I'm not as strong as I used to be.
I've been giving some thought to maybe going to Cripple Creek, Colorado, for the 4th of July. That's what I did last year on the 4th, and I enjoyed myself. But I'm worried that this year, with the nation's 250th birthday coming up, things might get too crowded, to the point where I wouldn't enjoy it.
Also, July is going to be a busy month for me, and I'm not sure I want to spend all that much time on the road with all the more important things I need to get done. Trying to avoid the crowds on this holiday would probably mean a week away from Denver, dealing with hordes of people and all the extra traffic, and there are more pressing things I should be doing, like getting my eyes checked and my truck emissions tested.... Things that make my travels possible.
Amazon brought me a string for my bow this morning, and I quickly realized I don't have the strength I used to. Even though it's only a 50-pound-pull bow, the last bow I had was a 75-pound-pull; I couldn't bend it enough to put the string on. So, for the first time in my archery life, I had to order a gadget to bend the bow enough to put the string on. It's called a "Limb Saver" and is actually what you're supposed to use to string a bow because there's less chance of breaking the bow while stringing it.
I've always loosened the string on my bow when I was done shooting it, because that's what you're supposed to do, but compound bows are never unstrung. They spend their whole lives ready to shoot without any problems. Just one of the many reasons I prefer compound bows nowadays.
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With the help of my bow stringer, I finally got my bow strung up, and so far, it hasn't exploded. This little Bear bow reminds me of the Bear bow I wanted when I was 13 years old, and of worshiping Fred Bear and all of his bow-hunting adventures. But I had about as much chance of affording one as I did of buying a new Cadillac.
Each Bear bow was individually serial numbered. The AMO is the length of the string, and the 50# is the pull weight of the bow.
As far as I know, the Super Magnum is the shortest, most compact bow that Bear made. I still haven't been able to pull it back to full draw. That will take a little while to build up a muscle or two.
But who knows, this may be an old-but-newfound hobby for me, which will allow me to set a foam target on the ground and spend some time shooting at it... It's good exercise, gets me outside, and will probably be a lot of fun as long as I don't do it in a Walmart parking lot.