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Post by arlowe13 on Dec 5, 2018 19:42:58 GMT -5
I think and read about this a lot. Flagship bows have become ridiculous from a price perspective. It is killing the compound bow industry. For those of you who follow Will Brantley in Field & Stream, his archery shop went out of business. That is a meaningful statement to me. The mentality of the fastest, smoothest draw, least vibration and so on is stupid but that is the sales pitch of the compound bow manufacturers for their flagship bows. $1500 to $1700 for a bare bow is stupid. I shoot a Mathews bow. Their flagship for 2018 and 2019 were right at $1000. Are they getting it? Who knows but that is a lot cheaper than the Hoyt's and PSE's. Whatever. Anecdotaly, my local shop said that he has sold more Mathews Triax than any other bow since he has been in business. and that is a long time. That is the F&S last compound bow of the year. Is that the beginning of a trend to pricing sanity? I hope. Add to the stupidity of the pricing, the demographics of hunters. We are getting older, me excluded, and we are shifting to crossbows as another tool in our box. Will I abandon my compound? No way. But will I mix in my crossbow? Heck yes. Rant off...... I just read, and have read similar articles, about bow shops going under due to over pricing of bows. Although I really like that Hoyt, I will not be spending that kind of money on a bow. The Athens bows are nice but, I don't think there's any dealers close enough. I'm certain that I will be buying a new bow in the spring, just not sure which one. But I know which one's I will not be, the 2019 Hoyt Redwrk line. Let me know what I gotta do to get you to consider Athens. You WON'T be disappointed, I promise you.
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Post by jimstc on Dec 6, 2018 17:31:14 GMT -5
Some limbs getting ready for finishing...(I designed the logo) That looks like KUIU camo design. Is Athens working with them on camo design for the bows? Always thought that camo design was western hunting focused. Just my thinking.
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Post by arlowe13 on Dec 6, 2018 17:36:51 GMT -5
Some limbs getting ready for finishing...(I designed the logo) That looks like KUIU camo design. Is Athens working with them on camo design for the bows? Always thought that camo design was western hunting focused. Just my thinking. Yes we have a KUIU and Realtree license. Kuiu Verde is great for eastern hunters!
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Post by jimstc on Dec 6, 2018 18:46:22 GMT -5
That is impressive. You guys are on your game
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Post by arlowe13 on Dec 6, 2018 19:10:20 GMT -5
That is impressive. You guys are on your game Thanks! We're trying our best to deliver a product that people will love, can afford, and be a company that backs their product with the best warranty and customer service you'll find.
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 6, 2018 22:35:08 GMT -5
All this new bow talk has me inspired to get a new one. Must sell the one I have now before I make a purchase so I just posted it in the classifieds.
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Post by arlowe13 on Dec 7, 2018 9:37:40 GMT -5
Polished up and ready for Kolorfusion
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Post by arlowe13 on Dec 15, 2018 9:16:55 GMT -5
A dealer in Washington state got one of the new summits and gave it a quick speed test.
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Post by tynimiller on Dec 17, 2018 23:51:02 GMT -5
Holy light arrow build....
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Post by tynimiller on Dec 17, 2018 23:51:28 GMT -5
But this is from a guy switching to a 600 plus grain build.
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Post by arlowe13 on Dec 19, 2018 16:18:32 GMT -5
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Post by tynimiller on Dec 19, 2018 21:54:06 GMT -5
I did finally get to hold one....the grip just isn't for me, but did feel like a sweet rig. Still may try to shoot one, as holding one is NOT close to the same thing.
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Post by harmonist34 on Dec 20, 2018 22:43:20 GMT -5
I wish there was an Indy area dealer. I don't work on my own bows other than really simplistic stuff, and since the local shops aren't selling the bow, I expect a full setup adds a significant cost.
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Post by arlowe13 on Dec 22, 2018 10:42:38 GMT -5
I wish there was an Indy area dealer. I don't work on my own bows other than really simplistic stuff, and since the local shops aren't selling the bow, I expect a full setup adds a significant cost. Which shop are you closest to?
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Post by harmonist34 on Dec 29, 2018 17:58:42 GMT -5
I don't really have a home shop. I've never been there, but Backyard Archery in Noblesville is probably closest. The shop at Koteewi is probably 30 minutes away. Deer Track in Anderson is about the same, but haven't been there either. The Outdoorsman Sport Shop is about 45 minutes away.
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 12, 2019 14:36:06 GMT -5
Finally got to work on it today. Beautiful bow!
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Post by arlowe13 on Jan 19, 2019 20:32:17 GMT -5
Did a quick video with the Athens Archery Ridge 32.
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