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On the Cover Becky Pearson winner ofthe Mathews-Easton Women’s Ama teur National Field Archery Association Shooter of the Year Award. More details on page 31. Photo by Frank Pearson
Archery News: 8 Editorial by Arlyne Rhode 8 Edward Rohde obituary 10 World Cup Stage 3 photos by Erik Kornbek and report by Vanahe Antilie 19 Easton Tech-tip #10 Component Installation by George Tekmitchov 20 US Collegiate Archery Association by Scott Einsmann 22 First-Ever Nor ’Easter Crowns Champions by Teresa laconi 24 Records Set and New National Champions Named at 126th US National Target and US Open by Teresa laconi 28 Massachusetts Becomes #47th NASPState by Roy Grimes 30 Coaching Forward to Greater Excellence! by B. Howard Coffey 31 National Field Archery Association (NFAA) 34 Sunrise 3-D Shoot 38 Hey Dad! It’s a 30! by Tootle Brabec 44 New Products - Trueflight Manufacturing Company Inc., T.R.U. Ball Archery, Rinehart Targets, RIP Ar chery, Specialty Archery, LLC, Brownell & Company Inc., Coffey Marketing, Flex-Fletch and Goat Tuff. 50 Archery’s Ann Clark Doing It Her Way by Frank Addington Jr. 52 Target Panic: No time for it! by Frank Addington Jr. 54 Senior Corner by Joe Bauernfeind 60 Advertisement Index 61 Trust Your Form and Shoot by Terry Wunderle Deadlines for Ads and Articles: Magazine Issued for Submissions Due: January - February December 15lh March - April February 15,h May - June April 15Ih July - August June 15th September - October August 15lh November - December October 15Ih
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‘Editorial Report Edward Carl “Ed” Rohde 1926-2010
Most target archery associations are winding down with their annual national championships climaxing the season. FITA World Archery is playing their final World Cup the first weekend of September. Watch for that coverage in the November-December issue. The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) students will be competing in the 2nd World NASP Invitational Tournament on October 6-9. The competition will take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Last year 609 students came from 18 states. This year they expect triple that number. The Seniors have their Huntsman Games in St. George, Utah on October 4-8. Full report will be in our next issue. See you on the range,
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In 1988, Ed was named Iowa Sportsman of the Year. Nineteen ninety three marked his induction into the Iowa Hall of Fame. He was a charter member in the PAA and ranked as the Number One male competitor five years in a row. During these milestone events, he also shot as a member of the Ben Pearson Team Staff and the Hoyt Team Staff. Edward Carl “Ed” Rohde, 83, of Muscatine IA, died Friday, July 2, 2010, at his home. A Memorial Service was held on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, in Muscatine. Ed was bom on August 2, 1926, in Muscatine, the son of Edward H. and Margaret Stangle Rohde. He married Janice Massey on February 17, 1951, in Muscatine. He served in the US Navy during World War 11. Ed was a self-employed business contractor, retiring in 1990. He was also a professional archer, and in 1993 was inducted into the Iowa Archery Hall of Fame. In 2006, Ed joined his peers as Ed with his Archery Hall of he was inducted into The Fame Award Archery Hall of Fame in Springfield MO. A life long dream had come true. These are the events that led up to Ed being inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame, as stated on the Archery Hall of Fame website, www.thearcheryhalloffame.com, “Ed Rohde made his first bow out of Osage with a stainless steel handle, under the guidance of Ford Hopkins. In 1962, he shot the first perfect animal round in NFAA history and in 1963, won the NAA National Target Championship. He also captured a Ben Pearson Open Championship along the way. In 1982, Ed became the first archer in Professional Archers Association history to win every major sanctioned tournament held in one year. These events included Atlantic City Classic, Las Vegas and the PAA Indoor and Outdoor Nationals. That feat in and of itself speaks to his dominance. In his home state of Iowa, Ed took first place in the Iowa Games nine times, first place in the State Indoor seven times, first place in the State Outdoor Target Championship fifteen times and the State Field Championship fifteen times. He also topped the Midwestern Field on four separate occasions.” He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. Ed will be sadly missed by all of those who knew and loved him. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ed’s family. 8
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I think we all know someone who has been affected by this disease, whether it’s a friend, co-worker, family member or just an acquaintance. These Women (and Men) show remarkable Strength, Courage and Hope while they battle breast cancer. My mission is to raise funds based on my performance during upcoming archery events that I will attend, including all USA Archery USAT events, FITA World Cup Events and any Coparco events. I will donate a minimum of $100 for every individual podium finish this year, beginning with the Az Cup. I will also pledge $1 for every X and 10 that I shoot during the qualification rounds of these tournaments. I hope that you will join with me and pledge or donate as I Shoot for The Cure. Sincerely, €//i5on
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First Gold for Sandrine VANDIONANT (FRA) Ogden (USA) - 7 August 2010 Article by Vanahe ANTILLE World Archery Communication Photos by Erik Kornbek
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Left to right: FI TA Secretary General Toni Dielen, Mayor of Ogden Matthew Godfrey, FITA President Dr Ugur Erdener and OC Staff Chase Smith
Left to right: NFAA President Bruce Cull, Easton Foundations Don Rabska, OC President Greg Easton and Mayor of Ogden Matthew Godfrey
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Lady's Recurve Team Champions - Silver for India, Goldfor Korea and Bronze for Republic of China
World Cup Stage 3 concluded today with the individual bronze and gold medal finals. The Korean men and women swept the medals in Recurve, while in Compound the gold medals went to Sandrine VAND1ONANT (FRA) and Braden GELLENTHIEN (USA). The medal matches of the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Ogden took place today in the Lindquist Stadium. The recurve
shot in the afternoon with a beautiful on the Rockies Mountains, while the compound played during a wonderful night session!
Recurve Men Bronze Medal - IM Dong-Hyun vs Crispin DUENAS (CAN) The winner of the 2007 World Cup Final and 2009 World silver medallist, who is also an Olympic team gold medallist from
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IM was more nervous at the beginning of the match, and Crispin took that opportunity to take the lead. The situation was reversed at the halfway point: IM was getting stronger and stronger while Crispin was becoming more nervous. Gold Medal - KIM Woojin (KOR) vs OH Jin-Hyek (KOR) Only 18 years old and competing here in his first major international meet, KIM will be one to watch in the coming years. His opponent OH Jin-Hyek placed 4th at the 2009 Worlds where he also won gold with his team. Here in Ogden, KIM started his match perfectly with 30 points to take the lead 2-0. OH was not very steady in the second set with 9-10-7, allowing KIM to pass him with xl0-9-10. The young archer led 4-0, but a 9 cost him to lose the third set 29-30. Both archers scored 28 points in the fourth set. KIM led 5-3. Thomas AUBERT: KIM was very solid in the first sets, allowing him to build a strong advantage over OH. Despite OH’s reacting in the third and fourth sets, KJM was able to stay focused and efficient and shoot in the gold during the last set. This allowed him to win the match.
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Individual Men Recurve Champions (l-r) Silver - Oh Jin Hyek (KOR), Gold - Kim IVoojin (KOR) and Bronze - Im DongHyun, (KOR) Beijing 2008, showed his great form earlier this week by winning the qualifications. The No 7 seeded DUENAS placed 2nd at the World Cup Stage 1 and 10th at the Ulsan Worlds in 2009. He is the only non-Korean to compete for a medal in individual recurve men’s category today. Shooting first, IM opened with 8-9-10. DUENAS scored xlO-9-9 to win the first set. IM shot another total of 27 in the second set (8-9-x 10), a total matched by DUENAS (8-X10-9). The score moved to 3-1 for the Canadian. The archer from Korea was steadier in the following two sets (28-27 and 29-28) to take the lead 5-3. In the fifth set, DUENAS shot x 10-9-9 and was outscored by IM (9-10-xI0). The Korean won the bronze medal, 7-3. Today the recurve archer Thomas AUBERT (FRA) gave us his commentary:
Bronze Medal - JOO Hyun-Jung (KOR) vs YUN Ok-Hee (KOR) This match featured two teammates with an exceptional record of success. They have won several team gold medals together, most notably at the 2008 Olympics and the 2009 Worlds. YUN won the individual bronze in Beijing and at the Copenhagen World Cup Final last year, while JOO is the current individual World Champion. These archers already met last year in Antalya where YUN had won 113-108. YUN won the first set (9-8-10 to 8-8-9) to lead 2-0. She shot the same total in the second set, while JOO was less precise at 7-9-8. YUN led 4-0 and took the final set with x 10-9-x 10, just one point better than JOO's 9-X10-9. She won the bronze medal 6-0. Thomas AUBERT: YUN is the most experienced of the two. It’s her 9th World Cup podium and she has already won four times. She has been much more consistent and precise than JOO. Gold Medal - KIM Moon-Jung vs KI Bo Bae Two relatively unknown archers will shoot this final. KI had disappeared from the international circuit after becoming World University Champion in 2008. Today, the first set ended in a draw at 1-1 (28-28). KIM shot better in the second set (9-10-9 against 9-9-9) to take the lead 3-1. KIM went on to take the third set (2926) and the fourth (29-28) to win the match 7-1 and her second gold medal of the day! Thomas AUBERT: The more consistent of the two Korean girls emerged as the winner. They both shot a very good match and the wind was lighter than earlier in the afternoon.
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Compound Men Bronze Medal - Pierre-Julien DELOCHE (FRA) vs Rodger WILLET Jr. (USA) The American, who was team world champion in 2007, is making his first appearance on the World Cup this season. WILLET has a shot at a bronze medal again, after he lost it in Antalya in dramatic fashion. After hitting 11 straight shots out of 12, he was overcome by Vladas S1GAUSKAS (LTU) who hit 11 straight shots of his own. As for DELOCHE, he has been competing at the highest international level since 2007 and recently won the European Indoor Championships with his team. In this match, WILLET started with 9 hits to win the first three sets and lead 6-0. DELOCHE shot a perfect fourth set (3-2) to trail 2-6. But WILLET reacted with 3 more hits in the fifth set (DELOCHE had 2) to win the match 8-2. Thomas AUBERT: Even though Pierre-Julien took advantage upon WILLET’s mistake, the American didn’t give Pierre-Julien a chance as he shot an almost perfect match, hitting 14 out of 15 arrows. Gold Medal - Jorge JIMENEZ (ESA) vs Braden GELLENTHIEN (USA) This final featured two archers who have been among the most successful in recent years. Jorge JIMENEZ became famous is his country for winning the 2007 World Cup Final in Dubai-
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which he won over GELLENTHIEN. The 24-year-old American also has a lot of experience. Third at Worlds in 2003 and second in 2007, Braden is also a multiple World Cup event winner (2009 World Cup stage 1 in Santo Domingo, 2007 Stage 2 in Varese). He was also Indoor World Champion in 2007. The American has twice defeated Jorge JIMENEZ, once in the gold medal final at the 2007 World Cup Stage 2 (119-118) and in semifinals at the 2009 World Cup Final (120-114), a score that had granted him the world record with eight Xs. Braden GELLENTHIEN competed in the final at the last World Cup stage in Antalya, which he lost to DAMSBO. He
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Erik’s stafffrom Denmark daughter Helle Kornbek, wife Anna Grete and sister-in-law Lisbeth was hungry for revenge in Ogden, starting with a perfect set (3 hits to 1) to take the lead 2-0. Both archers had two hits each in the next two sets, moving the score to 4-2 for GELLENTH1EN. The American won the fifth set (2-1) to lead 6-2. Shooting first, JIMENEZ hit three arrows in the final set. GELLENTH1EN matched that score, meaning that he gathered one more set point to win the gold medal (7-3). Thomas AUBERT: JIMENEZ made too many mistakes and couldn’t do better than tie over three sets, while Braden GELLENTHIEN shot 12 hits out of 15 arrows.
