PSE Archery
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[edit]
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 manufactuer his own products. PSE was one of five companies to have produced the first compound bows. [5]
Products[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Bill and Sherry Krenz, Always a Vsionary, Inside Archery, January 2003
- ^ "PSE Announces Retirement of Regional Sales Manager Jim Landrum; pro-staffer David Alligood Stepping into the Position". Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ^ PSE's 19 Year Old Perkins Wins FITA World Archery Championship, The Outdoor Wire
- ^ Webb, Alice Jones, Exclusive: PSE Archery Sold to New Heritage Outdoor Group, Free Range American, retrieved 24 September 2023
- ^ PSE: 50 Years of Innovation: An Inside Archery Cover Story, retrieved 24 September 2023
- ^ "Chasing Speed: Fastest Compound Bows | Outdoor Life". Retrieved 2016-08-24.