I saw the images in the instruction manual. It was very suspicious that they were actual screenshots of your videos (with the picture-in-picture target cam) rather than any actual marketing effort. I've received the same request to use my likeness for promotion. It was tempting for a fleeting moment, but after seeing this, it's clear that they will take first.

@InFerrumVeritas

3 ай бұрын

Sanlida contacted me for a sponsorship at one point, and their scummy social media practices were why I declined. I'm glad I did.

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 ай бұрын

They already have…. I have to find out where. Was waiting to find it before emailing you about it.

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 ай бұрын

Just emailed you @nusensei

@kiktkikt2863

3 ай бұрын

Sanlida shame on you! I would never buy any sanlida products. I hope everyone bans you and you all go bankrupt. How can you guys do this to this nice ,honest man.

@Nowhy

3 ай бұрын

Many small archer channels push their marketing in a hidden way...

Love the integrity Jake.... Keep it up ❤

Fully support your stand, it's good to know some people with integrity still exist 👏🏻

What a shame Sanlida had to misbehave in this extreme manner.

We have "Copy right" and China thinks it has " Right to copy" 😂

@yangluo1342

2 ай бұрын

So Sanlida is China

it's actually wild this company is associated and heavily affiliated with World Archery

@rolldysharpshooter6593

3 ай бұрын

In almost any sports, ones running the organizations care about lining their pockets mostly. It seems WA may be like that too

Sad that the Chinese manufacturer has no respect for the people who have tested their products, and created videos of the tests. You're right to boycott them, and expose their unethical practices.

@user-tf6ke7gg9f

3 ай бұрын

Chinese people even don't respect themselves, how would they rescpect others?

I'm a Chinese Archer, and I use Sanlida Bow. I fell really shame of sanlida. As a lot of Chinese companys, they don't care about copyright, no matter Chinese or foreigner.

@clifftaylor4712

3 ай бұрын

They do it because they can get away with it. Very unethical. I'm with you on this one.

@Rikard416

3 ай бұрын

speak for yourself

@Nowhy

3 ай бұрын

This is so costly in the long run.. not wise for a company to do...

@hengchen6688

2 ай бұрын

@@Rikard416little pinky i presume?

@Rikard416

2 ай бұрын

@@hengchen6688 here comes the honkie klansman!

Such a shameful act by them. Thanks for always taking a stand Jake, keep up the great work.

You Da Man, Jake! As you say, “Skeezy”. That is a perfect description of the company. We’re with you. Thanks for all your hard work.

100% Jake. Totally valid points.

Thanks for putting this up and taking time to explain what is going on. It's really sad that this is happening. I've shared it with my followers to help get the message out.

Always wondered why the Sanlida stuff vanished. Really dirty work on their part; thanks for the heads-up to avoid them. Cheers to that!

Will post this on the Leatherwall. Your integrity will remain intact. Thanks for all you do.

thanks for answering my question about the tiller bolts bro, ordered them right after you replied. can't wait for them to arrive, sorry for the bother

In the present global economy, companies like this that neglect the loss of reputation as a loss of business demonstrate not to be serious and even worse when they infringe your image rights. Your integrity viceversa is rock solid, Jake.

Thank you for your integrity and your transparent information. Dishonest businesses should be forcefully shutdown and never be able come back in the same line of business again.

this is why I love your channel Jake, cause if we can expect anything out of you, it’s one thing….HONESTY.

Thank you for speaking out. I hope it costs SanlidaArchery !! And I hope "World Archery" weighs in.

Great information, Jake. Thank you for sharing that and for all you do!

Way to go! Totally support you on this.

Absolutely love your transparency and honesty Jake. Thank you for this video. I will ensure I never buy one of their products and will encourage others to do similar

I wish i had known about this when I purchased my Sanlida bow just over a month ago. 😢

You're the best, man. We got your back. Keep making the videos and I will not be visiting that company again.

In my opinion, we have alot of American Bowyers, some have bargain bows, they can custom make for you, save your coins and buy American made products and support are struggling Hard working American Boyers, forget the supporting foreign companies that are slowly putting us Americans closer too tent city,. And sad too hear what they did too you Jake, but it doesn't surprise me.

@brianfreland9065

3 ай бұрын

i agree with you 100% but the issue is affordability. getting a great bow thats ready to shoot and comes with all the arrows and accesories etc for 130 bucks is just what ppl are going to do when the only other options are 500 bucks and thats for just the bow. the industry really needs to work on getting more affordable options if they dont want ppl flocking to the foreign afordable ones. like the royal x9 at 130 bucks ready to shoot with everything included vs a 400 dollar three rivers bow. when you need a bow and dont have any extra income, youre going to buy that royal x9 anyways.

