To anyone reading the archery forum

[Billy Goat]

What does this question mean?:

Worry about other things BG besides where companies should be putting resources.​

I do my own work, even though it's on a portable Bowmaster, I've swapped strings, limbs, but it's great to be able to tie in a peep or twist a string/yoke quickly to tune. Eventually I'll get a full-size press at home, but I've been a member of a few clubs with a press and that's great!

That's not a question, but an answer.


Telling me to not worry about these things.

 

[Rob5589]

Other than strings, all done by myself.

 

[PathFinder]

Nobody touches my bow but me. There was some definite trial and error to begin with, but I'd never go back to having a shop do anything but hand me the bow and take my money. The little mistakes here and there took a lot less time than going to a shop.
Between drive time, wait time, and the fact that a shop is never going to be able to spend the time to finish broadhead tune my bow, doing everything DIY is a no-brainer. It's more effort on my part, but way less time and money. Also allows me to tinker and experiment without bothering or waiting on anyone else.

 

[ZDR]

I do the majority of my own work at home. I don’t have a press yet but have access to one when I need it. Not an expert tuner by any measure, but I can get my own bows right. When I retired 2.5 years ago, I got a job in a local pro shop and it’s been an education.

 

[CobraChicken]

Shop for anything press related.

I do my own arrow building though. From tail to tip. Had great results and it saves me money and I don't have to rely on others when I'm in a pinch.

 

[mod-it]

I do not own a bow press yet. So I go to a shop for string set changes, getting BH and ax to ax set, cams timed, making sure it hits peak poundage, and placing a peep in the string.
I also use a shop to cut arrows since I don't have a cutter. But that's all I need a shop for with a new arrow build.

I do everything else myself from that point, I like to set up a bow per the video that Paige Pearce has on setting up a new bow so it holds the best (minus the adjustments that require a press of course).
If a new string set was put on, that changes it a bit. While still at the shop I will have a d-loop added and the peep tied in so I can shoot it until the set settles, as the string usually needs a twist added/removed to get the peep sitting correctly again. Then I'll take it home and remove the d-loop and untie the peep, and start going through my preferred setup process.

 

[nettereo16]

That's not a question, but an answer.


Telling me to not worry about these things.

Duhh. BG is you…
Questions, answers, it’s been a long week! Looking forward to shooting the bows this weekend.

 

[Beendare]

Home shop here…build my own arrows and strings, tune my bows


I stop short of forging my own BHs- grin

 

[Axlrod]

Friend I've known since grade school (40+ years) owns the pro shop/indoor archery range here. He is a hunter and a shooter. And he is way better at teaching fundamental archery to my kids than I am- well they listen to him.
He is very detail orientated and does a great job on all our bows and arrows. He does nothing but archery every day and has for many decades. No way I can match that with you tube. When he retires I will have to take my bow over to his house.

 

[*zap*]

I do not see how I could have the same level of experience as Mike Carter so I take my bow to him even thou he is a few hour drive. Carters Archery, Cameron MO.

 

[dreamingbig]

This is meant for anyone who shoots a bow. It's really just wondering how many archers really do all their own tuning/maintenance versus how many need a good local proshop. I suspect on RS we get the sense that most are a bow tech, when in reality it's far from it.


This is not a judgment post, simply personal research. Something I have wondered about for a while.

I do. I have only used pro shops for limb swaps. All other work is done by me at home.

For warranty work Hoyt requires you use a dealer.


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[MallardSX2]

I typically do EVERYTHING myself. With the exception of warranty work of course.

My new bow doesn't work in my press so that is throwing a bit of a wrench into my typical routine.

 

[CCooper]

Lucky enough to have one of the best bow shops there is 15 minutes from me. I don't touch anything on my bows. Just went in a couple weeks ago and shot one through paper and had the timing checked for shits. Everything was perfect. In and out in 5 minutes.

 

[87TT]

After some poor experiences with "shops", I decided to try to do it myself. The nearest shop was 2 hrs away. After I got the runaround on a new string and tune costing me two trips, I was done With the internet and Youtube, it's a no brainer. I built a press for like $50 , a draw board for $20, a paper tuning rack out of scrap wood and a roll of masking paper from Home Depot. Bought a cheap vise off of ebay and some levels and squares. My latest build was an arrow saw that works awesome and cost less than $20 for the cheap Dremel tool

 

[Dave_S]

I tune on my own (thanks to bowtech for making it easy) and am getting set up to build arrows myself. Strings or anything that needs a press is going to the shop.

 

[Billy Goat]

Home shop here…build my own arrows and strings, tune my bows


I stop short of forging my own BHs- grin

Awe come on now, we know you don't "build" your arrows.


But if you'd like to start, there's a knapping convention about an hour away from me every year.

 

[chasewild]

I've struggled to find a good shop, and then I find one, and then I move! So, I've learned a ton about what's going on, but I don't work on the bow itself.

 

[BoilerBowHunter]

I’ve purchased a press and draw board within the last 12 months. The nearest shop from me is 30-40 minutes away (one way). And frankly when I go in there I always feel awkward and like I am inconveniencing them. It’s probably just a “me” thing and not because they actually feel that way. I also figured that anything they can do, I can learn to do myself with enough time and effort. I’m also extremely interested in how it all works and why, so it was a natural progression for me. I’m still a complete novice but this year I have changed my own strings, timed up my cams, and tuned my bow to shoot bare shaft bullet holes through paper. Phenomenal learning experience. I don’t see how I could ever go back unless there is something that I work on for months and still can’t figure out (but that’s what Rokslide is for!?).

 

[87TT]

I’ve purchased a press and draw board within the last 12 months. The nearest shop from me is 30-40 minutes away (one way). And frankly when I go in there I always feel awkward and like I am inconveniencing them. It’s probably just a “me” thing and not because they actually feel that way. I also figured that anything they can do, I can learn to do myself with enough time and effort. I’m also extremely interested in how it all works and why, so it was a natural progression for me. I’m still a complete novice but this year I have changed my own strings, timed up my cams, and tuned my bow to shoot bare shaft bullet holes through paper. Phenomenal learning experience. I don’t see how I could ever go back unless there is something that I work on for months and still can’t figure out (but that’s what Rokslide is for!?).

The last straw for me was when I called to see about getting a new string on my PowerMax. They told me that I would have to “drop it off” and pick it up in a week. Mind you, this was in April so not like just before hunting season. i live over 2 hours from the shop so I asked if I could make arraignments to drop it off when they opened and pick it up before they closed that day. I was told no. I finally got to talk to the owner and he agreed to it. Dropped it off for a new string and “full” cleaning and tune. They called me a few hours later and said I was all set. I went and picked it up. I used their indoor range to shoot a few before I left. I then saw that it had not been cleaned. When I asked about it, I was told there was a mix up and I would have to leave the bow as that tech was gone for the day. The same tech that oiled my QAD rest and ruined it. I decided I needed a backup bow and then thought to myself, you can’t do any worse than the “tech”. Two new bows later and haven’t had anybody but me touch my stuff. I even changed the limbs on my Helix.

 

[TripleJ]

I'm blessed in that one of my best and longest friends had his own shop for a few years, and then was in the archery industry for quite a few years after that. He has a shop set up in his garage and does my bow work for me. I do build my own arrows at my house. I have 2 well known shops near me, heck I work 2 blocks from one, but any work I've had done at both of those is inconsistent at best.