Mathews sells a diverse line of archery equipment, components and accessories at independent retailers around the world. Its roots go back to McPherson’s early passion for bowhunting that resulted from those hunting trips with family. In 1985 McPherson patented the InnerCam, a new type of high-letoff eccentric bow, and started McPherson Archery. A few years later, he sold his controlling interest in the company, and in 1992 began Mathews Inc. in Austin, Minn.