Bro… I’m sorry that happened, keep up the good work. Aloha from Hawai’i

Theft of Intellectual Property Rights is serious stuff. You should send them "cease and desist" letter followed up by a lawsuit for the theft.

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 ай бұрын

The problem with lawsuits is your attack is only as good as your pockets are deep to afford said lawyer. Plus crossing international borders makes it nearly impossible to make a difference.

@cosmicgregg

3 ай бұрын

​@@JakeKaminskiArchery That's true dude. It's quite expensive

@goaway3333

3 ай бұрын

I was actually sort of wondering I saw quite a few of the people I follow on KZread on the Sanlida website. Thanks for the video I appreciate you even more

@streamhiker868

3 ай бұрын

LOL...China doesn't respect IP, period. A lawsuit would 1) very expensive 2) would have to go to a Chinese court...good luck with that. One thing Jake can do it any time he sees his picture/video on any social/commercial platform in the US (from Amazon to youtube) is about copyright issues. He owns the footage and the pics and the US based platform must go by the copyright rules...

@garymickus6412

3 ай бұрын

@@JakeKaminskiArchery succinct and accurate.

I feel terrible about this... I bought the product based on your review and its horrific that they did this..... I will save like mad for something else though. Your integrity is rare and you are a scholar and a gentleman!

I was starting to consider Sanlida products, but will NOT purchase based on this. Thank you for shedding sobe light on this.

@Mikerille

3 ай бұрын

You should buy it anyway. Don’t let these guys trick you into spending hundreds more on same quality products. Honestly.

@Levon_RnD

3 ай бұрын

Yeah. Their behavior towards Jake somewhat lacks decency, it's a shame they used his images to promote their stuff without permission. I like their raisers and limbs though, they are good for that price😅

@abellau4105

29 күн бұрын

Agreed, the quality per dollar is hard to beat. Sorry about the likeness pirating, I don't agree with it, but the average enthusiast or hunter isn't going to know about it, let alone care. Best of luck though, nothing wrong in taking a stand.

· I've not only never bought any SANLIDA stuff, but I've never even CONSIDERED any Sanlida stuff.

100% agree with u. i am sharing this info to Chinese archery communities (chat group I known of). shame on Sanlida

Thanks for posting this Jake! Definitely won't get a dime from me. I'll be sure to share around my community as well.

hmmm from the beginning they seemed very professional in what they are doing. This move from them is absolutely not. Thanks for letting us know

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support, much appreciated. I’m glad to let others know.

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 ай бұрын

@ArminHirmer I can't find your email listed on your channel, feel free to email me through my website at www.jakekaminski.com or through the KZread contact email... Sanlida is using your stuff everywhere on Amazon.com, I am not sure if you gave them permission or not but I am happy to show you where.

@ArminHirmer

3 ай бұрын

@@JakeKaminskiArchery they did ask me if they can use some screenshots from my videos, so for now I am fine. But I will talk to them

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 ай бұрын

@arminhirmer they cut your videos up and put them on products on Usa amazon without referencing you or your channel, not just screen shots.

Well done Jake ! These companies think that they are untouchable….

I wish you posted this video last week. I've ordered the riser and currently waiting for shipment ☹️

There's many reasons why I subscribe to your channel Jake and this video exemplifies it all. Good on you. You definitely should consider legal action as well but as the HQ is in China it's going to be very difficult and expensive because they probably have government support.

sry bout ya luck, just ordered 4 more sanlida royal x8 recurves,,love em

Sanlida has great bows with great pricing in my experience (as a new archer) I’ve fired more expensive bows from my parents and grandparents, I don’t know, I don’t really see what the issue here is. As a new archer I think the most important thing for people getting into the sport is price, if they make a good quality and lower price bow, that’s all what matters. Honestly. No disrespect but you assuming a country with generally different copyright laws would follow the standards of American copyright law (and yes I know international copyright law isn’t VASTLY different) is just kinda silly. It sucks they used your likeness, but honestly it’s not like for me personally I was gonna buy a bow cause they have a photo of you or anyone else.

Thank you for this information Jake, I watch a lot your videos to make me a better Archer, I own 3 Sanlida bows and Will Not own a 4th, that is totally disrespectful what they did, the good thing is that the people that follow you know your honest this is totally disgusting and it pisses me off that a big company would do this to someone I look up to as a person and fellow archer. You got my support!!

