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Editorial Report Roy Rose

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Guest Editorial Olympic Preview by Roy Rose of Canberra, Australia Happy New Year to all of you archery enthusiasts! 2004 is shaping up to be a terrific competition year with the Olympic Games and a full schedule of IFAA. F1TA, NAA. NFAA, ASA and IBO regional and national championships. Check out their website for all the requirements and trials. See page 32 for all web addresses. We received the following annoucement and photo of the marriage from Gene Lueck.

Mr. & Mrs. Gene Lueck We would like to wish Xue Mei and Gene lots of happiness in their relationship. See you in Vegas at the NFAA World Championships February 20-22! See you at a show or shoot. May God bless you and your family in 2004 as you travel the world meeting new friends and renewing old relationships. Sincerely, Arlyne

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The Athens Olympics are fast likely considering that abundance of top approaching. Based on the 2003 World liners. Such is the pool of 1300 plus shooters, Championships, the Olympic Test event held in Athens, and subsequent National that any one of perhaps 40 or 50 contenders and Internationa! events some leading could figure in the final medal rounds. France’s Lionel Torres, Russia’s contenders have already identified Tsyrempilov, Japan’s Yamamoto, themselves as potential medalists. Predictably, the Koreans seem set to Sweden’s Petersson, Denmark’s Bager and dominate. At least in the ladies’ individual Dutch star Van Alten, all have the ability and team medals, with 2000 Sydney Gold and the experience to make their presence medalist Yun Mi-Jin favorite to annex her felt. The USA will probably pin their hopes second victory with the chief adversaries on the “Ageless” Butch Johnson and 2000 Silver medalist Vic Wunderle. Although likely to be her own teammates. History suggests that the men’s division each appears a little below the pace, each will be much less predictable, with every has the experience to emerge, as Simon winner since Darrell Pace being a Fairweather did in Sydney. A truly serious challenger is Aussie left comparatively unfavored contender prior to the event. The Italian Michelle Frangilli hander David Barnes. Although just 17 has long been regarded as the world’s top years old, he has strung together a series recurver, a position he has vindicated in of top three finishes in 2003, including 2003, winning both the World Field and bronze at the World Titles and a tight 4th, Target Championships, as well as being an just behind Frangilli, in Athens. With unlucky runner-up in the Indoor. coaching genius Ki Sik Lee behind him, Compatriot lllario De Buo has risen to he would appear to have the most potential number two in the rankings, but once again improvement of any of the major the Korean challenge will be imposing, contenders. Asian shooters Chen and although, they have failed to take gold, or Wang, plus a possible Chinese challenge even medal with the same regularity as in the form of Xue or Yong, round out a their female counterparts. The 17 year old huge pool of potei.tial medalists. Im Dong-Hyun has been a model of Ukrainians Serdjuk, Ruban and consistency in the big events last year, Parhohmenko are all capable 1300 plus winning the Athens trial and being runner archers, as is the third Italian hope, Marko up to Frangilli in New York. Comparative Galiazzo, a regular high qualifier. veteran, Park Kyung-Mo, has re-emerged The team medals will create enormous strongly and another “young veteran” Jang interest with Korea undoubtedly the Yong-Ho has exceptional ability, as is favorites, but will Italy’s trio of Frangilli, evidenced by his world record at 90 meters De Buo and Galiazzo a real chace to topple at the World Titles, on the way to a the favorites. Ukraine and Australia could sensational 1378 on the qualifying round. well contest the bronze medal match, with Another youngster Choi Young-Kwang is the Aussie’s a “Dark horse” with Barnes. also in the mix. The major concern for all World Junior Champion Jan Cuddihy (also top Korean shooters initially, being their 4th at the world’s) and the rumored ability to just make the Olympic Team, possible return from retirement of Simon such is their depth of talent. A repeat of Fairwether. their gold medal team effort seems very If forced to make a selection in the 1982 - 22th Anniversary - 2004

