BR025 – Obsession Bows Archery ~ Bow Manufacturer

08/31/15 • 73 min

Welcome back to another awesome addition of The BowRush Podcast. This week we covered Obsession Bows with the Co-Owner/Founder Dennis Lewis. Talk about a down to earth kind of guy who loves what he does. You might not know this, but Dennis is hard at work making the bows just like the ones who work for him. Obsession Bows have sure made a big name for themselves for just a young company, but maybe it’s because who’s behind it all. What you will learn from Dennis is that he’s a straight shooter and tells it how it is for the company, their bows and the future. It was truly a pleasure speaking with Dennis. Side note, since Obsession Bows are made here, in Georgia, maybe I’ll try to see if I can take a tour of their facility.

General show notes:
Obsession Bows do a color fusion process for their wicked camo designs which is a new process that many bow companies are not doing. Obsession bows chose to do this instead of the water transferred (dipping of bows) process which is how it’s been done in the past and still done today from other companies. As many are aware, water transfer process has a tendency to wear off over time, especially around the handle due to sweat and chemicals we use. Color Fusion is a process done by a heated transfer of a dye. Basically think of it as if you were to give your riser a tattoo.

Obsession Bows are building their bows with a two track cam system which is the latest in bow architecture. These cams are a mirror image cam from top to bottom. Nice tidbit of information is that the two track cam system was invented here, in Georgia.

What set Obsession apart back in 2014 was when they introduced their new design of the riser with the shape of a bat wing and also got exclusive rights to the stormy hardwoods pattern camo. It was the same year they won the Editor’s Choice Award.

Best Obsession bow for this year: is the Fusion 6 because of it’s a 32 inch axel to axel setup; however, the Delta Six is the runner up as it’s a very good hunting bow.

Sneak-Peak for 2016: Obsession is working to add Realtree and Mossy Oak camo pattern to their bow line. On top of that, they are going to let the consumer have more freedom with the pattern of choice. What Dennis says, is if you want something like a Cryptic camo then you can get it. He believes that is what set Obsession Bows apart from other companies.

Dennis thinks that their Addiction OBB bow which is a 36 1/2 inch axel to axel bow, might be his personal pick to use for hunting and 3D shooting. The Evolution and Fusion bows are just as good, but it really depends on your preference.

Some Cool Facts! In this episode, Dennis is about to school you on different cam design systems and the difference between slim limbs to slit limbs in a way that you may have never known before. Dennis even shared the fact that most, if not, all manufacturers are paying out some sort of licensing or pertinent fees which seems crazy. I won’t share it on the post, but man it will have your heads turning. It’s in the second half of the show.

With all the good things to say about Obsession bows, the thing that sucks about them, and Dennis is the first to admit it, is their current delivery time. That being said, it’s only because the demand for their bow is so high, keeping up with the orders has been a challenge which is why they are currently putting so much work into building an in house color fusion process. This should allow them to speed up their fulfill time and get your bow in your hand sooner. I guess if you think about it... anything good takes time and so if you want one of their bows, you’ll just have to wait a little while for it, but hopefully not as long anymore.

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Obsession Bows: http://www.obsessionbows.com

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Best Obsession bow for this year: is the Fusion 6 because of it’s a 32 inch axel to axel setup; however, the Delta Six is the runner up as it’s a very good hunting bow.

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BR024 – Why You Should Still Paper Tune Your Bow – with Tommy Hale

Guest – Tommy Hale

In this episode of The BowRush Podcast, I brought Tommy Hale on the show to discuss with me what seems to be a controversial topic: does paper tuning still have a purpose even with today’s compound bows? No matter where you stand on the subject, I believe Tommy gives valid points on why paper tuning can still be a useful method. Tommy and I even talk about other tuning methods such as walk back tuning, bare shaft tuning, modified french tuning. Tommy also discusses how to build your very own paper tuner. This episode was a great continuance from my previous conversation with Justin in Episode #023.

General show notes:

Paper tuning was originally used because the bows back in the day didn’t necessarily have a true center shot which made you have to work around the archer’s paradox. What is an Archery Paradox? It’s when the arrow is binding as it’s going past the riser. The purpose of paper tuning is to insure that we get our arrow leaving the bow as straight as we can.

