ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter
I used to get some funny looks working next to a 60+ year old back in the archery department at Sportsman's Warehouse. A lot of the older guys (at first) weren't comfortable with how young I was -- until I worked on their equipment. As it stands now, I have customers calling me and getting ahold of me on AT who want me to work on their bows from my home, rather than having to take it into Sportsman's.
Go figure.
Not ALL young people are inexperienced. Its a stereotype that gets real old real fast. Just because you work at a chain store doesn't mean you're inexperienced. Sometimes its difficult to get hired at a lot of the mom and pop shops locally because they're family owned and operated.
I agree here. I try to do as much as I can by myself, because honestly I believe I know more than most of the "pro" shop guys out there. I also have Mo Bowhnter work on my bow and help me a lot. He knows what he is doing and can prolly tune my bow better than most pro shop guys out there(in our area anyway). I would trust a lot of younger guys working on my bow such as Dan(wash hunter), Matt/TN and some others just because they get a lot of their information from this site, which is the main reason I know how to do a lot of the stuff on my own or with a friends help.