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Leaving Thursday for the TN Classic at Twin Oaks--whoo-hoo!

Been a bad year for tournaments for me--normally by now I'd have shot in a half dozen or more, including at least one or two big ones....but I've only shot in one this year, and did pretty lousy at that. Too many things going on around the house this year.....

Not sure if I'll compete, or just go for the socializing--either way I know it will be a blast. This is one of the best there is--if you go once, you will be back.

Chad

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I was wanting to get down there this year and meet ya, but ain't happening with work. I also took off a day or two for the Balt trad classic. Its a rather large one.

Hopefully, I can make it to Denton Hill and hang with JimPic.

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Have a safe journey and good luck!

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Chad

Drive safe and have a ton of fun.

It's a pity Tenn is a long way from here I would love to go to it one day.

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I'll see you there, Chad. Avery and I will be up on Sat. morning. Plane on camping the night and leaving Sunday.

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So........ tell us about it. Please......

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ttt

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It was GREAT! Along with the usual selbow building and flint knapping, there was a fellow there (can't remember his name for the life of me--sorry) who did a demonstration (and helped several others make their own) of some sort of bamboo backed bow and rather than use a form he used twine and wedges to shape it into a kind or horse bow--very cool!

Down side was it rained--a LOT. I don't like shooting in the rain anymore. I got out and shot B side, and honestly made a mess of it. I blew the first two shots, and went downhill from there--I know better, but I let it get me. After that, I decided I wasn't there to get aggravated, I was there to have fun, so I put the bow up and just socialized. It was extra frustrating because I'd shot pretty well on a novelty shoot and on the practice butts.....oh well. First time I haven't competed since I started going several years ago, but no biggie--been lucky enough to bring home a few novelty prizes and 4 trophies in the past, so I have my souvineers.

Gary Davis was there to help with selfbow instruction, as well as the owner of the Twin Oaks property (Mark Baggett--featured in Primitive Archer many times for his selfbows) and several other accomplished selfbowyers, several good flint knappers, several very good muscians for after-hours........

I've been to a lot of great shoots--the old Howard Hill, the new Howard Hill, Cloverdale, Denton Hill, the TX State Longbow Championship, the GA and AL state championships, the Jerry Pierce, and many others......some are running a close second, but the TN Classic at Twin Oaks is still my favorite.

Chad

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How did the selfbow competition go? I heard they were having a race of some sort, to build a bow and compete with it on the last day?

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Sounds like a great time,LBR!

BC...I'll be at there Friday and Sat. Denton Hill-I wouldn't miss it for anything