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men’s events one would have to favor Frangilli, with Im as the obvious danger but with Australian youngster David Bames more than capable of an upset. In the teams, Korea and Italy should emerge with the major metals. The depth in the women’s events, while still considerable, can hardly match the men’s mix, and history, and the 2003 major results, does suggest strongly, that the Korean dominance will continue. Yun Mi-Jin, now a 21 year old “veteran”, could well repeat her 2000 gold medal performance. Her wins in Athens and New York are strong criteria but Park’s 1382 qualifier at the world titles does indicate that Yun is not the only Korean capable of gold. In fact, it may be just as tough making the Korean team, as contesting the big one in Athens. Looking outside the Korean challenge it is difficult to make a case for an upset, even allowing for archery’s unpredictable process of arriving at a winner. China’s Zhang, and Guo are most capable, Italy's Natalia Valeeva with a wealth of experience can never be discounted. While Russia, Turkey and Poland all have ranked shooters of quality. The best outsiders for a medal, should the Koreans falter in any way, maybe South Africa’s Kvistin Lewis and the USA’s emerging Jennifer Nichols. In the teams, Korea would appear unbeatable, whoever makes up their eventual squad, with Poland second in the Athens’ trial and Japan with silver at the World’s probably contesting the minor medals with Ukraine, Italy and Great Britain possible outsiders. Once again, forced to make prediction in the ladies, one would have to favor Yun Mi-Jen to win her second Olympic gold and probably the safest be of all, the Korean ladies to once again annex the team gold. Equipment wise, the ongoing dominance of Hoyt may well be railroaded somewhat, if the Korean challenge manifesto itself as expected. Win & Win and Samick, the major Korean manufacturers, are the front runners with the World Champions and recent world record holders all shooting their bows or limbs, including Frangilli. Easton will undoubtedly dominate the line with their ACE’s and XIO’s, while Spin Wing Vanes are certain to be equally in evidence as in previous Olympics. With positive reports concerning the venue and the ultimate prize at stake, we can all look forward to an outstanding competition in Athens 2004. Best of Luck to all competitors. Roy Rose '

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Up-N-Coming Archer Update Jessica Mattson by Rhonda Campbell Jessica Mattson is quickly climbing the archer)' ladder! The 16 year old from Canton, Michigan keeps busy with archery, church, piano, singing, drama, art, horsemanship, swimming and shooting. Asidefrom that, she is an 11th grade 4.0 Honor Roll student at Salem High School, is listed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students”, is a recipient of the USAA National Art Award, English Academic Excellence Award and the President’s Academic Excellence Award. Her parents, Rick and Karen, and brother, Kyle, are very proud of her. We have been following Jessica’s progress and recently she updated us on some of her archer)’ achievements: I started shooting archery at the age of 9 in a Saturday youth league. I soon became involved in the NAA JOAD program. 1 began shooting competitive archery at a local level in 1998 and competed in my first national tournament in 2000 at the NAA 116th Outdoor Target Championships. In 20021 was a member of the USA Junior World Archery Team. Since then I have earned a position on the 2004 Junior United States Archery Team.

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and also achieved the Indoor and Outdoor NAA ranking of Olympic Archer. Currently 1 am affiliated with the National Archery Association, The Society For Archery in Michigan, the Livingston Conservation & Sports Association JOAD Team in Brighton, Michigan and the Lincoln Bowmen Archery Club in Romulus, Michigan. I am ranked the 2003

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International Field Archery Association News

IFAA President Ken Rogers

Though you may be reading this magazine sometime after the first of the new year 2004. may I wish you a Happy New Year as we look both back and forward, from 1 January 2004. In looking back, my wishes are that you have had a very special holiday season. Along with best wishes. 1 hope you have had the opportunity to express and satisfy your love of our sport, Field Archery. Whether at the club, state, sectional, regional or, international level, there have been numerous events in which you may have participated. Of course, no one expects that you can attend all events offered the expectation is simply that you have been able to participate. The IFAA has offered International championships in Indoor Archery (WIAC in Switzerland) and, Bowhunter championships (WBHC in Italy) during 2003.

