PSE is a superb bow; always has been and I am confident it still is. I shot PSE for many years before I made a transition to Martin. Not because PSE became a bad bow, but because of cost and close access to a Martin dealer. Martin is also a good bow, so I have been using Martins since 1995.

I personally knew Pete Shepley for several years from his beginning. Shepley was very proud and protective of his product and the reputation of his product. I have to believe he still is. I used to occasionally visit the Illinois factory. When there, I observed the constant quality control processes. PSE would not let a riser with a paint blemish out the door.

These people were very serious about producing an excellent product and they did. PSE's design and durability was mostly responsible for getting the compound bow to be readily accepted in the archery world.

Any bow can occasionally have a defect, but that does not mean that the manufacturer produces inferior products. Many of the problems can also be the fault of the owner. PSE was always a very rugged bow. I would suspect that it still is.

All compound bows are good bows, and so is PSE. Do not accuse PSE, or any company, of bad customer service based on a personal experience with an employee that may have been incompetent.

PSE is a "classic" bow, mostly used by "classy" shooters.

http://www.bowhunting.net/Interviews...Shepley-1.html

http://www.yorksport.com/pse.htm

PS: One part of the article on Pete's beginning is incorrect. He actually started in an 8' X 8" concrete block building that was located in Pete's backyard.

http://www.bowhunting.net/bobragsdale/ragsdale.html