As a content creator myself, this really pisses me off. It’s so wrong but so hard to stop these skeezy companies from stealing our photos/videos. It happens to me all the time, it’s disheartening. Even on products I never reviewed! Sorry this happened to you Jake, us archers support you. Always appreciate your honest reviews and archery advice.

They should be held accountable. Shameful actions on their part. Thanks for blowing the whistle on them!

Oh yeah. Shout out to NU Sensei. His link to your video showed up on my subs first. He's one of my other favs.

Disgraceful. I was back and fourth on the limbs for my next purchase. This is the reason why products from overseas have given so many people pause. I'll stick with my current brand and setup Thanks Jake

I'm new to archery and only recently bought my first bow, and yes a Sanlida. Now I feel a bit sick. Thank you for bringing this to light. Terrible you were treated in this manner. I am going to let the company here in Sydney where I bought my bow know about this.

I really don't like one of my favorite youtube guys getting hosed. Respect your integrity and that's why I'm here. Also because I've learned a whole bunch here.

I applaud your integrity.. At the end of the day, good or bad, if you cant hold yourself responsible for you and you alone, then your have nothing to fall back on.. People will always trust you, or more to the point gain your trust based on your transparency and past experiences with you.. That is a value you really must hold onto.. If you sell yourself down the river, then theres no going back.. Its tempting im sure, you get lots of offers for sponsorship and likness in adds, but if that product or whatever goes the wrong way, then your tied up with it, tarnishing your name and reputation.. You cant get that back..

Thanks. I had a similar exchange with Huntingdoor to a lesser extent. Good job.

Absolutely Jake totally agree Their business seems to be copying other designs so it is no surprise they sink to these depts.

100% Agree Jake... I bought A couple of bows from them before...but I will never spend another dime with this company.. Sorry to hear about this practice with this company....

I have this same thing going on with Lightning Archery using my videos to promote their products on Amazon. None of them are linked to my channel. Total Copyright infringement and an ongoing issue.

Full support to your comments. Sorry that this happened to you. James from OZ.

You are totally right in protecting your image. I bought a bow from them, I'm satisfy with the quality, but their business practice are concerning.

@Levon_RnD

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, I shoot their x10 miracle recurve. I like it, cheap yet solid stuff, but I guess Chinese will be Chinese no matter what. IP? What is IP, excuse me, I don't hear you?!?!

@lordtanatos84kmkn59

3 ай бұрын

@@Levon_RnD Yes I used to develop games about 10 years ago, none of my game was actually popular except for one that was stolen an distribute in China without my permission of course. Intelectual propriety mean nothing in China.

hope it was worth it Sanlida... From a new archery enthusiast entering the world of the sport this is a terrible introduction to your company and your name.

@elizabethglew6930

3 ай бұрын

Seriously! Another newbie here, hopefully with many years of fun ahead of me. What does that mean? It means I will need to buy equipment. I buy Chinese products, but I sure won't be buying Sanlida.

@samfulks4896

3 ай бұрын

I'll not be buying from them. Sad day. Wanted affordable long bow. Don't know what to buy now. Have to save money. 150$ won't get a good one

@samfulks4896

3 ай бұрын

Sorry that happened. Thank you for the heads up

@SBryck

3 ай бұрын

I just picked up a WNS Quantum today. Its my first bow and its a mid range riser at $500 CAD but it is super smooth compaired to the few that i have shot and quite beautiful in the abyss blue colour.

Hi Jake. Having shot recurve competitively as a junior (and did very well) I am now shooting again, for recreation, after many years away from the sport. I so wish I had kept at it back then. Anyway, I've watched a lot of your videos, all of which have helped enormously in bringing me back into the fold. The kit has technically advanced, but the shooting principals seem much the same. It is such a shame to see this video and I can understand how annoying it must be to have your achievements abused in this manner. I really hope it will come to an end and you can move on, please don't let it tarnish a great career in this magnificent sport. Thank you for your help here on YT, very much appreciated. Cheers, Chris

Sad to here. I never considered buying their products anyways.

Sanlida have really shot themselves in the foot by pirating your images. I really do appreciate your honesty when reviewing products. An honest opinion is very important to me. Keep up the good work Jake 👍

As a former archer in olympic recurve, I was also curious and I almost got into buying one of the kits. Now seeing this video and learning they benefit from lies, it is definitely shameful of them to do so. Albeit, the kit seemed really promising for me to pick up shooting again after 15 year pause from archery. Now I need to reconsider and perhaps find and set up some other kit with good budget, as 1000 seems to be just fine for restarting. Thanks for this video, Jake!

