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    Posted: 12 January 2007 at 11:31

well here I am, 56 years old, bursitis in my shoulders,left eye dominant,diabetic,in congestive heart failure, got a bad case of sleep apnea, What I need is a new hobby, hehehe.

Was out at the archery pro-shop and shot a new Matthews bow I really liked it, but they didnt have one to sell in left hand so they gotta order it, before I lay out the bucks for a whole new setup sight unseen any body have any thoughts on this make of bow? seemed real fast and quiet. any thoughts apreciated.

Rick

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Sounds like me (only you are in better shape)LOL.  I've got to laugh at yourself/myself.

three weeks ago I was up 16 foot in a tree with a chainsaw cutting a new tree stand...I actually saw a vision of my obit "Old fart dies in fall from tree after cutting off his leg".  It was raining also.

But more serious, do it get the bow and go.  I think of it this way, in 5 years I'll be saying "Wish I was 51 or 56 or 61 or any age younger than I am.  Boy did I have strength and health then...should have done more back then"  Well, for you and I Rick This is way back then.  Do it, now.  While you still have some lead in your pencil.

I just fot more traps in the mail today, new thing to do for me.  Tomaorrow at 6 am I'll be in my tree stand in the rain, last day of extended archery season.  Since diatetes took my dominate eye, and messed up my other one....I'm hunting with a crossbow....but I'll be there. 

I gave my Matthews bow away, can't shoot right handed (tough enough for me to do it left handed now).  I loved that Matthews, guy I gave it to shot a deer three days later with it.

My motto is do it now....  I'll (we'll) be gumming our Cream of Wheat soon enough and I ain't looking back from the home.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hudge Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 January 2007 at 16:00
If it's the Drenalin, I fondled one last week. nice bow, but a little high priced for me. For $750, I can buy a new rifle.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 January 2007 at 01:24

But Hudge, can the $750 Rifle shoot a 28 inch arrow without a bang!Wink

 

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No, but a  $400 Diamond by Bowtech will!
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Guess my archery equipment buying days are past.  Still got a Browning from 1967 that won me some decent dollars back then.

But when did archery gear get so high priced?  $750, 400 these seem outrageous when you figure out the manufacturing process and cost!  I also understand from my bow hunting friends that this new stuff usually is sold for 20% in 5 years as the hunters want to have the latest 'stuff'.

Maybe my retirement should be getting into archery manufacturing.

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I looked at a PSE bow yesterday, bow was so small I thought it was a kids bow, Has one Huge wheel and one Huge cam I felt the price was pretty huge at 750, Bear wanna sell that Brownung hahaha

 

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I had a PSE bow, compound dual cam.  Killed some deer with it.  Bought it new (about $170) gave it to my son he killed a few deer and groundhogs with it.  He still uses it.  I guess we got our money out of it (about $15 per deer).  Still shoots good, and the deer doesn't know the brand or model when the arrow slides thru.

Archers must also be golfers, improve your game by buying better ($$$$) equipment?

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I have a 5 year oldbow that cost me about $470 fully rigged out an with arrows. I can't even touch a bare bow much for that price. In the last 5 years, prices have skyrocketed. I noticed the biggest price jump from about 2004-05. I think my $69 restring will have to do me for the next 2-3 years. 
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Looks like I may have to put this off a year now, all my spare money is gonna have to go to a new set of plastic choppers, getting old is not for pussies.

 

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