How'd you get into it?

Hey gang!

Bored on a rainy Sunday and looking to generate some discussion.

So how did you get into archery? What kind of bow do you primarily shoot and why?

I'll go first:

I primarily shoot compound (a PSE Stinger) I got into archery as a kid in grade 6 or 7, because another kid I knew was doing it and it seemed like a fun hobby, that didn't require team play like hockey or other team sports. I was a small kid who didn't tend to do well athletically, but once I got decent at archery I fell in love with it

I continued to shoot (mostly 3d tournaments - compound barebow) until I was about 15/16 and my parents had a divorce. Naturally it was harder to get back into in those late teen/college years, so I had a long break.

At 25 I picked up a recurve (Olympic style) and did that for a few years but wasn't really digging the indoor scene I was in.

Flash forward to the present (I'm now 32) and I decided I wanted to get back into compound and eventually hunting which is the primary reason I chose compound again, and here I am today.

So what's your story?

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