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Sky Open was a great Success! Thank you Tootie, Jerry and Randy Brabec for all the years of backing this event! See the report on pages 3639.

Big sky Open Champions(L-R) Kevin Lane, CO-FSL; Jim Marshall, NVBHFS; Michelle Ragsdale, WI-FS; and Dave Cousins

Top Pro Men'sShootingLine-up (L-R) Tim Gillingham. UT; TerryRagsdale, H'l; Dave Cousins, MA: and Reo Wilde, ID

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Happy New Year to our world of Archers! We arc having the best start to a new year in the last four years. We are able to serve more advertising clients and subscribers. More articles, new products and press releases have been received which created a welcome problem, not enough space for all articles. We had to hold all Championship stories and the new technical writings by Jake Veit. Sorry! With hope and inspiration for the new year of los e and kindness we bring you a story by Joella Prcsson. She also conducts school seminars which she calls "DREAMS" short for "Directed Responsible Energy Achieves More Success.”

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about Cody Hernis. Sometimes we get caught up in the rat race of every day existence and fail to really see what is going on around us. It happens to all of us— or maybe I should say, most of us. It happened to me this past August. All of the work necessary to successfully pull off the Annual Youth Jamboree had overwhelmed me. For the past six years, I have organized and conducted a shoot for kids on the Thursday afternoon before the World Championship round begins the next day. After several discouraging responses from archery manufacturers. I became frustrated, disheartened, and just plain down-in-thc-dumps.. “Things have been tough this past year...” "September 11 th has changed peoples’ spending habits...” "They are just not buying this year like they used to." “We get hit up to donate by so many groups...” My question is "How do we get this sport to grow if we don’t introduce it to new people?” The answer is simple; archery will not grow without new people. We need kids following in our footsteps. We need to actively bring youngsters into 6

archery, if we want it to survive. I know this is the same dilemma that the sport has faced for years, but us turning our head the other way doesn't make it go away. Still frustrated. I gathered up as much merchandise as I could to give away to the kids at the jamboree. I needed to quit worrying about what I couldn't give them and just concentrate on what I could do. After all. the objective of kids participating in the Youth Jamboree shouldn't be what can they win from the drawing. Should it? Isn't this game about getting together with other like-minded people and shooting our bows and arrows at targets? Isn't it about celebrating that opportunity with others — young and old alike? Our Annual IBO Youth Jamboree provides a unique opportunity to create the beginning of the dream fora future archery World Champion. All kids can play. Some already own bows and arrows and others who have never even held a bow much less shot one. Donated bows and arrows arc used to introduce these kids to archery. I guess 1 just became overwhelmed. It had gotten to feeling like it was a burden to do the event at the World. A handful of my archery friends volunteer to help and thank God for the help of parents of the children participating in the event. Without all of you it would be impossible for this to happen every year. Maybe. 1 was just looking for an excuse for not performing up to my expectations? I had been in the finals three times in the past six years. This is good, but is it good enough? Maybe. 1 needed to focus on me? After all. I am a professional archer and I cam my income from archery including tournament winnings. I could make a lot of money if I finish in the top five, and especially with the top three bonus money. Am I selfish for feeling this way? Sometimes maybe I need to be a little more selfish and think about what is best for me and my children. 1 really want to win the World again. A long time has passed since 1993 when I won the female bowhunter release class in Shelbyville, Illinois. Maybe I just need to devote that little extra time at the World to my shooting. Would it really make a difference? What is really most important? Is it winning that matters most? My mind was clouded with questions in the weeks leading up to this year's World Championship. In what seemed like no time at all, It was 1982 - 21th Anniversary ■ 2003

the time for the annual road trip to the 2002 I BO World Championships at Snowshoe, West Virginia. My truck was loaded. 1 had my clothes and my own two bows plus all the kids’ equipment (2 Genesis bows, 2 PSE recurves, and 5 Golden Eagle Brave recurves along with lots of my old arrows). 1 gathered up give-away items: Bodoodle videos, Third Hand animal cards, Matthew’s' key chains, hats, and Cape Buffalo photos complements of Raven Wear of Canada. I prayed that Dana would remember the 6 dozen Carbon Express kids arrows. After the long 12 hour trip, I joined my friends at the Point Mountain Wilderness Hunting Lodge, where we would stay for the rest of the week. We had our own targets, so we didn't have to fight the crowds at the known-distance bales. The plan was to shoot on a 3-D range near the base of the mountain before the Youth Jamboree. Well, there was no range at the base of the mountain this year. Instead, we grabbed picnic supplies from the market and headed to the top. I checked on last minute details for the Jamboree with Bob Koontz of Snowshoe Resort. The great news was that Snowshoe Resort had donated a bicycle as a grand prize. The Resort again provided food (hot dog. chips. and drink) for all of the kids. With that done, we could go shoot. We really dreaded fighting the mob at the Bowhunter Defense Range, but it was certainly belter than the alternative of no shooting. Actually, my South Carolina buddies (Mark Thompson, Dan Renner, and Robert Phillips) promised to keep my spirits high. They got help from the new Advocate vitamins that I had been taking for about a week. 1 was unusually giggly for this year. 1 don't know if it was the company or the vitamins that smelled of cayenne pepper, but something had boosted my energy level and had turned on my giggle box. The short wait was actually a blessing, we used the time to relax, giggle. and make new friends. You see. we had big plans for the weekend. We knew that we all had the potential to win our respective classes, if our games were on. We were also excited about the Carbon Express Long Distance Shoot with a $35,000 purse. I knew it was a "long shot", but there is no way to win unless you try. I've dreamed before and I will dream again. How about you? THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

We finished the Bowhunter Defense Range with very respectable scores and enough pure adrenaline to feel ready for the Big Game. We took our picnic cooler to a shady spot near the entrance to the Defense Range. No one has to convince my guys that shooting with a female has it’s advantages; I make a mean sandwich. The Skidder Slope range was almost ready for the Youth Jamboree. Mark and Robert added some larger animals to the range and a backstop net. We were ready for registration and the kids. 1 was signing Cape Buffalo photos for the kids when a mother brought her very young daughter to sign up. She then exclaimed. "I don't think he can do this.” “He is blind." She pointed to her son who was sitting in a stroller. I quickly responded. "Oh, he can shoot." “1 will personally take care of him and help him.” She agreed to trust me with her precious son. It looked like Michael Daggett Jr. had been blind since birth. A lot of things are difficult to do with no vision. I was determined that today he would get to play. Michael brought back fond memories of

another blind young man. Cody Hemts. from Ashville, New York. I had met Cody at the North American Bowhunters tournament tn Warren. Pennsylvania. Cody found so much joy in shooting. I gave him one of the Golden Eagle Recurve bows and some arrows. At the I BO World in Clymer, New York, we got to shoot together again. It broke my heart when he cried while 1 was shooting with the other lady pros in the Championship round on Sunday. He did not understand why he couldn't shoot with me. He knew that 1 had always let him shoot with me before. Why was this different? He was so upset that his folks had to take him away. After we finished our shoot, Cody was waiting for me up at the finish where he showered the other lady pros and me with enormous hugs. Cody and I got his bow and shot targets again. Later that day, he sat on my lap during the awards ceremony. To this day, I get emotional when 1 remember his excitement from shooting and hearing his arrows hit the targets. I need to find Cody and see how he is doing.

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So many of us take our sight for granted 1 know that 1 do. Last year, 1 had some problems seeing my pin on the target and it completely panicked me. 1 changed pin sizes and colors. I took vitamins and changed my diet. I even had an eye exam and tried shooting with glasses, but nothing seemed to work Then thank God. one day 1 could see much better. It was so frustrating for me. I can only imagine how awful it is to not see at all. Having my arms around Michael as I assisted him drawing and aiming the bow was a very moving experience. I shared the special occasion with the audience and shooters. It was a beautiful day. The sky promised rain. Oh, what a spectacular view. All of the rest of us could see. But. do we really see the beauty or do we only see what is wrong? Think about it; then don't take your vision for granted. Michael was so excited. Just shooting was a thrill. We were shooting AT the alligator; not an easy target for any beginner. Michael asked everyone first to be quite where he could hear his arrow hit. but later changed his mind. Our first five 7

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Angel Archer Michael teaching instructor Joella some real life lessons! arrows didn’t hit foam, but we changed to a bigger target for our next round. This time four of the five arrows hit the African Lion. Michael had truly conquered “The King of the Beast." We all celebrated. We yelled and clapped. 1 grabbed him and hugged him tightly. Michael returned his thanks to me with a RASPBERRY. You know what that is? He put his lips to my cheek and blew making a wonderfully disgusting sound. I laughed with every ounce of my being and so did everyone else. Mark told me that I deserved every bit of that. I guess 1 really needed to know I was appreciated. There was not a dry eye in the crowd, even before the rain came. All of the kids had finished shooting, when suddenly we heard a loud clap of thunder which was followed by an alarming lightening display. The torrential downpour forced us indoors. Michael’s Mom got him an autographed photo and thanked me for letting him shoot. 1 thanked her for letting me shoot with him. He wanted us to have our picture made together, but we couldn’t do it now. I saw Michael’s Mom on Friday evening. She said he was still talking about shooting. He still wanted a photo. I finished my Saturday round and returned to the top of the mountain. I was disappointed. I had worked so hard. I knew 1 was a better shooter than my score 1982 - 21th Anniversary - 2003

reflected. Dan Hart, my coach, and I went to the little diner to cat a late lunch. We talked archery and started planning for next year.

Upon leaving the restaurant, we saw Michael. I ran up to him and hugged him. We took that picture that he wanted. Then he asked me, “Miss Joella.” “Can I come back next year and shoot with you?” At that moment I knew that Michael was a little angel sent from God to open my eyes. He made me put things in perspective. For years, I have told people, especially kids, that they win when they participate. I had forgotten that. It hadn’t hit me untd Michael asked if he could shoot with me next year. You see, I had been struggling with a way to break the news that I would not be doing the Youth Jamboree in 2003. But now I have to. Michael wants to come back and shoot with me. How can I disappoint him? I can’t. God had sent him to open my eyes to the fact that there are kids and others out there that need the opportunity to participate. I need to be the one that gives them that chance. In 1994, years ago when I first started doing shooting demonstrations, I had watched the movie. Eight Seconds. Lane THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

Frost, the bullrider, and his girlfriend were sitting in a hamburger joint eating. She asked him, "Why do it?” “Spend so much time with the kids at the rodeo." He related an event from his childhood. He had grown up on the rodeo circuit. His dad was a cowboy. He admired the cowboys, especially the bullriders. He wanted so much to be near them and talk with them, but they made no time for him. He promised that when he made it BIG he would never do that to anyone, especially the kids. He would make time for them. He said. “Winning is more than finishing first and making money.” “It is about being your best and helping others to be their best too.” That touched me then and still does today. There is only one person that can finish in first at any event. Does that make the rest of the field losers? 1 don’t think so. We all win when we share with others. We are all at our best when we help others to be their best too. It took a blind young man to open my eyes. He reminded me that there is a much bigger mission out there than to just finish in first place. 1 know that the opportunity to share my motivational messages with young people is important. By using a bow and arrow. I challenge them to shoot straight and dream big. This will make more of an impact on putting mine and their lives on target than winning another tournament will. That doesn't mean that 1 don't want to finish first, it just means that I don't lose if I'm not first. January-February 2003 - Visit our website at www.usarcher.com

