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We have just returned from the Bowhunting Trade Show. First of all, we are glad to be back to our sunny and warm Tucson after the snow of the year in the northeast United States. Our hope is that all of the people who had to travel home from the Show had a safe trip. It is always so special to visit with all of our archery friends from the U.S. and over the world at these shows. We were saddened to hear of the sudden death of Mr. & Mrs. Don Gordon's son, Robert, recently. Our sympathy goes out to the family. We also were reminded of the passing of Joe Rusinek recently. The archery community of the sky is growing and we, the archery community of earth, miss all of them. My thanks go out to all the friends who read in the November-December editorial by Arlyne Rhode about my marriage to my lifetime friend Terry LaBeau and extended their congratulations. I am always amazed that so many people read our editorials. As the new year begins, we look forward to an ever increasing number of friends, the excitement of the Olympics, new challenges and developments in the world of archery. Talking with people during the shows and tournaments can keep us informed on the direction that the archery industry and shooters are heading. We always want input from our readers and advertisers so that we can bring the coverage that you desire. We appreciate the help and suggestions that we receive over the year. Your patience and understanding of our errors and oversights are appreciated more than you can

possibly imagine. It would be ideal if we could know each and every one of you out there, but as the number of archers increases, we miss out on the opportunity to meet more and more of you! Without all of you, we cannot exist. As our list of advertisers increases, we find it impossible to thank each and every one of our advertisers over the past year for fear of leaving out one of our valued customers. We wish you all a very prosperous and successful new year and sincerely hope that you will continue to allow us to serve your advertising needs. Good luck to all of the archers who have made the trek to the Olympics so far. It is not the end result but rather the journey that is important You have provided the rest of us with examples to aim for and goals to achieve. Your desire to excel and be the best in the world, despite the investment required, is admirable. We will be cheering all of you in Atlanta! My final and most heartfelt appreciation goes out to my boss, Arlyne Rhode. I have been with The U.S. ARCHER for eight years now. Arlyne has taught me a world of knowledge and has opened doors for me that only she could! She has been a mentor and is always supportive. As The U.S. ARCHER enters its 15th year Arlyne has truly been a force in development of the world of archery. Thank you, Arlyne, for the growth and affection you have given me. I hope to give just a small portion of that back to the archery community, too. Happy New Year! Diana LaBeau (formerly Carr)

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Ann Clark Honored by 1st Annual Hawaii Archery Festival.............................................. 6

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Slovenian Archer, Sarno Medved, Sets Record.................................................................... 12

I FA A News By Ken Rogers............................................................................................................... 14 Trueflight Feathers Fletching Guide.......................................................................................... 15 Checkpoints for Winning Archery By Freddie Troncoso.....................................................16 Insights By Bernie Pellerite.............................................................................................................. 20 British Longbow Society By Eric Zehner, D M.D..................................................................... 22

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Champion Biographies..................................................................................................................... 28 Johnny Heath, Justin Huish, Jessica Carlson, Vic Wunderle, Janet Dykman,

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CONTRIBUTORS

The 1995 Costa Rica Cup By Anne Bessette........................................................................... 36 National Archery Museum............................................................................................................... 40

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Books in Review Professional Archery Technique by Steven Baumrucker................ 42

The Chaplain Speaks By Tom Cole......................................................................................... 44 New Products ...................................................................................................................................... 48

Elite Archery Clubs............................................................................................................................. 53 NAA News USA Secures Final Olympic Quota Slots By Colleen Walker Mar................................ 57 Thanks to our Mexico City Heroes By Tom Stevenson, Jr. ............................................. 58

COA Compound Team Announced............................................................................................58 FITA Records.................................................................................................................................... 58 1995 Athletes of the Year Announced ................................................................................. 60 Sports Science Update.................................................................................................................. 60 1996 USAT Announced............................................................................................................. 61 1996 USAT Team Selection......................................................................................................... 65

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Champion Biographies Johnny Heath, Justin Huish, Jessica Carlson, Vic Wunderle, Janet Dykman,

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Ann Clark Honored by 1st Annual Hawaii Archery Festival November 25, 1995 — Aloha, another unforgettable day in my life as an archer. Just when I thought that at my age all accolades I received for my prowess in archery had peaked, I had settled down to doing what I love most, enjoying my family, shooting my bow and arrows, continuing doing some demonstrations and introducing others to my sport. I continue to bow hunt and enjoy the camaraderie of my fellow bowhunters, I referee The Las Vegas Shoot and Atlantic City Classic. I attend most archery shows and conventions and stay very active with the Diana's', an all ladies bowhunting group founded 8 years ago with George Gardner, Marilyn Nicholas and myself along with Bob Eastman of Game Tracker, our first sponsor. I am also a fund raiser for the National Archery Museum and Hall of Fame. My first trip to Hawaii was a long-awaited vacation to visit my brother Don and his wife. Imy Knierim, who were residents of Honolulu. When my sister-in-law was transferred there with the IRS, I immediately called my friend, Larry Paglinawan, a level 4 coach, whom I met through my tenure as a staff member at the World Archery Center (TWAC) in Pomfret, CT, under the direction of Mimi Miller. I called Larry in Honolulu and asked if he would familiarize them with the areas. He did, and I am forever grateful I promised to do a shooting demonstration and talk with "Larry's girls' while I was there I thought he was referring to his JOAD group from his shop, Archery Hawaii, "The Girls with the Hood." How wrong I was. when I learned “The Girls with the Hood" were not JOADs, but ladies ranging in age from 20 and up. I also learned that the First Annual Hawaii Archery Festival was to be held in my honor. Imagine my astonishment for such an honor. So, rather than a talk in his shop and doing a shooting demonstration. I was to find myself in a beautiful venue located at Halawa District Park above the Aloha Stadium, the park is on the mountain side behind the Panasonic Building (It would be ideal for a FITA tournament or 3D shoot) I needed to practice, sight in my bow and prepare a new seminar. First off, I found I packed the parts of two different props, the windmill and helicopter, both moving targets. I had the base

of the windmill and the blade of the helicopter. Within moments, my new friend and benefactor, Alan Miura, was drawing sketches of what I needed. Not only did this talented archer make a usable prop, beautiful in wood design, but offered the use of his home and garden for practice. The garden was truly a Japanese garden with flowers and fruit of every species. Star fruit became a staple (I continually called it star fish much to the family's delight). Larry and Alan knocked coconuts from a nearby tree, within seconds using a garden pick, Alan removed the outer shell, split the coconut and offered my first drink of real coconut milk (more like milky water). We drank from the shell and then he proceeded to shred the fresh coconut and pass it around. The taste was delicious and no way compared to the dry coconut we purchase in cans from the market. After practice, we enjoyed a Japanese dish called Onigiri made with sticky rice (I never heard of it), a slice of Spam (a true staple in Hawaii and household food) The top was wrapped in seasoned seaweed, prepared in a special container called an Onigiri Maker that made an appetizing presentation and tasted so good. Spam to me had always been something you ate when there was nothing else to eat. Many meals of Spam were eaten in hunting camp. I have a new respect for that food staple. A somen oriental style pasta and special sauce was the unbelievable good salad served The meal was topped off by a Kona gourmet coffee grown in Hawaii. Delicious! Guava fruit drinks were served along with Star fruit from the garden. I enjoyed my time in that beautiful garden, the people and Larry P. teaching me to use a release. The first person I have been able to understand on how to use one without fear of beating up my jaw. I have been a finger shooter all my years in archery A trick finger says go to a release or quit shooting. So I am learning a new way to release an arrow. Woe is me! The festival was a fun shoot at novelty targets. An estimated 500 shooters participated in this all day event breaking water balloons, flying balloons and shooting moving 3D animal targets, a giant sling shot (catapult) that ejected

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airborne milk cartons. Alan Muira was one of the first to hit the milk cartons, he was so proud1 He rested on his laurels after that. Shots were made with Flu Flu arrows. Many of the targets used Flu Flus for safety and easily found “misses.” (Almost as good as a Game Tracker) So much fun, so much enthusiasm. The event was sponsored by the Hawaiian Archers and headed by Larry Paglinawan and assisted by. Archery Hawaii, The Island Archer. Pig Pen Archery, Pacific Archery, 4-H Shooting Sports (JOAD Arrow of Light Club, Hawaiian Knights) Oahu Archers, Six Pack Bushwackers, Pacific Bowmen, Girls in the Hood. Never in all my years in archery have I seen and enjoyed so much fun watching others shoe at many targets that I have shot for years, earnin. my living breaking balloons. There were children of all ages shooting wheelchair archers, men and women standin side by side on the same line, shooting tradition bows, recurves and compounds, sights and bar bows, releases and finger shooters. Hunters an target shooters, just shooting for fun. In addition to the various shooting activities there were booths showing arrow crestinc making Flemish strings, a broadhead collectio and information. John Sabati of Quaker Boy dir a fine calling demonstration. He was present i his booth to help all who were interested PSE Hoyt and Browning were represented, along witi Quaker Boy Calls and Easton Aluminum Coaches in level 4 category were on line to assist beginners as well as experts. So much work went into the event and everything was accomplished on short notice as soon as they learned of my exact arrival time There were no complaints, just everyone having fun. When it came time for my shooting demonstration and seminar, the crowd applauded loudly. There was some trouble with the microphone, but was quickly repaired Starting with my moving targets that I call my windmill and warm up shots, I quickly shot the first 2 balloons and promptly missed the third I walked to the microphone and said. “In archery. we call that a miss.” After that and the laughter

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from the crowd. I had them in the palm of my hand. Guess what, they thought, she's human too, she calls the shots as they are. no excuses. The bouncing ping-pong ball had to be shelved. too much wind, so they had to take my word I could hit it and gave me another reason to come back next year. Alan Miura's mother, Hatsuyo. witnessed me pinning the moving ball to the target, she was delighted and said "I have to have that ball." Naturally, I was very pleased to accommodate her and gave her the ball. 1 had been practicing in her lovely garden. The double arrow and helicopter shots truly amazed them and became a favorite topic of conversation At the conclusion, I thanked them for their attention and promised I would be on hand to answer questions and assist anyone who might need help. To my surprise. I was called back to the microphone by Douglas Mizuno, a Level 4 coach, who proceeded to read a letter from Benjamin J Cayetano. Governor of the State of Hawaii, commending the Hawaiian Archery Association for their efforts in bringing the first Annual Hawaiian Archery Festival to the people and congratulating me. Ann Clark, for my lifetime archery achievements A beautiful lei made of tiny orchid pedals (so different from others from Ruth Paglinawan) was placed around my neck by NAA Level 1 instructor and one of the "Girls in the Hood" Club. Danelle Pulawa, with a hug and kiss Can you believe, there was still more to come! Mezuno went on to read a proclamation from Jeremy Harris, the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, proclaiming November 25, 1995 as Ann Clark Day. A list of Whereas'" were read. Little did I realize, I had touched so many lives through my hundreds of demonstrations and seminars throughout the United States and Canada. The tears started to flow, I was left speechless. It took much control after another lei was placed around my neck and presented by another "Girl in the Hood’ Club, Stacy Lui with more hugs and kisses. This lei was hand made by Alan Miura from the leaves of the Ti plant (Tr — Polynesian and Australian woody plant with wide green leaves). This indeed was a very special lei. So many gifts were presented to me. The Polynesian Adze, hand carved and the only one of its kind, never to be duplicated, really played havoc with my emotions. More and more tears. This was presented to me by Larry Paglenawan. The Polynesian Adze is made of wood from the Kamam tree It is a tool used to cut down and hollow out the Polynesian double hull canoe which the Hawaiian used in their voyages of exploration and discovery in the Pacific Once there it was used to build a strong foundation for their homes. Tools in ancient Hawaii were a prize possession and meant the survival of many. It was a tool for building objects of pride. It was given to me to help build a stable foundation for archery's future and make it much easier for those who follow. A beautiful Jade Chinese pendant was given for thanks and is a good luck charm to keep me free from harm and evil spirits. I finally was able to get control enough to thank everyone. My tears were of gratitude and happiness. Never have I been so honored and

for something I truly enjoy doing, shooting my bow and talking about archery. For the many honors bestowed upon me in my 40 some years in archery, this "Ann Clark Day" in Honolulu will surely rank with my first National NAA title, my National Field title, a member of the first full team to represent the United States in Prague, my daughter. Debbie's, representation of the team in Helsinki at age 15 (our bows in the Smithsonian, Professional Women in Sports Section), my induction in the Archery Hall of Fame, my first deer, writing the JOAD JAZZ column for The US Archer for 10 years, for recognition of women and youth as a viable source to archery manufacturers as outdoor women, hence the reason for the Diana's, the many friends I have made worldwide through my involvement in archery, to even casual conversation with a stranger, my world of archery is a dominant source. My archery friends are many. I continue to add to this list. I thank God for the path he lead me when I shot my first arrow in 1952. There was a long line of archers, my bother, Don. and sister-in-law. Imogen, my friend Juanita Davish to congratulate me on this honor. Somehow Imy's lei was put around my neck, Juanita proudly displayed her ginger flower lei Imy took possession of hers at their home (sorry, Imy, I had no way of knowing)

Congratulations Ann and thank you for giving so much to our world of Archery Many archers stood in line for assistance with their shooting, men, women and children were eager for any help I could give, along with the other coaches. I even gave my brother and his wife their first lesson in archery. They did well too. Juanita had a lesson years ago. A favorite was Tammy Pamabe, a student of Larry's who was having trouble shooting left. Larry asked for my help, possibly he missed something. After a few minutes, her left shoulder dropped, her left elbow was flat and she starting using her back The flaw was so slight, it was hardly detectable. Being a woman, this is one of the things I notice to be a major factor in women and youth shooting She immediately began shooting down the middle. Tammy Pamabe has potential of becoming a world class archer under the direction of Larry Paglinawan. The United States flag, along with the state flag of Hawaii, flew side by side with the flags from the National Archery Association and The National Field Archery Association. It was a beautiful sight watching them waving in the background. I turned to say good-bye and walked off the field, happy and content with tears still in my eyes from the happy events of the day. There

were several interviews with local newspapers, one by the military paper. Television news programs showed footage of the event on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Thanksgiving in Hawaii brought new meaning to the day. It was great to spend it with my brother, Don, and his wife, Imy. and my Las Vegas friend, Juanita Davish, formally from Cincinnati who accompanied me on the trip (it was my first time away from my immediate family). I wasn't sure how I would handle that! We planned a small family gathering at the apartment, with Imy cooking the turkey breast, Don watching the tube and Juanita and I assisting the cook But, alas, it was not to be. We were invited to celebrate and give thanks in the home of archers Todd and Tammy Pamabe with Larry and his son (a teenage heart-throb). Joey We removed our shoes upon entering this lovely new home, traditional in most homes in Hawaii. It was an unforgettable gathering of family and friends. Traditional turkey and trimmings were served along with many Japanese delicacies. We were made welcome as though we had been part of the family for years. On this Thanksgiving Day we were each given a gift from Larry in a hand woven basket that contained beautiful beads None of the ladies had ever received a gift on Thanksgiving Day and we were delighted We spent many hours of sight-seeing with Larry and Alan as our personal guides, seeing unbelievable beauty and narrated by experts. enjoying their company and wonderful conversation. We enjoyed a fantastic brunch at John Domims. a beautiful restaurant with a fantastic view over the ocean Alan presented me with a wooden arm guard he made for me and wrapped in the unique splendor of Ti leaves and filled with game bags for stuffing So beautiful. Larry presented me with an outstanding Christmas wreath that I had admired in his archery shop. It is so unusual, so beautiful I added my own touch with a hula doll in the center. It was made by Larry's wife, Ruth, in their Pink Flamingo Florist Shop. My arrival in Honolulu was like a movie, my family Don and Imy were there as was my friend. Juanita, from Las Vegas and dear Larry and Alan Leis were put around my neck. My arrival and greeting was all on video. Everyone is already thinking ahead to the 1996 Second Annual Hawaii Archery Festival. with discussions on new props for more diversity after seeing some of mine and how to improve on what they have. I have little doubt that the Second Annual Hawaiian Archery Festival will be bigger and better Aloha has many meanings, love, mercy. compassion, greeting, loved one, to love, good bye! My departure was sad, my brother was with me (Imy had to work), and Juanita whose plane would leave later Dear Larry and Alan took us to the airport, more video, time for last farewell exotic Hawaiian drink and my long trip home reliving memories that will not soon be forgotten.

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Slovenian Archer, Sarno Medved, Sets Record Can You Top This? Dear Ms. Rhode, I am sending you some details about my archery marathon. I am glad for your interest to publishing this event in your magazine. As you can imagine the situation for archers in our country is not very good. Archery is very ill-favored sport in our country. But Slovenian archers were very good in the past at most important tournaments around the world. Our team was at fifth place at World Championships in Jakarta. We made qualifications for Atlanta, too For me it was very important to push my event to all the media in Slovenia I was lucky, almost all reporters and other media were there And what is more important — more than one thousand spectators. So after I received your assurance that nobody ever shot 24 hours non stop with Olympic bow, I began with organization I found a small restaurant in the center of my town. The restaurant called Livada has in the back ex bowling place suitable enough to shoot an indoor event. The most important thing is the location of the restaurant — the center of Ljubljana capital city of Slovenia, easy reachable for reporters and spectators. The next stop was information in all Slovenian media and finding some sponsors who helped me in organization. I began shooting on Friday, November 3 at 6:35 p.m.. I shot 3 arrows in 2 minutes, then I made 4 minutes break for scoring. After ten ends I made 15 minutes break. At this break we made shows with my archery school, etc. At the end of my marathon on Saturday, November 4, at 7:15 p.m. I shot 630 arrows with 5991 rings. This means 21 ends per 30 arrows. My average score per end was 285, 2 rings. The most interesting thing is that I made the best scores in the last four ends, 292, 290, 290, and 295 rings. This fact demonstrates my good physical condition. I was shooting on target made from pressed cardboard. They are produced by Valkarton, factory in Slovenia. I was shooting Las Vegas 40 cm faces, distance was 18 meters. The event was judged by five (5) judges, three Slovenians and two Croatians. One among them, Mr Sergije Markic is the international judge, he will work in Atlanta next year. The most interesting thing is that I have used on only three (3) arrows . . Easton Eclipse 2512 with 125 grain bullet points. They were like new after ending my shooting. Only three arrows — it’s really amazing! We put two stands in shooting place. So many good archers from Slovenia and Croatia should shoot (compete) with me. Among them was my best friend from Croatian team Mr. Cico Zorman. In all 21 ends I had lost only one against our best compound junior.

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MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: Losing final round in Barcelona only by 2 points, shooting two shootoffs with Jay Barrs in Poland last year. I lost it too . . . WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: Archery is not only sport for me, it is a challenge for my confidence, too. I like traveling and meeting new friends around the world. MESSAGE FOR OUR READERS: You must enjoy in this sport. If you take archery only as a game it wil be all much easier for you.

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Dorothy Southgate “With the deepest of sorrow in our hearts, and probably the most difficult task I have even undertaken, to inform Field Archers of the world that my mother, Dorothy Southgate, passed away on the 30th of October, 1995. I know that in the last twenty years, or so. the enthusiasm and enjoyment she had for archery captivated all those who she met. As the passage of time heals our tears, I hope her name will be remembered to all of you, as a friend and as an archer." With sadness, Mark Southgate

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With these words of the family, it was, and is. my sad duty to inform the archers from all nations of the IFAA of the passing of Vice President, Dorothy Southgate. Dorothy was taken from us as the result of a heart attack in the early morning hours of October 30, 1995. I had not known Dorothy long although I had heard of her for years We met in her home

shoot two rounds for the NFAA and another two rounds for the IFAA. 4 Bowhunter styles As of 1 Jan 1996, IFAA rules concerning point weights have been deleted, although they remain in the rule book until the next printing in early 1997. 5 The NFAA/NAA agreement that allows a member of one association to register in the other's tournament using their own membership card, is an NFAA/NAA agreement only. It does not pertain to IFAA tournaments. 6. In order for an archer to compete in both NFAA and IFAA tournaments he/she must pay both registration fees as posted on the registration form A related answer, all IFAA archers pay tournament fees At present, no officer, representative or other, shoot free These are answers to some questions I have received from one source or another over the past few months I hope they may answer your question also. As I had reported earlier, the WBHC-97 (World Bowhunter Championship-97) was awarded to the Republic of South Africa. The following is for your information and planning Dates: March 26-29, 1997 (actual shooting dates); awards presentation, March 30 Site: Louis Trichardt township, Republic of South Africa Louis Trichardt township is just North of the Tropic of Capricorn in RSA. Approximately 5060 miles south of Zimbabwe and 50-60 miles east of Botswana, in the Transvaal region Approximately 250 miles NNE of Johannesburg At present, the host is considering one IFAA round per day and plenty of other activities. including sight-seeing, to keep visitors busy and make the most of their trip. Their planned rounds at this point. 2 IFAA paper Animal Rounds, either a 1 -arrow or 2-arrow IFAA 3-D round, and a game trail round. If you are planning a trip to South Africa or are interested in one, this may be the opportune time to plan the trip. Answers to Questions Received 1. Shooters will shoot two rounds only, at the WFAC-NAFAC-96 The registration information for the IFAA NFAA Annual Indoor Archery Championship and World Field Archery and the North American the 1st IFAA World Indoor Archery Field Archery Championships to be held in Championship. When an archer enters both Darrington, Washington, during August, 1996. events, his/her two scores will be posted for both will appear in the March/April issue. In the tournaments. 2. CUB archers may not use a release in the meantime, for information on lodging, etc at Darrington, contact Mr. Mike Cabe at (206)436IFAA tournament. In order for a Cub to compete 1910 between the hours of 5'30 p.m. to 9:30 in both events he/she must register in the FS p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Limited style. (Releases are not allowed in the IFAA Cub division). 3. A check with NFAA personnel has verified that time and space will not allow an archer to

country of England where I was representing NFAA at the IFAA business meeting and the World Field Archery Championships during August. 1994. My immediate impression was that she was a woman of high energy, totally consumed with her love of field archery. Dunng the ensuing period and after assuming the office of IFAA President. I had the opportunity to work closely with her on the day to day business of the IFAA and found her to be boundless in energy and enthusiasm. This only fortified my previous impression We met again, in Australia, during the IFAA Bowhunter Championship of April. 1995 I had called a meeting of the association officers to get acquainted and to set the agenda for the new administration. During the course of the tournament and the nearly daily meetings we conducted over the course of the ten day period, my first impression did not waver. Dorothy served as President of the English Field Archery Association, President of her club at Bury St. Edmunds, and represented the IFAA at meetings of the European region, working closely with the representatives and providing leadership where needed She had been a member of IFAA since its inception 26 years ago, filling duties and offices during that time, most notably as Secretary. Treasurer, and as VicePresident. There is no doubt that the world of field archery has lost a major leader and supporter of our sport There also is no doubt that she is sorely missed. She will always be remembered for it has been said. “She is the glue that holds the IFAA together." All of us who remain behind, will work to ensure that her work has not been in vain and, will continue. We will go forward from this dark moment, in her memory. Kenneth A. Rogers IFAA President

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The site and setting for the Olympic Training Team selection finals was at beautiful El Dorado Park in Long Beach, California, where a total of sixteen top men and another sixteen of the top women archers from all over the U.S. came to compete and vie for one of the top eight places available to each of the men and women's divisions. Will the steady shooting favorites emerge victorious or will there be some surprise winners as predicted and expected by everyone? In an effort to find out, my wife Eva, and I decided to take a trip to Long Beach, and thus, learn for ourselves what was about to transpire and how the shooters felt about the new FITA 70 meter FOR shoot down format adopted by FITA Congress in 1993 For certain, with everyone shooting from the same distance and using the same size targets, spectators could readily see, compare scores, and best be able to judge how we are shooting. Due to the fact that my wife and I did not pay too much attention to any previous announcements regarding the time schedule and the tournament format, we arrived at El Dorado Park on Friday morning and were dismayed by the lack of shooters present on the shooting grounds. However, one could not overlook or help to notice that a small, but very efficient work crew was feverishly working toward setting up the range and were busy arranging the necessary electronics equipment for the successful scoring and coordinating of the tournament We soon learned that the aforementioned and dedicated work crew was directed and spearheaded by Karen Cearley of Easton, Karl Radde and a crew of ladies who made it all happen. We were later informed that the remaining helpers were comprised of Diane Tone, Wendy Erlandson and Sandy Gottlieb. In addition to the crew, Mel Leach and Leigh Green kept time for the shooters and also performed other related chores and assignments that made it all happen Thank you, crew, we sincerely feel that without your diligent efforts, the tournament finals would not have been the success that they turned out to be! After being told that Friday was a practice day, we, the Troncosos, decided to take a quick run to San Diego to take advantage of the extra day gained in hopes of returning later that same

evening. After leaving Eva behind to do some shopping, I singly returned to Long Beach and finally settled into a hard to find motel room and pondered briefly on the outcome of the trials over the next two days. I said to myself, in the men’s division, we have Barrs, Wunderle, McKinney, Huish, King, White, Johnson, Hall, Rabska, Strickland, Huedepohl, Eliason, and other good shooters including Wimberly, Gerig, Gerard and Rosas, who are all capable of finishing in the top eight if they can shoot their averages In the women’s division, we have the steady and strong shooter Janet Dykman, seasoned Denise Parker, Ruth Rowe, Judi Adams, Jessica Carlson, and a score of other very enthusiastic aspirants who have shot their “hearts out" to make the finals over the past few years. Can Kuhlmey, Adler, Loesch, Glaser, Thelen, Barrs, Quinn, Wells, Murkin, Neyhard or Langston make the cut and will they surprise everyone and overtake the leaders? One thing for sure, one can tell by the enthusiasm that every one of these girls is capable of performing well under the FOR style of competition or they simply would not be here!

