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

Sounds like me (only you are in better shape).  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.

BEAR

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

BEAR

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.

BEAR

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

Rick

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?

BEAR

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.

Rick