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Presently residing in the state of Virginia, he will re-locate to the state of New York before this magazine goes to press. Our congratulations to both of these officers. Re-elected officers include Loet Smit. IFAA Secretary and, currently residing in Mozambique. Africa. Loet previously resided IFAA COLUMN January 2003 in the Republic of South Africa. He has served in the position of IFAA Secretary since first taking office in 1995. Also taking Another year has passed by and with it some very good and office first in 1995. I have been honored with another term as exciting International Field Archery events. IFAA President. As most already know, I have lived in North We hope the holiday season has found each of our archers in Carolina since the mid 1960's and have been known to head south the best of health and was an enjoyable time for all. With the new to Florida in the Winter. year we find a new season and new events before us. Also, some A recent decision by my wife and I will have us permanently changes to the IFAA Book of Rules, which was brought about re-locating to Florida. This should result in our doing so during at the IFAA Committee meeting in August of 2002. Those the Summer of 2003. items of importance were addressed in this column's last NAFAC-2002 went off without a hitch and. once again. issue. Due to the increase in World Continental Regions. in South Florida. Results and more about the NAFAC will we may see some new and unfamiliar hosts beginning appear in the next issue of this magazine. this year. WBHC-2OO3. as you may remember, was scheduled Election of new IFAA officers was completed in the to be held in New Zealand. This information was months following the last IFAA Committee meeting contained in the “IFAA Calendar of Events" last issue. and the end of the year 2002. Your officers for the At this time we have a good bid from our Italian years 2003 and 2004 will sec a couple of changes. affiliate. This event will now be held in Italy during Newly elected and re-elected officers are: new officers: June 2003. The shooting dates are June 22-28. 2003. Robert (Bob) Wilson of Australia was elected as IFAA Vice The event will run simultaneously with the European event. President. Bob had been filling the position since 2001 on an (EBHC-2003) appointed basis and also, by special election. Immediately after receiving a signed agreement to include some Brad Marshall of the United States was elected to the position changes requested by the IFAA. the information will be posted of IFAA Treasurer. Brad should be familiar to most US and on the IFAA website www.archcrv-ifaa.com and will be in the European archers having competed regularly in both areas. next issue. NAFAC-2003 The North American Field Archery Championship (NAFAC-2003) will not be held in Canada this year. Instead, the NAFAC will be held in the United States and. once again, will be hosted by the Florida Winning is 90%mental and 10% equipment. You've spent hundreds on the Archery Association and the Everglades equip, now spend a fraction of that on what really makes you win,YOUR MIND! Archery Club. FAA and Everglades has hosted the last ► Relax under pressure • Dead Center Shots^W / two NAFAC events and have put on a good tournament both times. More information is » Concentrate better • Have more Fun contained in the IFAA Calendar of Events. May the year be kind to all of you and, we hope to see you on the international shooting scene. A two 60 min. audio cassette system that is guaranteed ($ BACK) to have you shooting better in See you in Greifensee, Switzerland in 10 days! Stop yoix inner mind from blocking you, and start winning. WINNING IS * LOT MORE FUN! February??? (WIAC-2003)

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NOTE: Please check the IFA/\ Column in this issue and. the IFAA website, www.archcrv-ifaa.com for information on the following tournaments: IFAA World Champion Bowhuntcr Championship-2003 (WBHC-2003). The WBHC-2003 has been rescheduled for Italy. Scheduled dates are 2228 June. 2003. (Shooting days.) Venue is Castione della Presolana in Northern Italy (Province of Bergamo) Contact FIARC Secretary, Riccardo Serafini at email: scgrctcria@fiarc.it

IFAA CALENDAR OF EVENTS Also on IFAA website: www.archery-ifaa.com IFAA WORLD FIELD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP-2004 (WFAC-2004) (To be hosted by NFAA-USA. More information to come)

North American Field Archery Championships for 2003 will return, once again, to Florida. The host will be the Florida Archery Assn. and the Everglades Archcry Club. Venue is Homestead. Florida in the Miami area. Shooting dales arc 13 and 14 December, 2003. FAA website www.llQridaarchcry.org will contain further information as will the IFAA website. Local contact is: John Laudicina at (305)545-5829 and. email: archcrvking@mindspring.com

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Stubborn By Erika “Aya" I,a Brie Archery for me consisted of 7* grade PE. A couple classes spent on a makeshift archery range on the soccer field at my small junior high school in Maine. That was my archery history. Of course that docs account for the unofficial bow and arrows my brother and I made in the back yard. And the unofficial points we got for shooting at squirrels and other critters. My interest was in traditional Japanese martial arts. So deep that it lead me to Japan to study with masters in the art of lai Batto Jutsu (cutting with the katana). As easy as it sounds, finding a master wasn't. Two strikes were against me. I was foreign AND female. The Japanese katana was the honored weapon for the Japanese warrior samurai, not the American woman crazy about swords. On the verge of giving up hope. I stumbled into a sword shop in the heart of Tokyo's busy Shinjuku ward. The owner was

All Japan Shakaijin Target Nationals Champion sitting with some friends in a comer watching a video. As I approached I saw that the video was a Batto video of people cutting rice mats rolled and soaked in water and wedged on a stake. THAT is what I wanted to study. The owner turned to me and asked in less than perfect English what I thought of his students in the video. HIS students? 1 blurted out that 1 had been searching for a Batto school and explained my difficulties. He just sighed and said that his school would not accept women but that I was welcome to watch his practice that same night. 1 sat in the traditional posture with my legs tucked under me trying to feign that my legs weren’t falling asleep. 1 sat motionless watching 12 students take offense against the cutting mats called “wara." My feet had finally lost all feeling when the teacher came to me 12

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and handed me his own katana from his sash. I had never handled a real sword. Only my practice sword which I had spent many hours practicing forms in the US with. I stumbled to my feet in awe at this chance. There 1 stood in front of all the students feeling the blood tingle back into my toes. They all sat as I had watching me as 1 quivered in front of a fresh wara. The sensei warned me to be careful and cut only when he said to. So it began. He called out the first cut. A simple cut of 8 basic types. I carefully drew the long blade from its sheath and posed. My hands had never sweat before, but now they drenched the silk wrap on the ornamented handle. The sword started its arc but mid way I stopped and lowered the sword. I shouldn't be nervous 1 thought. I had done this cut a zillion times. Just never through anything but air. I just needed to be confident. I raised the sword and let my body take over. The sword made its full arc. And there on the floor lay a sliced section of wara. Sensei called another cut. Then another. I followed his commands and proceeded to let my body remain on autopilot. Six cuts later. the wara lay in clean cuts on the floor around me and a small stump remained on the stake. The silent students broke into applause as I re­ sheathed the 200 year old sword. When the class finished I walked towards the door counting my blessings for having the opportunity to use a real sword. Sensei stopped me and said. “See you next week. Don’t forget your practice uniform." Almost ten years and several national titles and one world championship later, 1 found myself bedridden and unable to walk without a cane after a late practice one night. My lower back having won the battle it started when I originally injured it in the military. My Batto days had come to an end but I was not going to let my love for the Japanese arts die. Three months later I walked into a Kyudo dojo (Traditional archery

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1 had seen his bow. It was short and gaudy with wheels and too many strings. But that didn't stop him from tricking me into going to an archery range. Having nothing else to do, 1 let him convince me to shoot his little purple Hoyt compound. I couldn't pull the 60 pounds so we both pulled it and 1 anchored and aimed at a 30 meter target. He told me to fire and I did. What a difference from the bamboo bow! And what a shock when I saw the arrow in the gold ring! 1 shot three more arrows. I just stood holding his bow staring at four arrows in the gold. I looked at his bow and I started to feel something. I kept begging him. but he wouldn't teach me. He was getting out of archery so he agreed to loan me his bow. Little help when I couldn't even pull it by myself. Everyday, it was there to remind of how much I wanted to try archery. This was the first time 1 was interested in a non­ Japanese art. It was perfect because I could shoot with any form.

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1 had the chance to go back with my senior to the same archery range but not to shoot. He was getting some things while I stood in the office talking to the caretaker of the range. I looked out and noticed something purple. A bow! I rushed outside and there stood a middle-aged Japanese man with a long purple bow with no wheels and only one string. 1 was just staring at it when the man asked if I wanted to try shooting it. Giddy in my elation I didn't even remember him putting the arm guard and finger sling on. I le took me up close to a target bale and demonstrated pulling with the leather tab and releasing the arrow. He handed me his bow and I copied his form. 1 released the arrow and it stuck at a funny angle from the target bale. The man was shocked. I started to apologize until he stopped me and said he couldn't believe I had just pulled back a 46 pound recurve. Thinking 1 was weak because I couldn't pull back the compound 13

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I wanted to shoot again. He let me shoot some more arrows and then asked if I wanted to leant archery. He had an extra bow and arrows and would teach me if I liked. We exchanged numbers and 1 went home to think about calling him. I wanted to call him but was scared that it was not true and even if it were, I would not gel a cool bow like his. So a week later I called him but he wanted me to meet him at hts dental office that night at 7 PM. I knew something was up so 1 went and got out my homeliest looking outfit so no wrong ideas could be taken and 1 went to his office. I was nervous that he had tricked me into a date or something. I opened the door to his office and he stood in his scrubs and smiled. He welcomed me in and asked if I was ready to sec my bow. So he really was serious about coaching me. He opened a door to hts personal office and there was his purple Avalon. Next to it with the same setup was a gold Avalon. I was stunned! It was so beautiful! There began six months of daily practice and weekly workouts. Within three months 1 won my first tournament as well as a ticket to Regional*. After six months, my coach and 1 went separate ways. He went back to baseball, which was his first true love and I quit archcry. Not long after I put my own Avalon away, I got a letter from my long lost brother I have never met. We had first talked on the phone a month back and he had asked what my hobbies were. I told I was practicing Olympic archery. He misunderstood. I read his first letter with

a photo enclosed. He was wishing me good luck at the Olympics and said he was so proud that he had such a great sister. I just held the letter and cried. 1 pulled out my archery case and headed to the range. If he thinks I am an Olympic archer than 1 better become one. And so began my archcry mission. But yet again. a year and a half later. I injured my index finger and could not pull my tab anymore. The doctor told me if I continued I could lose the nerves forever. I just held my Avalon and cried Distressed, I wrote to a close archery friend in the US and asked what I should do. He concluded that I should wait until my finger healed. As a last ditch effort, I asked him about compound. I had acquired the purple compound from my Kyudo senior in a trade for a sword. He said that shooting compound would be great for keeping my back tension strong. With great relief that I had not lost archery. I started compound. Fortunate to have spent the past year working in a pro shop in Tokyo, 1 received first class training for compound tuning from Hoyt and Dave Cousins. Realizing my purple compound was not right for me. I built my own from pans acquired from all over Japan, made my own strings and hit the range. A month later. I broke 1300 points in FITA and won one of six places at the All Japan Target Championships. There. I broke the 60 meter national record and took first in ranking. In the gold medal match I won silver. Now a year later, I am still shooting compound and recently recurve again. I

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On Target for Life with Jennie Richardson Letters from Kentucky schools Dear Jennie, When our principal asked me to participate in the training for the “Archery in the Schools" program I was thrilled. The thought of introducing a young person to the universal sport of archery was exciting to me because 1 feel archery has so much to offer our young people as well as old. Both mind and body must be united for focus and form to hit the target. Archcry is also a sport where size is not an issue; where male and female arc on an equal Geld, and it doesn't take a lifetime to learn, but will certainly give enjoyment fora lifetime. Archery coordinator When 1 was chosen to participate Jennie Richardson in “Archery in the Schools" training, I told the students archcry was coming to our school and gave it no more thought. However, a couple of days later one of my students. Leslie, came in to tell me she had tried to shoot her father's bow. She said. "1 pulled so hard I think 1 hurt myself. I never did get the arrow back.” I assured her when "Archery in the Schools" got here, she would be able to. After the training, it was time for volunteers. They weren’t hard to get. My students knew where 1 had been and what 1 was doing. Three girls and eight boys of varying sizes and competencies were chosen. Among those chosen was Leslie who had tried to shoot her father's bow. The two other instructors involved in the training and 1 divided them up. On Leslie's first shot she not only hit the target, she hit the ten-point ring. Boy! Did she bounce and bubble! It was a great feeling to share her success. Jennie then suggested we have a mini-tournament. Starting in the original ten. Leslie continued to shoot well; she progressed through to the top 5. to the top three, and with her last arrow was able to win with a score 28 of 30. She was a gracious winner. Some bouncing and bubbling was to be expected. It was truly one of those "shining moments" for me as 1 saw the joy filled expression on Leslie's face! Even though Leslie had never shot a bow before, today she was the best, and now she aspires to be a member of the archery team. Thank you. Jennie, for taking time from your competition and training to train us, the school faculty. Please send a special thanks to the sponsors who have given time, money, and equipment and without whose research and development “Archery in the Schools" would have been a thing of the past! Thank you, Lincoln Barber

