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"I just wanted to say thanks for sorting out my bow setup on Friday. It shoots really sweet now, balances well and no vibration". - Kevin

"Having just purchased my BMG/Kap Recurve I can only say how impressed I was with the friendly, patient and professional attention I received. There was never any sense of hurry and spending nearly 3 and a 1/2 hours choosing and testing was a very enjoyable experience. Now the proud owner of some fine equipment 100% happy! I have no hesitation in recommending your service and shall be a regular visitor! Thank you".
Mr. T from Herts

Copyright Perris Archery 2010. All rights reserved         

Firstly a belated happy new year, it has been so busy that we have not had the opportunity to put up here all the new things that are going on.

Apologies if this newsletter ends up being a long one but we have just come back from the Nimes Indoor Tournament and the tradeshow this year was bigger than ever, we found some really good new products that will find their way in to all three shops over the coming weeks.

More details to follow but here are some of the smaller items like Angel Majesty Strings made by Angel, Angel Slide Dampener Weight for Stabilisers hopefully the amazing Angel recurve and Compound sights. Sights from Soma, a range of new products from Flex Archery and some new Compound and Recurve cases

If you ever get the chance to go out to Nimes to shoot or just visit grab the opportunity with both hands and go. The standard of shooting at the highest level is mind blowing yet the tournament also caters for archers of all abilities and for some even if you do not make the top 64 there is always the secondary tournament.

The Old town of Nimes is also very interesting with many old buildings and most of the Old Town is pedestrianised and even when you accidentally stray off the tourist path using common sense the place feels safe.

Facebook You can now follow us there it seems a quick and convenient place to put up snippets of information about us and new products.

Compound Bows

We have always sold compound bows in all our Pro Shops but last year we were in two minds as to the products we should be selling and supporting. This year the decision is very clear - our two major Brands will be Hoyt and Mathews which also includes Mission

Unlike previous years we will do our best to ensure that we have a good selection of bows in stock, for the single cam bows we will also be carrying spare cams to adjust the draw length. Obviously there will be times when we don't have the right colour but it should just be a case of a few days wait to get one in once you have decided on the specification.

As important as having stock very shortly everyone will be fully trained on the details of each bow and the mechanics of support.

We will also continue to sell the Bowtech Pro Dually we think this is a fantastic little compound bow light accurate and with a wide draw length adjustment range ideal for anyone wishing to take up the sport.

Recurve Bows

Hoyt

Well Hoyt certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons with the New Formula RX bow and selection of Foam or Wood core limbs. Despite all the reservations about not being ILF people are starting to realise that this bow is different it shoots different and feels different and for many it re write the bow length selection. I also have it on good authority that the bow is not a one season wonder, Hoyt are already selling these top end bows faster than forecast all over the world. The choice of limb is an interesting one whether to go for the F4 foam core or the F3 wood core, both a smooth and fast. The top archers are opting for the F3's mainly because they are ever so slightly more stable but being wood core they do need more care and looking after. As you know our background includes making bows and we have been confused if that is the right word at the amount of wood used in the F3 limb especially as it is not laminated, surely a piece of wood that thick would break after a while but no we are reliably informed by one of the designers that the wood core is impregnated with a resin that not only makes it flexible and a consistent flex at that but waterproof although we would suggest that care is still needed not to break the surface finish.

Hoyt also saw their first European Podium Gold when Berengere SCHUH  won shooting an RX with F3 Limbs in the women's recurve scoring 120 out of 120 (FITA 18 m 3 Spot) in the head to head final.

The GMX is also proving our best seller at the top end and works really well with the 990TX limbs.

At the other end of the price scale we are very impressed with the Excel 23" CNC handle ideal for those with a short draw length or children. For adults that want a heavier handle the re styled Eclipse is also a good choice.

Win & Win 

Rather than go through the whole range which is largely unchanged the big news for 2010 is the introduction of the Win & Win Inno CXT and the EX Limbs. This is going to be a popular riser and limb combination to rival the Hoyt GMX. Based on the design of the Inno it incorporates new features such as an adjustable weight so the bows mass weight can be made to fit anything from 1150g to 1300g. In common with all the top limbs you will have a choice of Foam or Wood core limbs and as with the Hoyt limbs the characteristics of speed and stability seem to apply although the make up is completely different.

KAYA LIMBS

It is early days yet but it looks like we will be selling the two top of the range products, both Foam Core called the VPERF and FEATURE K. These limbs are already being used to great effect by some top archers in Italy Mauro Nespoli to name one of the more well known. But this weekend that was surpassed and they are the buzz word around all archery circles around the Globe as this weekend (Nimes) Michele Frangelli won the Gents recurve shooting with these limbs. Keep an eye out on here for the latest news pricing and availability.

EASTON

The X10's & Pro Tours continue in 2010 as the top tournament arrow with the ever popular ACE.

