Metro,

In my experience, I really didn't have to take my bow anywhere to get worked on in two years. I didn't mess with my rest or nock set, so it stayed tuned during that time. I had Gander Mountain put the Zebra string on this year and they did it for free even though I didn't buy it there. I wasn't happy with how GM "tuned" my bow, so I am at the point of learning to do all of that stuff myself. For me it was a snow ball effect. I put the whisker biskuit on myself and downloaded the Easton tuning guide. I made a simple frame for paper tuning and it has been a lot easier than I originally thought. I took off the brass nock and tied one on with the serving from my old bowstring. Now I'm thinking of getting one of those Bowmaster portable bow presses and even fletching my own arrows. This all seemed like rocket science when I first started.

So basically, in my experience the extra money for the pro shop would not have been worth it, but that's just me.