A special kind of trust for fellow members of X Marks The Scot

[Tartan Hiker]

I also run with the traditional archery crowd, and I must say that the same sort of rapport and trust exists there as well. Vendors at trad archery events regularly walk away and leave their stock untended. It's not unusual for someone with a bow to sell to simply hand it to a total stranger to take to the practice range, and never think twice about it coming back. Campsites are never disturbed, vehicles are never locked. We offer advice to help each other become better shooters even though we may be competing against one another.

I think there is a common thread here. We in the traditional archery world definitely have a "them and us" mentality. Modern compound bows (and to some extent the people who are fans of them) don't really interest us.
This creates instant community, and from that sense of community grows trust.

I submit that a similar mentality is running through this community. We are a group of persons who are dedicated to something that is beyond the norm, something with history and tradition, something that defies time, fashion, and technology. We are proud proponents of the longbows of the clothing world, gladly loosing our cedar shafts in a world awash in carbon fiber arrows and telescopic sights.

[Dan R Porter]

But!

Like all good communities it takes hard work and courage to keep it going! Hannibal is always at the gate and we must all continue to work hard to keep Xmarks the community it is. Lets keep it up!

[BroosterB1]

But!

Like all good communities it takes hard work and courage to keep it going! Hannibal is always at the gate and we must all continue to work hard to keep Xmarks the community it is. Lets keep it up!

Work shared by many hands is light indeed, the willingness of heart to share and grow simply because it is the right thing, creates so much better a world than the one of isolation and conformity. Indeed, let us share water and grow closer!