archery den?

[dirtyhands]

Have any of Yall done business with them. Do you know how much they charge to look over your bow and tune it? I've completely screwed up my bow and could use some professional help.

 

[TNReb]

The impression I've got from them is that they're decent guys that do good work, but they stay pretty busy and they work so fast that it can seem impersonal. I don't think they intend to be that way, but it's just the way they initially came off to me. If they sit and talk about every bow for an hour, they aren't going to get any work done.

I would say to take the bow in immediately - don't wait. The busy season is hitting...

Tracy Taylor down at Taylor's Archery in Tullahoma seems like a decent guy too. I've only been in his shop once, but he seemed a little more personable. Don't get me wrong - he was very busy - but he didn't mind answering every question I had. I ran in to him about a week ago in Bass Pro and he recognized me and we talked for a few minutes. I wouldn't hesitate to go back to him.

 

[jeff ll]

x2 for Taylor's Walked in there for first time with my daughter and walked out with a Hoyt for her.This is her first bow and he put her at ease and was very patient with her.Now if she does her part all will be good.

 

[krazykarl_13]

X3 for Taylor's. I was very impressed when he set my wife up two weeks ago.


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[TNDeerGuy]

Personally, I will not recommend Archery Den—I've seen too many entry-level screwups that a shop of their caliber shouldn't be making. What have you done to screw up your bow and what part of the area do you live in?

 

[dirtyhands]

I'm in murfreesboro and it's kind of a long story but I bought the bow a diomond infinite edge last year. I had never shot a bow before and had no idea what I was doing to be honest still don't know much. The guy at academy set it up for me. Needless to say he wasn't a professional but neither am I so I took it home and started practicing. I was actually grouping pretty well about the size of a baseball but not exactly where I was aiming. I started doing research and started tinkering with my bow. I would go through phases where I would shoot very well then it seemed like I couldn't group or the bow was off so I'd go back to tinkering. I eventually installed a trophy ridge revolution rest and up till about a month ago I was quite accurate with it even nailing killshots on my 3d targets with broadheads from 30 yards away . I've been slowly going up on my draw weight and maxed out about a month ago but noticed I was starting to hit a little left and my arrows appeared to be barrel rolling. I thought maybe it was time to get a stiffer arrow so I went with some 350s but It didn't get any better. I starred looking over my bow and arrows and noticed a black mark on one vein on every arrow so I looked at all my old arrows and they have the same mark. Apperently my rest was out of time and my arrows were hitting them on the way out. I put the whisker back on and that's when I lost all accuracy. I was hitting way left no matter how I adjusted the rest. So I did some more research and measured my draw again which was 2 inches too short. Now ice got the right draw length wich fixed most of my left hits but at this point I'm so far out of whack that I'm not sure if I need to work on the bow or if it's my form that needs all the work. I'm new so I'm sure my form could use all the help it can get but if my bow is off then working on my form is going to form bad habits. So this is where I'm at right now sitting on my couch in a bad mood again haha.

 

[TNDeerGuy]

The problem you are going to have with most shops, is they will likely have be too busy to fix everything you have listed—you and the bow. The bow will be by far the easy part of the fix, but can be the biggest problem as well. For your reading pleasure here is pretty much anything and everything you will ever need to know about our sport—it's an archery "bible" of sorts. http://archeryhistory.com/archerytalk/T ... rchery.pdf

Concerning the bow, there should be two dots near the outer edge of the cam—the cable should be between those two dots. You need to check the centershot. Put an arrow in the rest and look at the arrow with a measuring tape—the arrow should be covering the middle of the berger hole on the riser by the shelf, and if you measure from the side of the riser to the middle of the arrow on the front and back sides of the shelf—the two distances should be the same. Those are some quick things you can check to see if it is close to being tuned. Also, with an arrow cocked in the rest, you should be able to put another arrow under it flush against the shelf and the two arrows should be running parallel, or the one in the rest might very slightly be aiming downhill.

As far as the rest, I would get that thing off of there—I've seen nothing but clearance/timing issues out of them. Bowfinger Medusa Max or Ripcord would be the only thing that would be on it if it were me.

