My son decided he wanted to try shooting a bow and used his allowance that he's saving to buy one.
He was checking them out online and found a kids compound bow that he liked. We went to Bass Pro today and realized that the one he was checking out was actually for a kid half his age, Josh will be 13 this summer. Well, he couldn't afford a compound bow and I wasn't dropping that much money on a first time bow. The sales guy showed us a good starter bow (recurve) and told Josh if he could learn to shoot with a recurve, he would be good shooting any bow later on.
Josh had saved about hundred dollars and the bow was $109. By the time he got arrows, field tips, arm guard and finger guard, it was a little over $200.
Normally I'm not a sucker for my kids and won't buy them just anything, but the excitement I saw on his face about this, which for him is rare, I had to fork over the money. :-) He's not into sports at all and doesn't have any real hobbies. I like to hunt, but he is a real animal lover and may never hunt, which is a shame cause the kid is a darn good shot, both with the bow and a rifle (he's only shot the .22 but loves knocking the cans down with it).
He had a blast this afternoon shooting his bow. His mechanics need some work, but that will come with practice. I caught a few good pics of him shooting a series........
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Josh by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
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Josh by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
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Josh by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
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Josh by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
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That's outstanding. Little guy is having the time of his life...
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Proud DAD moment right there.. HELL YEAH!!!! :-)
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Good stuff right there. :-) :-)
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that is awesome man i cannot wait till my kids are old enough for them to take interest in out door stuff
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Thanks guys. I'm pretty excited for him, I'm hoping that he'll really get into it and want to continue to enjoy it. Like I said, he doesn't have a lot of hobbies and I'll encourage anything that gets him outside. This is something we can enjoy together.
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Good for you Jeff and your son....Trust me it will get a bit more expensive, my son started shooting at 6.

Great pictures also :-)
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Awesome! Good to see a kid that will get outside.
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That is so sweet. Thanks for sharing!!
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Awesome Jeff, glad you shared it.
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That's awesome. I wish I had gotten into shooting a bow when I was a kid. I bought my first bow last year and I really need a lot of work to get anywhere near being a good shot. I love it though. Looks like he's having a good time.
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That's awesome! That is around the same time I got my bow and now love the sport. I thank my dad now for allowing me to start back then and I understand how excited he is right now. Whether he hunts or just shooting for fun he will have a great time in the years to come. Brings me back 11 years to when I was that age :-)
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Awesome story and great pics Jeff, especially that last shot, very nice :-)
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Thanks for sharing Jeff and great pics! Priceless!
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that's cool Jeff very nice father son time
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:-):-)

Very nice!
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