About Us

Mount Made in the USA

Family Owned and Operated

Made to Hunt

Our goal is to introduce more archers the vast benefits of shooting a red dot on a bow.

       In the late 80s and early 90s, it became popular to hunt with a red dot on your bow. Problems arose because the sight systems were fixed, meaning, there was no adjustability for yardage. You would sight in your bow for 20 or 25 yards and gap shoot for anything closer or further. Through the years, a few companies have tried to do what we have done and make an adjustable mount for red dot archery but never succeeded. Our friends and family have shot red dot sights on bows for years and we wanted a solution to the issue of yardage adjustment. So, Co-Owner of ARD Tim Zelenka took it into his own hands to get a system made. 

       In 2019, Tim met with Jeff Kunkle, the owner of Dynamic Machine in Zeeland Michigan, to start the process of designing and building a simple, functional, and durable adjustable mount for red dot archery. Many prototypes later, we have the ARD V4 mount. This adjustable mount is available in our Elite Package and Rail Package systems. Click below to learn more about how the system works or to view our products.

Meet the Team

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Tim Zelenka

Co-Owner

Tim Zelenka is the “idea” man and life long bowhunter. He is a farmer, pilot, and avid bowhunter, has been thinking about creating this mount for many years. Tim is a husband and father of 3 and has been working with his children, nephews, hunting buddies, and friends setting them up with bows and equipment for years. Tim has shot with a red dot on his bow since the late 80s and had never found a good solution to make it adjustable for yardage. Not finding what he wanted, he decided to get it made himself.  

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Jeff Kunkle

Co-Owner

Jeff Kunkle, machine shop owner and his team at Dynamic Machine, designed and manufactured Tim's idea for the adjustable mount. Jeff’s team has crafted the mount and designed it for simplicity of use. It is made for hunters in the field and made out mount here in Michigan, USA. Jeff is a husband, father of 6, farmer, and shooting enthusiast.

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Amy Zelenka

Chief of Operations

Amy is Tim's wife and she was introduced to the world of archery by him. She is the mother to Abby, Megan, and Matt. She oversees all operations and works to make sure ARD can run smoothly.

Abby Zelenka

Social Media Manager and Writer

Abby is Tim and Amy's oldest daughter and has been hunting since she could hold a bow. She manages all of ARD's social media and writes our informational blogs. 

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Megan Zelenka

Public Relations and Website Manager

Megan is Tim and Amy's middle child and loves being in the woods with her family. She is currently studying to get her bachelors in interior design. She designs and creates all of ARD's advertisements for everything from magazines to Facebook. She also designs and runs our website. 

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Matt Zelenka

Product Tester

Matt is Tim and Amy's youngest child and is an avid hunter and fisherman. He is studying to get his bachelors in product design engineering. He takes all of our ARD products into the field on many different bows to test every aspect.

Watch Our Hunts!

ARD Elite Package
Looking down the red dot sight, ARD bow sight, elite package.
Adjustable mount for a compound bow. ARD elite package
Front angle of elite package of ARD bow sight.
Looking down the opposite end of red dot sight, ARD elite package.
Elite Package with Ultradot on a Mathews Bow.
Elite package in the woods, on a Mathews bow.
ARD elite package on a Hoyt with a hoyt bracket.
ARD Elite Package
Looking down the red dot sight, ARD bow sight, elite package.
Adjustable mount for a compound bow. ARD elite package
Front angle of elite package of ARD bow sight.
Looking down the opposite end of red dot sight, ARD elite package.
Elite Package with Ultradot on a Mathews Bow.
Elite package in the woods, on a Mathews bow.
ARD elite package on a Hoyt with a hoyt bracket.

ARD Elite Package

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Fixed mount from ARD.
Fixed mount from ARD with Matchdot II red dot sight
Fixed mount from ARD up close.
ARD Rings up close.
Matchdot II red dot.
Ultradot red dot.
Fixed mount from ARD.
Fixed mount from ARD with Matchdot II red dot sight
Fixed mount from ARD up close.
ARD Rings up close.
Matchdot II red dot.
Ultradot red dot.

Fixed Mount Package

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Our fixed rail system is our cheapest package and great for those who already have a red dot sight.
Our fixed rail system is our cheapest package and great for those who already have a red dot sight.

Fixed Mount Rail Package

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