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In addition, Continental Regional Championships have been sanctioned in Field Archery, Bowhunting and 3-D throughout our regions. In many nations these events have been repeated in IFAA sanctioned National competitions. As I have mentioned in previous articles, IFAA sanctions events held under IFAA rules (and equipment) in all affiliated nations. Some of these nations use IFAA rules to the exclusion of others in their competitions. Others may hold a separate set of events using IFAA rules in addition to those events which use their national set of rules. Others, one or two perhaps, offer no IFAA events in their national schedule. While this may limit an archer’s exposure to IFAA events, there is usually a continental regional event within reasonable distance for those who are interested in international competition. Since the IFAA holds their World Championships in each discipline (Field, Indoor, Bowhunter and, 3-D) every two years, it may be several years between opportunities to compete at the World level as the world events are rotated throughout the IFAA Continental Regions. Looking forward - during the year 2004, the IFAA will hold its World Field Archery Championships in the USA. This event will be hosted by the NFAA-USA at Watkins Glen, New York. The second event scheduled to be held in 2004. the World 3-D Championship, received no bid and, will probably not be held. 3-D, due to the expense and shipping of the available targets, is not an option for some of our nations. The IFAA is working to ease this problem. The IFAA uses a measurement system, which allows manufacturers of 3-D targets to receive approval of their targets. This includes those 3-D targets usually not heard of outside a specific nation or region. Our thought is, if the target does not need to be shipped outside the area (most 3-D targets are USA made which produces a sometime very high shipping fee) perhaps the local targets will be an acceptable expense to the host nation. To date, the IFAA has approved: McKenzie 3-D targets (USA), Rinehart 3-D targets (USA), ABA (Aussie 3-D targets (Australia) and, has pending - approval of an Italian set of 3-D targets. As an example - for readers of a USA magazine, you may remember that NFAA-USA Paper Animal targets were found to be non-compliant with IFAA rules a year or so ago. The result was, the Continental Regional championship event (NAFAC) hosts were forced to order paper animal targets from either South Africa or Germany. They found the targets, with the added shipping fees, to be rather expensive when compared to normal, locally available targets. While it gave the Americans a glimpse of other nation’s targets, it was financially not feasible over a protracted period of time. Of course, NFAA-USA now has an IFAA approved set of paper animal targets. We of the IFAA hope that similar actions will give rise to the manufacture of 3-D targets in other nations of the world.

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International Field Archery Association Technical Committee Report By Walter Rueger - committee chairman

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Competitive events, be they tennis. golf, football, etc., are governed by sets of rules and regulations. The standards set for a particular sport are not established to punish the competitors, rather to create equality. Archery is unique in that it has many shooting styles, much to the dismay of the media, which looks for a Grand Champion. Since equality is necessary due to the many shooting styles of today, sets of rules are defined for a particular style in a particular organization. Since International archery involves numerous countries, languages and cultures, the structure of the IFAA is somewhat different from that of an individual country. Each IFAA affiliated country appoints a delegate to represent its country at bi-annual meetings. The delegate is responsible to the members of his/her country to provide information of existing rules. As mentioned in my previous article, throughout the year there arc numerous inquiries to the IFAA Technical Committee from individuals asking for a ruling on a specific piece of equipment.

Our recommendation has been to consult the delegate of your home country. Once the delegate has had an opportunity to review the issue in question he/she will submit an interpretation to the individual member. These opinions by the delegate must be submitted to the Technical Committee for review. This is where a delegate provides valuable input to the Technical Committee. One can appreciate that it is difficult to ship archery equipment from the country of origin to the USA. then to Australia, then to England and back to the originating country so that all the committee members can view the equipment in question. With a very definitive description, sketches or pictures, the delegate has positive information on which to make an interpretation and provide more exacting information to the member and the Technical Committee. With the advent of computers and digital images it had been very helpful in arriving at a more definitive opinion. The Technical Committee then reviews the interpretation of the delegate for accuracy. Occasionally questions arise about equipment due to language. We should keep in mind that we are an international organization and the common language in each country is not English. Some countries have made an unofficial effort to translate the IFAA rules for members

