Passion For Bowhunting

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At the age of 12, I was introduced to the sport of archery through my middle school. I was fortunate enough to shoot in tournaments around the country for four years, not only winning in my state of Texas but other states too. Shooting for my school drove me towards the sport of Bowhunting, and by doing this I found my passion. Through my passion for archery and bowhunting, I would make a business where I could design and manufacture compound bows for both tournament use and hunting. I believe that this business would be a good idea because bow companies and manufacturers today, concentrate too much on how the bow looks, rather than functionality, power, and technological innovation of a compound bow in this day and age could be. To better

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