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Best Christmas Ever - Daughter's new Toelke Longbow

Started by BowHunterGA, December 25, 2011, 08:25:00 PM

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BowHunterGA

I have been worse than a kid waiting for Christmas to arrive. My daughter (11) informed me a month before Christmas that she wanted to ditch her training wheels in favor of a recurve or longbow.

After a little sweating over being able to find one for her in time, I spoke with Dan Toelke and he set me up with a Toelke Tadpole, 19# @25" longbow. I also got a half dozen beeman flash arrows, a leather armguard, and a claf hair tab. Then the wait began.......agonizing!!!

Well today arrived and the wait was over! She guessed it was a bow as soon as she saw the round, wrapped tube the bow was in. However, she was not expecting what was inside. The smile on her face was priceless. I will never forget how happy she was. ( This from a kid that also got a Nintendo 3ds, a Samsung Digital Camcorder and a host of other goodies. ) She could not wait to get outside to shoot.

(She will not be happy about my posting the picture I took BEFORE she took her new sock monkey hat off)
 

 

We had tons of family over so she had to wait several loooooooong hours, luckily it was raining, but finally this afternoon we finally slipped away and headed out back. It became apparent that she will be shooting a heavier bow very soon. She pulled the 19#s like she had been shooting it for weeks.

Nocking the first arrow....

 

Listening to instruction from Dad. "Focus on where you want to hit .......

 

"Now while looking at your spot, raise your bow and prepare to draw...."

 

"draw all the way to your anchor......."

 

Pretty good form I think. First day with a longbow and dad as a coach....

 


6 arrows later and a pretty decent 5 yard group even if I do say so myself!

 

Merry Christmas Trad Gang. I hope your holiday was as wonderful as mine! I will remember this Christmas for the rest of my life! Thank you for letting me share with you!

GRINCH

Steve thats fantastic she has great form even if Dad was coaching her congrats.  :biglaugh:
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rastaman

Thanks for sharing this with us!  She has great form already!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Cruiser78

I wish my daughters would show some interest in shooting.
I love the pictures and Merry Christmas!
Some people are like Slinkies ... Not really good for anything,
But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

mikebiz

That is awesome    :thumbsup:    You two are gonna be spending a lot of time together flinging arrows    :archer2:
"...and last of all I leave to you the thrill of life and the joy of youth that throbs a moment in a well bent bow, then leaps forth in the flight of an arrow." - Saxton Pope

straitera

PDQ she'll want to go along hunting. Awesome events at your house lately! Excellent!
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Thumper Dunker

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If it was not for rabbits I would never get a buck.
Yip yipahooooo yipyipyip.


lunchbucket

Well done this was my daughter's first year hunting and the experience is priceless.Congrates, I bet her smile is almost as big as yours

magnus

Keeping the Faith!
Matt
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Killdeer

Sock monkeys rule!
What a great Christmas!

Killdeer   :clapper:
Long, long afterward, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend.

~Longfellow

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Possum Head

That's what being a tard dad is all about we couldn't be happier for the two of you!

LONGSTYKES

Very well done Dad, Great bow for cute young archer. She looks to be shooting well. Enjoy Dad
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HMlongbow

what kind of arrows did you get your daughter?  I have a friend whose son shoots a kids bow like that and looking for arrows.
Thanks
Dave

BowHunterGA

They are Beeman Flash arrows. I got those from Dan Toelke as well. I think they were $45 for 6.

Big Ed

"Get kids involved in the outdoors"


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