I would like to take a moment to tell you about my experience with purchasing my Sitkbow from Rich Emery in Portland, IN. I am a 65 year old retired wildlife biologist from Indiana DNR. I retired last April after 42 years. I have bow hunted since I was 16 with various types of equipment and have watched archery equipment morph and change most of my life. I have owned and shot at least a dozen different compounds in my life, but I have always held a soft spot in my heart for traditional. My first recurve was a Wing Thunderbird that I bought about 1970 or 71. I also own a Howard Hill Big 5, and a Dick Palmer longbow. After retiring I sold the last two compounds that I owned and started hanging out with a group of guys that were shooting traditional. I was given the name of Rich Emery in Portland, IN, as a local bowyer who had taken over for the late Don Dow that I am sure many of you were acquainted. I didn't want to buy a "pig in a poke" without meeting the person that was actually building bows, so I went to his house and shop in late September and spent a couple of hours talking with Rich and his fiancee, and looking at, handling, and shooting some of his bows. I was extremely impressed with their genuine friendliness and professionalism. I ended up ordering a Stikbow from him, and after waiting for what seemed like an eternity to me, because I was anxious to get it, but was in reality only five weeks, it came in the mail. I am absolutely stunned by its beauty and performance. It is only 54 inches long, and 48# at 28". I only draw 27 inches, but I still get no stack and no finger pinch. It shoots smooth with virtually no hand shock and it is quiet even with no silencers on the string. I wanted a short bow, because I don't know how many more years I will be able to hunt from tree stands. It shoots like a dream. I had one of my bow buddies make me a set of carbon shaft arrows with the wood grain look. We spent a couple of hours yesterday tuning them to the bow, and they shoot awesome. I know it's late in the bow season now, but I still intend to get this puppy out and hope for a possible opportunity at taking a deer with it. If not, well that's bowhunting. I am so very pleased with the product that I received from Rich Emery it is hard for me to put into words. I know there a a lot of high quality bowyers out there that sell great equipment, but I would highly recommend that if you are in the market for a new custom longbow or recurve that you give Rich a call and talk with him. He has a Facebook Page which you can easily find using his name or Stikbows. You will be hard pressed to find a person that is more honest, straight forward, customer oriented, and just plain genuine than Rich. Give him a try and feel free to ask me any questions you would like about my bow or experience with Rich Emery. I have yet to shoot my new bow threw the chrono, but will do so very soon and would be happy to share the results with anyone interested. I hope that I have not over stepped my bounds with this post. I am relatively new to tradgang. I did not intend this to be a commercial for Stikbows, but just wanted people to know what a positive experience that I had with Rich.
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