Dear Jennie, I would personally like to thank you for helping us bring the archery program to our school. 1 was one of the students who were chosen to sec how the teachers did in their training that you gave them, and 1 would like to commend you. and our teachers, on a job well done! For me it was a shock and a great surprise to know that 1 could actually succeed in pulling a bow and hitting the target with the arrow. Actually. 1 was so excited when we started shooting that I thought I was going to die. Although 1 am always a bubbly person, after I shot that first round and hit the 10-point ring. I thought I was going to go bouncing off the walls. 1 think Mr. Barber, my teacher, was as happy or even happier that I was about it. Earlier that day he and I were talking about the archery program. and 1 had mentioned something about maybe wanting to give it a shot and he told me I should go for it. Now that I have 1 feel more encouraged to continue and try my best. I think that one good advantage of this program is that it gives the kids who have probably never ever picked up a bow in their lives (like me), a chance to experience new and different challenges that they probably never would have otherwise. I laugh when I think about what some of my friends said when I told them that I was thinking about joining the archery team because they said that 1 would get arrested for attempted murder. However, when I told them about how well I had done in practice. they all were shocked to learn that 1 could actually hit the target. One of my best friends was in the gym with us when we were practicing, and she plays softball, so 1 thought, hey-okay. she is going to really be good at this, but as it turned out. she could not even hit the target at first. After several attempts she did hit it. But she also missed it. a lot! So I would like to thank you and all of your sponsors for all of the equipment and training you have provided for us here at the A.J. Lloyd Middle School in Monticello. KY. I believe this program will be one that the students will most certainly enjoy and maybe we will learn some life lessons as well. Thank you, Leslie Dobbs

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THE UNKNOWN BOWYER ‘THE BILL STEWART STORY’ By Dan Bihary others to become some of archery's Most of those that hunt with a great hero’s. bow and many that haven’t know Born William R. Stewart on of Fred Bear. He is one of March 9.1920 in Hanesvillc. archery’s legends and is Louisiana, he was raised by a responsible for making it southern “mammy" until 4 years affordable and available to old. His family then moved to everyone. He helped bring archery Texas where he helped his father from the Pope and Young era. to for 7 years and learned many of his present day technology and skills. In 1937 they relocated to popularity. There have been yakima where he continued to others like Howard Hill, Ben work for his dad who was a Pearson and Glenn St Charles, building contractor. At 13. he made along with some present day his first bow, and in 1937 al 17 he individuals, which have helped met Damon Howatt. Howatt mold archcry and bow' hunting introduced Stewart to Pop Prouty into what is today. Many arc gone. from Portland, Oregon who was a but their passion for bow s and the fine bowyer and archer that had his legacy they've left, lives on own business. Pop explained to through the aid of many who Bill, how to make a self long bow worked behind the scenes to help and recurve. Bill bought his first make these individuals into who pair of yew wood billets and later they are. turned them into finished bows that Another unknown bowyer that helped shape archery into what it he continued to shoot for many is today, is Bill Stewart. He’s one years to come. He then attended welding who worked behind the scenes with Fred Bear and many others school and got a job on an air base to innovate, engineer and redesign in Ketchikan, Alaska where he ran the bow manufacturing processes a welding shop. During WW1I. he of today. Bill Stewart became not joined the service and worked in a Bill and Allen Stewart with one of their only a friend of Fred Bear but was special shop battalion assembling recurve bows sought out by and worked for him LCM's (amphibious landing craft). many years. Bill not only redesigned Fred’s manufacturing plant Returning home to Yakima after the war. he worked another in Michigan, but also most of his bows. He made them more 4 years welding and was hired by Damon Howatt for 7 years. accurate and easier to shoot. He did the same for other bowycr's Bill saw where he could help him make the bow process simpler like Damon Howatt (his bows now made by Martin Archery), and more efficient. He redesigned Damon’s plant and bow Duke Savora, and Bob Lee of Bob Lee Archery (then Wing manufacturing equipment. Building new bow presses, his Archery). Bill is a master skilled craftsman, developer and pneumatic strip-heated design was his own. an industry innovator, working over 70 years in the trade. Now 83. he still innovation and a standard for today's traditional machines. While makes bows at his home shop in Yakima, Washington. Bill stated with Howatt. Bill designed the Eldorado, Diablo and Howatt that Fred did more for bows and hunting than anyone ever has. Hunter bows for Damon. Martin Archery in Walla Walla. He is a humble man who gives credit to and has helped many Washington Walla Walla. Washington is still manufacturing some of Bill’s creations. Bill was then hired by Fred Bear and worked for him 14 years. Together they co-designed many long bows, recurve bows and compounds. Bill worked in research and development at Bear Archery with Bob Remich, brother of Margaret St Charles [wife of Glenn St Charles], Bill said, “ Bob was the genius who was responsible for many of Fred’s innovations developing the first TD. Recurve & Slimline Long Bows compound bow cam’s." Together in the 1960’s, Stewart and Custom Signature Multi Cam Bows Remich developed the ‘Delta V’, an innovative compound that Traditional Long Bows shot a blistering 230 feet per second which was quite a feet for Custom Bow Manufacturing that time. It was made of a one-piece die-cast magnesium riser (509) 457-8047 or Fax (509) 576-8946 initially costing S270.000 to form. Bill said, “it was not only one SEND FOR FREE BROCHURE AND COLOR PHOTO of the most expensive, but also noisiest bows ever made, making www.stewartboHs.com cmail:walanstewart(a hotmail. com a sound like a beaver slapping it's tail on the water when BILL STEWART 3701 Gun Club Rd. #42 released.” Bill and Bob won a design award from American Metal Archery Consultant Yakima. WA 98901 Magazine in "81 for their achievement in injection molding a 18

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one-piccc riser that was displayed at Bear Archcry. Bill Stewart also designed the Bear Magnum, which was Fred’s lightest bow. Weighing an amazing 14 ounces, it shot very well and was made for the traveling archer; Bill won another award for this bow. Bob Remich told a story where Fred had a group meeting about a problem he was having with a wood riser [handle] for one of his compounds. Bill worked tirelessly over a weekend, and in less than two days came to the following Mondays meeting with 6 distinctively different risers that were works of art. Bob claims that "Stewart was the real genius"! Bill also designed two new bows for Bear, the Tamerlane, a target recurve and the Hunter, which Fred used on his hunts to Africa. Another of Bill’s achievements was the co-design of the Fred Bear take down recurve hunting bow. It had a latching limb device that was Fred’s, but the bow was Bill’s. It was a work of art that included a commemorative wooden matching set, with 24 karat gold hardware on the bow and case. At that time this collector’s piece sold for $1000 and Bill received the original #1. Another #1 was created for sale to the public, but Bill still retains his. After seven years, Stewart left Bear Archcry for a job with Bob Lee. then of Wing Archery. He was bow designer and production specialist who also redesigned some of Bob Lee’s bows and manufacturing processes. Bill co-designcd the Red Wing Hunter, White Wing and Presentation II, a target take down bow. Bob Remich said, “wherever Bill went. good things happened. He was always a pleasure to be around and everyone loved working with him." Bob Remich told me where Bill could easily turn things around in his mind and understand the most complicated problems completely. He would immediately go to work on them. solving what would take an above average person days or even weeks to accomplish. He said. “Bill was amazing and there was nothing he couldn’t do." Later Bill went back to Bear for 7 more years. Bill was a good friend of Fred and they hunted together in Grouse Haven. Michigan for white tailed deer. While at Bear Archery. Bill re-designed the Grizzly. Kodiak Super Magnum. Alaskan. Polar Bear and other compounds. Fred then sold Bear Archcry and Bill moved back to Yakima where he worked for Duke Savora for a year. Bill Stewart’s genius has helped so many bow makers become successful. yet he has remained virtually unknown by the archery community. With his vast bow making knowledge

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Muzzy Products Presents 2002 TALL MAN Award to Jennie Richardson wholeheartedly supports her and Cartersville, GA — her school program efforts. Al Muzzy Products is this time. 26 other states have extremely proud to select inquired about establishing Jennie Richardson of archery programs in their school Williamsburg. Kentycky systems.” as the recipient of its 2002 "We established the Muzzy TALL MAN Award. TALL MAN award precisely to Jennie is a professional honor commitment like archer, bowhunter and has Jennie's," says Muzzy's John a joint appointment as Musacchia. "Each year we Education Administrator/ recognize and honor an Archery Coordinator for individual who Stands Tall the Kentucky Department among his and her peers, a man of Fish & Wildlife or woman who represents the Resources and Education. finest ideals of our sport. Jennie was introduced someone we will be proud to call to archery by her a hunting buddy and someone bowhunting husband. Muzzy Products' 2002 TALL MAN Award Winner is Jennie our kids can look up to. There Mike, in the mid ‘80s. Richardson of Williamsburg. Kentucky. A former school math teacher, is no question that Jennie With family support - she Jennie has been a significant part of the development of the state-wide Richardson is certainly one such and Mike have taught Kentucky archery initiative which is now in 90 school! individual. their two sons to shoot ’’CURRENT TALL MAN she began traveling and WINNERS shooting 3-D events in the mid ’90s and as other schools and school administrators 1994 l ed Nugent America's high quickly as 1998 became the Cabela's were asking for her help. With a significant profile promoter and defender of the Women's Semi Pro Shooter of the Year. promotional effort by many archcry sport. Today. Jennie is a force in the women's manufacturers in bows, arrows, targets and 1995 Dick LattimerDcveloped AMO professional division of ASA and I BO. discounted equiptment. more than 90 into a strong, national voice for archery. Before going to work for the state of Kentucky schools have adopted the archery Kentucky. Jennie was an 8th grade program. 1997 Joella Bates 5-X W orld mathmatics teacher and softball coach at "This grass roots recruiting effort is one Champion and energetic archery Whitley County Middle School. She of the most significant events we have ever promoter. worked with her school principal to refine witnessed in terms of protecting the future 1998 Christine Thomas Founded a fledgling archery program that he had of archery and bowhunting." says Michele Becoming An Outdoor Woman. begun and. with her attention and hard Crummer of Muzzy Products. “Jennie's 1999 Dr. Dave Samuel An articulate work, the small school club thrived. enthusiasm with the children and her and tireless voice for bowhunting. Following an article in the local newspaper. knowledge of all phases of archery have 2000 Terry Wunderlc her club drew state-wide attentsion. Soon, made a terrific difference. Muzzy Coach, bowhuntcr, competitor and archery ambassador. 2001 Dr. Arnold Leonard Bowhuntcr, surgeon and cancer researcher

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have been successfully notched with three 4-inch feathers. Due to individual differences in equipment and shooting style, larger feather-* may be required Il is also possible that good flight can be achieved with smaller feathers. Test

far enough forw ard so that their bases can be securely attached

shooting is lhe best way to decide on any particular set up. Il is important to remember that broadheads will need more guidance than field points It is also extremely important that broadhead equipped arrows fly "dead straight" with no yawing or fishtailing. An arrow that is yawing own range is not only inaccurate, but if it hits game it loses much of

its penetration I'M RIGHT-HANDED. SHOULD I USE RIGHT WING OR LEFT WING FEATHERS? You can successfully shoot either wing. An arrow docs not rotate noticeably until it is well clear of the bow Left wing feathers should be used to rotate the arrow counter clockwise right wing clockwise (as viewed by the shooter) HOW CAN I TELL IF MY FEATHERS ARE RIGHT LEfT Yfrflq “ Ottwe tor Coqtw•CtocnrtM Rcsiaoc OR LEFT WING? ------- Front cf Fm9w It OT»«4 to the LEFT First method- Look at the (When viewed from th# TOP) nock end of an arrow (as though it is about to be shot). (Rgf* Wng - Opposite) and rotate it so that one fletch­ ing is on top of the shaft If the "catch lip" is to the left of the

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web. it is a right w ing feather. If the "catch lip" is to the right of the web. it is a left wing feather (see diagram). Second method; Hold the forward end of a diccut (pointed end) or full length feather (larger end) towards yourself. Look down from the top. Rotate the feather so that its web is horizontal and ns natural curve droops the end pointed away from you downwards ("shedding rain" as opposed to "catching rain"). If the web is to the right of (he quill hose, it is a right wing feather. If lhe web is to the left of the quill base, it is a left wing feather

to the shaft, not the nock. All else being equal, the fur­ ther to the rear the feathers arc.

the more efficient the guidance. The feathers should not be further forward than is necessary for clearance. DO "ROUND BACK" (OR "PARABOLIC*) AND "SHIELD BACK" FLY DIFFERENTLY? We haven’t been able to detect any difference in the performance of round back or shield back. It appears that the only difference is one of appearance. Round back are more popular in the United States; shield back are more pop­ ular in Europe WHAT ADHESIVE SHOULD I USE TO FLETCH FEATHERS?

Any good fletching adhesive will work well with feathers. Instant fletching glues arc available, and very convenient “feather fletching tape" has just come on the market All work very well with feathers. HOW SHOULD I PREPARE THE QUILL BASE OF THE FEATHER FOR FLETCHING? The base of every "Trueflight Feather" is ground clean and dry in our pro­ cessing. No further preparation is needed. HOW SHOULD I PREPARE THE SHAFT FOR FEATHER FLETCHING? We normally begin by wiping the fletching area of the shaft with alcohol. then lightly scuff the area with 600 grit sandpaper or fine steel wool. We do a final alcohol wipe a few minutes before fletching.

