Why I Shoot Traditional Archery 

Chad is absolutely a class act and truly a man among men . God bless you brother!

I am a 62 year old man from rural Ohio that is dying from cancer and I love seeing traditional archery make a comeback! I started shooting a recurve bow at age 11. At age 13 I begged my dad for a compound bow and he said no because my 45 Lb Ben Pearson recurve bow would kill any deer that a compound bow would kill so right then I swore I would buy my own compound when I was 17 years old and moved out on my own At age 17 I graduated, got a job in a brickyard and moved into my own rental home and found out that extra money for a new compound bow did not, as my old man said grow on trees. I finally had enough money to buy a compound bow and within 6 months after buying my compound bow I put the bow away and grabbed my old recurve bow and never thought twice about using a compound bow again. My two sons started with a recurve bow and my youngest son did like I did and wanted a compound bow at age 14 and I told him no because his recurve bow would kill any deer that a compound bow would kill. My youngest ended up buying himself a compound bow and now at age 29 he has all of the latest wizz bang gizmos and a top of the line, expensive compound bow. My oldest son still shoots a recurve bow and homemade cedar arrows that I taught my boys how to make from the 50 dozen Port Orford cedar shafts that I bought years ago at a hell of a good price Many good sized "Buckeye Bucks" have been dropped by these homemade arrows but the best part is that teaching my kids at a young age how to be self sufficient has carried on to this day and they both love being hated by the seditious left for being able to provide for themselves, their families and helping their neighbors. Everybody should be prepared and ready for the imminent shitshow that is just over the horizon and may God bless all of the freedom loving people of the world

Great to know you’re a fellow Trad guy. Nice shooting and beautiful bow.

Absolutely agree with Chad! Compound bows become "easy" really quickly. "Bare bow", ie no balances, no spirit level, no sights, no clickers; just a bow; is a far more skilled, has far more practise requirements, and in my humble opinion, is more honest archery. Great post brother!

Was gifted my uncle's old 70's vintage Bear Kodiak recurve after he passed this spring; and for this 30+ year compound hunter, what a humbling journey it has been. Thanks for the video.

The most real and inspirational dude on you tube

I hear ya about compounds……recurves or longbows are truly a challenge and so rewarding. Keep it up guys great show!👍

As a traditional archer for the last 4 years I’m pretty stoked to see you shoot trad. Too many things in my mind to shoot gap for me.

Big fan of Dan Toelke out of Ronan, Mt. I shoot most of my arrows in my yard at flowers, weeds, and other small things that may be on the ground. No range finder just concentration and release. It’s my zen.

Now we are getting to the real deal! Glad to see that you like to shoot archery

I'm 77 and I "hunt" my 3-D turkey with a longbow. Zero interest in a compound bow, although I'm sure they require skill. I just never liked the look of them, whereas the longbow is a thing of beauty--until they are tricked out with all kinds of refinements. I like the way a clean, unadorned traditional bow makes my brain, my eyes, my hands work together. Keeps me young. Thanks for the video!

Lots of wisdom to be gathered in this post. The word Discipline being chief. BZ Chad.

I love shooting trad recurve. It really is hard to appreciate how much of a challenge it is. That was good shooting.

Three fingers under, with gap shootings and they hit the target up until over 30 yrds. That s pretty impressive. Easy to watch, tricky to execute. Nice man!

I absolutely LOVE where this is going.. the possibilities you've just opened up for your channel are HUGE..

Shooting bow brings me in the same relaxed state as meditation. It just feels good to pick up a bow and shoot arrows in the backyard or in nature

That was awesome!!! TY!

Blessed I found this channel man. Truly

3 of 7 Project....Man I gotta tell you this content is my life day in and out. Keep it up man, I truly like all of it.

Always good to see more people picking up the stickbow. best of luck!

Amen brother, it takes discipline and dedication with traditional archery instinctive shooting, gap, point of aim reps and sets 👍🏼 thanks for the share

My favorite too.Love watching the arrow flight.

Got a neighbor friend who shoots traditional archery. She loves it.

