Everybody had to have a reason to make you start doing all your archery stuff yourself. Whether it be a bad archery shop experience, or lack of archery shops in your area, or maybe you're just a do-it-yourself kind of person. I'm interested in hearing your stories though.
I've always been the kind of guy that appreciated the sponsors of the websites I go to. I tried to do equal business at all of them that sponsor here and other places I go to a lot. I loved Eagle's Wings to death when they were around. I had several shops within 20-30 minutes of me, and I'd drive over an hour to get to EWA.
I guess for me, I got into the arrow fletching thing for myself because I hated having somebody else do it for me, Most folks act like you're asking them to give up a hand or something to fletch your arrows, and I got tired of having to wait on them and make due with what color/type fletch they had. So I started getting a jig or two and buying fletch. No big deal...I could do my own as needed, and then folks at work started sending me "business" and I'd buy more material or another jig with what they paid me to fletch their arrows.
I went to get some new arrows yesterday and all I needed done was to have them cut off. I can put the nocks in them and the inserts in them myself at home. No big deal. I even had an arrow to measure by. So literally, all that had to be done was get a half dozen shafts, cut them to length, and make a bill out so I could be rang up at the desk. Well there were 2 folks ahead of me and I just kinda checked in to let them know I was there and what I needed then browsed around and waited my turn. They didn't have the arrows that I went in for, but that was okay, I was going to make due with what they had which was my 2nd choice anyway. In that time period, there were 3-4 others that came in after me...all of which got helped and out the door before me. After about 30 minutes I just meandered out the door with nothing.
I drove 30 minutes one way to get there. Left frustrated and empty handed. And if I can help it, will never go back or support them in any way; by store purchases or by shooting their 3d tourneys. I am ordering my own arrow saw. Will get a bow press later on this year. And from now on, will order all my gear from the online stores. I'll get the exact equipment I want and do it all myself. I hate to be that way, but man, enough is enough!
I've always been the kind of guy that appreciated the sponsors of the websites I go to. I tried to do equal business at all of them that sponsor here and other places I go to a lot. I loved Eagle's Wings to death when they were around. I had several shops within 20-30 minutes of me, and I'd drive over an hour to get to EWA.
I guess for me, I got into the arrow fletching thing for myself because I hated having somebody else do it for me, Most folks act like you're asking them to give up a hand or something to fletch your arrows, and I got tired of having to wait on them and make due with what color/type fletch they had. So I started getting a jig or two and buying fletch. No big deal...I could do my own as needed, and then folks at work started sending me "business" and I'd buy more material or another jig with what they paid me to fletch their arrows.
I went to get some new arrows yesterday and all I needed done was to have them cut off. I can put the nocks in them and the inserts in them myself at home. No big deal. I even had an arrow to measure by. So literally, all that had to be done was get a half dozen shafts, cut them to length, and make a bill out so I could be rang up at the desk. Well there were 2 folks ahead of me and I just kinda checked in to let them know I was there and what I needed then browsed around and waited my turn. They didn't have the arrows that I went in for, but that was okay, I was going to make due with what they had which was my 2nd choice anyway. In that time period, there were 3-4 others that came in after me...all of which got helped and out the door before me. After about 30 minutes I just meandered out the door with nothing.
I drove 30 minutes one way to get there. Left frustrated and empty handed. And if I can help it, will never go back or support them in any way; by store purchases or by shooting their 3d tourneys. I am ordering my own arrow saw. Will get a bow press later on this year. And from now on, will order all my gear from the online stores. I'll get the exact equipment I want and do it all myself. I hate to be that way, but man, enough is enough!
