I kinda did myself,with a little bit of inspiration from a book from Fred bear.Also had a roomate that,gave me a recurve when I was around 19 years old.My ex bought me a compound back then a PSE Lazer(I think it was called ).I read books on deer hunting and was self taught.I used to love stalking deer in the nearby woods and would realy get close.I didn't take a deer for my firstfifteen years of bowhunting,but man did I learn a bunch in those years(IMO)I put the bow down after about ten years,and met a friend when I moved to another town ,that re-introduced me to bowhunting and newer equipment and using release aids instead of finger shooting and such.About 6 years ago I started buying how to videos,like tuning ,fundamental shooting stuff,andd string making videos,as well as a bowpress,and string making jig,chrono and such.I now work on my own stuff,and that buddie that got me back into my passion his as well as others that he brings my way.Also this web site and another has kept the fire burning some too. way back then for some reason I fell in love with the Hoyt logo (You know the apple)I was young then but for some reason I wanted one of those bow with that red apple logo on it but couldn't afford it.It took a long time but I bought my first Hoyt back in 1999 or 2000 it was the Havoc.I now own a Razer tech and have taken many critters with both bows.Bill D>