The Nock Point

[SGTDuffman]

Anyone done business with these guys?

They've got nothing but bad reviews on Google, and nothing but good reviews on Yelp.

[D-Rock425]

H20hunter just got a bow from them shoot him a pm.  I believe he will give you an honest review.

[scottcrb]

been up there a few times in the last couple weeks. nothing real bad to say. nice and friendly helpful, descent selection of bows not a lot of accessories though or other gear.

[jackelope]

I've dealt with them several times in the past and personally have nothing but good to say. My buddy just bought a new Hoyt Spider turbo from them with good results. I will say they are a little rough around the edges so if you are the type that need your hand held, you may not think extremely highly of their customer service techniques, but the quality of work is flawless and they know what the heck they're doing, that is for sure. I'll keep going back when needed. Now if I could only get to shoot enough to need a pro shop...

[h20hunter]

Bought my Spyder 34 there last week. Write up soon. All good.

[SGTDuffman]

Alright. I left a compound for them to do the strings on. Sounds like I should be fine.

I had Cabelas do the strings last year and they screwed all kinds of stuff up. They (Cabelas) called me to tell me it was done and they had never put any of the stuff back on, like the peep, the silencers, or the drop away cable. Then in their hurry to put the thing back together while I was waiting they chewed up the brand new cables and frayed the ends where they connect to the cams. I suspect they may have screwed up my draw weight too. When I dropped the bow off at Nock Point, he measured the draw weight at 51#. When I bought it, it was set at 60#. Only people that messed with it in the interim was Cabelas last year. Wont be going to Cabelas again.

Anyone have any experience with them for traditional stuff?

[D-Rock425]

Never let cabelas touch your bow.  You should be fine with most pro shops but big box stores will not touch my bows.  I have a hard time even watching stuff get worked on at big box stores.

[Button Nubbs]

I've dealt with them quite a bit, I've expierenced a bit of good and a bit of bad. Not bad guys tho

[Sigmanu262]

Every time I go in there they are awesome to deal with. They'll get you set up and usually dont ask for a dime for their help. They took care of me on my Hoyt Spyder Turbo a couple of weeks ago. Just dont tell them you let cabelas touch your bow After the last experience i had with cabelas, I wont make that mistake twice!

[SGTDuffman]

He seemed to know what he was doing with the compound, but I asked about a Bear Montana while I was in there and he directed me to 2 models on the wall and said they were Montana's, and they clearly weren't. I dunno if maybe that guy just wasn't as familiar with traditional stuff, or thought I wasn't or what. In any case that kind of concerned me, so I looked up their reviews when I got back, and it didn't do much to allay my fears, with one set going one way and another going the opposite. You guys have made me feel better about leaving the bow there though.

Ya, lesson learned on Cabelas. They didn't even tie the string loop on right. I had to tie one on myself. They put both knots on one side so it kept rotating the peep. Doesn't sound like I'll be having any of these problems this time though.

[Gobble Doc]

PM me.  I bought a Hoyt Charger there. 

[D-Rock425]

PM me.  I bought a Hoyt Charger there. 

spill the beans

[grundy53]

I've had nothing but great experiences with nock point.

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[dolph46]

I don't know how anyone can say anything bad about them! I bought my first bow from Bill and I didn't know anything about compound bows and my needs my for hunting. They were friendly and always helpful. Shot my first deer with that bow and still have it. Still buy my arrows from them. They still remember my name and where I live in Eastern WA!

[coachcw]

Bill has always teated me like a king and taken care of my stuff in the past . I had a bit of falling out with one of his employies and havent spent much time in there over the past couple of years . they are plenty capible of handling repairs as long as they arnt too busy . when rushed the quality goe's down give them time and you should be fine . It's like most any thing when rushed qaulity drops . there has been times in the past where bill really saved my bacon and got me back in the woods and no doubt would give up his bow to put a client in the woods . If your looking for a hoyt it's the best place around . if you play with bow techs then i'd go to rockcreek .

[dreamingbig]

They do good work.  They can be rough around the edges but the work they do is great.  It is best if you go there with a plan on what you want.  Oh and Bill is a bit hard of hearing so speak up. . I give them two thumbs up.

[GoPlayOutside]

Might not have the best customer relations.....but know exactly what they are talking about when it comes to Archery.

