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Frank Addington Jr. - Bowhunting eMagazine: Bow & Arrow Razzle Dazzle


According to the signature it says "CapeBuffalo, Africa." Wow. Amanda reminds me that I have a few gray hairs startingto surface.Anyway, I had a few days between shows this week and was cleaning myoffice. As I moved some arrows I sat down for a minute to examinethem. Dick loggedthousands of miles with Fred and shot some fantastic photos of the legend.I wonder how Dick found time to shoot?Next I come to an arrow through a ping pong ball. Drop a line---Amanda and I love tohear from our archery friends. He sent me this arrow last year via PeteK., a good friend of his and a Fred Bear collector. He sent thearrow last year although I am not really sure what the date of his huntwas.A crested x-7 2014 signed from Jim Easton has white feathers and orange,white and gold cresting. However, if I counted my age by friends and notyears I will be ancient ... However, theseold arrows are worth more than gold to me.There is an old, beat up Micro-flite 7 signed by Fred Bear and sentto me. However,money will not buy any of these arrows or the memories of each of theoriginal owners of them. I am headed to the Dixie Deer Classicto shoot some baby aspirin from mid air. I bet he usedit at Grousehaven while along side Fred Bear. I hope that he is doing wellup in Grayling, Michigan. I love to see kids (& adults) get excitedabout archery and try the new Genesis bows. I shot into the air and Tom blasted the arrowwith his shotgun. I understandCharlie has a new cook book coming out.I have an old aluminum arrow from Dick Lattimer. If only arrows can talk....Well folks, that's the latest. If only arrows can talk.Bogner is a good man and I am proud that he is in the sport of archery---heis a class act. I'll bet Matt even has a pen and pad by his bed. Isn'tthat the name of the game?To someone outside the sport these beat up old arrows just look likea bunch of junk arrows. It is "fluted" at the end and I willbet that it is still as straight as the day it was fletched. Just like Fred, the arrow sure has a lot of character.It is my favorite.Next I run my hand over a beautiful Saxton Pope arrow. Next time I see Tom I'll borrow one of hisused shotgun casings to shoot from mid air with my bow. Paul, then Billings, Montana and back to Pittsburgh.I love my job. Seemsideas bounce from him all the time, leading me to dub him the "Bill Gatesof Archery." Matt McPherson has been a very positive influence onour sport and I applaud him for his ARCHERY IN SCHOOLS program. She cost me alot ofmoney for ping pong balls after I saw her shoot that on stage one time.I must have busted 200 of them after that and they aren't cheap!Ann is another archery treasure & a class act. Some of her equipmentis even in the Smithsonian in a "Women of Sports" display.I have several arrows from my mentor Stacy Groscup, I highly value themall. StacyGroscup told me the story, I think it is circa 1904.A carbon express arrow rattles when I pick it up.... The ball issigned from my dear archery friend Ann Clark. The feathers have seen better days and the nok is a little beatup. The NationalArchery In Schools tournament will be held March 18th in Louisville, Kentucky.For more info drop me an email & I can get you a phone number.Thanks for your friendship. There are stillshotgun pellets in it from a show last year I did with famed Shotgun trickshooter Tom Knapp. Thisprogram will help us all get more youngsters shooting archery. Three years before he passed away.I often wonder how many targets Papa Bear shot at with this beat up, oldshaft. To the average person these will just be beat up, well wornarrows that look ready for the garbage dump. Tom is agreat shot and I sure enjoy sharing a stage with him.Next I come to a very heavy broadhead tipped arrow signed by my friendSCI president Gary Bogner. We've managed to do threeshows in two weeks hitting the baby aspirin the first shot!