AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, interviews Row Watson, Founder of Rows Mystic Sinew Bows in New Jersey who specialize in custom handmade bows. Row Watson talks about his passion archery, making customized bows, and his drive for complicated trick shots,
Episode Highlights:
- onX Hunt, a sponsor of The Bryant Land Show, is a mapping technology app that helps you in the field to mark your stands, trail cameras, and trees you plan to climb.
- Deer season is in full effect in the state of Georgia.
- AB3 introduces Row Watson.
- Row Watson defines ‘sinew.’
- What is Row’s process for making bows?
- How did he acquire his bow-making skills?
- What is Row’s technique for shooting with his bows?
- What does he set his draw weight at?
- Row Watson talks about his intricate trick shots and animals they eat.
- Look for the Bass Pro Shop links on BryantLandCountry.com.
- Support onX Hunt, a sponsor of The Bryant Land Show at onxmaps.com.
3 Key Points:
- Row Watson shoots his bow instinctively, like a slingshot, with more of a push-pull than a draw.
- Row Watson pulls between 30-70 pounds with his bow.
- Row’s creative bow trick shots stem from skateboarding earlier in his life.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “Sinew is basically the tendon of an animal. So you know you got the deer, or you got a human, we all got the achilles tendon. So that gives us the jump. That gives the deer the spring.” – Row Watson
- “I actually source all of my wood. Some people pay for all of their wood. Either way, if you are paying for it, you work to get the money. You had to buy it. I just do the work.” – Row Watson
- “I used to make the little bows as a kid, and mess around and shoot bows when I was a kid. I shot a lot of slingshots. I made slingshots too.” – Row Watson
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