I have had 5 diifernt bows this year alone, reason being trying to adapt to changes in cam designs, trying new things, and trying to find the right combination that felt right

I have done this once or twice in the past and it has a drastic impact to your confidence - I have won major tournaments in the past including the Fla state championship, and Fl Broadhead championship- granted that was in the late 80's and not tooting my own horn - but my confidence in my gear was higher then than ever before

But I think due to some of the early succuess in archery I always strive to be at that level in anything I do - to be honest it plain takes the fun right out of it

I am at the point now, where I got my Katera XL back from last year - for one reason it felt right and felt like the right package all together - shooting it over the last two weeks - I have tweaked it and modified sights and changed a few things - I am now enjoying the hell outta shooting and feel my confidence in this set-up is close to 100% I believe in my abilities and believe I have the right gear for me -

I do not believe I will ever get to those early days again(glory days if you will) due to time constraints and everything else in life - Nor do I think I want to - I will continue to practice up to 40 yards which is my realistic range for hunting - mainly because it is the max range i can get at the house - anyone else go through these stages or periods and how has impacted you- I am at peace with my decision and the joy has come back to archery