What Are Your Credentials? How Much Experience Do You Have?
That's one of the first questions I like to ask before I make a purchase. First of all, I don't consider myself to be any kind of "expert". I'm just a guy who loves making strings, and have been lucky to meet a lot of people and learn a lot about the process over the past three decades. I've been making strings since 1994. Not a couple of strings a month - I've never have been much for moderation. When I first started, I was making all I could and giving them away for evaluation, trying to get better. Even though I quit counting at 10,000 strings many years ago, and I've made two instructional DVD's on making strings... I'm still trying to get better - it's a constant learning process. I've made custom strings for some top rated bowyers and stores, and I still make a few for some stores, but these days I'm not very interested in making strings commercially. I stay plenty busy with custom orders, and I'd rather work with individuals.
It was 2011 or 2012 when I started making strings and cables for Genesis bows, and I began to help coach an NASP team at a local school. We went on to win 5 State Championships in a row, and have placed in several more, with several of our archers going on to get scholarship offers and shoot in the MS All Star tournament. Lots of NASP champions shoot string sets that I made for them.
I won't sell a string I wouldn't use myself. I am a tournament archer and bow hunter, so I have a good idea what either archer is looking for in a particular string. I don't shoot in as many tournaments as I used to, but I have won and/or placed in tournaments like: The Howard Hill, The Jerry Pierce, Traditional Bowhunter's of GA State Championship, .MS State 3D Championship, The TN Classic, the State Games of MS, the ATAR, and several smaller tournaments. I've hunted in Northern Ontario, Canada; New Mexico; Colorado; Georgia; South Carolina; Alabama, and Mississippi... and I hope to keep adding to the list until it's time for me to leave this world.
I consider myself very fortunate to know some of the better tournament archers, coaches, and hunters in the traditional world, along with having close ties to BCY and their wealth of knowledge and test data. I'm constantly asking questions and working to get more information. My friends call me a "string nerd". I guess it fits.
I've done some of my own "tests", but I don't own precision test equipment that is required to give complete, accurate, and honest numbers. For that, I rely on some folks who do own this equipment. Even though I know I can trust the people I get data from, I strongly encourage people to do their own testing and come to their own conclusions. There are way too many variables in this sport for me to say "this is the best for you, period!" - at least I couldn't say it honestly. I feel it's better to get data from an unbiased source anyway, so I can tell you the facts, not what I want the facts to be. If you have any questions at all, about strings, string materials, etc., please feel free to ask. I don't claim to have all the answers but I'll do my best.
I plan to attend several different events as a vendor with or for BCY. The list may change, but be sure to look for us at the bigger traditional events and maybe some of the smaller ones.
Although not on my site just yet, I have my own line of string maker's wax, the instructional DVD "How to Build a Great Bowstring", and I often have string making supplies on hand at a great discount. Contact me for more information if you are interested in making your own strings, or if you need supplies.
That's one of the first questions I like to ask before I make a purchase. First of all, I don't consider myself to be any kind of "expert". I'm just a guy who loves making strings, and have been lucky to meet a lot of people and learn a lot about the process over the past three decades. I've been making strings since 1994. Not a couple of strings a month - I've never have been much for moderation. When I first started, I was making all I could and giving them away for evaluation, trying to get better. Even though I quit counting at 10,000 strings many years ago, and I've made two instructional DVD's on making strings... I'm still trying to get better - it's a constant learning process. I've made custom strings for some top rated bowyers and stores, and I still make a few for some stores, but these days I'm not very interested in making strings commercially. I stay plenty busy with custom orders, and I'd rather work with individuals.
It was 2011 or 2012 when I started making strings and cables for Genesis bows, and I began to help coach an NASP team at a local school. We went on to win 5 State Championships in a row, and have placed in several more, with several of our archers going on to get scholarship offers and shoot in the MS All Star tournament. Lots of NASP champions shoot string sets that I made for them.
I won't sell a string I wouldn't use myself. I am a tournament archer and bow hunter, so I have a good idea what either archer is looking for in a particular string. I don't shoot in as many tournaments as I used to, but I have won and/or placed in tournaments like: The Howard Hill, The Jerry Pierce, Traditional Bowhunter's of GA State Championship, .MS State 3D Championship, The TN Classic, the State Games of MS, the ATAR, and several smaller tournaments. I've hunted in Northern Ontario, Canada; New Mexico; Colorado; Georgia; South Carolina; Alabama, and Mississippi... and I hope to keep adding to the list until it's time for me to leave this world.
I consider myself very fortunate to know some of the better tournament archers, coaches, and hunters in the traditional world, along with having close ties to BCY and their wealth of knowledge and test data. I'm constantly asking questions and working to get more information. My friends call me a "string nerd". I guess it fits.
I've done some of my own "tests", but I don't own precision test equipment that is required to give complete, accurate, and honest numbers. For that, I rely on some folks who do own this equipment. Even though I know I can trust the people I get data from, I strongly encourage people to do their own testing and come to their own conclusions. There are way too many variables in this sport for me to say "this is the best for you, period!" - at least I couldn't say it honestly. I feel it's better to get data from an unbiased source anyway, so I can tell you the facts, not what I want the facts to be. If you have any questions at all, about strings, string materials, etc., please feel free to ask. I don't claim to have all the answers but I'll do my best.
I plan to attend several different events as a vendor with or for BCY. The list may change, but be sure to look for us at the bigger traditional events and maybe some of the smaller ones.
Although not on my site just yet, I have my own line of string maker's wax, the instructional DVD "How to Build a Great Bowstring", and I often have string making supplies on hand at a great discount. Contact me for more information if you are interested in making your own strings, or if you need supplies.