Compound Women Bronze Medal - Jamie VAN NATTA (USA)vs Irina MARKOV1C (NED) The winner of the World Cup Final 2008 VAN NATTA and the 4th place-getter from the 2007 Leipzig Worlds MARKOVIC already met in Porec this year in the 1/8 elimination round. MARKOVIC had won this match 4-2. In this final for bronze, the archers tied after the first set 1-1 (2-2). Jamie won the next two sets 3-1 to lead 5-1. However MARKOVIC reacted and took the fourth and fifth set (3-2, 2-1) and tie at 5-5. The archer from the Netherlands missed an arrow
Silver Medal winners of the Mixed Recurve Team GBR Naomi Folkard and Larry Godfrey in the last set, while VAN NATTA displayed three perfect shots to win the match and the bronze medal 7-5. Thomas AUBERT: As expected Jamie VAN NATTA won this final, hitting 78% of her arrows and all three arrows in three different sets. Gold Medal - Doris JONES (CAN) vs Sandrine VAND1ONANT (FRA) The 21-year-old Canadian archer reached a gold medal final for the first time. VANDlONANT's major achievements are a 4th place at the 2003 Worlds in New York and a 3rd place at the Porec World Cup this year. In their first encounter here in Ogden, JONES won the first
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set 2-1. Both archers tied in the next set and JONES was now leading 3-1. The French archer replied with a perfect set (3 hits to 2) to come back at 3-3. The score then moved to 4-4 after both archers had only 1 hit. Sandrine took the fi fth set (3-1) to lead 6-4. With three more hits (one more than her opponent) the French archer won the sixth set and the gold medal! Thomas AUBERT: Despite trailing 1-3 in the beginning, Sandrine managed to shoot almost perfectly in the last four
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Easton Tech-tip #10 Component Installation By George Tekmitchov Editor's note: George is the Senior Recurve Engineer for Hoyt, Inc. and International Technical Advisor for Easton Technical Products, where he developed the XI0 arrow shaft. A four-time member of the US Archery team, George has also represented the United States in the FITA World Field Championships and the World Games. George is also known as the “Voice of Archery” having been the official FITA announcer at World and Olympic events since 1992.
For this issue of Tech-tips, 1 thought we would get back to basics... point installation and maintenance. We have reached a part of the late season when the arrows we put together in the springtime are now, for most of us, well-used. After many thousands of shots, any flaws in the point installation process will start to become more evident. You can easily detect loose components by simply dropping your arrow safts onto a carpeted surface from one or two meters and listening for a “buzz” or rattle. A shaft with well-bonded components will produce a ringing noise while loose points will present a buzz or rattle. Precision points and shafts are not inexpensive and losing points can be costly, not just for you, but for fellow archers who “find” your points in the buttress through an arrow impact. Taking just a little time to do these right can pay off all season long. Here are some general rules for our “back to basics” primer on point installation: 1. Use Easton hot melt glue. Serious ly there is nothing better. Not the hot melt from the hobby shop down the street, not epoxy, not the latest “miracle glue in a tube”. Easton sells a 25 cm stick of this hot melt called a “shop stick”. Have your pro shop order you one, cut it down to size and share with your friends.
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For melting hot melt, use a butane, or propane torch, or at least an alcohol lamp. Even a kitchen gas burner will do. A clean blue (or as with an alcohol lamp, clear) flame is needed. DO NOT use a candle, a Zippo lighter, a Bic butane lighter, or other yellow flame source. These create soot that will contaminate and weaken the glue joint.
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Clean the components themselves. Machined and packaged points are pretty clean, but they can be ex posed to small amounts of lubricant from the machines used to package them, and the packaging materials themselves often have mold release agents which can get onto the parts. A typical plastic bag often has a sur prising amount of these substances.
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two-time Olympic medalist Vic Wunderle propelled him to a second-place finish for the qualification round, and Kaminski rounded out the top three. For the women, Scavotto never relinquished her lead, qualifying first with a 639; strong shooting from Brandi Mantha in the second half brought her into the second-place position with a 553, and laconi shot a 543 to qualify third. In the compound men’s class, Willett and Gellenthien shot matching 349s during the second half to qualify first and second, respectively. Overall, Willet scored a 703 and Gellenthien a 700. A solid showing from Duane Price had him shooting the third-highest score for the second 36 arrows, but he wasn’t able to edge out Broadwater, who managed to hold on to the third-place qualifying position with a 696
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Erika Anschutz and Christie Colin compete in the Semifinals first 36 arrows, the recurve men were led by U.S. Archery Team member Thomas Stanwood, who shot a solid 333, followed by five-time U.S. Olympic Team member Butch Johnson with a 330. Rick Tollis rounded out the top three with a 329. For the women, U.S. Olympian Karen Scavotto held a solid lead with 318 points, followed by Victoria Kheel and Teresa laconi, both with 277. On the compound side, Jamie Van Natta led the women at the half with her 349, followed closely by Christie Colin with a 347; 2010 Gold Cup champion Erika Anschutz trailed, 339. For the men, Rodger Willett, Jr. led the pack with a strong 354; 2009 National Champion Jesse Broadwater stayed close behind with 352 points; and Braden Gellenthien held third with a 351. Despite a variable breeze throughout the second half, USA Archery Resident Athlete Jake Kaminski managed to pull up strong to shoot the high score for the second thirty-six arrows; however, it wasn’t quite enough to unseat Johnson, who qualified first for men’s recurve at the Jesse Braodwater brought his A-Game to Gold Medalist Jake Kaminski end of the day. Solid shooting by fellow the Nor’Easter, winning the Gold Medal 22
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Junior Dream Team Member and Bronze Medalist Michelle Gilbert total. On the women’s side, Erika Anschutz shot strong to finish first for the second half, but it wasn't enough to push her past a third-place seeding, with her 680 overall. Despite a drop in score during the second 36 arrows. Van Natta and Colin were able to hold on to their first- and second-place rankings, respectively. As a Junior and Senior USAT Selection Event, the Nor’Easter also hosted many of the nation’s top cadet and junior archers in compound and recurve divisions. Juniors are combined with the senior divisions when elimination round brackets are developed; however, juniors received qualifying round awards for their ranking within their own divisions. For the Recurve junior men. Carlisle Brackin led the pack, qualifying first with a 512; Anthony Agnese followed with a 510, and Keshon St. Bernard rounded out the top three with a 479. For the Recurve junior women, JOAD National Champion and U.S. Youth Olympic Games team member Miranda Leek finished first with a 608; Michelle Gilbert qualified second with a 566, and Emily Blake rounded out the top three with her 561. Compound junior male archer Joey Hunt III earned a firstplace ranking in his division with 682, followed closely by Garrett Abernathy, 681, and Adam Gallant with his 679. For the compound junior women, Tristan Skarvan shot a solid 672 to claim first in the ranking round; Sarah Lance scored a 651 to qualify second, and Carli Cochran rounded out the top three with 650. Cadet awards were presented at September-October 2010
the conclusion of the first day, as cadet awards are given solely on the basis of the qualification round. JOAD National Champion and U.S. Youth Olympic Games team member Benjamin Chu led the cadet recurve men with his 645; Christopher Luman qualified second at 597 points, followed by Dillon McMenamy with a 585. Ariel Gibilaro led the women’s group with her 583; Heather Trafford took second-place honors with a 576, and Hunter Jackson held third with 554. Compound shooter and Youth World Championship gold medalist Alexander Sahi shot a strong 681 to take first for the cadet compound men; he was followed by Hunter Heavner, 677, and Ivan Harangozo with his 676. For the cadet women, Julie Anne Hoffman qualified first with a 654; Isabelle Dionne earned second with 648, and Gabrielle Cyr rounded out the group in third place at 638. Sunday dawned mostly clear and very warm as junior and senior archers began elimination rounds using the FITA set system. The compound men took to the field for their 1/16 elimination, followed by all divisions shooting their 1/8. The quarterfinals saw the wind pick up steadily, and by the semifinal matches, the inconsistent breeze was keeping the game interesting for all. In the compound men’s division, Roger Willett, Jr. and Jesse Broadwater were eventually paired for the gold-medal match, while Ben Cleland and Braden Gellenthien shot for the bronze. For the women, Tristan Skarvan shot strong to advance to the gold-medal match
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Miranda Leek, Women’s Recurve Gold Medalist with Erika Anschutz; Jamie Van Natta and Christie Colin moved to shoot for the bronze. On the other side of the field, Rick Tollis and Jake Kaminski moved on to shoot for gold, while Butch Johnson and Vic Wunderle faced off for the bronze. In female recurve. Miranda Leek advanced to compete with Karen Scavotto for the gold medal, while Michelle Gilbert and Brandi Mantha shot for bronze. Broadwater established a commanding lead over Willett, and eventually claimed the gold medal to Willett’s silver, 6-2. while Cleland and Gellenthien tied 5-5, and despite a one-arrow shoot-off. could not resolve the tie. resulting in a second shoot-ofT. Cleland emerged the eventual bronze-medal winner. On the other side of the field, the compound women were completely tied on two occasions, but Anschutz finally pulled ahead, taking the gold medal. 7-3, and giving Skarvan the silver. Van Natta was also the winner of her match with the same score, securing the bronze medal in her match with Colin. Recurve archer Kaminski shot strong against Tollis, securing a 6-2 lead to take the gold medal and position Tollis for the silver. After a tie and a single arrow shootoff. Wunderle won his match against Johnson, taking the bronze. For the women, Miranda Leek shot well against a difficult competitor in her match with Scavotto, and Leek emerged the gold-medal winner, 6-2. Junior Dream Team member Michelle Gilbert also won her match against Mantha with the same score, giving Gilbert the bronze.
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National Champion Jake Kaminski with Brady Ellison (I) and Masters Women’s Compound Champions receive awards at the US Open: Second Lynn Phelps, first Sandra SwirlesButch Johnson (r) Duncan and Kathy Miller took third. Hamilton, OH Jake Kaminski Zumbo (CA) moved into second with a Olympian Khatuna Lorig (CA) led the (CA), Jennifer Nichols (TX), Jesse 297, and Peter Kelchner (CA) completed pack after the first 36 arrows with a 329, Broadwater (PA) and Erika Anschutz the top three with a 296. followed by Olympic teammate Jennifer (OH) all have one thing in common: they For the compound women, World Nichols (TX) who shot a 327, and Deonne ended the first day of National Target Cup medalist Erika Anschutz (OH) Bridger (AUS) with her 320. For the Championships in the first-place position, finished 70 meters with a strong 344, juniors, JOAD Grand Champion Miranda and never looked back, shooting well followed by Samantha Neal (NY) with a Leek (1A) led with a 322, followed by enough to qualify first and become the 341 and Christie Colin (NY), who shot a Nien-Hsiu Yang (TPE) with 311 and Holly 2010 National Champions for their classes 340. The junior women also posted solid Stover (Ml) in third with a 305. at the conclusion of the event’s FITA round. scores, with Sarah Lance (MI) hitting a For the compound men, Jesse Exceptionally high temperatures and 340 to hold the top spot, followed closely Broadwater (PA) shot a 342 for the half, strong wind gusts proved challenging for by Kailey Johnston (GA) with a 339, and solid enough to propel him to the top the archers, but the week’s scores reflected Tristan Skarvan (WI) in third with a 337. spot, while Darrin Christenberry (IN) held strong shooting from the country’s top In the recurve men’s group, the top second with a 339. Tim Gillingham (UT) archers. three remained unchanged during the rounded out the top three with his 336. Under hazy skies with steadily day, as Kaminski, Ellison and Johnson The juniors also fared well, with Garrett climbing temperatures, archers took to maintained their positions throughout. Abernathy (SC) leading, 327, followed the field in Hamilton, Ohio on Thursday, Kaminski shot well enough during the by Ivan Harangozo (VA) with a 315, and July 22 for the first day of the 126th US second 36 arrows to break the previous Adam Gallant (ME) in third, 314. National Target Championships. Recurve national record for a 36 arrow round Though clouds gathered over men and compound women kicked ofT at 70 meters, and hit a 665 for the day; Hamilton, the rain held off just long the tournament, shooting the first half of Ellison remained close behind with a 653, enough for Nichols to shoot a 352 at 60 their FITA round in the morning. Resident followed by Johnson, who shot a 644. For meters and set a new national record. This Athlete Jake Kaminski (CA) started out the juniors, there was some movement in put Nichols in the top position to end the strong at 90 meters and never looked back, the ranks, with Zumbo moving into the top day with a 679, followed by Lorig, who shooting a solid 319 to finish out the first spot with his 628; Smith ended the day in shot a 664, and Hye-Youn Park (CA) distance. Fellow Resident Athlete and US second with a 625, and Kelchner finished finishing third with a 649. Junior Leek also Olympian Brady Ellison (CA) also shot a third with a 616. finished strong, with a 649; Yang secured 319 for the first 36 arrows, with five-time Following the event’s opening the second place position with her 638, Olympian Butch Johnson (CT) rounding ceremonies, the recurve women and and Emily Blake (VT) shot well enough to out the top three with his 314. For the compound men began their qualifying move into third with a 619. junior men, Josh Smith (CA) held the first rounds at long distances with significant On the men’s side, Broadwater hung place spot at the half with a 303; Matthew heat and a variable breeze. Four time on to the top spot, finishing with a solid 24
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694, followed closely by Christenberry with a 693, and Ben Cleland (OH), third with a 686. For the juniors, Abernathy remained first, finishing with a 675; Henry Bass (UT) moved into second with 664, and Gallant rounded out the top three with his 659. On Friday, July 23, archers returned to the field under clear skies for the second and final half of the FITA round, which determines the National Champions for the event. For the recurve men, Kaminski started out strong at 50 meters, shooting a solid 335, while Olympians Brady Ellison (CA) and Butch Johnson (CT) shot 333 and 327, respectively. Though Ellison
and Johnson both outscored the 20 year old Resident Athlete at the 30 meter distance with a 351 and a 349, it wasn’t enough to edge Kaminski out of the top spot. Kaminski ultimately qualified first, becoming the National Champion for men’s recurve with a 1345 overall, followed by Ellison with a 1337 and Johnson, who shot a 1320. For the junior recurve men, there was movement in their ranks throughout the day, but Josh Smith (CA) ultimately clinched the National Championship in the junior men’s recurve division with a 1292, followed by Peter Kelchner (CA), who shot a 1279, and Matthew Zumbo (CA) with his 1275. On the women’s side of the field, Olympian Khatuna Lorig (CA) and HyeYoun Park (CA) both started out strong at 50 meters, outscoring Nichols with 324 and 319, respectively; however, both Nichols and Park brought their A-game to the 30 meter distance, shooting matching 351 ’s to Lorig’s 337. By day's end, Nichols posted a strong overall score of 1343 to become the senior women's recurve National Champion, followed by Lorig in second place with a 1325, and Park third with a 1319. For the junior women. Youth Olympic Games team member and Easton JOAD Nationals Grand Champion Miranda Leek (IA) took her second National Championship title of 2010, shooting a 1279; Nien-Hsiu Yank (TPE) also shot a 1279, but Leek led the junior women’s recurve class with the highest X count. Michelle Gilbert (MD) qualified third, shooting a 1246. The competition became close in the men’s compound group; though Broadwater never relinquished the number one spot, both Darrin Christenberry (IN) and Braden Gellenthien (VA) shot
