![]() ![]() In the mid-1990's, the name was sold to Dr. They continued a small production of recurves. The company produced many compound bows, thanks to the marketing appeal of bowhunter Dan Fitzgerald. Wing archery was sold to Wilderness Archery of NJ in the mid-1980's. After a short attempt to produce compound bows, AMF closed Wing Archery not long after the 1975 catalog came out. With falling sales of traditional recurves, the AMF strategy of lower prices in order to increase sales led to lower product quality, and the Wind brand suffered accordingly. The introduction of compound bows lead to the demise of many traditional bow companies, including Wing. But a year later, Head was having financial difficulties and was sold to corporate conglomerate AMF. Lee sold his company to the Head Ski Company, but signed a five year contract to manage production and remain as CEO of the archery Wing/Head division. Big companies took notice and a buyout was offered. By 1968, Wing production had grown to nearly 1500 bows per week. Dealers could also order production runs with special names and features. The line was expanded to include such models as the Presentation tournament bow, the Swift and White Wing target bows, and the Thunderbird, Chaparral, and entry level models such as the Gull and Falcon. A new production facility was built in Jacksonville TX. The popularity and performance of the Red Wing Hunter led to a number of copycats, including the Ben Pearson Hunter, the Bear Grizzly and Hunter, the Indian Mohawk, the Shakespeare Super Necedah, and the Browning Cobra, among others.īy 1960 the demand for the Red Wing by hunters and the White Wing by field archers took off. It was highly deflexed, smooth, and faster than most any other bow out there. It was short - only 58” (most bows of the day were 64” to 70”), featured a fairly high grip sculpted to fit the hand and palm. When Bob introduced the 1957 RWH model, it was revolutionary in design. The majority from the mid-60s on were made of bubinga. The early 1960s Red Wing Hunters were made of Brazilian rosewood. Many of Bob’s early bows were made of walnut, imbuia, rosewood, and shedua. The Red Wing Hunter (RWH) was produced in various lengths, the standard being 58”, but 52” and 62” models were also produced at various times. He named the Red Wing Hunter after the red-tailed hawk, a bird known as a keen hunter. Lee first designed and built the famous Red Wing Hunter (earlier known simply as the Redwing) in 1951. He got the name for “Wing” archery while flying in a plane and looking out at the wing. ![]() #Amf slimline red wing pro recurve bow full#He was successful enough that he decided to hang out his shingle as a full time bowyer. In the early 1950s Texas construction worker Bob Lee had a side business making bows in his garage. ![]()
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