id have to say it was my grand father who got me into it. he used to tell these great storys of how he and his brother used to stalk deer with recurves. and they did all the scouting and pre season preperation. after he died i bought myself a nice PSE intruder II and never looked back since then. it has been down hill from there. i spend too much time and too much money and too much effort into this sport now. now im trying to get my little cousins involved. they are 8 and 10 i cant wait till this season. im an archery-o-holic.