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Old 08-04-2010 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bigcountry
I would like to know for sure. But I made a bow for my 2.5 year old son. Just to carry around and fling in the ground and air. But I was stopped by a target coach, and who came down on my like a ton of bricks.

He said don't let my son do any serious shooting until after 8 years old. He said there was cases of kids with back issues like scoliosis. Now, in reality, I think he is referring to taking a 5 year old and daily shooting and coaching hundreds of arrows.
Not me taking my son out and letting him flick and arrow in the air.
I agree 100 %.. I made my grandson a bow when he was 3 and let him have fun with it. Now he's seven and made him another one and he's doing great with it. He smoking hot at 10 yards.
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