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SHOULD I USE STRAIGHT. OFFSET OR HELICAL FLETCHING CLAMPS? We strongly recommend offset or helical fletching on all arrows. Offset or helical fletching causes the arrow to rotate in flight just like the

Helical fletching offers more stability than a simple offset and is therefore the first choice for any arrow tipped w ith a broadhead. HOW MUCH FLETCHING OFFSET SHOULD I USE? If the forward end of a 5-inch feather is 1/16 meh offset from its rear, this equals about 3/4 of one degree. We find this works well for most offset or hel­ ical flctched arrows. HOW FAR FORWARD FROM THE REAR OF THE ARROW'SHOULD I PLACE THE FEATHERS?

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Coach’s Corner A SUCCESSFUL FINGER RELEASE How the Pros Do It by Bernie Pellerite ©2003 Author's Bio: Bernie Pellerite is a professional level IV MasterCoach who has been a pro staff shooter, pro shop owner and seminar speaker. He has 10 animals in the top 10 of the S.C.I. Bowhunting World Record Book. He's a leading technical writer and archery analyst who is published in many countries as well as several U.S. archery magazines and recently published his new book, "Idiot ProofArcher)'" (see ad on page 45.) He is president of Robinhood Video Productions, which presently has 37 titles marketed all over the world. He is also the inventor of the “Bernie's Can't Punch™ release which eliminates punching and target panic. He also manufacturers “Bernie's PanicMaster and Bow Simulator" and offers a series of 9 videos called the Shooter's School Master Series. He is in the process of introducing 2 new back tension releases and an air bow in 2002. As a professional coach, he created the world-famous NFAA Shooter's School and also offers the NFAA Advanced Certified Instructor program as an option. Bernie and his wife. Jan. will be conducting these exciting shooter's schools, which are also available on six video tapes. For more information, call Bernie or Jan at Robinhood Videos (614)933-0011. fax (614)933-0010 or website www.robinhoodvideos.com.

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One of the keys to successfully shooting with back tension and a finger release is to make sure that the back of the hand is completely relaxed, stretched out, andflat . . . not cupped. The three fingers (or two) should contact the string in the first joint or. preferably, deeper (sec Diagram A), not

Diagram A - Deep Hook the fingertips (see Diagram B). This allows the fingers and the back of the hand to be relaxed, and as the hand travels rearward. the fingers hinge out of the way of the string at the second joint. If you try to hook shallow on your fingertips, this will cause

Diagram B - Shallow Hook

the back of the hand to "cup," which causes tension throughout the rest of the hand and wrist, causing much more string oscillation during "let-go.” It can also cause the arrow to come off the rest while drawing the bow. NOTE: Most successful finger shooters draw to anchor with all three fingers, then “drop" or “drag" either the top or the bottom finger before starting back tension. The direction of pull should be in a straight line directly opposed to the target. Again. the back of the fingers, hand, wrist, and forearm must be relaxed, and stretched out on this imaginary line or “direction of pull." This is not always possible for some shooters, but by getting the elbow back as far as possible behind your head, this will eliminate a lot of inconsistencies and excessive string oscillation such as "plucking the string." The last thing, and probably most important, is the anticipation and amount of acceleration that is used with this "motor system.” The fingers are “ripped off the string" on the way back to conclusion (for example. touching the back of your neck or shoulder with the index or ring finger). Don't try to "let go" of the string! If you try this method, as your fingers start opening, the string actually moves to ” forward. . . before the string comes off the fingers. This is actually called creeping and is a form flaw. It’s very inconsistent, because you always think about it... and therefore change it slightly, shot to shot. Instead, as you rip it back to your shoulder . . . "refuse to hold it!" ... as famous Olympic coach Al Henderson put it. For example, before you start back tension, and you are anticipating touching your shoulder with your index finger, you "power up " with enough back tension to drive your elbow up and back through an imaginary wail. The elbow will drag the

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“whole unit" straight back ... ripping yourfingers loose from the string .. . keeping your index or ring finger in contact with your face, all the way back, until you touch your conclusion (neck or shoulder). Therefore, the tips ofyour fingers will actually come in, toward your face, as they are forced or pulled off the string . . . they shouldn t pop open or flip open away from your face, which is called plucking . .. another form flaw. If you pull until you touch your conclusion . . . I’ll bet you have to let go of the string somewhere along the way!... but you let go subconsciously, because you anticipated the conclusion, instead of the "let-go."

SHOOTING A CLICKER A clicker is a thin piece of spring steel (4" - 6" long) attached to the riser several inches above the rest. The arrow is loaded underneath the strip of steel. As the archer comes to full draw, the arrow tip is slowly pulled out from under the clicker. It then snaps back against the riser making an audible click, hence, the word "clicker." The clicker (if used properly) will cause the shooter to be aiming when the clicker goes off. It will teach you to continuously pull and aim until the subconscious is signaled to "let-go" by the “click." There is some controversy as to whether or not the clicker was invented as a draw check for recurve archers or whether it was invented as a cure for freezing and snapshooting which were the most common symptoms of target panic at the time. If you shoot FITA competition with fingers and a recurve bow (out to 90 meters for adult men), chances are you will put a clicker on your bow, mainly as a draw check. The same technique of "rip it back, “can be used successfully with a clicker(see picture.). Just set up your draw timing to where you slow down your motor, right before the clicker (but don't stop). At this point you should be calibrated, with your sight on target and ... as you commit.. . you accelerate through the clicker, ripping your fingers rearward toward your "touch neck" or "touch shoulder" conclusion. Gold medalist and national champion Butch Johnson, and 7-time National Champion Ed Eliason, have successfully mastered this technique. If you stop at the end of the draw cycle, right before the clicker.. . you can develop "dickerpanic." This stalls your "motor system" completely and freezes “your motor," making it almost impossible to pull it back any further. You then resort to jerking it through the clicker to release the string ... not a pretty picture! NOTE: Finger shooters, in particular, will find that if your elbow is slightly higher than your nose (one or two inches above), it is easier to use back tension and easier to get through the clicker. If you can master "back tension." you will completely eliminate anticipation of the release and you will be free to (and be forced to!)... really aim hard1 . Remember, aimers will always win!.. . A clicker attached to the bow for finger shooters can only shooters, subconsciously triggers the play! "let go." January-February 2003 - Visit our website at www.usarcher.com

2003 N.F.A.A. Shooter’s School Schedule and Advanced Certified Instructor Program Jan. 10-12 - J.P. Bowhunters. Jonesboro. LA. (75 miles SE of Shreveport) Contact: Bill 318-259-7693 Feb. 7-9 - Cherry Point Archers. M.C.A.S. Cherry Point, Havelock. NC. (between Morehead City and Newbern) Contact: Mike Peck 252-463-3546 Feb. 14-16 - Archery Adventures. Aurora CO. Contact: Dan Shepherd 303-683-0691 dshephcrd@.pnsonline.com Feb. 28-Mar. 2 - Red Stagg Archery, Fountain Valley. CA (35 miles SE of Los Angeles) Contact: Mike 714-965-1125 Mar. 7-9 - Predator's Archcry, Gilroy. CA (25 miles SE of San Jose) Contact: Curtis Campisi 408-842-7733 email: prcdator@hotcitv.com Mar. 14-16 - Maitland's Archery. Reno, NV. Contact: Chelsea 775-972-8811 email: maitlandsarchervfepvramid.net Mar. 21-23 - Mile High Archery, Prescott Valley, AZ. (15 miles NE of Prescott) Contact: Ruth or Ron 928-772-1487

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The most interesting and beneficial part of this article may not be learning the "eccentric timing story " or how to adequately check or adjust pair "synchronization " or, "balancing " or. "liming. " It may be that the most rewarding part will be learning to not misinterpret the sales material spewed for any product in order to prevent you wasting time, effort and money worrying about unnecessary or intangible things. RUMORS AND MYTHS RULE COMPOUND BOWS. My "niche" has been teaching compound bow archers how to be archers first and mechanics second, or to not be a mechanic at all. My most well known bywords arc; “Most archers are not looking for information, they are looking for EXCUSES." which means they will believe any and everything that points the finger away from themselves. For example, despite what you may have heard, wooden core limb for compound bows were phased out not because they were a problem, but simply because they were extremely labor intensive and cost prohibitive. For shorter compounds, however, they were needed in much shorter lengths and in those lengths testing proved them to be not totally reliable so they were never used for that reason. Archers had always believed that only wooden core limbs were acceptable for bows and it took many years of slow and intense conditioning to convince them that fiberglass limbs were not the "cheap junk" as they were told previously. Likewise, the original "4 wheeler" compound bow models were not phased out because "they would not stay in tune " or because they were inferior in any way as you have no doubt heard around the campfire or cracker barrel. Il happened 24

both to offer less holding weight plus hold down manufacturing costs plus the retail price. These "4 wheelers " as they were later nicknamed, had an idler wheel pulley mounted midway up each limb requiring several expensive extra components and extra labor necessary to have the cable ends conveniently adjustable for both balancing and draw length changes. Good thing, think how expensive they could have become by now with all the components in a compound. Before compounds I paid S500 for the nicer recurve models, at one time we had four of the identical models by Wing Archery. Not only were the 4 wheelers phased out to hold down consumer prices but also to advance and give these same consumers less holding weight with more let-off which could never be done with an idler pulley midway on each limb. The let-off was approximately 33% in these early years and no more than 40% was possible because they then became too delicate to "balance"and the “bump-bump"you felt when each limb peaked separately could simply never be adjusted out. Lower cost "2 wheelers" models omitted the idlers and adjustment components by changing to a dead-end cable tied directly to the opposite limb tip and has been used on virtually all compound models since. One price paid was the necessity of adding a "cable shover-over rod" deemed a cable guard, but now essentially any percentage of letoff you might want is possible whether constructed with 2 "mirror image eccentrics " or one " double-duty eccentric and an idler wheel. " DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY. I submit that there is nothing any specific bow design can do for you that will enable you to "be more accurate with the same amount of effort on your part. " Another of my profound and well used terms is designed to help archers understand that no compound bow is magic and if you want to do well you must pay the price in effort. It should be obvious to anyone that 1982 - 21th Anniversary • 2002

"no bow can possibly do any morefor you than to determine the velocity of your projectile. " A very good thing when you think about it, because if such a bow was possible, it would quickly hold all records and win all the events and all the other manufacturers would not be able to "give away" their obsolete models. Case in point, consider that since 1978 no new design has done any better than the 4 wheeler that shot the first and only 1200 ten-ring perfect at Las Vegas with only 9 of the 138 total shots ever touching the 10 ring line. It is pretty naive for anyone to think that bow manufacturers spend every waking moment and every dollar only to make it easier for each of us to shoot more accurately. Like every other manufacturer their primary objective has to be staying in business and that means they must have continuing sales or close their doors, so no one can fault them for being creative and aggressive. Manufacturers have no choice but to put all of their effort into improving manufacturing costs to keep their profits up or go out of business. If they spend too much on the bow they must ask more for it which opens the door to competitors with lower prices to get all of the sales. Not since the "sight window cut-out" was cut into every bow except longbows has there been anything available to lower "the degree ofdifficulty" for every' archer. Making it so that arrows no longer have to flex wildly around our recurve and compound handles on every shot allowed all of us to take full advantage of arrow spine for better grouping. The compound only exists primarily for lowering the degree of difficulty for everyone by providing everyone with a lower holding weight for more accurate aiming. In the future, the closest thing that might be done to help every archer involves the widely accepted theory of the benefits of HIGHER BRACE HEIGHTS. which, like all other claims is also virtually impossible to verify. That philosophy THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

being that the shorter the time period the r__ arrow has to remain connected to theBom bowstring, the less time there is for the errors of the operator to be both applied and then amplified. BOW MODEL VELOCITY RATINGS. As you must now be thinking. the trend for the past several years has been exactly opposite that, with significantly lower brace heights done arbitrarily simply to raise its official velocity rating another couple of feet per second. For the past several years many archers tend to buy anything containing a "high velocity rating " or even an implication that "it's better. " But the "speed at any cost " and "/ don 'l care, as long as it's fast" craze has about run its course and with nothing left to manipulate for higher velocity ratings, yet another sales strategy is inevitable. When the laws ofphysics peaked AMO ratings in the mid-240’s all models with lower ratings became slower to sell so something needed to be done. First, to inflate the rating numbers above those of the industry standard AMO Rating system someone dreamed up a mythical rating system called the IBO Limitation rating system based on the 80 pound limit and no less than 5 grains per pound of arrow weight. Nowhere written down, unofficial and unregulated, it helped everyone to stay in business by projecting significantly higher velocity ratings. The Archery Manufacturers Organization, AMO. system is uncomplicated, calling for rating only the 30 inch draw, 60 pound version of each model using only a 9 grain per pound. 540 grain arrow. Since 31 through 33 inch draw versions are faster and 29 and below models slower it is a good, logical representation. The “IBO rating” was a spin-off of the IBO competitor’s limits of 80 pounds peak weight and allowing no arrow of less than 5 grains per pound ofpeak." IBO ratings” became tacked on to new models depending on how they chose to interpret makeshift specifications. The AMO manufacturers have an official safety warning that compounds 30 inches and longer and 60 pounds and heavier should use more than 6 grains per pound of peak weight, it can be seen on the Easton spine chart for example. Even the IBO limit of no less 5 grains per pound was also ignored by some and for all adding up to 20 pounds peak served to top the AMO figures by as much as 60 FPS. You can imagine the oversights or liberties taken with nothing to enforce such a rough-and-tumble outline, howevera few posted both ratings.

