Well I' ll be dipped. I can' t thank you guys enough for all the information. LIL...Your post was terrific. I am truly inspired. I guess I have my reason everyone. The answer to my question came in the form of asking the question in the first place. Isn' t it funny how sometimes we have the answer inside of us but refuse to acknowledge it? In retrospect, it' s obvious to me that my desire to return (again) to the recurve has has always been there. I walk into the room, the bow is sitting there and I always wonder, what if? In reality, I was probably looking for a little push from you guys, and push you did. More of a nudge actually. You have all been very gracious and I appreciate that.

It' s hard to relate these feelings about stick and string to my buddies. They don' t seem or want to understand. The typical " Oh what do you want to go and do that for" response is about what I usually get. Then I explain myself and they get that glazed over look on their faces that tells me they think I' m a couple bricks short of full load.

I recently met a guy who makes custom bow strings. He told me to give him the AMO length and he would put a couple together for me. I think I' ll give him a call...........Jim