Saturday The arrival of Saturday morning told us that this would be a near perfect shooting day with regard to weather. With perceivable clouded skies and virtually no wind, the scores were destined to be high if the shooters could control their emotions and shoot as they had been throughout the early part of the year As the starting whistle signaled the start of the last practice end, one could sense the excitement and tension start to cast its invisible shadow over the faces of the shooters and finalists toeing the line. The first pass of arrows would tell us who would dominate the 1st Elimination Round and who would set the pace for the tournament. The trials started and following are the results of the October 21-22 finals at Long Beach. While reviewing the men's scores of the 1st Elimination Round, it is interesting to note that strong shooting Janet Dykman posted a solid 162 pass in the women's line that was surpassed by the respectable 165 posted by Tim Strickland to lead the men during the first pass of the 1st Elimination Round Continuing with the 1st Elimination Round, Rod White bested Lonnie King 110 to 105, Rick McKinney out-pointed Don Rabska 108 to 105, Vic Wunderle bettered Tim Strickland 110 to 109 and Justin Huish topped Jay Barrs 115 to 111 The third pass for the men's 1st Elimination Round produced the following scores and place finishes. McKinney topped White 111 to 108, Wunderle defeated Huish 112 to 110 that resulted in a shoot off between Huish and White for 3rd place 113 to 98. Accordingly, McKinney won the 1st Elimination Round, Vic Wunderle was 2nd and Justin Huish 3rd. For information purposes, the Olympic Elimination shootoff round format requires all archers to shoot from the distance of 70 meters.

During the first pass, each archer shoots three ends of six arrows followed by four additional ends of 3 arrows as required to determine the winners of each respective elimination round. Consequently, for the first pass, the possible total is 180 points The remaining matches which consist of four ends of three arrows can accumulate 120 point possible for each pass. The regulation FITA/FOR format now consists of a total of 72 arrows shot from the distance of 70 meters. The women’s second pass of the 1st Elimination Round showed that Denise Parker had bested Teresa Kuhlmey 102 to 100 Janet Dykman topped Jessica Carlson 114 to 104, Janet Barrs defeated Judy Glaser 104 to 95 and Lindsay Langston surpassed Natalie Wells 100 to 97 In the next pass Dykman prevailed over Parker 110 to 101, Barrs passed Langston 110 to 91 and Parker prevailed in a shootoff against Langston for 3rd by shooting 101 to 96. The results of the 1 st Elimination Round found Janet Dykman in 1st. Janet Barrs 2nd and Denise Parker 3rd following a shootoff victory Yes. one could guess that this was going to be a hard fought battle for a place on the U S. Training Team — and hard fought it was! In an effort to conserve space and to make room for other tournament coverage, I implore you to bear with me as we change over to the reporting of the posted results for each of the remaining Elimination Rounds so that this report will not end up too lengthy nor redundant. Thus. we will only be mentioning the winners of each respective Elimination Round with emphasis on the results that were posted on the scoreboards and in the previous NAA report. We will however, make every effort to note and mention any shootoffs for 3rd that transpired during each and every Elimination Round that took place. Upon the conclusion of Saturday afternoon's 2nd Elimination Round, Justin Huish finished 1st by posting a 114 pass, Lonnie King finished 2nd and Vic Wunderle finished 3rd by defeating Butch Johnson in a close shootoff that produced scores of 110 to 109. The women's division of the same 2nd Elimination Round also provided some surprises and upsets for the field of spectators and coaches. Ruth Rowe won 1st place by shooting a 106 total followed by Kathy Loesch who finished 2nd. Janet Dykman prevailed in a shootoff for 3rd by shooting a 106 pass against Natalie Wells' score of 93.

Sunday’s Results Sunday morning's weather proved to be a perfect carbon copy of Saturday's conditions with the exception and arrival of the expected California sun that shined from the heavens during the later part of the morning. Another great day and our last chance to make the cut for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Training Team1 Wow1 Janet Dykman opened up with a strong 169 pass for her Sunday's eighteen arrow pass which is simply plain outright great shooting1

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Notably, this high pass score was only matched by the efforts of talented Rick McKinney who posted a total of 171 during his 3rd Elimination Round. Again, allow me to mention that the possible perfect score for the eighteen arrow pass is a perfect 180 points' According to the records, Vadim Chikarev of EUN holds the World Record for this identical pass with his fantastic 175 total out of a possible 180 points Great shooting Janet and Rick' Returning to the conclusion of the 3rd Elimination Round, one could not help to sense the excitement created by the fast approach of the tournament's finale The spectators, coaches, and relatives were all busy running around checking with the scoreboards to see if their tallies coincided with the accurate scoreboards. It was clearly evident to see who was leading but not too easy to predict who would make the cut and who would not. At the conclusion of the 3rd Elimination Round, it was apparent that Janet Dykman once again had finished first with a 104 total for the round. Behind her was Natalie Wells with a 97 and Lindsay Langston in 3rd by way of a shoot off against Denise Parker of Utah Langston posted a 99 to Denise's 97 for 3rd Meanwhile, in the men's division of the 3rd Elimination Round, Butch Johnson won 1st with a 105 score win followed by Rod White who posted a 104 total for 2nd place. In 3rd spot, Ed Eliason out shot the talented Vic Wunderle with a 109 pass to 108 during a 3rd place shootoff The long awaited fourth Elimination Round proved to be an excitement filled event that produced much adrenaline and resulted in a seesaw battle for the final rankings The scoreboards continued to change with every pass and would determine who prevailed and who didn't make the cut This time, on the fourth Elimination Round, it was 1988 Gold Medalist Jay Barrs who stepped into the spotlight proving to everyone that experience does indeed play a great part in determining who places and makes a good showing. Jay took 1st place for the fourth Elimination Round by posting a 109 pass against Rod White Butch Johnson placed 2nd with a 109 and Rod white took 3rd via a shoot off against Ed Eliason In the women's fourth Elimination Round, Janet Dykman once again shot great andearnedlst place with a 108 pass against Ruth Rowe Stacy Murkin was second with 95 points for the pass that bested the efforts of Judi Adams who scored 83. Third place was decided by a shoot off between Judi Adams who tallied 100 to Ruth Rowe's 98 to take 3rd place The final total place finishes were then added up based on the shooter's place standings that produced the following winners who will represent the U.S. Training Teams up to June 1996 For the men: Wunderle. White. Huish, Johnson, Barrs, McKinney, King and Eliason will comprise the U.S. Training Team. For the women: Dykman, Wells. Rowe, Barrs, Adams, Loesch, Carlson and Langston will comprise the women's Training Team in that respective order, according to their place standings and ranking. Congratulations to all of our shooters. The test is yet to cornel As I mentioned before, my observations led me to conclude that the elimination tournament was a well run, well coordinated event that was well accepted by virtually all participants. About

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the only complaint that was heard was with regards to the gate entry fee that had to be paid each day in order to gam entry to the shooting facilities However, we must remember that practically all of our National Parks, county facilities and shooting facilities, other than archery, all have to pay similar or more expensive fees to enjoy their favorite sports and pastimes. Comparatively speaking, El Dorado Park is a wonderful facility and very well worth the expense of gate admission in this writer's humble opinion. The other rumors and complaints that were heard was with regards to the current elimination format and claims that it affords shooters a chance to avoid shooting against some of the top shooters by purposely shooting lower on certain passes True or not, the possibilities are there and the complaints justified if this practice is being employed and utilized. For better opinions, let us randomly ask some of the finalists what they have to say about those possibilities.

Don Rabska Question: What do you think of the current FOR Elimination Shoot down format employed at the Training Team Eliminator tryouts? Answer: I really do not think nor care too much for it I believe that the current system is not entirely fair as it allows shooters a chance to manipulate their position in an effort to choose their competition. I believe that we should move towards a more equitable approach that would incorporate the use of a 'Round Robin ' type of competition where everyone shoots against

everybody else with no exceptions. I also believe that score should also count toward your placement and that our main concern should be the selection of the strongest most formidable shooting team possible. Using our current format. we will not accomplish these goals. What the law makers and rule writers do not realize is that in this type of elimination tournament, the pressure is more intense and that this is a very negative type pressure. In turn, it creates fear and produces lesser performance. Anyone can shoot a good pass every now and then, but this does not mean that they are our best shooters that the U. S. has to offer. I also firmly believe that we should require minimum FITA Round scores as a means of selecting the top 32 finalists that get to shoot for a place on the U.S Olympic Training Teams. The top qualifying shooters would then go on to the Final Eliminations that would be conducted within the “Round Robin" format where everyone shoots against everybody else, as mentioned previously. I also do not agree that there should be eliminations after each tournament. If an archer has one bad competition (in the Elimination Trials system) they should have an opportunity to make it up at the next Trials event. For example: Denise Parker and Jennifer O'Donnell were both eliminated at one competition. Just because they had one bad tournament, does not mean they will be shooting poorly next week, next month or next year. Unfortunately, these were two of our top four women who will not have a chance to continue in their efforts to make the U.S.

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Olympic Team. WE are only hurting ourselves and our U.S. Olympic Team chances in Atlanta using the current system. The qualifying minimums for FITA Rounds would be 1250 for men and 1230 for women. Korea uses the Round Robin format, but of course, I believe that all of their minimum qualifying scores are in the neighborhood of 1310! Question: How do you rate your overall performance at the finals at Long Beach? Answer: Tough question, but I believe that I didn’t perform as I should have due to several reasons. In reality, my shooting simply wasn't going as well as I would have liked. Looking back, I can honestly say that my heart wasn't completely in it I told myself, if I make it great, if I don't, that's OK too. The time commitment for travel, if I made the training team, would be a difficult obstacle to overcome. One cannot shoot well when any doubt enters your mind. Question: What advice do you have for archers regarding your approach to training and practice? Answer: We will have to employ a professional approach to training that differs from our current program We will have to develop a program that requires us to shoot more then back off at the right time that will allow our shooters to peak right before competition. We are also in desperate need of a thorough training program that will place emphasis on the mental, physical, and technical aspects of shooting and allows our shooters to perform at the best of their abilities. On the subject of training, “standardization" of our coaching system is essential if we wish to end current contradictory disputes that exist between our coaches and negatively affects our shooters. We too, can do the same. Koreans use the best of everyone’s methods and they also shoot more than anyone else. The minimum amount of arrows that the National Team members shoot daily is 300. For the up and coming archers who aspire to make the National Team, four FITA rounds per day is not uncommon. Question: How do you aim? Answer: I feel that aiming should be a semiconscious effort or at best, it should not be a strong effort The conscious effort should be placed on maintaining continuous movement in drawing the bow. As the Koreans readily emphasize “The draw is the shot." There has to be a constant and continuing motion applied to the draw arm scapula. In other words, in order to stay "dynamic", we must concentrate on maintaining and keeping the "feeling" of motion in the draw arm scapula. Question: Who is your coach? Answer: / currently do not have a coach, but have been coached by Lonnie Jones, John Williams, Rick McKinney and myself over the past. Recently, coach Park of Korea has been most helpful and influential towards the betterment of my shooting technique. Question: What are the most recent accomplishments of the Koreans? Answer: I recently heard that Kim, Jung Rye shot a phenomenal 1377 in competition fora new world record in the women’s division.

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Elimination format used at the recent training team tryouts at Long Beach, California? Answer: The format provides good competition, much excitement and is good for spectators too. But, my feelings are that we should be concerned with selecting a good team and not be solely providing a "luck" chance for everyone to win. I know that there are several alternate methods that can be employed to assure that we are advancing and selecting our absolute best shooters. I still feel that shooting good and good scores should be the top priority in making this selection. Perhaps we could take the top shooters who score in the top 50% for the entire shoot. I also think that all of our shooters should be averaging 55 points or better at 70 meters for each six arrow pass if we wish to be competitive. Question: How do you rate your overall performance at Long Beach? Answer: Not too great, but good enough to make the Training Team. I was having some difficulties and was just shooting sort of rough throughout the entire shoot. As far as my practice, I have been experiencing both good and not so good practice ends while shooting. I think that everyone has good and bad days. For sure, I certainly feel that I should do much better. Question: What advice do you have for archers regarding training methods for optimum performance? A nswer: / recommend for the shooter to practice and work on making good shots without worrying about scoring too much. In other words, the archer should work on proper FORM and the acquisition of good sound technique. Question: How do you aim?

A nswer: I basically concentrate on aiming at the middle of the 10 ring. My sight preference is an open ring sight, but I have been known to switch back and forth from ring to pin and still manage to shoot the same scores. In archery, you have to aim — or miss! I am aware of where my sight is at all times. If it is not in the middle, I put it back in the middle. This is my method of aiming. Question: Who is your coach? Answer: Tim Strickland has been my informal coach. I talk to him over the phone on a regular basis and find him to be very helpful. He is my coach and advisor and I hope to work with Tim on a one to one basis from here to the Olympics and beyond. Question: How do you think the U.S. will stand up against Korea? Answer: I realize that the Koreans have some tremendous shooters, but I also believe that we will stand up against them and do OK if we do our homework. Thanks to Don and Butch for their input regarding the shooting format. Following is a collage of photographs taken at the Long Beach finals on October 20-22,1995. Thanks again, to all of the hard working crew and may all the good fortune and training benefit each and everyone of our shooters. I also had the opportunity to interview Janet Dykman who emerged our top seated woman for the trials. She related that she was pleased with her performance and with the shoot down format. Basically, she says she aims similar to Don Rabska who is her coach and advisor. Congratulations Janet1 Keep up the good work and great shooting?

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something: hand placement, anchor, arrow rest, try a different release, or even a new bow. This system of finding what’s wrong and trying to fix it is never ending. This "negative training" can only lead us to total frustration, because we will never “always hit and never miss." Because we dwell on discovering what’s wrong while shooting at a target instead of practicing what’s right without a target until it’s subconscious, and because we "train" ourselves to anticipate the trigger or moment of release. we frequently set up a self-destructive combination. This promotes a fear of missing, anxiety about winning, or trying to think about two things at once (let-go and target). It usually develops into more serious conditions such as target panic or buck fever. (That’s another article1) Our problem usually lies with our target based practice methods and our short-sighted shot sequence My friend and respected coach Len Cardinale, “turned on the lights" for me in this regard a few years ago when my wife and I produced his videos "Secretes of the Shot' and "Target Panic: Its Causes and Cures."

A lot of us have discovered, and to some extent, mastered most of the physical side of the archery shot. But most of us haven’t got a clue about how or why the subconscious, or "hidden side” is supposed to work As with any profound discovery process, it usually involves endless hours of exploration, experimentation and analysis. And, because of the way we teach archery, or conversely don’t teach archery in this country, most of the search for this “hidden side" has been made in the dark without a light, a map, or a guide. So, in this article, that's precisely what we’ll try to provide for you ... a map of the subconscious shot sequence, a guide and a training method that will help you to understand the what and why of it, and a light to bring it out of the darkness

As with most sports that are “performed excellently", we are taught to power up, swing and/or concentrate PAST the points of contact. For example, a long jumper may power up to jump 24 feet if he wants to succeed at 18 feet; a tennis player or golfer is taught to swing PAST or through ball contact; and karate champions or boxers learn to punch PAST the contact point of the board or face he is trying to break Their concentration and anticipation is on a preset conclusion, which is PAST the goal they wish to attain, and is therefore a positive influence. Unfortunately, most of us “conclude" our shot at the explosion, not well past it. This is what causes most of our problems. All we need to do to succeed is fully understand and modify our shot sequence and change our practice methods somewhat.

The Problem

The Solution

After we’ve shot for a month or so. most of us have developed somewhat of a "shot sequence." Although these individual sequences vary, usually from 3 to 10 steps, they all have the same theme. At first we practice consciously loading, gripping, drawing, anchoring, "aiming" and shooting the bow, all the while evaluating our equipment and our performance based on hitting or missing the target. Because we are humans and must always think, our training methods allow and even encourage us to anticipate the end of our effort which is. unfortunately for most, the millisecond of release or trigger. We then judge what we’ve done based on where the arrow landed; if we hit where we "aimed," we judge that we did it right. If we missed, we did it wrong. And, if we did it wrong, then we must change

As far as the shot sequence goes, here’s a guide for you to follow. Remember, you don’t have to do it right; you just have to do it the same each time. Your shot sequence may be shorter, longer or more complicated, but basically it needs the same 7 principles. In the following example, the real differences between mediocre and excellent should be apparent, especially in #4, #5, and #7. Pay close attention, as the concepts may be completely foreign or even confusing to the uninitiated. 1. Grip placement of the hand on the grip of the bow. 2. Finger placement on the string, or release mechanism placement on the string. 3. Stance or posture — weight distribution and body parts relative to other body parts; total posture.

The Goal

Two anchors — rear and front After full draw is reached, the rear anchor is on the face, just as you would expect, but there is a second or front anchor, which is the pin or dot placement (for sight shooters) on target. Remember, the front anchor (sight or target) should not induce us to let-go or shoot and it is not really aiming, it is merely a front location piece of form It is a second anchor and allows calibration to occur, which is only a physical reference like stance or finger placement. Tru< aiming is TOTALLY MENTAL. It is wh; the mind sees, not what the eyes seean happens later Position attainment. The sum total c principles #1.2,3, and 4, organizing thes to a "maintainable state.” As soon as v. feel we can athletically maintain and contr these principles through #6 which is folio. through, and to #7 which is “conclusion (the end of our effort), only then do v. "commit" to the shot After commit, we sta a "motor" consciously that eventual subconsciously releases the arro. Aiming occurs and let-go happens, the. follow-through, and finally conclusion We will analyze some of these concepts mor in depth later. At the point of commit, if v.c don’t feel everything is okay and controllable through #7, we should "let down” and start over. "Letting down" is another big difference between pretty good and exceptional shooters. Follow-through. This is simply the action part of #5 through #7. This is the involuntary dynamic reaction of the body to the release of tension at the moment of execution Most movement should be confined to the bow arm (straight forward) or the string hand/ arm (straight back) or both Conclusion This is where we predetermine the duration of our followthrough and end our mental and physical effort. There are 3 basic types of conclusions: sight, sound and touch There are many variations on each of them. but they must take longer to do than it takes for the nock end of the arrow to clear the front of the bow. Example. Touching the string shoulder after release, seeing the arrow hit the target, or hearing the string twang or the arrow hitting the target Ail of these happen after the arrow is gone and we can no longer affect its flight. Whichever you choose should be consistent shot to shot.

The Analysis Commit Some of the concepts I mentioned earlier in #5 need further explanation. After #5 (position attainment) is accomplished, it should trigger us

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to “commit” to the shot, NOT to shoot. (This is where it's easiest to separate the champions from the also-rans.) Commit is the stage where we have decided to go ahead with the shot, to conclusion This concept is confusing to a lot of shooters Why not commit to the shot, “make the release happen," and end the shot with follow-through? That's what most people do, or what they try to do The problem is IF #5, position attainment, triggers us to shoot, as it does for most, we will eventually start to anticipate follow through (Remember, we haven't established an end of how long to hold follow through We don't have a conclusion in our sequence. That’s the biggest problem for most people

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F>l=tEIVIIUIVI Anticipation We will sometimes end our follow-through prematurely because we can and will anticipate a conscious release It then gets shorter and shorter until follow-through is really nonexistent and we are quitting at the end of “let-go" We eventually start anticipating "let-go” and we are now ending our effort as the shot is going off, before the arrow is clear of the bow This leads to erratic shooting, bad groups and confusion. The worst case scenario is known as target panic or buck fever. Imagine all that grief over anticipation of the release! How do we stop anticipation and therefore its more serious eventualities? We can’t! As I said before, because we are human and must think and if we repeat any conscious activity enough, we can and will anticipate any or all of its parts. Our only hope to totally escape the negative effects of anticipation is to redirect it to a place or sound, or act that happens AFTER the arrow is gone from the bow. It sounds complicated, but it's not if you compare it to any other sport. For example, if a golfer, tennis, or baseball player stopped their swing one foot past ball contact, can you imagine how erratic their results would be? Even though one foot past contact could be called a followthrough, soon some of the swings would stop 8 inches past, and then 2 inches past, and eventually AT contact, or maybe DURING contact. Can you see the similarities to archery? If they didn't finish their swing (a predetermined conclusion) every time, they would be in the same trouble we are, wouldn’t they? Fortunately though, most of them are taught and practice at swinging all the way through to a set position . . their "conclusion ” So the secret for us is, by ending our physical and mental effort at any one of the sight, sound, or touch conclusions, we change "negative anticipation" of the release to "positive anticipation" of the conclusion That anticipation won't affect the release or execution because we've trained not to end our effort until the arrow is clear of the bow (#7 conclusion).

Motors In further analyzing "commit", it is where we consciously start, but subconsciously finish one of the mechanisms that we will call "motors." This is how we get from #5 to #7. There are 3 different motors: pullers. which start to pull while the bow arm maintains, the pushers, are the people whose bow arm pushes while the string side maintains; and equalizers or push-pullers, those who push with the bow side and pull with the string side. Which one you use depends on which one you trust the most and are the most comfortable with. Once one of these is engaged.

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they will work by themselves without conscious thought. You can train them to do this; I will tell you how a little later. Aiming Moment As soon as the “motor" is activated, we now immerse into the aiming moment. This is the most important part of “excellent archery." True aiming (mental aiming) is total concentration and concern for where the arrow is going, NOT thinking about shooting, or moving the sight, or push/pull, etc. These should happen subconsciously. At the mental aiming stage, all conscious thought is directed toward the center of the target or the pin/ aiming dot, whichever you choose, as long as it's consistent. Your conscious mind should be flooded with the sight picture and the sound of your inner voice. For example. “Aim . . . continue to aim . . . continue to aim . . . continue to aim . . .” Any anticipation that you experience at this point should be of the conclusion. NOT the release or tngger. Trigger/ release is allowed to subconsciously happen here, but is not consciously thought of or anticipated.

The Equation for Success So, if you have followed this so far. we should train ourselves to organize our shot (#1.2.3.4) and maintain that position (#5), through follow-through (#6). to a preset conclusion (#7) while we allow our form and our equipment to function (also #5) without conscious thought and while we totally immerse into aiming. The “kicker" here is that these principles can not be fully appreciated or absorbed while practicing shooting at a target.

How to Practice “Excellence” You can’t aim and think about your release, arm, sight, etc, at the same time, but most of us try, don't we? The best kept “practice secret" to excellent archery is the empty target bale Here's how it’s done take your new shot sequence 3 to 5 yards in front of any backstop (set at shoulder height) that will catch 5 or 6 scattered arrows safely. By practicing parts of your shot sequence with you ego unplugged, (scattering your arrows, no target, no aiming, not caring where your arrows go) and often by closing your eyes AFTER you come to anchor and through the completion of the shot, you can make astounding improvements. You can concentrate on, pick apart, and analyze any aspect of the shot you want, one at a time, and “feel" what a good shot feels like. With shot repetition (sometimes a few hundred or for some, thousands) you can build or replace any part of your form you wish to a subconscious level, through muscle memory. Once on the empty bale, you are also free to experiment or change things. As long as your “change" is trained to the subconscious level before you go back to a target, you will still be productive in your practice. Remember, the purpose of all of this is to free us consciously to be immersed in aiming (which is all we wanted to do in the first place) while our shot sequence works independently and subconsciously. This is the real “secret of the pros.” To steal a quote from Babe Ruth, when someone asked what he thought about when he was at bat, he said, “If I had to think, I’d never hit the ball!" . . Get the point? Enough said. Good luck! *

BY SHOOTING WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED YOU “UNPLUG" YOUR EGO AND BUILD MUSCLE MEMORY MUCH FASTER.

British Long Bow Society NA Chapter • Annual Tournament The final event was the wand shoot that Horace Castillo hosts each year. Dennis Wilder won it again during the first end with a dead center hit before most of us had gotten off two arrows. After the shooting, our annual meeting was held in the yacht club lounge where President Zehner led us through the agenda. He began by first welcoming Eddie and Darren Shephard from England and then had all members introduce themselves and tell where they came from. The secretary/treasurer gave his annual report which covered the happenings during 1994-95. These included results of a midwinter meeting of club officers, attaining tournament Insurance, and determining fees for the annual tournament. A financial report was then handed out to all present which showed a present balance of S1525 20. This was the result of having collected S1678 00 and having spent S152 20 for secretarial needs Most of this balance will be used to pay the bill we receive from the yacht club for dinners served during the weekend. The need for additional get together shoots to maintain interest in long bow shooting was discussed. It is hoped that a clout or target shoot may be held somewhere in the northeast next year. One or two members said that they might be able to sponsor such a meeting in the future It does take considerable planning to get the field, targets, awards, and notices ready for the membership. As there had been interest expressed by some members wanting to know about other long bow archers in their area, there was discussion about getting out a roster of North American BLBS members Horace Castillo said that he would take the responsibility to make one up and mail it to all members. Further discussions covered the rules of shooting as set down by the BLBS in England. Some members present seemed to want further clarification on several points. Again, Horace as the North American Representative said he would be in touch with Hugh Soar about this The members also determined that BLBS medals would only be awarded to those members shooting the English style long bow in the future shoots The election of club officers followed. Al Partridge was elected to be president for 1995-96 and Eric Zehner was elected to act as secretary/ treasurer for the same period Likewise, Joe Swider was elected to be 1st vice president for the same year. The tedious task of tabulating scores and determining awards was very capably dispatched by Helen Treadwell and Jenny Zehner Awards for the tournament were presented after the meeting and are listed below with the scores. Ladies: Hits. Score. Golds Fran Wilder 78 298 4 Silver BLBS & Worst White Cindy Partridge 39 141 1 Bronze BLBS Pat Baier 24 84 0 Most Greens Award Gentlemen: Enc Zehner 66 252 5 Silver BLBS John McMullen 65 260 6 Bronze BLBS & Best Gold Al Partridge 49 204 3 Bronze BLBS

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In spite of the cool windy weather, everyone seemed to have a great time and we are hoping for as good or better next year. The members voted unanimously to hold the 1996 annual meeting at the Corinthian Yacht Club. The 6th annual tournament and general membership meeting will be held on the 21st day of September 1996 at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Essington, PA. All members are encouraged to join us in a day of fine traditional target archery and good fellowship. For those that are interested in statistics, 15 BLBS members shot in the tournament, 12 men and 3 ladies. At the Friday night dinner in the yacht club there were 17 present. At the annual dinner on Saturday and at the meeting there were 24 present including guests. Respectfully Submitted, Eric Zehner, D.M.D Secretary/T reasurer

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Building On A New, But Powerful, Tradition Plan to take your game to a higher level by shooting NABH events in 1996

3-D archery has matured since its birth just a few years ago, delivering on its promise of being the best practice a bowhunter could find But it has also developed into a legitimate sporting endeavor all its own, a game played by highly-skilled, dedicated archers wielding the latest high-tech equipment. Competitive 3-D archery has also seen the creation of its own set of heroes, professional shooters who share their secrets with those of us striving to become more proficient

At North American Bowhunters, we're proud to be associated with the great professional shooters who compete in our events. They are the authorities we tap for tips and in-depth interviews that help all archers And we are continually amazed at the high level of performance in the so-called “amateur" classes, from people who are serious shooters, and whose performance is often nearly the equal of the top pros Our 1995 season brought events to every corner of the country, through virtually every type of terrain and challenge a shooter might face in a lifetime. In a single summer, NABH contestants faced the craggy Arizona Desert, the eastern forest of Pennsylvania, the deceptively timbered flatlands of Texas, the humid, hazy foliage of Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains, and finally the humid midlands of Missouri at our Championship. Ron Smart and Joella Bates won Pro titles at our first event in Mesa, AZ At the tour's second stop, Ft Worth, TX, it was Dale Keene and Janie Nichols, Johnny Heath and Kim Zehr grabbed the ring at Mechanicsburg, PA, and in the final regular stop at Knoxville. TN, the wins were taken by Larry Weir and Sherry Stevens — who also both vaulted to Pro Shooter of the Year titles at the same time. Poised on the brink of its second season, NABH has added one more qualifying event on the regular schedule, and the Championship is set for Oklahoma City, OK, where the top shooters from the year gather to go for big money and big-time prestige. Whether you shoot or follow the inside pointers from the pros, it's going to be a great year.

