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Buckeye Guy:
I am sorry folks !
I am just a laid back backwoodsboy
I am not much into contests or competition !
Since it means so much to you folks I will try to start voting regularly !
As for entering a bow between my dispostion and lack of skills with the picture posting I am not making any guaranties but I will consider trying to .
Guy

PEARL DRUMS:
Send the pics to me Guy. I can post them for you.......even if you are a Buckeye!

Pat B:
I really dislike thinking of the BOM as a contest. I see it as more of a showcase for the bows we all build each month. If you don't think you are good enough to join in you are wrong. By particpating we are all helping each other improve our skills. How are we going to learn this great addiction if we don't contribute in one way or another.
  There is no way of telling how good a bow is just by looking at a pic of 2 of it but that is all we have to go by. When I vote I try to consider not only how well the bow bends at full draw but the braced profile, the front profile and also, and the experience level of the bowyer. To me that experience level is the most important. If someone gets a good bending bow the first or second atempt, they get my vote. If it takes them 10 bows or 100 bows but finally gets a good bending bow they will most likely get my vote.
  For me the BOM highlites our improvements and success. For many others it is just a beauty pagent. Without holding, examining and shooting a bow there is no way to say if it is a good bow or not. A bow with a beautiful bend might feel like a noodle if you actually pulled it. Nobody acually knows excep the bowyer in many cases. Also, for all we know that perfectly tillered bow bow blew up shortly after the full draw pic was taken. I will just about always vote for a newby over a seasoned bowyer. The newby needs the encouragement more than the seasoned bowyer.

mullet:
 I'm with Pat, it shouldn't be a contest. The one that everybody likes will win. And most of the time you can look at the final winners and those bows deserved to win. The first time I won I was elated, still have that issue. It is a big deal for a Noobie to have one of his bows showcased in the magazine.

 I've had friends in the Archery Clubs I belong to that don't build bows, shoot glass, but they buy PA to see if I have a bow in BOM. So it's not just the people on this site that enjoy the Bow Porn, a lot of other people do, too. Just go back through the issues and look at some fine looking bows that have been posted, there is a lot to learn by just looking at the Craftmanship of each one.
 

seabass:
hey guys,i haven't been at the bow making long.i have a couple under my belt and getting better.i just made me a man cave for bow building.i promise that when i get a lttle more experience,i will start posting bows.i am a subscriber and i do vote on the bows.as soon as i learned how to post a pic,my main computer got a worm and died.now i have a crappy used one that really sucks and won't post pics.any how i am going to the classic every year and am going to learn all i can.give me a little time,i will try and win one.thanks guys for all your work,Steve

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