The worlds best "Bow shooter "

By: cariboucreek Mood: Neutral Date: 07/23/2007 12:32:04 Music: The devil went down to Georgia

We find humor in our friends .Stories that we tell others that embarass the party in question .

When i had my archery shop --caribou creek archery--It was a small one owner shop .Filling the needs of all traditional archers .I had custom bows from about every bowyer worth his salt .

 I build arrows ,strings ,I sold new and used bows .I had a small range .That was really a large hall way down one side of the shop .It gave me a 20yd range for people to try their bows. Just for extra room i would hang my bows on the wall for display.

One day my freind Dave came in with a new bow he had bought at a pawn shop .I sold martin bows and equiptment So when dave came in with his bow .I looked it over martin Hatfield .One of the early bows that were designed after the compound bow the wart hog .The rizer of hatfield were same .

I was not keen to the fact that the bow pulled 75 lbs. little over bowed .Wat to  much bow to shoot every day . After shooting it .i was surprised that it drew back smooth , no stacking ,felt good to hold in your hand ,released very nicely ! This is common for martin archery bows .

Dave could not wait to shoot it .He stepped up to the range .Picked out and arrow . He drew back the bow .Now dave is a compound shooter .He shoots very well . As all compound shooters do ! They expect the let off half way thru the draw This was the first of number of mistakes that would be this story . 

Dave drew back the bow expecting let off .The bow draw weight was more than he expected half way thru draw he releases the arrow. the arrow falls off rest shots down the hallway /range.Hits a light switch ,The rest of lights come on in hall way .{i kept it dark down to target where there was a light to see .} blinding us for a minute

The arrow hit the wall still going down range. Now my bows hang on this wall. The arrow hit the lower limb of a new bow hanging there. Sticking thru the  limb .It took a minute for all to see what had happend . I said ! Dave ! If you wanted a new bow ! All you had do was ask ! We joked . Idid give him the bow as a gift .Mounted on a frame with the inscription of ---To my best freind and hunting partner --The worlds greatest "BOW SHOOTER " 

I write of many freinds i have a number of them with same name Dave --dont know why? Freinds are freinds to the end. They seem to hear me what ever name that i call them.