ORIGINAL: JOE PA
You're Baaaaaacccckkk!, and that is great news, both that you are livening up the Tech forum, and that you are personally back into this sport again. Maybe some more of the "regulars" from Huntingnet circa 2004-5 will return as well. Good to see Frank posting again. Maybe Matt/PA and 500fps will join in again too.
Thanks for such a wonderful description of a bunch of bows I can't afford! (2 sons going off to college next year). Enjoy that GT 500.
Thank You Kindly Sir!
I can say this much, as I know from experience- being on the staff of a bow company, and posting/trying to help customers/ in the various online forums can get pretty overwhelming and , well frankly, NOT FUN after awhile. It really starts to feel like work dealing with all the drama queens who post all kinds of rumors as legit and know absolutely nothing about the actual truth (I don't mean that re: here- this place was great, I mean places like AT, etc).
The archery industry is tough business- on all sides- manufacturer/distributors/dealers and for the consumer. The internet has made it that much worse with getting hundreds of thousands of overly opinionated anonymous jerks together in one place- ther eis little to no accountabilty for a big mouth online, and the "hard line brand fanatics" LOVE to take pot shots any chance they get. As a staffer or employee You have to learn to distance yourself from the rampant negativity or you'll freaking go nuts
Did you see the flame war over on AT about Dave Watson's draw length?- gotta give the guy credit-Dave signed up for AT, explained himself, and took it all in good stride- Sad thing is, there should have been NO reason for him to feel the need to do that. It's the obnoxious anonymous jerks I was talking about that start all the problems.