Archive of Abbey's 2012/2013 Weekly Archery News

News for the 3 weeks ending May 10, 2013

• Time for an upgrade in your hunting setup? Come check out some of the new sights CBE and Fuse have to offer. These versatile sights are extremely rugged and ready for even the most extreme hunting conditions. The Carbon Blade features an innovative, adjustable design that allows for perfect peep-to-housing sight alignment for ultimate accuracy and consistency. CBE have upgraded both of their already successful hunting sights the Tek-Hunter Pro and the Tek-Hybrid with innovative new features that are sure to impress.
• We have just received our shipment from W&W full of the brand new SF Axiom + 25" Riser and SF Axiom + Limbs. We also have full stock of Axiom sights, finger tabs, SF Axiom Quivers and SF Premium Quivers.
• Looking to improve your shooting accuracy and consistency? Then you can't pass up the brand new Scott Exxus. The first ever thumb button release aid engineered by Scott Archery. This long-awaited release gives proven Scott performance in a triggered hand-held design. Scott has found a way to master performance ergonomics like no other release aid manufacturer has done before. Accuracy by design, it's why you'll shoot better with the Exxus than you have ever shot before.

News for the 3 weeks ending April 19, 2013

• Looking to add a little flare to your bow? Brand new and exclusive to Abbey Archery are GlowPeeps. Using the popular Jim Fletcher Tru-Peeps, this exciting new peep sight provides up to 12 hours of glow from only a few minutes of charge. Take your bowhunting experience to the next level. Hunt the Day - Conquer the Night with GlowPeep.
• Now there is a solution to all of your lubricating problems. Lith-Ease White Lithium Grease is the most versatile lubricant on the market. For use on the car, in the home, on the boat, in the shop or simply for arts and crafts, this easy to use lubricant grease is long-lasting with excellent water and heat resistance and minimal oil separation. This powerful lubricant with superior performance and an ultra-long shelf life comes conveniently packaged in a 1.25oz tube or a 16oz tub. To reduce friction and protect your bow and equipment against rust, use the heavy duty lubricant, Lith-Ease White Lithium Grease.
• Abbey Archery now carries a range of products from TruGlo. TruGlo is the world leader in archery sight innovation and design. Check out the Rival FX Micro Adjust with Fibre X-Change and the Archer's Choice Range Rover single pin sight. Also new for 2013 is the TRU-FIT Universal Replacement Release Strap. This innovative product replaces your broken or worn-out wrist strap with a universal joint that fits almost all existing release aid connectors. TruGlo - When Brightness Counts.

News for the 3 weeks ending March 25, 2013

• Got camo? Abbey Archery does. Brand new to our stores is part of the Scent Shield and ScentBlocker camouflage line from Robinson Outdoors. We have several combinations of camo gear to choose from as well as many scent killer sprays and washes. Just in time for deer season you can't pass up such innovative products. Hurry in to either our Castle Hill or Brisbane Store as these popular new items won't last long.
• We have just received our shipment from Martin full of the extremely popular Martin Jaguar Takedown Recurve, AMS Safety Slide Kits and Plano hard cases. Come in and check out some other great bow packages from Martin like the Martin Exile Complete Bow Package with soft case, Martin Hedgehog Recurve Set or the Martin Bobcat Compound Deluxe Kit. These bow starter packages are perfect for the budding archer at a price that won't break the bank.
• New from ASAT for 2013 is the ASAT Pink Series Camouflage. Perfect for the female huntress and just in time for deer season. Check out these limited edition items before they're gone.

News for the 6 weeks ending March 8, 2013

• Last week our Martin container arrived and we now have more stock of the very popular Martin Exile bow with Fury XT cam which also comes fully loaded in 3 value for money bow packages: a 26 piece complete bow package with hard bow case, 26 piece complete bow package with soft bow case and 9 piece ready to hunt bow package
• We have more Martin Bobcat, Hedgehog compound bow sets and Hedgehog Recurve bow sets. These bow starter packages are very well priced, are ideal for starting out in archery and provide great fun and enjoyment for all ages.
• We received another shipment of quality tanned leather to produce our famous JMR Archery Manufacturing Co archery accessories. Nearly three years ago, we were most fortunate to employ Cherani Fernando to make our quivers, armguards, gloves, etc. The very high standard of Cherani's work has to be seen to be believed. Controlling heavy sewing machines and still producing quality, neat leatherwork is not easy. If you need new gloves or a beautifully locally made back or side quiver, you can't go past our JMR accessories.
• Abbey staff, Grant and Rachel have returned to our Sydney office following their ATA show and Hoyt factory visits.

