It's been a rough couple of months for me health-wise... Had an appendectomy on my birthday last month... That was awesome. Now my nagging left shoulder pain has been diagnosed as AC joint degenerative arthritis. I can't pull back my bow at this point. I don't know if the day will come where I will be able to do so regularly and without pain ever again. The orthopedic I saw today didn't seem to think so. I'm bummed about this. I lost last season to a job change. The few times I did get out I had a hard time climbing the tree, setting up the stand, etc... But I got around and got a few hunts in... But things haven't gotten better since and now it looks like I may not ever bow hunt again - which sucks. 44 is too young to be dealing with this stuff. Who knows how/why some things like this happen. I suspect the combination of weightlifting and pretty regular archery practice over the years, did the joint in...
Anyway... I'm thinking about asking my PCP to fill out the crossbow app. I understand I'll never be able to hunt with a vertical bow ever again. I'm bummed by that, but honestly, the path to where I would physically be able to do so seems to become less and less possible as more time passes. Then it occurred to me today - IDK diddly about crossbows either. So my question to the NES brain trust.... What brands should I be looking at? They all seem pretty bulky and heavy. Are there some that are less so? Is it better to have a compound type (with cams) or the kind that look more like a trad bow... Don;t know the technical terms here... sorry.
Anyway... I'm thinking about asking my PCP to fill out the crossbow app. I understand I'll never be able to hunt with a vertical bow ever again. I'm bummed by that, but honestly, the path to where I would physically be able to do so seems to become less and less possible as more time passes. Then it occurred to me today - IDK diddly about crossbows either. So my question to the NES brain trust.... What brands should I be looking at? They all seem pretty bulky and heavy. Are there some that are less so? Is it better to have a compound type (with cams) or the kind that look more like a trad bow... Don;t know the technical terms here... sorry.