Expanded 6-Event Season Features Important Changes as NABH Enters Second Year Here are the changes coming from North Amencan Bowhunters (NABH) events in 1996. Entry Fees: Pro Men S250 Pro Women 200 Semi Pro 125 Amateur 25 New Classes After extensive surveying of shooters, NABH has adopted a set of expanded classes for shooters to compete in. NABH has increased the pro’s entry fees to allow for paybacks deeper into the field. NABH will pay the top 25% of the field in all pro classes, and the top 15% of the field in all amateur classes New Classes Include: Semi Pro Pro Men Limited (Fingers) Seniors Pro Men (age 50 or older) Youth Male Fingers Youth Male Release Youth Female (Youth is anyone under 18 as of March 1) Cubs (any child under 12 as of March 1) Women's Limited Class has been discontinued. Shooter of the Year NABH has developed a widely expanded Shooter of the Year program There will now be a High Points Shooter of the year in all classes1 An archer's score at an event becomes his or her points. Point totals are added together at each succeeding event. At the end of the season, whichever contestant has the highest total points wins shooter of the year, which includes a trophy, a cash purse, and great prestige.

Manufacturer’s Team Competition At each event, NABH will include Manufacturer's Team Competition. Each team is made up of 4 shooters, who are selected and officially named before competition begins. Teams can name new members at each event. There is a S50 entry fee per team, per event, to take part in this phase of the competition. At each of the 5 qualifying NABH events, the members of the winning manufacturer's team (based on total cumulative score) will win back 60% of the combined “team entry-fee" purse (which could fluctuate at each event, depending on how many teams participate). At the conclusion of the 5 qualifying events, the top manufacturer’s team will receive a trophy, and the manufacturer will receive a cup.

Who Can Shoot As A Pro? If you desire to shoot in the men's or women's pro classes, you can shoot up to two tournaments without being a member of the Association of Professional Archers (APA). If you wish to shoot in more than two NABH events as a pro, you must become an associate member of the APA For information on membership in the APA, contact either Alan Collins (219)936-5010, Scott Schultz (612)224-0800, or Randy Ulmer (602)488-5646. Odds and Ends • You only have to shoot in one qualifying event to be eligible for the Championship. • Pre-registration is available now for all NABH qualifiers. Call Sportsman's Quest at 1-800224-4990. • At each NABH qualifying tournament, there will be 3 separate “fun" 3-D courses set up for anyone to shoot, whether you are registered to shoot the event or not. Each fun course will be 20 targets. These courses will open up Friday, and stay open Saturday and Sunday For a one time charge of S15, archers can shoot as many rounds as they want, on any or all of the 3 courses. • Pros will shoot a shotgun start. Saturday rounds begin at 12:30 p.m. and Sunday rounds begin at 8:00 a.m. • Amateur classes will shoot a “tee-time" start, with groups going off every 10 minutes.

1996 NABH Schedule (Pre-registration is available for all events. Call 1-800-224-4990) March 2-3 Western Zone Mesa. AZ April 13-14 Southeastern Zone Gadsden, AL May 4-5 Northeastern Zone Mechanicsburg, PA June 1-2 West-Central Zone Bonner Springs, KS July 6-7 East-Central Zone Shelbyville, IL August 3-4 NABH Championship Oklahoma City, OK

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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1996

UK National Outdoor Compound Championships 27-28 AUGUST 1995 • Photos from The Bucks Herald

THE SHOOTING LINE WITH DAVE JONES. SILVER MEDALIST IN THE FOREGROUND

Buckland Archers were hosts to the 7th National Compound Championships over the Summer Bank Holiday weekend at RAF Halton. near Wendover in Buckinghamshire. The sunny and calm weather enjoyed by the field party on the Saturday setup day gave way to a strong and blustery crosswind as soon as shooting started on Sunday and although the rain held off. the wind persisted, testing archers to the full and keeping scores low The tournament comprised Gents and Ladies FITA rounds on the first day. with the resulting rank order determining the pairings for the first head-to-head elimination rounds of the Olympic Round on day two.

SCORING DURING THE GENT'S FITA

The Limited Compound and Recurve champions were decided from these FITA Rounds with Mike Reed of Westcott Archers taking the Gents Limited trophy with a score of 1023 and Jean Collins of hosts Buckland Archers picking up the Ladies Limited title with 1036. Tommy Hodder (GNAS) won the recurve competition with a score of 1053. Meanwhile in the Gents Unlimited section European Champion Simon Tarplee (Evesham) held on to a narrow lead finishing the first day on 1191, just one point ahead of Menden’s Paul Taylor with Chris Jones lying third In the Ladies Unlimited Competition MaryAnne Richardson (Llandaff) finished on 1217, a

comfortable 22 points ahead of Oxford Archers Nicola Simpson (1195) and Carris Jones (1192) Moving into Day 2 and only a slight reduction in the wind many archers encountered the tensions of head-to-head shooting in the Olympic round for the first time Consisting of a straightforward knock-out archers shot 18 arrows over 70 meters with the winner progressing to the next round. At this stage the losers were able to move on to shoot in the "Plate” Competitions which had been set up firstly so that everyone could shoot in at least two rounds but also to give as many people as possible the experience of this way of shooting. Thus the two Main

1997 Australian National Archery Championships

On behalf of Archery Victoria, we would like to invite all archers to visit Australia in January 1997 to participate in the 1997 Australian National Archery Championships to be held in Ballarat, Victoria. Situated only an hour from Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport, the City of Ballarat will be host to one of the most exciting championships in the history of national competition. The 1997 championships will mark the first ever combined competition which will see the indoor and outdoor competition for both junior and senior archers conducted during the same championships.

In addition to these championship competitions, there will also be a “Novice” event for all new archers and an “All Comers" event where sports archers can take on competition archers for prize money. These championships will be conducted from the 7th to the 18th of January 1997 and promise to not only provide top class competition but also an opportunity to indulge in a fun filled, action packed Australian holiday. For information contact Archery Victoria. Championship Office 2/B Voltri St., Mentone, VIC 3194 Australia Phone/Fax 011-61-3-9583-4566.

DOUG HOBBS OF GREENWOOD ARCHERS (OSTERLEY), SEMIFINALIST IN THE GENT'S OLYMPIC PLATE COMPETITION

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Championships and the two Plate Competitions were going on simultaneously' It was the first time that this particular tournament had been run with the Olympic Round and the organizers’ apprehensive feelings gave way to relief as their careful planning was rewarded with only a few hitches throughout the day. Most archers managed to find their way to the right targets although there were a few more grey hairs in the scoring tent as the pairings for the plate were computed in record time! There were a few surprises in the first two rounds, but generally most of the “favorites" were progressing well and by the end of the second rounds they were well settled into the style of the Olympic Round In both the Gents and the Ladies competitions the leaders from Day 1 were still in but things got tougher and nerves more frayed when after the eighth eliminations the number of arrows in each round reduced to 12 In the gents semifinals a tie between Dave Jones and Paul Taylor created a sudden death shoot-off with Jones going through to meet Bernie Dicks (Reigate Priory) who beat Simon Tarplee 105 to 102 in the other semifinal. The shoot-off for the bronze medal went to Tarplee by 105 to 104. whilst at the same time the Final of the Gents Plate between Dave Squires (Carlton) and Philip Van Buren (County Oak) gave a victory to Squires by 100 over 94. In the Gents Championship tension was running high, not least in the many supporters and eliminated archers who had stayed on to watch. A very close match finished up with Dicks taking the National Champion's Trophy with victory over Jones by two points (101 99). The Ladies tournament was even closer when in the Semifinals another sudden death shoot-off was needed after Mary-Anne Richardson and Rita Evans tied on 101. Evans was victor and went through to meet Jan Howells (Pentreff) in the final after she had beaten Maggie Squires (Carlton) by just one point in the other seimfinal (99 98). In the bronze medal shoot-off Richardson took it with a 98 to 96 win and in the final Rita Evans ran out with a six point win over Howells (101:95) to take the Ladies Championship The Ladies Plate competition ended with a win for Susan Davies (97) over Jill McGregor of Tudor Rose AC (88). Pentreff in the form of Jean. Jan, Ray and Jerry Howells, together with their Llandaff colleague Mary-Anne Richardson made it a clean sweep for Wales by taking Club, County (Glamorgan), Region (SWAS) and the International Awards, their only problem being how to carry all the trophies home! Many thanks go to the Buckland Archers field party for their hard work and who, although running this type of tournament for the first time, made sure that there were few delays Thanks also go to the competition sponsor Chiltern Archery. First Day FITA Round Results Gents FITA - Compound Unlimited Name. Club 1 S Tarplee. Evesham 2. P.Taylor. Meriden 3. C.Jones, GNAS 4 B.Dicks, Reig.P’y 5 B Jones. GNAS 6. D. Jones. GNAS

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Trick Shot Archer on the Road Again

TOP EXHIBITION ARCHER/SHOWMAN, BOB MARKWORTH, TAKES AIM AT HIS TARGET AS STUDENTS LOOK ON DURING A SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE IN KANSAS CITY

After a successful series of overseas bowhunting trips this year to Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and South America, trick shot archer and California Archery of Famer, Bob Markworth, is back on the road again presenting his archery show on the school assembly circuit. Assisting Markworth on this year's tour is Australian born dancer, Lisa Eldridge, who first appeared in Markworth's night club show last year at the Canteberry Club in Sydney This present school tour will take the duo through several midwestern states, including Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Markworth will return to Australia next year at the end of the tour, where he plans to complete a video about bowfishing for sharks off the Great Barrier Reef.

A VISIT TO GRACELAND WAS A MUST FOR PRO ARCHER, BOB MARKWORTH, AND HIS AUSTRALIAN PARTNER, LISA ELDRIDGE AFTER A SCHOOL ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1996

Johnny Heath 1995 ASA Shooter of the Year and first tour pro to exceed $100,000 in annual winnings!

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Yardage Estimation By Johnny Heath, Bear Pro Staff As a professional archer, it is crucial that I shoot the best equipment available But regardless of how well a particular bow can perform, it is only as good as its shooter. To be a top 3D contender, one must possess several skills, one of the most important being the ability to accurately judge distance. There are many techniques for yardage estimation, but there’s one method that works particularly well for me. When judging yardage, I choose a distance at which I can consistently spot at a glance. I use 20 yards, because I can easily judge this distance no matter what the terrain. This becomes my starting point. Beginning this way has already knocked 20 yards off my distance, providing less yards to count to the target. I then count toward the target in 10 yard increments, until I arrive just in front of the target At that point, I approach the target one yard at a time. I note the yardage and set it aside in my head. I then look at the target, and pick a new “starting point", this time from the target. I then count 10 yard increments back toward me until I arrive just in front of me. Being within 10 yards, it is now very easy to judge one yard increments accurately. I compare this number with the first estimation, and if I'm within 3 yards, I split the difference. If my figures are more that 3 yards off, I start the procedure over again, forgetting the previous estimations. The more you practice this method, the less time it takes to complete the process In fact, this method takes me less than 20 seconds and I very seldom have to restart my estimation. Here’s an important key to remember when judging distance. No matter what method you use, do not step to the stake and prepare to shoot until you are satisfied with your estimation. Never second-guess yourself at the stake. This lack of confidence will inhibit your shot every time. You must be focused on the shot only. Try this estimation method. It works for me. Good luck! *

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AGE: 32 SPONSOR: Bear / Jennings NUMBER OF YEARS SHOOTING: 7 years BOW: Bear/Jennings Uniforce 800 XLR, 72 pounds, 42" long, 29" draw length, recurve limbs ARROW: Easton X7 2212, 27 1/4"' long, 102 grain points, Flex Fletch vanes and feathers-3", Beiter Nocks. SIGHT: Advanced Bow Sights 3-D Raider Slide Bar with Bull'sEye 3 power scope. STRING: Fast Flight, 22 strands with Fast Flight serving. TYPE OF RELEASE: Carter Hole Thing ARROW REST: Golden Key Star Hunter MAKE OF BINOCULARS/SCOPE: Brunton 10x50 STABILIZER: Vibra Check 30" EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: I shoot through paper to get a good close hole, then shoot groups of arrows at 40 yards and move my rest to get the best group. HOW DO YOU AIM? Bend my left arm a little then center peep sight up on my Bull'sEye Scope and anchor my release to the same spot each time DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE: I practice on judging yardage more than I do shooting 2 to 3 hours a day That has helped me more than anything . GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: I've won a national championship and Shooter of the Year ASA. I would like to win a world championship. CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: I run 3 to 4 miles a week MENTAL: I’ve learned to have a good time. Talk about other things in life beside shooting, then when it’s your turn to shoot, learn to concentrate. Put all other things behind you. Don't listen to what other people are saying behind you then you can make a good shot.

WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? People need to learn to ask a pro shooter what kind of arrows to shoot — bow make — arrow rest — any tip from a pro shooter will help a person be a better shooter NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TITLES: NFAA National 3-D Champions 3 times BIOGRAPHY: I was born in Brevard, North Carolina When I was 13, I was involved in a hunting accident when I was shot while deer hunting in Hendersonville, Henderson County. North Carolina. Both legs, both shoulders and the back of my neck were involved I was in the hospital for 8 days. Six months later I had an operation on my right arm for nerve repair I stayed in school and played football in junior high, ran track in 8th and 9th grade (undefeated in 1/2 mile). In high school I played football and ran track. I won most valuable track runner two years in a row. Graduated from East Henderson High School in 1981. MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: Winning as a Shooter of the Year in 1995. The last shot of the year for me in Albany, Georgia, was worth over $50,000. That's my most memorable archery experience, then all the pressure was relieved WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: Meeting other people and making new friends The sport of hunting It is a way of life for me. MESSAGE FOR OUR READERS: Learn to guess yardage and practice more on that than shooting. Then, when you walk up to the target. you have more confidence at the yardage than you did in years past. That's been a big help to me in 1995.

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Justin Huish AGE: 21 SPONSOR: All USAT Sponsors NUMBER OF YEARS SHOOTING: 6 years BOW: Hoyt Avalon, 40 pounds, 68' long, 28" draw length, carbon foam limbs ARROW: Easton A/C/E, 27 3/4" long, 100 grain 2 piece bulge points. 1 3/4" Spin Wings, Belter 12-2 nocks. SIGHT: Shibuya Carbon STRING: Dyneema, 20 strands, Dyneema serving, Brass nock locators. TYPE OF TAB: Cavalier Tab with Ledge ARROW REST: Hoyt Super rest CUSHION PLUNGER/BUTTON: Beiter MAKE OF CLICKER: Beiter TYPE OF BOW SLING: Cavalier STABILIZER: Precision Balance Stabilizer and Rods EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: Bare shaft HOW DO YOU AIM? Floating around center DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE: Run, breakfast. shoot, lunch, shoot, weight training, and dinner. GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: Make the Olympic Team and bring back the gold. CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: Basic cardio (running) MENTAL: Work with sport psychologist at the Olympic Training Center WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? Lloyd Brown started me from the beginning Now Lloyd and Mark Hamline are both my coaches NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TITLES: 1995 U.S. Outdoor National Champion. European Junior Champion (Greece). MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: Winning the Nationals was the most memorable for me. It was such a good feeling to be better than anyone in the country at that particular time. WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: It's really challenging I like how tough it is mentally. When you’re in Olympic style competition, it's always you against someone else, and it's a challenge to see who is mentally and physically better. MESSAGE FOR OUR READERS: "Shoot Straight!”

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Jessica Carlson AGE: 19 NUMBER OF YEARS SHOOTING: 11 years BOW: Hoyt Gold Medalist, 36 pounds, 66", 26 3/4" draw length, Carbon foam limbs ARROW: Easton A/C/E 780, 26 3/4” long, 90 grain points, 1 3/4” Spin Wing vanes, G Nocks. SIGHT: Shibuya Carbon with single pin STRING: Dyneema, 16 strands with Saunders Nok Set TAB: Cavalier with ledge ARROW REST: Cavalier FreeFlyte BUTTON: Beiter CLICKER: Beiter BOW SLING: Finger sling BINOCULARS/SCOPE: Jason STABILIZER: A/C/E Aluminum/Carbon 24", ACE 9" rods. EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: I use the bare shaft tuning method then micro tune at 70 meters. HOW DO YOU AIM? I let the pin float and try to find the center. I don’t really aim hard. DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE: At the Arco Training Center in San Diego I shoot 2 to 2 1/2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon or evening, six days a week, anywhere from 100 to 300 arrows a day. Sometimes I shoot three times a day. GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: To make the Olympic Team and do well in the Olympics. CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: Weight training program, bike three times a week for at least 45 minutes, run two days a week at least 30 minutes. I plan to train with Janet Dykman ... we will do mountain climbing, hiking, or anything aerobic that is different from aerobics class. MENTAL: I work with Lisa Franceen. I do some imagery, relaxation exercises and try to keep positive thoughts. I like the book Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley. WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? Mike King and Lloyd Brown. They check my form and provide support. BIOGRAPHY: I was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on February 11, 1977 in Bronson Hospital. My full name is Jessica Kathrine Carlson, I live in Schoolcraft, Michigan, with my parents and twelve year old brother. My dad is a carpenter foreman, and my mom is a first grade teacher at Park Elementary School. We have a lot of animals: three dogs, two cats, three kittens, and two horses. Luckily, we have ten acres so the animals have plenty of room. I have gone to Mattawan Schools since kindergarten. A few of the classes I like are Algebra II, Honors English, and Physical Science. I am also taking Practical Law, Health, and Word Processing I. At school I am also in S.A.D.D. (Students Against Drunk Driving) because I feel this (drunk driving) is a problem that needs to end before more people die. I enjoy reading, horseback riding, writing, and art. I am an avid reader and I like reading a variety of books. I like science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, contemporary fiction, and historical fiction. I like horses and have been exposed to them all of my life. I enjoy riding them on trails or on the road for fun. I have two Japanese pen pals that I like writing to. I am also writing to a distant cousin in

Sweden. I think it is really interesting learning about different customs of foreign countries. I also like art. I like drawing and watercolor painting animals and a variety of other things. I like abstract painting and drawing. I got started in archery when my dad took me into Starlight, the local archery range, when I was seven. My dad is a traditional bowhunter and my mom and brother shoot for fun. I started shooting JOAD at Starlight on Saturdays. I was coached by Joan Gallihugh. She gave me the basics and a whole lot more. She has been an inspiration and a constant source of support When I was thirteen I got interested in shooting competitively indoors. I shot SMAL (Southwestern Michigan Archery League) shoots and MAA (Michigan Archery Association) state shoots. I had a good beginning and won them all. I went to the Ann Marston Memorial Shoot, which was my first big shoot. I learned a lot and got first place as a junior. I went to King Archery to get more coaching. Shooting outdoors was an exciting and challenging experience. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TITLES: Some of the most recent titles include: 1995 Golden Arrow in Turkey NAA National Outdoor - Adult Division Junior National Outdoor 3rd Olympic Festival 5th World Trials 1994 3rd JOAD National Outdoor Junior World Team 1993 2nd Junior World MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: Winning the Gold medal at the Golden Arrow tournament in Turkey. When I tried out for the team, I was tied with Stacy Murkin for points to make the team. We had a 1 arrow shootoff, I ended up in 5th place. Fortunately, they took 5 people to Turkey as practice for the World Target later in Jakarta, Indonesia In Turkey, I shot a personal best of 1329, my previous personal best was 1285! I placed 3rd in the FITA and won the Olympic Round. WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: I like archery because it is a challenging and rewarding sport. I think it is a sport for all ages and that having archers with experience around younger kids is a great way for them to learn more about archery. I also like it because all of the people involved in archery that I have met are very friendly and pleasant. I also like archery because it is a versatile activity that can be a sport, a hobby or a recreation. *

Vic Wunderle AGE: 19 SPONSORS: USAT Sponsors NUMBER OF YEARS SHOOTING: 14 years BOW Yamaha Eola, 44 pounds, 68” long, 29 1/2" draw length, ceramic limbs. ARROW: Easton ACC 520, 30" long, 110 grain bulge points, 2” Spin Wing vanes, Beiter nocks STRING. Fast Flite, 18 strands, Dyneema serving, Saunders Nok Sets TAB: Cavalier with ledge ARROW REST: Hoyt Super Rest CLICKER: Beiter BOW SLING: Cavalier BINOCULARS: Jason STABILIZER: Shibuya 30" center with 11“ rods (three rods off front of the bow). EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: Bare shaft

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then tune for groups. HOW DO YOU AIM? I look where I want to hit. DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE: I have no set routine. I shoot a lot with the ForMaster and on a blank bale. GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: To make the Olympic Team. CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: I do no physical training other than shooting. MENTAL: I haven't been working much on the mental side of archery lately. WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? At Texas A & M, Frank Thomas and Kathy Eissinger work with me. When I am at home, Larry Skinner helps me. We train together and he helps me work on all aspects of the sport. Whenever possible, I work with Mr. (Dick) Carella. NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL TITLES : 1995 Pan Am Games - 2nd Individual, 1st at 50 meters and 30 meters 1994 Jr. World Champion 1990 JOAD Outdoor Nationals, 1st Junior 1991 JOAD Outdoor Nationals, 1st Intermediate 1991 JOAD Indoor Nationals, 1st Junior 1991 NAA Indoor Nationals, 1st Junior 1990 NAA Outdoor Nationals, 1st Junior 1991 NAA Outdoor Nationals, 1st Intermediate 1991 Junior World Champion, Norway the 1991 Junior Elite U.S. Archery Team. Then shooting a good 50 meters I was tied for first. ARE YOU ACTIVE IN ANY ARCHERY in 1991 I won the JOAD Indoor Nationals and The lead switched hands many times at 30 ORGANIZATIONS: NAA the NAA Indoor Nationals as a junior before aging meters but in the end I edged out the Italian BIOGRAPHY: My archery career started in 1981 out. I then started practicing hard to make the competitor by a few points to become the first when I was five years old. My dad had made me Junior World Team. The work paid off. After Junior World Champion From there, I came a bow with a limb off of our willow tree. I shot it making some changes on my bow setup I won home to win our NAA Nationals at Oxford. Later until I finally graduated up to a 20 pound recurve. the JOAD Outdoor Nationals. Not long after, I on that summer I shot my first 1300 at the Ohio Later that year I killed my first rabbit. The left for Norway to compete in the 1991 Junior State Championship, and then again at the Duel following year I decided to go to a 3-D tournament World Championships. The first days in the Cornfield. to practice for hunting season. To my surprise, I competition was a slow start for me. Finally after Right now I am training to make the Olympic ended up winning the cub division for kids under several ends of competition, I made the team. Next fall I will return to Texas A & M and twelve years of age. After that, I became hooked scoreboard. At the end of 90 meters I was in continue my college education. on competitive shooting. At the age of nine I ninth place. I was happy keeping up with the MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY harvested my first deer with a bow and arrow. Soviet on my target until Rick McKinney EXPERIENCE: Winning the Junior World Soon, I found myself shooting many 3-D explained to me I wasn't supposed to be letting Championship twice! tournaments to get prepared for deer season. anyone beat me. I then shot a decent 70 meters WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: It’s a sport where After winning over thirty local and state and moved up into third place. The next day after anyone can compete. Not like gymnastics where competitions, I won the IBO nationals in 1986 and then again in 1988. In 1987 and 1989 I received second place. I also have competed in the NFAA Indoor Nationals many times and received second place in 1986 and 1988. Then one day while I was at a local 3-D tournament, a man by the name of Larry Skinner, told me all about FITA and the Olympics. He also told me that he saw much potential in both my sisters and I and that if we ever wanted to start shooting FITA he would be glad to coach us and teach us the art of recurve shooting. Not long after, my older sister, Dawn, also a national champion, decided to take him up on his offer. My younger IBO/3-D sister, Sally (a national champion too) and I didn't TARGET SIGHT want to get left out of the action. I didn't shoot Features: my recurve much that summer and finally came • Dual detachable aperture block tapped for to a rude awakening the next winter when I found both 8-32 and 10-32 scopes or pins. out that my sister, Dawn, who had been • Heavy duty extension with a side locking mount. practicing, was shooting much better than I. I • Improved windage block with .032" thicker stainless windage guide pins. then decided it was time to put some work into it • New B27 slide with a more durable thumb lever adjustment to eliminate so I started working with my coach, Larry, down backlash. at his archery shop. We finally decided it would • .003" audible click adjustment for both windage and elevation. be a good idea to test our skills at the JOAD Indoor Nationals. There I received second place. For more information write to: Later that year I went on to win the JOAD Outdoor PRODUCTS, INC. Nationals, the NAA Outdoor Nationals, and made

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CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: Some running, cycling, stretching and light weights. MENTAL: Mental tape, put together myself. Combines relaxation, visualization and self hypnosis. Books: Inner Game of Golf, In Pursuit of Excellence by Terry Orlick. The best is an Olympic Round Training device created by Carol Strausburg. NATIONAUINTERNATIONAL TITLES: World Target teams since 1989 1989 World Target, Switzerland 1990 World Field, Norway 1991 World Target, Poland 1992 World Field, Netherlands 1993 World Target, Turkey 1994 World Field, France 1995 World Target, Indonesia United States Archery Team since 1990 COA Team 3 times but only able to attend one due to cancellations or US embargoes (1990 cancelled by Argentina, 1992 Columbia -1 st place, 1994 Cuba-team not permitted to attend due to embargo) 1991 Pan American Games, Cuba, 50 meter record 1995 1st - Pan American Games, Argentina 1995 1st - U.S. Olympic Festival 1991, 1995 U.S. National Field Champion BIOGRAPHY: Started archery in 1970 at a local pro shop in El Monte, California. Involved in the JOAD program shooting indoors. Most of the shooting that I did at that time was outdoor field shooting. After 1972 I drifted away from archery. During the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 I was able to break away from work so I could watch the archery events. I remember this nice gentleman, he had a target matt set up in the spectator area, he also had an Olympic bow setup. He was answering everyone’s questions, explaining everything. This man was Karl Radde at that time he was already an influence in my life. There the fire was rekindled. I went through the local yellow pages searching for a local archery shop. I found Archers’ Haven. I pulled out my old equipment. Thinking that I could use a break from my ever consuming job I planned on joining a league and shot once a week. Well, with Ken Kiyoshida’s encouragement I got started and in a short time I had a new Yamaha on order. Before I knew it I was attending competition after competition and archery became my life.

