Magnetic smartphone mount for sporting equipment such as a compound bow, traditional bow, rifle, or crossbow

A mounting device to mount a personal device to sporting equipment, the sporting equipment having a first member defining a first equipment axis and a second member defining a second equipment axis, the second member being configured to be removably coupled to the first member of the sporting equipment and extending in a direction away from the first member, the first and second axis being perpendicular, comprising:

• a mounting bracket having a first end portion, a middle portion and a second end portion, the middle portion having first and second ends and extending between the first and second ends along an axis, the axis being substantially parallel to the second equipment axis, the first end portion having a slot and extending from the first end of the middle portion of the mounting bracket in a first direction transverse the axis, the second end portion extending from the second end of the middle portion of the mounting bracket, the second end portion including a personal device mounting portion, the slot being configured to receive a fastener to allow the mounting bracket to be affixed to the sporting equipment, the slot being elongated to allow a position of the mounted bracket to be adjusted relative to the sporting equipment;
• a magnetic device coupled to the personal device mounting portion of the send end portion of the mounting bracket;
• a magnetic plate configured to be affixed to the personal device and to be removably coupled to the magnetic device;
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• a dampener affixed to a surface of the middle portion of the mounting bracket and configured to be compressed between the middle portion of the mounting bracket and a surface of the sporting equipment when mounted thereto, the surface being defined by the second member, the mounting bracket being configured to allow the mounting device to be mounted to the sporting equipment via the elongated slot and to be adjusted relative to the second member to compress the dampener between the middle portion of the mounting bracket and the surface.