The shot is
a system.

There is no shortage of archery and hunting gear. I kept running into a harder question: which pieces actually work together for the way I hunt, and how could I know before spending the money?

Arrows raised one set of questions about components, consistency, and the finished build. Saddle hunting raised another. Around me in Maryland, it was hard to put on different saddles, stand on a platform, and compare a whole setup in person. A list of product specs could only tell me so much.

That is why I am building Old Line Archery: a place to ask better questions, document the builds and comparisons, and eventually let other hunters try the equipment for themselves. We are at the beginning. The arrow work, saddle lineup, and testing will grow in public as the workshop and supplier relationships take shape.

— Kai Nicholls, founder