What do you prefer:  Warm and fuzzy customer service, or a finely tuned pin point killing piece of machinery. 

(you know how it's hard to carry on a "normal" conversation with a top notch heart surgeon....well....I want that guy working on my heart, and I will look past the fact that he doesn't have the people skills to talk to me over a beer....However, it is probably due to the fact that he has spent the majority of his life perfecting 1 specific craft)

In this area, I feel Bill is the heart surgeon of archery.

[jaymark6655]

They are awesome in my book.  Went there for my second bow.  They let me shoot almost everything on their range to figure out what I liked.  Told me which ones could be adjusted to my draw length.  There was absolutely no pressure to buy one bow over another.  They had the bow I wanted in stock, but while setting it up they spotted a defect.  I had to wait a little longer while they ordered another, but I'd rather wait than get a bad bow.  I guess I have been lucky and always been in while they weren't busy.  Usually can get a bow tuned or arrows made while I get a little range time.  They also replaced my limbs when the broke and didn't charge for the work (the limbs where still under warrenty).  I need new arrows soon, I just hope I can hold out till I can fly back to WA or have my family ship me some.

[LeeMajors]

I shoot a destroyer 340 (bowtech) and I need my 'unstretchable' factory strings tightened up (they stretched from 73# to 65#). 

The Nock Point doesn't even carry bowtech.  I went up there to get my bow worked on.  The guy working in the shop section was honest, said he hated working on the Destroyer, but agreed to work on it regardless, and spent about 45 minutes to an hour working on it.  We went back and forth to the test shot area until it was right, and in the end they charged me a whole $14 and offered me use of the indoor range without additional cost. 

Summary, the guy was friendly, but he was also honest - and these days people interpret honest as being a 'dick' if they don't like what the truth was. 

As previously mentioned, you're not going to get warm fuzzy happy *censored* from them, but you will get damned good work from them.

As for the google reviews:  I don't know if you noticed, but to me it seems like the flat range was full of a bunch of hunger games, wannabe, hipsters - in other words, people who think they can walk in and know how to be a pro-archer and don't take hearing the truth very well.

[jackelope]

I shoot a destroyer 340 (bowtech) and I need my 'unstretchable' factory strings tightened up (they stretched from 73# to 65#). 

The Nock Point doesn't even carry bowtech.  I went up there to get my bow worked on.  The guy working in the shop section was honest, said he hated working on the Destroyer, but agreed to work on it regardless, and spent about 45 minutes to an hour working on it.  We went back and forth to the test shot area until it was right, and in the end they charged me a whole $14 and offered me use of the indoor range without additional cost. 

Summary, the guy was friendly, but he was also honest - and these days people interpret honest as being a 'dick' if they don't like what the truth was. 

As previously mentioned, you're not going to get warm fuzzy happy *censored* from them, but you will get damned good work from them.

As for the google reviews:  I don't know if you noticed, but to me it seems like the flat range was full of a bunch of hunger games, wannabe, hipsters - in other words, people who think they can walk in and know how to be a pro-archer and don't take hearing the truth very well.

Seems like a good summary of my experience with them as well.

p.s. I had them make some strings for my old bow, a Reflex, and they were great. Will probably get them to replace the strings on my Alphamax here pretty quick.

[elkoholic1]

Bill has always teated me like a king and taken care of my stuff in the past . I had a bit of falling out with one of his employies and havent spent much time in there over the past couple of years . they are plenty capible of handling repairs as long as they arnt too busy . when rushed the quality goe's down give them time and you should be fine . It's like most any thing when rushed qaulity drops . there has been times in the past where bill really saved my bacon and got me back in the woods and no doubt would give up his bow to put a client in the woods . If your looking for a hoyt it's the best place around . if you play with bow techs then i'd go to rockcreek .

 :yeah:x2

[bronczilla]

Bought my Parker there. Great group of guys there, very helpful and they take pride in their work. I'll go there for all my maintenance, etc.

[SGTDuffman]

Ya, I got my bow back and I have no complaints. I didn't see anything like what the Google reviews mentioned. They did a MUCH better job than Cabela's and for significantly less. They took the time to try and make sure the peep wouldn't be twisting or anything like that, and made a few tweaks, just to make sure everything was set up right and everything was working the way it was supposed to. I wouldn't hesitate to go in there again for compound stuff.