News for the week ending January 20, 2013

• Hoyt invited Abbey staff, Grant and Rachel to stop by the Hoyt factory on their way home from the ATA Show. They were driven through some very heavy blizzards in Salt Lake City, at the same time as Australia was experiencing scorching weather. They met Randy Walk, president of Hoyt and a member of the Bowhunters Hall of Fame, Mike Luper, director of sales and marketing, Matt B Davis and Aimee Lopez. Here are some pics:
  
  

News for the 5 weeks ending January 12, 2013

• We're at the Archery Trade Association Show, in Louisville Kentucky this year and the numbers of both vendors and buyers are expected to be off the charts. Tony, Rachel and Grant have made the long journey to the southern United States and are in attendance. On Sunday they had private meetings with Hoyt and Easton and on Monday, the show started, where the Abbey team ise searching high and low for the latest gear and newest trends in the archery industry, so that we are able to provide Abbey customers with the latest and greatest that the archery world has to offer.
• The holiday season has a couple of weeks to run. Why not consider an Abbey Archery Gift Voucher? Your recipient can choose his/her archery products at any time, at his/her own convenience. Gift vouchers are redeemable here, or over the phone, or by mail, or in any Abbey Archery store and have no expiration date or user fees. It is the perfect gift solution for those who prefer to choose their own present.

Some more pics from the 2013 ATA Trade Show:

More pics from the 2013 ATA Trade Show:

Pics from the final day of the 2013 ATA Trade Show:

News for the week ending December 4, 2012

• Not sure what to buy for a Christmas present? A Gift Voucher is the perfect gift solution for those for whom it is hard to choose. Buy one and make someone's day. Gift vouchers are redeemable here, or over the phone, or by mail, or in any Abbey Archery store and have no expiration date or user fees. You can't miss with an Abbey Gift Voucher!
• The 2013 Mathews Preview Shipment arrived and all of the new 2013 bows have been shot in the Abbey test lane. The brand new 2013 Creed is as smooth as they come, impressing all of the Abbey Team.
• The new Chill was best described by Tristan, "Like an MR7 on a diet. Super light weight!" A great feature of the Chill is the stock standard Focus grip that comes factory installed.
• For all of the fans of the Z7, the new ZXT is an improvement on such a well renowned bow. Hard to believe, but when we shot the ZXT and Z7 side by side, the ZXT came out on top.
• We have excellent stock of the Hoyt 2013 bows, Chargers, Spyder 30, Spyder 34, Spyder Turbo, and Element G3's are available in both of our store locations. For the target archers out there, the new Pro Comp series by Hoyt are in stock! We have XL models as well in all target colours and cam sizes!
• The 2013 Bear shipment has arrived. Abbey has good stocks of the Motive 6, Anarchy, Empire and Domain. As soon as we have the shipment put away and orders filled, we will be posting reviews of testing the 2013 Bear line.

News for the three weeks ending November 27, 2012

• Update November 6: We have now added all 2013 Mathews target and 2013 Mathews camouflage bows to our store.
• Our 2013 Mathews Preview package order is expected to ship this week, so Mathews bows should be available in both our store locations by the end of next week.  Also we have placed our 2013 initial Mathews order and we are expecting to have good stock levels of the new Creed, ZXT, and the McPherson Series Chill before Christmas. We have ordered all sizes and colours available, so feel free to pre-order today.
• Update November5; Mathews has just released their 2013 range. See the video of the Mathews Creed.
• We have just added Martin 2013 bows to our store. Checkout the all new Martin Seeker and Alien bows.
• Staff member Grant, has just posted his initial review of the Hoyt Carbon Element G3 and Spyder 30 bows. See them and other latest information about 2013 bows at our 2013 Bows Preview page, where we are posting all news, as it comes to hand.
• Hoyt 2013 bows are in stock at Abbey Archery.
• We have added all the 2013 bows for Hoyt, Bear and Mission - see left column. We will be adding more as they become available.
• See videos and photographs of the Hoyt 2013 bows.
• First cab off the rank this year, was Bear Archery with their Motive 6, Motive 7 and Empire camo bows and a new range of Bear Target bows

News for the week ending November 7, 2012

• We have just added Martin 2013 bows to our store. Checkout the all new Martin Seeker and Alien bows.
• Staff member Grant, has just posted his initial review of the Hoyt Carbon Element G3 and Spyder 30 bows. See them and other latest information about 2013 bows at our 2013 Bows Preview page, where we are posting all news, as it comes to hand.
• Hoyt 2013 bows are in stock at Abbey Archery.
• We have added all the 2013 bows for Hoyt, Bear and Mission - see left column. We will be adding more as they become available.
• See videos and photographs of the Hoyt 2013 bows.
• First cab off the rank this year, was Bear Archery with their Motive 6, Motive 7 and Empire camo bows and a new range of Bear Target bows

News for the two weeks ending November 2, 2012

• Hoyt 2013 bows now in stock! Our first shipment has arrived.
• 2013 BOWS NEWS: We have added our initial 2013 bows pages - see top of left column. We will be updating them as more news and information becomes available.
• Hoyt: We have just added videos and photographs of the Hoyt 2013 bows.
• First cab off the rank, was Bear Archery with their Motive 6, Motive 7 and Empire camo bows
• Second wass the all new range of Bear Target bows
• We will continue to add 2013 models to our line up as they are released by the manufacturers. Also, be sure to check back regularly at our 2013 Bows Preview page where we will post all 2013 bows news, as it comes to hand.