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Some manufacturers chose to rate only their 30 inch 70 pound models with a 5 grain 350 grain arrow all seemed free to use any draw length they chose. Still others used 80 pounds with a 300 grain (3.75 grams) for greater numbers. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Not only is the speed craze dying out but archers are already tolerating more of "the worse it feels to draw the faster it probably is" than they'd really like to because of low brace heights and aggressively modified eccentric designs. I’d say they are beginning to realize that having the fastest arrow does not automatically earn you total accuracy and

a win. Entirely too many of us take a beating when we try to let one down, not to mention having to "throw the bow into the air while drawing" just to get it back for a safety issue we'd rather not have. I shudder to think how many people have never pulled a smooth bow, or pulled any bow while holding it level on the target. maybe it is time. Since the first basic compound, the only way to make a truly faster bow at the same peak weight was to modify them to feel worse and worse to draw. We have now arrived at a point where taking it further will produce bows so crude to draw that surely no one would ever buy one. Low

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brace heights, aggressively modified eccentric designs plus the addition of high performance string materials actually accounts for essentially all of the velocity gains from the original 4 wheeler models at about 190 FPS to the latest hot-dogs at no more than about 245 FPS AMO. It seems apparent that a new philosophy is now needed to perpetuate bow sales so watch for longer axle to axle models with higher brace heights to suddenly be declared as " better"and even to improve your accuracy, which is theoretically true to some degree as I mentioned earlier. Back when compounds had about 10 inch brace heights, had a Dacron bowstring and hard to sell unless they were smooth and easy to draw, a rating of about 190195 FPS was the ball game. Now that the removal of those "contracting during the draw only to stretch out to absorb and waste energy-during-the-shot Dacron bowstrings " and the acceptance of feeling much more weight all throughout the draw bows with higher brace heights can become the rage and still be more than "fast enough. " The new outlook has started already with some bow makers no longer hyping velocity ratings.

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AVOID CHANGES JUST FORTHE SAKE OF CHANGING. Speaking of understanding sales literature, 1 suggest that before considering any change in any area you ask yourself or your mentor; “if I make this change, how much accuracy do you GUARANTEE I will gain with the same amount of effort on my part? " The point being that the words; "It "s New " on that toothpaste tube will make some assume that if there was a change it was surely to make it better and buy it, but it did not say it was better, it only "implied " it. Verifiable data is therefore not required to back up the claim, there was none. With bows, there are entirely too many other things involved in achieving superior accuracy. To me, any claim that a particular bow design could actually make it easier for an archer to be more accurate has no more merit than if one baseball manufacturer were to claim that their baseball can actually make it easier for every pitcher to throw strikes. As stated earlier, I'd hate to ever have to prove indisputably that one particular basic bow design could improve the accuracy of anyone that used it. As I said earlier, as 1 see it, a bow can do no more than "determine the velocity of the projectile" and all of the other needs of accuracy must be provided by the owner/operator. WHAT HAS ALL THIS TO DO WITH ECCENTRIC TIMING? Are we not really proud of our bow and accessory manufacturers for working so hard to prevent unnecessary and exorbitant prices such as we pay the automobile industry for example? Well there is a distinct chance that virtually everything you have ever heard or read concerning eccentric pair "timing " on compound bows has been highly 1982 - 21th Anniversary - 2002

misleading or blown dramatically out of proportion. The reason being that as I said, people tend to “jump to conclusions. ” Consider that compound bows have been in use for 30+ years now and their eccentric pairs have had to work in unison all along. Understand also that the bulk of the all-time target scoring records were set years ago, long before the speed craze models with their low brace heights with few thoughts or concents about how well their eccentrics were working together. To me, the misnomer "timing " is not a good term and only adds to the confusion. Timing implies that there must surely be more that can be accomplished if you just keep on "monkeying " with it. But the "coup de grace" really came from an ad that essentially said; you'll never have to adjust your eccentric pair timing again, which was quickly misinterpreted by many to mean; “your timing now changes and must be adjusted continually to keep your bow shooting right, “or something similarly ridiculous. 1 can’t tell the effect I feel it had on “tons” of formerly sane archers, it has been surreal! WHO SAYS THAT A BOW SLIGHTLY OUT OF TIME WILL NOT SHOOT PERFECTLY WELL? Those of us who re-cabled or designed and built compounds from the day of their inception have always had to assure that the eccentric pairs were set to work acceptably well in "unison. " but we called it "balancing " the bow. Particularly on the 4 wheelers, few if any bow assembly lines or technicians in factories did any more than to adjust one cable until there was no longer the "bump-bump" feeling when one limb reached peak weight before the other. There seemed no reason to be any more scientific than that and there was never a problem. In those earliest days, when all compounds were of "4 wheeler" construction, in my pro shop I often re­ drilled each eccentric to move the axle holes very slightly, seeking to get more than the typical 33% let-off. As mentioned earlier, at about 40percent they were all delicate to balance and it became impossible to remove that peak weight double hit bump-bump feeling, so we just shot them anyway. Perfectly well. Such a product would not be acceptable for marketing but my friends and I had no problems since they still cycled exactly the same way on every shot, which every bow will do for you automatically, ifyou allow it to. On many of the different eccentric designs it is possible to learn to look at the THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

eccentric pairs in various positions and tell not only if they are "in swc"but also determine if the top eccentric is ahead or behind the other. About the time the importance of "perfect timing" was really beginning to be kicked around and blown all out of proportion, 1 was shooting beside a close friend. I could not help but notice that his bow was out-of-balance with the top eccentric a bit excessively ahead on the draw. I also couldn’t help but notice how nice his arrows looked enroute the target and how well they grouped, not to mention how badly he was beating me! Checking his bow later. I could feel an "ever-so-slight bump­ bump " but he could not. A BOW WITH A DUAL PURPOSE CAM AND AN IDLER WHEEL CAN'T HAVE ITS TIMING CHANGED. May 1 suggest that it may have begun only as another manufacturing cost savings? Instead of the extensive machining time to mill 2 complicated cam eccentrics the use of only one represents a significant savings. Instead of the labor required to build 3 fiber bowstring cables, only 2 are rer/uired for another cost saving. Extensive time and labor at the bow assembly station is required to evaluate and then adjust cable lengths to bring 2 eccentrics into unison, where no time at all is required with a dual purpose single cam model, all of which contribute to a lower cost unit. Well done, we appreciate it regardless. Who would have dreamed that a simple ad could be interpreted to mean that everyone must be continually adjusting their wheel timing would have such an effect? Go figure. "If it's not broke, don't fix it" is generally good advice. So for those of you that are continually searching for excuses and inventing things to worry about, remember that you had better know how to fix whatever you think you have found or you stand to make the situation even worse. In the next issue, PART 2, THERE ARE NO EQUIPMENT EXCUSES, CERTAINLY NOT ECCENTRIC TIMING. This should help, if for no other reason than to point out that it is not at all an exacting science and that there are more beneficial things that probably need attending to.

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14, 18 and 28 inches into the draw before both are able to hold and aim at 20 pounds. Now you see it, there arc “nofree lunches. ”

Figure 2. A double-duty single cam eccentric has 3 cable tracks. The single buss-cable marked A takes in cable on the draw, pulling the 2 limb tips toward each other to set the peak weight. The combination bowstring and second buss cable is significantly longer. End B is the equivalent of the second buss cable and assists buss cable A in drawing the 2 limb tips toward each other. The largest track is already filled with end C with the bow at rest and during the draw disperses the exact amount of cable to determine the bows final draw length. If a model is offered in 4 draw lengths it typically requires 4 different sized eccentrics. All odd shaped eccentric designs are not just simply shrunk down for smaller versions using the copy machine, each requires its own unique design for cable ends B & C to function adequately in relation to each other. That is, the path of the arrow's nock during the shot on bows of this type is only as good as each individual design, which you cannot alter.

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The Shot Doctor - Beat the Wind by Terry Wunderle

Most archers shoot much lower scores in the wind because their form breaks down, not because the wind produces more sight movement. It is much easier to blame the bad shot on the wind than to accept the fact they shot bad form. You cannot control the wind, but you can control your form Place your concentration and confidence where it belongs. Focus on the shooting the shot with the best form that you can shoot. Prove it to yourself. Place a “Bull’s Eye" target at 30 yards and shoot it on a windy day. The first twenty shots. shoot the way you normally shoot under windy conditions and record the score. The second twenty shots, let the pin float and make sure you execute the shot with good form. If the pin floats out of the five ring, do not be concerned, but go ahead and shoot the shot. Just make sure you shoot with good form. Compare the scores and then you will know; you have to trust your form.

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In the 1998 NAA Nationals a young w oman that 1 coach shot a new FITA World Record under breezy and rainy conditions. The previous days, when the weather was calm and clear, she shot thirty points less. 1 asked her. "Why is it you shot higher in the wind and rain than you did on the calm days?” She replied. "I knew I had to concentrate harder on shooting good form or the wind would destroy me." Wind will destroy the mentally weak. In order to be a good wind shooter, you have to accept these fact: Your sight pin will not be steady. Your groups will open up. Your scores will probably go down. All archers know these facts are true, but very few were willing to accept the reality of it happening. Then, when confronted with the wind shot, they tighten more muscles in an attempt to study the sight pin and aim two or three times longer than than normal shooting rhythm. By the time the shot is executed, the bow arm is shaking at about a 6.2 on the rector scale. The chances ofexecuting a shot with good form have diminished to nearly zero. To beat the wind, you have to accept the fact that if you normally shoot a two inch group at thirty yards, now that group will probably be three inches or greater. The sight pin will have more movement. If you tighten more muscles in an attempt to study the pin. these light muscles will be reilected in the shot execution and the

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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS By Roger W. Breternitz Ch.T.

