LT, I hope we're not taking this as arguing, I actually find this pretty interesting.....

What's wrong w/ giving someone a gift? Absolutely nothing......BUT.....Do you not think Andy is wanting, in return, some "advertisement?" I would suspect so.....I would even suspect he asked cougs to do just that....

Pot calling the kettle black??? Hardly. I get a new bow every year because I am fortunate enough to work in an archery shop where all I need to do is trade up every year. It's good business for my shop owner, and I get a new bow out of it.....But let's understand that I had to BUY the first one......With my own hard earned cash......Did I get a discount? Yes. But I wasn't given a bow.......I had to buy it....

Do I think cougs should be able to buy a Hoyt if he wants? Absolutely. Should he be making it out to be better than a bow he was given and hasn't even gotten yet? Absolutely NOT... Hunting, in many ways, is a business now-a-days, and I'm not even gonna get started on that one, HNI doesn't have enough bandwidth.......But like it or not, folks are expected to "play the game" with such "gifts."

I go back to my previous......I would suspect cougs is under some pressure by his "boss" to shoot a bow they sell there.....And understandably so. But I think the mature, RIGHT thing to do would be to contact Ross and let them know things have changed, and that while the gesture is genuinely appreciated, it's no longer necessary, and please give the bow to someone who is in the place I was when this agreement was reached....