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3..... For my son tonight...:D "Genesis"

We got him all fitted and he shot it last Friday, he's really pumped and wants to shoot this Vegas league with me. (he'll only shoot out to 10 yards maybe 15..most likely)

Jess is 6 years oldnow and he handled and shot the bow great at Sportsmens the other day. I am stoked for him. I cant believe how proud of him I was when the pro there.. Jason a trad guy really complimented him on his form!

I'll get some pix taken once we get the bow and he starts shooting with me this weekend..

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Awesome, i love watching young fellas shoot.

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cool that bow will be able to grow with him through the years. sounds exciting

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get him shootin out to 20yds, my 6.5 yr old is already and doing quite well after only a few weeks of shootin... he's also pulling back 32lbs very easily, not bad for kid that only weighs 54lbs himself... he's headin to the stand when he hits 40lb draw...

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Cool Seven Mag, I will.. What ever Jess is comfortable with.. Hes about 55 lbs as well, hes been shooting since he was 3 years old.. he had a little panda bear compound..he loves archery and is definatley ready for the big boy bow! His little brother has been pulling the Panda bear bow all weekend now that its his...Tyson is 4 and is gonna be shooting that little bow now... so when you see my 3-d targetwith arrows holes in the RUMP.. it aint me! :)

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How do you feel about that bow not having a draw stop? I don't mean the stop on the cams, I mean, you can't set it for a specific draw length, right? In other words, if he's, lets say, a 22" draw, you can't set it for that, and one time may draw it 21 inches and 23 the next..... Do you think bad habits could be formed?

I'm just asking, I have very limited experience w/ it. Either way, it's freakin awesome that your son will be shooting with you!!

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Thats great glad you and your son have a great time shooting. Cant wait to get my son his first bow hes six now and I probally pick him one up this summer.

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Mobow, I dont mind at all and I did think about that when Ihad him shoot the Microby alpine and some other off name brand....He knows exactly where and what his anchor point is and I dont think the "wall" missing will bother him. I have been teaching Jess all basics for two years.. He grabbed that Mathews the other day from the Pro at the shop and knocked his arrow; established a perfect stance, three finger 1 over grip.. went to full draw, anchored perfectly, had perfect T form and let the arrow fly with fingers...that arrow didntwaver a bit...straight arrow..thump into the bigblock target about 6 inches from a black dot he was aiming at...The Pro looked at me and said.."hes shot before!" with a smile.. Jess ended up shooting it 7-8 more rounds..of 3 arrows.. doing it all on his own.. 3 arrows at a time as we sat and watched.. its allhis mothers athletic abilitly ...:D

I really think in 2 years maybe 3 Jess will be shooting a little bowtech like the "Edge" that goes up to 50 lb limbs ...probably starting him with 30-40's maybe the 40's to 50's by his 8th birthday.. hes pretty stout for a6 year old..I believe he will have no problem gettingaccustomed to a wall then.. By then Ty will be ready for the genesis...

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WOW! Sounds like you have quite the shooter on your hands......best watch that one, dad.....He may end up shooting more bucks than his old man......:D uh, yeah, right......

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I'll tell ya, at first I was skeptical about getting the Diamond Edge for him, but I gotta say, I'm very impressed with that bow and its flexability, and the thing is a SHOOTER for what it is... very quiet and very easy to manage for small hands...

shed33, at only 5yrs old, unless he's a seriously strong kid, get the 19/29lb limbs... when I first got the edge for my boy he was having a bit of a tough time at 30lbs and i backed it off to about 26-27, and he's a pretty damn strong and athletic kid, only 54lbs, but he stands about 53-54" tall (ya he's a bit skinny for his height)... he's worked his way up to 32lbs at the moment, I think he could pull 35 if he wanted to...

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That is awesome Troy. I am super excited for my son to start shooting. Is there an age limit on hunting licenses out there? I know some states have a 12 year minimum on age.

I started hunting when I was 6 and those are still some of my best hunting memories. I know your sons will be saying the same thing some day!

Still, I hate to tell you, but I am the World's #1 Dad and I got the mug to prove it:DBest you can hope for is #2.;)

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depends on the state, some states only require you to pass the hunters safety class, I'm takin my son to AL for his first real hunt... he'll get in there easily...

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Mo, my brother always says, my two boys are gonna know more about bows and whitetail bucks than we both did at 30! LOL

It will be fun watching these two brothers grow up 2 years apart..


Seven.. yeah Jess is 6 gonna be 7 in April so hes pretty strong..

Tyson is 5 in June..he wont get the Genesis for a couple years... I dont know though..he may want one once he gets ahold of brothers. ... :)

Good Luck to yours as well! very cool.. I'll have to see how you guys like the Edge over the long haul!

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now Shed be honest!:D

that is great...post up some of those pics of his groups..

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Thats great.Its always nice to get the young children involved.I started mine at 5yrs with the all famous trad bow,the one that fits both left and right handed being how 1 isleft handedand the other right...
Good luck and may the arrow fly streight.....

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I deal with Jason quite a bit, or did, Troy. He's a good guy, he'll get you set up right. Glad to hear you're boy is really getting into it, bud!

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Mobow, It's no different the teaching some one to shoot a recurve. I have one of those bows for my girls, it's nice because they can both shoot it with out changing any thing. The other thing with young kids is you have to make it fun for them, if you try to take your kid and start them withperfect form and make it work you might lose them. This would be worst then a form issue you might have later.

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That's awesome Troy. Them 2 little guys are going to be some hunting machines.

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Get that proud grin off your face Troy. :DCongradulations bud, I can't wait for years to come when you son's start posting about their deer expierences.

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Hey Troy, sounds like the apple didn't fall very far from the tree. You got to be a happy dad.:)
I want to get another bow also, I really don't need one but I think I be getting one before the season. If I can't shoot good at least I want to look good.;)

Bobby

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Jess, his new bow and Tyson (ole broken foot) is healiing up nicely too. He is as pumped about getting big brothers old bow as Jess is about his new bow, sites and release.. oh string loop too..he thinks thats the cats meow!

p.s. thanks to all that had Ty in their thoughts and prayers, his foot is healing up nicely so far, we see the doc again Wed for xrays..

I'll have them both shooting real soon, Jess this weekend.. Ty soon as that cast is off.. He wants it off bad now!

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Thats great Troy, you will have a ball with him :)Cant wait to here the hunting storys from you two when the time comes. will be looking for pics.
EDIT> WOOPS just seen the pics, good looking boys you have there, glad the foot is healing up.

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Those boys will be getting their picture taken with those big smiles behind a big ol buck before you know it Troy. Looks like you are bringing them up right for sure. Jess Does have good form.

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That's awesome Troy! My little ones have been asking for a "big boy (and girl) bow as well. I've got my eye onthat Genesis too.

At least one member of the family knows a good bow when they see one.;):D

Great pics....love the smiles!

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Glad to hear TY is healing up well, and looks like Jess has his form down pretty good!

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Great to see your boys really getting into archery !! A better teacher they couldn't ask for!! Good to see Tyson is getting better. You got a lot to be proud of !!

Tim

Also not buying the3d rump shooting !! :D

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Troy that Genesis is perfect for anyone and my 6 and 11 yr old son's have one.
We also youuse them in the National in Schools Archery Program.

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That is awesome. Start em out young! My little one is only 3... a few more years and she wants a pink one!