Gail Martin was crazy for archery before he went off to fight in World War II and he was determined to come back and turn his hobby into a business when he returned. That was sixty years ago, and Gail Martin and his wife Eva succeeded in building one of the most successful bow hunting and archery companies in the USA that is still thriving to this day. The Martin compound bow is one of the most popular – and fastest bow available today.
Three generations of Martins have been involved with the Martin Archery Company since 1951 and the bows they have produced over those sixty years are among the finest available. A bow from back then, compared to one of today’s highly innovative Martin Archery bows, is barely recognizable, but Gail took advantage of every new materials innovation that would make his Martin Archery bows perform better than the competition.
Gail Martin never stopped designing and thinking of better ways to make bows. He invented the first fall away arrow rest, the first single cam and was the first to use riser vibration damping. Each of his innovations carries a patent, and there are approximately twenty-four, and no other archery company has survived as long under one ownership, in the USA.
The Martin Archery Company’s compound bows claim to be the fastest and most accurate bows on the market today – and there is little doubt that every inch of this bow means business, whether you are hunting big game in Africa or still-hunting deer in the USA, many hunters prefer the Martin Archery compound bow. All 2011 model bows now use the Power Tough Limb system, which are the most durable ever produced. Gail Martin’s patented vibration escape module (VEM) cancels out damper vibration for even greater accuracy. Brand new BCY Trophy material made by Gore, the Hammer Head strings eliminate peep rotation while drawing, which in turn eliminates string stretch so that every ounce of power is transferred to the arrow. Even the arrow shelf offers innovative and patented VEM silencing technology.
Gail Martin has put his name on the best and highest quality archery equipment for 60 years and all that knowledge has gone into designing and producing the Martin Archery compound bow. A compound made with all those years of passion and experience can only be one of the best in the world.
The Pro Series of compound bows consists of two choices of Shadowcat bow, a Firecat and a Crossfire compound bow. The Gold series offers seven different bows made for the most serious archers, with names like The Leopard, The Saber and The Silencer. You know these bows are built for business, and with so many sizes and choices, even the cheapest bow will delight any archer or bow hunter – you’ll soon want to move up to on of the Pro Series bows.
Gail Martin received the Washington State Life Time Achievement Award in 2003, and is a member of the National Bowhunter Hall of Fame. Check out the Martin compound bow that suits you best – you’ll be proud to own one of the finest compound bows on the market today.