I used to go to tournaments all the time. Sometimes I'd do one on Saturday then shoot another on Sunday. Field archery and 3D, even did a FITA shoot or three and was on the Hoyt National Shooting Staff for a while. One season I managed to win tournaments in seven different styles - Recurve, longbow and selfbow in traditional, then pins/fingers, pins/release, moveable sights/fingers, and barebow in compound. I've got a big box of trophies and plaques in the attic and a bag of award pins that must weigh a good 5-6 pounds. Got quite a collection of robinhoods too, about half of 'em done with recurves and longbows.

I was a pretty decent shot, once upon a time. No brag, just fact.

All the fun I had shooting pales in comparison to all the friends and acquaintances I made over the years though. Most of those guys from my heavy tournament days are either passed away now or, like me, are not shooting much, staying close to home and not travelling to tournaments any more. I still go to the tournaments at our club, mostly just to help run the show and harass everyone. [8D] I can't imagine a better or more fun group of folks to hang out with than archers. Especially traditional archers.