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in their country. This poses a problem with accuracy and must be viewed with a certain degree of caution. The official language of the IFAA rule book is English. Probably the most frequent inquiry has been about the longbow. Inquiries about the longbow have varied from the curvature of the limbs to the tips of the bow, about the sight window and whether or not a quiver can be attached to the bow. The rule regarding longbow tip reinforcing is often questioned. The rule book states: “Tip reinforcing not exceeding in height, as measured from the surface of the bow limb and not exceeding 1°” in length as measured from the limb tip will be permitted.” Too often people want to read something into the longbow rules that are not there. The rules, as written, reflect many hours of deliberation by archers that are very knowledgeable. One should take care not to heed the advice of a bowyer or a well-known archer; rather use the written word in the IFAA rule book. Today anyone who has access to a computer, either at home or through a friend, has the rules available since the entire IFAA Constitution and By-Laws are on the IFAA web site at: www.archery-ifaa.com. The rules should be reviewed before any questions are asked since they quite often answer your question. All regional and international IFAA tournaments require that every bow is inspected prior to the beginning of competition. It is the responsibility of the individual archer to be knowledgeable about his/her own equipment. This is an important factor since many countries have variations in equipment rules. Don’t take it for granted that your equipment is in conformity with IFAA rules until you get to a tournament. Again, check with someone in your shooting style that has been to an IFAA tournament, check it out on the web IFAA site, or contact the IFAA delegate from your country. Since my last article there has been a change in the Technical Committee. Currently, the Committee is comprised of Syd Green, Australia, Stephen Kendrick of England and myself of the United States.

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Continued from page 10, Lastly, and on a personal level, 1 look forward to my last year in an elected archery office. As formerly noted, this is my tenth year as president of the IFAA. (That is five two-year terms) At 74 years of age, I am no longer a young man. I know it and, the body knows it. Watching from the sideline may be less strenuous - I know it will take less time and effort. One thing 1 can guarantee you, I will not be golfing or flying model

airplanes - 1 feel sure there is still something in archery where 1 might be of use. To all - please have a good year in Field Archery, Support your club. State, Section, National, Region and the International whenever and wherever you are able. Visit the International Field Archery Association website at:

www.archery-ifaa.com Until next issue - Ken KRogers-IFAA@att.net

2003 NORTH AMERICAN FIELD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP By Tim Austin 13-14 December 2003 - Everglades Archers - Homestead, Florida - (over 29,500 arrows shot for score) Friday was a practice day with archers checking in and discovering that there is a warm place in the United States in December. A few late registrations and some “no-shows” balanced out and by 3:30 in the afternoon the score boards were out with shooting assignments displayed for Saturday’s opening event. Saturday morning, 6:00 AM, dark-thirty and the range gate is open and archers are arriving to start practice for tire first day. The “flint” range is open with targets from the bunny out to 70 yards and fully lighted. It’s a little hard to read the score board because there’s a fellow taking money between the boards and the lighted range, but dawn is breaking and slowly the light improves. Five more individuals late register and balance out four more “no-shows”... the range is full, plus. There are 28 targets and 29 shooting groups; and daylight is at 7 AM and dusk is around 5 PM; and we have 28 Field and 28 Animal targets (56 targets) to shoot. .Announcements include the differences between IFAA and NFAA rules, and archers are instructed to shoot four across throughout the round. The host club has food stations around the range and archers purchase lunch, have their hand “stamped”, and eat whatever they want at each food station... we don’t come off the range til the Animal Round is done... about forty five minutes before dusk. The range is lush with vegetation, and the hard coral ground causes tree roots to lace across the paths. Wildlife abounds. We stand beneath trees with our bows at full draw with squirrels chasing each other

