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In 1991, the organization moved its central location to Gainesville, Florida, under the presidency of Dick Lattimer. In 1997, with the debut of the AMO Archery Trade Show, funding formerly provided by companies' donations was replaced by the profits generated from this event. In 2002, the AMO was reorganized into the Archery Trade Association.
The Archery Trade Association (ATA) (formerly the Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization (AMO)) static spine test method hangs a 2-pound (0.91 kg) weight from the center of a 26-inch (0.66 m) suspended section of the arrow shaft.
AMO (Archery Manufacturers and merchants Organization, the former name of the body now known as the Archery Trade Association) standard draw length is the distance from the string at full draw to the lowest point on the grip plus 1.75 inches (4.4 cm). [7]
AMO (organization) – The Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization (now known as the Archery Trade Association, or ATA) AMO length (measure) – A standardized length for measuring bow strings; arbalest – A late variation of the crossbow that came into use in Europe during the 12th century; archer (practitioner) – One who practices ...
Drawing a bow, from a 1908 archery manual. A bow consists of a semi-rigid but elastic arc with a high-tensile bowstring joining the ends of the two limbs of the bow.An arrow is a projectile with a pointed tip and a long shaft with stabilizer fins towards the back, with a narrow notch at the very end to contact the bowstring.
Other companies that saw large upticks included Ammo Inc., which had a rise in stock price of around 15 percent, and outdoor sporting goods chain Vista Outdoor Inc. rose by around 1.15 percent.
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 .
Earl Hoyt Sr. was the founder, owner, and president of Hoyt archery [3] and was born in 1911, where he lived in St. Louis, MO. In 1931 he started his company Hoyt Archery. [ 4 ] In 1971 Earl married his wife Ann Weber Hoyt, they met many times at exhibition and on a tournament, and started to date around the 1960s.