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To fit in all the practice and travel time I went from working full-time to part-time. With the new format and longer tournament schedules, even keeping a part-time job has become difficult. Starting my own business has been the only solution. Making archery related jewelry and special event trophies. I work with silver, ceramic and specialize in stables using Apricot wood. 1995 proved to be a busy archery year with the Pan American games starting in March (training camp in February) Then with World Trails and various training tournaments leading up to the Olympic Trials there were only a few days at home. Then to top off the year we were sent to Mexico for the Continental Qualifying Tournament. Add another camp in the beginning of December and we have one full year of archery. But, I’m not complaining, because what more do you want than being able to do the sport that you love (besides collect a few gold medals on the way) Now off to start another full year of shooting which begins already in January. MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: Winning the Pan American Games in Argentina was a great moment in my life Mexico City at Continental Qualifying Tournament was probably the most unforgettable — it felt like a pressure relief valve went off when we knew that we had gotten the USA two more slots for the Olympics The staff was so together and supportive — it was a first to feel like a team. 1991 Norway World Field is still the best memory for me. WHY I LIKE SHOOTING: The act of shooting the arrow. That’s the best The thrill of accomplishing goals, the challenge of the pursuit, the friends that you make. There are a log of great people in archery MESSAGE TO OUR READERS: Have fun, I think is the key element Remember the way to the goal and achievements is a long road and if you are enjoying the moments what memories you will have Just let it happen and cherish your dreams.

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In real life I am a Pharmacist in the small county hospital in Rogersville. It is a rewarding profession but I still wish archery competition could generate a reasonable living. Maybe the relaxation of the amateur rules will have a positive affect for the future. My future goals are to be able to remain competitive and compete in the Olympics if compound bows are ever allowed in that competition From what I've heard, a compound division is a distinct possibility in the future. MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: Shooting the 120X scores in NFAA national competition in 1988-89 and 1991. Competing in the sudden death shoot-offs in Vegas two times and the 1991 NFAA Indoor were also quite memorable events even though I didn't win. WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: Archery is unique in that one can compete on a national level just for the fun of it. You don't have to be the best, you can just go and compete (Try that in any other sport’) It is also a lifetime sport if you want it to be. Stretching the limits of archery accuracy is a challenge that can really be exciting. In other words I don't believe the full accuracy potential of our sport has been achieved. The best scores are goals that can still be accomplished. ANY MESSAGES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND TO OUR READERS? Compete for the fun of the competition. The bad shooting days can be fun with the right mental attitude Natural biorhythms will not allow one to be 100% all of the time, so we should accept the lows along with the highs. ’

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NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL TITLES: 1988 PAA Indoor Nationals 1988-89 NFAA Indoor Champion 1989 Atlantic City Archery Classic Champ 1989 NFAA Indoor Team with Dee Wilde 1990 NFAA Outdoor Nationals 1990 World Team with Randy Brabec 1990 PAA Outdoor Champion 1991 Southeastern IndoorChampion 1992 NAA Unlimited National Indoor Champion 1992 NFAA Indoor National Champion 1992 NAA National Field/World Team Trials Gold Medalist 1992 Las Vegas Indoor Champion 1993 FITA World Indoor Gold Medalist 1993 Costa Rica Cup Gold Medalist BIOGRAPHY: I began shooting a bow and arrow at an early age. My brother and I would follow my father bowfishing every chance we got. We missed a lot but had fun. We took up the sport to be able to participate in the deer hunting seasons that were just starting up in my county of residence. We enjoyed shooting so much that when competitive archery was introduced to us we took to it quite naturally. Dad won our state indoor in 1979 and that was about as far as he wanted to go. My brother still competes occasionally though Pharmacy school has slowed him down quite a bit. My goals were for winning national championships so I have stuck with the sport quite diligently. I am married with seven and three year old daughters. Rachel likes to shoot and we have already been squirrel hunting together. She really is a lot of fun. I hope she will enjoy competitive archery in the future.

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It took Juan Wedel only two and one half years to convince Tom Crowe and myself that the Costa Rica Cup is a tournament that we really should not miss This year we were finally heading towards San Jose. Costa Rica. Tom was going to an archery tournament with a vacation and I was going for a vacation and an archery tournament Due to our very extensive tournament schedule this year, we did not have time to plan or prepare for this trip to Central America We really had no idea what would be in store for us since this was the first venture into Central America for both of us. Upon arrival at the San Jose International Airport, we were greeted by our tournament director, Juan Wedel, who drove us to the Hotel Tennis Club where the tournament would be held. The hotel is quite a complex with tennis courts, swimming pools and even a bowling alley Most of the archers were staying here Eight different countries were represented this year: Costa Rica. El Salvador, Guatemala, Columbia. Venezuela, Argentina. Honduras and the USA. Seventeen archers made the trip from the USA, 5 recurve shooters and 12 compound shooters. They were Ed Eliason from Utah, Toby Armstrong from Louisiana; Bob Walker and Oscar. Susie, Kathrine and Jonathan Sanchez from California; Ed and Linda Marten from Colorado; Stuart Bowman and Frank and Becky Pearson from Arizona; Tom Crowe and Ann Bessette from Oregon; and Doc Barnett from Florida. Adam and Anthony Kralik are currently living in Costa Rica and did not have quite as long a trip. Thursday morning at daybreak Tom left for an impromptu hunting trip that Juan had organized for him, so I had a chance to sleep in. It was official practice day and time to unpack the whites. During the day more and more archers arrived and the Hotel Tennis Club started to look more like the Hotel Archery Club. Tom joined the practice later in the afternoon.

Unfortunately, he did not see any game, but he had a great time and most importantly, he managed not to get lost in the jungle Opening ceremonies were held that evening in the foyer of a large office building across the street from our hotel. The 5th Costa Rica Cup was dedicated to the Korean Embassy in Costa Rica because of their great efforts in supplying Olympic style archery equipment and coaches to the Costa Rican Archery Federation. After the official opening of the Tournament, everybody was invited to a fantastic buffet featuring traditional Costa Rican fare. Many thanks to Juan's daughter, Monica, who was in charge of the food and refreshments. Friday morning the tournament began with all archers competing at the same time Everybody shot a double 18 meter FITA round. No records were broken but, never the less, the competition was intense, especially in the men’s

compound division between Frank Pearson and Tom Crowe. At the end of the first day's competition Tom had a 1 point lead over Frank, 589 to 588 and Juan Wedel and Stuart Bowman were tied for 3rd place with 580 Becky Pearson got off to a fast start and was leading the compound ladies with a 580, while Ed Eliason (565) and Susie Sanchez (518) were on top of the leader board in the recurve division. The afternoon was set aside for some more Costa Rican fun. Juan had organized a tour to a local coffee plantation and I almost missed out because I thought the bus was leaving later. Well, I would have lost out on a lot of fun, because this was not your typical tour where the tour guide talks and the guests try not to look too bored This was a fun experience with charades, music, dancing, a wedding and. of course, coffee tasting. I just hope I bought enough coffee to last until next year. Later that evening Frank Pearson conducted a shooting seminar with Ed Eliason and Tom Crowe helping out. A lot of questions were asked and answered and it appeared that everyone attending left with some new information and ideas. The next morning it was back to business at the archery lanes. Again no records were broken and all the leaders from the previous day stayed ahead of the rest of their field. The afternoon belonged to the teams The USA was able to field two male compound teams, USA Heavies and the 3 Archers Unfortunately, there were no ladies' teams, so everyone that wanted to participate in the team round selected their teammates randomly. I had the great pleasure of shooting with two young ladies, Kristina Sanchez, from Costa Rica who had been shooting a bow for only 10 days and Katherine Sanchez from California For both youngsters it was their first experience shooting at the small Vegas target in a team round They did an excellent job We did not win our match, but we had a great time shooting CONTINUED ON PAGE 38

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Dear Ms. Hillidge, I am writing to you because I wanted to thank you for the great time at the Arco Training Center. The tour guide was really great. If we aksed her a questions she would answer it so could understand it. Archery was really fun! The male and femal athletes were really good at hitting the bullseye. On my first shot I missed. Next I hit the red. Last I hit bullseye. During soccer I started to ger dizzy because we had to hit the ball on our forehead. During our game with the two girls from Bonita Vista High School, one of them kicked the ball and accidentally hit me in the leg. Last I played volleyball. I thought it was rhe best I didn't learn anything because I play it almost everyday I liked it because I got to practice even more Sincerely. Marlon G. Lonzon PS. Thank all the athletes who helped us.

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Today our hours at school at theCenter Arco Olympic Training A we Dayspent At the Arco Olympic Training Center. Alot of schools from our district includingClearView. Tiffany. Rogers, and Los Altos, joined together in different groups so that we could learn how to get along with other people from different places The groups were Our first rotation was to go to field hockey In field hockey we learned how to dribble the ball on the ground with a stick. I also learned formed inrun colors and I was inby the blue group. how to and hit the ball bending your knees slightlydownward. Then

Next we went to volleyball. In volleyball we were taught how to set. serve, and hit theball. KUSI was there and the blue groupwas videotaped.

they blew the horn and we had to rotate Our next rotation was a tour One of the ladies showed us all of thethings we were allowed to see. She explained to us how theArcoOlympic I Training Center wasn't funded by the Federal Government. It was funded I byprivate donations. Athletes don't payfor their apartments,food, oranything I else except for their private necessities. Even though these athletesdon't pay / Then we rotated for anything, theydo have to leave their families and devote their time and

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Both USA compound teams advanced into the medal rounds. The 3 Archers were defeated for the Bronze medal by the Montesierra team of A Puente from Argentina, J. Hernandez from Venezuela and J. Aguero from Honduras. The USA Heavies were facing the defending champion from Costa Rica for the Gold medal When the last arrow was shot the USA Heavies, Ed Marten, Stuart Bowman and Tom Crowe, emerged as the winners by 2 points over a strong shooting Costa Rican team. In the recurve team round, the Gold and Silver medals went to Costa Rica and El Salvador won the Bronze medal The individual finals began Sunday morning with the compound shooters. There were no big upsets during the matches. In both Gold Medal Rounds it was PSE versus Browning Tom Crowe defeated Frank Pearson for the Gold Medal while Becky Pearson won the Gold medal with a fantastic score of 117 over Anne Bessette. Juan Wedel won the Bronze medal by defeating Ed Marten, while Linda Marten defeated V. Prado for the Bronze medal. In the afternoon it was time for the recurve shooters to show their stuff. Maria Orhch from Costa Rica spoiled the USA's Gold medal sweep by defeating Susie Sanchez in the Finals. The

Bronze Medal Round was an all El Salvadoran affair with N Escalante out scoring B. Marinelli. Ed Eliason shot a series of strong matches, earning him a place in the Gold Medal Round against L Delange of Costa Rica. Ed won the Gold medal with a score of 114 The Bronze medal went to J Rivera who defeated fellow countryman R. Valverde Awards and closing ceremonies were again held across the street and, like the opening ceremonies, it was a beautiful affair with good music and great food At the medal presentation a short version of the winning countries' anthem was played and afterwards the music continued. Ed Marten dazzled the audience with his rendition of Marie LeBeau. The party came to an end with the raffle drawing; proceeds went to the Costa Rican Archery Federation. Now with the tournament finished it was time to have some more fun Being on our first costa Rican adventure, Tom and I decided to join the beach party. Juan had everything arranged and Monday morning three vehicles headed toward the Pacific Coast Resort of Sugar Beach. The drive to the coast was spectacular We had a chance to see some of the beauty of Juan's country. To quote Stuart Bowman, "It was

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awesome!" It took all day to reach our destination because Juan had arranged a few interesting stops along the way. We spotted monkeys and iguanas and many colorful birds and reached Sugar Beach just in time to watch a spectacular sunset The temperature was a bit warmer than in San Jose so everybody enjoyed the clear waters of the Pacific. The following morning a small group of us did a little shopping at Flamingo Beach, a small resort nearby In the afternoon Tom joined a group to go deep-sea fishing while I opted to join Juan in an excursion to find this beautiful isolated black beach Our group was surely glad that Juan had a brand new four-wheel-drive vehicle because we ended up on a spectacular ride through the jungle However, once we found the beach it was well worth the effort. The next day it was already time for some of us to return to San Jose, while another group headed toward the volcanoes to explore part of Costa Rica Tom and I are already planning to return in 1996. We will take more time because there is so much more to discover. The only regret I have is that we did not listen to Juan two and a half years ago when he invited us the first time.

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I like to say “muchas gracias" to Juan Wedel, his staff and the archers of Costa Rica for their tremendous efforts and for making us feel so welcome Tom and I made some wonderful new friends. Thank you. Juan. for being our tournament director, host, chauffeur, translator, tour guide and a great friend. We will be back12 3

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He was able to explain his reasoning for the changes, with a clarity that surprised me Once I started asking the right questions. I began to learn some of the intricacies of the sport For example, the switch to the Stanislawski release. I had been “punching" the Carter release, and the rotational nature of the Stanislawski made the actual string release a surprising experience every time. I was unable to “punch it, and my shots improved We paper tuned my bow, and I learned about nock-set placement, and arrow rests. He taught me how to find the proper tiller setting for my muscle tone and aiming ability. I learned proper arrow fletching technique, and the particulars of setting nocks for consistent flight As I applied myself, my technique improved (ever so slowly, to my estimation) and our friendship grew The Vegas shootout was approaching My coach (and though it was a subtle transition, my friend and hospital Pharmacist was now indeed my coach) convinced me it was time to shoot in public, in a tournament setting. We began shooting almost daily in his basement. It was for me, the first time shooting at a target for score I shot a 264 the first try, an began to hover around 278. He introduced me to some worldclass shooters in our area, Clarence Keaton, Connie and Sam Calloway, and Johnny McPeek At the Knoxville club, I was the worst shooter in the house, but had a great time shooting and talking archery with these delightful people By Vegas, my best score had been a 287 At the tournament, I shot poorly, the jitters of first time competition degrading my game, or so I thought Kirk put in an incredible performance, coming in second after three days without a miss. In fact, his losing shot in the single elimination finals was not outside the 10-ring ... it just wasn 't as close to the “x" as the other fellow's. When we returned, we discovered the hex bolts of my scope had worked loose at the tournament, and the thing was flopping all over the place I learned that part of effective competition is to check your equipment before shooting. Another lesson learned the hard way. One of the great things about Kirk’s methods is that they are readily transmissible. After my Vegas debacle, I resolved to learn everything I could about improving my game. I pestered Kirk mercilessly, but he never seemed annoyed by this He did eventually give me a copy of an early draft of this book to read, perhaps to shut me upAfter reading the draft, and getting a few more lessons from the master, things began to look up again. I changed scopes for one more suited to indoor shooting. I changed my form, and began paying attention to my breathing and the position of my joints. I had the concept of anchor point all wrong, and revised that part of my shot, too.

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I shot my first NFAA 300 score on February 23, 1995, exactly five months from the day I first received my bow, and about two months from shooting in earnest before Vegas. I shot my first 50x round two weeks later I asked Kirk to autograph the two targets and I have them framed on my wall. There's a space next to them where my first 60x round target will go The book you hold in your hands is special; a book by a true master, and great teacher of the sport This is a book about professional technique in archery, and shooters of all levels, in all disciplines can benefit from it For the beginner, an introduction to the fine points of tuning, form, and the mental game. For the advanced shooter who is stuck at the 57x level. a chance to perfect the game and hit those 60x rounds and 120x tournaments This will also prove to be a controversial book An example Kirk's experiences in field archery led him to discover a secret known only to a few of the best archers in the world a formerly arcane technique that is now available to all shooters, regardless of level I guarantee once this technique is no longer a well-kept secret, scores in many events will increase significantly This technique is the subject of Chapter Six, which I recommend avoiding if you shoot 3-D or Field Archery and have a heart condition, are pregnant, or suffer from a seizure disorder There is even an appendix on drugs that are prohibited in amateur competition, and the reasons for the prohibitions. This appendix is indispensable for the archer interested in world class or Olympic gold; numerous competitors have been disqualified (or had to drop out of certain competitions voluntarily) due to misunderstanding the rules, or ignorance of the scope of "the list." Reading this appendix will keep you from the heartbreak of losing a tournament solely due to the fact that you had a cold and took some Nyquil™ the night before, or took a sleeping pill to avoid jet lag on a transatlantic flight. Let this book be your coach, if you don’t have one, and let it be a supplement if you do Read it, read it again I will be most surprised if you don’t find something in this book that helps you improve your game The majority of you reading these words have probably been shooting much longer than I have, so feel free to judge for yourself. I am proud to be a member of the family of archers, and am especially proud to be associated with this book. I hope you can glean information valuable to you, and at least a portion of the knowledge and experience offered in this book by my coach, my friend, Kirk Ethridge

About the Author Kirk Ethridge was born in Kingsport, Tennessee, on August 24, 1959 He was active in sports in High School, and was elected MVP in football and track in 1977, his senior year. He married his high school sweetheart (1977 All Sports Queen) Amy Elkins in June 1980. A graduate of Samford University School of Pharmacy, he is a practicing Doctor of Pharmacy in Rogersville, TN. Kirk and Amy have two daughters, Rebekah Leigh, and Rachel Suzannah, both of whom have shown an aptitude for archery.

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Involved in the sport of archery for over 19 years, Kirk has distinguished himself on the national and international scene A partial list of his accomplishments in archery 1993 FITA World Indoor Gold Medalist 1993 Costa Rica Cup Gold Medalist 1992 NAA Unlimited National Indoor Champion 1992 NFAA Indoor National Champion 1992 NAA National Field/World Team Trials Gold Medalist 1992 Las Vegas Indoor Champion 1991 Southeastern Indoor Champion 1990 PAA Outdoor National Champion *** 1990 NFAA Outdoor National Champion 1990 Saunders World Team Championship with Randy Brabec 1990 NFAA Southeastern Outdoor Champion (Record Field Round 558) 1989 Atlantic City Archery Classic Champion 1989 NFAA Indoor National Champion ** 1989 NFAA Indoor National Team Champion with Dee Wilde (Record score of 600) 1988 NFAA Indoor National Champion ** 1985 and 1987 NFAA Southeastern Indoor Champion* 1977 to present - holder of 9 state titles in TN and AL

Southeastern Indoor Record of 600 with 117 x’s. ** National Tournament Record of 600 with 120 x’s. (Kirk is the only archer, as of this printing, to score a perfect score of 600 with 120 X's in NFAA national competition more than once. He shot this score four times!) *** PAA record FITA score of 1384 for single FITA and 2760 for double FITA *

All titles were won in the unlimited freestyle division All tournaments from sectional and above were won as a pro.

Introduction I hope, through this book, to share with you techniques that made me a top-ranked professional archer. I believe that this information can be useful to you if you are interested in improving your game. Whether you are a beginning archer, or a long time member of the bow shooting fraternity, you should find score improving information here.

It is my wish that no "secrets" be kept from anyone willing to work to enhance their shooting. Competition is good for all of us, an open discussion of advanced techniques will promote a "level playing field" for all participants. Professional-level archer techniques should not be obtainable depending on “who you know," but should be made available to all.

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Catholic,

Protestant,

Jewish,

some

reflect on the good and the mistakes of the

denomination or sect affiliation. I have gone

past, and start a new covenant by planning

to Church all my life, I lead a good life.

for the future. I was pleasantly surprised to

I’ve been confirmed, I’ve been baptized.

see Ann Weber Hoyt in the November-

These answers are usually given with anger

December issue of THE U.S. ARCHER.

and indignation. I do not wish to cause

It took me back a “few” years to when I

anger or division, I must love everybody.

was first starting to do the tournament

And because I love you, I must tell you what

circuit. Ann was an inspiration to me, in

our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ said, ‘7

fact it was her Archery Lesson in photos,

am the way, the truth, and the life, no man

by Robin Hood Archery I believe, that was

cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John

my primary and to the best of my

14:6. God’s word further tells us, “Neither

recollection, my only, instruction. Her

is there salvation in any other: for there is

“hunting style” was right on, and I still use

none other name under heaven given

it today both in hunting and recreational

among men, whereby we must be saved.”

archery. This “hunting style” also carries

Acts 4:12.

and

Religion in the Holy Bible is only

demonstrations. It is sure swell to see a very

mentioned once in a good light, and that is

young “old timer” still active in archery! I

“Pure religion and undefiled before God."

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received some of the most unbelievable and

shall befor a token ofa covenant between

clinics,

seminars

only pray that the Lord will continue to

James 1:27. Religion is doing a tremendous

allow me to be active, as long as He has

job for the deceiver Satan by confusing

given her His Grace. However, I am also a

people about salvation. This is truly sad as

preacher, and I must move along and be

the Holy Bible so very clearly sets forth

active in His service. Our Lord and Saviour

that we can posses Eternal life NOW!

tells me to, “Preach the word; be instant in

Eternal life is not ours through good living,

season, out of season; reprove, rebuke,

stopping this or that, but through our Lord

exhort (warm through urging) with all long

and Saviour Jesus Christ. God has given us

suffering and doctrine.” This certainly does

a free gift of eternal life which Fie offers to

not make me a very popular guy! God’s

“whosoever” will and to “ALL.” This gift

word tells us what is going to happen if we

has absolutely no connection with being

refuse His word. “For the time will come

religious, living righteously, morality, piety,

when they will not endure sound doctrine;

merit or good conduct. But it is there for

but after their own lusts shall they heap to

all who believe, repent and ask. “That if

themselves teachers, having itching ears;

thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord

And they shall turn away their ears from

Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that

the truth, and shall be turned to fables.” II

God hath raised him from the dead, thou

Timothy 4:2-4. A strong delusion provided

shalt be saved.” Romans 10:9. When we

by the prince and power of the air, the god

are truly saved, born again possessing

of this world, who like his ministers appears

everlasting life we know it as surely as we

as an angel of light; none other than Satan

are alive physically. Religion is man trying

and his devils. “Religion pure and

to reach God, but Religion pure and

undefiled.” Are you saved, bom again by

undefiled before God is God trying to reach

the grace of God? Are you a child of God

man.

with everlasting life in heaven? I have

See you down the trail.

