Rick Welch customer service/Batman Bow

[Don Batten]

Anyone who knows me,knows that I like Rick's bows, and shoot them good. I bought my first Dakota online , used on tradgang. I since have bought 3 from Rick. All good shooters. Last summer I had two bows strung up in my shop. I came home one day and It was hot (100+) and in the shop hotter. One of the bows had unstrung itself. I unstrung the other and figured I'd learned a lesson. I met Rick at the trad Ibo shoot and told him how stupid I'd been in leaving a bow strung in a hot place. This past dec while pig hunting, the other bow came apart. I emailed Rick and told him about it. I knew that the problem was my falult and never indicated that I thought that he should make it Right. Well about 3 weeks ago, Rick called me and asked me why I had'nt sent the broken bow back. I told him that I did'nt think that I needed to because I was my fault that It broke in the first place. He said " You got 2 broke bows and I stand by my s...t. send them to me." 3 days later I got a Dakota longbow in the mail. It was one that Rick had when he came down to hunt with us this past dec. I was spechless. today he called and asked if I'd gotten the bow. I said thanks and he said he was going to just make me another recurve too and send it when he got the chance. I told him that I had only bought one bow from him that broke and the other I'd bought 2nd hand, and both were my fault for leaving them strung in a hot place. He still said" naw I'll just build you another. I'm not saying he would do that  all the time, but it kinda got away with me. how can you get any better customer service than that? I'll be shooting this longbow at any 3D shoot I go to this year. I tweaked the paint job today just a tad. It's 66" 47@28 and a tac driver. I call it "BATMAN".
 

[owlbait]

Cool paint Don. Are those finger grooves standard? really looks like it would be fun to shoot. Which do you like better, longbow or the recurve?

[Shinken]

Very nice Don, very nice!

My kids would think that paint job is SSSAAAaaaa-wwweeeeetttttt!!!

Shoot straight, Shinken

[Guru]

Rick has always struck me a really good dude and a lot of laughs. Just a cool guy to share a camp with....

Good for you bud.....that's a cool bow!

[Gator1]

Well, hats off to Rick....

         

[Tom Phillips]

You need a Batman logo shirt to wear when you shoot the Batman bow !! Hats off to Ricky Welch for great customer service going above & beyond the call of duty !!

[Don Batten]

Mike, thanks, I like the Recurve and the longbow the same. 2 lbs per inch on the recurve and 3 lbs per inch on the longbow, so I guess the recurve is a bit smoother,but the both are speedy and shot right where ya look.

Curt, yeah, Rick is a cool guy and a pleasure to be around. Not quite the dry humor or deadly a shot as Marty or Biggie, but a great guy just the same. LOL DB

[John Dill]

That looks like a copyright violation Mr. Batten I will hold off contacting marvel comics if you will post the pics of you shooting that bow in your bat cape.  :D        :p  

All silliness aside...great paint job!

[Don Batten]

Hey Tom, I just remembered this pic. I got the shirt. two years ago at Hickory NC with my good buddies John Dill and Preston Roberson, and Little John Davis Dill.
 

John, I got Tricia sewing a cape and matching speedoes now. All I need now is Bruce Wayne's bank account. LOL Don

[foamkiller]

Don great looking bow. You need to bring it to the IBO Trad World this year.

[Wannabe1]

Man, you can't beat that kind of service with a stick! Congratulations and cool looking paint job.      

[GMMAT]

There's a lot of dang good shootin' in that pic.

Cool deal on the bows, Don.  Look forward to seeing you guys in a few weeks.

[amar911]

I just got back from a Rick Welch school and hog hunt near Abilene, Texas. It was a fun time and a great learning experience. Rick is a heck of a guy and a great teacher. This story of him fixing the bows doesn't surprise me. He is that kind of fellow. He makes a good shooting bow too -- and he shoots his with deadly accuracy!!

Allan

[James Wrenn]

Man you are going to be too cool with that one.  

[jeff vess]

Awesome bow man!

[jonsimoneau]

Rick is a really great guy and he is alot of laughs.  I really enjoyed the couple of days I spent with him while taking shooting lessons.  We had fun.

[Bruce Martin]

I had a similar experience with Rick. I took his shooting school last April, and before I left ordered a 45 lb recurve. I was shooting a 40 lb curve at the school which was just right for learning his techniques. As I waited for the 45 lb bow I kept pondering a set of stronger limbs in case I have a chance at elk or big hogs and finally called Rick and ordered a set of 55 lb limbs for the same riser. Rick assured me that the new limbs would work and be interchangeable on the riser. Later I got a call from Rick and he said the 45 lb bow was ready but he had a problem with alignment of the 55 lb limbs, so was going to build a new set. However, he said he would ship the completed 45 lb bow and just put the 55 lb limbs on a new riser and ship that later. All for the original price of the 45 lb bow and the 55 lb limbs. That was unbelievably generous and really reinforced Rick as a class act for sure. BTW, I killed 2 humongous does with the 45 before the end of season in December using a razor sharp Zwickey on the end of the 35-55 Goldtips. His bows are just excellent and fun to shoot.

[FerretWYO]

Awesome. I have talked to Rick on the phone before he is a great person.

[GMMAT]

I never associated trad bows with target colors????

Who knew???....lol

[Arrowhead80]

Can you get John to paint an addiction up like Robin? I guess i need to paint my ACS like the Joker to battle with you in the LB class this year.lol.Takes a heck of a good fella to do what Rick is doing.Keep em in the 10 ring,Preston.