Off to the University for eight years and finally back into archery with a new device called a compound. Still shooting with my gloved fingers, I fooled more than one buck and even a couple of black bears with my mechanical arrow launcher. About the time of reaching the age of 30, my mind began to settle down and take time to reflect. Upon becoming a mature adult, one thinks about many things. Once again, events that I experienced in boyhood became important.
Adolescent activities seem to have a unique way of influencing the future.
I thought about my recurve days and how much fun they were. I remembered roving and worrying the rough fish. Finally, a few things dawned on me. The modern archery publications were generally filled with huge game-farm type bucks. My fellow archers were shooting their mechanical devises with mechanical releases.