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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Dean Marlow on February 11, 2014, 10:21:43 am

Title: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Dean Marlow on February 11, 2014, 10:21:43 am
Was asked to give a little speech and a quick demonstration on my hobby of shooting and building longbows at our local scout banquet Sunday evening. Before I got done they were sitting on the floor by my feet. Watching  these young men absorb every word and move you make was something I will never forget. My hats off to the Scout leaders and parents for this wonderful organization. If this is in the wrong place feel free to move it where it belongs. Just wanted to share.
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Dean Marlow on February 11, 2014, 10:24:04 am
Here are some more pictures
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: 4dog on February 11, 2014, 10:26:38 am
pretty cool!!
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 11, 2014, 10:27:47 am
Your the man Dean-O!
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Stoker on February 11, 2014, 10:29:04 am
Way to pass it on.. Kids love bows more than I thingingy's
Thanks Leroy
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Badger on February 11, 2014, 10:34:36 am
  Good Job! The boy with the striped shirt has pretty good form.
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Dean Marlow on February 11, 2014, 10:38:29 am
Yes Badger that is my grandson. When he comes over he always wants to shoot a few arrows before he goes home.
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: IdahoMatt on February 11, 2014, 10:39:21 am
Very cool dean.  That was very nice of you.  I bet you had a blast :)
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: SLIMBOB on February 11, 2014, 11:08:22 am
I'm not a mod, so I cant say what their thinking is, but to me this was the perfect place for this.  Love seeing these types of posts.  My hat is off to you Sir.
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: kleinpm on February 11, 2014, 11:52:16 am
The coolest thing our local scouts do is the box car derby.

I offered to lead a bow making workshop for them and the parents didn't seem interested.

Patrick
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: osage outlaw on February 11, 2014, 12:06:01 pm
Super cool!   
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Fred Arnold on February 11, 2014, 12:24:41 pm
 ;D It's amazing!!! You have a good Scout troop to work with there and that grandson of yours looks like a pretty stout young man.
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: ajooter on February 11, 2014, 12:26:55 pm
I think the little fella all the way to the left may be a little overbowed lol.  That has gotta be a great feeling to be able to pass information and knowledge along to a crowd like that!:-)
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: DuBois on February 11, 2014, 12:36:18 pm
Very cool Dean!
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: paoliguy on February 11, 2014, 12:38:46 pm
That is awesome, the kind of thing scouting should be about!
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: John D on February 11, 2014, 04:38:13 pm
Very cool, Dean!  Those little guys look like they mean business.  You've given them a memorable scouting experience.  Well worth the effort.  Well Done!
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Onebowonder on February 11, 2014, 04:40:10 pm
This is Excellent sir!

OneBow
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: dmenzies1950 on February 11, 2014, 07:22:51 pm
Good job! I( love to see the looks on those boys' faces! Nothing better than sharing the great art of bow building!

Dale
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: NeolithicMan on February 11, 2014, 08:48:19 pm
Hahahaaaaa! I love the little guy on the left drawing a bow in the last picture! everyone else is straight forward and in good form and this kids like "NOPE! doin it my way!"
awesome post, gotta love the youngins!
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: JackCrafty on February 11, 2014, 08:58:02 pm
Fantastic!   8)
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: mwosborn on February 11, 2014, 10:24:40 pm
Very nice Dean.  It gives one great satisfaction to share things we love with future generations - as well as do wonders for them.  It is hard to say how the time you spent with them will influence them far into the future.  Well done.
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Arrowind on February 11, 2014, 10:42:31 pm
That's awesome!  That's actually what got me started building bows.  I'm a scout leader.  I work with older boys from 14-18.  a few years ago the group of boys I was working with at the time wanted to build their own bows for an activity.  So I had to learn how.

Thanks for sharing this and passing it on.  Good on you brotha!
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: lostarrow on February 11, 2014, 11:38:40 pm
 Keep it alive ! There's the future members of PA right there! Did you sign them up for subscriptions ;D
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: burchett.donald on February 12, 2014, 02:52:03 am
  That's way cool....Did you get any dry fires outa that crew? >:D  All that pulling somebody had to fire! Thanks for spending time with the kids Dean...
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: chamookman on February 12, 2014, 05:11:29 am
Two Thumbs up - well done ! Bob
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Gsulfridge on February 12, 2014, 06:18:29 am
Great job man!!
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Post by: dwardo on February 12, 2014, 07:33:50 am
Great stuff, passing it on!
 Always depresses me the way kids have perfect form from the minute they pickup a bow!
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Pappy on February 12, 2014, 08:24:15 am
Good for you Dean way to pass it on. ;) :)  We use to do a lot of scouts,very rewarding to them and us. :)
  Pappy
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Dean Marlow on February 12, 2014, 09:00:22 am
I was never involved with scouts while I young. I grew up on a farm so 4-H and FFA was the thing. But sitting threw this scout meeting I was truly moved on what they do. The  awards they gave out for there individual achievements and involvement of the parents also  is something to see. There was no dry firing done that I know of. My grandson was there policing the bows quite well. Dean
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 12, 2014, 09:35:04 am
Dean, this thread makes me happy. Good to see you passing it on. Jawge
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Carson (CMB) on February 12, 2014, 08:01:52 pm
Nice work Dean! 
Title: Re: Had some excited young fellows
Post by: Badly Bent on February 12, 2014, 08:12:53 pm
Nice to see this post Dean, scouting is what got me interested in the outdoors when I was a kid. Wish we could have had that primitive archery presentation back then, I didn't see my first selfbow until I was an adult. :(