Good Bowshop in Spokane??

[Did I Miss?]

Hey all,

I am fairly new to bowhunting and have not found a bow shop that I like/trust with my bow in Spokane.  Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[CedarPants]

Spokane Valley Archery

http://spokanevalleyarchery.com/

[MtnMuley]

 

He opened his shop be for me on a closed day to help me out buying a bow.  I was greatful, and would recommend anybody willing to help a guy out like that.

[Did I Miss?]

I have not been out there yet but will definately check it out soon.  Thanks for the advice!

[BULLBLASTER]

Whitetail plus in deer park is a great shop with great people running it.

[newred]

Let me tell you a story about Spokane Valley Archery and why the will never see another dime from me or anyone I know. When I was shopping for a bow a little over a year ago I went all over, to Cabelas, to the Sportsman, to SVA, I shot all of the bows from Mathews, Bowtech, Pse, quest, Bear, and a few from Martin, that were available at the shops and near the top of the line. I got a funny feeling when we were in SVA and talked to Josh (owners son and lead mechanic) almost a car salesman type vibe but he didn't seem rude and he was informed.  Anyway I ended up choosing a brand they didn't carry and got top notch service from Allen at Sportsmans. About two months later  my wife decided she wants a bow. she shoots several models and wants a model that josh at SVA isn't pushing, He wanted to sell us the mission craze it was the only bow he would recommend it felt like a toy is extremely short ata and she didn't like it . her draw length is long enough for a full size bow. We decide on a model and she wants it in black. he was fairly nice through all of this. he offered a membership to his store at a huge discount for the both of us and I ask if he would be able to help with my bow as well he says yes and says they are about helping people there. as soon as the card was swipped through the card machine and charged it was a whole different story. It was like we were scum, we basically were ignored until her bow arrived he called us and said we could come pick it up. we got there watched him unpackage it from its shipping box and handed it to her. Didn't move the peep didn't adjust nocking point, didn't adjust the rest, didn't adjust draw. He just handed it to her without saying anything except your all set. I asked about adjusting it so it shot well like he said he would do. and he told me "they come like that out of the box". Now I know he has been working on bows for a very long time he has probably touched more bows than I have seen and he is lying to me to try to get me out of his shop after we spent nearly 1000 on bow arrows membership. He also recommended ics hunter junior 40lb max when my wife is shooting 28.5 draw and 55lbs of bow dangerous. after arguing about tuning the bow and thats what he said he would do if we deceided to purchase it there he said it was fine and that was it. he has snubbed me everytime i have been in there I have been nothing but cordial and nice i will use the paper tuner with some of the other guys he will give everyone else poiknters except me. it is weird he said he couldn't refund the membership so we are stuck I will never spend another penny there And i urge you to look into other options. Allen at the sportsman ended up helping get my wifes bow in shape. Thanks Allen youre the man..

[brianb231]

Hello All,

I am sure that all experiences vary, but I had a good experience at SVA. I didnt even buy anything from them. I am left Handed and it is very.....I repeat.....Very hard to find a shop that has more than one or two left handded bows to try out so as a lefty you are very limited. Last year He set up about 8 different left hand bows for me to try. These were all new and top of the line models. I was extremely impressed and he went out of his way so that I could shoot them.

So for me, they had the best selection of bows around and were very nice. Although he did try pretty hard to sell me there on the spot.

My

[newred]

Sorry for the wall of spelling and grammar errors. I didn't realize how long it was untill I went to proof read it and had to leave for work.what is sad is that I have about five other examples of this same kind of behavior.

[jgrimes]

The guys at SVA will get you set up right. Head in and talk with Josh or Bryan. There is nowhere else in the Spokane area that I would take my archery equipment. 

[724wd]

personally Camo'd arrow in chewelah will be getting my money.  WELL worth the drive.  Lady red and her staff will do everything possible to make a customer happy (and friends in the process) and their prices are smokin' compared to other shops.

I've also had good luck with Whitetail plus. 

I've had issues with SVA pushing products i didnt want to buy, even when i told them exactly what i wanted, even the part number.  last time i was in i waited 20 minutes to purchase a 3 finger tab.  i was at the counter, they told me just a minute.  were bsing and doing a little work on a bow.  i won't go back.