 

[AlexDad]

I'm in murfreesboro and it's kind of a long story but I bought the bow a diomond infinite edge last year. I had never shot a bow before and had no idea what I was doing to be honest still don't know much. The guy at academy set it up for me. Needless to say he wasn't a professional but neither am I so I took it home and started practicing. I was actually grouping pretty well about the size of a baseball but not exactly where I was aiming. I started doing research and started tinkering with my bow. I would go through phases where I would shoot very well then it seemed like I couldn't group or the bow was off so I'd go back to tinkering. I eventually installed a trophy ridge revolution rest and up till about a month ago I was quite accurate with it even nailing killshots on my 3d targets with broadheads from 30 yards away . I've been slowly going up on my draw weight and maxed out about a month ago but noticed I was starting to hit a little left and my arrows appeared to be barrel rolling. I thought maybe it was time to get a stiffer arrow so I went with some 350s but It didn't get any better. I starred looking over my bow and arrows and noticed a black mark on one vein on every arrow so I looked at all my old arrows and they have the same mark. Apperently my rest was out of time and my arrows were hitting them on the way out. I put the whisker back on and that's when I lost all accuracy. I was hitting way left no matter how I adjusted the rest. So I did some more research and measured my draw again which was 2 inches too short. Now ice got the right draw length wich fixed most of my left hits but at this point I'm so far out of whack that I'm not sure if I need to work on the bow or if it's my form that needs all the work. I'm new so I'm sure my form could use all the help it can get but if my bow is off then working on my form is going to form bad habits. So this is where I'm at right now sitting on my couch in a bad mood again haha.

I'm in Lebanon and I have two of those bows. If you want to get together we can work on it. I'm out of pocket this weekend due to my high school reunion but afterwards fairly free. I bought one for my son and loved his so much I bought one for myself. I tuned a WB on mine as well.

 

[dirtyhands]

Thanks for all your input guys. Tndeerguy thank you for the link I read through it and immediately found issues with myself and the bow. Even though I have a 72 inch arm span I feel much more comfortable at 29 1/2 inch draw. I had to move my peep and found out it was too small and causing vision issues. I put a larger one on that I had laying around and now at full draw I feel very comfortable and more relaxed. The bow still needs a little tweaking but at least now I know it's mostly me that I need to work on. I just shot a few groups and for the most part they were about the size of a baseball at 20 yards and one arrow has a bh on it so that's a good sign. Alexdad thanks for offering to help me out and if I'm still having problems in a couple weeks I'll hit you up.

 

[AlexDad]

No problem, PM me if you ever need help.

 

[tree_ghost]

I would definately endorse Taylor's Archery. Tracy does all my work exclusively. Another great archery shop that my buddy uses is U need it archery. There in Sparta but a good shop is worth the drive

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[Headhunter]

I would at least go ask Sam at Murfreesboro Outdoors. He is a super nice guy and I believe he will help you if he can and if he can't he tell you who can.

 

[dirtyhands]

If your talking about the little guy with a beard and a can of socal in his lip then yea I have talked to him. He's a very friendly and knowledgeable guy. I got the feeling that he just wants people to shoot better regardless of whether you buy anything from him or not.

 

[Tracker56]

I for one will recommend the Archery Den. If it says anything as to how I feel, I recently relocated to N TX and still drove back to the Den this Spring to trade up my Mathews and have it set up by them. I got back into archery 5 years ago after a long hiatus and couldn't be more pleased with the service and guidance I have received. I have had bows set-up by both Jeremy and Ray and both do a great job and take the time to make sure to get me dialed in before leaving and answering all my questions. The only issue I have ever had was after having a doz arrows fletched the vanes didn't stay one for more than 2-3 shots down range. But all I had to do was email Jeremy and he explained they had a bad batch of glue and quickly handled reflecthing without any issues.

God Bless

 

[Crow Terminator]

I highly recommend learning how to at least do basic troubleshooting and maintenance on your bows. It doesn't take many tools to do so and once you buy them once, they are all you will need. You might not use them much but they are there when you need them. I have an oil filter wrench that I might use twice a year but it's there when I need it and I don't have to take my vehicle to somebody else to do a basic oil chsnge for me.

Think of archery shops like this: they are like those small quicky lube oil change places. Some might can do an ok job at basic stuff like changing oil and filters, and putting windshield wipers on. For a lot of people, that is the most maintenance they will ever need....just to get them from point A to B. But you wouldn't take a race car to one of them for a tune up for peak performance, now would you? I see bows in the same way as a race car I guess.

 

[lightsareout]

I would at least go ask Sam at Murfreesboro Outdoors. He is a super nice guy and I believe he will help you if he can and if he can't he tell you who can.

yup sam is awesome. Very helpful even if you didn't buy the bow there.