Navigators are now discontinued an we have some special offer on stock shafts these are being replaced by the A/C/G they are slightly heavier but Easton have tightened up the weight and spine matching.

A/C/C are still the most reliable first carbon arrow for recurve and compound alike in our opinion nothing as yet comes close to ease of spine matching and reliability.

Because of the ban on all carbon arrows on many shooting grounds we do not carry vast ranges of the Easton all carbon arrows but if there is a range you would like to buy we can source them and the components quite easily.

Well it's October and the first manufacturer to show their hand has been Hoyt, yesterday amongst great secrecy before hand they announced their 2010 product line up.

There were two big surprises, firstly, less than a year after the introduction of the GMX recurve handle Hoyt have launched what they see as their future direction in recurve design and limb fitting in the shape of the Formula RX. On first glance it does not look much different to the GMX, but pay particular attention to the limb pockets and you will see that the pivot point has been elongated. Hoyts reasoning is that this change will make the limb fit better and reduce even further any left right movement. Other claimed benefits are better limb control, less stacking at extreme draw lengths so that even archers with a draw of over 30" can shoot a 68" bow and benefit from greater arrow speed. Obviously the new limb pocket adjustment means you need new limbs (that currently only fit the Formula RX) and  Hoyt will be offering two limbs the F3 with a wood maple core and what we expect to be the more popular F4 Carbon Foam. The Handle will be available in 25" & 27"

Perhaps the other big shock after months of denial is the Carbon Matrix Compound Bow, this is sure to divide opinion with its looks. A carbon handled Compound is surely the future and Hoyts first venture using this material, this is also a limited edition model so we are not expecting to see many in the UK.

You can down load the new Hoyt 2010 brochure here

Availability: The New Formula RX recurve handle will be available in very limited numbers next week, more limited will be the limb weights and lengths.

Pricing has yet to be announced but we expect it to be just slightly more than the current GMX selling price

Derek should get his hand on his RH Formula FX in Fusion (blue)  &  44lb F4 limbs by the middle of next week so we will be able to report more on how it shoots, but we are expecting words like faster and more stable to be the order of the day.

Unfortunately the compounds will be a bit longer 2-3 weeks, no distributors have reported that they have any stocks currently. But if you fancy one of the Carbon Matrix Compounds give us a call quick this is a limited edition model.

All 2009 Models Recurve and Compound are still available although specifications and colour options will get less and less as the year draws to a close.

It's goodbye to the Helix, Nexus 23", Stratix Limbs CX900 Limbs, Carbon 300 Limbs, 38 Pro Compound Severn 37, Vantage Elite to name a few and close out pricing is already on our online shop.

What we are confident about is that its not an immediate goodbye to ILF or HDS (Hoyt Dovetail System) as Hoyt wish to call it, whether this different path will be the future will be in the hands of you the archer and your wallets.

Picture below shows the new Recurve handle and limbs: Formula RX & F4 Limbs and the Carbon Matrix Compound

Buy the Hoyt Formula RX in store or online here

We will also be stocking selected Compound Models and will be selling the complete 2010 range

Designed and manufactured by FiberBow Archery: The world’s First Tunable Dampener.

The main feature of the FB Tunable Dampener is to allow the archer to manually tune the stiffness of the dampener to work in harmony with the stabilisation weights attached to it.
Look up and down any shooting line and you will see rubber dampeners drooping under the amount of weight attached to the end of them. Whilst this set up provides the archer with the static balance and feel they require at full draw, it also creates unnecessary vertical movement of the weights, dampener, stabiliser and eventually the handle before the arrow has cleared the bow.

The ribbed like design of the FB Tunable Dampener absorbs vibration like most other dampeners. However, this unique ability to adjust the stiffness to work correctly with the weights attached to it reduces the amount of movement that the weights cause before and after the arrow is shot, resulting in increased accuracy and tighter groups. In the past it was only possible to achieve this by using a relatively stiff dampener, but just using a simple stiff dampener reduces the amount of energy and vibration that the rubber dampener can absorb, resulting in a less comfortable feel to the shot.

What are the benefits obtained with the use of FB Damper?

This is where the FB Tunable Dampener has the advantage, it allows the archer to manually adjust the dampener stiffness by up to 30%, but at the same time it does not lose the vibration absorbing characteristics of a soft dampener, thereby improving both the feel and the accuracy of the shot.

Buy online here or in store

Team Hoyt's Peter Elzinga Shoots Highest Score in History, 1419!

5/17/2009

The Netherlands - With an incredible performance with his new Hoyt Vantage Elite, Team Hoyt Pro Staff shooter Peter Elzinga (NED) today broke the existing 144-arrow FITA round World Record held by Roger Hoyle by an incredible five points, giving Elzinga a total of 1419. The Dutch shooter also eclipsed the existing 70M world record with a near-perfect 358 out of 360 points, and he also shot a perfect 360 at 30 meters.