Paper tuning isn’t the only method; it’s really just a starting point. The cost to build a paper tuner can depend on what you build it with. Tommy believe as long as you can find a way to suspend the paper in a way that the paper has tension on it you should be fine. Note** However you decide to make the paper tuner station, you’ll want to have a very sturdy base to keep the tuner as static as possible otherwise you might get false readings on the tares. A general method archers use today to build the paper tuner is with PVC piping which you can pick up at your local hardware store.

Tommy mentioned Paper Tune-IT Tuning System as a pre-built system for less the $20. You can google to find out more about it and where to purchase.

Types of paper to consider: butcher paper or wax paper/parchment paper.

Other things that paper tuning can help you identify about your bow which are things like cam lean, spine issues with arrows, nock height, cam timing especially on two cam or a binary cam system. Tommy has even identified a bent riser on a bow because of paper tuning.

Paper Tuning Tears: There are 4 main tears.

Tail Low
Tail Hight
Tail Right
Tail Left

Tommy said that instead of moving your rest around to correct the tear pattern, first start of by turning your yoke on the bow string before you start moving the rest around. Tommy explains how to preform this on the show. It seems simple enough but you will need a bow press.

When paper tuning, you’ll only need your target to be 3 to 4 feed away from your paper tuning station. You want to basically be far enough away so that your arrow has cleared your bow by the time it’s entering the paper.

Tommy believes that no matter which tuning method you choose to do, he personally believes that all these tuning methods need to be done at shoulder level. This will help remove variables in your shot and should give you a more accurate reading.
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BR026 – Mathews Archery ~ Bow Manufacturer

This week on The BowRush Podcast, we covered Mathews Archery with Brad Christian, who works at Mathews as their Brand and Marketing Manager, who shared with us some history about Mathews and talked about their new product line. If you have ever watched a hunting show or looked at a hunting magazine in your life, then you’ve seen Mathews Archery at some point. Over the years Mathews has developed game changing bows that give the slogan “catch us if you can” a true meaning and with the NEW No-Cam product line, well, it looks like Mathews has done it again.

General show notes:

Mathews Archery has been around for over 20 years. Before Mathews Archery was formed, Matt originally started a company called McPherson Archery which he sold so that he could produce the SoloCam bows by Mathews which Matt believes was the answer to the trimming issue with dual cams at the time. It happen to be over 10 years afterwards Matt bought back the McPherson name to create a dual cam series which they called the Monster and was very successful.

When speaking with Brad, I asked him how the No-Cam bow came to the market. Brad said that it was a combination of the Monster series dual cam and the AVS® Cams system which helped Matt finally have a process he needed to design and achieve the No-Cam system. This also allowed the No-Cam to have the Nock point completely centered between the axels which is not normal to any other bow on the market. If you ask anyone who has shot the No-Cam bow, you will hear them say that this bow is Dead-In-The-Hand.

No-Cam TRG: is the target line.

No-Cam HTR: is the bow hunter line. The No-Cam HTR is more than effective for both hunting as well as if you want to do 3D shoots. Another good option is their Chill X Pro bow, which is their dual cam system and has a longer axle to axle and would be perfect for the hunter that is looking for speed.

Mathews On-A-Budget Bow option: So if you are on a budget and are looking for a quality bow still made by Mathews, you might want to check out their Mission line at http://missionarchery.com which is made by Mathews at their Mathews facility. The Mission bows will cost between $200 to $500 range depending on the model, but you will be buying a bow knowing it was made by Mathews.

Size note... Always USE Mathews Zebra Strings even when it comes time to replace your string as the Zebra Strings preform best on Mathews bows over aftermarket varieties.

What about Mathews Warranty: On a personal experience, Mathews has taken care of me with my Mathews Drenalin in replacing the limbs at no cost even after years of wear and tear. This was also after already repairing my bow years beforehand when Scott accidentally damage by bow and even then Mathews replaced and repaired at no cost. When I said this to Brad, he confirmed that even with the slim number of warranty situations that come up, Mathews will always take care of their shooters and stand behind their product. I can agree based on my experience so far and have appreciated the ease in which they handled each situation.

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