Ok. here it is the new year and ifyou’re like even some of the people I know you're busy with a list (mine is way too short) of things you would like to accomplish for the next 12 months. Personally 1 make my New Year's resolutions on my birthday, because that's when I figured 1 started my 1" year in the first place. Logically that’s when I take stock of what I've done in the last 12 months, and how THOSE resolutions 1 set for myself worked out or did not. Someone said. “Unless you know where you're going, how do you know when you finally get there?" Sadly enough very few people have a life’s plan or road map for where they're going in life, much less in their favorite sport. They just plod along from day to day, and the only indication that they are doing good is when they don’t get yelled at by their boss. spouse, or their kids don’t end up in jail...for long. With the economy the way it is. and world tension sitting on a powder keg. who has time to worry about setting goals or making a plan for your future. which doesn’t seem like you have much control over anyway. NOT! Everything we do is connected to everything else we do. achieve, or experience. What you are going to experience tomorrow is a direct result of the actions, and energy you brought to Life's table today. So if this is true, let's apply it to our progress in causing an arrow to strike a target in the exact position we have pre-programmed it to strike, time after time, day after day. You’ve heard people say, “That guy/girl is a shooting machine”. What is a machine, but a pre­ programmed complex interactive group of metallic parts, wires, gear, buttons, and motherboards, etc., etc. The difference is, when we program it to do something, that programming is perfectly executed each and every time we push the “Go” button. We, on the other hand are human, and we have free will (which has gotten us unto trouble since Adam & Eve) that takes over and makes us do all kinds of strange weird 30

things that we “Claim" we are not prepare this equipment before each responsible for. It a great scapegoat too. The tournament or shoot, such as getting to the Devil made me do it...it must have been range early enough to set up, and relax subconscious...what was I thinking...and before shooting the first arrow. on and on. If we want to shoot like a If each of these areas is addressed machine we have to take on machine-like properly, equipment will probably be the characteristics in every phase of our last of your worries. Why do a majority of New Year’s shooting experience, and one of these resolutions get broken before the first of characteristics is preparation and planning. Now planning is where our "Resolutions" March? They are not specific enough! for the New Year is going to take place. Which resolution do you think is easier to Let’s talk about making a few keep? I am going to spend more time with resolutions to make you a better shooter, my kids, or...l promise to spend at least " and a more consistent winner. How we hour a day talking with my kids about their should decide what these resolutions will day. You’ve got to be specific in all your be, and how to incorporate them into our resolutions and goals, “If you don’t know behavior. First of all, resolutions are nothing were you're going, how will you know more than self-directing goals that give you when you get there?” a picture of where you want to be. So howAccomplishment is not necessarily do we formulate these goals in a manner winning the tournament, but first of all that makes sense, and where do you start? placing in a tournament, if you’ve never Everyone can come up with a resolution done so. Like a top football coach once like, "I’m going to win more tournaments said, “Before you can WIN a Superbowl. this year." Really! This is just a little too first you have to lose one". Completing general. It's like saying, “I need to win the your goals or keeping these new resolutions lottery more often". Think of one main area is a series of being successful at small steps of your shooting that has kept you from within each goal or promise you make to being as good as you can be, how ever good yourself. And. ..a good promise to make is that is. This is one thing or one area that “Never break a promise you make to always seems to rob you from taking home yourself. If you could keep THAT New first place or taking home any place. Take Year’s resolution, your shooting (and many that one area and break it down into several other things) would greatly improve... I main parts that if each part was perfect the guarantee it! entire problem would be solved. Work on Best of luck, and Good shooting. that one area with several resolutions that If you have any questions or comments. will, when adhered to. accomplish the main my mailbox is open goal you are trying to achieve. roger@vectorstudios.com Example: I will get my equipment in the best working order possible so that I can forget about mechanical problems. Break Roger is starting an interactive this down into 3 main areas just to draw a question/answer column with the picture. focus on the 1. Consultation I will get an expert “Mental side of Winning”. He opinion from more that one source on the will comment on, and answer as best equipment to use for my style of many questions related to that shooting, and how to tune this equipment area as space allows in each issue. to it's finest state of working order. 2. Knowledge - “I will acquire all the The deadline for each issue is the knowledge 1 can on how to choose, 15th of the even months, ie: maintain, and use this equipment to the best February 15 for the March-April of my ability. issue. Email you questions to 3. Preparation - “I will do all that is roger@vectorstudios.com necessary to allow myself plenty of time to 1982 - 21th Anniversary - 2002

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From the Senior Corner By Joe Bauernfeind

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Welcome again to the Senior Comer, where Christmas is fast approaching and the shopping days are dwindling down to a precious few. Of course, by the time you read this it will already be 2003, so you’ll have to go back with me to that preChristmas time of 2002. If you remember I was touting you on the NAFAC shoot being held at the Everglade Archers in Homestead FL and trying to get you to “come on down” and join the fun. Did you listen? If not, and you missed this last field shoot of the year, too bad for you. It was once again a wonderful return to summer temperatures and shirt sleeve shooting conditions. If you have the time and have saved your U. S. Archer magazines, as I do, look back to last year's winter issue and re-read the “corner" article. Everything which worked so well at the first shoot, worked even better on the second go around. With the experience gained from the first shoot, it was decided that the loss of daylight factor was not as bad as first thought, so we started about an hour later which allowed the warm-up practice to be held without the use of the lights. I don’t remember if I mentioned the lighted practice butts last year, but they

are really a terrific feature, especially for clubs where it is warm enough to shoot after dark in the winter. The ‘shoot four across’ rule was once again in force and lunch was served on the range, which allowed us plenty of time to shoot 28 Field and 28 Animal on Saturday and 28 Hunter on Sunday. I’m going to switch gears here for a minute, since I’ve got your ear. The Animal round which was shot at NAFAC, used the 1FAA African animal set which 1 can only describe as weird. It’s basically black and white line drawings with kill zones which can sometimes cannot even be made out using binoculars. In fact some of the targets have to be studied up close to even figure out what they are. I know I’m going to get hammered for saying this, but I just don’t understand the IFAA philosophy of making Field Archery more difficult than it already is. Some of the horror stories I’ve heard and read about concerning the difficulty of the shooting conditions at the World Field shoot, leave me scratching my head. Is the ability to climb hills which are steep enough to require a rope to hold on to and then having to shoot at super extreme angles or having

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to make long tiring climbs, sometimes through thom laden brush to get to your assigned range, what decides who the best archers are? Speaking as an archer first and as a Senior second, I don’t think so. Ways should be found to allow the archers to enjoy the variety of the terrain on which we compete, without putting life and limb on the line or having to shoot from impossible positions. Speaking as a Senior first, this type of archery is putting those with some of the infirmities of age. completely out of the picture. The same thoughts apply to the other archery organizations, such as NFAA and IBO as well. Of course this is just one old codger’s opinion and I speak here only for myself. Now that I've gotten that off my chest, let’s get back to the fun. Once again the Everglade Archers spearheaded by Les Bagely, John Laudicina and Gary Noe. along with many other unnamed club members, had the range in top shape and

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ready Io challenge the assembled archers (no difficult terrain here in FL). The registration and awards were again handled by the FAA's Tim Austin and his super system for scorecard handling. Tim's got to be driving the computerized results devotees nuts with his speed and accuracy in this area (now if he could just leam to shoot at the right target). I won't go into the gory details. but the next time you see Tim, ask him about it. The "beast feast” on Sunday also points up the work put in by the host club. There was more to eat than any hungry archer could want and even taking just a tiny bit of everything would have made more of a plateful than Tm capable of handling. 1 was looking forward to a rematch this year with fellow Seniors Frank Gandy and Lynwood Bunn, but Frank was unable to come due to a recent surgery undergone by his wife. I'm sure you all join me in wishing her a speedy return to good health. Lynnwood. last year's Senior title winner, was again on hand and we were joined by Roger Wheaton, who came all the way from Colorado. I had expected Roger to be there last year, along with Ellis Gibson, but health concerns caused a change in their plans at that time. This year Roger came, saw and conquered, shooting a Senior record 545 in the Field round. I managed a record 547 in the Hunter on Sunday but came up short of Rog by eight points in the total. Lynwood finished with a strong 540’s score on Sunday to take down third for the Veteran Free Style class. Other winners of note were Debby Krienke, shooting a recurve, and running away with that title by over 200 points. Toby Bagely winning the Women’s Freestyle title with a pair of 512’s and a 546 Animal (also beating husband Les) and Carol Bitner repeating in the Women's Veteran class as did Diane Watson and Chns Deston in the Pro's. Local favorite Steve Feltus shot a dynamite 548 on Sunday to hold off Jeff Krienke who had a 551 for the title in Adult FS Unlimited. To all you other winners, I apologize for not getting your names in print and I hope you understand the limits of space. The scores should be in the magazine or on the Internet through Tim Austin. The final piece of action to report, concerns the fishing trip mentioned in the last article. We were hosted by Fin & Feather Charters, owned and operated by Les and Toby Bagely. With Les as our boat chauffeur and Toby handling the mate's chores of setting up the equipment and baiting the hooks. Bob and Chris Deston and myself set out for a day on the ocean. The first stop was at a shallow reef area where Les demonstrated his talents with a weighted throw net and caught us a batch of needle-nosed fish to be used as live bail for sailfishing. Les looked like a real native with that net in his hands. From there it was out to deeper water in search of the elusive sailfish. Unfortunately, they proved to be just that, elusive, to our carefully prepared, outrigger spinning gear. You know how it goes. "You should have been here yesterday”. At the same time, we were bottom fishing with two rods down to a depth of about 200 ft., seeing if we could pick up something for dinner. The first fish, a nice Red Grouper shown in the accompanying picture, fell to yours truly and believe me he tasted a lot better than he looks. I think hauling that beast from the deep is what did in my score on Saturday, although Chris caught a slightly smaller one and it didn't seem to mess him up. Chris yanked him up so fast, his air bladder was coming out of his moth when Toby landed him. That's not what she told us it was though. I got that information from Les. If I can get that picture from Chris, I’ll see if 1 can get it in the next magazine and let you decide what it looks like. Chris also caught a nice Barracuda with teeth like you wouldn't believe. (No Chris didn’t catch it with his teeth, the Barracuda had the teeth). Bob could only manage a small Blue Runner, which we put back on for bait.

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Chris Deston anil host Toby with the Barracuda It disappeared in a big hurry and I’d like to see what it was that ate it. Les and Toby are great hosts and believe me Toby will keep you on your toes when the action is slow. Her story about hurricane Andrew was unbelievable. Fearing that they would get trapped in the Key’s (Key Largo is their home port) they decided to tie up the boat as best they could and head for the main land. And where did they decide to go? You guessed it, to a friends house in Homestead, right into the eye of the storm. The house they stayed in survived, but barely. It took four guys bracing their shoulders against the door to keep the storm from blowing it in. When it was over they headed back to Largo to what they thought

Bob Deston with his Blue Runner would be a destroyed boat, but there it sat, with nary a scratch. Go figure. If you ever get down that way and have a yen to fish, you can't go wrong with Fin & Feather. Have a happy holiday season and look me up at the AMO show if you're lucky enough to be able to go. I’ll be in booth #739. Joe Bauernfeind www.zenitharchery.com

Pictures by Chris Deston of BCY Fibers

Above: Joe Bauernfeind working hard at fishing

Right: Toby feeding the wild life

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“Doinker Bill" LEVEN INDUSTRIES, creator of the Olympic Gold Medal­ winning Doinker® archery noise-and vibration-dampening system, is pleased to unveil its newest product, the all-new 3/4” Doinker D~™ Its new technologies and design yield quietness. smoothness and accuracy—making it the most advanced bow stabilizer on the market. The 3/4 Doinker D',Mis the latest update of the original, triedand-true 3/4 inch Doinker®. Like the original, the 3/4" Doinker D"™mounts between the bow’s stabilizer rod and its weights, where it provides true 360- degree active vibration dampening. effectively isolating the archer from the shocks that hinder target shooters, and the noise that betrays hunters. Yet the 3/4" Doinker D”™is different from its predecessor; its all-new design is immediately apparent to even the casual observer. Aerodynamic ribs make the unit lighter and even more responsive. Its high density, high-modulist design provides instant control over a wide range of frequencies and micro-harmonics. "The 3/4" Doinker D”™is what’s needed for today’s ultra­ powerful bows,” notes Doniker® inventor and LEVEN INDUSTRIES founder William “Doinker Bill" Levcn. The unit is even available in three different hardnesses: Soft. Standard, or Field (maximum) hardness. “With these choices, it’s easy to custom-tailor the right solution to your setup and your style,” adds Leven. For ore information about the 3/4" Doinker D~™ or any of their other breakthrough products for bowhunters and target shooters alike, contact LEVEN INDUSTRIES, 9025 Eton Avenue, Unit A, Dept. P, Canoga Park, CA 91304 j Phone 818-7002899 Fax: 818-700-2897 www.doniker.com.

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KEYSnOT^ Archcry Products announces the introduction of a World Class Quality Rear Sight. KEYSHOT Archery Products has recently introduced a series of quality rear sights for target, 3D, and hunting applications that will improve your shooting accuracy. They Rear Hunting Style can be used with or without a string peep, but most will find no need to use the string peep any longer. The rear sight, along with a specialty designed post peep reticle, immediately detects any small change in hand pressure and resulting torque, as well as other form and equipment inconsistencies. This rear sight ensures the consistent shooting form from the first shot of the morning to the final arrow of the day, or even if it has been several weeks since you last pulled your bow. The designers at KEYS H O T recognized a need for a high quality and a sc e t i c a 11y pleasing rear sight that would complement Rear Target/3D Style and adapt to many of the premium front sights on the market. Models arc currently available to fit any fixed base style hunting sight as well as numerous dovetail sight bars including but not limited to: Sure-Loc, Toxonics, Copper John. HTM KEYSHOT also manufactures extended dovetail sight bars that the PSE Apex and Extreme X model front sights can clamp to, as well as mountings for the TruGlo multi pin hunting and 3D apertures sights. All KEYSHOT rear sights offer precision windage and elevation adjustments. Close tolerance dovetail construction ensures that precise location planes and centerlines arc maintained when any adjustment is made. Most sight parts are manufactured from 6061-T6 aluminum and are anodized for finish and protection, and complement any bow, yet are nigged, accurate, and versatile.