[h2ofowlr]

Look at the history, they have come up in other conversations.  I quit going their about 5 years back.  Maybe it has changed since, unfortunately I have no need to go back.

[Yankee]

It's the closest shop to my house.  As others have said, if they're real busy, they may not give you time of day.  Catch them on a weeknight and not the weekend and they'll try to help you get your stuff dialed in.  If you're new to the sport, they come across a little impatient and irritated that you don't know your ass from your elbow, but they still try to help out. 

[Beardo]

Noting but good to say about them. All our bows are from there, strings built there and most products bought there.  Very helpful and friendly.

[MDGrand]

From the Seattle area north, I would not take my bow anywhere else. They have replaced limbs and got my bow back in shooting condition before an opener, tweaked my set up more than a few times so it is perfect.. answered questions whenever I had them and their knowledge and putting together a bow is second to none so far.

As far as the attitude there.. its like hunting camp.. they guys are a bunch of ball busters and kid with you. If you have a soft ego and cant relax and have a little fun and receive and dish out some ribbing then the Big Box stores are guess are for you.

Bottom line though.. I never worry about how my bow is put together after they work on it. They have a very high standard of how they work on any bow set up.

[Johnb317]

   Bill and company always work to do the right thing.
 Bought my Hoyt from Bill 2 years ago, just had it re-strung there too! 
 I happily recommend them whenever possible.

[Dip-Zag]

Agreed!

[300UltraMagShooter]

Alright. I left a compound for them to do the strings on. Sounds like I should be fine.

I had Cabelas do the strings last year and they screwed all kinds of stuff up. They (Cabelas) called me to tell me it was done and they had never put any of the stuff back on, like the peep, the silencers, or the drop away cable. Then in their hurry to put the thing back together while I was waiting they chewed up the brand new cables and frayed the ends where they connect to the cams. I suspect they may have screwed up my draw weight too. When I dropped the bow off at Nock Point, he measured the draw weight at 51#. When I bought it, it was set at 60#. Only people that messed with it in the interim was Cabelas last year. Wont be going to Cabelas again.

Anyone have any experience with them for traditional stuff?

new cables can affect draw weight.  they basically preload the limbs, so if the cable was a little longer... well, there is your 51 lbs

[SGTDuffman]

Yep. Or the guy doing it starting to unscrew the limbs to replace the string. Hard to say which. Hopefully it was just the wrong string and I don't have 1 limb that's way out of whack or something.

I didn't have any issues with the job The Nock Point did though. Way faster, way cheaper, and way better than the chop job Cabela's did. I'd certainly take the compound in there again, though it should be a while before I have to.

[dfresh96]

The nock point is the only place to take a Hoyt, or any bow if you live close enough

[Cylvertip]

My experience with them pretty much echo's everyone else's on here.

 A bit rough around the edges, just like most of us, and if it aint right they make it right.   

[bowjunkie]

Came in night before opener with a back up bow to be set up for a friend they got it all dialed in mind you it was 9:00 pm
Yes a little gruff but I can not say enough good stuff about these guys they have really saved my bacon several times

[Evoac05]

Stopped by on my way home to get my bow looked at because the peep had twisted on me when I had another shop adjust the draw weight. Bill greeted me when I entered the shop and asked if he could help me with anything. I told him about the peep and how I wanted to paper tune my bow. After looking at my bow he said the DW was off by 5 pounds and corrected it as well as rotated the peep.

He had me take a few practice shots to make sure the peep was where I wanted it. After that I took a few shots and he came over to see and everything checked out on paper. No charge and he was very friendly. I'll be back tomorrow to pick up my arrows that are being fletched.

I will definitely continue to come back to this shop! 

[Slowdraw]

Nock point knows bows, if they was closer or me closer to them, Bill would be the only pro archery shop to touch my bow, he tells it as it is, so someone talking bad of nock point probably thinks in people,I've been shooting 20 years, seen good & bad shop this one is awesome, just don't go to WILDERNESS ARCHERY IN BOW,WA they ripped me off, BOWTECH warrenty covered part free, they charged me for the free warrenty parts, BILL AT KNOCK POINT WOULD NEVER DO THIS, HOPE THIS HELPS,