ORIGINAL: MeanV2
First of all I could care less if you are an engineer, a NASA employee, or the President of the US. Limb failures are less than 2% but yet BowTech keeps striving for better. How many Bowhunters do you think actually are on AT percentage wise?
I refuse to visit to AT over all the staffers argueing back and forth. For the joe-smoe like me, its just propaganda spin from manfacutures. I wasn't trying to toot my own horn or brag or anything, just explain why I like to take things apart, or am so critical on products. I appoligize you took it so negatively or took it as me bragging. But hey, who am I, I am just the consumer keeping these companies in business. Beat us consumers up if you wish. Belittle us consumers. We have a choice.
But still skirting around the question. So you think all of us with broken limbs are lying? I would say thats a rather conservative number of 2%. I keep bows so much longer than most of you staffers, I was bound to get broken limb sooner or later.
How many failure threads that you have seen on AT are legit? One was made by a CEO of another Bow Company. Fact!
I've witnessed dryfires, limb smacking deck rails upon release, truck doors slammed on limbs, and limbs melted in front of a salamander.
Sure, bow manufactures and thier staff shooters are so brutal on each other. No doubt, I bet over half are not legit.But, it was just last year, all these general threads came about. Pictures, them blowing up. I defended bowtech, and followed along in singing thier praise right with you if you remember. And in the end, all those staffers who tried to deligitimize consumers, belittle them, all looked like fools. Including myself. After that incident, I looked back at my experience, and learned I wasa "fanboy". And I can't stand fanboys. So I promised not to show allegience to any mfg.
As far asLen's remarks, whatever. I know 2 dealers in my area have dropped Mathews because of slumping sales. Their choice, not mine. He has made other comments I will withhold to be politically correct.
No doubt, Mathews has a great head of the company. A Godly man. Great customer service. But, if I want single cam bow, i would have kept my liberty. Again, I show no allegience to any company anymore. I am not a huge mathews fan.
I can tell you without a doubt why I am on Staff with BowTech and it's because I chose to be. I believe in the bows and I shoot them by my choice.
I have always shot what I considered to be the Best bow on the market. I have shot Mathews 6 years, Hoyt a couple of years, Martin, PSE, High Country, Pearson, Oregon, Bear, Jennings, XI, and more.
I hardly would shoot a bow because of any discount I get.
I can get a discount on anything I wouldchoose to shoot[8D]
Dan
No doubt, totally believe that you believe in the company and thats the reason you fight so hard to promote them. They should pay you extra for your promotion. You earn it in spades.
For me personally, I won't promote anybody. Except the longbows I make. And since I broke the last one, I can't promote it.