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Original Brite Site 34 Kentwood Rd. Succasunna, NJ 078876 Email: brtesite@optonline.net Phone: 973-584-0637 Fax: 973-927-6779 Pacific Bow Butts Company Pacific Bow Butts Co., a pacific coast manufacturer of target backstops has announced lhe hiring of Kenneth Reid to be their Business Operations Manager As such, Mr. Reid will be responsible for developing and managing their strategic business plan. He will also be involved with the company’s Marketing and Sales programs and will work to improve the existing product lines, develop new items, and work to gain distribution in new channels for the company. Mr. Reid brings with him vast experience in Sales. Marketing and Strategic Plan Development working with such national companies as Gillette. Western Publishing Co. (“Little Golden Books”) and SC Johnson Wax. He has had experience with business ownership in smaller regional companies as well. Pacific Bow Butts Owner/Presidcnt. Karl Plato added. "We arc working to build this company into a force to be reckoned with within the archery target sector. It’s critical that we lay the plans now for our anticipated future success.” 36

Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 2002 Easton Technical Products, manufacturer of the world's most accurate arrows. announces the NEW A/C Navigator— aluminum/ carbon target arrow. Easton's exclusive A/C technology creates this efficient, durable, and consistently uniform arrow for FITA-style competition. Navigator incorporates highstrength carbon fiber over a precision­ drawn aluminum core tube. The diameter of Navigator helps to reduce wind drift. Similar in construction to the venerable A/C/E, but unlike the tapered A/C/E and X10 shafts, the Navigator uses a traditional parallel construction. This allows archers to get many of the benefits of Easton's high-end aluminum target arrows at a super affordable price. Weight sorting each dozen to within ± 1.0 grains assures consistent performance. “Our A/C manufacturing processes, tested and perfected, are state-of-the-art, which means we can guarantee consistent straightness. spine, and weight no compromises." said Debra Adamson, Easton Technical Products' Director of Marketing. Break-off points, made of stainless steel, are straighter and stronger, and allow for weight adjustment and long gluing surfaces. Easton’s renowned Pin Nock provides ultimate accuracy and shaft protection from arrow impacts, and lhe polished surface resists wear and makes the shaft easy to remove from targets. Shaft sizes 610-1000 use A/C/E components. Shaft sizes 430-540 require the larger diameter Navigator point. To learn more about the Easton A/C Navigator, or any other exciting new products Easton is offering in 2003, contact your local archery dealer.

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Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 2002 Easton Technical Products, manufacturer of the world' s most accurate arrows, announces the NEW CarbonAeros Vector—small diameter, lightweight carbon target arrow. Easton’s unique “C2" Carbon Composite technology creates an efficient. versatile arrow that is lightweight, stiff. durable and consistently uniform. “Vector is the most advanced internal all-carbon component shaft on the market. With a small-diameter construction, Vector is proven extremely effective for FITA target and field competition.” said Jeff McNail. Sales Manager at Easton Technical Products. The Vector's multiple spine sizes, along with its seamless multi-layer and cross-directional carbon composite fibers, provide optimum internal component fit. Authentic Easton Components are built to Easton's strict quality standards. Vector uses a one-piece break off. weight adjustable stainless steel point. The Vector's Pin Nock promises ultimate accuracy and helps protect the shaft from arrow impacts. Vector's micro­ smooth finish helps it remain dust free and guarantees a quick and quiet draw and release. Vector is priced for competition and is available in nine popular sizes for target and field competitors: 480, 530. 580.640. 700, 770, 840, 920, and 1050. To learn more about the NEW Easton Vector, or any other exciting new products Easton is offering in 2003. contact your local archery dealer. You may also write to Easton Technical Products at 5040 West Harold Gatty Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 84116, or call 801-539-1400 for FREE to order an Easton Full-line or Target Catalog. Or visit the Easton Web site at www. Eastonarcherv.com.

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Founders of Flex-Fletch Products, Roger and Eileen Grundman, are friends of Bowhunting

Roger and Eileen donate prime deer hunting property to the Wisconsin Bowhunters

On March 2, 2002 at the Wisconsin Bowhunters annual Convention and Banquet in Green Bay 140 acres of prime deer hunting habitat were deeded to the Wisconsin Bowhunters. The property includes a house and was donated by Roger and Eileen Grundman of Roseville, Minnesota. Roger is the founder of Flex-Fletch Products, manufacturer of the first allweather, flexible plastic vane. It was the success of this product and his love of bowhunting that led him to purchase this property in 1986. Since then many bowhunters, including Archery Hall of Fame members Ann Clark, Ann Hoyt and Norb Mullaney, have hunted from its hallowed stands. The luckiest ones came away with some fine Wisconsin venison but all of them were enriched by the kind of memories all bowhunters treasure. Roger and Eileen have kept a life estate interest in the property so they may continue to add to their wealth of bowhunting stories. It is their sincere desire

that all bowhunters prosper in the same fashion. Taken in part from and reprinted with permission of The Bowhunter magazine. Spring 2002. A Friend of Bowhunting by Mark Houslet, WBH President At our summer 2001 board meeting. WBH Director Norb Mullaney had mentioned a friend of his had approached him about gifting some land to the Wisconsin Bowhunters Association. Some time later, I received an anonymous letter from an individual, indeed expressing his wishes that WBH should be the recipient of his hunting property located in Polk County. The letter was signed simply, “A friend of bowhunting.” 1 responded with a letter, forwarded by Norb. expressing our obvious interest in pursuing the matter. Soon I received a phone call and the friendly voice on the line introduced himself as “A friend of bowhunting." Arrangements were made for WBH Vice-President Wright Allen and myself to meet our benefactor and lour the property

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in early December. Wright and I found the sturdy old farmhouse on the dead end road just as the directions called for. A smiling face greeted us and announced, "Roger is up in the woods." Soon we were seated around the kitchen table having lunch with and getting to know Roger and Eileen Grundman. Roger is the founder of Flcx-Fletch Products . manufacturer of flexible plastic fletching. It was the success of this product, which is still produced by the family owned business, and his love of bowhunting, that resulted in the purchase this property in 1986. The 180 acre farm is made up of 100 acres of lowland brush and 80 acres of hardwoods on a 200 foot high hillside in the back. During our walking tourof the property. Roger’s love of the land was readily apparent by his intimate knowledge of the terrain and his active habitat management practices. However, I soon came to realize what Roger and Eileen cherished, even more than the land, was the many experiences shared by family and friends while bowhunting on it. The stories were told with loving detail, as we walked through the marsh and up the hill, pausing at each stand location to hear another tale about a friend's experience. "Bowhunters have been good to me. and 1 want to give something back.” Roger and Eileen Grundman have deeded 140 acres of this property. including the house, to the Wisconsin Bowhunters Association. They have kept a life estate interest, so they may continue to add to their wealth of bowhunting memories. It is their sincere desire that all bowhunters prosper in the same fashion. Thank you to Roger and Eileen Grundman for being “A friend of Bow hunting.” Note: Roger gave me a supply of basswood taken from the property. WBH has commissioned a nationally acclaimed wood carver and artist. Dave Constantine, to use this wood to produce an annual series of bowhunting figures. These figures will then be reproduced in limited quantities and sold to raise money to pay for the property taxes on our land. Contact the Wisconsin Bowhunters Association office today to get on the list to start your collection. Thank you Roger and Eileen for being friends with the whole archery community. 37

BACK-TO-BACK at the Big Sky Open By Tootie Brabec The "GoForlt" Team event something gave during the match. was nearly the same, just Gillingham, who was currently fourth added lines for more place, edged past Ragsdale to come in shooting enjoyment. The second. Wilde fell behind in total score under Roger Hoyle, Tony Clem and weather didn't change. It Ragsdale only to tie for 6/7 with his brother was hopeful that cooler Logan. This is where Cousins big sigh temperatures would prevail, but it remained hot. All in came into place — he managed to keep focus and overcame Wilde’s first day in all, a third more archers first place by 21 points! This was truly a showed up for the event than last year, and everyone strange turn of events. Sort of like 1990 seemed to be in a very good when Marlow Larson of Utah upset the proverbial apple-cart which was stranger mood. The “GoForlt” clay still. But that’s another story. Kevin Lane, in the Men FSL pigeon team event hailed the Top Women Pro Shooters (L-R) Tammy Fontenot, CO; De Viberators (Logan Wilde Championship division, squeezed nine Michelle Ragsdale. >17; Melanie DeBusk, MT; Becky points past last year’s champion. Randy and Tony Clem) as Pearson. AZ. Brabec, to reclaim his title from the year champions from the twoDave Cousins expelled a huge sigh of day event in the pro men section, and Terry 2000. Lane and Brabec both had scores relief as he planted his last arrow firmly in and Michelle Ragsdale besting the of513 on the first day. Brabec was unable to keep up the pace on the second day the ten ring on the last day of competitive Pearson's in the Pro Mixed arena. Becky shooting at the 2002 Big Sky Open Pearson and Dave Cousins both recorded giving up nine points and the money to tournament in Grand Junction. Colorado. perfects on a single half of (he clay pigeons. Lane on the final day of competition. At the same time. Michelle Ragsdale The best part of the Big Sky Open was Jim Marshall of Nevada, shaved points had just finished her last set and was watching a group of enthralled youth that away from two Coloradoans. Duane smiling inwardly, if not outwardly, of her followed the pros around gathering tips on Pinckard and last years’ winner. Donald seventh win at this most prestigious "how to be a better archer” and collecting Groetken. Marshall scored 1123 while outdoor target tournament autographs. Justin Howell, currently Pinckard and Groetken both tied with an Both, were back-to-back winners! Colorado’s 4-H Archery Champion, was 1107 in the two days of shooting. Travis Competition comes in many phases. In Swanson tied up the BHFSL title ahead of getting a taste of “big time" archery another comer of the Big Sky Open. Jim competition and was taking in all he could two other Coloradoans. Ben Deltono and Law of Colorado and Fred Marks of from the Wilde’s, the Ragsdale’s, the Kenny Coats. Wyoming, were trying to beat each other Pearson’s and Dave Cousins. Justin While Becky and Michelle were striving in getting their entries to the 2002 BSO remarked. "I have discovered how valuable for first. Melanic DeBusk of Wyoming was first. Jim won. but Fred had outdone it is to shoot next to the worlds best archers. keeping her stamina intact to stay ahead of everyone else in previous years. Archery 1 loved every minute of it!" Justin also former Big Sky winner. Tammy Fontenot. certainly gives way to some strange ideas scored highest of all the and traditions! youth with a 1051. The Big Sky Open has always attracted Leading the first day of the very best shooters in the world. “This competitive shooting was is a tournament I wouldn’t miss.” stated Rco Wilde with a 588. Dee Wilde, one of three from the “Wilde Following, was Dave Bunch" out of Idaho. "The quality of Cousins with a 586. backed shooters is very high with Frank and Becky up by Terry Ragsdale with Pearson. Dave Cousins. Terry and Michelle a 584 and Tim Gillingham Ragsdale - these are the very best archers with a 578. An upset? You in the world!” Although Dee has left the bet! The second day of door wide open for his sons, he has racked shooting rolled around and up many titles in the world of archery so did the scores. Shooting competition in the past fifteen years. together and holding their A few changes were made, like a breath, the four-some tried different date for the 2002 Big Sky Open to hold onto what they had Looks like the Refs of the Big Sky Open carry baseball bats! and the colored targets for competition. and then some, but No so, it is just a rolled up target. 38

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It was a hot, grueling two days of shooting, but when it was all over, everyone still had enough energy for the shouting. What is the fastest growing division today in archery competition? The SENIORS! And why is that? You all know the answer! Anyway, as pressure would have it. we decided to give a Senior Bonus since we had not a division planned for these mighty marvels of the sport. The “55 and over" winner was (and boy was he happy) Myron Peters of Colorado who edged out Frank Pearson (2nd) and Roger Wilson of Iowa (3,d). Gosh Myron, all that knowledge you gained from Frank Pearson really paid off after all! A back-to-back" wins (until this year) in the men FS championship at the Big Sky hasn’t happened since Dee Wilde shot his way to fame back in 1992 and 1993. Rich McClintock, Mike Leiter, and Frank Pearson (along with Wilde and Cousins) are the few who have won the Big Sky Open twice. No one, other than Michelle Ragsdale. has won the Big Sky Open more than twice.

