We were honored to be featured on Minnesota Bound with Laura Schera. If you weren’t able to catch the episode when it aired you can now watch it online. Our segment starts at 14:30.
Come see Average Joes Archery at the Game Fair and take advantage of our fair only deals and specials. The Game Fair runs August 7-9 and 14-16.
Some of our Game Fair deals:
See you there.
Average Joes Archery is adding a little technology to our league scoring. Instead of having to print out 20 pages of scores each week we will now being showing league scores on a monitor in the store and scores will posted on the website. Save the trees! Well, the paper trees anyways. The ceder trees look a little too good around our monitor to be left alone.
You can find the current scores at:
Look what just got dropped off…
Average Joes Archery is proud to announce we are now a PSE Archery dealer. We have a full line of PSE Pro Series bows in stock and can order any PSE Bow, part or accessory you need (ok, want…). In addition to the PSE Pro Series bows we are also stocking their mainline bows including Ready To Shoot adult bow packages starting at $379.99 and youth, adjustable compound bow packages for $69.99 (awesome kit to start out young shooters).
Our staff has been putting the bows through the paces, and they are impressive. Awesome fit and finish, “shootable”, well balanced, FAST and just plain fun to shoot. If you are thinking about getting a new bow they really deserve your consideration.
Getting the first of our PSE bows on the rack. Many more are in the shop just waiting to get out of their boxes and into your hands.
Join us for a little after hours fun and a chance to take home some cash. We will be hosting 3D Scrambles (Jackpot Shoots) through out the spring. Shoots will start after closing on the posted Saturdays (5 pm).
Our May 9th shoot has been cancelled due to the good weather that is keeping everyone out of the shop. See you next time.
Dates: February 21st, March 7th, April 18th, May 9th
During our Customer Appreciation Weekend Average Joes Archery held a 25 shot TechnoHunt Tournament. We had a good turn out for the shoot. The top 3 shooters won prizes and here is who they are and what they won.
1st Bob Hoglund with a score of 203 wins a 1/2 dozen arrows of his choice.
2nd Doug Benoit with a score of 202 wins a choice of Trophy Taker, G5, or Trufire product.
3rd Joe Caminati with a score of 186 wins an Average Joes Gift Certificate.
Thanks to all the participants.
We had a great time last weekend and saw many faces new and old. Once again we want to thank all our customers for making Average Joes Archery what it is today.
Our Archery Experience is a great way for someone new to archery to give it a try, but is a basic experience and some people wanted more. We are adding our Virtual Hunting Experience for those people. Like our the Archery Experience it includes rental equipment, sodas and time on the range for 2 people – 5 people. In addition our Virtual Hunting Experience includes a 30 minute TechnoHUNT session once you get comfortable shooting.
Average Joes Archery would like to thank all of our customers for a supporting us. As a show of our appreciation we are offering the following this weekend:
We will be open for you to stop from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Thanks for stopping by.
Joe and Andy of Average Joes Archery demo shooting at the Game Fair
If you are dusting off the bow for the start of summer shooting here are some tips.
Well it is finally here, summer shooting season. With the cold winter and longer than normal spring we are a little antsy to get out and do some outside shooting. Some words of caution; if your bow has sat in the case since the end of deer season TAKE IT SLOW! You can do a lot of damage to yourself and to your enjoyment by trying to do too much too fast.
Think about short shooting sessions at a close to medium distance. No more than 30 to 40 minutes at half of your maximum shooting distance. Don’t think you can start the season shooting for 2 hours ending with that perfect 80 yard shoot. It doesn’t work that way. I like to start at a medium distance like 20 or 30 yards. If you are going to shoot longer distance do it earlier in your routine. Check your bow at 20 then move to longer distance and work your way back closer.
Think about turning your bow down from the peak weight you ended with last season. Most bows are adjustable at least 10 pounds from peak weight. If you ended last year at the peak turn it down and work your way back up. With most modern equipment the weight adjustment won’t change your sight at close range.
“If it hurts when you do that, then don’t do that!” Pain in joints or muscles when holding or drawing the bow is bad news and can lead to long term problems. I know it’s not the cool thing to do but try to stretch out wrists, elbows, and shoulders before and after shooting. Last year I had an elbow injury that just wouldn’t go away and the more I pushed the worse it got. Don’t risk a summer fun shooting for a couple more shoots early in the season.
Stay positive with your practice. You didn’t just miss a record buck or lose the tournament so let the bad shots go. Always stay upbeat; no one is perfect especially the first couple times out. Try and end on a positive note. If you notice your groups starting to spread out then it’s time to put your bow away. There will be a lot of opportunities for good shots don’t let a couple bad ones ruin a good time out shooting. Remember shooting your bow is fun, don’t mess that up for you and those around you.
Good luck and have fun out there this summer!
The Cheap Chick on Buzz (Fox9, KMSP-TV) suggested you should learn a sport this winter. Her recommended is to give our Archery Experience for 2 a try, and we agree. Thanks for the recommendation.