To all potential customers;
09-05-2007, 09:50 AM
#32
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RE: To all potential customers;
Gr8, I appreciate the post. I went through after all was said and done and made sure each arrow was marked at its correct length. No messing up like that again.
Reid, I'm in Sportsman's Warehouse. Spokane, not CDA.
Sliver, I thought about taking the rest of the day off, but I was getting holiday pay. 12 hours at time and a half? I can deal with a sore wrist!
Jeff, I'll be looking into getting the store one. Even if it's got to come out of my pocket, it wil benefit the store and the customers who frequent it. Thanks for the information.
Reid, I'm in Sportsman's Warehouse. Spokane, not CDA.
Sliver, I thought about taking the rest of the day off, but I was getting holiday pay. 12 hours at time and a half? I can deal with a sore wrist!
Jeff, I'll be looking into getting the store one. Even if it's got to come out of my pocket, it wil benefit the store and the customers who frequent it. Thanks for the information.
09-05-2007, 09:57 AM
#33
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Albany, NY
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RE: To all potential customers;
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Dan:
That release is made by True-Fire. It's called a "No-Fire", appropriately.
Dan:
That release is made by True-Fire. It's called a "No-Fire", appropriately.
09-05-2007, 10:20 AM
#34
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Roanoke, Va
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RE: To all potential customers;
I would probably start informing customers to put their finger "behind" the trigger. It would be nice to assume that they would but everyone isn't as smart as you and I.
Just curious, does Sportsman's Warehouse have some sort of training program for their archery tech's? I've learned quite a few things over the years (especially this year) but I'm just wondering if they have decent training.
We have one coming to our area in a couple months and I was thinking about getting a job there part time, if my main job would allow.
Just curious, does Sportsman's Warehouse have some sort of training program for their archery tech's? I've learned quite a few things over the years (especially this year) but I'm just wondering if they have decent training.
We have one coming to our area in a couple months and I was thinking about getting a job there part time, if my main job would allow.
09-05-2007, 10:30 AM
#35
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
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RE: To all potential customers;
ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter
As far as having my hand near someone's bow at full draw, it happens all the time. I adjust as last three peeps a day while customers are at full draw. I trust them enough to have the common sense to keep their finger behind the trigger.
As far as having my hand near someone's bow at full draw, it happens all the time. I adjust as last three peeps a day while customers are at full draw. I trust them enough to have the common sense to keep their finger behind the trigger.
I wasn't hurt too bad. After the customer left I grabbed a bow from the shelf and went and shot it to make sure I could still shoot mine. Nothing major, just a bruiser wrist and a scraped knuckle.
09-05-2007, 10:35 AM
#36
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RE: To all potential customers;
ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter
The arrow being too short is understandable (at least on my end). We've got tubes attached to the wall of our range with several different lengths of several different brands of arrows. We use these to tune people's bows [who don't provide their own] or for people to test bows with. The arrows aren't marked, but put back into their respective tubes.
This particular arrow happened to have been placed in the incorrect tube.
The arrow being too short is understandable (at least on my end). We've got tubes attached to the wall of our range with several different lengths of several different brands of arrows. We use these to tune people's bows [who don't provide their own] or for people to test bows with. The arrows aren't marked, but put back into their respective tubes.
This particular arrow happened to have been placed in the incorrect tube.
Here is a tip to keep that from happening again. I did this at my shop as well, and it has proven totally effective.
Those arrows, as you listed, are easy to confuse length wise. So what I do is take a narrow pointed sharpie pen and write the total length on one of the hen feathers. On the other, I write the total weight, with tip, as we usually leave the field points in place. That way anyone wanted to check speed, but who does not for whatever reason have an arrow can find one that is relatively close to his/her arrow weight. And it keeps everybody safe.
Just a thought.
09-05-2007, 10:19 PM
#37
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
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RE: To all potential customers;
ORIGINAL: robbcayman
This is why I got rid of the drop away!!![:'(] Go to the WB and this wouldn't even be an issue. I'm very glad you weren't hurt.
This is why I got rid of the drop away!!![:'(] Go to the WB and this wouldn't even be an issue. I'm very glad you weren't hurt.
09-05-2007, 11:09 PM
#38
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Lake County, Il
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RE: To all potential customers;
ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter
Gr8, I appreciate the post. I went through after all was said and done and made sure each arrow was marked at its correct length. No messing up like that again.
Reid, I'm in Sportsman's Warehouse. Spokane, not CDA.
Sliver, I thought about taking the rest of the day off, but I was getting holiday pay. 12 hours at time and a half? I can deal with a sore wrist!
Jeff, I'll be looking into getting the store one. Even if it's got to come out of my pocket, it wil benefit the store and the customers who frequent it. Thanks for the information.
Gr8, I appreciate the post. I went through after all was said and done and made sure each arrow was marked at its correct length. No messing up like that again.
Reid, I'm in Sportsman's Warehouse. Spokane, not CDA.
Sliver, I thought about taking the rest of the day off, but I was getting holiday pay. 12 hours at time and a half? I can deal with a sore wrist!
Jeff, I'll be looking into getting the store one. Even if it's got to come out of my pocket, it wil benefit the store and the customers who frequent it. Thanks for the information.
