As I have said before, Brian(BigB) has done that for me a couple of times. I sent him a carved call to critique once. I always make sure to send enough money to cover at least the call entry and return shipping. What really made me appreciate him more was in the carved call contest, he and another judge not only went over the call as only really great carvers can do, but itemized what was wrong with it in their opinion. Opinions of two of the best carvers in the country. That alone was priceless. My wife who is the primary carver in the family, said that kind of influential scrutiny made her nervous, but compared to the list of the first call Brian did, she is confident she will do better next time. These guys have been doing this a long time and are the BEST at what they do. From contest call makers to show calls to just calls, they cant be beat. At 17 you dont want pity, you want honesty. If they pity you, you will never know if you are good or to be pitied, or pitiful. Like they said, I wish I had known what they know and are willing to share, free, at your age. The old carvers like Dud Faulk, Chick Majors, Mike Mclemore, etc. were really good with what they did and passed it on to the next gen. I competed against a guy with a taped together ugly old call that sounded just great. It was an early Butch Richenbach call that he got from Butch. And he said Butch showed him how to use it. There are guys on the forum that are every bit as good as Butch or the guys at RNT or Echo These guys on here have on the tutorial pages more than is in the call makers books. And I guess I own them all. More because they back it up with a Q&A session. If you are as smart and intelligent as you seem, you will do what was suggested and read, read, read and listen to what they tell you when you ask. Just their advice is worth alot of money, and its all free.