well enough to cause some movement in the group. Broadwater and Gellenthien shot a pair of 351’s at 50 meters to Christenberry’s 347. and a pair of 358’s at 30 meters to Christenberry’s 356; however, strong shooting at the long distances from Broadwater (1403) and Christenberry (1396) earned them the top two spots, and the second consecutive National Championship win for Broadwater, followed by Gellenthien in third with his 1393. Garrett Abernathy (SC) continued to lead the junior compound men, finishing on top and becoming National Champion for his division with an overall score of
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1352; Henry Bass (UT) qualified second with a 1349, and Adam Gallant (ME) held third with a 1344. Christie Colin (NY). Thursday’s second-ranked archer in the compound women’s class, began the day well, shooting a strong 342 at 50 meters to lead at that distance, followed by Jamie Van Natta (OH) with a 337 and Anschutz with her 337. Colin and Van Natta also led the scoring at 30 meters, shooting 358 and 354 respectively, though it wasn’t enough to move Anschutz out of the top position. Thanks to solid shooting at her long distances on Thursday, Anschutz qualified first and clinched the National Championship, shooting a 1385 overall, followed by Colin in second with a 1384, and Van Natta with a 1379. The US Open, which is the second part of the National Target Championship event, began on Saturday, July 24, and archers in the senior and junior divisions took to the field in record heat to begin the process of narrowing the field to the top eight archers in each class. In the men’s recurve group, exciting matches in the 1/8 eliminations kept spectators on the edges of their seats, but in the end, top three qualifiers Jake Kaminski (CA), Brady Ellison (CA) and Butch Johnson (CT) all won their matches to advance to Sunday's quarterfinals, along with Dan Schuller (PA), Jacob Wukie (CA), Vic Wunderle (NC), Rick Tollis (NY) and Taylor Worth (AUS). The women’s recurve class saw some upsets in the 1/8 eliminations which retired two of the topthree qualifying archers in the women’s junior and senior age divisions. Spectators were guaranteed excitement, however, in learning that US Olympians Jennifer Nichols (TX) and Khatuna Lorig (CA) would compete in their quarterfinal matches, joined by Nicole Rasor (AZ), Kristin Braun (CA), Nien-Hsiu Yang (TPE), Heather Koehl (CA), Stephanie Miller (IL) and Hye Youn Park (KOR). On the compound side, National Champion Jesse Broadwater (PA) was surprisingly retired during the 1/8 eliminations; however, top qualifiers Darrin Christenberry (IN) and Braden Gellenthien (VA) advanced to their next rounds, along with Keith Trail (NC), Tim Gillingham (UT), Duane Price (Wl), Rodger Willett Jr. (VA), Jason Carbaugh (PA), Logan Wilde (ID) and Glen H. Thomas (PA). For the compound women, the top three ranked archers also moved ahead to the quarterfinals; Erika Anschutz (OH), Christie Colin (NY) and Jamie Van Natta (OH) joined Tristan Skarvan (WI), a top qualifier in the junior division, Kendal Nicely (ME), Samantha Neal (NY), Seneca Francis (UT) and Diane Watson (FL). Saturday was also the first US Open for the masters division archers, in which shooters in the compound, recurve and barebow categories competed in groups for 50+, 60+ and 70+ archers. The US Open for masters was a great success despite the record heat, and archers enjoyed the sport they love in the true spirit of competition, posting strong scores along the way. The 126th US National Target Championships also hosted youth competitors in the bowman, cub and cadet divisions, who shot a single FITA
round Friday and Saturday. US youth archers competed alongside a large group from Chinese Taipei, gaining excellent tournament experience against some of the world’s top young archers. On Saturday evening, US A Archery hosted its annual banquet. during which CEO Denise Parker presented the awards for the National Champions in the junior, senior and masters divisions. The National Champions are determined based on the scores from the FITA round of the National Target Championships, which also serves as the qualifying round for the US Open. The winners of the 2010 Easton and Shenk Awards were also announced at the banquet. Easton Award is presented to the compound male and female archer with the highest combined scores from the National Indoor Championships, National Field Archery Championships and National Target Championships; the 2010 winners of the Easton Award are Jamie Van Natta and Dee Wilde. The Shenk Award, given to the recurve archers with the same combined highest scores from those events; the 2010 winners of the Shenk Award are Brady Ellison and Heather Koehl. Following the awards presentation, CEO Parker delivered the exciting news that the Hoyt World Open Championship will be conducted following the US National Target Championships in 2011; Hoyt’s support for the new event will be a total purse of $44,000 in each senior division (men and women, recurve and compound), second in prize money only to the World Archery Festival. In order to be eligible for the prize money, the archer must be shooting a complete Hoyt recurve or compound bow (riser and limbs); Parker’s announcement was met with resounding approval from the large crowd present. Sunday, July 25 was the final day of the US Open, and was fraught with suspense and excitement for the many spectators present, with several tie breaks and some surprising results. The day began under threatening clouds which produced a brief, intense downpour, but that didn’t deter the country’s best target shooters, who stepped onto the field in pursuit of gold. The quarterfinal eliminations produced some close matches. In the men’s recurve, Olympian Brady Ellison (CA), currently ranked number two in the world, was pitted against Taylor Worth (AUS), who ultimately defeated Ellison and advanced, following a very close match. Five-time Olympian Butch Johnson (CT) won his quarterfinal match against Rick Tollis (NY), 6-2, while Olympic teammate Vic Wunderle (NC) defeated Resident Athlete Jacob Wukie (CA), 6-2. First-place qualifier and National Champion Jake Kaminski (CA) faced Dan Schuller (PA), and defeated him in four sets, 7-1. For the women, Olympian and National Champion Jennifer Nichols (TX) was scheduled to shoot against Nien-Hsiu Yang (TPE), who did not compete, advancing Nichols to the semi-finals. Resident Athlete Kristin Braun (CA) faced four-time Olympian Khatuna Lorig (CA) for her quarterfinal match, ultimately retiring after being defeated by Lorig, 4-2. Fellow Resident Athlete 26
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bronze. There wee decisive victories for two of the compound women, with Anschutz winning her match against Nicely, 6-4, and Colin defeating Van Natta, 6-2, pitting Anschutz and Colin against one another for the gold, and Nicely and Van Natta for the bronze. Spectators were treated to close medal matches in all classes, which were viewable from bleacher-style seating, with instant electronic results as well as running commentary from USA Archery CEO and three-time Olympian Denise Parker. The women’s recurve matches were shot first, in which Miller defeated Park for the bronze medal, 7-3. In the gold medal match, Lorig took the gold and Nichols silver, after a very close match in which both women made very strong shots, resulting in a single arrow shoot off, 6-5. The recurve men followed; Kaminski led Johnson for the first two ends, and despite a comeback from Johnson for the last two sets, Kaminski closed the match out with a win in the fifth set to take the bronze. The gold medal match was a more decisive victory for Worth, who took the gold with four set points over Wunderle, 6-2, who finished the day out with a silver medal. The compound women were next to take the stage, and Anschutz continued her outstanding shooting performance, quickly defeating Colin, 7-1, and winning the gold medal to Colin’s silver. In the bronze match, Van Natta and Nicely both shot well in a close contest, but Nicely defeated Van Natta in the end, taking the bronze medal with a 6-4 victory. The men were equally good at keeping the audience in suspense; though Christenberry defeated Trail for the bronze by a comfortable 7-1 lead, Willett and Gellenthien kept spectators engaged until the very end. Though it looked as though it would be a shutout for Willett, Gellenthien mounted a strong comeback, gaining four set points to tie, but finally losing the fifth set to Willett, who won the gold medal.
Heather Koehl (CA) competed against Hye-Youn Park (KOR), who defeated Koehl 7-3 and advanced. Stephanie Miller (IL), daughter of Masters division medalists Mark and Kathy Miller, faced Nicole Rasor (AZ) in her match, advancing after winning that match, 7-1. Compound shooters also faced intense competition in their matches. For the men, Keith Trail (NC) faced Logan Wilde (ID), whom he narrowly defeated to advance, 6-5. Third-place qualifier Braden Gellenthien (VA) shot against Jason Carbaugh (PA), winning that match, 6-4, while Darrin Christenberry (IN), who qualified second, shot against Tim Gillingham (UT) emerging victorious from that match, 6-4. Rodger Willett, Jr. (VA) made strong shots in his match against Glen Thomas (PA), retiring Thomas and moving on to the semifinals. For the compound women, second-seed Christie Colin (NY) faced Diane Watson (FL), whom she defeated to advance, 6-0; National Champion Erika Anschutz (OH) won three sets against Tristan Skarvan (WI), 6-2, moving on to the semi-finals. Jamie Van Natta (OH), who qualified third this week, also took her match by four set points, against Samantha Neal (NY), 6-2. The remaining match for the compound women was shot between Kendal Nicely (ME) and Seneca Francis (UT); Nicely performed well enough to defeat Francis 7-1 and move forward. In the recurve men's semi-finals, Taylor narrowly defeated Johnson in a single arrow shoot off, propelling him to the goldmedal match, 6-5. Wunderle defeated Kaminski by four set points, 6-4, advancing to the gold medal match against the Australian, with Kaminski facing Johnson for bronze. For the women, Lorig defeated Park, 6-4, with Nichols defeating Miller by the same margin; Lorig and Nichols would face off in the gold medal match, while Park and Miller would vie for silver. In the compound men’s group, Gellenthien defeated Christenberry in a 6-0 shutout to advance to the gold medal match against Willett, who won his match against Trail by a close margin, 6-5, leaving Trail to compete with Christenberry for the
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milestone for NASP® was to enroll half the states by December 31,2008. This was achieved three years early when Mississippi becameNASP® state #25 NASP® in May of 2005. Until last week, there had been a drought of new states joining NASP(s) since Connecticut became #46 in April, 2008. While no new states were enrolled during the next two years Canada added Alberta and British Columbia to the list of NASP® jurisdictions in 2009. Massachusetts became NASP® state #47 on May 20th after three days oftraining at the JFK Middle School in Florence. Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife (MFD) Director Wayne MacCallum and his assistant, Tom O’Shea invited teachers from eighteen public schools to send teachers to become certified NASP® Trainers and Instructors. Joining these teachers were personnel from the MFD; Assistant Director Tom O’Shea, Wildlife Technician Thomas Geider, and MFD Board Member and teacher, Michael Roche. Funding ($37,000) for this pilot state workshop was provided by NASP®, Mathews Archery, the Archery Trade Association, Morrell Manufacturing, Field Logic, Rinehart, Papes, Archery Shooter Systems, Easton Technical Products, BCY, and Brownell. Hosting the workshop at her middle school was a very enthusiastic and talented physical education teacher, Keri Camarigg. During the first two days of training 28
nine “Basic Archery Instructor Trainer” (BAIT) candidates spent eight hours taking the teacher course and then peer teaching the material to each other. While many of these candidates were experienced archers. including Sean Callanan who is a reigning world champion in the International Bowhunting Organization, all were required to take practical and written exams to prove mastery of NASP®'s methods of teaching archery. Together they learned how to set up a safe archery range in the gymnasium to protect NASP®’s perfect safety record. They discovered how to determine an archer’s dominant-eye, how to make String Bow® training aids, and mastered the Eleven Steps to Archery Success. The class spent a few moments practicing how to properly and positively correct an archer and what to do if a student archer failed to follow important safety rules. Finally, everyone put their lessons in play with shooting practice seven yards from the targets. Before the first written exam was conducted each person learned the parts of bows and arrows, how to inspect equipment for safety and how to perform simple maintenance and repairs. On training day two these BAIT candidates practiced teaching the material they learned on day one to each other. Following each of their peer-teaching sessions they were critiqued by BAIT Specialist-in-training, Lou Compton from Maryland NASP®. Lou is President of
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the Maryland Bowhunters Society and has been heavily involved since the start of his state’s delivery of NASP® to Maryland schools. On the third day, we were joined by twelve teachers intent on becoming certified as “Basic Archery Instructors” (BAI) in NASP® so they could present archery lessons to students in grades 4-12. The BAIT candidates completed their 3-day training by presenting this basic material to these teachers. NASP® training methods and materials were developed over a period of several years. Some information covered by NASP® was first gleaned from lessons presented by the National Archery Association and the National Field Archery Association. Other lessons and methods were picked up by personal experience and advice as thousands of teachers have been trained by NASP®. Some of the most important NASP® lessons were made available by Tim Strickland, a technical consultant to NASP®, who specializes in the “process” of successfill archery shooting. Tim, a record-setting archer and coach, is the author of the NASP® training unit entitled “Eleven Steps to Archery September-October 2010
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In a recent academic evaluation of NASP® 94% of teachers reported that our training prepares them for teaching archery as part of the school curriculum. We don’t know when the last three states, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Vermont will bring NASP® to their students. God willing New Brunswick will become the 5th of Canada’s Provinces to join the National Archery in the Schools Program in July, 2010. The enthusiasm and competence demonstrated by the Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Department makes me certain that while Massachusetts might have been one of the last states to join NASP® it won't be the least. If you would like more information about NASP® or to help the effort contact our not-for-profit foundation at: www. archeryingtheschools.org
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Success” and inventor of the String Bow® training aid. Every teacher passed their practical exercises and scored A’s on a very comprehensive 100-question written exam. Teachers are eager to share their impression of the training: “I just wanted to follow up and thank you for the training day. It was the most fun I have had in PhysEd in a long time. I am excited to try ....the program here at Thomas Prince!” Bruce Goodwin. Physical Educator “I have been teaching PE for 16 years, and have not been to a meaningful conference/training in many years. Yesterday, was awesome 1! 1 am now sorry I did not do the 3 day training... If the 3 day training is ever offered please let me know.” Mary Sokol, Douglas High School.