THE U. S. ARCHER

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__________________ ~7*.the Wkey _____ i— Matt is being presented to the city— of Sparta by Mayor

Berns Sparta Chamber of Commerce Director Sharon Be

Since its beginnings in the summer of 1992, Mathews Inc , has changed the face of the archery industry forever. When Matt McPherson, President and CEO, invented the SoloCam technology, he secured a place in archery history for himself and his company Over the next four years the company has grown an average of 375% per year!!! In the archery industry today, a company that has a double figure growth for a year is considered a success Mathews Inc. has outdone this definition of success. When you grow at such a dramatic rate it is just a matter of time before you need to find a larger facility to fulfill your needs. When all was said and done, the city of Sparta, Wisconsin, became the new home of Mathews Inc. In just four short years, the company had outgrown its facilities in Austin, Minnesota, and Mr. McPherson had decided he wanted to bring his company back to his home state of Wisconsin. When officials from the town of Sparta, Wisconsin, heard that the company was looking to move, they stepped up and made their pitch Town supervisor, Bob Treu, brought Mr. McPherson to the area and that was all it took. On Saturday, July 8, 1995, Mathews Inc. and the city of Sparta, Wisconsin, held a ground breaking ceremony to announce the relocation

of the company to the area. City officials joined Mr McPherson in digging the first holes in what would soon become the new Mathews facility After a few delays, and what seemed like an eternity, the building was completed and the company moved in. After the contents of a number of semitrailers were emptied into the building, and countless hours of organizing and planning were finished, the stage was set for the grand opening ceremonies On Saturday, December 2, 1995, Mathews Inc held their open house and ribbon cutting ceremony Local and state politicians and dignitaries as well as many local residents showed up to show their support and appreciation toward Mathews Inc. In his speech, Mr McPherson thanked his mother for getting his father interested in archery. He told the story of how his mother didn’t want his father to use a gun to hunt with because of the possibility of injury She decided he probably couldn't hurt anything with a bow. so no harm done After that, his father introduced Matt and his brothers to the sport of archery. He concluded his speech by thanking the city of Sparta, his employees, and his parents for making this all possible Then the mayor of Sparta, Walt Riley, and the director of the Sparta Chamber of Commerce, Sharon Berns, presented Mr. McPherson with the key ADVERTISEMENT

to the city. Mr McPherson was also given a plaque from the Sparta Industrial Foundation by its president Warren Isbell. Following these presentations, special guest, Richard "Moose" Spreos of the Wisconsin Department of Development read a letter from the Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson. In his letter, Gov Thompson welcomed Mathews to the state and congratulated the company on their success in the archery industry. The ceremony ended with a prayer and blessing by Pastor David Harms from the Assembly of God Church in Austin, MN In his blessing, Pastor Harms congratulated Sparta on gaining the company. He told the crowd that this company is made up of people with integrity and have a strong belief in family values He concluded by saying how he would miss Matt and his family and that his church was losing its

best musicians. After the prayer was said, the crowd made its way to the front of the building and watched as Matt and his parents had the honor of cutting the ribbon and officially opening Mathews Inc in its new hometown, Sparta, Wisconsin Refreshments were served and over the next three hours the new building was open to the public. Hundreds of people showed up to welcome Mathews and its employees to the area

This is our new building in Sparta, Wisconsin

and got a firsthand look at the building The grand opening ceremonies and the open house were a big success. Along with a new location, Mathews Inc. will have a new line of bows, very aggressive advertising strategy, and add some very respected shooters to its shooters program The Mathews line of SoloCam bows for 1996 will include the MXZ, 3-D Vapor, Ultra Light, the just released Z-Light, and two more bows that will be introduced in Indianapolis. Mathews is known for having advertisements that catch a person’s attention. The company

continues this tradition in 1996 with the Z-Light ad, and a very aggressive strategy. Mathews’ advertising budget has been increased even more in 1996, and the company will advertise in more magazines this year than it ever has in the past Finally, to be successful on the pro level a company must have two key parts, a high quality produce and talented people. Mathews has both of these key ingredients. Their SoloCam bows are of the highest quality and their shooter program is filled with highly talented people Mathews has added some very well known

professionals to their already strong pro ranks. These shooters will help Mathews to become the top company on the pro circuit. Over the past four years, Mathews Inc. has gone from a fledgling company to become a major player in the archery industry. With an ever increasing number of companies entering the SoloCam market, it is important to remember where it all began, in the imagination of one man, Matt McPherson.

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1995 was the year of the Fire Pm. 1996 is the year of the Bright Sight, an improved version of Toxonics' fiber optic pin for big game hunting The Bright Sight fiber optic pins simply gather more light than Fire Pins They are larger in diameter, thus, they gather and ultimately produce more light. That translates to increased hunting time at first and last light when trophy bucks are moving cautiously through the woods Bright Sight pins were invented by Toxonics for several reasons. Hunters asked for a more durable fiber optic pin. The smaller Fire Pins were fragile and susceptible to breaking under stringent hunting conditions For instance, when you put them in your bow case, or even walked through the woods, they were vulnerable. They could bend, even break. The new Bright Sight pins are larger in diameter — twice as large as the old Fire Pin — and it's housed in a clear, plastic housing that protects it from limbs, brush, etc. Now you can store your prized sight in a soft bow case, lower it up and down from a tree stand, and run through the woods chasing elk without worrying about breaking these once-sensitive pins. The rigid pin design is a Toxonics exclusive. “It's what the aggressive hunter needs," said Scott Slates, designer of the Toxonics' Bright Sights. Bright Sight pins are available on a number of 1996 Toxonics hunting sights. Let's take a closer look at a few:

Featuring a three-pin design, this is the most affordable Bright Sight in the Toxonics hunting line. It's easy to adjust and you can slide the pins right and left The Model 148 is sheer quality, machined out of 6061-T6 aluminum. It comes in a black anodized finished “We’re one of the few companies who’s using a black matte, no-glare hunting finish," Slates said. “This sight is built strictly for hunting ” The 148 features a standard dovetail mounting system that fits nicely on any of today's new compound bows. It's a lightweight, yet rugged hunting sight that “gets you started earlier in the morning and keeps you hunting later in the evening" with its incredible light gathenng Bright Sight pins. Dealers should inquire about a special 24-umt discount. Model 149 Double Rail

The Double Rail features a super-strong machined aluminum body with five Bright Sight pins that are easy to adjust on the range, in your backyard, or even in the field. With five Bright Sight pins, hunters can have a separate pm at 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 yards' Model 175 Stalker Here's a tremendous sight and a great value You can move the whole sight — the entire gang of pins — both vertically and horizontally. It's a great hunting sight that will double as a 3-D sight. This medium-priced sight comes standard with five pins. The popular turret design allows the hunter to set his pins as close together as he wishes; a great feature when sighting in today's high-speed bows reaching speeds of up to 300 feet per second For a dealer near you, contact Toxonics Mfg., 1324 Wilmer Road, Dept. USA, Wentzville, MO 63385. Phone (314)639-8500, Fax (314)3278105. (Patents pending).

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Get THE EDGE on the Competition! Introducing THE EDGE target sight by Gibbs

World-class tournament archers across the globe have come to rely upon SURE-LOC sights by the C.S. Gibbs Corporation It wasn’t coincidence that the first ever ‘‘perfect" I BO and NFAA Hunter rounds were both shot with SURELOC sights. New for 1996, C.S. Gibbs Corp, is proud to introduce the SURE-LOC EDGE, a sturdy, ultra light sight that can stand up to the rigors of field, FITA and 3-D competition. The sight should also appeal to budget conscious archers who aren't willing to sacrifice qualify for affordability. "THE EDGE features the precision, reliability and functionality of our top-of-the-lme models with one slight modification," details Steve Gibbs. “Unlike our original SURE-LOC sights, THE EDGE has a lock-down knob on the elevation slide that must be loosened before the sight can be vertically adjusted, and then tightened again before the shot ” The design of THE EDGE's locking mechanism eliminates the “accuracy robbing play" and resulting wear to the sight inherent in virtually every other lock-down model on the market. “THE EDGE will never change its position once it's locked down, and it will always stay in perfect alignment," states Gibbs. Light weight is also a feature of THE EDGE. With the optional six-inch “Lite" extension, the sight tips the scale at a mere six (6) ounces, making it the strongest light-weight sight an archer can buy. “The sight's light weight and strength, combined with its superior elevation locking mechanism, means a tremendous reduction in the vibration that can travel from the bow through the sight," adds Gibbs. “This means the sight and sight aperture, especially a scope, won't be subjected to the damaging shock that a high speed bow can produce" Other features of the SURE-LOC EDGE include: • Many of the same components found on all SURE-LOC models, including the windage unit and quick-release elevation travel button; • Micro (.004 inch) adjustment with each click of the elevation or windage unit;

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Split block design, which allows for easy removal and precise reattachment of sight apertures; • Spiralock taps used on critical threaded holes to prevent bolts from backing out when subjected to vibration; • All aluminum parts machined from 6061-T6 alloy; • Sight bar is milled from a solid piece of aluminum to prevent the mounting head from coming loose, • The angled mounting block repeats exact seating position of the sight bar every time and has an optional upper cable guard configuration; • Choice of 4-inch “Shorty" frame with a 6-inch extension, or 5 14 inch “Target" frame with a 9-inch extension; • Optional 6, 9 or 12-inch “Lite" sight extension available; • Silver or black anodized finish; • #8-32, #10-32 or #8-32 FITA style aperture holders available. The EDGE can be purchased directly from C.S. Gibbs Corporation, or through your local archery pro shop. For more information on the SURE-LOC EDGE or SURE-LOC LITE sights, contact the C. S. Gibbs Corporation by calling 815-624-4130 or by writing to us at our new address at C.S. Gibbs Corp., 592 Quality Lane, Dept. USA, South Beloit, IL 61080.

Great Plains Traditional Bow Company Great Plains Traditional Bow Co. is introducing its new Take Down Long Bow for 1996. This new bow is a result of superb engineering and great craftsmanship. Sleek in design and extremely tops in performance, we feel the Great Plains Take Down is the best TD Longbow available today. This bow is offered in different lengths and several wood combinations. Call or write today and check out all of our line of custom bows or stop by your nearest pro archery dealer and ask about Great Plains Bows Contact Great Plains Traditional Bow Co., 314 W. Foster, Dept. USA, Pampa, TX 79065. Phone (806)665-5463, Fax (806)665-3035.

Barrie’s Extremely Sharp Broadheads

LINDA SMITH AND STEVE DUDLEY OF CRESCENT MANUFACTURING ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING ROCKY MT. PREMIER BLADES FOR SHARPNESS ON THE NEW SHARPNESS TESTER.

Barrie Archery, manufacturer of the popular Rocky Mt Broadhead line, has earned a reputation for having one of the sharpest blades available today According to Bruce Barrie, General Manager, “Barrie Archery in conjunction with the engineering department at Crescent Manufacturing, the long time supplier of Rocky Mt Blades, has developed a blade sharpness tester." It was designed to help monitor the blade sharpening process. Although complicated in design, the theory is somewhat simple The sharpness tester measures in ounces how much pressure it takes to cut through a medium According to Ed Miller of Crescent Manufacturing, “Blade sharpness is somewhat subjective in nature The sharpness tester equates blade sharpness to a statistical variable which can be plotted. Blades coming off the line must fall within an acceptable range. If variation from this range is detected, the line is shut down for minor adjustments." According to Barne, “This is just another example demonstrating that Barrie Archery and our suppliers are committed to a continuous improvement strategy."

CINDY KORB OF CRESCENT MANUFACTURING IS CHECKING A ROCKY MT. GATOR BLADE UNDER THE HIGH MAGNIFICATION OF A MICROSCOPE.

For information contact Barrie Archery, P O. Box 482, Dept USA, Waseca, MN 56093 Phone (507)835-3859, Fax (507)835-5097. *

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS! March 29-31, 1996 National Field Archery Association Tournament and Show For Show Information Contact: Arlyne Rhode 7315 N San Anna Dr. • Tucson, AZ 85704 Phone 800-742-1235 • Fax (520)742-0027 April 19-21, 1996 Atlantic City Archery Classic and Show For Show Information Contact: Arlyne Rhode 7315 N. San Anna Dr. • Tucson, AZ 85704 Phone 800-742-1235 • Fax (520)742-0027 GRAND RAPuYmI

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Bill Jordan, Founder and President of SpartanRealtree, enthusiastically said of Easton’s incorporation

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manufacturer of high performance arrow shafts has

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accessories that are on the market today.” It is no coincidence that this new XX75 comes to

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The News Release and information source from Precision Shooting Equipment TUCSON, ARIZONA

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The Baby-G The Newest Generation G-Force " Arrives! No bow in the history of PSE has had such an immediate impact on customer demand as the PSE G-Force”. And yet, there are still some numbers of shooters out r there who want the G-Force'" W, but can't shoot one since it « isn’t available in the shorter draw lengths. Introducing the Baby-G ". Built on a radically reflexed riser, the Baby-G'" accomodates shooters with draw lengths from 24" to 30” without losing a bit of speed. It is not slower than the G-Force”, nor is it less powerful. The Baby-G'" is simply 5" shorter and more maneuverable than its big brother, perfect for treestand hunting. * If you're ( —looking for speed, you \\\ .• need look \ no further \ than PSE's \\ Maxis’" Cam. % It's the cam % that made the V G-Force1" famous and it will do the same for the Baby-G”. Check out the Baby-G” soon because, believe us, they'll go fast.

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Centerest® Shoot-Thru Arrowrest

Forest Park, Illinois — New Archery Products Corp recently introduced the new Centerest Shoot-Thru arrowrest. This new launcher type arrowrest is micro-adjustable, uncomplicated and economically priced. It is an excellent rest for both bowhunters and competition shooters The one feature that sets the Centerest ShootThru apart from other rests in its class is instant replaceability in the field, without tools and without effect on sight settings. No more ruined hunts or competitions due to broken or bent support arms Centerest Shoot-Thru is easy to install and tune and is micro-adjustable — by hand It allows for independent vertical and centershot adjustments. Using the large, comfortable knurled nut, you can adjust centershot in ten thousandths inch increments without losing vertical settings, and adjust vertical settings in 5 degree increments without losing centershot adjustment. The Centerest Shoot-Thru's support arm cradles the arrow shaft securely and delivers outstanding fletching clearance The rest also has built-in launcher action, an important feature for the release shooter. It will accept arrows 2013 and larger and is made of durable synthetic material for quiet performance — no need to cover it with shrink tube or moleskin. The Centerest Shoot-Thru is also reversible, so one model fits both right and left hand bows. Replacement arrowrests are also available. For more information on N A.P.'s Centerest® Shoot-Thru Arrowrest contact New Archery Products Corporation, 7500 Industrial Dr , Dept. USA, Forest Park, IL 60130. Phone (708)488-2500, Fax (708)488-2515.

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New for ‘96 Ballistimat Range™ Target Reduces Arrow Speed Gradually Looking for today's most durable target that easily stops any arrow? The new Ballistimat Ranger™ from American Whitetail Targets is designed using multiple materials to absorb an arrow’s energy in stages. The long-lasting, durable target offers easy arrow removal and is perfect for the range or backyard. The Ballistimat Ranger uses an outer section of conventional ethafoam, followed by a unique section of foam molded with ballistic strands for absolute stopping power. Thousands of the elastic strands are molded into each Ballistic Disk Using these exclusive dual cores, arrows are stopped through a graduating reduction of speed. The outer section of B-120 rolled foam absorbs about 70 percent of an arrow's energy, while the Ballistic Disk absorbs the remaining 30 percent This gradual reduction of arrow impact results in vastly increased target life. No other target performs like the Ballistimat Ranger. It will stop thousands of carbon or aluminum arrows from today's fast and powerful bows without affecting stopping power The Ballistimat Ranger can be used by individuals or commercially and can be easily stacked for multiple use in range situations. Arrows are held firmly on impact for precise and accurate scoring, yet can be removed easily and without strain. Target modules measure 24" x 24" and both inserts are replaceable. The Ballistic Disk may be removed for broadhead use.

For more information contact American Whitetail Targets, P O. Box 244J, Dept USA, Ferdinand, IN 47532. Phone (812)937-7185, Fax (812)937-4157.

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The Shark — an All-New Caliper from Scott

For information on Dealers, Ranges, Clubs, AMO Members, Hunting Seasons, and much more.

Scott Archery has introduced an all-new true caliper release aid, the Shark. Its perfectly matched dual jaw movement and roller sear design offer consistency and rugged durability.

The Shark features a built-in shaft adjustment to achieve the perfect release-to-strap length for comfortable and accurate shooting. Trigger pressure is also totally adjustable. The pivoting head is constructed of the highest quality aluminum and heat-treated steel for extended life. Only the finest components are used to make the Shark a release you can count on, shot after shot The Shark is available in anodized Black, Red, Gold, Blue, Green and Purple It can be used with all Scott straps and molded grip. Contact Scott Archery Mfg., Inc., 101 Tug Branch Rd., Dept. USA, Clay City, KY 40312. Phone (606)663-2734. Fax (606)663-4615. *

Muzzy’s New Slatemate A Boon to Turkey Hunters

Muzzy Products, known for it's innovative line of rough broadheads, has once again come up with a product to help make hunting more rewarding. The new Slatemate is a unique item that allows the turkey hunter to secure any of the slate or box calls on the market to a leg. This allows the hunter to use the call with one hand while keeping the weapon of choice at the ready Slatemate minimizes movement while letting the hunter continue calling to bring the turkey in much closer than ever before Said inventor John Musacchia Sr., “The Slatemate is a remarkable product in that it lets the turkey hunter secure any box or slate call to the person in a convenient position for calling. With the Slatemate in this position the hunter can call the bird in close while remaining at a ready position for taking the shot By using only one hand to call, the Slatemate minimizes movement that is a dead giveaway to the turkey hunter.” Slatemate is made of a tough, sound resonating glass filled polypropylene with adjustable nylon straps. The Slatemate will accept all slate or box calls currently available For information see your local dealer or Muzzy Products, 110 Beasley Rd., Dept. USA, Cartersville, GA 30120. Phone (770)387-9300.

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Vens News and information for members of the National Archery Association

USA Secures Final Olympic Quota Slots by Colleen Walker Mar

U.S. Distance Medalists: Judy Glaser (silver, 30 meters),

Coach Sheri Rhodes (right) discusses team-round strategy’ with

Ruth Rowe (gold, 60- and 50-meters and bronze, 70-meters),

Janet Dykman (left) and Jessica Carlson.

Janet Dykman (gold, 70-meters and silver, 60-meters) The United Slates sent a team of four women to Mexico City, Oct. 31 -Nov. 5 with a very clear mission: secure two country quota slots for the 1996 Olympic Games.

The team accomplished its mission, earning the final two (of three possible) slots at the Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournament of

the Americas (CQT). The top three male and top three female competitors at the CQT earned slots, with a maximum of two per country permitted. The U.S. men secured the maximum of three slots for the Olympic Games with a third-place

team finish al the 1995 World Target Championships in August in Indonesia, while the women secured one at that event (Denise Parker’s 20th-place finish). With the final two women's slots secured, the USA will now send a full contingent to the '96 Games.

Ruth Rowe finished first in the event, defeating teammale Janet Dykman for the gold. 106-98. Mexico's Erica Reyes finished third,

defeating Columbia’s Maria Victoria Echavarria, 105-103. Rowe, Dykman and Reyes earned country slots. "We knew after the semis that we had our two slots,” said Dykman. “I felt like this big.

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huge, weight just came oft'my shoulders. It was just such a wave of relief. We all got into a circle and we just screamed.” Rowe felt a relief as well. “Il was a little difficult for me to get focussed

on the gold-medal match because the thing we were sent to do was accomplished in the semis. Il was a good training, especially for me because al Pan Ams I came up against Denise (Parker) and 1 didn't know whether I could get past her

This Issue Pages 57 - 72 • USA Secures Olympic Slots

— 57

• Message from President Stevenson

— 58

• 1995 Athletes of the Year

— 60

and when I did 1 had a bit ofa letdown. Knowing what I had done at Pan Ams, I knew what to do

• 1996 US AT Announced

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• 1996 US AT Team Selection

— 65

in this situation.”

• New NAA Members

— 66

"We knew after the semis that we had our two slots... We all got into a circle and we just screamed.” Janet Dykman Rowe won the silver medal at the '95 Pan

• NAA Flight Championships

— 67

• NAA College Division News

— 68

• All-American Team Wins

—68

• Coaches Seminar

— 69

• End Notes

— 70

• Tournament Calendar

— 70

American Games and was a member of the goldmedal team but this was her first international win since her return to competitive shooting in 1993 after an eight year layoff. Not only that, but she shot her first 1300 ever.

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NAA OFFICERS Thomas Stevenson. Jr.. President c/o Stevenson Catalina Inc. 7493 N. Oracle Rd. Ste. 211 Tucson. AZ 85704 (520)297-6431 H (520)797-2531 W (520)797-6820 Fax

Thanks To Our Mexico City Heroes by Tom Stevenson, Jr. The Untied

Slates will be sending a full team to the 1996 Olympic Games

Jane Johnson. Vice President 527 NW 38th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73118-7032 (405)524-8887

Roy Nelson, Treasurer 24665 Glenwood Drive Los Gatos. CA 95030 (408)353-4303

in Atlanta thanks to some heroic efforts of our shooters in

NAA STAFF Robert C. Balink, Executive Director Christine McCartney, Director of Programs Linda Marten, National Events Coordinator Colleen Walker Mar, Communications One Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone (719)578-4576 FAX (719)632-4733

NAA BOARD OF GOVERNORS Eastern Region Julia Bowers 2192 Kolb Drive Lancaster. PA 17601 (717)393-5926 Robert Ryder 1210 Edgewood Dr. Harrisonburg. VA 22801 (703)433-3150

Northern Region Don Branson 884 Heatherbrook Ct. Wheaton. IL 60187 (708)682-8488 Norman Graham 6302 Lovejoy Rd. Perry. Ml 48872 (517)655-4755 Southern Region Jane Johnson

Richard Stonebraker 16202 El Camino Real #1103 Houston. TX 77062 (713)488-3527

Mexico City. The NAA sent a President Tom Stevenson, Jr.

women's team to the recent

Continental Qualifying Tournament held in Mexico City, Oct. 31 - Nov. 6, in our last chance to quality for second and third U.S. women's spots. The team members - Jessica Carlson, Janet Dykman, Judy Glaser, Ruth Rowe, Natalie Wells, Coach Sheri Rhodes, Team Manager Teresa Brothers and Assistant Coach Lisa Franceen - brought home the spots in what was described as one of the toughest pressure situations they have ever faced. To win the two spots our women had to finish in two of the top three positions at the tournament. To add to the pressure, this tournament had all the other countries from North, South and Central America all competing for these same three positions. Some of these countries have no shooters going to the Games and wanted desperately to gain these positions

as well. Needless to say it was an emotional and pressure-filled environment.

USOC Athlete Advisory Council Representative Allen Rasor Jr. ARCO Training Center 1750 Wueste Rd. Chula Vista, CA 91915 (619)482-6260 ext. 6452

NFAA Representative Paul Double 8129 Bennett Branch Rd. Mt. Airy. MD 21771 (301)829-2842

National Championship Tournament Director Thomas Green 9830 Tavemor Rd. Wilton. CA 95693

The U.S. team earned a fill I three men’s spots and one women’s spot at the 1995 World Championship. Qualifying for the men by

finishing third in the team round were Jay Ban s, Rick McKinney and Lonny King. This earned the U.S. the three full men’s spots for the

Olympic games. For the women, Denise Parker finished 20th individually to earn the sole women’s spot - until Mexico City. The event in Mexico City was our last chance to send a full women’s team to the Games and the team came through. This great success leads to the continuation

of our Olympic Team selection process. We are currently down to the eight men and eight women finalists. They will compete through most of this spring for the three men's and three women’s spots. Being able to send a full team to the Games was a great accomplishment. Not only will be have three men and three women competing individually, we will also have a men’s and a women’s team for the team event. Earning these final slots was tremendous. It is my hope that our shooters and staff

which were involved with qualifying the U.S. for slots in the Games could get a great big personal thank you from all of us. They deserve it!

National Archery Association.

COA Compound Team Announced The NAA has announced the compound archers who will compete at the Championships of the Americas, May 14-19 in Mexico City.

NAA Active Archer Athlete (Olympic) Position to be determined Elite Compound Archer Sandy Gottlieb 269 Adler Court Azusa, CA 91702-6226 (818)969-9291

spots through performance. No longer can every country just send a team.

Tom Stevenson, Jr. is President of the

Western Region Thomas Stevenson Jr. Carol Strausburg 11893 Mansa Ct. Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714)435-1757

It is a new ball games for all countries, since FITA changed how archers get into the Olympic Games. Each country now has to qualify for

The men arc Stewart Bowman, Tom Crowe, Christian Roberts-Olsen and Matt Cleland. Anne Bessette, Ann Hooper, Linda Klosterman and Nancy Zorn will make up the women’s team. ®

FITA Records Olympic

50-Meters: Myung-Hwa PARK; Korea; Sept.

Event: Name; Country; Date: Venue; Record; Previous Record

Olympic Round Match Total (72 Arrows):

15, 1995; Chung-Ju Korea; 341; 340.

OUTDOOR - Men Olympic Round Match Total (72 Arrows):

Ziaozhu WONG; China; June 1995; Jakarta,

Young-Sung SHIM; Korea; Oct. 1995; Ye-Chun, Korea; 685; 678.

Olympic Round Team Match Total (3x27 Arrows): KOREA (Kyung-Wook KIM, Mi-

OUTDOOR - Women FITA Round: Jung-Rye KIM; Korea; Sept.

Chun, Korea; 735; 728.

Indonesia; 667; 655.

Kyung KWON, Young-Ok OH); Oct. 1995; Ye-

1995; Chung-Ju, Korea; 1377; 1375.

Honorary President Clayton B. Shenk

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Janet Dykman (left) and Ruth Rowe faced each other in the gold-medal match.

OLYMPIC QUOTAS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 57

“I was emotionally balanced and on track in the elimination rounds," she said. “I’m learning how to manage my adrenaline. I used to get

correct. Initially, going into 30 meters, one score was off. To be able to make the right decision and to have the confidence in myself to say a

adrenaline and tense up and now they’re separate.”

six or less was stressful." .Judy Glaser was eliminated by Reyes in the quarterfinals, 92-89. Jessica Carlson lost to Caroline LaBrccque of Canada in the 1/8 elimination of 16 archers, 144-140. “Everybody was doing the best with what they had," said Rhodes. “And they realized that

Coach Sheri Rhodes was tracking Dykman’s scores in relation to the other competitors’ during the FITA Round. She decided Dykman needed only a score of six on one arrow in that last end. Until this point, Dykman was on track for a 1300. On her last end at 30 meters, she shot a seven and did not shoot her last two

arrows. The resulting score gave her a position entering the direct elimination that would benefit the U.S. team’s chances of placing two archers in the top three. “You would think it would make you nervous but it gave me more confidence," said Dykman. “I was very confident in Sheri.

