I was born in February 1970 and my father started teaching me how to shoot rifles when I was 7 years old.
I first tried archery in 1978.
My father started taking me hunting with him in 1981.
I shot my first deer in 1982.
I first tried shooting a crossbow in 1985.
I shot my first moose in 1986.
I got my first crossbow (an Excalibur) as a gift for my 21st birthday in 1991. I shot my first black bear with that crossbow the same year.
I bought my first compound bow in 1992. Bagged multiple deer that year.
I started competing in compound archery events in 1994. I met my future wife Beatrice (Betty) the same year at an archery competition and we have been inseparable ever since.
Fast forward to the present. In 22 years of competing I have boxes filled with archery trophies (I really need to build a display case for them all). I still go hunting with my dad regularly except now I take my wife and my kids with me. I have 2 daughters, ages 19 and 16, and a son, 13, and they all know how to shoot too. Both of my daughters now shoot compounds competitively.
I have over thirty-five different crossbows, compound bows and even a few traditional bows - including an IAU competitive crossbow, a handwinch ballista I built myself in 2005, and my current favourite hunting bow: A Hoyt Carbon Element RTK.
What have I learned in over 30 years of hunting?
Lots. I have probably forgotten more things about hunting and archery than most amateurs will ever know. I can instantly spot when people are making mistakes and it is messing up their shots.
I know what they are doing wrong and how to correct it. Often it is just a matter of correcting the mistake and practicing the correction until it sticks in your head.
But you need someone who can tell you when you are making the mistake. Without someone coaching you then you are just guessing.
And guesswork with archery just slows down your learning curve.
Hire me as your archery coach, we can eliminate the guesswork and turn you into a quality bowhunter.
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