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lives. Your people need such a cause or dream to strive for as well. We all need someone who will give us a personal help us discover what we’re ______ :____ :__________ challenge, good at, and urge us to do it well. 1 B. Howard Coffey Thessalonians 5:11 says, “Encourage one another and build each other up.” If For 12 years the Green Bay you’re going to coach forward, you’ve Packers won only 30 percent of their got to be good at encouragement. games. By 1958 they were 1 in 10. Give them wise counsel. Since They were terrible. Then came Vince none of us are perfect, our perception Lombardi. He had that unique ability can sometimes get off base. We all to coach forward. During the next need people in our lives that will speak nine years with the Packers, he had the truth in love and lay it out on the nine winning seasons. They beat their line and be honest with us. opponents 75 percent of the time and Proverbs 27:17 (GN) says, won five championships, including “People learn from one another, just as the first two Super Bowls. That’s the iron sharpens iron.” We bring out the resume of someone who has learned best in others when we’re willing to be the skills involved in coaching forward. honest with them. People builders that They are people builders - they simply coach forward care enough to correct make people better. and confront. Chaplain, you’re a people-builder, A caution - Correction is very too. God is using you to help people be powerful and dangerous. Correction all that He has made them to be. But done the right way builds people up; more than likely, you’ve never been correction done the wrong way can scar trained to do that. How do you bring a person for life. The thing that makes out the best in people? How do you the difference between the right and coach forward? Let me make a two or wrong way of correction is the attitude three suggestions: involved in the correcting. If your Give people a personal challenge. focus is on pointing out a weakness Paul does this in Ephesians 4:1: “I urge in someone’s life just to point it out,” you to live a life worthy of the calling that’s wrong. Most of us are already you have received.” He challenges aware of our faults anyway. To coach readers to make their lives count. forward our focus must be on improved Why? We all need a cause, a project, or behavior not condemning for a past a dream that calls forth the best in our blunder. Ephesians 4:15 says, “Speak
the truth in love.” Remember you are coaching forward not beating others down. God never rubs it in when I blow it in fact He helps me understand how He has already rubbed it out. Give them full credit. To be coach forward, you need to praise and celebrate the growth and the changes you see in the lives of others. By nature we like to share the blame and keep the credit. Ephesians 4:15 says we should do the exact opposite, “Let us have real, warm affection for each other and a willingness to let others have the credit.” As a chaplain many of you, get a lot of the credit when things go well (and a sometimes a lot of the blame when they don’t). That’s normal and natural. Try this - the next time someone showers you with praise for something going well at the work site, find out who should share in the credit and give it to them. That’s leadership. It’s also how you build the leaders you have. That’s coaching forward. I want to challenge you to spend the rest of your ministry - the rest of your life for that matter - coaching forward. Focus your ministry around helping others be all that God has called them to be. That’s what a shepherd does; that’s what a chaplain who coaches forward does. I can’t think of a better way for any of us to spend our lives.
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Qualifications for the Shooter of the Year Each archer must shoot in the five major NFAA events, Las Vegas Open, NFAA Indoor National, Marked 3-D at Redding, CA, Dakota Archery Classic and the NFAA Outdoor Nationals. The final scores were added together to determine the winners. Becky has been competing for 31 years winning many national and state titles. During this time she has shot for Precision Shooting Equipment, American Archery, Jennings/Bear, Browning, Mathews Archery and back to PSE. Her present equipment is a PSE Bow Madness set at 40# equipped
with a Spot-hogg Hogg Father sight, an Original Brite-Sight’s Jesse Pro Tuner with a Bomar rest and Bee Stinger stabilizers. Her Gold Tip or Nano Pro arrows are cut at 26.5” Becky’s brother, Curt, got her started in archery in 1978. In 1979 Becky met Frank Pearson who she married in September 1980. Frank taught her to shoot with a clicker. As Becky says, “I am a puncher, and when I see the spot 1 shoot. 1 needed a trigger to give me the time to aim so 1 use a clicker, aim and pull until the clicker goes off and then I shoot.” When not shooting arrows, Becky enjoys taking photos, reading books and working in the yard. In closing Becky says, “Remember it is only a game. Enjoy it.” Becky’s sponsors are as follows: Precision Shooting Equipment Arizona Archery Equipment
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Becky Pearson wins the 2010 Amateur Female Mathews Easton Shooter of the Year
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Comments from Linda Parker on the NFAA Outdoor National Championship What a wonderful way to spend the last week of July. For some of us, it was stretched to two full weeks, as we arrived early to help the Darrington Archers get the ranges ready for the NFAA Outdoor National Championship, and incidentally to get in a little practice. TC and I showed up on Sunday July 19, (with the event dates of 28 July - 1 August) and we weren’t the first to arrive. Several folks from The Nock Point crowd had spent the weekend on work projects, and many of them came back for another weekend’s effort before opening day. Paul LaRue, John Finsterbusch, Charlie Nations, (and probably a few 1 haven’t remembered) kept busy mowing, weed eating, raking, putting up signs, organizing and “decorating” the clubhouse wall. Several groups of California archers were next to arrive, and we even put them to work sorting the target faces and bagging them by range and lane for efficient posting. Gail and David Culver of Silver Arrow Bowmen brought two quads, and we kept them and the machines hopping transporting targets and equipment around the ranges. THANKS to ALL! As more archers and their families arrived, the camping area started to fill September-October 2010
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and the practice range plus the open Dylan course got plenty of use. Others set up tents or parked their campers at the school ball field or moved into rooms or entire houses in town. The hotel may have filled up, but they had a VACANCY sign posted for at least part of the tournament week. The restaurant, grocery store, and a few other establishments got lots of business! Starting on Wednesday 28 July (this being a Wednesday through Sunday fiveday event) there was a hearty, quick, and reasonably priced breakfast available at the Community Center every morning. and a dinner at the same location on three of the evenings; skipping Friday because of the Opening Ceremonies and Pro-Am, and stopping after Saturday because of the awards presentation. Snacks and lunch, plus water and other drinks were available at the Clubhouse in the morning and on the ranges during the day. Weatherduring the pre-shoot week and on through the tournament was (mostly) dry and VERY warm, with the evenings thankfully cool for restful sleeping. There was a STRONG rain on Saturday night, but it passed through before morning. We quickly developed a daily pattern: dog parents (lots of us!) walked their pets about 5:30 AM, breakfast at 6:00 in the Community Center, helping to hand out scorecards 7:00 to 8:00 AM, then out to
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the assigned range and target for a 9:00 start to shoot the day’s round. 1 would finish shooting about 3:00 PM and turn in scorecards, then post new target faces (helping TC, who was Range Captain for the Dylan range). Then to dinner at the Community Center and by time we got back the day’s scores had been entered, printed, and posted to see. Total participation was about 325, and of those about 75+ were Washington archers. A highlight for me was having a son and grand daughter also shooting - for three generations in the event. The local folks did pretty well, taking 12 Championship bowls and several second or third place or flight medals. The Champs were: Faith Cook - C-F-FS Brandy Foumet - A-F-BB Wendy Truitt - A-F-BHFSL Shaelie McGrath - A-F-FSL/R Theodore Perry - A-M-BHFSL Gail Culver - S-F-BHFS Linda Parker - S-F-FSL Kathleen McGrath - S-F-TRAD Gerald Hickman - S-M-BHFSL William Lee - S-M-FSL/R Becky Jackson - MS-F-BB Liane Hickman - MS-F-FS Congratulations to ALL! Full results are posted on the NFAA website www. FieldArchery.com.
PEE WEE (Aee 8 & UNDER) FEMALE 1st Sierra Vander Huist 131 2nd Shoney Lorenzo 119 3rd Pauliina Leon 100 MALE 1st Will Montoya 182 2nd Matthew Hernandez 143 3rd Tucker Youngblood 115 CUB (Ages 9-12) FEMALE 1st Davrie Zengerly 163 2nd Madelynne Greathouse 153 3rd Lilliam Niccum 123 MALE 1st Tristan Stepp 220 2nd Juan Sedillo 190 3rd Taysen Baca 189 YOUTH (Ages 13-15) FEMALE 1st Emily Sedillo 365 2nd Ashley Hemdon 365 3rd Erica Garcia 321 MALE 1st Justin Trewem 385 2nd Jeffrey Miller 364 3rd Dre Montoya 363 YOUNG ADULT (Ages 16-17) FEMALE 1st Courtney Homer 221 MALE 1st Tyler Zawacky 387 2nd Clint Smith 369 3rd Dean Hartman 362 TRADITIONAL (Recurve/ Longbow) FEMALE 1st Peggy McDonald 270 2nd Jane Eddy 248 3rd Kim Young 247 MALE 1 st Byron Eddy 276 2nd Tony Otero 266 3rd Charles McDonald 264
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Above: The afternoon rains make this a special place to run your toy trucks and boats while the Mothers waitfor the guys to get done shooting! In the background is the entrance to the ski lift which can take the archers to to top of the range or to the restaurant on the top of the mountain shown below.
Joe and Elsa seen in photo are with their three girls left to right Cameryn 6, Kendall 9 and Ciara II. The girls have been shooting since the ripe old age of two and they usually shoot with Dad three times a month. Dad previously owned and operated an archery manufacturing business and has always enjoyed reading the US Archer magazine. The Barraza girls have expressed interest in shooting competitive 3D next year. They enjoy the competitive shooting like their Dad and 3D targets arranged on the scenic ski slope trails. The girls really enjoy the Sunrise shoot and look forward to the event every summer. The girls appreciate the shoot because it’s something they can do as a family sport. They enjoy seeing the archery vendors and new products that are introduced annually and being able to visit with archery enthusiasts. The archery shoot during the 4th of July is especially enjoyable because Ciara and Kendall compete in barrel racing during the same weekend. Ciara competed in the Springerville and Show Low Rodeo and has qualified for the World Open Barrel Race in Jackson, MS while competing in Las Vegas, NV this summer. They also enjoy riding their horses in the cool pines on the National Forest trails. The Barraza family is very glad they are able to participate at the Sunrise Shoot and they think it’s awesome andfun.
