Very good points. I have two shops close by. One is very good, just does not carry my prefered bow. The other does, but I do not let them do any work on my bows. It seems that there is a lack of passion for the sport at most shops. They just carry and sell their merchandise and not worry too much about keeping up with the industry. Example, I just purchased a new Bowtech. The module numbers have changed slightly from '06. They were not aware of this. Now, this is partly the manufacturers fault as well so I will not lay all blame on this shop, but I think its something that should have been looked into.

The only true issue I have with the both shops is lack of quality merchandise. Both carry a wide range of low to mid range stuff, just not much in the way of top end. I realize its difficult to carry this in store because it may hang on a rack for a long time. It just stinks to have to guess sometimes and go off of pictures or internet research to make a decision.

I personally feel that all "pro' shops should have to under go some type of "seal of approval" from the industry. Information and training would help a long way in making sure these shops have a handle on the product they carry.