along the limbs over head. Birds call and answer around us, and there are even raccoons raiding the trash pails from time to time: tame and making the most of these visitors to their home. The backside of the range has several shots over portions of the lake... including an 80 yard shot over water. As we walk over bridges, we look into the water and see minnows, fish, a turtle or two and even a water snake. The temperature is in the 70’s... and we are playing our favorite game with the best of people as companions. We are South of Miami... way down deep in Florida, so even some of the Florida archers had a 12 hour drive to attend, but the trip was worth the effort. Individuals are present from 18 states plus Canada. The hosts are friendly and eager to please. Day two dawns with an 80% chance of rain... and everyone hopes it will hold off. We start shooting at daylight... first arrow at 7:20 AM. The range flows with practically no hold ups. We have only a mild sprinkle of rain for about ten minutes midway... overcast skies, humid but comfortable temperature... and the first archers are off the range in four hours at 11:30 and even the four groups that include cub shooters finish shortly thereafter. Scores are posted, score boards are re-aligned, NAFAC records are annotated while all the archers partake of Everglades Archers famous “beast feast”... game, fish, and plenty of food... and the rain still has held off. (The sky opened up when I got on the highway headed North and we ’had a downpour.) Awards are given out, old and new friends bid farewell with plans to come to next year’s NAFAC - same place, weekend of 11 December 2004.

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533 526 511 495 481

1624 1605 1585 1513 1432

555 551 546 545 549 538 539 538 532 526 526 530 521

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ADULT MALE FREESTYLE UNLIMITED

1 Rod Menzer 2 Jay Bradway 3 JeffKrienke Randy Siers Brad Rega David DiMascio Bill Loften Scott McClure Shane Siers Jimmy Feller Nick Newbury Mike Phillips Thom Smiley

WI NJ LA FL RI FL MD FL FL FL FL FL FL

552 547 540 534 530 540 538 539 530 528 529 520 519

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554 558 556 548 556 552 548 550 530

515 502 509 513 510 493 509 478 483

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1 Masahiro Yamasaki FL 2 Oliver Austin FL

446 396

536 518

462 452

1444 1366

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1 Carol Bitner 2 Helen Buck

MI Canada

496 465

530 528

485 465

1511 1458

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* 560 556 * 560 558 554 556 548 552 540 524 544 544 542 536 520 544 524 508

531 530 533 525 518 505 486 497 496 490 482 499 485 476 487 430 453 403

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1 Amanda Spear 2 Christine Shaw

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506 506

552 548

510 500

1568 1554

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1660 1342

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1 Stephen Schwade 2 Cody Schulman

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1 David Hryn 2 Ed DeMateo 3 Joseph Rozmus Ron Lucas Andie Anderson

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556 558 550 538 508

526 510 510 470 468

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1 Bob Bitner 2 Jake Veit

MI GA

484 471

526 534

474 465

1484 1470

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1 Cody Bettcher

232

384

335

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490 293

534 470

479 362

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473 446

526 526

462 453

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476

472

467

1415

397

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478

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463 460 328

1428 1423 1222

321 342

1065 1048

421

1359

216

777

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108

215

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402 412

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329

403

382

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366 384 336 318 302

293 291 241 253 264

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1 Larry Yien 2 Dana Chatoo 3 Darren Nunez Bob Wartenberg Erik Steinbring

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1450 1422

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Four U.S. Cities to Participate in First-Ever Global Relay of Olympic Flame COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Athens Organizing Committee for the 2004 Olympic Games announced today that four U.S. cities will have the honor of hosting the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay. The first-ever global journey of the Olympic flame will travel through Los Angeles, Calif., St. Louis, Mo., Atlanta, Ga. and New York, N.Y., June 16-19, 2004, en route to the Opening Ceremony of the XXVIIlth Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Coca-Cola and Samsung are the presenting sponsors of the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay. The Olympic flame will be lit by the sun’s rays during a traditional ceremony in Ancient Olympia, Greece on March 25, 2004, the anniversary of the date that the modem Olympic Games were revived in 1896. The flame will travel from Olympia to the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, the site of the 1896 Olympic Games, before 16

beginning its historic worldwide journey. The Olympic flame will travel to all cities that have hosted the Olympic Games, as well as several other selected cities on its trek. The theme for the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay is “Pass the Flame, Unite the World.” The flame will travel to each continent that is represented by the five Olympic rings, and for the first time, will visit the continents of Africa and South America. Over approximately 35 days the torch will be carried to 34 cities, including Ancient Olympia, in 26 countries worldwide. “It is a tremendous honor for the United States and the United States Olympic Committee to be represented by these four great cities in the first-ever International Olympic Torch Relay,” said Jim Scherr, USOC Chief of Sport Performance and 1988 Olympian. “Our nation has a proud Olympic history as the host country for four summer Olympic Games and four Olympic Winter Games. The global relay of the Olympic flame is a fitting way to welcome the Olympic Games back to its birthplace in Greece.” The Olympic flame will travel to the 1982 - 22th Anniversary - 2004