Outstanding!!!

Tred Barta used to hunt big game with a long bow. I enjoyed his videos when I was younger. Talked about doing it the hard way

I haven't gotten into traditional archery before, but I saw you mountain biking in another video. That has been my favorite hobby in recent years

Beautiful peace of land my brother.

Chad, I am so glad you found your way to traditional archery shooting that BW longbow makes bowhunting so much more challenging and exciting. Once you experience your first kill with it you will understand the accomplishment. I am a life long tradidtional shooter, bowhunter, and after all the years I still have the passion and can't wait for the next season. But, the good news is I have all year to shoot and get ready. If you never experienced the Eastern Traditional Archer Rendezvous (July 25-28th 2024 Ski Saw Mill) Morris,PA check it out on the net, you should experiece it once in your lifetime. Your always welcome to shoot with my group. You would really like the mountains of PA. Practice often and enjoy your hunts with the BW longbow.

Awesome shooting. Good luck this season.

Agreed! I was amazed how hard it is when I tried it. I'm using a 25 yd fixed crawl but gap shooting off that.

Used to shoot trad bows competitively with my dad when I was a kid. Haven’t shot in years but I would love to get back into it when I have time.

Outstanding !,,

Spot on! Spot on! Spot on! The fun really begins when you start shooting three under / off the knuckle. Tiller your own bow and build your own arrows (woodies of course). You will have a hard time returning to a compound... After a while you won't even want to look at a compound. It's like fly-fishing. You get hooked and can never return to a spinning or bait casting rig... Chad, thanks for encouraging kids to take up trad archery, but don't forget older people. I got addicted to trad at the age of 65. It's a mind and body endeavor -- perfect for older people. Thanks, Chad!

Now your talking! Very impressed!

Binge watched all your trad bow vid's/ Intrigued and Entertained. Keep the stickbow vids coming!

Awesome I use a recurve from Cabela’s, really makes you improve your hunting skills to get in range

The thing that brings me back to trad bows, is it's on me to make the shot. Whether it's good or bad, it was on me. I can't blame a bad shot on sights being moved. Or cams being out of tune. It's me, two sticks, and a string.

Nice bow and nice hobby. I too shoot a Widow.... PSAX recurve 71@31.5. I have shot a compound bow a few times many years ago but never owned one. Way less challenging than desired. I have bowhunted with three different recurve bows since 1983. The BW is an absolute beast of a bow to be a small piece of fine furniture. It's so rewarding to hunt, blow thru animals and dine on perfect nutrition. Bowharvest Eat Repeat. Your discipline is appreciated.

Used to play golf with our home made bows.. I still make bows.. It's so relaxing to tiller wet wood into a strong tool. Once you start you are committed.. I make them out of the most prolific wood around, the troublesome Chinese Elm I think they are also called Tree of Paradise. They last for years once completely cured and sealed with it's own sap. Anyways thanks for the video.. I need to go practice lol. You darn good with that Long Bow!

Love shooting my stick bows and my ar15’s also thank you for your service brother

love trad!!

Good stuff brother

I LOVE traditional archery. When compounds became popular I never jumped on the compound train, I stuck with the simplicity of my old recurve .

I spy a clicker on that top limb! Definitely helps with an additional audible witness for consistent draw each time! I’m training with my #40 Bodnik Quick Stick for this years Turkey & Deer seasons. Very excited for the challenge Trad archery presents!

Chad, Glad to see you also enjoy traditional bow hunting. I’ve been shooting tradition bows since I was 5 years old! If you ever get up to Pennsylvania give me a shout out. I got lots of good places to hunt here. Be safe and God Bless! Leon

I felt the same way about compound bows. Once you get everything tuned up and shooting it's literally too easy to shoot really well. I used to shoot an old long bow as a kid that I found in the attic of our old house. I always wanted to get back into it and finally did a few years ago and I'm sure it's going to be a life long hobby and pursuit. Nothing like shooting some traditional archery! Best meditation you can do.

Love traditional archery

NIce Video! I've been shooting longbow since I was 13, I'm 65 now.

