Ep. 284: Build Your Home Bow Shop On A Budget - Essential Tools to Get You Started with AJ Iaquinta // Knights of the Apex

On this episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast, Beau Martonik is joined by AJ Laquinta, Knights of the Apex. AJ runs the Bow Nerds podcast, is a talented photographer, and is obsessed with archery and gear. They discuss the essential tools and skills needed to build your home bow shop on a budget. You can find the blog post with the gear discussed at eastmeetswesthunt.com

Topics:

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:35 Knights of the Apex
• 08:15 Importance of archery pro shops
• 12:00 Fletching and cutting your own arrows
• 18:43 Arrow tuning
• 23:35 3 or 4 fletch hunting arrows pros and cons
• 29:55 Bow presses, draw boards, and accessories
• 37:55 Tying in a d-loop properly
• 47:05 Bow Vises 
• 53:35 Other small essential tools and 3rd axis adjustment
• 01:06:05 Choosing the right bow for you
• 01:10:19 Dialed Arxos sight
• 01:18:50 Setting Hunting Goals for YOU

Note** timestamps might be off by a few minutes on the audio version due to ad length changes

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