ABOUT US

West Michigan’s forests, lakes, and rivers have a proud tradition of hunting and fishing—and that’s our bread and butter here at Grand Valley Sporting Goods. Founded in 2004, we’ve become West Michigan’s archery destination, carrying and servicing traditional bows, crossbows, and compounds. since then, we've grown our hunting and fishing gear to better serve West Michigan’s legendary hunting and fishing community. When you visit our conveniently located Pro Shop at 6387 Lake Michigan Drive in Allendale, you’ll meet experienced bow technicians, archery instructors, and fellow hunters and competitors. Come see us for your next outdoor adventure!

MEET THE TEAM

SERVING ARCHERS & HUNTERS 18+ YEARS

Gary Poliski

Owner

Gary has been an avid hunter for over 45 years. He is a Certified USA Archery Instructor and has years of experience sharing the sport with students as Archery Professor at Grand Valley State University.

Matt Poliski

Owner

Matt started shooting a bow at 6 years old and has been bow hunting since 1998. Matt has tuned and worked in depth on bows at Grand Valley Sporting Goods since 2007 and is a Certified Bow Technician for Hoyt, Bowtech, Mathews, PSE, TenPoint, and other brands. An avid hunter and outdoorsman, Matt has so far been to Ontario, Missouri, Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. He is married with 3 kids who also shoot.

Jon Schultze

Fishing Manager, Bow Technician

A current Archery Professor at Grand Valley State University, Jon started here at the bow shop in 2011. Jon is a Certified Level 2 Archery Instructor and Safe Sport Certified. As a fisherman, Jon has been trolling the Great Lakes since 1996.

Tyler Rhoades

Service Manager, Bow Technician

Tyler started working at Grand Valley Sporting Goods in 2018 but started in the archery industry in 2014. Tyler is a Certified Level 2 USA Archery Instructor, Safe Sport Certified, and Tech certified through PSE Archery. Tyler is an especially knowledgeable source on all things target archery.

Colton Blanchard

Bow Technician, Sales

Before starting here at GVSG in 2017, Colton started in the archery and shooting industry in 2010. He began bow hunting even earlier, in 2006. Colton has a passion for firearms and optics, how they work, and what makes them better. He loves the science behind what makes a bow and a shooter more efficient. He also enjoys getting new archers of all ages into the sport.

Bullseye Bill

Traditional Archery Expert

Bullseye Bill has been shooting exclusively traditional gear since the late '70s. He has hunted successfully from Ontario to Mexico, and a few places in-between. If he is not working on bows, building arrows, or talking about bows, then he is on the range shooting his bow!

Clay Russell

Bow Technician, Customer Service

Clay started shooting in the youth league here at 8 years old. In 2016, he started working here at the bow shop and continued to work through high school, college, and now weekends after graduating from Ferris State University. Clay loves outdoor 3D shoots and has also successfully hunted Colorado and Texas multiple times. In addition to shooting, Clay has 14+ years experience fishing the Detroit River

Leah Russell

Customer Service

Leah started at the GVSG bow shop in 2020. She has been shooting a bow since she was 9 years old on our youth league. Leah hunts elk, whitetails, and turkeys with her dad and loves riding horses around home and in Colorado.

Luke Kleinrichert

Bow Technician, Customer Service

Luke has been hunting since 2011 and bow-hunting since 2014. In addition, he has been fishing since he could hold a rod and fly-fishing since 2010. He also teaches sailing classes in the summer and races sailboats competitively.

Bill Leonard

Customer Service

Bill has been bow-hunting and small stream Brook trout fishing since the '70s. He loves Dry Fly and Hex fishing for browns. Bill has also been turkey hunting since the mid '90s and has hunted out of state 6 times in the last 10 years.

Allie Hawkes

Customer Service

Allie has worked in the outdoor industry for 3 years, starting at D&R Sports and now at Grand Valley Sporting Goods during her GVSU school year. She enjoys a variety of outdoor activities including fishing, ice fishing, hiking, hammocking, running, biking and camping. Being active and doing things outside is where she feels the most at home. One of her goals for the future is to find ways to combine her love for nature with her degree in business.