[jechicdr]

Bough my Mathews Z7 at Spokane Valley Archery and the year membership to the range.  They charge you to tie a D-loop on, to put a peep on your bow, and try to talk you into the setup they want to put you in.  They talked me out of a tubeless peep, now I have an anchor sight that I installed myself.  They set up the dropaway and I think it dropped too soon and was nearly impossible to tune my broadheads to my field tips.  Bought NAP Sizzortune and installed and set it up myself and now I can tune my broadheads.  Learned to serve my own bow and tie on my D-loop cause I didn't want to go back there.  They have a great selection of bows and will treat you right while you are buying the bow, but after that, I'd go to Sportsman's Warehouse.  Some guy even called them from Evergreen on his cell phone and asked how much to laser tune his bow..."free".  Now one time some kid at the warehouse installed the HIT inserts on my ICS arrows and installed them too shallow (they replaced the arrows and did them right the second time) I think the guy was pissed at the young dude.  Do those myself now, too.  They installed the peep free of charge on my wife's bow...just need to find a way to get her to shoot it more often.

[whacker1]

Let me tell you a story about Spokane Valley Archery and why the will never see another dime from me or anyone I know. When I was shopping for a bow a little over a year ago I went all over, to Cabelas, to the Sportsman, to SVA, I shot all of the bows from Mathews, Bowtech, Pse, quest, Bear, and a few from Martin, that were available at the shops and near the top of the line. I got a funny feeling when we were in SVA and talked to Josh (owners son and lead mechanic) almost a car salesman type vibe but he didn't seem rude and he was informed.  Anyway I ended up choosing a brand they didn't carry and got top notch service from Allen at Sportsmans. About two months later  my wife decided she wants a bow. she shoots several models and wants a model that josh at SVA isn't pushing, He wanted to sell us the mission craze it was the only bow he would recommend it felt like a toy is extremely short ata and she didn't like it . her draw length is long enough for a full size bow. We decide on a model and she wants it in black. he was fairly nice through all of this. he offered a membership to his store at a huge discount for the both of us and I ask if he would be able to help with my bow as well he says yes and says they are about helping people there. as soon as the card was swipped through the card machine and charged it was a whole different story. It was like we were scum, we basically were ignored until her bow arrived he called us and said we could come pick it up. we got there watched him unpackage it from its shipping box and handed it to her. Didn't move the peep didn't adjust nocking point, didn't adjust the rest, didn't adjust draw. He just handed it to her without saying anything except your all set. I asked about adjusting it so it shot well like he said he would do. and he told me "they come like that out of the box". Now I know he has been working on bows for a very long time he has probably touched more bows than I have seen and he is lying to me to try to get me out of his shop after we spent nearly 1000 on bow arrows membership. He also recommended ics hunter junior 40lb max when my wife is shooting 28.5 draw and 55lbs of bow dangerous. after arguing about tuning the bow and thats what he said he would do if we deceided to purchase it there he said it was fine and that was it. he has snubbed me everytime i have been in there I have been nothing but cordial and nice i will use the paper tuner with some of the other guys he will give everyone else poiknters except me. it is weird he said he couldn't refund the membership so we are stuck I will never spend another penny there And i urge you to look into other options. Allen at the sportsman ended up helping get my wifes bow in shape. Thanks Allen youre the man..

I didn't spend near as much money, but I felt the same way.  I have an old Jennings Bow - I bought a new site and a new rest from them.  The rest never aligned correctly, but I didn't know any better at the time.  There just wasn't enough adjustment in it for that old bow is what I determined later.  Anyway, I bought this stuff and a dozen arrows and got snubbed when I asked for help. 

It took me until last year to go up to Whitetail Plus on recommendations from people from this site.  They have been nothing but helpful since that time.  Got a rest that actually works for the bow, and it paper tunes and shoots better than I have ever had it shooting.
 

[Did I Miss?]

Thanks for your advice guys.  It is much appreciated indeed!!

[turkeyfeather]

I also had terrible service from SVA, I didn't want to spend $1000 so I wasn't worth their time. After having trouble fine tuning my myself I took it to Whitetails Plus in Deer Park. They got it tuned up great. I came home after they were done shot some arrows and robin hooded an arrow on the third shot at 20 yrds. I'd say they got it right. Wholesale Sports does a pretty good job, but just didn't get it as good as Whitetails Plus.

[sebek556]

Bought my new bow last year from SVA, first off  I shot every top of the line bow they had, hey i only buy a bow every 5-10 years so I want the best I can get when i do. the guy at SVA kinda got bitchy after I told him the Hoyt he was trying to sell me did not work for me and that I liked the mathews monster the best, after that the arrows i got there kept blowing off the fletchings, and were not the right spine for the bow i was shooting. I will not be going back, plus charging for paper tuning a complete new bow set up someone is buying is cheesy, I can see if they just bring it in to charge but if someone is buying everything don't charge for tuning it.