The new year is upon us and brings some fresh updates to the Omega lineup. Due to some sudden and unexpected employment changes, we have returned to full time-production and will continue building and taking orders as usual. For 2022 we will be simplifying our model options and returning to our roots, so to speak, with the emphasis on value and efficiency rather than numerous different models, specialty options, or exotic upgrades. The Royal Huntsman will be available in 60″ to 70″ for spring orders to offer greater customization as our flagship model. The updates and adjustments to the current Royal Huntsman have rounded it out as the nicest shooting longbow I’ve offered and will continue to include more new custom options as they become available to fit shooters’ needs. This will eventually include the return of dymalux as a riser option later in the year, budget permitting, as well as more new spectraply color options this spring to better fit your vision for your new longbow.
The Tribute will retain its simpler option list as our entry model, and the price will reflect that. We are considering other possible layout changes and simplifications in the future to make the Tribute more affordable as a “production style” offering as well, rather than a fully customized build, if interest in affordability over customization remains high. We appreciate your feedback and input and will try our best to offer the best options for our customers! The responses we’ve received about the updated models so far have given us the chance to reset our focus and better address the needs and desires of our customers. The shorter Tribute has been a surprisingly well-liked entry model, and the 60″ and 64″ versions have been significantly more popular than the early 68″ layout. The Tribute was initially designed to offer a more “traditional” style longbow option, however, its price point and shorter length options have made it appealing as a general entry model to hybrid longbow shooting, and we appreciate the opportunity to get new shooters involved in these simple, elegant weapons!
Thank you all for the patience and understanding shown to us during the last year. I never expected that we’d lose my father the way we did, or that so much would happen so quickly. Last year marked ten years of Omega and I was never able to celebrate that with him, though he had been the initial inspiration for this endeavor as a self-employed woodworker by trade. He wasn’t a bowhunter, but I tried my best to follow in his footsteps and make him proud in this way. I turned 30 not long after his passing and struggled with the reality that after years of butting heads and arguing, what times we had together are all that will ever be. During all of that, the moisture issues in the workshop pushed us closer than we’d ever been to having to close Omega and find alternative employment. Yet despite these challenges, by the grace of God and our wonderful, kind customers, we made it through and are on the road to rebuilding- with hopes of surpassing where we were! Words cannot express the gratitude I have for everyone who reached out or who had patience with us during that time, and hope to devote this year to improving even more so I can continue to build and serve you all in kind! Thank you!!!