I wanted to first give thanks to Andy Simo (President/Founder) and Bob Mizek(Director of engineering) from New Archery Products(nap) for the tour of there plant yesterday and for providing all of us with high quality archery products that are made in the USA since 1971. Their plant here in Illinois is top of the line and very clean. I was very impressed with the pride and quality that goes into all their designs and manufacturing processes. I have been building ,designing and repairing industrial machinery for a living for 23 years so I do know quality made products when I see them. They use the Diamized process for sharpening there blades which makes a scalpel sharp blade. I viewed there blade compared to a competitor model at 400x magnification and you could clearly see the edge of the competitors blade looked like a saw with big grinding gouges and burrs and the nap blade was near perfectly straight with no burrs. Andy and Bob are two of the nicest and highly knowledgeable guys you could meet. I was amazed at their knowledge of Ancient bows and ancient shooting styles among everything else they know about archery. The engineers at NAP come from strong aerospace backgrounds so you know they can build things that are strong ,fly good ,fast and straight. I have checked out their new 2009 Bloodrunner broadheads and I must say those heads are awesome. They have addressed all blade issues they had with the early released heads. The newly designed blades are built like a truss providing unbelievable strength. I was given a set to evaluate so I will be posting my unbiased results in the near future. I also had a chance to check out their new QiuckTune Freedom rest for 2009. This rest is a definite must have for 2009.It is a full capture/drop away style rest that does not connect to your bow in any other way than the mounting screw(no cords or mechanisms). This rest holds your arrow securely on the rest and allows you to draw back and let down without the rest dropping away. When you release the arrow(Normal shot)the rest automatically drops away. The 2009 QuickTune Freedom rest is definitely going to start a new trend in how arrow rests are designed. I had the privilege to check out a new prototype broadhead design they will be coming out with in the future. I am sworn to secrecy about them but I can say they are going to be some of the deadliest and most innovative broadheads to hit the market in years. I have been a NAP product user for years and after going to the plant and seeing the quality that goes in their products I will always be a loyal customer. If you have any questions about there products give them a call they actually want to hear from you not like a lot of other companies out there. Here is a link to the NAP website. http://www.newarchery.com/#/home/
Pretty cool post. I've always been a fan of NAP ever since I started using thunderheads a long time ago. IMO they are made so well I have no need to use any other head.
Thanks for sharing. It is always neat to take tours of manufacturing plants. I was able to tour the John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, IL. It was sweet, my dad got to start our combine for the first time right on the assembly line. Some of the presses in that factory require you to have both hands and feet touching buttons before it works. Needless to say, they were massive and pounding out some crazy stuff out of sheet metal. Pretty neat they let you see the new prototype broadheads and such.
Kevin - glad to hear your trip turned out well. The guys are NAP are all first-class and it's been and extreme pleasure of ours to know them and do business with them for many years. I have been to their facility many times and am always amazed at how clean it is, and how well run things are. A top notch company, no doubt!
I plan to continue using their products after talking to you last night, they sound like an awesome group of devoted hunters. Can't wait to see the new rest and broadheads when they are released.
Where at in IL is this facility? BTW I really need help setting up this new limb saver bow so any help would be greatly appreiciated. Thanks, T
Dearest Peakrut, this is a grand opportunity for you to visit your nearest pro-shop to help stimulate the economy. Your local pro-shop will take the time to set you up and dial you in right for a small one time setup fee. Hopefully the money you saved by buying a new bow at a highly discounted cost will enable you to buy a few cool new accessories as well which will help out the local pro-shop. One day we Hoyt guys hope to see you back, until then we have elected to accept Dylan Fraley in your place. Dylan will receive free setup through Mechdoc on his hand me down Hoyt bow as a sign of our appreciation for him joining the gang. While I see that saving a ton of money is important in today's economy, I would never turn my back on my Hoyt brothers to save a buck for a bow I previously had no interest in. I also trust that you could have bought a gently used Hoyt Vulcan from one of our forum members for a price similar to what the Limbsaver cost you. This would be like me shopping at Walmart for God's sake. I can only hope that the party you purchased your bow from will utilize the money you paid to buy a Hoyt Alphamax since you deviated from the directive. While we will remain friends I still feel like I lost a brother. Yours Truly Racewayking Hahahahahahaha
How did you set this up? Is it work related or did you just contact them directly. sounds impressive when you get to see how they set it up.
That's no biggie as you could have tied a loop on for your release and been right on the money. Tell Dylan we welcome him to go shed hunting tomorrow with the Hoyt Guys
lol He said he already has a shed in the backyard with his bikes in it. But he said you are welcome to come with the master to look for antlers tomorrow. (Meaning him)
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The term precedes HIP HOP, did you even read your googled response? Homie is a friend or buddy and doesn't signify a particular race or creed, there are little action figures called Homies and they are all Latino. Here is a term you must study my friend, all us Hoyt guys already know the meaning as it relates to you and your new bow. "Selling out" refers to the compromising of one's integrity, morality and principles in exchange for money, 'success' (however defined) or other personal gain. It is commonly associated with attempts to increase mass appeal or acceptability to mainstream society. A person who does this, as opposed to continuing along his or her original path, is labelled a sellout and typically regarded with disgust and immediate loss of respect. Selling out is often seen as gaining success at the cost of credibility.
I was invited due to a damaged broadhead I found that was pre release that they wanted to inspect.It was very impressive to see all the heads,fletchings and rests being assembled.
