Hit or Miss Archery Center

Amazing store / great customer service and a wonderful start for any young hunter in the making. Neil was great - patient, stoic listener...and as you can see from the photo below, fitted my little princessa with a perfect starter recurve, the "little John". She didn't put it down for over two hours. Thanks Neil - see you soon!

My 15 y.o. daughter wanted to try archery and I thought it'd be fun to give it a go myself since I haven't held a bow since I was a teenager. We called and set up an appointment for the two of us to be taught together. We're complete novices and we were excited to try it out.When we got to Hit or Miss we walked in and were told to go thru that door (vague pointing towards the north); "Yup, that one" -- it was marked "Employees Only". This leads to an indoor shooting range. We stood around for 5 minutes watching some folks practice shooting. Finally a young man came up and handed my daughter a bow. No introduction, no asking our names. Heck he wouldn't even look at me. He didn't say much as we watched more shooting; what I later learned was a 'range session'. When that was over he told us to go to the corner. I asked if it was noted on the reservation we'd made that it was a lesson for two? No, he answered, and then he wandered off without explanation -- turned out it was to get another bow. He never asked our names, never introduced himself, and most importantly, never asked if we had any experience. He gave us some basic info on how to hold the bow and our set our stance, then wandered off to find some arrows and targets. He didn't give us any vocabulary either... I asked what kind of bows we were using and found out we had compound bows. My bow was too small for me and when he told me I was holding it wrong I told him it was too small and showed him my arm-span. He said, "yes it is too small, but that's all we have" so I ended up having to shorten my pull by bending my left arm. He gave my daughter 10 arrows and gave me 5. Mine were longer but since there were only 5 I ended up not being able to shoot much during each 10 minute range session. I asked another customer if there was another archery store in Albuquerque, and he told me about the Archery Shoppe. We'll be visiting them soon since we were both very unimpressed with Hit or Miss. I haven't ever felt so unwelcomed and unwanted at a business establishment. It's too bad since we are both very interested in learning archery and willing to spend the $$ for equipment, range time, etc. I sure hope archery isn't all about snobby pros sniffing their disdain at novices like us. If it is I guess we'll use YouTube videos and Amazon to figure it out.

We decided to purchase a new bow for our grandson and went with the best place possible. Jesse was our tech for the day and he got us set up right. He made sure that my grandson got to pick out colors for the string that he liked. It is little details like this that make all the difference to a 5 hear old. Jesse made sure to measure him up, explain all the rules and most of all make sure he was having fun. He gave him lots of encouragement to make sure this became a fun sport for him. Hit or miss you always hit the mark. Keep up the awesome work we will definitely be back.

We recently moved to the area and found this place to shoot our recurve bows, the range is really cool, I especially like the 3D targets. Today my husband and I decided to buy some compound bows, and every single employee was awesome throughout the whole process! They let us try out a few bows and once we chose our winners, they helped us in setting up our bows and picking out anything we'd need/want. Being my first compound bow I was a bit nervous but one of the guys helped me tremendously by teaching and coaching my form. They even have a military discount, We'll be loyal customers for sure! :)

I absolutely enjoyed my archery class at Hit and Miss Archery. I called a day before and asked to be scheduled for a class for the following day. The team said they could accommodate and that I was good to go. I came on the day of my class, and had my own personal session. My trainer Andre ( I believe I spelled his name is right) was awesome! He showed me proper form and how to NOC my arrow. I asked him multiple questions which he had no problems answering. I have 2 more future classes set up and then I will be returning for practice sessions! Loved learning archery! Thank you guys!

The staff at hot or miss always provide great service and they have great selection of new and used bows at a very fair price!I really enjoy shooting the 3D range that goes out to 40 yards.

We had a fun session with rentals here today! We didn't take a lesson but the quick instruction from the staff was helpful. They have a lot of fun 3D targets. There's a full shop with stuff for shooting and hunting. The staff were really nice and we had a great time!

They worked to get my husband's bow back in working order. They kept him updated every step of the way and he was impressed with their great customer service. Keep up the good work!!!

Great bunch of archery enthusiasts. They helped me decide on a new bow and then took the time to set it up even though I was a tourist passing through the city. I will return on my next trip.

Neil and crew are amazing and will make you feel like family when you walk in the door. They are welcoming, eager to help a new enthusiast learn and set you up for success. Great shop for all your archery needs!