News for the two weeks ending October 20, 2012

• 2013 BOWS NEWS: We have added our initial 2013 bows pages - see top of left column. We will be updating them as more news and information becomes available.
• Hoyt: We have just added videos and photographs of the Hoyt 2013 bows.
• First cab off the rank, was Bear Archery with their Motive 6, Motive 7 and Empire camo bows
• Second wass the all new range of Bear Target bows
• We will continue to add 2013 models to our line up as they are released by the manufacturers. Also, be sure to check back regularly at our 2013 Bows Preview page where we will post all 2013 bows news, as it comes to hand.

News for the week ending October 6, 2012

• 2013 BOWS NEWS: We have added our initial 2013 bows pages - see top of left column. We will be updating them as more news and information becomes available.
• First cab off the rank, is Bear Archery with their Motive 6, Motive 7 and Empire bows
• We will continue to add 2013 models to our line up as they are released by the manufacturers. Also, be sure to check back regularly at our 2013 Bows Preview page where we will post all 2013 bows news, as it comes to hand.

News for the nine weeks ending September 29, 2012

Abbey Archery's coverage of the 2012 Olympics archery news includes:

• Australian Taylor Worth out in archery shoot off at London Olympics.
• Ki Bo Bae of South Korea wins Gold medal in individual women's archery final.
• Taylor Worth defeats Brady Ellison 7-1, in the round of 32.
• With yet another peerless performance, the South Korea Womens Team won their seventh Gold medal.
• Teenage archery sensation Elisa Barnard bows out.
• Aussie shooter Taylor Worth shot a PB prior to the first round of the Olympics competition.
• Michele Frangilli, Marco Galiazzo and Mauro Nespoli of Italy took the Gold medal in the Mens Team event, USA took silver and world champions, South Korea, the bronze.

• We now have good supplies in stock from Magnus broadheads which come with a 'no questions asked' Lifetime Guarantee, the only brand of broadhead to offer this impressive warranty which is in addition to their durability and performance. Top of the range Magnus Stinger BuzzCut 4 blade screw in broadhead 125 grains and 100 grains have a serrated, cut on contact stainless steel blade edge & results in superior penetration, perfect alignment and field point accuracy and perform flawlessly from the fastest bows. The ever reliable Magnus Stinger 2 blade screw in broadhead 100 grains and 125 grains deliver superior bone splitting penetration on any game animal.

News for the three weeks ending July 29, 2012

• We have just received the long awaited new model Slick Trick ViperTrick 4 blade broadhead 100gr 3 pack. This head has a massive 1.94" cutting diameter and promises to be most popular. The ViperTrick also comes in a 125 grain head which is in stock. We have good stocks of all Tricks including Slick Trick Standard 125 grain broadhead and Slick Trick Magnum 125 grain broadhead.
• More stocks of TightSpot 5 arrow 1 piece bow quiver have arrived. This quiver is over 10% lighter than last year's model and the quality from this Montana, US company has got to be seen to be believed. Tight Spot have taken slim to a new thin and we have all camo colours, Realtree APG HD Camo, Lost Camo and Matte Black.
• More supplies from Jim Fletcher Archery whose slogan is 'releasing quality since 1960' came in to our warehouse, including The .44 Caliper Release Aid with deluxe velcro wrist strap, Jim Fletcher Tru-Peep Sight MAX Hunter and the other six sizes of peeps.
• We wish to announce the retirement of our long serving assistant manager of our Brisbane store, Keith Munday who has been with us since our store launch. Please drop in and say hello to Keith before he retires later this month. We thank Keith and wish him a long and happy retirement.

News for the week ending July 8, 2012

• We have finally uploaded the full range of Mathews and Mission bows, including Mathews HeliM, the 2012 flagship bow and amid huge publicity, the ladies bow, Mathews Jewel. For a great performing bow, get a Mathews or for the cost conscious archer, a Mission bow.
• A humungous order from Win & Win has landed. More recurve risers and limbs - Inno CXT, Inno AL1, Winex, SF Premium, SF Axiom, Win & Win ABS Bow Cases, SF Ultimate Pro Tarpaulin Backpacks and plenty of accessories.
• We have expanded our range of quality Shibuya gear with a large range of Ultima CPX Carbon and Ultima RC Carbon sights, DX Cushion Plungers, Ultima recurve rests, soft recurve bow cases and folding bowstands. Abbey enjoyed a happy association with Shibuya and is most pleased that this relationship has been renewed.
• We wish to announce the retirement of our long serving assistant manager of our Brisbane store, Keith Munday who has been with us since our store launch. Please drop in and say hello to Keith before he retires later this month. We thank Keith and wish him a long and happy retirement.