Amen my friend, Amen

I don’t think anyone can really fault any bow company for wanting to make money. After all they are a business just like any other, and have families to support and mouths to feed just like any one of us. The business plan Matt has is smart for long-term success. His marketing plan however has started to slide downhill..at least from a business " ethics" standpoint (if there is sucha thing[:-])

I’ve always liked the Mathews product, even though I’ve have had my ups and downs with single-cam technology over the years. There is no doubt Mathews has made some great contributions to archers and the industry. If I were not shooting a BowTech right now (and I see no reason to change with what I’ve seen of the 2004 offerings), I’d be walking in the woods with a Legacy or LX come Saturday morning. It’s that simple.

Regardless, the BS marketing, the insults, and the arrogance has to go. You can see it in dealerships, on ranges, and now it is blatantly promoted in the advertising. Friendly competition is a good thing, but this current state of affairs is unhealthy not only for the industry as a whole, but for Mathews in particular. How many great athletes, movie stars, musicians, or other folks in the limelight have destroyed their own careers by running off at the mouth on one too many occasions? Not to mention that this industry very much goes in cycles for the “who is on top” title. 8-10 years ago HCA was riding high. Now look at them. Only the SMARTEST successful companies have managed to stay near or at the top year after year. What about Pearson? Or Bear Jennings? Even enthusiasm for PSE has waned considerably in the past few years. If Matt and his advertising crew don’t turn this around, they will likely find themselves in deep dog-poopy very soon.

It all boils down to this: Nobody likes an arrogant Ba$tard, no matter how good they are at what they do.

Too much politics in archery these days…..[:' (]