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Father’s Day fell on the last day of the Big Sky Open this year. We didn’t plan it that way, but it happened. Historically for the archery tournament, fate played its hand in the whole scheme of things for the competing archers. Tradition is a good thing, but sometimes it is necessary to go out on a limb, try something new and challenging for the side games and still get a great number of entries. The clay pigeon “GoForlt” Team event had reached it’s peak and started slowing down, so we were faced with the problem of coming up with something different, but not taking away the clay pigeon targets from those who loved to shoot them.
Friday evening, the Big Sky opened with the traditional “GoForlt” clay pigeon shoot, with each participating archer vying for prize money individually. Actually, this worked out fine, as they did not have to depend on anyone but themselves for score. Archers were categorized into either a Championship or Flight division with women and men competing against each other. The event takes about an hour and half to shoot with a score of 50 being perfect. In the Championship division, Jeremiah McConnell/CO was the only recorded perfect and of course he came in first for the money and a “Club 50” pin to win the event. Randy Brabec/CO was second with a score of 46, while Tim Gillingham/UT, Mike
Kiser/CO, and Cory Monahan/NY all tied for 3rd with a score of 43. Three Flights rounded out the evening competition. Amber Christensen/ID beat all the men in the first Flight with a score of 45 for first place money; Riley Whiting/UT came in second with a 44 and Daddy Ben (Christensen) tied with Tony Mansfield/CO, Dillon Sether/CO, and Drew Hortman/UT for third. Flight 2 found Kevin Lane/CO in first with a 35. Tied for 2nd was Wm. O’Driscoll/ UT, Justin Speakmart/CO, Charles Blankenship/TN, Zack Allen/CO, Justin Bliss/UT, and Bob Jacobsen/U all with a 34. Flight Three winner Rick Adams/CO tied with Scott Meineke/ CO with a 28 for 1st and second, while
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Carl Speakman/CO edged out Seneca Francis/UT for third position with a 27. Get ready for next year’s clay pigeons, archers. With the scores being so tight and way too many ties, shoot-offs will narrow the playing field! Even if it takes all night! Early Saturday morning, after the children said the Pledge OfAllegiance, Linda Marten started announcing names of the first two groups of archers who would advance to the 20yard practice arena. The 30th Big Sky Open was underway! Conditions for shooting was just right and promised to hold for the full weekend. Thank you God for no adverse conditions (wind, rain or extreme heat)! It looked like we were going to make it through without any incidents including no reports of shooting the wrong target! So the leaders on the first day of individual competition on the colored targets in the Championship Divisions were: Mens FS - Logan Wilde/ID over brother Reo and Rob Morgan/MT; Womens FS - Kris Weaver/Ut over Connie Calloway/TN and Tammy Madewell/CO; Mens Sr FS - Dee Wilde/ID over Richard Smith/CO and Charles Blankenship/TN; Mens FSL - Randy Brabec/CO over Pat Brown/ CO; Mens BFIFS - Gary Cowart/UT over Kurt Geist/CO and Ramie Haines/ WY; Womens BHFS - Anne Geist/ CO over Michele Hobbs/CO and Lisa Tenbrook/CO. Richard Luncangioli/ CO was a single entry in the Mens BB, so he was his only competitor and having a great time! Interestingly enough, the scores spread amongst the competitors ranged from two points upward with no ties for first. September-October 2010
In the Mens Sr FS Flights, Frank Roof/NV was whomping the daylights out ofGaryThompson/CO and Johnnie Zweygardt/CO. Drew Hortman/UT and Steve Swaeby/CO were leading the Mens Flights and the Sisters Christensen/ID - Amber was leading Lindsay and LeAnn Thompson/ CO. As the story continues, they all intended to stay put in first place. But this is getting ahead of the applecart. The most exciting side game hadn’t been played yet and we were anxiously waiting for it to begin. Shooting at clay pigeons is popular with the competitors, but we needed some jazz to spice up the game. Okay! So how about a “Shoot-Down” using the clay pigeons as targets? We had plenty of room in Mesquite, but could we do it in Grand Junction? Looking the playing field over, we decided that indeed, we could make it work. The sound of breaking glass along with an exciting elimination at five-yard increments might prove to be fascinating for the archers and spectators alike. What we needed were some sponsors and money to make the event even more exciting. So plans for the whole deal was formulated and we found Winners Choice Custom Bowstrings of Oregon and Kiser Trucking of Grand Junction willing to be our Sponsors for the “Shoot-Down”. As we took in entries, the ladies voiced their opinions in wanting to shoot the event, but wanted their own division. So sure, why not! This was the only change of venue for what was to come. The line-up was impressive because you could see who wanted to
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show off their shooting skills. This is not a timed event, it is strictly performance and you know who has practiced on the clay pigeons and who has not. Mid-afternoon, as we announced the beginning of the event a crowd started forming at the edge of the target butts. It had the same ambiance of onlookers you see at a golf tournament. Did it make the archers anxious or nervous? Who knows, but after the first two ends the Flight participants started fading away until the final fifty yards. We were prepared to go to eighty, but the archers were not. In fact, what does a clay pigeon look like at eighty yards? Compare it to a fly on the window at a distance. Maybe. Flight competitors were first up on the ten-yard line. The wind started stirring and the sound of clays breaking with each hit in the hush of the late afternoon brought from the crowds “ohhs” and “ahhhs” as the archers shot, then dropped away at the 20, 25 and on up to 50. At the 55 there were just two archers standing — Jason Wardrip/CO and Benton Christensen/ID. A roar of applause from the spectators and a sigh of relief from Benton marked the end of the Flight Shoot-Down. His reward for nerves of steel? S200 for 45 minutes of work and the opportunity to be the best! Then came the Championship. Ten yards proved to be no obstacle for the men, but at 15, they started to drop away. The women stayed on top of the game until 25 and then they too, started to fade. Connie Calloway and Lindsay Christensen both succumbed at the 35 yardage and tied for third. That left Tammy Madewell and Kris Weaver at the
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40, fighting it out for first. Kris scored, Tammy did not and Kris won a $100 for hanging in there. The men were still going strong. Randy Brabec, Jeremiah McConnell, Brandon Reyes/VA and Bill Pellegrino/CO all dropped away at the 45. At the 50, the wind was playing havoc with the archers and everyone left Duane Price/WI on the line by himself. After several times of pulling up and letting down, I thought, “We could be here for the rest of the afternoon” so I stepped on the line to make Duane feel he wasn’t alone with a hundred eyes watching his every move. Duane pulled back and neatly shattered the clay pigeon, so it was on to the 50. At this point, a very disappointed Tim Gillingham/UT missed his shot and the lucky clay remained intact on the bale. At 45, Price was right on, but at 55 he was right off, leaving
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as well, even if Kurt isn't Anne’s father! Randy Brabec scored first in the Mens FSL division for a purse of $695 and Kris Weaver won first in the Womens FS division for a total purse of $625. The Christensen Sisters, Amber and Lindsay won $225 and $135 respectively in the Womens Flights while Daddy Benton managed to tie for 3rd in the Mens First Flight and get some of his money back. The Greathouse girls, Madelynne and Taylor held up their archery win for the parents by winning the Cadet Amateur division. The Big Sky Open was honored to have the local Ford Dealer, Western Slope Auto Company as a major sponsor. Western Slope Auto Company, in turn had two of their employees winning impressively: Cindy Mansfield won first in the Womens 2nd Flights taking home $225 and LeRoy Brown winning second in Mens 2nd Flight for a purse of $188. The new Ford pickups displayed in the parking lot of the DoubleTree for the archers to “drool over”, were also impressive. Thanks to Western Slope Auto Company for their sponsorship. The “buzz” at this Big Sky Open centered on Hoyt and Mathew’s. Our famous two major sponsors have created the question of “Why does Hoyt dominate with winners at the Big Sky Tournaments? The line-up of Mathew’s at this year’s event was impressive. And thanks to Mathew’s Pro-Staffer, Derek Phillips, Mathew’s shirts were all over the line-up. Perhaps the answer lies within the shooters themselves. After all, the Big Sky Open is a target tournament.
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Josh Schaff/MT, Richard Smith and Ray Tenbrook/CO to try and hit a diminishing clay pigeon at the 60. You’re right! At this yardage, the clay pigeon looks smaller, so concentration is really a must. And what happened next was straight out of life itself! They all missed! Oh yes, they were all granted another try and this time Ray failed to connect leaving Smith and Schaff as sole survivors at the 60. However, you can’t have two first places, there can only be one. So once again, with the wind having it’s fun, the pair planned their strategy and pulled back, aiming, as they never had before. Smith missed, Josh did not and claimed the $300 purse! This event is really fun to watch. The spectators burst into “hurrahs” and applause and the darn thing was all over, except for the shouting. Was Josh nervous or not? Who knows (?) and we forgot to ask as the crowd pushed in to congratulate him on a job well done. When it came time for the Big Sky individual competition to resume on Sunday, the weather remained nearly perfect. Perhaps that is why there was little upset in the all the divisions. The brothers Wilde gave Daddy Dee a great Father’s Day gift by placing first and second (Logan won $1700 and Reo won $850) putting Josh Schaff in 3rd followed by money winners Duane Price, Rob Morgan, Tim Gillingham and Ray Tenbrook. Dee managed his own Father’s Day present, as he took first in the Mens Sr FS winning $675. Smith came in second, Blankenship third and Donald Snipes/NV fourth in the money. Along with his wife, Anne, Kurt Geist won the Mens BHFS purse of $664 and Anne garnered $342. A happy Father’s Day there
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Thanks to two sponsors for helping us with the Big Sky Open as well as Martin Archery; Specialty Archery; Sure-Loc Archery Products; Jakes Archery; Sportsmans Warehouse and the USArcher magazine. Thanks to all our Bale Advertisers and those who donated door prizes. It is very much appreciated by everyone. What is so great about archery is the fact this sport requires you to think, to focus. It is great to be in good physical shape, but archery does not require you to be extremely physically fit. However, it does require you to be mentally superior to your opponents. Think better, focus better and aim better.
Archery is a family sport. Not many sports can boast the fact that fathers, sons and daughters (even the wives) can stand on the same line and compete for awards, at the same tournament on the same day. Yes, there are some, but target archery gives the whole family a chance to compete in that regard. There were many more fathers, son’s daughters and wives competing in the Big Sky Open who made each other proud winners for a happy Fathers Day. All this can be viewed on our website, www.bigskyarcheryopen.com. Check there also for the 31st Big Sky Open June 17, 18, 19,2011!
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NEW HORIZONS FOR SURE-LOC® Dear SURE-LOC® Shooters and Customers: I am proud to announce that industry leader SURE-LOC® Archery Products has joined forces with Field Logic, Inc., a pioneering archery manufacturer, to propel SURE-LOC® hunting and target sights, scopes, bow presses and archery accessories to new heights. I strongly feel that Field Logic’s acquisition of SURE-LOC® creates the opportunity to achieve the long-term goals of its founder, Steve Gibbs (|2007), inventor of the modem target sight. Merging the unfailing dependability and proven precision quality of SURE-LOC® products with the creative team and innovative technology of Field Logic is a natural choice. SURE-LOC® will carry on along its proven path of excellence in line with Steve’s impressive legacy. It will operate as a division of Field Logic, Inc., whose trusted brands include Rage broadheads, Block Fusion targets, GlenDel 3-D targets and IQ Bowsights. I will be involved during this transition to new ownership to ensure that the process is seamless. Field Logic possesses the dynamic staff, boundless ingenuity and cutting-edge tools essential to assure the commitment to quality and innovation that SURE-LOC® users rely on and treasure. SURE-LOC® archery products will remain the supreme choice for accuracy, dependability and durability. You will continue to enjoy the outstanding customer service you have come to expect. As we begin our new adventure as an integral member of a progressive company dedicated to excellence in manufacturing J want to stop to say a heartfelt “Thank You” to all the loyal archers, bowhunters, distributors and dealers that have made SURE-LOC® the world leader in sights! We are looking forward to your continued support and are committed to keeping our exceptional SURE-LOC® community growing. 1 invite you to visit www.fieldlogic.com for more corporate information and SURE-LOC® is available at www. sureloc.com. , Sincerely, Dianne Hensley (former Gibbs) President, C.S. Gibbs Corporation New company address as of August 23, 2010: SURE-LOC 101 Main St., Superior, W1 54880 1-877-322-9988 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-877-322-9988 end_of_the_skype_highlighting September-October 2010
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Trueflight’s popular and cost effective Commercial Grade Full Length Feathers are now available in pre-counted display bags of 100 feathers each. The new full length bags compliment our 100 count die cut bags which have been available for several years. Like the die-cut bags, the new full length bags feature attractive full color printed graphics, a pre-punched top hole for pegboard display, and a convenient recloseable zip lock top. Orders for bulk quantities of 1000 pieces of a type and color can be packed in the new 100 count bags by us for the same low added charge of $0.50 per 100 as for die cut bags. The new full length display bags are a low cost way to display our feathers in a most attractive, and convenient manner. Although the 100 count packaging is an option, it appears that the majority of feathers we sell are now being shipped in 100 count bags.
