Archery Business Jan-Feb 2012
RETAILING TIPS Fast Turning Advice I need to state the obvious thing from my perspective That is buy your fastestturning high margin items through distributors Maurice prides itself on providing a very high fi ll rate to our customers It makes no sense for a retailer to tie up dollars on their retail shelves when its my business to hold those products in our distribution centers ready to ship within 48 hours Andy Katlin owner Maurice Sporting Goods www maurice net in business since 1923 Your Best Price Ask My suggestion would be to ask this simple question to manufacturer reps What do I need to do to get your best dealer price This is the most basic question and I very seldom get asked it Adam Flod Mike Wieck Sales www mikewiecksales com More Than A Light When you are trying to tune your arrow to your rest if no means are available to paper tune try putting a Lumenok in the arrow and shoot in a dark lane or area so you can see the fl ight of your arrow at different yardages Josh Finley Better Fletching When building arrows and fl etching I use a super glue derivative and fi nd that after applying the adhesive to the fl etching if I wipe off the excess lightly it spreads the adhesive better and removes the excess which allows it to set up quicker and does an overall better job Bruce L Leben SCF Inc 58 archeryBUSINESS January February 2012 5th Prize Social Networking Advertise on Internet sites like Living Social which is relatively cheap or free Offer one item at a discount of 50 percent off the retail price which will draw attention to your business especially those small businesses just starting out As people come in to your brick and mortar store you can start developing relationships and trust with avid archers and bowhunters Julie Cox Archery By Cox Oriskany Falls NY Because we know each and every Archery Business reader is a winner all industry insiders who submitted a tip will be sent a Jimmy Big Time DVD To learn more about the hilarious Jimmy Big Time Miller go to www jimmybigtime com Above Beyond We offer service service and more customer service to endear the customer to our shop and not go down the street We want the customer to not even think twice about where to come when they need anything archery related Bruce L Leben SCF Inc Wax Those Threads We have long found that the fi eld points on our arrows vibrate loose after a few shots Twenty years ago I discovered that rubbing a little string wax on the threads of the point will stop the loosening Of course it is easy to remove when you need to do so John Maus Lonewolf Custom bows Proper Brace Height We build traditional bows and like all bows they work best at a certain established brace height For years we carried a small 36 inch tape ruler in our pockets when shooting to check this One day it dawned on me to use a Sharpie marker to mark the correct brace height on an arrow or two This tip has been passed on to compound shooters in our area they use it to keep an idea of their tune as well John Maus Lonewolf Custom bows Straight Vanes To straighten a vane that is messed up from the various ways that they get messed up we heat the vane with a hair dryer to straighten it out John Maus Lonewolf Custom bows SOLVI Strut Rut Energy Shots
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