Archery Stores in Australia

[GaryH]

I can't even start to explain the disappointment I now feel. I can honestly say there is not one archery store in Australia, that will tell you the truth. In a nutshell, wait 10 weeks for a riser when told 4-6. Get told time after time your order has been sent, only to be told, oops sent it to the wrong person. Told your item has arrived and been sent, only to be told, oops it didn't arrive and as such hasn't been sent. Bad run of luck or just the same old story??? :( :cry: . Geez I'm disappointed.

[GaryH]

Oh yeah!!
So the upshot is. I STILL DON'T HAVE MY GOD DAMN LIMBS
How long is long enough??

[Eberbachl]

Hi GaryH, I know how you feel, I ordered two Hoyt CyberTecs last December (2001!). One was for me, and the other for Hayley. My bow came about 11 weeks later after being told 4-6........and althoug "Hayley's" bow was in the first delivery, the only thing that was right about it was the colour, everything else (draw, poundage etc) was wrong.

.....Well, believe it or not (remember we ordered these bow last December), Hayley only got her (correctly specced) bow a few weeks ago! Now let me see, that's seven months! When we ordered the bows they were a new thing in the catalogue, now the 2003 catalogue is not far away!!!

...Admittedly, they did have the bow for a few weeks before we went to pick it up, as we ran out of money whilst waiting, and had to scrounge up the $1500 bucks again. In the end, Arrotek were great, and let us come and pick up the bow and send them a cheque a couple of weeks later (we know them quite well). So, the level of service was fine, just a helluva wait :)

I don't know if the problem was at our end or the other end, but it really was a bit long.

I thought I'd do a friend a favour by getting the bows through him (Arrotek), but I think it may have taken so long because they aren't actually a Hoyt dealer themselves, but deal through a distributor in America.

I guess the moral of the story is you'll be waiting a while wherever you buy archery gear in Australia, but you may be able to minimise the wait if you order through the right people (that's what it seemed in my case anyway).

:wink:

[marty]

You would think that being in the USA (when ordering US products) that things would be better. They usually aren't.

There are plenty of stories about almost all of the bow companies, and sometimes accessories as well.

Sometimes it is the shop, sometimes it is the manufacturer or the distributor, sometimes it is both.

My wish is that all of the parties involved would just tell the truth. If it is going to take 10 weeks, then just tell me that and I'll plan accordingly. Of course if someone did this, then the customer might just buy something else rather than wait.

One local shop sells a lot of bows. The reason is obvious. They have a lot of bows in stock, and they have parts so that they can swap cams or modules to fit their customers. It costs a bit more to buy from them, but you usually don't have to wait, or wait very long. They do enough volume that the manufacturers seem to be able to find things more quickly for them than for others.

[OldDog]

This has been an ongoing problem for many years Gary, We have all suffered at the hands of dealers who , afraid of losing the business will tell you what you want to hear rather than what you need to hear, I know of one dealer who would quote a very low price on a bow tell you 2 to 4 weeks waiting time then not even order the bow, after a couple of months he would then gleefully point out that the service from that company was lousy and you would be better off buying a bow that he reccomended. On the other side of the fence it can be very difficult for a dealer in this country, first you have the tyranny of distance to contend with then theres the inventory they need to carry, for sure if they have a bow in stock that is the correct draw length and weight the customer wont like the colour. Then theres the problem of major bow companies with very big model lineups, some have up to 15 to 20 bow models when you multiply this by the different draw lengths weights and colours it is very difficult for them to know what to keep in stock, then add to this the fact that some major companies change their model lineup every year and the dealer runs the risk of being stuck with a shop full of last years models it can be very difficult for them to know what to do. this is in no way a defense of those unscrupulous dealers who deliberately lie to the customer but sometimes the waiting time is beyond their control,and BTW try being left handed and see how long the waiting time can blow out. cheers

[OldDog]

And as an afterthought, today is international day for left handers. I expect cards and presents from all you heathens out there, :D :D :D

[Eberbachl]

:roll: :D HAPPY LEFT HANDERS DAY NOEL! :D :roll:

Signed,

One of the Heathens..... :)

[OldDog]

Thanks Luke tour the only one who cares :(

[foo]

BTW try being left handed and see how long the waiting time can blow out

Than again, I believe GaryH is waiting for a pair of recurve limbs and so left/right handedness should have nothing to do with waiting times there! :wink:

But it appears to me that trying to find recurve stuff in stock is really difficult. Probably because more compound stuff is sold. Interestingly enough, not only because there are more compound shooters, but would it be true that compound shooters (generally) upgrade their equipment more often? That's at least what I seem to have noticed..

[marty]

Can you get stuff from Asia more quickly and reliably than stuff from the USA?

Locally (north east USA) you can get Win and Win limbs quicker than limbs from Hoyt. Same is true of risers.

It is probably too late since the money has already been spent, but I've heard very good things about the W&W Synerzy limbs. Several folks around here like the stability and the speed is reportedly better than the FX limbs. Hoyt, of course, denies this, but it would be worth looking into.

[Marcus]

Foo
that's because everytime we buy a bow we read another catalog that says "The most forgiving and accurate bow on the market" and respond with "WHAT! Better buy that one now!"

[OldDog]

Must be that good snakeoil marketing marcus. :wink:

[foo]

Can you get stuff from Asia more quickly and reliably than stuff from the USA?

Even if it's only delivery times, I imagine stuff from Asia would come in quicker than stuff from USA. Do shops/distributers get their stuff sent by air? I imagine the cost would be prohibitive. The times I've ordered stuff from the US, I've always had it sent by surface because of the cost. But then, by surface it usually take about 12 weeks..
On the other hand, I've ordered stuff from Japan and even large heavy pacakges could be sent SAL for relatively cheaply within 2 weeks.