PSE Archery

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PSE Archery
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ProductsArchery equipment

PSE Archery, Inc. is an American archery supply company, and a designer and manufacturer of bows, arrows, and other equipment. The company was founded by Pete Shepley[1] in Mahomet, Illinois, and has its corporate headquarters in Tucson, Arizona. [2] PSE Archery is one of the leading bow, crossbow and flowbow manufacturers in the world, its products are widely used in many fields including hunting and sports.[3]

PSE was acquired in February 2023 from the former owner Pete Shepley by Heritage Outdoor Group, an newly-formed investment holding company designed to acquire existing outdoor brands.[4]

History

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PSE, short for Precision Shooting Equipment, was founded by Pete Shepley, a product engineer of Magnavox, as a part-time pursuit. Shepley was a specialist in creating archery equipment and created the company in 1970 to manufacture his own products. PSE was one of five companies to have produced the first compound bows. [5]

Products

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PSE is known for producing high performance bows, in 2014 the Full Throttle was introduced and is the current fastest bow on the market, IBO speeds of 370 fps.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bill and Sherry Krenz, Always a Vsionary, Inside Archery, January 2003
  2. ^ "PSE Announces Retirement of Regional Sales Manager Jim Landrum; pro-staffer David Alligood Stepping into the Position". Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  3. ^ PSE's 19 Year Old Perkins Wins FITA World Archery Championship, The Outdoor Wire
  4. ^ Webb, Alice Jones, Exclusive: PSE Archery Sold to New Heritage Outdoor Group, Free Range American, retrieved 24 September 2023
  5. ^ PSE: 50 Years of Innovation: An Inside Archery Cover Story, retrieved 24 September 2023
  6. ^ "Chasing Speed: Fastest Compound Bows | Outdoor Life". Retrieved 2016-08-24.
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