A short history of time…
How everything started
2015
Listen Up!
Bowhunter League Final at Erbeskopf – Winner: Thomas Brugger
Hans Miederer – Falkenholz – approached Thomas after his success and asked whether he would consider switching from Black Widow to the German-made product.
Thomas welcomed the challenge, but wanted to step up from 80 lbs BW to 100 lbs FH.
2015
2017
2017
European Championship in Hohegeiß
Top four:
- Thomas Brugger
- Matthias Pickhardt
- Marc Lang
- Steve Kuhn
At Thomas’ suggestion, the four of them founded the group “Extreme Archery” right there on the spot.
2018
It’s about to get extreme!
- First Falkenholz bow with 111 lbs
- First video shoots with Denis Hauser for YouTube
2018
2019
2019
BSE on Social Media
- André Feikert kicks things off by launching the Extreme Archery Facebook account
- Illyana Brugger brings EA to Instagram
2019
New Challenges
- First Falkenholz bow with 125 lbs
2019
2019
2019
Partnerships start to take shape
- A social media collaboration with Henry Bodnik marked the next big step for EA
2020
Now on YouTube
- Thomas Brugger launches the official YouTube channel and takes the movement to the next level
2020
2020
2020
Falkenholz wants to push the limits
- The “Raptor-Rex” steps onto the stage
- It comes with a massive 150 lbs of pure power
2021
Core team change
Matthias Pickhardt steps away from EA for professional reasons
Christina Schmiedel — the designer behind our logos — officially joins the core team
2021
2022
2022
Partnerships come and go
Falkenholz retires as a company
BogenSportWelt takes over Falkenholz
The collaboration with the Falkenholz bow brand is now put on hold
2025
EA Next Generation
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Janina Leber / Blonde Capgirl Archery
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Danilo Grützner / DaniloXtreme Traditional Power
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Tanja Fricke / X-Girl Archery
…come together to form the next generation of the EA core team.
2025
future
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The story continues…
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