1 gave up a 1300, but that’s not what I went to do. I knew before we went there that dumping some arrows was a possibility. The whole purpose of us going there was not to get medals but to get those two slots. You don't want to be knocking your fellow Americans out too soon because you want everyone in the best position to get those slots.” Rhodes said the CQT was one of her most challenging coaching assignments ever.

there was pressure and there wasn't pressure. To shoot the FITA, there wasn’t pressure there but there definitely was pressure to place well.” In the men's event, Mexico secured two slots with Adolfo Gonzalez defeating Andres Anchondo for the gold 110-104. Canada's Kevin Sally finished third with a 110-108 victor}' over teammate Rob Rusnov. The CQT was the final opportunity for countries in North and South America to earn slots for the Games through competition. However, an international commission which will include representatives of the International Olympic Committee and the international archer}' federation (FITA) will distribute three men’s and three women's development slots for the Games. These worldwide development slots are intended to encourage the development of

“That’s probably more pressure than I've been under as a coach,” she said. “We were

archery in countries that did not eam slots. Weather Report: The weather was almost an archer’s dream. It was cool in the morning

working with a scoreboard that wasn’t always

and warmed up nicely — the temperature was

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very comfortable. There was very little wind. “There were flags on targets and flags on three flagpoles considerably higher another 70 yards or so behind the targets where there was also some sort of wall,” said Rowe. “It was maybe 15 feet high I don’t know whether it was a factor or not. One day we had some wind. The flags on the big poles weren't showing much, but there was a very big discrepancy between what you were seeing on those and the target flags.” Rowe also said that before the tournament the field had a fair amount of rain and the field did not drain well. Still, it was not as muddy as the ’95 U.S. Target Championships. Other Team Members: Natalie Wells traveled with the team as its alternate. Teresa Brothers served as Team Manager and Lisa Franceen of the U.S. Olympic Committee's sports psychology department, went as an Assistant Coach. The trip to the Continental Qualifying Tournament was made possible by a 1995 Contingency Grant from the USOC.

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1995 Athletes of the Year Announced in October secured a position on the Olympic Training Team, from which the 1996 Olympic Team will be selected next June. Eliason was a member of the ’72 Olympic Team and has been a member of 20 U.S.

international teams.

Janet Dykman Dykman won four medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in March. She was the

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individual gold medalist and a member of the gold-medal team and also won the silver medals

in the 50- and 30-meter events. Dykman won two of the four elimination rounds at the World Target Trials in June to

finish first.

She was a double gold medalist at U.S. Olympic Festival-’95, winning both the Janet Dykman

Ed Eliason

The NAA has announced its 1995 Athletes of the Year. Ed Eliason was named Male Athlete of the Year and Janet Dykman was named Female Athlete of the Year.

Ed Eliason Eliason won five medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina in March. He won the silver medals at 50- and 30-metcrs and the bronze at 70-meters before

going on the win the individual men's gold medal. Additionally, Eliason was a member of the gold-medal team that extended the U.S. domination of Pan Am team events.

individual and team competitions. At the 1995 U.S. Target Championships, she

A Iso in March, he was a member of the gold-

finished third. She Finished sixth at the West Region

medal men's team at the 1995 World Indoor

Olympic Training Team Trials in August, then

Championships. As the alternate for the 1995 World Target Championships team, Eliason competed with

12th at the semifinals in September. At the finals, Dykman won three out of four elimination rounds and finished third in another

the team at the Golden Arrow Tournament in Turkey prior to the Worlds and won the men's

to finish in first place and earn a spot on the Olympic Training Team.

individual event. On the national level, he finished fourth at

Dykman secured a country quota slot for the U.S. at the Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournament of the Americas in November. ©

the 1995 U.S. Target Championships. Eliason finished third at the West Region Olympic Training Team Trials at the end of

August, then was eighth al the semifinals in September. His eighth-place finish at the finals

Sports Science Update The

1996

Olympic

Training

Team

participated in a four-day camp in January, complete with testing by the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Sport Science & Technology Division. Three major tests were done simultaneously on the archers' first six arrows of a FITA Round

and last six arrows of the same FITA Round. They were tested for basic stability for shooting, shoulder alignment and temporal (timing) pattern for shooting. In the basic stability for shooting test, archers shot their arrows while standing on a force platform which was connected to a computer. A report was produced telling in which direction

and how much each archer swayed in the half second before the shot and the half second after.

archers would be approximately 10 degrees. This is of interest to the archery community

It also told how far the archer's center of gravity moved during and after a shot. “We’re still working on figuring out what this means because this is the first lime we've worked with the elite archers,” said Sarah Smith,

because Smith’s group theorizes that some rotator cuff injuries could be caused by a larger

the Sport Biomechanist who led the testing. “Fatigue did not seem to make a difference to these archers.”

out to the side and the bow siring should come in as close as possible,” said Smith.

Testing shoulder alignment was done by an overhead camera. The scientists looked at each archer’s bow-arm shoulder alignment prior to release and just after. The theory is that the angle of the bow arm to the shoulder for this group of

angle between the bow arm and shoulder. Archers left with videotapes. “Our theory is that the arm should be straight

Also tested was the consistency of each archer's liming pattern from reaching the anchor position to clicker to release. “One archer we tested had a reaction lime

that increased,” Smith said. “But we know that an archer's reaction time needs to be consistent.”

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1996 USAT Announced The NAA has announced its 1996 U.S. Archer}' Team. Both senior and junior archers

Justin Huish, 21, Simi Valley, Calif.

were named to the team in the recurve and compound disciplines. The senior recurve team is comprised of the

Following are brief biographies on each team member.

Senior Recurve Men Jay Barrs, 33, Salt Lake City, Utah Gold Medalist, member of the

...

5th

individually at the '92 Olympic

three-time World Target Champion

JOAD Records at 20-, 30-, 40-

four-lime member of the

and 60-meters... '93 Arizona

Stale Champion ... NAA Resident Athlete ... ’93 collegiate National indoorChampion ... four-time USAT member.

Butch Johnson, 30, Woodstock, Conn. ‘92

member

the

Olym

Games member of the

pian ... 4lh individually al

gold-medal team

the '95 World Indoor Champi-

at the ’87 Pan American Games... ’95 Grand Masters Champion... three time

World

Olympic Silver Medalist

... holds the Calif. State

’88 silver-medal team

Four-lime Olympian ... '84

intermediate champion in ’92

same archers that make up the 1996 Olympic Training Team.

’88 Olympic

Rick McKinney, 42, Gilbert, Ariz.

’95 U.S. Target Champion,

gold-medal team at the Pan American Games ... nine-time U.S. Target Champion ...

two-time National .Indoor Champion ... has

competed al more U.S. Olympic Festivals (12) than any athlete in any sport ... three-time Championships of the Americas gold medalist ... ’83 U.S. Olympic Committee Male Athlete of the Year ... 11-time USAT member.

Rod White, 18, Hermitage, Pa. Silver

medalist. '95 U.S. Target

o n s h i p s , member of the go Id- med a I,

Target

Championships Team, winning team silvers in

Championships ... member of the gold-medal,

world-record breaking team...

'87 & ’89 and the team bronze in '95 ...twotime World Field Champion ... three-time U.S.

silver medalist at 70-meters al the ’95 Pan

wo rid-rec ord breaking team at

Target Champion ... four-lime National Indoor Champion ... four-lime U.S. Field Champion

American Games ...'95 National IndoorCham pion, bronze medalist in ’94 ... eight-lime

the ’95 World Indoor

... has been a member of USAT since '84.

Professional Archery Association National Champion ... Il-time National Field Archery

Ed Eliason, 58, Stansbury Park, Utah

Association National Champion ... U.S. Olym pic FestivaI-’95 gold medalist, bronze medalist

Championships two-time Junior World

5 th at the '72

Olympic Games two-time

in ’94 ... four-lime USAT member.

member of the

Lonny King, 31, Grand Rapids, Mich. Two-time

World Target Championships Team... member

World Target Championships Team member. including

of the goldmedal, worldrecord-breaking

medalist

the

Championship ... two-time gold-medalist in the intermediate division at the U.S. Target

Championships ... gold medalist, intermediate division, '95 National IndoorChampionship... three-time USAT member.

Vic Wunderle, 19, Mason City, III. Two-time Junior World Champion

bronze-medal team in '95 and silver-medal

team al the '95 World Indoor Championship ... individual and team gold

won the indi vidual silver, team gold, and 50-and 30-meter

team in ’87 ... 4th, ’94 U.S. Target Champi

medalist al the ’95 Pan American Games, silver

medalist at 50- and 30-meters and bronze medalist at 70-meters ...three-time U.S. Target Champion ... two-time National Indoor Champion ...I I-lime USAT member.

silver

gold medals at the '95 Pan American

onships ... 4th, '94 National IndoorChampionship... three-time All-American ... bronze medalist, ’88 Champi onships of the Americas... five-time USAT member.

Games ... NAA Male Athlete of the Year '94 ... two-time intermediate U.S. Tar get Champion ...’94National IndoorChampion

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Women Judi Adams, 36, Scottsdale, Ariz. ’80

Olym

pian ... silver medalist. '79

World Target Championships

'95 U.S. Target Championships... '94 U.S. Field Champion ... individual and team gold medal

Junior Recurve

ist, U.S. Olympic Festival-'95 ... seven-time

Boys Scott Allen, 15, Fremont, Mich.

USAT member.

Gold medal

Lindsay Langston, 17, Mesa, Ariz.

ist, junior, ’95

Member of

the silver-medal team, ’93 Junior

U.S. Indoor Championship silver

World Championships

medalist, junior,

ship ... ’94 U.S.

Cham bronze

... 3rd. ’95 World Indoor Trials ...

medalist in '92 ... '92 U.S. Field Champion ... '95 Pan Ameri can Games team member, bronze medalist at

gold medalist, junior, '93 U.S.

... bronze medal ist. '92 World Field Champion Target pion.

the '79 Pan Ams ... 11-time USAT member.

Janet Barrs, 26, Salt Lake City, Utah '95 U.S. Field Champion ...'91 col legiate National Indoor Champion, twotime silver

medalist ... '91 U.S. Intercollegiate Champion... ’91 World Indoor Championships Team ... gold medalist. U.S. Olympic Feslival-

Target Championships ... Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame 1994 Special Recognition Award ... two-time USAT member, '96 is first as a senior.

Kathie Loesch, 24, Houston, Texas (Photo not available) '93 World Target Championships Team ... 8th. '95 U.S. Target Championships, 6th in '93 ... 6th, U.S. Olympic Festival-'93 ... two-lime USAT member.

'93 ... six-time USAT member.

Jessica Carlson, 18, Schoolcraft, Mich. (Photo not available)

Qualifying Tournament of the Amer icas, securing a U.S.

bronze medalist and a member of the silvermedal team. U.S. Olympic Feslival-'95 ... five-time USAT member, with '96 her first year as a senior team member.

slot for the *96 Olympic Games individual silver, team gold, 60-meter silver at the '95 Pan American Games... '84 Olympian

... four-lime National Indoor Champion ...twotime U.S. Target Champion ... three-lime U.S. Olympic Festival Champion ... USAT member '77-'84 & ’96.

Janet Dykman, 42, El Monte, Calif. ’95

Pan

American Games indi vidual and team gold medalist, also won 50- and 30-meler silvers

four-time World Target Championships

team member ... bronze medalist,

Championship 8th, intermediate, ’95 U.

Target

Championship, 1st as a junior in ’93 member of the silver-medal team al U.S. Olympic Festival-’95 ... three-time Jr. Elite USAT

member.

Zachary Brummel, 17, Fremont, Mich. Silver medal

ist, intermediate,

'95 JOAD Indoor Championship 4lh,

Ruth Rowe, 48, McLean, Va. Gold medal ist, '96 Conti nental Olympic

'95 U.S. Target Champion ... NAA Resident Athlete ... gold medalist, ’95 Golden Arrow Tournament (Turkey)... '94 intermediate National Indoor Champion ...’95 intermediate JOAD National Champion ...

'95 JOAD Indoor

Natalie Wells, 31, San Jose, Calif.

intermediate, '95 Indoor Championship.

Brad Fiala, 15, Chatham, N.J. (Photo not available) Gold medalist, junior, ’94 & '95 U.S. Target Championship... I st, junior, '95 National JOAD Championship , 3rd in '94 ... 1st, junior, '94 &

’95 East Regional JOAD Outdoor... 4th, junior. ’95 National Indoor Championship, 6th in ’94 ... 3rd, junior, ’95 National JOAD Indoor Championship... 2nd, junior. '95 East Regional Indoor, 3rd in '94 ... 1st, ’95 East Regional JOAD Indoor.

Two-time silver medalist, California Stale

Championships (’94, ’95) ...4th, ’94

’95

California Cup

...

8th,

Pacific

’95 Coast

Championships.

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Mike Pendola, 16, Kalamazoo, Mich. Fourth, jun ior, ’95 JOAD National Cham

Girls Dawn Chudy, 16, Media, Pa.

National Indoor Championships

Target Champi

... 2nd, junior division, ’94

onships, 3rd as an intermediate

medalist, inter nt e d i a t e , Michigan State JOAD

Championships ... gold medalist, intermediate, '95 Michigan State Indoor FITA Champion

JOAD Eastern Regional ... 2nd, ’94 Pa. Stale Outdoor JOAD Championships ... USOF-’95

ships ... 3rd. intermediate, '95 National Indoor Championships ... 4th, intermediate, ’95 U.S.

team.

Indoor JOAD Championship.

Sarah Hoffman, 18, New Haven, Conn.

Greg Rydzewski, 18, Brookhaven, Pa. Junior

World

World Champi

Championships Team ...silver

onships Team ... 1st, junior divi

medalist, intermediate. ’95

sion, ’92 U.S. Target Champi

U.S. Target Championships,

onships ... 3rd, intermediate,

bronze medalist in ’93 & ’94,

’93, ’94 & ’95 JOAD National

3rd, intermediate, ’93 & '95 JOAD National

Indoor Championship ... four-time member of the Jr. Elite U.S. Archery Team.

and JOAD Indoor Championship. silver medalist in both events in ’94 ... bronze

medalist, intermediate, "95 U.S. Target Championships ... gold medalist, intermediate, ’94 Pacific Coast

Championships ... gold medalist, intermediate. ’94 California State Outdoor Championships... three-time Jr. Elite USAT member. Member of the ’94 Junior

... 2nd, ’93 & '95 intermediate. National IndoorChampionship...

National Indoor

Championship

Championships ... 8th, '94 Junior

World Trials ... 1st, ’94 Outdoor

Championships

medalist, intermediate, ’95

National JOAD Indoor

in ’95 ... gold

’94

Gold

1st, junior division, ’94

pionships ... 4th, junior, ’94 U.S.

Indoor

Natane Norberg,18, Simi Valley, Calif.

Jennifer Popp, 17, Millstadt, III. (Photo not available) Gold medalist, junior. ’93 JOAD Indoor Championships, bronze medalist as an

intermediate in ’94 and 8th as an intermediate in ’95 ... silver medalist, junior, ’93 National Indoor Championship and National JOAD Championship ... silver medalist, junior. ’93

U.S. Target Championships, 6th as an intermediate in ’94 ... two-time Jr. Elite USAT

member.

gold medalist as

a junior in ’92 ...4th, intermediate, '93, '94 & ’95 JOAD National Championships, silver medalist as a junior in ’92 ... gold medalist,

Karen Scavotto, 13, Enfield, Conn. 2nd, junior.

’95 JOAD National Indoor

intermediate, '94 National Indoor Championships and JOAD Indoor Championships ... four-time Jr. Elite USAT member.

Championships ... 3rd, junior, ’95 National

Amy Neyhard, 17, Broomall, Pa.

Indoor Championships

Jay Wimberly, 16, Lolita, Texas

(Photo Unavailable) ’95 JOAD National Champion, intermedi ate ... 2nd, intermediate, ’95 U.S. Target Championships ... 1st, intermediate, ’94 & ’95 South Regional Indoor... 1st, intermediate. ’95 Las Vegas Open ... ’95 Texas State Outdoor Champion ... '94 & "95 Texas State Indoor Champion ... 2nd, ’95 Outdoor South Rcgionals.

1st, ’95 East Region Cham

...1st. junior, ’95 U.S. Target

pionships ... 3rd, intermediate. ’95 National Indoor

Championships and National

JOAD Championships.

Championships

... 1st, inter mediate, East Region JOAD Outdoor

Championships ...3rd. intermediate, ’95 National JOAD Championships ... 10th at the Final Olympic

Training Team Trials, 15th at the semifinals.

Tracy Winterhalter, 16, Dorr, Mich. Silver medal ist, junior. North Region Outdoor Championship

’94 ... advanced to Olympic Training Team Trials semifinals.

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Senior Compound Men Jeff Button, 32, Cottage Grove, Wise.

Humberto Keeme, 49, Phoenix, Ariz.

Member, *94 World Field Championships team ... silver medalist. *93

U.S. Target Championships silver

medalist. *93 & *94 U.S. Field Championships bronze

Fourth. ’95

ist, ’94 Arizona Cup ... gold

U.S. Target Championship

medalist, *95 Grand Canyon

... gold medalist, ’90 U.S. Field

State Games ...

Championship

silver medalist, ’95 Costa Rica Cup ... silver

... gold medalist, '91 National Indoor

medalist,

Championship.

*95

U.S. Field Championships

...

silver

medalist,

’95

Pacific

Coast

Angela Moscarelli, 14, Suisun City, Calif.

Championship.

medalist. *93 NFAA Indoor Championship and *93 PAA Outdoor Nationals ... 10th, *95 World Target Trials ... gold medalist, *93 National

John Vozzy, 33, Waterford, N.Y.

Gold medal

Silver medalist,

US AT member.

World Target Championships, and a member of

Tom Crowe, 47, Molalla, Ore. First compound

the silver-medal team ... silver

shooter to win the U.S. Target,

medalist, *95 U.S. Field Championship

Indoorand Field Championships in the same year

team ... silver medalist. *94 National Indoor Championships ... gold medalist, ’94 World International Field Archery Association

Championships/Pro Unlimited Class ... gold medalist, *95 Atlantic City Archer}' Classic, ’95 Arizona Cup and ’95 Utah Open.

Dave Hale, 39, Red Lion, Pa. Gold Medal ist. ’94 National Indoor Championship ... 4th, ’94 Championships of the Americas Trials... 6th, *95 U.S. Target

Championships, 5th in *95 and 4th in ’93 ... 12th, ’95 World Target Trials ... first archer to make both recurve (’82) and compound (’95 & ’96) USAT

ist, ’95 World Target

’95

Indoor Championship. 7th in ’95 ... three-time

(1995) ... 4th, *95 World Target Championships and a member of the silver-medal

Sandy Gottlieb, 41, Azusa, Calif.

Gold medal

Championships

and a member of the gold-medal team ... member of the goldmedal, worldrecord-breaking

team at the ’95 World Indoor

... gold medalist, '94 Big Sky

Championship ... 3rd, ’94 Junior World

Open, ’94 New England National Archery Festival, ’95 New York Stale Indoor... two-time

Championship ... gold medalist, intermediate, '95 National Indoor Championship . . gold

USAT member.

medalist, intermediate, '95 National JOAD Championship ... holds nine JOAD records ... two-time USAT member.

Women Anne Bessette, 42, Lake Oswego, Ore.

Sally Wunderle, 18, Mason City, III.

Member, *95 World Target Championships

Team ... silver medalist, *94 Arizona Cup ... gold medalist, ’94 Utah Open

and ’95 Arizona

(Photo not available) Member. '94 Junior World Championships team ... silver medalist, intermediate. '93 & '95 U.S. Target Championship ... gold medalist, intermediate. '94 National Indoor Championship ... gold medalist, intermediate, ’94 National JOAD Championship and '93

Indoor JOAD Championship ... three-time

USAT member.

Nancy Zorn, 43, Warrenville, III.

Cup ... 4th, ’95 National Indoor

Gold medal ist, '95 U.S. Target

Championships ... 6th, *95 U.S. Target Championships ... 3rd, *95 U.S. Field Championships.

Championships

and '95 U.S. Field Championships ... member of the '94 World Field

Championships Team... 3rd, ’95 Championships

and

National Indoor '93 U.S. Field

Championships.

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Junior Compound

Boys

Jim Davison, 17, Waterford, Mich. (Photo not available) Gold medalist, intermediate, ’94 Michigan State Outdoor Championship ... gold medalist, intermediate, Michigan State Indoor Championship... 3rd, intermediate, ’94 National

Championship ...5th, intermediate, ’95 U.S. Target Championships ... ’95 Mass, and Conn.

Christian Roberts-Olsen, Portland, Ore.

State Champion in recurve bow.

Member of the 1996 Cham-pionships of the Americas Team.

David Doyle, Williamsville, N.Y. (Photo not available) Silver medalist, Championships.

Honorary Member: '94

Junior

World

Caleb Heller, Wilton, N.H. (Photo not available)

JOAD Championship ... 5th, intermediate, ’94

Mike Maves, 17, Fruita, Colo.

U.S. Target Championships.

Bronze

Michael Byrne,17,Manchester, Conn.

medalist, intermediate, '95

Gold medal ist, intermediate,

U.S. Target Championships

’95 Conn. State JOAD Indoor

3rd, intermediate,

Championship intermediate, ’95 JOAD Indoor

National Indoor Championships 5th,

Regional ... 5th, intermediate, ’95

National JOAD

2nd,

JOAD Indoor Championship

Girls Jamie Van Natta, 17, Davisburg, Mich.

(Photo not available) Silver medalist, intermediate, '94 & ’95 National JOAD Championships ... two-time USAT member. ®

intermediate, '95

Championship ... 1st, ’95 NFAA Sectional,

Southwest Region.

... 3rd, intermediate, ’95 National JOAD

1996 USAT Team Selection At the November 1995 Board of Governors meeting, it was decided to select a 1996 U.S. Archer}' Team based upon tournaments in that calendar year. This will be in addition to the 1996 USAT selected from 1995 tournaments.

comprised of the top five male/female archers.

Junior division score across to the intermediate division.)

Junior USAT Olympic and Junior Compound Teams

Pass the 12-minute Cardiovascular Fitness Test.

The USAT Compound team will be

Points will be determined by placement at required tournaments. If you place first, you will

•

JOAD National Indoor

USAT Olympic and Compound Team

• • •

National Indoor Jr, World Trials JOAD National Outdoor

•

National Target The best three finishes of the above-listed

the FITA Olympic Round will be listed the same and the two socres (qualification round and

FITA Olympic Round) will be added together and divided by two to determine points earned

The best three finishes of the above listed

tournaments will be used. Only one indoor tournament may be used. At the National Outdoor, you must determine if you will compete in the adult division to be

tournaments will be used, two of the three finishes must be outdoor events.

on the USAT, or the Intermediate division to be on the Junior USAT. Scores will no longer be

Additional requirements: I) Post the following score in a star FITA -

entered in both categories. An archer may not carry over scores or placements from a competition in one age category' to another if that archer switches from one age division to another during the ranking

comprised of the top five male/female archers in the Intermediate division and the top male/ female archer in the Junior division.

The following requirements were approved for selection to the 1996 teams.

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National Indoor Championship

•

California Cup

• • •

Texas Spring FITA World Field Trials National Target Championship

ladies, 1230 FITA or 615 half FITA; men, 1250 FITA or 625 half FITA. 2) Pass the 12-minute Cardiovascular Fitness

year, (i.e., if you shoot the National Indoor as a

Test The USAT Olympic team will be comprised of the top eight male/female archers.

receive one point; two for second, etc. I fan FITA Olympic Round is also shot, your placement in

in that tournament). The Junior USAT Olympic team will be .

The Junior USAT Compound team will be comprised of the top five male/female archers in the Intermediate division.

All teams will be announced in October or November following the tournament season. ®

Junior and the National Target as an Intermediate, you may not carry the indoor

NAA To Host Level 3 Coach Course in March USOTC. Detailed information and registration

A Level 3 Coach Course is scheduled for March 17-24, 1996 in Colorado Springs at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC). This

form will be mailed to all current Level 2 NAA members. Deadline for accepting applications

course is open to all NAA Level 2 Instructors who wish to advance in the program.

is Feb. 19, 1996. The program schedule for the week will

The course fee for this week-long session is $200. U.S. citizens participating will receive food and lodging at the USOTC at no cost. There is a $40-per-day charge for non-citizens by the

include presentations from renown archery coaches and technicians and will include lectures from U.S. Olympic Committee

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training and injury prevention among other topics. During the week, participants will be divided into six-member teams to work on assigned projects for research and presentation to the class at the end of the session. MJ. Rogers of Carlinville,

III.

coordinating this session and can be reached at (217) 854-2091 for further information. ®

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THE U. S. ARCHER

NAA Flight Championships Oct. 6-8, 1995 Ivanpah Flight Range, State Line, Calif.

Regular Flight (Oct. 6) Men: Regular Flight, 25 kg BowYds-Ft-In/Meters

Drake Flight Medals

I. Sterling Jensen

668-0-11/611.09

archers who exceed or establish a World Regular Flight Record or World Broadhead Flight Record while competing at an NAA Flight

Men: 70 lb. Longbow

Drake Flight Medals are awarded to those male and female flight

1. Don Brown

326-2-7/298.88*

Championship.

