As a professional Pro Shop owner, I am embarrassed and offer my apologies. This type of business trickery is without an excuse.

This is something I posted recently on another forum which seems appropriate at this time:
There is no absolute definition of PRO SHOP. If you have enough money to hang a shingle and buy "X" dollars worth of bows from any one manufacturer, they dub you a PRO SHOP. You 'may' get set up properly or you 'may' not. The disgrace I've seen in this industry is absurd use of the term "PRO SHOP". There are no standards that an archery store has to meet. There are no schools they have to attend or tests they have to take.

The Pro Shops that are good are usually crowded during the rush season beyond belief. I can't tell you how many sales or service jobs we lost last year because some customers just couldn't/wouldn't wait in line. If your Archery Store is crowded and people tell you it's worth the wait, count your blessings. While many of you know a lot and probably can do a good job on your bow, don't even begin to think you know it all - I don't.

.......I know AMO would like to set PRO SHOP standards, but how? I wish most of the manufacturers would/could do a better job of selecting the stores that sell their products."

I, like PW12 and other Pro Shop owners, wish I could help.