I'm tired of hearing stories like this. I appreciate your integrity, Jake. I stand with you.

They don’t just pirate an image, they violate the copyrights of manufacturers such as Hoyt, Easton, etc. I can’t believe they’re allowed to stay in business.

@wb5plj

3 ай бұрын

sadly, they are a Chinese based business, and there is no real way for Jake or anyone else to take them to court as it would be court in China. lots of products are made in china such as Win & Win but the company is not located in China so there is a credible backing if something where to happen such as IP theft or Image theft. thus you get good response from Win & Win or who ever else. but as Sanlida are China based he likely has no way to be compensated, and no deterrence, so they will likely continue. I will join him in boycotting them though I generally very careful about company reputation anyway.

@garymickus6412

3 ай бұрын

@@wb5pljAgree completely.

@bmook019

3 ай бұрын

Also shocking world archery takes their sponsorship.

@wb5plj

3 ай бұрын

@@bmook019 sharing this incident may be of help, they may not know. It’s hard to believe they wouldn’t be aware, but it is believable that they wouldn’t be aware. We all should share this with them. Basically sharing this video and this experience from multiple reputable sources with as many people as possible, is a very good way to help the situation. Both Jake Kaminski and nusensei very strong reputations. And public pressure still can, though rarely, yield positive results for all particularly the unsuspecting.

@ColoursOfDan02

3 ай бұрын

What products are copies? Actually curious. I know junxing have clones but I haven't seen any from sanlida.

I had put some of their 'World Archery sponsorship' products on my wish list but luckily never purchased them. Of course I will share this video.

What else can we do so that World Archery is able to see our disdain towards these practices and misuse of content from the archery community?

@JakeKaminskiArchery

3 ай бұрын

Email them, write on social media. Comment anytime they mention Sanlida in any video or post about their tactics.

@McBooplesnoots

3 ай бұрын

I don’t feel like one of their major sponsors should be conducting themselves in such a way. It’s lucky, my friend and I were wondering if we try out compound 3D archery and were considering the sanlida equipment. I’m happy we saw this first

@scotnor

3 ай бұрын

Good for you, Jake. I’ve passed this on to the college students that I coach who are looking to purchase their own equipment. Also, I have used some of the info in your videos as I instruct my NASP kids, even though we use a compound. Thanks for your integrity, much appreciated.

I am a new archer enthusiast and starting to shop for my first bow but after watching this I will totally boycotting Sanlida. Hate their dishonest business model. Thank you for all you do Jake.

I have watched a few of your videos. This one is why I subscribed.

It is against the law to post photos of people without written and signed consent. I will never use that company.

Just when I was thinking about ordering one of their Hermit x10 bow kits, I find that they’re doing you wrong. I guess they’ll just have to send me a free one!

I’m really shocked….. I just bought a hermit X10 which I love, now I’ve got a bad taste in my mouth. One of the Managers @ Sanlida (honestly) went above & beyond helping me with product, delivery & correspondence. The fish rots from the head down. I would like to believe he is ashamed of what has happened above his pay grade. I will be sending him an email with a link of this video pretty much asking WTF ? By the way Jake, just discovered you from this vid. Keen to watch more of your stuff now. Your followers genuinely seem to respect your integrity & that’s all I need to know. G’day from Gods Country Downunder😁👍🏼🇦🇺. (subscribed)

Thank for sharing

Like your stand,,❤

Jake what if we had a mounting block containing both arrowrest and plunger that we could swap as a single unit to go from skinny arrows to fat arrows

This is not ethical at all. Thank you for sharing and agree with your viewpoint!

I have see the screen grab earlier, and after I refresh the page back from the manual, it's gone from the product page. Guess they just updated right after I saw that. But you are still in the product manual anyway

now Sanlida can be like, "Jake Kaminsky PASSIONATE About Sanlida"

@runebows6057

3 ай бұрын

ahahah! YEAH, no matter what you do, it is still an ad )

Good for you, Jake! You have integrity.

I've seen very positive reviews of Sanlida products by other KZreadrs, but after hearing of this, wouldn't even consider them. I've always been a "buy American" kind of guy anyway, so this just cements that position. You're a class-act Jake, thank you for all you do!

