[wojoattack]

6 hrs south for me!! No way I would take my bow to the shop around here! They have no clue!

 

[TheScOuT]

I have a shop about 2 miles from my house. They have been pretty good to me but there are things I don't like about it. If I could find something better I would drive a few hours with no issues.

I am really thinking about getting all my own stuff to make a small shop for myself. I would really like the fact I do all my work. I am extremely detail orientated and demand perfection with most things I do. I think I would do well working on my own stuff.

 

[aread]

I do 99% of my own work, but when I'm stumped with a problem with either my bow or my form, I drive 90 minutes to 2 hours to Macrotech in Baltimore.

If Macrotech were not available, I think that I wouldn't hesitate to drive the additional hour to LAS. Good guys up there.

Allen

 

[Z7XtremeBoy]

20 minutes each way

 

[nimh]

Two and a half hours to the nearest strother dealer. Will driive it again when I'm needing a new bow.

 

[Viper69]

I got a 10 minute ride....

 

[N7709K]

i've gone to ALC is GA before a couple time, 2.5-3hr flight and then an hr drive, but its worth it

 

[Christopher67]

2 hours 1 way.

 

[candymaker13]

Fortunate to have one heck of a great tech about 40 minutes from my house, Chad at Bloodtrackers archery , he always gets me right , butt I would drive as far as I had too to make sure I was confident in the person working on my bow, so that I am confident it's rite when I get to a tournament , butt I'm trying to learn and buy everything I need so that I' can work on my own stuff, which I do the basics

 

[josh2772]

30 minutes is the most I'd tra:thumbs_upvel. But my shop is only 5 minutes away

 

[huteson2us2]

I traveled 1 1/2 hours to a shop that I was told was the best shop in Washington to buy my Hoyt Carbon Element. When the bow arrived, I was handed the bow in a box. I asked to have the bow at least timed. The owner informed me that Hoyt bow always came in time and cams in sync.
I was confused as I have never seen any bow including the 6 previous Hoyts that I have owned in the past come from the factory timed. My old bow press would not work on the new limbs on the Carbon Element so in desperation, I asked the owner if I could pay him to put the cams in sync.
He went over to his bow scale and pulled the bow to full draw and immediatly let it up and told me it was perfect. When i got it home and shot it, I could tell it was out of time. Long story short, I had to buy a new bow press as the bow was out of sync.
From now on, I will never buy anything from a shop.

 

[Dthbyhoyt]

The reason I'm asking is I'm thinking about making a trip to LAS since its 3 hours away and don't know if I was crazy and if it will be worth having them tune my bow


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I just drove 7.5 hrs to go to Lancasters to pick up some string material and serving material , but as far as getting my bow worked on , I just walk out my back door and stroll to bak yard to my Man Cave and do it all myself ..

 

[rutnstrut]

In early 2009 when I lived in Wyoming I traveled over 600 miles one way to shoot and order an Alien X, it was almost 1300 miles round trip. I also made that trip a month later to pick the bow up. My favorite shop here in WI is about an hour and 45 minutes one way, I make that trip quite often. But I do most of the work of my bows and those of friends and relatives. When I go to a shop it's to buy bows, accessories, and supplies.

 

[Rolo]

Back in the 90s I had to drive 45+ minutes and then 2+ hrs, after I moved one-way to a couple of different shops. The 45 minute trips convinced me to learn to do my own work. Have accumulated all the tools to do just that. The 2 hr. trips were only to pick bows up. So...since the 90s, all of the work on the bows has been done by me. Currently, it is a 10 minute trip to get the bows, and any accessories I may want. 10 second trip to the basement to work on them.

 

[Carroll in MO]

Crackers is 2 hours one way--if I go west another about 2 hours one way if I go east, and one about 2 1/2 hours norh, but do what I can do myself and when I need another hand--my wife

 

[Huntin Hard]

I think I'm going to make the 3 hour trip to LAS this Saturday. I think it'll be worth the trip.


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[Mr.Wiggles]

I drive right by the local shops and keep on for another 2 hours drive until i get to a shop worth a damn,they do good work,and have products,unlike the locals that gotta"order"the smallest things a shop should stock.I don't give a crap what the price of gas is,i'm not buying from a slob shop ever again,i'll take the drive every time,i kinda likes it,the wifey comes along and we make a fun day trip out of it.

 

[Turokman123]

I read all these and thank god that I have one 10 minutes away

 

[Shooter6]

I drive 2 1/2 hours.

 

[Shabbona]

Just my 2 cents, but I used to have John Dudley tune my bow at Gat Guns in Elgin, IL. He Gave me some real good advise. Take your bow apart (piece by piece) that means yes get a press, the tools you can afford, then try to understand what is going on. You will in the long term become a better archer! Also in the long run you will find it more cost effective. Well 15 years later, I still do my own thing and at the same time use a pro shop. But, I am a little more experienced with what the pro shop is doing...