Best New Product

[RadSav]

Well, just returned from the ATA show.  Man was there a lot of complete crap being shoveled this year.  New products were easy to find, but I expect 99% of them will be gone by next elk season.  Left me shaking my head in amazement far more then saying "Wow!"

I have to give the "Best Of Show" award to RipCord arrow rests.  If the production models of the new S.O.S function as well as the prototype it will be the real deal, hands down, winner for my personal arrow rest for years to come. http://www.ripcordarrowrest.com/ripcord_sos.html  Once again, great people, great product, great customer service and one exciting new product.

Second place had to go to Bear Archery and the release of the Kodiak 59 recurve.  The craftsmanship and attention to detail on this bow is pure custom quality.  It looks, fit, shot and carried even better than the original.  I bought two of them and I didn't even realize I wanted a recurve bow before I got to the booth.  The 60" Kodiak is back and better than ever!  I am so excited to hit Oregon's Traditional Only bow zone for elk carrying a classic bow design of this quality.  2013 just might be a more exciting elk season than I had thought it was going to be.

Quite the tight race for third place on my list of good new products.  However, I think I will have to give that honor to Sims Vibration Labratory.  Their new multi-durometer modular stabilizer really spoke to me.  Length, fuction, adjustability and weight was perfect for my bows and my style.  I did not think I would ever change stabilizers as I have never questioned what I currently use.  But I will be adding one to my new Motive 7 for the 2013 season.  Probably adding one to my new Bowtech Experience as well even though the new Bowtech disappointed in the physical weight catagory and will probably get bumped for the Motive 7 come hunting season.

Flex-Fletch had one of the most fun new products in a while.  Sorry no link or picture yet.  They are laser cutting flames on the back of a short high profile vane.  I'm not convinced it will be the stellar performance vane we are used to from Flex-Fletch.  But, I left the booth not really worrying about that.  It just looked too cool to worry about that.  I found myself giggling like a little school girl the whole show just thinking about hitting the range with my arrows fletched with them.  I expect it to be just a novelty item for them.  But, definitely the fun feel good product of the show.

[Special T]

Did you check out the booth with the Rambo warheads?  there is company that makes a arrow head thea tshoots a 38 or 357 shell on impact. they had some video online killing hogs... I think the are from Louisiana...

[RadSav]

Did you check out the booth with the Rambo warheads?  there is company that makes a arrow head thea tshoots a 38 or 357 shell on impact. they had some video online killing hogs... I think the are from Louisiana...

Yeah, I saw that  

It was adequately located at the very back corner of the show by the crapper.

[sirmissalot]

I was just thinking of making a thread asking who all went. That's a show I wish I could attend every year.

Do you attend the shot show? That's my favorite show of all time. I'd go to that every year if I worked in the industry

[h20hunter]

I wouldn't dream of hunting deer with the rambo broadhead but man, down in texas, some hog vermin...I'd take those for a spin in a heartbeat.

[RadSav]

I've got an idea...shoot a pistol!!  350 -400 grain broadheads have no place in my quiver.  Regardless if they explode or not.  Give me a 125 or 100 grain broadhead with good sharp blades any day.  If I want to blow stuff up my 325 and 338 rifles do just fine for that.

[h20hunter]

Ok....I'm in.....a pistol like a 44 mag with exploding bullets and some hogs....YEP.

[pianoman9701]

I've got an idea...shoot a pistol!!  350 -400 grain broadheads have no place in my quiver.  Regardless if they explode or not.  Give me a 125 or 100 grain broadhead with good sharp blades any day.  If I want to blow stuff up my 325 and 338 rifles do just fine for that.

Did you go with Joe? You guys have a good time?

[RadSav]

Ok....I'm in.....a pistol like a 44 mag with exploding bullets and some hogs....YEP.

Exploding bullets for the 44 mag!  I might give that a try on skunk or possum.   That could certainly be fun!  VP Biden might have a coronary over that though

[pianoman9701]

Ok....I'm in.....a pistol like a 44 mag with exploding bullets and some hogs....YEP.

Exploding bullets for the 44 mag!  I might give that a try on skunk or possum.   That could certainly be fun!  VP Biden might have a coronary over that though

The truly sad thing is that VP Biden would probably love that. He's just lost any kind of intestinal fortitude he may have had to stand up for his and our gun rights in the wake of this liberal, screaming juggernaut.

[RadSav]

I've got an idea...shoot a pistol!!  350 -400 grain broadheads have no place in my quiver.  Regardless if they explode or not.  Give me a 125 or 100 grain broadhead with good sharp blades any day.  If I want to blow stuff up my 325 and 338 rifles do just fine for that.

Did you go with Joe? You guys have a good time?

Nope!  Joe and the golden child went on their own.  They stopped by the booth and looked like they were having a good time.  Though Joe is always having a good time, isn't he?

As a manufacturer "Fun" would not neccesarily be the word I would use.  Dealing with proshop owners can be a little more than frustrating.  And since the show started on a Monday booth shipping had extreme challenges we don't normally endure.  As far as family reunions go it's about as nice a get together as we get each year.

I have a hard time seeing all these guys that lost their jobs in the last few years spending their life savings on an idea that just does not have a prayer in heck of making it.  I fight the urge to voice my concern for their well being and ruin the only dream they have right now.  That has never been more present than it was this year.

[RadSav]

The biggest Ooops of the show might have been made by myself    One of our neighboring booth owners came over and asked if I wanted my picture taken with Big Ben.  I looked over and saw some big dorky looking dude.  So I said, "No thank you.  Never seen or heard of that guy before." 

Later that day the fella comes by and says he can not believe I've never heard of Ben Roethlisberger or seen him play with the Steelers.  I just had to laugh.  I had no idea that is who that was.  I thought it was another Jimmy Big Time wannabe or something like that.  Guess I should pay a little more attention 

[Special T]

Maybe they just thought you were a Hawks Fan?   

[D-Rock425]

You did the right thing by not getting your picture taken.

[ellensburgpo]

You did the right thing by not getting your picture taken.

    Exactly what I thought when I read that.