Draw length adjustments are easy with two screws that securely fasten into one of five positions. The Assassin model features a Titanium-anodized aluminum trigger and jaws for excellent hunting, while the Assassin SST features a stainless steel trigger and jaws for a crisper trigger. Both can be ordered with a black or camouflage anodized head. Archers can also choose between a black leather buckle strap and a camouflage Velcro® strap.
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NEW RINEHART® FIELD TARGET™ (RFT) IS THE PERFECT “GO ANYWHERE” PRACTICE COMPANION FOR BOWHUNTERS AND COMPETITIVE ARCHERS Compact Enough to Fit in an Overhead Bin, Tough Enough to Take Your Best Shots Serious bowhunters and archers take their practice seriously. Finding a time and place to practice, however, isn’t always easy — especially when you’re traveling. It’s for this specific purpose that leading American 3D target manufacturer Rinehart® has introduced its new Rinehart Field Target™ (RFT). Rinehart’s new RFT is the perfect way for “on-the-go” bowhunters or archers to perfect their shooting skills and accuracy.
This 9” diameter circular target is lightweight and small enough to carry anywhere — even in the overhead compartment of an airplane. Even so, it provides plenty of different sized, clearly marked target zones to take aim at from any angle. Take Rinehart's RFT to your treestand for some quick last minute shots to fine tune your skills or use it as a yardage marker. There’s literally no set up required — just toss it out into the field — it’s balanced with sand, so it will land upright every time — and you and your friends are ready to fire away. This affordable target makes it easy to practice wherever you are — in the backyard, on the range, in deer camp or from your stand. Rinehart’s RFT weighs only a few ounces, but gives you the performance and durability you’re looking for. Like all Rinehart targets, the RFT is made from Rinehart’s exclusive solid selfhealing foam. This means it can absorb hit after hit from field points and expandables without tearing or damage. When you’ve emptied your quiver, it’s a breeze to pull out your arrows and start over again. Even a kid can do it!
RINEHART TARGETS CONTINUES TO HIT THE MARK WITH ITS NEW-FOR-2010 RHINOBLOCK TARGET Resilient New Practice Target Sets The Standard For Industry Innovation For more than ten years, archery and bowhunting enthusiasts have come to rely on the durability and performance of Rinehart products such as the Rinehart 18-1™ Target, and the company’s range of life-like animal 3-D targets for every shooter. It’s no surprise that Rinehart Targets® has continued to build upon this legacy with the introduction of its latest innovation for 2010 — the Rinehart RhinoBlock™ Target. This incredibly versatile new target sports six unique sides to shoot at, ideal for every type of practice. Two sides of the cube display a textured, life-like 3-D deer target zone — one displaying outlined vital areas of a deer, and the other detailing an anatomically correct display of a deer’s organs. The other four faces of the target are comprised of Rinehart’s signature, highly visible target zones — allowing shooters to continue target practice even in low light conditions. Two of these sides consist of twelve smaller zones for consistent arrow shooting and placement, while the final two sides feature one large target zone for honing, surrounded by four smaller zones. Unlike any other cube-shaped target on the market, with the Rinehart RhinoBlock, bowhunters no longer have to worry about shooting out their favorite target, as its core is easy to replace with Rinehart’s patented locking insert. But don’t expect to wear it out anytime soon — it’s made of Rinehart’s signature solid ‘self
healing’ foam, which allows it to take repeated shots from field points, broadheads or even expandables without losing its shape or integrity. And, removing arrows is a breeze — even a child can pull arrow after arrow out of this target with ease —-without tearing or damaging the target. Measuring in at 16x16x13, this target is so light and easy to carry, you’ll be able to take aim at the club, in the backyard, at camp or wherever you’re ready for some on-the-spot practice. And, because Rinehart never wants a little inclement weather to stand between bowhunters and their perfect shot, this rugged, weather-proof target is resistant to sun, moisture and extreme temperatures.
For more information about the new Rinehart Field Target and the new Rinehart RhinoBlock Target— or the company’sfull line ofpremium quality archery targetsfor bowhunters and competitive archers — contact Rinehart at 1809 Beloit Avenue, Janesville, IVI 53546 • (608) 757-8153 • Or visit www.rinehart3-D.com. September-October 2010
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Lebanon. OR - Since being introduced in 2009, the number of satisfied RIPshot users continues to increase. RIPshot is an innovative release system, which pulls from just above the elbow and attaches to a variety of commonly used releases. It allows, and almost forces, an archer to pull back a bow using pure back tension by eliminating the use of lower arm muscles. Although the product itself is new to the industry, the concept of back tension being the premier way to pull the bow is one that has been taught for years. How simply and quickly the RIPshot can teach an archer to use back tension is only one of many benefits. With proven performance enhancement, RIPshot has wide appeal to archers from novice to professional.
Numerous target archers have benefited from the use of RIPshot. During recent months, Paul Amenta, shooting in the bowhunter class, has won the Canadian Indoor 3D Nationals, and the Frasier Valley Triple Crown in Western Canada. The Triple Crown, in which, he had the overall high score in all three events-including open class.
“The benefits I’ve found from using the RIPshot are numerous. It forces you to use the correct muscles to draw the bow. It steadies your sight picture. It eliminates all stress and muscle used in the release hand, wrist, forearm, muscles, tendons, and all the stabilizer muscles used in the drawing process of shooting the bow. Honestly speaking, your RIPshot has me shooting as well or better than I ever have and I really haven’t spent any time training. Since receiving your RIPshot I’ve set it up with my Tru Ball HT3 back tension release. This is just a simple hook, shot with a D-Loop. WOW!!! I’m so excited about this combination I can’t thank you enough. I recently travelled to Red Deer, Alberta Canada for the 2010 FCA 3-D National Indoor Championships where I was able to take a Gold Medal in the hunter class. I firmly believe that 1 never would have been able to do this without my RIPshot!” Writes Paul Amenta shortly after winning the Canadian Indoor 3D Nationals. About RIP Archery Corporation: RIPshot began with founding owner Nat Graves Designing a product to help an injured hunting buddy return to the sport of archery. After target shooting and hunting with RIPshot himself, Nat realized what a truly amazing product it was. RIP Archery Corporation was founded and RIPshot was introduced to the archery industry. RIP Archery plans to introduce optional RIPshot accessories, a child’s line, and other archery enhancing products in the near future. Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information about RIPshot and its benefits, visit our website at www.riparchery.com, or call our office at 541.619.3783. RIP Archery can also be found on Twitter, Facebook, and Posterous. 46
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Specialty Archery, LLC Introduces New Pro Series Colored Scopes
Competitive Archers take a great deal of pride in their equipment. Specialty Archery, LLC is responding to that with the introduction of new colored versions of the Pro Series Scopes it originally offered in black. The machined aluminum scopes for 2009 are now available anodized in green, silver, red or blue. Each comes with a heat-treated stainless steel mounting rod in the 10/32 size. The Pro Series Aluminum Scopes offer a unique second axis leveling system. Once mounted, you can loosen a locking screw and rotate the portion holding the level so shots show the same left-right impact points at all ranges. General Manager Mike Anderson said instructions included with the Pro Series Scope will show how many marks you should tum the rear of the housing left or right to produce the needed change of impact at different yardages. While many tournament sights have some sort of second axis adjustment built into their scope mounting block, Anderson said this system is much easier to use and offers a greater degree of precision, so much precision that it can be used to adjust for wind drift on outdoor courses.
To complete your scope setup, you can team this new colored aluminum scope housing with one of several lens and aim point options from Specialty Archery, LLC. There are the original Excalibur lenses in 2,3,4,6, 7 and 8 power, as well as Gio Lenses in the same powers that have been pre-drilled to accept fiber optic rods in .020, .030, .040 and .060 sizes. The Dual Lens system for the 1-5/8 inch Super Scope is also a perfect match: These combine a 2 power Excalibur T Lens with a center lens in 4, 6, or 8 power that adds greater magnification to just the X ring. Finally, the target side of the Pro Series Aluminum Scope accepts Glow Rings, which carry a wrapped fiber optic in red. green or blue this year in .010, .020 and .030. See the colored Pro Series aluminum scope housings, along with new colored Pro Series Peeps, at your local archery pro shop and check out the many lens options on-line at www.specialtyarch. com. You can also call the Spencer, Iowa firm at (712) 580-5762 for more information or to request a 2009 catalog. Office hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Standard Time M-F. To contact the firm by mail, use P.O. Box 877, Spencer, 1A 51301.
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Coffey Marketing, in cooperation with 30.06 Outdoors, introduces to the archery industry for 2011 the ARCHERY GOLFING GAME. The ARCHERY GOLFING GAME is designed to provide hours ofenjoymentfor archery shooters, families, and those just wanting to have fun. The game comes with four different colored flag pins, four different colored flags, four different colored tees, four different colored holes, an assortment offlu flu arrow vanes, fourfoam halls and a specially designed carrying bag. With the use of flu flu arrows andfoam balls on the head of an arrow, the game provides enjoyment for everyone.
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Flex-Fletch Products Inc. announces the official release of ZING! a new adhesive primer that speeds and improves the bond of all quick-set / super glue style adhesives. When used in conjunction with Flex-Fletch vanes, there is no need to clean the base of the vane, just brush on ZING! using the included brush cap and fletch as usual. ZING! reacts with the compounds present in the vane material and creates an incredible and fast bond. The glue sets quickly so you can fletch faster.
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Coffey Marketing introduced the WEDGE-IT Arrow Puller, a patent pending product designed and manufactured by DIV Products, at the ATA show in January of2010. The WEDGE-ITArrow Puller was designed to make pulling arrows easier. Shipments of the product began going to dealers April 1, 2010
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NEW ‘ GLUE STAND ’ FROM GOAT TUFF MAKES FLETCHING A BREEZE. Whether it’s fletching arrows or any job or hobby that requires the repetitive use of a bottle of glue, it can be an aggravation when the glue constantly flows from the tip, back into the bottle when set down between uses. This slows the process and makes it more cumbersome. When this happens the glue has to be squeezed back into the spout before using. Time consuming at best - irritating at worst. But GOAT TUFF Products, world renown for its best selling glues, arrow making products and new Opti-Vane™ has the solution - the GOAT TUFF ‘Glue Stand’. GOAT TUFF President Jerry Smith had this to say, “For those who fletch arrows or have repetitive glue applications it’s always'been a problem of having to set the glue bottle down after applying the glue to the fletching and setting it into the jig. Once the bottle is set down the glue drains out of the tip so when you are ready to use again you have to wait for the flow to move back into the tip. The new ‘Glue Stand’ fixes this problem by holding the bottle with the tip at the optimal angle
so the glue is always in the tip and ready to use.” The new ‘Glue Stand’ is pre-cut from stainless steel. The user then easily bends the arm into the preferred position for use. It is also easily cleaned, will never rust or corrode for many years of use. GOAT TUFF Products also offers the new Opti-Vane along with a full line of cleaning and gluing products for the professional and home arrow maker. For more information please contact:
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Archery’s Ann Clark Doing It Her Way.... by Frank Addington, Jr. Ann’s backyard looked Archer Ann Clark’s like something from a Home Cincinnati, Ohio home was and Gardens magazine. It is the place to be .lune 19, 2010 a beautifully manicured lawn as family & archery friends with landscaping and a creek gathered to celebrate Ann running along the back. A very Clark's 85th birthday. Ann relaxing environment for such is a fomter archery champ, an occasion. Ann had a tent exhibition shooter. Archery Hall set up with tables and chairs, a of Fame member, and one of the full wet bar, and lots of food. founders of the Lady Diana's Nothing was missing from this hunting team. Her home made shindig, including laughter and a great place for this gathering fun. Ann’s kids, grand kids, and she had valet parking for and a few great grand kids were guests, live music, food and fun. running around mingling with Ann's home is beautiful and Ann’s archery friends. has mementos from her archery I loved watching Ann’s career and friends all over the smile that day as family and place. friends greeted her and let There are quiet reminders her know just how much they of our beloved Ann Hoyt loved her. Clearly it was her throughout the home. Ann lived with Ann Clark the last years The birthday girl, Ann Clark (right) with author Frank day... and she was loving every Addington Jr., son Gas and wife Amanda. minute of it. I saw her dancing of her life and “the two Ann’s” to Sinatra many times, singing, would show up at many of the archery events they attended each year. 1 also saw prints by Ann’s dancing around and smiling. She looked so radiant and happy. friend Chuck Denault. signed photos from legends like Fred Bear, All of us should wish to look so good at 85! Jim Dougherty, and others and some of Ann’s old stage bows and Ann had asked me to perform a show for the party which I arrows. It was neat looking around before the party began. was happy to do. I hung the net from a tree in her backyard and Once the guests started arriving you would see people from asked her grandson to toss targets for me. We had a good time all phases of the sport of archery including other lady Diana’s, bringing some “bow and arrow razzle dazzle” to the party. Not former archery coaches, former archery champions, cunent only was this Ann’s first time to see my show, former two time champions, and most of the board for the Archery Hal! of Fame. Gold Medal winning archery Darrell Pace was there as well. Ann There were a few fellow Archery Hall of Fame members too, had everyone gather around the net and I went into my exhibition including Allan Martin and George Gardner. mode. As a grand finale I had her grandson toss up mustard seed Ann’s party had LIVE music, including Don Fangman as for me to try and hit. 1 asked for the person in the audience with Frank Sinatra. He sounded exactly like ole' blue eyes too. He the best vision to come forward and spot my shooting for this belted out hit after hit, including “Luck be a lady” and “My Way”. feat. With the spotter and my thrower watching 1 hit two mustard By the way, another high light ofthe party was the slide show Diane seeds out of five attempts! So we closed the show and it was time Miller did for Ann with the “My Way” theme. Ann cried when for dinner. When the pressure is on you want to get it right and she saw it, as did many who shared the many memories. After we did that day! the Sinatra show came Nelson Henning on keyboard who kept After my show 1 enjoyed spending some time visiting with Darrell Pace. 1 had read about him during his reign as champion
A few of Ann’s friends, Jane Johnson, Marilyn Bentz, Diane Miller and Buck Amy.
