Bad info from pro shop?
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 46
Bad info from pro shop?
Hey guys, I'm new to bows and looking to pickup my first. I have done a TON of online research about everything. I have narrowed my search to the martin cheetah or the bear element/instinct. I went to thebass pro shopin savannah georgia while on vacation to check them out. I like the way the martin felt compared to the element but the guy told me to get the bear because it came with better components.
Next he sized me up for my draw length, he had me put my fist on the wall and pull my other hand back to my face, he measured and said I'm a 27" draw. I thought this method was full of holes I could have bent my arm more or less, pulled my arm back more etc. I'm 6' tall and have a wingspan of 73". I was thinking the 28.5 or 29" range.I just looked at the bows and left.
I'm hoping the next place I check out will be a little more in-depth.
I don't hear much about the martin cheetah's anyone have any insight on it?
Next he sized me up for my draw length, he had me put my fist on the wall and pull my other hand back to my face, he measured and said I'm a 27" draw. I thought this method was full of holes I could have bent my arm more or less, pulled my arm back more etc. I'm 6' tall and have a wingspan of 73". I was thinking the 28.5 or 29" range.I just looked at the bows and left.
I'm hoping the next place I check out will be a little more in-depth.
I don't hear much about the martin cheetah's anyone have any insight on it?
#2
RE: Bad info from pro shop?
I went to thebass pro shopin savannah
The guys they have working there where probably in another section yesterday and will be in another section tomorrow.
Take what your told from these guys with a ton of salt, best bet is to go to a "TRUE" Archery Pro Shop
#3
RE: Bad info from pro shop?
ORIGINAL: Ausie-guy
Take what your told from these guys with a ton of salt, best bet is to go to a "TRUE" Archery Pro Shop
I went to thebass pro shopin savannah
#4
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 46
RE: Bad info from pro shop?
After going to visibly check out and feel all the bows in my price range these are the two I like. I tried all the major brands.
Only way I might end up with something else if a good used bow comes along.
I'm headed to the sportsman center in bordentown NJ this week to try again.
What do you guys think about ordering something from huntersfriend if I know my sizes and what I want?
Only way I might end up with something else if a good used bow comes along.
I'm headed to the sportsman center in bordentown NJ this week to try again.
What do you guys think about ordering something from huntersfriend if I know my sizes and what I want?
ORIGINAL: Jimimac
Exactly... Might I add, don't hem yourself in by limiting your choices to those two bows.
ORIGINAL: Ausie-guy
Take what your told from these guys with a ton of salt, best bet is to go to a "TRUE" Archery Pro Shop
I went to thebass pro shopin savannah
#5
RE: Bad info from pro shop?
If huntersfriend is a mail order deal, then I'd say no. The reason you pay more at a good pro shop is because it's generally a small operation with personalized service geared towards setting the customer up with a bow that fits, is properly equipped andin a decent state of tune before it ever leaves the store.
At my place, if something goes wrong with my rig, it gets taken care of quickly. Often at no charge. If someone else walks in the door with a bow bought at Bass Pro, mail order, etc., they will certainly pay for any and all services done to their bow.
For me, it's worth spending the little bit of extra money knowing I have some recourse if anything happens to my rig. Your mileage may vary.
At my place, if something goes wrong with my rig, it gets taken care of quickly. Often at no charge. If someone else walks in the door with a bow bought at Bass Pro, mail order, etc., they will certainly pay for any and all services done to their bow.
For me, it's worth spending the little bit of extra money knowing I have some recourse if anything happens to my rig. Your mileage may vary.
#6
RE: Bad info from pro shop?
I can't speak for there ready-to-hunt bows, but i got my arrows from hunterfriend and i am very pleased with there service. if you read the info on there bows it claims they set everything up to your exact specs then actually paper tune it and target tune it before they ship it. sounds pretty good, but like i said, i have only gotten arrows from them. the nearest pro shop to me is a 45 minute drive and being married with two small children it is hard enough to get out to go hunting, so getting out to the pro shop is very difficult. just my 2 cents.
#7
RE: Bad info from pro shop?
And to answer your original question... No, you'd have to be a human abnormality to shoot a 27" draw length at nearly 6'... I'm 5' 11" and comfortably shoot a 29" dl...belowis a 28.5" with a loop, and you'll see how much bend is in my arm at that dl...
#8
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 17
RE: Bad info from pro shop?
Took my brother there the other day to buy his first bow. Had a young guy that didn't know what he was doing. To him three tries to get the draw length changed and it never did change. We bought the bow and going to take it to a REAL archery shop. They have good prices on bows but wouldn't trust them to work on them. Anybody know any recommended shops in SW Ohio/SE Indiana?
#9
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kodiak, AK
Posts: 2,877
RE: Bad info from pro shop?
ORIGINAL: eagleye
Next he sized me up for my draw length, he had me put my fist on the wall and pull my other hand back to my face, he measured and said I'm a 27" draw. I thought this method was full of holes I could have bent my arm more or less, pulled my arm back more etc. I'm 6' tall and have a wingspan of 73". I was thinking the 28.5 or 29" range.I just looked at the bows and left.
Next he sized me up for my draw length, he had me put my fist on the wall and pull my other hand back to my face, he measured and said I'm a 27" draw. I thought this method was full of holes I could have bent my arm more or less, pulled my arm back more etc. I'm 6' tall and have a wingspan of 73". I was thinking the 28.5 or 29" range.I just looked at the bows and left.
#10
RE: Bad info from pro shop?
ORIGINAL: Greg / MO
And to answer your original question... No, you'd have to be a human abnormality to shoot a 27" draw length at nearly 6'... I'm 5' 11" and comfortably shoot a 29" dl...belowis a 28.5" with a loop, and you'll see how much bend is in my arm at that dl...
And to answer your original question... No, you'd have to be a human abnormality to shoot a 27" draw length at nearly 6'... I'm 5' 11" and comfortably shoot a 29" dl...belowis a 28.5" with a loop, and you'll see how much bend is in my arm at that dl...