooting bow I've ever owned & for the weight is very deceiving because it feels lighter than it really is.
I also am waiting on my personal second from Bill but was very happy to get Erin's around Christmas time.

Thank You Eugene, i saw the pict of your's and was actuall considering that one Beautiful Bow,
Bill is a great guy talk to, Very nice guy, So im sure the wait will be worth it.

QuoteOriginally posted by Shakes.602:
Congratulations My Friend!!    

I'd just mailed mine off !A compound that was sitting in my closet ,It took me two years to sell that thing ,

I went back and forth with compound (And I don't know why ) To traditional, I have a shoulder injury, Thought it was rotator cuff ,But the Dr. Diagnosed it as arthritis ,He said that's good because it's more workable .

I had Chad Holm make me a really low poundage 36# And that has helped out my shoulder quite a bit . But as I boxed up my compound today to sell it, You look at all this stuff on it ,And you just can't imagine any more once you pick up the traditional bow and hit your mark. It just doesn't get any simpler .

And a specially as you get older ,Your eyes get bad .You need bifocals ,And you're trying to line up a circle with a stick and a dot.

That's what one compound'er at the range said to me  "I liked the way you just put the arrow on the bow draw and shoot "

And then he said  " But what are you aiming with "

My answer

"My brain Tells my arm where to put the arrow"

His reaction

"I Gotta get me one of those "

It's not about hitting the mark ,It's how hard the market you "

Traditional is great

Carl

Its definately the best i have ever done got tired of the damn gadgets then ya shoot something with the pulley puller then its like ahh okay no big deal then i went strictly traditional 3 yrs ago and wont go back i have got one doe and a turkey so far and the kills were far better than bucks i have on the wall 100'-130"class ITS AN OBSESSION TO ME!!!!

We don't have the monster bucks where I live, too many 10 - 20 acre woods that get pounded by the gun hunters and wipe everything out each year. Our doe population is crazy though.
I too have found it more satisfying taking a doe with the longbow than a small or average buck with a wheelie bow.
Dan

Me too. Im not a trophy hunter, i just try and keep my freezer filled throught the year, so buck doe it dosen't matter. im lucky if i see a monster buck.