George and Betty Gardner came to celebrate with Ann.
Frank and Olympic Champion Darrell Pace chat after the exhibition. Darrell is a class act and getntleman.
in the 1970’s and 1980’s, he is the only two time individual Gold Medal winner in the history of Olympic Archery. He impressed me with his quiet but confident manner and clearly he knows the technical side of the sport. I showed him the Hoyt Formula RX recurve bow and we also discussed his mental approach to
shooting. I can tell now why Darrell and Earl Hoyt got along so well, they are kindred spirits. It was a real honor to spend some time with this archery great. I liked him very much. All in all, a great day of archery, friends, laughter and food that many of us will remember for many years to come. As the party wound down and guests began making their departures, I thought about the fact that this may be the last time many of us would be together. Each year we seem to loose more and more archery legends. 1 was thinking that many of us from this sport are gone. Clearly Ann Hoyt and other old friends were missed, but we talked about them and old memories many times that day and we all smiled at those memories. We also celebrated the fact that our Ann Clark is still with us, still looking great, smiling and happy at 85! She’s a great friend of the sport of archery and an asset to all who know and love her. Here’s to you Ann and may God continue to bless your life with good health, good memories and fun. You really have done it “Your Way.” If you missed it. you can read the celebrity interview with Ann here: http://www.bowhunting.net/artman/publish/ Addini’tonClark.shtml That’s the latest. Until next time. Adios and God Bless! Shoot Straight, Frank Addington, Jr. The Aspirin Buster www.frankaddinetonir.com
Happy Birthday, Ann Clark! Thank you for helping promote archery world wide. Especially all the Junior Olympic Archery Developement (JOAD) articles you wrote for the U.S. Archer magazine in our early years. ______________________________________ rfc
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Target Panic: No time for it!
Frank I have seen some really good archers develop target panic and watched them struggle with it, change equipment, practice and try everything to try and kick this bad habit. I am of the mind set that most of us can’t “shoot through” target panic. In other words I don't feel most people can just keep shooting and kick it. In my opinion, and remember this is an opinion, target panic is best dealt with on the sidelines and not the shooting line. Here's why. If you develop target panic and then start changing everything you do to try kick it—you change the way you anchor, the way you draw, the way you release, your basic form, the way you aim. etc. then pretty soon your shooting style is a mess. You have changed everything and your pal target panic is
still hanging around. So now you have a bunch of new bad habits besides target panic. This in my mind is a no-no. So my advice is deal with it on the mental side of archery, which is where it developed in the first place. I wish I could tell you the things to avoid to stay away from target panic. For some of us it develops because of pressure... you have someone watching you and you want to make a good shot. Perhaps it is anxiety about competition. Sometimes it may just be you and the bow in the backyard, but you develop it. I don’t think we’ll ever fully understand it or why certain people are plagued by it. One thing is for sure, it can wreck havoc with your accuracy whether you are a hunter, 3-D shooter, target shooter, or backyard archer. Target panic is real and it can be hard to get rid of. One archer recently told me he had literally struggled with it for decades. Here are my thoughts on this subject. First of all let me give some credit to people who showed me the importance of the mental side of archery. The first to do so was the late, great Al Henderson. He was an Olympic coach and wrote a column in an ARCHERY magazine when I was a kid. Al was big on getting his shooters prepared mentally. He would work with them to get their mental game strong. Years ago 1 read his “Understanding Winning Archery" and advise any archer to get and read it. You can find it at Glenn Hcldgeland’s “Target Communication” website. It’s not expensive and is still good reading. Although I have not had occasion to read Al’s book lately, it had a big influence on my shooting and I advise anyone to have a copy in their library. The second person to help my mental game was Dr. Wyatt Woodsmall, a “mind coach” who specializes in NLP. What in the world is that you ask? Nuero Linguistic Programing. Woodsmall specializes in getting inside a master athelete’s head, finding out what his/her mental processes are, and then helps leach that athlete how to best utilize the mind in competition and performances. He can also pattern a champion’s mindset and then have a novice performing very well just by using the champion’s mental processes. It sounds difficult to understand and since I am no expert I hope I can explain it for you. I will try. Lets say Joe is a professional archer. He is a champion. He obviously has a mental process he goes through each shot, even if he is not aware of it, and that process is what produces championship shooting. If we could take that process and insert a tape into Joe’s brain, record it, and then put that same tape in a novice’s head, chances are they would perform at a much accelerated rate and at a higher level than they would have otherwise. Also, if Joe gets in a slump, by using NLP, Joe can go back to championship mode. Woodsmall teaches “anchors” that allow an athlete to be able to go to their peak performance no matter what the situation.
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That paragraph was difficult for me to write. I want to do NLP and Woodsmall justice and without being a coach myself, 1 simply had to try and explain it the best way I could. 1 hope it helped. Anyway, using the mental aspects of shooting is how you can kick target panic. I first met Dr Wyatt Woodsmall in 1990. I was in a slump and was having difficulty shooting well at my shows. 1 had just did a lousy performance a few weeks earlier and was in a real slump. So I get a phone call from a friend, Dr. John MacCallum who mentioned he had someone he wanted to bring by to meet me and shoot a few times. So a few hours later we were in my parent’s retail archery store in the indoor range. They asked me to shoot a few shots for Wyatt. I did and was no where near the aspirin. I missed by six inches. Wyatt stopped me and asked me to take a walk with him. We walked back to a quiet bench with no one around. Wyatt talked with me and little did 1 know it but he was using a method of NLP on me. He taught me a “mental anchor” , in other words a time when 1 was shooting good. Then he asked me to shoot an aspirin for him. I hit the pill the first shot, and my friend Dr. MacCallum still has that pill. Amazing huh? More amazing is that 19 years later I continue to use NLP. A few years ago a household name, celebrity of the sport called me after a miserable hunting trip to Africa. He had a tough time and had developed target panic. Needless to say he wanted to kick the target panic. I explained NLP and what I do when I am on stage to perform at my peak. 1 hope it helped him. We have talked several times since then and he’s never again mentioned target panic so 1 hope it did. For you, here’s my advice. Let’s talk about you and this target panic. Was there a time when you didn’t have it? Can you remember what it was like to draw the bow back, look at your target and put your arrow in the center? Think of very specific shots that you did this way. Think of when it was, where you were, what the event was, and be as specific as you can. Are you mentally there? See yourself shooting... really concentrate on it. You are shooting with good form, everything is smooth, and you are shooting great. Can you “see” that mentally? Good. Have an exact event, place and time in mind. What you wore, and as many details as you can to really “see” it. That is your “anchor.” This is what you want to mentally concentrate on and you will want to focus on this. Next time you are practicing with your bow, after you set up your gear, have a seat fora minute and think about that time when you were shooting and didn’t have target panic. Then step up to the line, take a deep breath, and make your shot. I think you will be amazed. This is PART 1 and I plan to do a follow up article.
