Bring the wife and kids with you! At the bigger shoots, especially Twin Oaks, they will have a ball--especially the kids.
Chek-Mates do exist, but they are really made by adolecent Korean kids that are working for Canadian citizenship. Once they get old enough to realize they are supposed to be getting paid, they are "let go" and replaced with new ones.
Have you tried a Cascade yet? Now THERE is a bow! Way better than that Chek-Mate crap! (although they do cost a bit more--but you get what you pay for, right?)
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Chad