I'll offer a few comments here. As mentioned previously, I'm the "H" in A&H Archery. The original company I formed with O.L. in New Mexico has been shut down. I have re-incorporated A&H Archery in the State of Michigan with my new partner, Larry Hanify. I have been involved with the ACS design since 2002 and it's accurate to say there wouldn't be a patent had I not written it and paid for it. I have personally built and tested all of the prototype bows and limbs leading up to the point where we are now. While I won't claim to be the most wonderful artisan in the world I believe that I'm not too bad, either.
Having said that, however, let me make it clear that O.L. is an incredibly talented craftsman. His work and the artistry of his product is wonderful. It's just that he tired of trying to build a larger business with larger bow building capacity. It just wasn't his thing. Building a bigger business was the only way I'd ever be able to recoup my investment in the patent. That's why I formed the new corporation in Michigan. The new A&H retains ownership of the patent and all rights to the patent. O.L. has a life-long licensing agreement from A&H allowing him to build a few custom bows each year using the patented technology. It's exactly what each of us wanted and needed going forward, and works out well for everyone.
O.L. and Larry and I are still very close and work together. In fact, all of the 3PTD risers and many of the limbs he has "built" and finished have come from the shop in Michigan. Larry and I will continue to work with O.L. in any way we can to help him. We will continue to share design ideas and work together on developing new products. O.L. is continuing to chip away at the list of folks who have sent him deposits for bows built by him.
If you obtain a bow from A&H it will not be built by O.L. In fact, he will never see or touch the bow. He's not an owner nor is he participating in any way in the building or selling of A&H bows. What A&H is intending to do is build and grow a company that can produce as many bows incorporating the ACS technology as the consuming public wants. While it seems rather lofty at the moment given our humble beginnings, I'd like to believe that some day we'll be able to build 1,000 or more bows per year if folks still continue to want them.
Since January of this year we've caught up with everyone who has contacted us so far through about September or October of 2006. Those folks who still wanted a bow have either already received one or their new bow is currently being built. Our production capacity will continue to expand as demand warrants.
As the original founder of the original A&H Archery and as the builder and tester of all the ACS prototypes up to this point I can attest that the bows from A&H will compare favorably with those from O.L.
Come visit the A&H booth at the Compton Traditional Rendezvous in June. We'd love to have everyone handle and shoot some of our bows and form their own first-hand opinions. See you there!
Topic: OL Adcock vs A&H Archery (Read 2485 times)