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count” was proven once again, as the seating was much more cramped on this jumbo jet than it is on the smaller 737. I guess it’s up to the airline to configure the seating when they order the planes and not a universal truth about the 747. I got a look at the business class and first class cabins when we deplaned and now I know who got all the space I didn’t have. It kind of reminded me of the class differences from the movie Titanic. I guess when you fly economy class it’s to be expected. As you might expect flying from NYC, we were two hours late in taking off for our 9pm flight and for the next seven hours I had to sit next to a guy who must have had the worst case of restless legs ever. He twisted himself into every position possible trying to get comfortable enough to sleep, even curling himself into a ball covered with a blanket. It was bad enough for me but the woman in the seat in front of him had it even worse. Every time he flopped around he beat the heck out of the back of her seat. Other than the tight seating, the treatment we received was first rate and the hostess’ are a lot prettier than what we see on the flights in the States. Once we arrived in Frankfurt and got our luggage we started our long hike to pick up our rental car which I think was somewhere in Poland. The sign said “Hertzki” Car Rental. Due to my innate cheapness I went for the lower end of the rental car spectrum, which in Europe means a manual transmission. Just about every rental in the States is automatic but over there you pay a premium price for even a compact with automatic. No big deal I thought but I didn’t factor in the 20 years since I’d driven a stick shift. Lesson #1, push in the clutch when shifting into gear
Archers from 4 continents: Paul van Heerden - South Africa, Joe Bauernfeind- USA, Jurgen Seeger - Germany, Alan Mckicar - Australia. If you read the last issue, you’ll remember I described my dream trip to Germany for the World Field Archery Championship, put on by the 1FAA and hosted by the Archery Club of Dahn. Well, I’m here to tell you that sometimes dreams do come true. In the following paragraphs I’ll be describing the details of our trip and then giving you my own personal opinion of the shoot itself. Welcome back to the Senior Comer. I meet many archers who tell me that they enjoy reading these articles and that’s always nice to hear, so if we meet somewhere on the archery trail be sure to say hello and let me know if you have any issues you’d like me to write about. Our flight from JFK was booked on Singapore Airlines, one of the four or five 5 star airlines in the world and also the one with the best price on a non-stop to Frankfurt, Germany. This was my first flight on a Boeing 747, one of the largest planes in the air and I expected lots of extra room compared to the short hop 737’s I usually fly with Southwest. The saying that “size doesn’t
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or loud noises will occur. Lesson #2, be sure you’re in first gear when starting off and not third, otherwise the hill out of the garage will be very slow. Lesson #3, when stopping, push the clutch in again or you’ll have to start the car again while stalled in traffic. I could go on but I’m sure you get the picture. By the end of the trip I was really getting with it though and when I got home 1 automatically went for the clutch in my Prius which doesn’t have one. My laptop with a GPS receiver hooked to it was to serve as our “Navi” while on the road. Microsoft AutoRoute2010 was the software and I had an inverter to run the computer on 110 vac. My co-pilot is not computer literate however but she picked it up as we went along. Once we got out onto the A3 Autobahn, I realized that all of the stories I’ve been told about the speed of the drivers here were understated. They FLY. There is no passing on the right, so if you don’t get out and back in really fast when passing a truck, the Audi’s, BMW’s and Mercedes are right on top of you with the headlights flashing. “Get that 4 cylinder Hyundai out of my way.” When you’re going 80 mph and being passed by a car going 120 mph you feel kind of like you’re just crawling along. In some respects though it’s just like here, construction, construction, construction, so no matter how fast you drive it still takes a long time to get anywhere. Bamberg was our first planned stop and like most German cities it has a historic section where we stayed the first night, very old and picturesque with narrow, cobbled streets and lots of tourists. The first thing we learned was that they don’t air condition
like we do so you have to open all of the windows, which don’t have screens. Luckily they don’t have the bug population that we have, except for the flies, which are everywhere you go. Most of the small towns have cow bams right in the residential areas, so 1 guess that explains the fly population. It took us a little while to adjust to the different way things work in Europe but once we got used to the different money, the carbonation of everything drinkable and the lack of ice in any drink we were more comfortable. Very few restaurants take credit cards and the waiters make change for you right at the table, once you get the check. Unless you ask for the check though, you’ll sit there until closing and they won’t bring it. The food is great though, very meat oriented but with several vegetarian selections as well and a full buffet breakfast was included in almost all of the very nice inns we stayed at. The next day we drove to the town near to where my Dad was bom, Windischeschenbach, for the family dinner which was planned by one of my cousins. I wasn’t sure how many would travel there to see us or how we would communicate with them but once we got to the dinner all of my fears disappeared. A total of twenty two people were there to greet us, ten of them my first cousins, and it was warm and wonderful beyond what I had hoped for. The language barrier wasn’t really a problem since some of my cousins spoke some English and I had studied German for a couple of months before the trip. The younger people were very fluent and handled the translations for us. The next day we visited the cemetery where my Grandparents are buried along
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with other family members and then went to the farm where my Dad was bom. One of my cousins still lives in the house but the farmland is rented out to local farmers to work One of my cousins who I've been emailing couldn’t make it to the dinner since she was in the hospital for back surgery. Her Mom. my last remaining Aunt who is 96 years old and speaks no English at all, lives in Regensburg close by to her. We had to travel south anyway so we decided to visit my Aunt as a surprise. The Navi got us there and she turned out to be a very spry 96 year old lady and as sharp as a tack. She was very upset that we weren’t going to stay with her but we had booked a room in Salzburg. Austria so we didn’t stay very long. The hospital where my cousin was, is southeast of Regensburg so we swung down that way and paid her a visit too. We’d been emailing back and forth for several months and 1 didn’t want to disappoint her. By
the time we got back on the road for Salzburg the sun was going down but it didn’t look like too bad a ride. Then for the third time on our trip, a road the Navi had mapped for us was closed and we had to re-route through some twisting, hilly roads and didn’t get to the inn until 11pm. The owner was really nice and fixed us some food, since we hadn’t stopped for dinner. Salzburg is a beautiful city with so many things to see, that it would take a week to do it right. Since we had to be at our next destination by 6pm, all we had time for was a drive around the sights on a “Hop on/Hop off’ tour bus. All we did was hop on though and the only sights we got to see were through the bus window before hopping off back where we started from. The next destination I mentioned above was Oberammergau. Germany where we had tickets to attend the play “The Passion of Christ”. The town made a pledge to God back in the 1600’s
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that if the plague bypassed their town, they would honor God by staging the story of His Passion every 10 years and they have kept that pledge for over 300 years. The four month staging of the play draws more than 500,000 people from all over the world and tickets are very hard to get. Only the people of the town are allowed to participate and about half of the 5000 residents are involved as actors, singers, musicians or in staging the play. It is really a great experience even though it’s spoken in German. An English text was provided and it was good until the second half of the play, which ended after dark. The first half runs from 2 to 5 pm, then there is a three hour break for dinner at your hotel and then the second half runs from 8 to 11 pm. It’s quite an operation to move the 4500 spectators by bus to many different hotels and then get them back but it all ran very smoothly. The next couple of days were spent seeing a couple of the famous Mad King Ludwig’s castles, oneofwhich, Neuschwanstein, was used as the model for the castle at Disneyworld. The other one we saw, Linderhof, was Ludwig’s favorite and must have cost a fortune. Everything was covered in gold leaf and the wood carvings, which are a tradition in Bavaria, were unbelievable. Ludwig was the king of Bavaria at the time he had the castles built but a king in name only, with no actual power. He was removed as king and died only days later under mysterious circumstances. The castles were nice to visit but being one of the top attractions for tourists in Germany, very crowded with long waiting lines for tickets. I found 1 really enjoyed just driving through the countryside and visiting the small, picturesque towns with their many restaurants and beer gardens, so the next few days on our way to Dahn were spent doing just that. The final day on the way to the shoot took us through a corner of France, where we stopped for lunch in, what else, a French restaurant. Saturday at 5 pm we finally arrived in Dahn and as it turned out, just in time. I’m not big on reading schedules and I didn’t realize that check in at the shoot and bow inspection ended at 6 pm. 1 had to rush back to the hotel for my bow while they waited for me. The next day I got to sight in on the practice field and take part in the opening ceremonies, which include an Olympic style march of the nations into the park which was the center for all the entertainment, shopping, food and beer stands and fun things to do for the rest of the week. The town’s people came out in force for the parade and lined the streets for the entire route, cheering for each nation as they passed. I was amazed by the excitement the shoot generated in the small town of Dahn. Not only did they come out for the parade but they filled the park every evening, enjoying the top name German rock bands who were featured every night. I have to say, the town, The Archery Club of Dahn and the IFAA made this a wonderful tournament to attend. Monday morning all of the archers assembled at their assigned ranges and The Veteran class was assigned to one of the home club’s three permanent ranges, the red. The other club
ranges were white and yellow and the two new ranges which were over by the park were the green and blue. Part of the shooting on the green range was done in an ancient castle, shooting from one level down to another. The shooting in the castle was fun and the view of the town and the surrounding hills was great from that elevation. At the assembly that morning there were guides assigned to take various groups out onto the ranges by range color and target number. We were also informed that the shooting would start at 9, 9:15 and 9:30 am, depending on which range you were on and that all shooting would stop at 7 pm. That’s right, we were being allowed a total of 10 hours to finish one round. This brought some astonished looks from many of the archers but once we were led out to our assigned targets the light finally dawned. These are some of the steepest and most difficult
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walking ranges I’ve ever seen. The upper courses in Darrington and the canyon in Redding are flat compared to what faced us now. I started on target #] on the red course, an 80 yd walk up and I do mean straight up. Luckily 1 had an angle sensing range finder or I would have shot every arrow over the top of the bale. The 80 yard shot was a NINE yard cut and since the stakes were pretty much on the flat, the angle got even steeper as we walked up to the 50. Then came the climb up to the bale, which was straight up on paths which were non existent. Pick your own route and hope you can make it to the butt. We all did but needed a couple of minutes to recover before scoring the arrows. 1 carried my Sweet Seat on the plane with me but most of the time I couldn’t even find a spot level enough to set it down on. From there, it was 27 more of the hardest shooting and walking targets, both up and down, I’ve ever seen. No one was immune to the treacherous footing and falls were very common among all of the groups out on the ranges, although I didn’t hear of any serious injuries. The 10 hours allotted turned out to be not enough and there were still 4 or 5 groups backed up on the starting 80 yarder at 7 pm. Hiking in these
forests with their unusual rock formations would be spectacular but trying to shoot field archery under these condition, in my opinion is just plain dangerous. This part of my rather long article is what’s really most important to me. For years now I’ve written over and over about the tendency to make field archery a contest of endurance and difficulty by setting ranges on almost impossibly hilly terrain and saying that it’s the test to bring out the best archers as the champions. I say nonsense. Field archery should be about shooting a bow and arrow accurately under conditions which are fair and shootable for every member of the organization holding the event. I understand that this type of archery is preferred by many of the European countries which is fine for them, up to a national or regional level but to host a world championship under these conditions gives an unfair advantage to those archers coming from nations who have neither the terrain nor the desire to shoot that way. It also taxes the older archers and those who are not fit enough for this kind of endurance test. As an example, of the 54 starters in the Veteran Male Freestyle Unlimited class, only 26 posted complete 5 day scores. It’s just
not right for someone to spend thousands of dollars and take two weeks of their vacation to compete in their organization’s championship, only to find that it’s not just a test of their skill with a bow but a test how well they can withstand the rigors of mountain climbing as well. I’m sure many of the Veteran archers don’t even consider going to the Worlds because of the di fficulty of the ranges. These are dedicated archers who have given their support for many years and now many of them, because of hip and knee replacements and the general decline of strength and fitness which comes with aging are being told that their time in archery is over. Well, I say it’s not over. With a little common sense and the willingness to compromise for the sake of all archers, the Worlds could truly be a competition for every member, not just the young and fit. One last point I’d like to make. I have always blamed the 1FAA for the difficult conditions under which many of these shoots are held but after speaking about this with Loet Smith, the president of IFAA, I find that his opinions on these tests of endurance are very similar to mine. From what 1 gather, once the host country is selected, It’s been up to them determine
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how the ranges wil I be set up. I feel the I FA A should be much more specific in what will and won't be allowed in a championship which carries their name. Write the rules of the game you want to play and how the ranges are to be set, then verify that they are being followed by the host country. The other point I brought to his attention was the lack of a class for those over 65 years of age, like we have in the NFAA, the Master Seniors. The desire is still there
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to compete but the difference between a 55 year old and a 65 year old is just too great to allow a legitimated chance for the older archer versus the younger ones, especially on terrain like we saw in Dahn. There are 3 classes to ramp up the youngsters into the
adult class but once we’re past our prime, the ramp down goes from 55 to death. Give us old guys a chance to compete against their peers, please. All things said though, I had a wonderful trip and I hope I haven’t bored you with all of this. Germany is a beautiful country and was a great host to all who attended.
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When he was younger, Braden shot sequence. As seconds are added, Gellenthien was shooting the first end the form begins to break down and the of seventy meters at the beginning of entire shot process goes awry. the Junior World Trials. As he finished When an archer puts all of the his six arrows, he came off the line and emphasis on, “aim, aim, aim,” the shook his head in disgust, even though subconscious mind, or in some cases he had made a perfect score of sixty. the conscious mind, gives the muscles Then he approached me and said, “I a “yes-no” effect on the shot execution. know. I’m aiming too much and it will When the pin is on the mark, the stop.” archer’s mind says, “Yes,” but as it I responded with a firm warning, floats the mind responds, “No...yes, “Trust your form and shoot.” Braden no, yes.” Finally, the form breaks quit aiming and went on to set a new down and the results are a poorly world record at 70 meters. Why were executed shot. Over-aiming is not we both upset by his over-aiming? only the major cause for a breakdown This practice is what had gotten him in form, but in my opinion, the major into trouble in the past. When he had cause of target panic. By placing the over-aimed, his scores had plummeted. primary emphasis on aiming, how can The best piece of advice that I can give you execute perfect form? You are looking forward to a any archer is, “Trust your form and shoot.” major tournament and you want to do One of the biggest problems most well or even win. During practice, you archers face is over-aiming. Why do have been shooting great competition they develop this habit? They believe scores and now you are faced with the or have been lead to believe that moment of truth. Since you want to the pin has to stay on the dot for the succeed, you start over-aiming and arrow to hit its mark. This is not true. attempt to hold the pin on the mark. Archers who rely on this practice put In the end, your tournament score isn’t all of their emphasis and concentration even close to your practice scores. on keeping the pin on the dot. Let Does this sound familiar? Most shots are missed because me describe what I call over-aiming. This is the process that an archer goes there was a breakdown in form. Very through to keep the pin affixed to the few shots are missed because the pin dot. When it drifts off, muscles are wasn’t on or near the mark. Place your tightened in order to guide or force the emphasis where it counts. Concentrate pin back onto the mark. These extra and execute a shot with perfect form. tense muscles then affect the reaction Now, I realize this concept sounds quit of the bow arm when the arrow is different from what many of you have released, resulting in a different impact been lead to believe. 1 am not saying point. How do you keep the sight pin it is the right way or the only way to on the mark? You put it on the bulls shoot. What 1 am saying is that it eye and let it float. Stay relaxed but works and produces champions. The keep strong backpressure. The pin archers 1 coach have won over 300 will remain on or close to the dot. If national and world championships you execute a shot with perfect form, and in the process have set or broken it will be successful. Trust your form over 400 national and world records. and release the arrow. If you tighten I will guarantee you one thing. These muscles in an attempt to guide the archers did not place the emphasis pin, the extra muscle tension will on aiming. They put the pin on, let produce additional pin movement. it float, and concentrated on shooting Over-aiming not only causes muscle the best possible form. If you are not tension, it also adds extra time to the satisfied with your tournament level of
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46 Range-O-Matic Archery Company 20625 30 Mile Road Ray, MI 48096 Phone: 586-749-8622 Fax: 568-749-6721 www.rangeomatic@comcast.net 44 Rinehart Targets 1809 Beloit Avenue Jackson, WI 53546 Phone: 608.757.8153 Fax: 608.757.8120 www.rinehart3-d.com
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64 Stanislawski Archery Products 173 State Street Auburn, NY 13021 Phone: 315-258-9269 Fax: 315-258-0529 www.stanislawski.com
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