2. Giancarlo Marchesini (Italy) 3. Charles Johnson 4. Bert McCune

313-1-11/286.78 290-2-8/265.98

Men

Event

Yds-Ft-In/Meters

Don Brown

286-2-4/262.22

70 lb. Longbow Uni. Longbow

5. Dan Perry

255-1-11/233.75

Don Brown Michael Willrich (England) Uni. Target Giancarlo Marchesini (Italy) 70 lb. Target

326-2-7/298.88 408-1-4/373.47

Women: 50 lb. Longbow

594-0-9/543.39

1. April Moon

271-2-4/253.04*

515-0-3/470.98 Don Brown Unl. Comp. Compos. 619-1-7/566.50 Michael Willrich (England) 50 lb. Target 408-2-2/373.74 Women Event Yds-Ft-In/Meters April Moon 50 lb. Longbow 276-2-2/253.04

2. Gwen Perry

248-1-10/227.33

April Moon

Unl. Longbow

April Moon

Unl. Target

271-2-4/248.52 491-2-2/449.62

April Moon

50 lb. Target

320-2-9/293.46

1. April Moon

276-2-2/253.04* 248-1-10/227.33

2. Gwen Perry

Women: Unlimited Longbow

Regular Flight (Oct. 7) Men: 50 lb. Simple Composite Prim. Bow Yds-Ft-In/Meters 266-2-11/244.11

1. David Hayes

Men: Unlimited Simple Composite Primitive Bow 318-1-0/291.08

1. Charles Johnson 2. David Hayes

1. Don Brown 2. Dan Perry

408-1-4/373.47*

3. Bert McCune

228-1-9/209.01 204-1-2/186.90

366-1-5/335.10

4. Charles Johnson

192-1-1/175.89

247-0-7/226.03

Men: 50 lb. Primitive Simple Composite

Men: Unlimited Target Bow 1. Michael Willrich (England)

594-0-9/543.39**

1. David Hayes

2. Luciano Cecili (Italy) 3. Bert McCune

556-3-0/509.31 430-1-4/393.60#

Men: Unlimited Longbow

Men: 70 lb. Target Bow 1. Giancarlo Marchesini (Italy) 2. Michael Willrich (England)

Yds-Ft-In/Metcrs

277-1-9/253.83

Men: Unlimited Longbow 1. Don Brown 2. Luciano Cecili (Italy)

Broadhead Flight Championships Oct. 8, 1995 Men: 70 lb. Longbow

515-0-3/470.98** 476-2-11/436.14

1. Luciano Cicili (Italy) 2. Giancarlo Marchesini (Italy)

209-2-2/191.77* 259-0-11/237.10 237-2-8/217.54

Men: 70 lb. Recurve 1. Sterling Jensen

262-1-3/239.94

Women: 50 lb. Longbow

Men: 50 lb. Target Bow 1. Sterling Jensen 2. Bert McCune

323-0-3/295.42#

1. April Moon

208-0-6/190.34#

272-2-9/249.56

2. Gwen Perry

165-1-3/151.24

Women: Unlimited Longbow

Men: 33 kg. Compound Bow 1. Giancarlo Marchesini (Italy)

825-0-0/754.38

141-1-3/129.32

1. Gwen Perry

Women: 50 lb. Target Bow 1. April Moon * = World and National Record

320-2-9/293.46*

* = World and National Record

# = National Record

** = World Record # = National Record

For more information, please contact Ration I. Hancock, Secretary/Treasurer. NAA Flight Committee, 2782 McClelland

Westcott Medals

Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. 84106-2238, phone (801) 467-3084.

Westcott Medals are awarded to the three male and three female flight

archers attaining the farthest distances while competing in scheduled NAA hand-held Regular Flight and Broadhead Flight classes. Guest competitors

are not eligible to receive Westcott Medals.

Men

Event

Yds-Ft-In/Meters

1. Sterling Jensen 2. Bert McCune

25 kg. Regular

668-0-11/611.09

3. Don Brown

Uni. Target Uni. Longbow

430-1-4/393.60 408-1-4/373.47

Women

Event

1. April Moon 2. Gwen Perry

50 lb. Target Uni. Longbow

Yds-Ft-In/Meters 320-2-9/293.46

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1996

248-1-10/227.33

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College Division News by Marion B. Rhodes

Women

1996 should be an exciting year for archery

with the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. Congratulations to the current and former

’96 College Nationals

Suzy Barrera, Texas A&M Brooke Berryhill, Texas A&M

978 911

Shae Williams, Texas A&M Holly McCoy, Texas A&M

874 844

Heather Ullery, Texas A&M

830

Compound Men

The ’96 U.S. Intercollegiate Archery

Championships will be held May 15-19 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. Preliminary information will be mailed

to each College Division club of the NAA. For more information, please contact Norm Graham at (517) 655-4755.

New Member School

Brad Gohlke, Texas A&M John Blaschke, Texas A&M

1129 1118

Joey Hart, Texas Tech Jason Gale, Texas A&M

1115 1095

Scott Hausmann, Texas A&M

1087

College Division’s newest member. “(They) have received an AMO grant, have good

Texas Tourney

Jennifer Comedy, Texas A&M Wendy Hamlin, Texas Tech

1022 984

backing from the college administration, and are being coached by Steve Poole,” said Mel Leach. Poole is a former College Division shooter and

Texas’ 1995 College Regional and “Christen The Building” Tournament was held Nov. 11-

Alice Buchanen, Texas A&M

967

Stale Archer of California.

12, 1995. Thirty-seven collegiate archers representing three schools (Texas Tech, University of Texas, Texas A&M) competed,

Team results found Texas A&M sweeping first place in all events. University of Texas

members of our College Division who have made the U.S. Olympic Archery' Training Team.

Six (of the 16) were U.S. Intercollegiate Archery Champions: Judi Adams. Jay Barrs, Lonny King, Rick McKinney, Janet Schaffer, and Vic Wunderle.

with 23 in Recurve Bow and 14 in Compound Bow.

1995 College Regional Results Recurve Men Staten Holmes, Texas A&M

1101

Edwin Shih. Texas A&M Neely Johnson. Texas A&M Mike Valant, Texas A&M Kelly Brawner, Texas Tech

1090 1087 1010 1009

Women

California has gained another new school shades of the 70’s again! Bakersfield is the

New Reps

placed second in men’s recurve and mixed (compound/recurve) teams. Texas Tech compound teams placed second in all compound

The student representatives for the 1995-96 school year arc: Benjamin Bailey, Purdue University, 241 Sheetz Street # 12, W. Lafayette,

IN 47906, (317) 746-5449; and Jen Jordan, James Madison, JMU-Box 3776, Harrisonburg,

divisions. Welcome Texas Tech - we expect to see you at the ’96 U.S. Intercollegiate Archery

VA.

Championships!

for the NAA s College Division. Contact her

Marion Rhodes is the publicity contact at Rt. 65, Box 282, Arapahoe, N.C., 28510, phone (919) 249-2681.

All-American Team Wins All Japan Cup by Bob Ryder The 1995 Japanese National Collegiate

After a long day of travel we checked into a

Individual Championship was held Oct. 3-6, 1995, and the AJSAF Team Cup was held Oct. 7, 1995 at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. Thanks to an invitation from the All Japan Student Archery Federation, a delegation

charming hotel in downtown Osaka with what could only be described as appropriately-sized

including the top three men and lop three women on the ’95 All-American Archery Team were

distance of only 50-meters. After working the kinks out and doing a little fine tuning, a brief trip to the impressive Osaka Castle satisfied our need for a sight-seeing fix.

after the Olympic Round, a format many would like to adopt for the U.S. Intercollegiate Archery' Championships in the future. The first day consisted of a full F1TA Round, starting with 75 men and 39 women. The field was cut to 32 men and 32 women at the end of

The next day we traveled to Nagai Stadium for Official Practice and Opening Ceremonies.

the day. The U.S. team shot well on the first day, with several personal bests being shot.

allowed to compete. Because I had been selected as the College Division’s Coach of the Year, I was fortunate enough to accompany them as team leader. Our trip was made possible by the generous financial support of the All Japan Student Archery Federation, the Archery Merchants and Manufacturers’ Organization, and the National Archery Association. Our men’s team included Vic Wunderle (Texas A&M), Staten Holmes (Texas A&M) and Shane Parker (North Carolina Stale). The women included Lori Mitchell (Arizona State), Anne LaMarche (Texas A&M) and Jennifer Jordan (James Madison).

accommodations. We spent our first day in Japan practicing at the local college practice field which we found allowed a maximum

The tournament organizers were very organized with each team given a specific time period to practice, depending on the region of the country it came from. The Opening Ceremonies were well planned, very beautiful and extremely formal. The universities brought flags that

Opening Ceremonies had more pomp or more circumstance but in the end we all agreed it was beautiful and steeped in tradition. The format of the tournament was patterned

All three ofthe U.S. men made the cut. Shane

Parker shot a new personal best of 1311 and was seeded #1. Vic Wunderle shot a 1269 to earn the #3 seed and Staten Holmes shot a 1243 for the #14 seed.

On the women’s side, Lori Mitchell shot a

averaged six-by-len feet, carried on telescopic flagpoles. The 100-plus tournament staff

while Anne LaMarche shot one of her all-time

members participated, wearing matching blazers and pants or skirts.

personal best 1155 and missed the cut by one

U.S. team members argued whether the

new personal best of 1213 and was seeded #15. highs at 1163 and Jen Jordan shot a new

spot, finishing #33. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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On day two, the hcad-io-hcad elimination

looked so good I had to smile about the fact

teams met early in the elimination rounds with

rounds began and the plot thickened. Vic was shooting well and his groups looked good when

they would not have to shoot against each other unless they both made it to the finals. On day three, Shane and Staten were strong

all team members shooting well. The All-Japan team, the eventual champions, edged the All-

again as they shot their way into the finals. As

performance of the afternoon. The men’s competition saw the All-

he realized he failed to shoot an arrow on one end when it was sitting cockeyed in his quiver. He fought back, but came up one point short in his first elimination round. The next to be eliminated was Lori Mitchell who shot well enough in her match to at least

the weather got stranger, the Americans got stronger and the next thing we knew our hosts had a gold-medal match they least desired -

Shane and Staten shooting to determine the

earn a shootoff but was eliminated when, due in part to the language barrier, she signed her

winner. It was a great match that honestly went down to the last arrow in a blustering wind when

scorecard with the wrong values entered. This provided an emotional ending to a beautiful individual performance to that point. Anne

Shane edged out Staten. The showdown everyone had looked

LaMarche also was eliminated early in spite of

a tough competitive altitude and a great individual performance. Her seed of #31 was loo much to overcome. Shane Parker and Staten Holmes seemed to get stronger and smoother with each shot as they eliminated our hosts, one by one. They both

forward to all week came on Saturday when the All-Japan team and the All-American team,

along with the lop college teams in Japan,

American team with what would be its strongest

American team come out of the blocks strong in the qualifying round to earn the top seed with the All-Japan team the #2 seed. Both teams battled through their elimination rounds leading up to the match everyone was looking forward to. In the finals, the All-American team dropped

the hammer on the first end, shooting an 86 out of 90. And they never looked back. This was

truly the perfect ending to a perfect tournament. We look forward to continuing this great

competed in the AJSAF Cup. The women’s competition started with both the Al’ American team and the All-Japan team

tradition of competition and friendship in 1996.

shooting scores that placed them near the middle

Board of Governors and is the archery

of the pack. As fate would have it, these two

coach at James Madison University.

Bob Ryder is a member of the NAA’s

Coaches Seminar Is Info-Packed Week by M.J. Rogers

and compound bow tuning. Don Branson, NAA Board of Governors and

JOAD Committee member, talked about

individual and club development. Richard Carella showed fine form in demonstrating his Coach Master and ForMaster training aids and was very generous in supplying

all of the participants with a set of these aids. Several U.S. Olympic Committee staff

members also participated, informing the group with up-to-date material in their respective fields. The USOC speakers were: Lisa Franseen (sports psychology), Lori Gilstrap (strength conditioning), Judy Nelson (nutrition), Sarah Smith (biomechanics) and Nick Maskis (sports

seminar attendees.

medicine). Other contributors to the seminar were Bob Mitchell. National Rifle Coach for USA Shooting, and Julia Bowers, NAA Board of

The Sixth Annual Coaches Seminar was held November 11 -19 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Governors liaison to the coaching committee. NAA Executive Director Bob Balink and Director of Programs Chris McCartney fielded questions and Jacques-Andre Morin talked in

Julia Bowers, Board of Governors Coaching Committee liaison, speaks to

The group received a great deal of information in a short period of time, with Bob

Ragsdale starting the week off. He provided information about compound bows.

detail about Canadian programs and his work with visualization. Participants were put into groups and at the end of the week each group presented a paper

Participants put the seminar’s information to work.

Krueger, Riverside, Calif.; Jake Veit, Lawrenceville, Ga.; M.E. Leach, Long Beach,

Calif.; William J. Grant, Los Alamos, N.M.; Del De Meritt, Fairbanks, Alaska; Tom Green,

Wilton, Calif.; Tom Korte, Manhattan, Kan.; Phil Siglin, Jefferson, Iowa; Bob Sears, Canon City, Colo.; Tracy Alan Locker, Reseda, Calif.;

and talk on archery-related topics. Participants: Betty Bakken, Mt. Horeb, Wise; bob Graham, Cathedral City, Calif,;

Steve Allen, Fremont, Mich.

arrow data complete with the new computeraided arrow selection guide. Both Tekmitchov

and Ragsdale also assisted in hands-on recurve

Michael Jenkins, Pasadena, Calif.; John

for the Coach Development Committee.

George Tekmitchov from Easton presented

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1996

M.J. Rogers is the Level III coordinator

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End Notes IMPORTANT DRUG TESTING NOTICE: Selegiline (Eldepryl) has been added

the Allen & Hanbury's Athletic Drug Reference

to the list of banned substances for the U.S.

substance when it actually is banned by the

Olympic Committee. Selegiline was added to

International Olympic Committee and USOC

be held in Tucson, Ariz. in May 1997. The U.S. National Senior Sports Organization (USNSO)

the USOC's list because it metabolizes in the

as a stimulant class substance. Athletes can call

has announced that athletes 50-54 years of age

body to a banned class of stimulants. Athletes

the USOC Drug Hotline (800) 233-0393. Be sure to identify yourself as an archer, as F1TA

are now eligible to participate. To compete, athletes must first qualify at a USNSO State Qualifying Game. For more information about

please note that the use of this substance can result in a positive drug test at competitions both

domestically and internationally. Also note that

'95 lists fenfluramine (Pondimin)as an allowed

has a list of banned substances in addition to the IOC/USOC list.

Senior Olympics: The 1997 Senior Olympics, an event that includes archery’, will

qualifying procedures, call or write USNSO at

12520 Olive Blvd.. St. Louis, MO 63141, phone (314) 878-4900. ®

1996 NAA STAR TOURNAMENT CALENDAR MARCH 1-3

MARCH 8-10

March 23-24

March 24

March 24 or 31

March 29-31

March 30-31

April 6-7

April 7

April 20-21

April 27-28

MAY 3-5

May 5

May 4-5 or 11-12

May 11-12

NATIONAL INDOOR/JOAD (N & S) Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - S) College Station. TX N) Wichita. KS NATIONAL INDOOR/JOAD (E & W) Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - E) Harrisonburg, VA W) Las Vegas, NV Long Star FITA - FITA/FOR Contact Irene Jenkins 512-218-4656 Location - Austin, TX NY State Indoor (Olympic Bow) - Dbl 18Meters Contact Beryl Bergum 716-549-2397 Location - Angola, NY IL State Indoor - 18 Meters Contact Stan Goldys 312-847-4381 Location - Bedford Park. IL Los Angeles City Indoor 25 Meters Contact Karen Cearley 818-782-6445 Location - Los Angeles. CA California Cup - FITA/FOR Contact Brooks Matsuda 916-392-4118 Location - Sacramento, CA NY State Indoor (Compound Bow) Dbl 18 Meters Contact Mary Staebell 716-655-3884 Location - East Aurora, NY AZ State Outdoor - FITA/FOR Contact Kathy Greene 520-297-6731 Location - Mesa, AZ Not the Pokey & Gumby Shoot - 18 meters Contact Karen Cearley 818-782-6445 Location - Van Nuys, CA Ohio State Field/Northern Regional Field Contct Randall Huffman 614-499-3590 Location: Huffman Farm, LaRue, OH Texas Spring FITA - FITA/FOR Contact Irene Jenkins 512-218-4656 Location - Austin, TX PA State Field - FITA Field Contact Eugene Prokop 215-443-9856 Location - Lancaster, PA NATIONAL FIELD/WORLD FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - Tippecanoe, OH May Day Shoot - 18 Meters Contact Karen Cearley - 818-782-6445 Location - Riverside, CA Redbud Open - FITA/FOR Contact Tim Roethler 317-467-4794 Location - Portland, IN Cotton Boll Classic - FITA Contact David Hoffman 209-784-4988 Location - Tulare, CA

JR WORLD TRIALS Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - Salt Lake City, UT MAY 15-19 INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP Contact Norm Graham 517-655-4755 Location - E Lansing, Ml May 18-19 East Gold Cup - FITA/FOR Contact Gerald Taylor 703-968-5768 Location - Bloomfield, NJ May 25-27 Brown County Open - FITA/FOR Contact Norm Graham 517-655-4755 Location - Nashville, IN June 8-9 PA State Outdoor - FITA Contact Eugene Prokop 215-443-9856 Location - Harrisburg, PA June 14-16 UT Summer Games - FITA Contact Randy Smith 801-265-0256 Location - Cedar City, UT June 15-16 Mid Atlantic Outdoor - FITA Contact Gerald Taylor 703-968-5768 Location - Centreville, VA June 15-16 CA State Outdoor - FITA Contact Sandy Gottlieb - 818-969-9291 Location - Long Beach, CA June 15-16 St. Louis Classic - FITA Contact Roy Roff 314-652-2926 Location - St Louis, MO June 15-16 TX State Outdoor - FITA Contact Irene Jenkins 512-218-4656 Location - Austin, TX June 22-23 Northern Regional Outdoor Contact Michael McVicker 419-726-1182 Location - Holland, OH June 29 Eastern Regional Outdoor Contact David McCullough 412-962-1110 Location - Sharpsville, PA JULY 4-9 JR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 or Harry Langston 602-981-5804 Location - San Diego, CA July 6-7 Garden State Games - FITA Contact Eileen Pylypchuk 201-893-8168 Location - Bloomfield, NJ July 6-7 NY State Outdoor - FITA Contact Fred Warner 315-677-9421 Location - Cazenovia, NY July 20-21 Ml State Outdoor - FITA Contact Kathy Hawkins - 517-549-8322 Location - TBA July 20-21 or 27-28 IN State Outdoor - FITA/FOR

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Contact Glen Nixon 219-726-8516 Location - Portland, IN NATIONAL TARGET CHAMPIONSHIP

Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - Orlando, FL

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Cowabunga Shoot - 18 Meters Contact Karen Cearley 818-782-6445 Location - Anaheim, CA August 25 IL State Outdoor - FITA/FOR Contact Don Branson 708-682-8488 Location - Batavia, IL August 31OH State Outdoor/FITA September 1 Contact Jim Shull 614-258-8848 Location - Columbus, OH September 7-8 NJ State Outdoor - FITA Contact Eileen Pylypchuk 201-893-8168 Location - Bloomfield. NJ September 14-15 MSU Fall Classic - FITA/FOR Contact Norm Graham 517-655-4755 Location - E. Lansing, Ml September 21-22 Pacific Coast Championship - FITA Contact Muriel Erlandson 916-362-1332 Location - Sacramento, CA September 29 UT State Outdoor - FITA Contact Randi Smith 801-265-0256 Location - Salt Lake City, UT October 12-13 Duel in the Desert Trials - FITA Contact Kathy Greene 520-297-6731 Location - Tucson, AZ October 27 Pumpkin Shoot - 18 Meters Contact Karen Cearley 818-782-6445 Location - Los Angeles, CA November 1-3 Longhorn Invitational - Dbl 18 Meters Contact Irene Jenkins 512-218-4656 Location - Austin, TX November 2-3 Duel in the Desert - FITA Contact Kathy Greene 520-297-6731 Location - Tucson, AZ November 8-10 FITA East-'96 Contact Skip Phillips - 610-777-6306 Location - Reading, PA November 10 Anniversary Shoot - 18 Meters Contact Karen Cearley - 818-782-6445 Location - Riverside, CA November 16 Turkey Shoot - 18 Meters Contact Karen Cearley - 818-782-6445 Location - Monrovia, CA December 7-8 Wo-Pe-Na Open - 18 Meters Contact Phil Niosi - 201-943-9309 Location - Clifton, NJ December 15 Toys for Tots - 18 Meters Contact Karen Cearley - 818-782-6445 Location Van Nuys, CA Events Subject to Change

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NY State Indoor JOAD (Olympic Bow) 18 Meters Contact Beryl Bergum 716-549-2397 Location - Angola, NY CT State Indoor - JOAD Contact Tricia Johnson - 203-646-0443 Location - Manchester, CT NY State Indoor JOAD (Compound Bow) 18 Meters Contact Betty Bollman Location - East Aurora, NY AZ State Outdoor- JOAD Contact Kathy Greene - 520-297-6731 Location - Tempe, AZ PA State Indoor- JOAD Contact Bud Simon 412-655-7404 Location, Harrisburg, PA JR WORLD TRIALS- JOAD Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - Salt Lake City, UT Southern Regional Outdoor- JOAD Contact Jack Milchanowski 817-236-8720 Location - Ft, Worth, TX

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NY State Outdoor - JOAD Contact Fred Warner 315-677-9421 Location - Cazenovia. NY June 8-9 Ml State Outdoor/JOAD Regional Contact Steve Allen 616-924-3043 Location - Fremont, Ml June 8 GA State Outdoor- JOAD Contact Norma Mills 404-361-8866 Location - Morrow, GA June 14-16 TX State Outdoor- JOAD Contact Tom Parrish 512-471-1272 Location - Austin, TX June 21-23 MA State Outdoor/Eastern Regional JOAD Contact Dolores Arcaro 508-520-3562 Location - Franklin, MA June 22 PA State Outdoor- JOAD Contact Cindy Bevilacqua 610-399-3663 Location - Harrisburg. PA June 29 UT State Outdoor- JOAD Contact Randi Smith 801-265-0256 Location - Salt Lake City, UT NJ State Outdoor- JOAD June 29 Contact Jackie Fiala - 201-701-1251 Location - Bloomfield, NJ June 30 IL State Outdoor- JOAD Contact Don Branson 708-682-8488 Location - Batavia, IL JULY 4-9 JR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 or Harry Langston 602-981-5804 Location - San Diego, CA July 6-7 NY State Joads - JOAD Contact Fred Warner - 315-677-9421 Location - Cazenivia, NY July 12-14 JOAD NATIONAL Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - Austin, TX VA State Outdoor- JOAD August 24-25 Contact Dan Roberts 703-815-8823 Location - Centreville, VA October 12-13 AZ Shootout- JOAD Contact Kanty Greene 520-297-6731 Location - Tucson, AZ December 7-8 MA State Indoor- JOAD Contact Dolores Arcaro 508-520-3562 Location - Franklin, MA Events Subject to Change

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National Ski-Arc Events February 4 Open Seasons Clinic, Lisbon, N.H Contact. Marsha Wyman (603)224-5768 Soda Springs Winter Carnival, Soda Springs, Idaho 10 Contact- Dave Larson (208) 547-3039 17-19 Presidents Day Winterfest, Bryce Canyon, Utah Contact: Ruby's Inn, Jean Seilor (800) 468-8660 Troll Valley Clinic, Farmington, Maine 18 Contact Marsha Wyman (603) 224-5768 Easton Classic (American Birkebeiner), Telemark, Wise. 23 Contact: Mike Frane (310) 316-2062 Lilly Lake Ski Association ‘ Wild Wyoming Race", Evanston, Wyo. 24 Contact: Sam Thornhill (307) 789-4278 1st Annual North East Regional Championship. 25 Bretton Woods. N.H. Contact Marsha Wyman (603) 224-5768 March Bill Koch Festival Clinic, Bretton Woods. N.H. 2-3 Contact: Marsha Wyman (603) 224-5768 Clinic and Race. Rutland. Vt. 23 Contact: Marsha Wyman (603) 224-5768 a

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International Ski-Arc Events February 4 European Cup. Vallouise. France Contact- Bernard Deschamps 33-5585-5778 10-11 Italian Championship, Praly (Turin), Italy Contact: Franco Carminati 39-121-73966 24-25 Arco Club Valdigne, Nevegal, Italy Contact: Franco Carminati 39-121-73966 24-25 Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada Contact. Wayne Carlton (604) 567-4363

Browning’s 1996 Archery Catalog Now Available

March 2-3 Subiaco, Italy Contact: Franco Carminati 39-121-73966 6 Les Rousses (Jura), France Contact: Bernard Deschamps 33-5585-5778 FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:

National Archery Association One Olympic Plaza • Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone 719-578-4621 • Fax 719-632-4733

a micro adjustable platform that can be purchased as a complete overdraw/arrow rest unit or as components that can be fitted to Browning’s 6T6 or BOSS II overdraws. For 1996 Browning has added the BOSS Platform Arrow Rest that takes the principles of the BOSS Overdraw and makes them available in a conventional arrow rest The new BOSS Sight System has been specially designed to fit the new VelociRiser and TechForce risers but excel on any bow The new BOSS 1-Piece and 2-Piece quivers feature Browning's unique BOSS Adjustable Arrow Grippers that allows you to adjust the quiver to match your arrow shaft diameter. There are many more new products shown in the new 1996 archery catalog. To receive this free full color catalog see your local Browning Archery Dealer or write: Browning, One Browning Place, Dept. USA, Morgan, UT 84050. Phone (801 )876-2711, Fax (801 )876-3331 *

by letting you put the razor edge back on broadheads and new BEE WAX, the best treatment for your bowstrings. It's all in this new Catalog now available by writing or calling: Fine-Line Inc., 11220 164th St. East, Puyallup, WA 98374. Phone (206)848-4222

Simmons Publishes First Catalog of 1996 Season!

