I think I mentioned before that the buddy i was hunting with owns czechmark creations, and that he set me up to build my own quiver while I was there. It was pretty sweet to see his process and how it all goes together. Theres a few blemishes I won't zoom up on for you guys but all in all i think it turned out okay, like a bootleg czechmark 😆 Also got to stop at tyee marine finally and have a look at the checkmate bows. I've been wanting to get one (well two) for a while. Got to shoot a bunch of them, and all the guys there remembered me from when we shot together last year. Didn't expect that but what a great group of guys. Got a good deal on a checkmate beaver creek longbow for Melissa, not heavy enough for her to hunt with legally, but she has been wanting another light weight 3d bow. Her old one is an oak ridge ash, nothing wrong with it but it ain't no checkmate. These bows are incredible. They handed me a 52 inch recurve to try and I was kinda like, no, I have a 31 inch draw length, thats either going to break or its just gonna suck to shoot. They all smirked, so I tried it. Wow! I almost bought it on the spot. Zero stack, smooth, quiet and accurate. Just about robin hooded the arrow two out of three sets. I did pick one up for myself aswell. I've been wanting a stamp river takedown longbow, and a hunter takedown recurve for a while. They had one of each, both on consignment. I tried them both and fell in love with them both but unfortunately the longbowhad definitely been abused. The antler overlays were separated a little and the string to shelf alignment was off. My guess is this thing regularly got left in the hot truck under a bunch of gear for the last 15 years. Still felt great to shoot but ive been there before. It can't be tuned. They've sent it back to Marc for repair. I did buy the hunter takedown. It was in good shape other than some scuffing, it was the guys go to hunting bow for 10 years so it is being refurbished and then being mailed to me. Ill.share pics when it arrives

I've been breaking a lot of pretty fine points lately when I test flight new arrows. So I thought I try to knap out a "target" point that I could reuse on newly crafted shafts. Then, after tweaking the arrow, I'd be able to switch out the footing with a hunting point. While this particular shaft is very heavy, even for a target point, I nearly got a punch on the outside.

Over the course of 7 days, the following gentleman showed up & joined the shot challenge: @Jarrod Floyd@Ken Borst @Reg Tanner @Colton Deline @Kris Kok @Richard Davis @Michael Brasher The above archers will be mentioned in the next episode of "The Code of Traditional Archery" podcast, which has over 27,000 downloads. I want to mention that this 7 Day Instinctive Shot Challenge had over 189 comments over the course of the seven days, the support seen amongst the community is amazing. Well done! 🎉

What's the one piece of advice you wish you'd gotten when you first picked up a traditional bow? Could be about form. Could be about mindset. Could be something your dad or granddad told you that stuck. I'll start: "The work IS the point."... That one's been drilled into my head and I've seen it lived out firsthand. Whether it's the podcast, the courses, or showing up here daily, doing the work...more importantly....who you become through that process Now your turn. Drop your one piece of advice below. Let's build a thread of wisdom the new guys can find. 👇 -Jenn

Archeology experiment this morning. 50 lbs recurve, bamboo arrows with stone tips (Texas chirt) at roughly 15 yrds. A little more than 10 inches of penetration through thick hide, bones and that cartilage shield on a wild pig is way lethal. Dogs are blood trailers, not catch dogs.