Elite Archery?
01-28-2007 | 07:29 PM
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RE: Elite Archery?
They've been around for a couple years, as far as I know. I've seen more posts about them over on AT, but I forgot about them until I was surfing the classifieds last night.
The Synergy really caught my eye too. It reminds me a whole lot of my Allegiance.
The Synergy really caught my eye too. It reminds me a whole lot of my Allegiance.
01-29-2007 | 11:06 AM
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RE: Elite Archery?
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They just started selling bows summer of '06....
They just started selling bows summer of '06....
01-29-2007 | 11:16 AM
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RE: Elite Archery?
ORIGINAL: Washington Hunter
They've been around for a couple years, as far as I know. I've seen more posts about them over on AT, but I forgot about them until I was surfing the classifieds last night.
The Synergy really caught my eye too. It reminds me a whole lot of my Allegiance.
They've been around for a couple years, as far as I know. I've seen more posts about them over on AT, but I forgot about them until I was surfing the classifieds last night.
The Synergy really caught my eye too. It reminds me a whole lot of my Allegiance.
Here is the short and sweet story
The Chief Bowtech Designer and one of the Founders Kevin Strother was excused from Bowtech over a year ago.
He married the martin girl, she opened Elite Archery and hired the unemployed Kevin(her husband).
Bowtech sued Elite for copy design of their bows(all that Kevin had desgined) Suit was settled and is posted here somewhere on what elite can and can not do.
There it is, LOL
01-29-2007 | 11:48 AM
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RE: Elite Archery?
That was how I heard the story.
My pro shop had one in stock, and it seems to be a good bow. I shot it and it is very smooth and queit. Does remind me of a Bowtech, so thats when I started believing the story. Hope they come out with some more, and add new toys....
My pro shop had one in stock, and it seems to be a good bow. I shot it and it is very smooth and queit. Does remind me of a Bowtech, so thats when I started believing the story. Hope they come out with some more, and add new toys....
01-29-2007 | 12:56 PM
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RE: Elite Archery?
Germ told the very PC version of the story. What was left out was that Kevin accused Bowtech of firing him for marrying the Martin girl (Martin couldn't fire her being that she's family). Bowtech contended that the dismissal had to do with conflicts of interest, which seems to be the case because shortly after Kevin is dismissed a new bow company sprouts out of nowhere with a striking resemblence to the bows Kevin was making at Bowtech. Also, Elite had no designer on staff until Kevin was hired (from what I have heard at AT). To make matters worse Kevin has on more than one occasion started rumors about Bowtech regarding their manufacturing practices and service that is contrary to what most have experienced. He also made an insinuation that the cam on the Guardian and Commander looks "similar" to his K8 cam. Some technical issues have come up with Elite too, such as cam design issues where they were cutting into the string and the solution was, well, let's just say it involved a Dremel.
Bottom line, I could never own an Elite bow because they don't make left-handed bows, but even if I could I wouldn't because I don't feel comfortable in the way business is handled. That is not a holier-than-thou statement, but one that I would be afraid of putting my money into a product and wondering if I'd be left out in the cold. If they treat those that are to sell their products and make them money as Mobo indicated I can only imagine what would happen if I had a problem.
Just my 2 cents.
Bottom line, I could never own an Elite bow because they don't make left-handed bows, but even if I could I wouldn't because I don't feel comfortable in the way business is handled. That is not a holier-than-thou statement, but one that I would be afraid of putting my money into a product and wondering if I'd be left out in the cold. If they treat those that are to sell their products and make them money as Mobo indicated I can only imagine what would happen if I had a problem.
Just my 2 cents.
01-29-2007 | 01:06 PM
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RE: Elite Archery?
ORIGINAL: HuntingBry
Germ told the very PC version of the story. What was left out was that Kevin accused Bowtech of firing him for marrying the Martin girl (Martin couldn't fire her being that she's family). Bowtech contended that the dismissal had to do with conflicts of interest, which seems to be the case because shortly after Kevin is dismissed a new bow company sprouts out of nowhere with a striking resemblence to the bows Kevin was making at Bowtech. Also, Elite had no designer on staff until Kevin was hired (from what I have heard at AT). To make matters worse Kevin has on more than one occasion started rumors about Bowtech regarding their manufacturing practices and service that is contrary to what most have experienced. He also made an insinuation that the cam on the Guardian and Commander looks "similar" to his K8 cam. Some technical issues have come up with Elite too, such as cam design issues where they were cutting into the string and the solution was, well, let's just say it involved a Dremel.
Bottom line, I could never own an Elite bow because they don't make left-handed bows, but even if I could I wouldn't because I don't feel comfortable in the way business is handled. That is not a holier-than-thou statement, but one that I would be afraid of putting my money into a product and wondering if I'd be left out in the cold. If they treat those that are to sell their products and make them money as Mobo indicated I can only imagine what would happen if I had a problem.
Just my 2 cents.
Germ told the very PC version of the story. What was left out was that Kevin accused Bowtech of firing him for marrying the Martin girl (Martin couldn't fire her being that she's family). Bowtech contended that the dismissal had to do with conflicts of interest, which seems to be the case because shortly after Kevin is dismissed a new bow company sprouts out of nowhere with a striking resemblence to the bows Kevin was making at Bowtech. Also, Elite had no designer on staff until Kevin was hired (from what I have heard at AT). To make matters worse Kevin has on more than one occasion started rumors about Bowtech regarding their manufacturing practices and service that is contrary to what most have experienced. He also made an insinuation that the cam on the Guardian and Commander looks "similar" to his K8 cam. Some technical issues have come up with Elite too, such as cam design issues where they were cutting into the string and the solution was, well, let's just say it involved a Dremel.
Bottom line, I could never own an Elite bow because they don't make left-handed bows, but even if I could I wouldn't because I don't feel comfortable in the way business is handled. That is not a holier-than-thou statement, but one that I would be afraid of putting my money into a product and wondering if I'd be left out in the cold. If they treat those that are to sell their products and make them money as Mobo indicated I can only imagine what would happen if I had a problem.
Just my 2 cents.
01-29-2007 | 01:20 PM
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Well it sounds as if Elite was been founded on some very rocky ground. I don't think I'll be purchasing one of their bows.
Just like Mathews, if I dislike a company [for whatever reason] I can't bring myself to purchase their product.
Just like Mathews, if I dislike a company [for whatever reason] I can't bring myself to purchase their product.