The fact that they sponsor the WA World Cup feels weird now

I would take this up with the World Archery Association itself to rip any potential sponsorships/partnerships they can have in the future. So sorry this is happening, you're taking all the right steps you can Jake

Thanks for the heads up. I was considering a sanlida for my first recurve but ended up going with a bear paw. Def wont be doing any business with sanlida.

Thanks for the heads up. I've never bought their products, and never will. I will spread the word around my club and place where i shop. BOYCOTTED!!!!!!

I really like my X8 recurve. Spot on 40# at 28. Their management probably has a bad seed or two but the products are pretty good. I don’t think they should use your vids for advertising without your permission at all ! Keep up the good work so we can all get better at archery.

Bilibili,China's largest KZread-like website, is full of videos stolen from KZreadrs, including yours. I don't know if they got your permission. It is a shame they can get away with this. I want to thank you, as a Chinese archer, for creating so much good content for everyone around the world interested in archery.

Good think you called them out like this! They should be called out publicly and as you said, they should be boycotted.

I have learned a lot from your channel and appreciate your unbiased content. I will be joining the Sanlida boycott and will discuss this with my archery friends.

You've done the right thing by calling them out on this. Chinese companies are constantly doing things like this. All people can do is expose and boycott them.

Hey, what target is that behind you? Is that Danage or someone else?

Thank god I bought a winners (Wns) bow. I was considering buying sanlida but good thing I didn't

So is this just Sanlida branded stuff? Or anything Sanlida makes? Because that's a significant port of Lancaster's Galaxy line.

@TracyPicabia

3 ай бұрын

Good point. It would be good to see some big suppliers put pressure on Sanlida.

So a possibility in the future is to make reviews but without you in camera shots using products or with products in same shot. Maybe just talking and when using them You can try first person view

Interesting. So I ended up buying one of their longbow based of a KZread review, and was looking to buy a few for our club. They didn't have the poundage we wanted in stock, and when I enquired about it, after giving me a rough date they offered me a 20% discount if I took some pictures of our club members using the bows and shared them on Facebook . It seemed really weird and I declined. Now seeing this I'm very glad I didn't. I don't particularly want club members pics spread across the Internet attached to podict sales.

@runebows6057

3 ай бұрын

if you dont care about "MUH IMAGE used in adverisement and i GOT 0 money from that!" i dont see any issues here. Pretty Standard marketing routine

Chinese company not respecting peoples copyright rights 😱 what a surprise!

Disgraceful and illegal behavior by them. Good for you to call them out.

What did you expect from a sweat shop ! Now the little kids making the bows have to go back to making cellphones .

Was considering buying a recurve hunting bow, but 1) because its a Chinese company who steal all the time as part of their business plan, and 2) because of what you just revealed, I am confident of my decision not to purchase their products. Will look to buy American. Thanks for the info.

A few months ago I saw Jake's images and video on the Sanlida site, and my reflex was "he's sponsored now". Excellent reaction on your part! As we say in France, "les cons ça ose tout, c'est à cela qu'on les reconnait" (jerks dare anything, that's how you know them).

Wow Jake I never bought anything from them and I never will there is laws for this shit I love your videos keep up the good work.

As a graphic artist i have seen this dozens of time with my own customers. I have not had a single client who has trade links to china not have products copied (often with links to my clients website to ‘show’ legitimacy), images stolen and a host of other issues... theses issues seem to be par for the course...

thanks for keeping things Honest Jake.

Well, I’d planned to order several Sanlida bows. But this stops me from doing so. It’s also made me aware of other China based companies doing similar.

I do recall calling this out on your discord ages back

Thanks for the info. I noticed your Lancaster hat. I might have missed it, but are they one of your sponsors or do you just like the company? Was your choice to support one company while denouncing another intentional?

@JakeKaminskiArchery

2 ай бұрын

I have an affiliate arrangement with them, I was sent a hat and shirts. I like the hat and wear hats. I have zero sponsors and intend to continue to have zero sponsors. Lancaster is a distributor and wholesaler and are knowledgeable so when a viewer is looking for a place to buy gear that will come from a supplier who has a robust warranty and actually knowledgeable customer service & technical experts, I have a place to recommend them to.

@kestreldesigns

2 ай бұрын

@@JakeKaminskiArchery I've had fantastic luck with Lancaster, so I am glad to hear it sounds like your experience is similar. I was just curious about your choice. Thanks for the reply!

Thanks totaly agree 👍, come at the right time, will no longer consider this company!