On May 18th at age 79, legendary archery pioneer Andy Simo, founder of New Archery Products, passed... Read more... The post Archery Industry Mourns Andy Simo appeared first on Bowhunting.com. Continue reading...
For those who don't know who Andy was, he was the founder and President of NAP for more than 30 years. He sat on the ATA (then AMO) board of directors and served as their chairman as well for a period of years. He's the man responsible for creating the original Flipper arrow rests that so many of us used along with the original Thunderhead and Razorbak broadheads, and for bringing the original Spitfire broadhead to market. He was a true pioneer in the bowhunting industry and a great person. I've had the distinct pleasure of working with NAP for the last 13+ years and Andy was always a pleasure to talk to. A very genuine individual who will certainly be missed by those who knew him. He certainly left his mark on the archery and bowhunting world which will be here long after we're all gone as well.
