local guy every time...cant get the service and knowledge at the big stores....cant sit there and shoot the breeze for an hour with some kid behind the counter at the big stores...some big stores, like cabelas, might have expirienced archery techs...but even still, id take the local guy...

my problem is the local guys either treat me poorly, or dont have much selection...i pretty much ruin it for myself...when they dont have what i want, i order it elsewhere(online) and bring it in to have put on...but none has OFFERED to order what i want for me..another thing i think that hurts me is that im 20 and seem to know more than some of the guys in the shops...i dont try to come off as a know it all, im not..i know that...but i know what i want and know enough to talk about stuff like string creep...and i think thats another reason why i get mistreated...

that being said, this summer i wanna buy a fletching jig and press and vice and tuning tools so i dont NEED a shop unless im buying a new bow...save money, know things were done right, and no more hassle...