Great stuff brother! Bow huntin of any sort is the ultimate challenge!

Awesome bow, started shooting traditional about 6 months ago after a lifetime of shooting a compound, whole different thing but a blast

Like you I shot compounds but went back to traditional bows. Using a Bear Super Grizzly 40lb, love it.

I was going back and forth in my head about what to buy, either a longbow or a compound bow… I went compound. Definitely happy with my choice.

Anyone remember the Red re curve bows that we used in School? I remember breaking the string on mine and using whatever I could find Like fishing line to go shoot it. I did the compound bow thing for a while.. Decked out a nice one with the sights, wisker bisquit ,release etc and it made it too easy but was fun for a short while until I lost enterest. It doesnt take much skill compared for sure..

Love this! Just started archery back in december with a recurve bow trying to get good enough to go bow hunting with, i dont really care for compound bows...i feel like it does all the work in my opinion

Been a while since I shot a bow, I find it relaxing and fun. I just use recurve like Bear and Pearson, Hoyet

Finally after 10-15 years, I'm getting back into archery (recurve). Had a total shoulder replacement 2 years ago and find that besides great physical conditioning, the mental exercise for this 68 year old is extremely rewarding!

Great content...we need a Chilli vs Chad bow competition!

Got my black and red running hat yesterday thank you sir!

Ya that bow zips em out there. I love traditional. I shoot most nights after work; in my apartment. I stand in my kitchen and shoot at a target by my front door. I've spackled many holes in drywall over the years; never hunted and live in the city. I've always thought it was cool. It's a good strength maintaining workout. I have shoulder damage, and drawing that 50# bow keeps me in shape dude.

i ordered my first traditional recurve bow today! gets here next friday and the 4 day traditional classic 3d shoot and camp is 5 miles down the road from me in a few weeks! i cant wait to go camp out for 3 nights and shoot for 3 days and all the arrows ill sling til then!

I used a compound many years agp then went to a recurve and stayed with it. I now use a primal survival bow.. it folds like a doublebladed jack knife .45# draw. . I have yet to hunt with it.. If you do go this year have fun and enjoy.

Love shooting stick bows

Nice shooting buddy and nice ass bow. I shoot a Hoyt compound Factor bow and love shooting for hours a day sometimes but I do agree with you once you got the hang of it there's not much challenge even out to 50 yards.

Olive ash makes a great looking bow! Looks like you’re ready for this fall!

I have my grandmother's old 40pound pull Ben Pearson long bow that she used in archery competitions back in the 1940's and started off by aiming at my intended target 🎯 with so so luck and then I tried not aiming at it and instead I started using the instinctive shooting method by simply looking at where you want to hit and to my surprise my hits on target immediately improved to the point that I no longer aim but look at where I want my arrow to hit ! Give it a go see if it works out for you like it has for me ...

I'm a fellow traditional shooter - and yeup, if I don't practice regularly and consistently I don't shoot well. I also missed a big buck this year with it though I was able to harvest a nice fat doe earlier in the season. That said, compound bows really appeal to me as well and I plan to buy one to hunt with as well.

Great shooting Brother, I've been shooting traditional a long time, you will probably go back to instinctive and gap until you find what works for you I'm starting to be a snap shooter but the great thing about shooting traditional is there's no right or wrong way to shoot! GOOD luck this hunting season Brother!

Pretty amazing shooting. Great bow. more trad content please :)

i'm building an osage orange Mollegabet and will be shooting traditional soon, too

I wondered if Chad was into archery the other day and boom..cool l love bows...

I love traditional archery. I’ve hunted elk and bear in Colorado with my recurve and longbow. Hunting in Georgia this year

Been shooting traditional bows for fifteen years. Enjoyed your video hope to see more with the long bow. Maybe show some training program to strengthen the back muscles.

Great shooting! A buddy of mine teaches trad bow hunting, tracking. Pretty cool stuff.

