RE: Definition of a PRO Shop
I am just jumping back into archery after about 5 years off. I just purchased the BK II from my local shop. They let me in the backroom where they do all the setp up work, they had three bow presses, a peg board 5'x 5' with nothing but different strings. Had to have 4 or 5 plastic bins with 25 draws each with fleching stuff, another setup like this for inserts & nocks, all labeled even. Also in the back they had to 50 different types of arrows, all set in 6" pvc vertically. They had a paper tuning area back their also. They had a fletching station that had 24 fletching jigs.
They have a 50 yrd indoor range with 15 or 20 animals, & about 10 The Block targets. A box of paper targets to put on The Block also. This range has 20 stations for shooting. They also have a video range @ 20 yrs.
They carry Bow Tech, Parker, Hoyt, & PSE bows, Tox, Trophy Hunter, HHA, Sure Loc sights, All Bow Tech, Parker, PSE asses. All the SKB cases & some cheaper stuff also. They had 5 or 6 different tree stands set up, a feeder setup, & a couple of ground blinds setup. They also have a Big Screen on CMT all day.
I found most of the guys to be helpful, very young. The two guys that I worked with the best was a guy that is a hunter only, & their head tech. I think the shop is the best, but the staff doesn't have many grey hairs. I am only 28, but I do alot of investigation & ask alot of questions that I already may have a good idea about. I just dropped $1100 bucks on a bow & all the fix n's, & I knida feel like they should be more attentive to their customers. Not to mention I dropped off 2 cases of Bud LT bottles & a case of Bicardi Silver for them.
I felt like all of the employee's excluding the Tech & the hunter had no real stance on any products. I asked if I should shoot ACC 3-49's or 3-60's, they new I was looking for speed so they said the 3-49's were fine. But @ the Easton sight, 71lbs, 30" draw, hard cam
says 3-60's. I feel they should know that & imform me that anything less than 3-60's may not group or fly well. When I told the hunter guy, who fletched my arrows, he said he wouldn't have put the vanes on if the order sheet had that info on it. I feel I could have pushed them anyway into any product they had. Give me some input on a rest please, I am using the Martin speed rest it has come lose twice in one day of shooting.