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This should give Cousins something to work for in 2003! A hearty congratulations to all the winners in all the divisions. Michelle Ragsdale did it best when she summed up the Big Sky Open to Daily Sentinel Reporter. Dave Buchanan by saying, “I’ve had such really good luck here that I love coming back each year. This is a really prestigious tournament to win. Everyone who is anyone in competitive archery comes to the Big Sky Open." Thank you. Michelle. Cousin’s sigh of relief was not the only one expelled. We made it though another year and great big thank you to all those who helped us in monetary support. donations and all those who competed in this year’s Big Sky Open. Thank you. thank you to Gold Sponsors - Golden KeyFutura. Inc. and The Sportsmans Warehouse; Bronze Sponsors - Rocky Mountain Archery. Specialty Archery Products. Easton Technologies. A.I.M., The Adams Mark Hotel of Grand Junction, Bush & Associates. Inc., the US

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International Archer magazine; Signature sponsors - Alpine Archery. Renegade Archery. Martin Archery; Royal Archery and Bear Creek Archery of Colorado. A three-year contract with the Adams Mark Hotel has insured us that we are not moving the tournament to any other area. Besides, the archers seem to love the comfort and convenience the Adams Mark offers.

With that in mind, we hope to see everyone again in 2003 -May 30,31 and June 1. For a flier on the 2003 Big Sky Open, write to address 2941 North 15,h St., Grand Junction, CO 81506. Or, look for fliers at the Vegas Open and NFAA Indoor Nationals. See you in Grand Junction, CO. 39

2002 RIG SKY OPEN RESULTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEN FSU 1-Dave Cousins. ME 586/583=1169 $1500 + $100 Gold coins/Chcst. Silver Goblet Tim Gillingham, UT 578/578=1156 $750 23/4-Roger Hoyle, UT 575/577=1152 $395 3/4-Tonv Clem. CO 575/577=1152 $395 5-Terrv Ragsdale. WI 584/565=1149 $210 6/7-Logan Wilde. ID 577/571 = 1148 $75 6/7-Reo Wilde. ID 588/560=1148 $75 8-Martin Lotz. WA 571/574=1145 9-Rav Tenbrook. CO 569/574=1143 10-Dce Wilde. ID 570/571=1141 Il-Jeff Button. WI 562/559=1121 12-Tim Audus. SD 558/558=1116 Brandon 13Powell, CO 556/554=1110 Frank 14Pearson. AZ 554/552=1106 Pat 15Dorigatti. WY 537/559=1096 Roger 16Wilson. IA 536-556=1092 Steve 17Sw aebs. CO 546/536=1082 CHAMPIONSHIP MEN BHFS JIM MARSHALL. NV 561/562=1123 I$500 + $50 Gold Coins/Chest, Silver Goblet 2/3-Don Groetken, CO 557/550=1107 $300 2/3-Duane Pinckard, CO 559/548=1107 $300 Jason Cox, CO 553/542=1095 4$125 Stevcn Christianson. MO 541/548=1089 5Jim 6Bath. KS 536/545*1081 Eddic Connellv, NV 533/530=1063 7Wvnn 8Fontenot. CO 514/545=1059 Jerry Carter. ID 519/539=1058 9Monty 10Speakman. CO 521/Inc. 11Dallas Smith, UT (no score) Winn 12Muhron, CO (no score) Andrew 13Raddie. NV (no score) CHAMPIONSHIP WOMEN FSU 1 -MICHELLE RAGSDALE, WI 565/565= 1130 $1000 + $100 Gold Coins/Chest, Silver Goblet, Roses Becks 2Pearson. AZ 561/546=1107 $400 Mclanie DeBusk. WY 555/540=1095 3Tammy 4Fontenot, CO 546/523=1069 CHAMPIONSHIP MEN FSL 1-Kevin Lane, CO 513/513=1026 S400 + $50 Gold Coins/Chest. Silver Goblet Randv Brabec, CO 513/504=1017 2$250 3/4-Dick Mclntvre, CO 482/491=973 $82.50 3/4-Mikey Cox, CO 467/506=973 $82.50 CIyde Whyte. CO 469/440=909 5Casev Frigetto, CO 436/468=904 6CHAMPIONSHIP MEN BHFSL TRAV1S SWANSON, CO 426/420=846 $248 1Bcn Deltono, CO 398/442=840 2Kenny Coats, CO 397/398=795 3Bill 4Collett. CO (no score) BONUS SENIOR DIVISION MYRON PETERS, CO 1125 $125 lFrank 2Pearson, AZ 1106 $75 Roger Wilson, IA 31092 $50

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l-JOKIHM \RTER. II) 467/465 ‘>32 \ward 2-Tvler Tenbrook. CO 422/467=889 Award 3-Lane Walter, CO 284/271=555 Award YOUTH AMATEUR MALE FS Traditional l-SHANE WALTER. CO 430/266=696 Award YOUTH AMATEUR MALE INTERMEDIATE FSU l-JUSTIN HOWELL. CO 525/526=1051 Champ. Award 2-Bardon Barnes, CO 513/521 = 1034 Award 3-Michael Smith, CO 438/487=925 Award •First woman to ever clean a half-round on the clay pigeons Congratulations Becky Pearson! •NO PERFECT SCORES HAVE EVER BEEN SHOT AT THE BIG SKY OPEN. ON A COMPLETE ROUND OF ANY TYPE!

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THANK YOU, archers - for making The Big Sky Open one of YOUR tournaments this season and for helping us make this a successful open. Please remember the archery manufacturers and national businesses that have helped The Big Sky Open and make it a point to buy their products. It is a return to you in the long run. It is our sincere hope you can make it back next year - and bring others with you! •The Big Sky Open, since our comeback - an increase of 1/3 in participating archers. Same round next year. The date: May 30, 31. June 1. We'll plan to make it just as fun for everyone. See you next year! Tootie. Jerry, Randy Brabcc 41

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International Horse Archery Festival By David M. Weiss

Randy Ravnsbor - North Glenn, Colorado Would you like to try something more challenging than just shooting at targets? Try shooting at targets as you're riding on a horse that's at a brisk gallop. That’s what I watched at the annual International Horse Archery Festival held in Fort Dodge. Iowa in September. The contestants start at one end of a track that is about 35 yards long. The horse and archer have 16 seconds to ride down the track that is divided into thirds. The object is to shoot and stick as many arrows as you can into a three sided target. The first target is worth 2, 3 and 4 points per ring, and is any where from approximately 10 to 20 yards from the rider. The next one is the closest to the rider as he crosses right in front of it, and is worth 1, 2 or 3 points for each arrow at a distance of 3 to 10 yards away. The last target is by far the hardest as the rider must turn backwards on the horse and shoot at the target. It is worth 3, 4 or 5 points. The rider and horse also gain a point for every second they finish the course in under 16 seconds, providing that he hits at least one arrow into a target. Although this is a competition, the riders all cheer and help each other improve their technique.

Kassai Lajos, a Hungarian Master Horse Archer, worked with 20 students for a couple of days prior to the event. He taught them the art of loading and shooting 3 or 4 arrows on horseback at the targets.

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Alex Tiberi from Lakeside. California One of the students was a mother of nine, who enjoys both horseback riding and archcry' She thought this would be a fun way of combining her hobbies. At one point during the competition, I saw Kassai shoot 6 arrows, sticking 5 of them into the

targets. I also spoke with Randy Ravnsborg (from Colorado) as he practiced loading and releasing 6 arrows within 10 seconds. He told me that he normally shoots 3 or 4 arrows while his horse rides through the track within about 10 seconds. This event is a fun, family oriented festival! I talked to one archer as he stood at the practice range showing young children the correct way to shoot a bow that he had since he was a small boy. I’m not sure what time of day he started instructing these kids or when he finished. but I watched the whole Horse Archery contest (which took about 3 hours) and he was still at it when I came back by him. He told me next year he was going to have to bring more bows! There was also a vender who had a booth set up with several targets. He was giving instructions to kids and parents on how to shoot a bow and arrow, telling them how he started his boy into archery at 2 years old. Horse archery is being considered for the 2008 summer Olympics in Peking, China as a cultural demonstration event. This event offers great entertainment. opportunities to learn about archery, lots of excitement and fun for all who attend. So here is YOUR chance to get tn on the fun! Spend your family vacation next year attending the Horse Archery Festival in Fort Dodge. Iowa on September 4-7. You can find out more information about this event at their website w-ww,intlhorsearcherv.org.

Lukas Novotny (left). Grand Rapids, Ohio and Pat Stoddard(right), Libby, .Montana.

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Aussie Roy Rose - World Fita Master’s Champion second comeback year, Roy now plans to contest the 2003 National Target & Field Championships to be held in his home state of Queensland next Easter. “This will be my first Nationals since 1970. when I finished just behind Hans Wright. Graeme Telford and Hemic Adams, three of our greatest archers in the Open Field event, so going in with World FITA Championship medals will give me added confidence." The super fit veteran plans to stick with the recurve for a few more years yet. and would like an opportunity to shoot in the master’s division at the NAA championships sometime in the not too distant future; or the big events in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. “When the forty pounds becomes an effort, maybe I’ll look to the compound division in the over 70’s division, so I have a lot to look ahead to.” In the meantime the affable Aussie seems certain to keep rewriting the record books. “I always joke.” concludes Roy, “that I am fortunate to be in a division where most of my opposition have turned to the compound, or have passed away- but while there is an element of truth in that, it is still very satisfying to have achieved at the highest level, and to once again have a chance to shoot with Hans Wright (R) and Roy Rose al the FITA Masters Championships Hans was a real thrill." Rov Rose biographv FITA’s first World Master's Championships were held in Age: 62 Ht: 5’9" Wt: 186 lbs. conjunction with the 2002 World Master’s Games conducted in Club: Gold Coast Archery Club the 1956 Olympic City of Melbourne. Australia in early October. Country: Australia 400 archers from many nations attended and some outstanding Bow: Samick Aguila Ultra 38# at full draw 40# results were recorded. Not the least of these, was in the men’s Limbs: Carbon graphite Aguila Ultra, 66 inch recurve 60+ category where former leading Australian archer of Draw Length 27 ' inches the late 60's and early 70s. Roy Rose, made a successful return Arrow: Indoor/field—Easton X7 1814 to major competition, edging out Aussie icon Hans Wright, to Target—Easton ACE 780 80 gram points. win gold in the FITA field and IFAA field events, and capturing Fletching: X7's Flex Fletch I inches bronze in the indoor and target FITA Championships. ACE’s K Spin Wings 1 inches Wright captured three silver medals. He is a former World Sight Cartel with open aperture FITA field and target medallist. 70 meter record holder, and USAString: 18 strand. Fast Flitc. NAA Champion during the late sixties. A virtual double for Stabilizers:Doosung 30 inch 2-8inch Vbar Frank Gandy, the great PAA legend, the new champion displayed Tab: Cavalier Elite with ledge. the same likeable demeanor as his famous look alike. Arm guard: Beiter “People often comment that I look like Frank. 1 have slightly Arrow Rest: Flipper I more hair and considerably less ability." jests the modest Aussie Clicker: Beiter Champion. “Actually Frank and I go way back to the late 60's, Bow Sling: Home made-flat shoe lace! where he helped me greatly as a bare bow shooter, and we still Scope: Tasco remain friends, and stay in contact. To this day he is one of the very finest archers and gentlemen our sport has produced." Having retired from archery in 1974 after a successful trip to the USA. to concentrate on a teaching and musical career Ray decided in early 2001 to re-enter the sport, an article on that comeback being featured in our 2001 May-June edition. An extremely fit individual from over 30 years of weight training and excellence in other sports, he quickly set about reestablishing himself with long hours of practice, and soon amassed a multitude of state records in his division and recorded the highest scores in target, field and indoor in his country during 2002 in the Master’s recurve divisions. Roy has one somewhat peculiar aspect to his form, in that he normally requires glasses to function, but prefers to shoot without them. "Although my vision without my glasses is somewhat blurry. 1 can still sec well enough to sight the gold inside my open aperture. However, because I cannot see the flight of the arrow or it’s position on the target, I have to trust my form completely; and somehow focusing on form in this way, with concentrated trust produces excellent results. I simply shoot. and check the landing position of the arrow on the target with Gold Medalist Rick Stonehraker on left my scope." “It also eliminates over aiming.” As this is only his

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