Started on what we used to call "Bare " bow , went into compound but got bored and went back . Now I don't hunt with a bow so there is that , but I just love the mental state it takes . Your mind can make all those minute' calculations if you let it. I watched a man shoot ASPIRIN out of the air with a recurve! Think about shooting a basket or throwing a rock at a can . That's really impressive if you think about it but we do it all the time . I'm the same with my guns. My favorite is a good old lever gun with iron sites .

Good to see you shooting with trad gear. You should stop into 3 Rivers Archery in northeast Indiana. It would be cool to meet you in person. Good shooting!

Damn nice shooting brother, lowbow guys are in awe I assure you!

Beautiful.

One of my favorite passions. Longbows rule !

Much respect. I shoot traditional as well. Love that Black Widow bow! You should never get bored with traditional archery. Check out Clay Hayes if you have not already.

I learned to shoot with an old Bear Kodiak recurve.. I was maybe 14 now I’m 58 long time ago.. Cool video

I shoot a Black Widow recurve #43lb with 175-grain Zwickey Cliff broad heads. Nothing more gratifying than a clean kill with traditional gear.

Greatest sport on Earth.

Wow, great video!! I also stopped hunting with my compound many years ago because it just wasn’t challenging anymore. My last four deer were killed using homemade bow, homemade arrows with stone points. I still shoot instinctively but have thought about switching to gap. The only reason I haven’t made the switch is we like to rabbit hunt with our bows and the speed of instinctive shooting comes in handy when you are shooting at a moving target.

Chad, you should make your own bow. I’ve made three so far, it’s not too hard. I’ve used hickory and bois d arc.

Just recently got one , a recurve .

Good shoot man. I have a Bear 76'er my father bought me for Christmas in the Bicentennial Year. Gave you the finger yesterday! ha ha '' jacked pinky'' finger that is!

U did good at that distance, I shoot recurve.

Nice gravel drive,always can hear a vehicle coming on the land.

Hunted Traditional long time same bow olive ash in 62 inch those are good shots. You will get good at 30

I'm slowly switching to traditional archery!!!! It's more satisfying!!!

Bro I love my traditional bow. My papaw taught us boys how to make our own bows as kids. The Cherokee were one of the few that maintained the art of making our bows and thankfully my papaw took the time to teach us. There is something to be said about being able to make and take an animal with something made by your own hand. I have a compound bow, a ten point cross bow, but would never use them in the woods to hunt. I like knowing the skill needed to be able to get close enough to take that animal. Makes the playing field equal. Have my son and nephew squirrel and rabbit hunting with black locust traditional bows and I think this year they are ready to try their hands at a deer

Nice shootin amigo

Me too you should come to ETAR sometime

I don't shoot my bows near enuf. Have been thinking about setting up a bow range in my backyard, maybe make a target out of foam board and horse stall matts or something. Last time I shot my compound, my arrow went thru a fence picket LOL. I need a better back stop. Luckily the arrow stopped in the fence picket and didn't keep on going.

❤ very cool

I love the fact that you shoot traditional. I’ve been ate up with it for a while now. I hunted with a compound for many years, but eventually it lost its appeal to me. It seemed like everywhere I looked on social media, or at the local 3D shoots people we’re constantly talking about taking/making long shots on game, or what’s the latest n greatest new setup. I’ve been guilty of taking more than my fair share of long shots over the years, but to me that’s not what archery hunting is about. It’s not about how far you can shoot an animal. It’s about how close you can get to animal’s. A traditional bow hunter has to rely on their skills as a hunter to get into range. It’s an incredible feeling to close the deal with traditional tackle.

I quit compounds too for the same reason, shot recurves and longbows exclusively for about 20 years until my bow arm shoulder crapped out. I have shoulder replacement in my future, I hope I can shoot again someday, I really miss watching the arc of an arrow.

I shoot a compounds and recurves. I shot a compound for years without sites .

Longbow life is real, a lot of App bamf run long bow work! 🇺🇸🏴🇺🇸💚🤘🏼

Longbows are definitely humbling. Study up on Howard Hill. He was probably the greatest stick bow shooter who ever walked this Earth.