New Trebark Retail Catalog Now Available

Morgan, UT — Browning’s 1996 Archery catalog is now available Browning proudly introduces its 1996 line of archery products in this 41 page full color catalog that includes compound bows, tournament recurve bows and a complete line of archery accessories with complete specifications. Look for Browning’s new OmniCam™ single cam bows that feature a full 70% let-off for shooting comfort. You'll also see the new BOSS™ Raptor and Spectre™ compounds that feature Browning's new machined aluminum VelociRiser designed for our new line of accessories including a two-piece quiver and two specially designed sights that mount on the sight locking pocket Browning’s new forged aluminum TechForce™ riser is showcased on the new Patriot™ and Dakota™ compounds that also feature the new precision locking sight pockets. The new Fusion™ and Cascade™ compounds feature Browning’s full-offset magnesium SpeedRiser that gives 66% greater view of your target. In the accessory category, Browning has expanded its line of BOSS (Browning Optimizing Shooting System) accessories that started with the BOSS Arrow Rest/Overdraw system that consists of one of three arrow rests attached to

The camouflage revolution began with TREBARK, the first company to design a camouflage pattern exclusively for the hunter TREBARK was also the first to design a pattern using the vertical tree bark concept. Now hunters may purchase a wide variety of clothing direct from this innovative company The 1995 Catalog contains 8 pages full of clothing for hunters in Original, TREBARK UNIVERSAL and new TRAIL-COVER Camouflage patterns. The 1995 TREBARK Catalog is FREE and may be received by calling 1-800-THE-CAMO or writing Bowing Enterprises, Inc., 3434 Buck Mountain Rd, Dept. USA, Roanoke, VA 24014

Fine-Line Offers New Catalog "SOLID AS A ROCK" pretty much says it all about one of archery’s most dynamic companies. The new 8-page, color Catalog is now available to show everyone why FINE-LINE has led the way in tough, no-nonsense equipment for today's archer. Starting with the popular HUNTER and ULTRA-Crosshair Bow Sights this new Catalog covers the versatile HUNTER Bow Quiver, the line of FINE-LINE Self-aligning Peep Sights including the new "STA-BRITE" Peep with large 1/4" aperture, the Honing Guide that saves $$$

Huntsville, AL — Simmons Archery Products, manufacturer of the Simmons Sharks! Arrowheads With An Attitude"™ line of broadheads and the Jerry Simmons tree climbing system, is pleased to announce that its 1995-96 product catalog is now available to dealers and consumers worldwide. “We’ve stepped up to a color catalog to highlight the finest and most select group of bowhunting products available," said Simmons Vice President and Product Manager Don Wilson. “Every one of the dozens of items in our line has been personally field tested and approved by master bowhunter Jerry Simmons. “In the '60s, Jerry Simmons of Jasper, Alabama, began making broadheads for his personal use. One of the first men in his state to take modern bowhunting seriously, Jerry soon built a company founded primarily on products that he developed, products designed to reduce the work involved in enjoying the sport of bowhunting. The unique Simmons

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Woodpecker™ Folding Drill and tree climbing system are examples. Today, Simmons Archery Products is a division of Highlander Archery Products and company founder Jerry Simmons remains actively involved in product development and promotion. For a copy of the new Simmons catalog, write- Simmons Archery Products, PO. Box 19004, Dept USA, Huntsville, AL 35805 or call 1-800-446-4812.

1996 PSE Catalog

The new 1996 PSE catalog features PSE’s complete product line, along with an extensive selection of distributed archery products. This year's catalog is bigger than ever, user friendly, and easy to find what you need. Mossy Oak® Fall Foliage™ camo is offered on the 1996 Synergos™ line, and the CarbonLite™ in addition to Trebark II®. You’ll find matching accessories also available in Fall Foliage™ camo. Competition models feature highly polished risers and brite finish trim In the Infinity line, the G-Force™ now comes in Mossy Oak® Treestand™. Infinity™ competition models also feature highly polished risers and brite finish trim. The Gamesport™ line, long known for its value and reliability features new camo patterns and new eccentrics. Also new for 1996 are the Universal™ recurve and a new line of One-Cam bows. PSE/King™ products offer a new pattern in the highly popular Sonoran™ product line and several new earth tone colors. Many accessories are now available in Mossy Oak® Fall Foliage camo to match your set-up. See the exciting new line of 1996 PSE bows and accessories at your nearest Authorized PSE Dealer and ask for a copy of this great new catalog. For information contact PSE, P. O. Box 5487, Dept. USA, Tucson, AZ 85703. Phone (520)8849065, Fax (520)884-1479.

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‘96 Xi Catalog Available The new full color 1996 catalog is now available from Xi Compound Bows, featunng the exciting new Xi product line. The flagship of the 1996 Xi line is the all-new Velocity V-Max Through a dramatic modification in bow geometry, the Velocity transfers energy to an arrow more efficiently than any bow ever produced The result is a true AMO standard speed no less than 250 feet-per-second. But unlike many fast bows on the market, speed is not gained at the expense of shootability. The brace height is a forgiving 6 1/2 inches. It has an axle-to-axle length of 37 inches. Other exciting new bows include the Legend 44, a long axle-to-axle bow designed specifically

for serious finger shooters, and the Ultra Magnum 80, featuring a let-off of 80 percent that is in demand by many of today's archers. Other new models feature the light and powerful Demon and the new Prodigy SL (straight limb) with draw lengths from 21 to 26 inches to accommodate women and youth archers and bowhunters. For 1996 Xi bows offer the popular Advantage™ camo pattern as well as the new Xi-exclusive Seclusion™ camo. For your Xi 1996 Catalog and a free bumper sticker, send $2.00 for postage and handling to Xi Compound Bows, P. O. Box 889, Dept. USA, Evansville, IN 47706. Phone (812)467-1200, Fax (812)425-1425.

pe MAY 4th & 5th, 1996 f 70 Life Sized 3-D Animal Targets i;

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The Western Classic is a part of the P.A.A. & NFAA pro points tour. In the money shoot, ah classes will be paid out according to the payotl schedule in the NFAA handbook. Money will be accumulated In each class according to the participation In that class.

New for this year is a Seniors Division in all styles & classes for persons 55 years and older. The action starts Friday, May 3,1996 with our Pro-Am which will consist of various events.. Registration will be at 1:00 p.m. with shooting starting at 3:00 p.m. sharp.

There will be separate belt buckle awards for the Trail Shoot & The NFAA Marked 3-D. >-> Come be a part of the best 3-D shoot in the world. »-> All 3-D targets (no paper). >-> Big raffle Saturday & Sunday.

*-» Limited dry camping (on a first come basis) on range. »* First class and discount motels a tew short miles from range. First class RV parking a few short miles from range.

>-> Awards in all classes. »-» 8:00 a.m. starting time both days. »-. Food and beverages available on the range.

>-» 45 targets Saturday and 25 targets Sunday. >-» 2 arrow shoot — scoring 11-10-8. a-> Marked yardages — standardized kills and spots.

»-» Friday Night Dinner.

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Club mileage award.

»-» Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner available.

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»-» High score award tor top man & woman shooter.

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No stopping lor lunch — shoot through._______________ »-» Manufacturers display booths.______________________

TRAIL SHOOT ENTRY FEES: Postmarked After by April 19 April 19

Family (Husband, wile and children under 18) $55 $65 Couple $47 $60 Single $32 $45 Young Adult (iw7) $22 $35 Youth (12-14) $15 $25 Cub (8-n) $10 $10 Pee-Wee (o-n $5 $5 Sat. Only $25 $35 Sun. Only $15 $25

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MONEY SHOOT REGISTRATION FEES:^ Men or Women Individual $100* Men or Women Teams Per Individual $ 50* (100% Pay Backs) 'Individual shooters must also pay trail shoot registration fee. ■•Team shooters must also register as individuals in money shoot.

(Money shooters are not eligible for Trail Shoot awards.)

For Money Shoot information only: Contact Pam (916) 244-3388 or The Bow Rack — (916) 243-5181

Make checks payable to Western Classic Money Shoot; Mail pre-registration in care of Bill Wood, P.O. Box 316, Palo Cedro, CA 96073.

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For Trail Shoot information only: The Bow Rack — (916) 243-5181 or Shasta Valley Archery — (916) 222-6526.

Make checks payable to Western Classic Trail Shoot; Mail pre-registration in care of Bill Wood, P.O. Box 316, Palo Cedro, CA 96073. Phone (916) 547-3119

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Regular Trail Shoot & NFAA 3-D Nationals Entry Form' This registration form may be used by all members of the same family. Registration must be postmarked on or before April 19. Those registering after this deadline are asked to do so at the tournament site. Please note the penalty for registering late, so be sure to pre-register. WESTERN NFAA CHECK CLASSIC NATIONAL 1

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MONEY SHOOTERS — Make checks payable to: WESTERN CLASSIC MONEY SHOOT Mall pre-reglstration In care of Bill Wood, P.O. Box 316, Palo Cedro, CA 96073.

For MONEY SHOOT information only:

Contact — The Bow Rack or Pam Severtson

(916) 243-5181 (916)243-3388

**If your registration is incomplete or illegible we will call you collect in order to complete it.

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MONEY SHOOT PROGRESSIVE PAYOFF FOR • FS, FSL, BH, BHFS, BHFSL, TRAD — Longbow 8< Recurve. • MONEY SHOOT TEAM EVENT** PROGRESSIVE PAYOFF FOR • FS, FSL, BH, BHFS, BHFSL, TRAD — Longbow 8< Recurve. • Anyone who places in the top 5 places each year in the team events cannot partner up with another person from the top 5 positions from any year. This will stop

team domination and promote growth within the team events, so the prize money will go up accordingly. fl &

>4 EASTON WESTERN CLASSIC 3-D TROPHY <-K Presentation Sunday May 5th

All Western Money Shoot Champions will receive the Easton sponsered trophy along with the Top Prize money. This will include Individual and Team 1 st place championships for both men and women.

For color catalog on complete Golden Key line for 1996 send $2.00 to:

Golden Key-Futura, Inc. P. O. Box 1446 • Dept. USA • Montrose, CO 81402 Phone (970)249-6700 • Fax (970)249-4108

New “Centershot” Arrow Rest Offers Accuracy and Versatility

3-D Royal An Arrow Rest for the 90’s Speed Bows

1996 has started with a Bang and nowhere is it more evident than at Golden Key where innovations seems to flow on a continual basis. With a variety of new products in line for '96 none offers the archer greater accuracy, dependability and versatility than the new Centershot Arrow Rest. Here is a true breakthrough that features a built-in center shot design for perfect arrow tuning and flight. The Centershot is machined from quality aluminum with simple horizontal/vertical adjustments and an interchangeable launcher system that gives the archer a choice of popular Golden Key Launchers or “TM” style systems The Centershot is a strong rest that will fit all shooting styles for the best in dependability and accuracy.

It's no secret that performance and accuracy are the keys to winning in today’s highly competitive 3D tournaments Golden Key. no stranger to winning at the range or in the field after game has once again designed a winning arrow rest for those who compete in 3D performance shoot-outs, the new 3D Royal The newest addition to the Golden Key “Premier” Line of top quality arrow rests, the 3D Royal features a unique design with stainless “Syncro-Mesh”, the adjustable arms that adjust to any arrow size and then lock down solidly with no play for the ultimate in dependable, precision shooting. Set-up is GK Simple with micro tuning for accurate center shot placement. The new 3D Royal is available in both right and left hand models now from your local dealer/ distributor or retail outlet. If you want to be more competitive or stay in the winner’s circle here is one arrow rest that can give you the edge in accuracy you need.

Golden Key Buttons Up Another Great Arrow Rest

Golden Key-Futura, known for its innovative arrow rest designs introduces yet another one for 1996, the new Pro Button is a tough, durable rest that features a super smooth cushion plunger, removable stainless steel head and corrosion resistant, stainless steel arm with adjustable spring tension for the simplest. quickest set-up ever. The Pro Button comes with both hunting and target, ambidextrous launcher arms and Sure Lock Collar for center shot alignment and secure lock down. The Pro Button is another in a great line of arrow rests from Golden Key that are designed for fast, simple installation and adjustability, manufactured from the best materials available for years of dependable use and engineered like a precision made Swiss watch for years of accurate shooting. Pro Button from Golden Key, the “Arrow Rest Specialists” is available now to keep you shooting your best.

New “Fast D’Tach How fast can you put your stabilizer on your bow? How fast can you take it off? Unless you have the new Fast D'Tach Quick Disconnect from Golden Key it probably takes you more time than it took you to read this And that’s more time than you really want to spend. If you have a Fast D'Tach it takes you about as long as it takes you to say "Fast D'Tach.” Fast D’Tach is a brass coupling that simply screws into your bow’s stabilizer bushing A small locking ring screws onto your stabilizer and you are ready to go. Step one is pull the two knurled

Speeds up Stabilizer Attachment/Disconnect rings back. Step two, insert your stabilizer and step three, release the rings. Your stabilizer is locked in place in seconds. Removing your stabilizer is just as simple Why waste time threading your stabilizer in and out every time you case your bow when all you really need is a Fast D'Tach? Golden Key is dedicated to designing and manufacturing quality products that increase accuracy, provide dependable service and save time. The new Fast D'Tach represents all three

of these Golden Key objectives. ____________________ _____________________

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People and Places Bohning Company, Ltd. Hires New Production Manager

Kurt Hintze Promoted to Manager of Research and Development for Browning’s Archery Division

Lake City, Michigan— Dan Wilkinson has joined the Bohning Company, Ltd as Production Manager. Bohning president, Larry Griffith states, “We are pleased to have Dan aboard His knowledge and enthusiasm are valuable in both manufacturing and in the pursuit of new markets " Pnor to joining Bohning, Dan had spent ten years as a senior design engineer in the heavy equipment industry. Originally from Illinois, Dan has found recreational opportunities with northern Michigan's abundant fishing and golfing. With talents as a drummer and songwriter, he is also a strong asset to Bohning’s most recent division — Music & Percussion Dan enjoys growing businesses and creative work. About The Bohning Company, Dan says, “This is a fun place to work hard. I'm excited about the contributions I can make to growing this company." The Bohning Company, Ltd., manufacturers of paints, adhesives and plastics, has been providing quality products and services for the past fifty years. For information contact Bohning Co., Ltd., 7361 N. 7 Mile Rd., Dept USA, Lake City, Ml 49651-9379 Phone (616)229-4247, Fax (616)229-4615.

Morgan, Utah — Browning has recently promoted Kurt Hintze to fill the position of Manager of Research and Development for the Archery Manufacturing and Products Division. In this position Kurt will oversee all new product development for Browning's complete line of archery equipment that includes compound and recurve bows, sights, quivers, overdraws, arrow rests and numerous other archery accessones. Kurt previously held the position of product designer in Browning’s Archery Division. Kurt brings almost 20 years expenence in the archery industry working in sales, design and patent work and as and independent rep. Kurt's diverse background and experience in the archery business, gives him the insight necessary to help oversee the development of innovative new products for Browning's Archery Division. For information contact Browning, One Browning PI , Dept USA, Morgan, UT 840509326 Phone (801)876-2711, Fax (801)876-3331.

naffectedby temperature Unlike hydraulic-filled stabilizers, i the special patented powder \ compound of the AccuFlite™ \ FATs is 100% mercury free! (When the weather changes,

your stabilizer's performance won’t. Ideal for use on the

Note New Address: Muzzy Products 110 Beasley Rd. Cartersville, GA 30120 Phone (770)387-9300 Fax (770)386-1777

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range or in the field. FATs

stabilizers are available in a variety of colors, camos, sizes and weights. For

more information on the FATs and the rest of the AccuFlite™ line of

accessories, contact:

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Specialty Archery Products Scoop™ News From the High-Performance Specialists January 1996

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SUPER PEEP™-- A RADICAL NEW CONCEPT IN PEEPS The Super Peep™ is a revolutionary and versatile new concept in string peep systems. A Super Peep™ System features three inter changeable apertures of dif ferent sizes -1/16", 3/32", and 1/8", all of which quickly Housing, Aperture, Removal Wrench screw into the peep's 3/16" aluminum housing which can also be used as an aperture. A Super Peep™ is a foolproof product to sharpen up visual clarity for any archer or bowhunter. With a Super Peep™, an archer can match the appropriate aperture size and lens strength to make the view through the peep absolutely clear regardless of the lighting situation or person's

eyesight

The revolutionary new feature is the availability of three different inter changeable glass lenses which fit inside the peep's housing. These lenses improve visual clarity of the target for shooters who use scopes, resulting in improved aiming precision and target definition

The Super Peep™ lenses are manufactured with the same superior standards as Excalibur Super Scope ® lenses and are coated by Carl Zeiss Optical, making them anti-reflective and scratch resistant. Super Peep™ meets any target, 3-D or hunting application.

SUPER STIX™—HOT NEW CARBON ROD STABILIZERS

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1996 SUPER SCOPES® OFFER MORE INNOVATIONS All scopes for 1996 feature Excalibur lenses, the finest, clearest lenses in the world. Lenses are manufactured from the highest quality optical glass available, and are uniquely designed to eliminate reflec tion. They are coated by Carl Zeiss Op tical, the recognized leader in optics, to their highest standards, in an exclusive patented process resulting in the best anti-reflective, scratch resistant lenses in the world.

A new interchangeable level feature is included on all Super Scope® models which contain levels. Two receptacles for the level, one each at the top and bottom of the scope, make it possible to move the level to achieve the best view of the target possible, especially when shoot ing 3-D.

A new Side-Pin model of the popular Super Glow Scope® (featuring Truglo Powrdot fiber optic pin) improves viewing of targets The versatile Super Lite Scope®, with its single round internally lit fiber optic dot, has been enhanced with the addition of variable inten sity of the dot and improved brightness. Red, green or yellow dot color is available with a flick of a switch to adapt quickly to various condi tions. All thirteen (13) Super Scope®models, except the Super Glow Hunter Scope®, are available in two sizes: 1 5/8" or 1 3/8” outside diameter. For quick lens removal and better target viewing, side-mounted knurled thumbscrews are standard on all models for 1996 Lens powers 0,2,3,4,6,7,8,& 10, kits containing several lenses, and specific models for target, 3-D, and hunting are available

QD - QUICK DISCONNECT ADAPTOR™ INTRODUCED FOR 1996

The unique new design of Super Stix™ carbon-rod stabilizers allows them to absorb more energy and dissipate bow vibrations better than hydraulic, mercury or aluminum type stabilizers. All Super Stix™ mod els feature four carbon rods with adjustable, movable weights providing archers the ability to precisely fine-tune their bow for perfect balance and tighter arrow groups. A Super Stix™ stabilizer will improve anyone's arrow groups because the small free-floating carbon rods absorb more energy than other types of material or designs which creates more stable aiming. The Super Stix™ design greatly reduces the adverse effects on aiming created by stabilizers with larger surfaces, particularly in windy or adverse condi tions.

Super Stix™ are available in 8", 10", 12", 24", 30", and 36" lengths with a variety of weight configurations to meet any target, 3-D or hunting application.

The new QD-Quick Disconnect Adaptor™ al lows any stabilizer, string tracking device, bow fishing reel, camera or other accessory to be quickly attached to or detached from a bow with a 1/2 turn twist. It is precision-machined from Delrin* which absorbs energy and vibration. Weighing in at only two ounces, the QD-Quick Disconnect Adaptor™ will not vibrate loose or create unwanted bow noise.

It is a foolproof device that every archery and bowhunter should have, to take the hassle out of connecting a stabilizer or other accessory to a bow And, when used with a Super Stix™ carbon-rod stabilizer, you've got an unbeatable combination.

FREE 1996 CATALOG OFFERED The new 1996 Specialty Archery Products catalog features a complete lineup of high-performance archery products the company is known for including SUPER SCOPE®, SUPER PEEP™, SUPER SITE™, SUPER STIX™, QDQUICK DISCONNECT ADAPTOR™, SIGHT LEVEL SYSTEM™, LENS CADDY, and other accessories. To receive your free copy, write, phone or fax Specialty Archery Products • 800-12th St. NW - Mason City, IA 50401

Phone 515-424-5762 or FAX 515-423-2022

DISCOVER THE ADVANTAGE OF ... THE INGENIOUS SUPER PEEP™ Super Peep™... The Ultimate Peep System A Revolutionary System of Interchangeable Apertures and Aperture Lenses to improve visual clarity for target/3-D archers and bowhunters.

Super Peep™ Exclusives: ■

Quick-Change Screw-In Apertures of durable aluminum with

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Zeiss-Coated Excalibur Aperture Lenses—the finest and

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Four Aperture Sizes: 1/16", 3/32", 1/8", plus 3/16" peep

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Three Lenses of different powers to handle any situation Ten Aperture/Lens Combinations possible

or without lenses

clearest scratch-resistant bow-optics lenses in the world housing aperture for severe low-light conditions Super Peep™ (Patent no. 5.137.007) (I to r) Housing. Aperture. Removal Wrench

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SUPER STIX™ STABILIZERS

Super Stix™...The Ultimate Carbon-Rod Stabilizer Pro Lite, Light, Medium & Heavy Weight Models in 8", 10", 12", 24", 30" & 36" Lengths.

A Super Stix™ Stabilizer Will: ■

Reduce Vibration better than hydraulic, mercury or aluminum

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Absorb More Energy due to free-floating carbon rods Allow Precise Bow Tuning for tighter groups Improve Aiming due to open rod design which reduces wind

type stabilizers

resistance Standard Features: • Black Anodized Finish • Four Carbon Rods • Fully Adjustable Steel and Delrin® Weights

Super Stix™ (Patent Pending)

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Super Scopes®...Preferred by Pros & Serious Bowhunters 13 Models including Super Glow Hunter®, for any target, 3-D or hunting application

Super Scope® Exclusives: ■

Zeiss-Coated Excalibur Lenses-the finest and clearest

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Scope Housing of Bullet-Proof Lexan® for the ultimate

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Truglo Powrdot®fiber optic pins Movable Level (top or bottom) for flexibility and improved

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Side-Mounted Lens Thumbscrews for unobstructed arrow

scratch-resistant bow-optics lenses in the world in unbreakable performance

Super GlowSuper Scope® with NEW Side-Mounted Truglo Pin

target view (excellent for 3-D)

clearance and view Specialty Archery Products • 800-12th St. NW • Mason City, IA 50401 • 515-424-5762 • FAX 515-423-2022 "Specializing in High Performance Archery Products"

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THE U. S. ARCHER

New Products From Stanislawski STANISLAWSKI 3-D PIN SIGHT "KWIK" CHANGE MICRO CLICK PIN SIGHT for hunting or target shooting.

STANISLAWSKI X-CALIBUR RELEASE NEWOPEN STYLE 3 1/2 FINGER RELEASE MAY BE SHOT WITH TWO. THREE OR FOUR FINGERS ALL PARTS ARE CNC MACHINED

Sight bar is made of "CASE HARDENED STEEL" so it will not groove or mark from sight pin adjustments.

EXTRA LARGE HANDLE TO ACCOMMODATE ARCHERS WITH

ONE STEP LOCK COLLAR, for vertical adjustment of complete sight bar assembly with pins and guard. Just loosen collar to move, then retighten collar.

BIG FINGERS

STANISLAWSKI MIRAGE RELEASE

ONE STEP SOCKET CAP SCREW, for horizontal adjustments or to remove and change bar able. MICRO CLICK HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENTS, for fine adjustments. Just loosen one set screw, then turn larger horizontal micro click knob, this moves the complete sight bar and pin assembly. Tighten all screws before shooting the bow.

NEWOPEN STYLE 3'A FINGER RELEASE MAY BE SHOT WITH TWO. THREE OR FOUR FINGERS

REGULAR HANDLE TO ACCOMMODATE ARCHERS WITH MEDIUM FINGERS

NEW FROM STANISLAWSKI ARCHERY PRODUCTS. STANISLAWSKI "CRYSTAL CLEAR" SCOPE NEW INJECTION MOLDED POLYCARBONATE SCOPE BASE THIS CLEAR MATERIAL ALLOWS LIGHT INTO THE LENS New injection molded polycarbonate scope base. This clear material allows more light into the lens. This, combined with our famous "LITE" Collecting Dot. (through the lens dot), makes a gigantic improvement in archery aiming devices. This new scope has helicoil screw thread inserts in both sides, (to accommodate both right and left hand archers). All you need to do to change the scope from right to left is remove the threaded rod and insert it into the other side. The helicoils make the threads stronger to reduce the chance of sighting out the scope rod. This scope not only incorporates the "XCL", (X-Change Lens) style, but is designed to enable the archer to stack multiple lens to add or subtract the total magnification in the scope. To enhance this new concept Mel Stanislawski has produced extra lens that are only + 1x or 2x, also - 1x are available. This enables the archer to shoot a preferred power scope (ie. +75) at field and hunter targets, then by adding or subtracting A +X or -X they can shoot a different preferred target, such as -X for the animal targets, or +X for indoor targets. Available with 8/32, or 10/32 threads. This scope is available with any lens style we sell including .. Our Brite "LITE" Collecting Dot. * SMALL PAINTED DOT * PAINTED "0" RING ' PAINTED "0" RING WITH CROSSHAIR The lens has a color-coated dot painted near the edge that distinguishes the lens power. • OX-NO COLORED DOT * 2X-YELL0W * 4X-RED * 5X-GREEN * 6X-0RANGE * 7X-BR0WN ‘ 8X-BLUE The add on stackable lens are available and the power will be etched near one edge of the lens EXAMPLE: -1X Added to a 5X will make it a 4X +1x Added to a 5X will make it a 6X +2X Added to a 5X will make it a 7X

SOLD INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A KIT BOXED WITH TWO EXTRA LENS OF YOUR CHOICE

STANISLAWSKI LUXOR MINI RELEASE NEW OPEN STYLE 3’Z FINGER RELEASE MAY BE SHOT WITH TWO. THREE OR FOUR FINGERS SMALL MINI HANDLE TO ACCOMMODATE ARCHERS WITH

SMALL ANGERS

STANISLAWSKI RELEASE TRAINING/PRACTICE HALFMOON REMOVE YOUR RELEASE HALFMOON AND REPLACE WITH NEW CUCKER STYLE (FULL MOON) THIS FULL MOON ONLY WORKS IN STANISLAWSKI RELEASES THAT USE HALFMOONS. WILL NOT WORK IN THE 3-D OR 8TAN 1V RELEASE NOW YOU CAN PRACTICE SHOOTING YOUR BOW IN ANY CLOSE ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT ACTUALLY FIRING THE ARROW. SENSE THE RELEASE ONLY CLICKS TO SIMULATE SHOOTING YOU DONT EVEN HAVE TO USE AN ARROW WE RECOMMEND USING THIS TRAINING (FULL MOON) IN A BACKUP RELEASE. HOWEVER IF YOU ONLY HAVE ONE RELEASE YOU CAN CHANGE BACK TO YOUR SHOOTING HALFMOON WITH ONLY A LITTLE EFFORT

STANISLAWSKI ARCHERY PRODUCTS 7100 S.E. 72nd • Portland, Oregon 97206 Phone (503)777-1228 • Fax (503)777-0887