I'm going to be in Salt Lake City, next week, and was wondering if there are any Trad Stops/Shops that are a "MUST SEE"...
Thank you
None that I am aware of; but then, I've only been at this game for a bit less than a year. There's a few small archery shops, but they cater mainly to wheels. Sportsman's Warehouse has a small (infinitesimally small, actually) selection of traditional gear. There's Cabela's in Lehi (about a half hour south of SLC), their's is a bit better, but still no prize winner.
You'd be welcome to come up to Ogden and shoot in my back yard with me some evening though. I got a couple of bows that aren't seeing much use due to recovering from rotator cuff surgery.
S.
Where in Mn you from? I grew up in Storden (don't feel bad, nobody else has ever heard of it either) :laughing:
There is not any trad only shops in SLC or Utah that I know of but there is Bingham projects in Ogden. I'm sure that there are a few here that shoot their bow designs here.
If there is I'd like to know. Sportsman's has a pretty small selection but they do have some stuff. When I was starting out I almost bought an X200 from them but decided not to. Last time I was there, they had had a bow sale and only one recurve was left. Cabelas is where I bought my Savannah. Haven't checked out Bingham's.
Bingham's is traditional, but it's primarily a mail-order business for bow building supplies. They deal mainly in raw materials. They do have a small retail section and some arrow building supplies. Their retail footprint for finished products is a couple walls in the corner maybe 5' long each. Very basic stuff. Nice folks though, I visit from time to time just to pick up a handful of nocks or glue or something like that (since I don't build bows).
S.
I'll have to get in there some time just to check it out.
Ditto what everyone else has shared dont waste your time trying to find one. Just meet up with a tradganger and go stumpin.