United States from Mexico City, Mexico, arriving in Los Angeles on June 16. Los Angeles hosted the Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984. The flame will be in St. Louis, the host of the 1904 Olympic Games, on June 17 before traveling to Atlanta, the site of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, on June 18. The U.S. portion of the International Torch Relay will wrap up in New York City, the home of the United Nations, on June 19 before departing for Montreal, Quebec, Canada. More than 3,600 torchbearers from every comer of the world are expected to participate in the international portion of the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay. Information detailing the torchbearer nomination process will be announced in late December 2003. The Olympic flame last visited the United States in 2002 for the XIXth Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, please contact the USOC’s Media and Public Relations Division at (719) 866-4529 and www.usocpressbox.org. THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

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Eastman Elected to ATA Board; Shepley, Musacchia, Jordan Re-elected

CEO of Eastman Outdoors succeeds in second run, and vows to bring a “business viewpoint” to the board. Robert “Bob” Eastman, the CEO of Eastman Outdoors Inc., was elected to the Archery Trade Association’s Board of Directors during the annual elections in early December, filling the spot vacated by former Board member John Gooding of Easton Tru-Flite, who will step down upon completion of his term. Reclaiming seats on the Board were Pete Shepley, CEO and President of Precision Shooting Equipment; Michele Bob Eastman Musacchia, CEO of Muzzy Products; and Chuck Jordan, National Sales Manager for Bohning Co. Ltd. Also stepping down from the Board effective Jan. I, 2004, will be Craig Dougherty, whose company. Bear Archery, was acquired earlier this year by Escalade Sports. Dougherty's chair will be filled by Jim Allshouse, Vice President of Engineering for Escalade and a veteran of the archery industry. Eastman said he hopes to bring “a little more of a business viewpoint” to the ATA Board. Eastman’s company includes Gorilla Treestands and Game Tracker Inc., a leading manufacturer of archery accessories. Shepley has served several terms on the ATA Board, and his company, PSE, has been one of the industry’s leading bow manufacturers since 1970. Jordan has served the past three years as a Board member. In addition to his work at Bohning, he now owns Proline Archery. Musacchia has been in the industry for 20-plus years, and has chaired the Board's Legislative Committee. and serves on the ATA’s Executive Committee. Musacchia said she looks forward to her continued work on the Board. “I want to contribute to the task of growing the industry through our new foundations: ArrowSport and the Bowhunting Preservation Alliance.” she said. “I will work hard to communicate better with everyone in the industry so they see the value in the ATA’s efforts. I'll also do everything I can to bring all segments of our industry together to work for change and new growth.” McAninch said he looks forward to continuing his work with the 16-member ATA Board. “This is without a doubt some of the industry’s brightest minds and hardest workers,” McAninch

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said. “It’s a privilege to work with people who remain passionate in their efforts, not only for their stores and companies, but also for the sports of archery and bowhunting. In 2004 this board will focus on improving the profitability of the archery and bowhunting industry, because the creation of the Bowhunting Preservation Alliance and ArrowSport have left ATA with that sole function.” Others who ran for the ATA Board in 2003 were Douglas A. Springer of the Copper John Corp.; Bernie Pellerite. Robinhood Video Productions; David C. Gordon Jr.. Gordon Composites Inc.; Jay M. Bylsma. MirTek Inc.; Mike Sohm. Magnus Archery Co.; and Paul Vaicunas, Horton Mfg. Co. Inc.

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Dec. 14, 2003 ATA Pledges Support to Bush Administration. Unlike previous Administration, President Bush offers sportsmen a direct link to the White House, says Jay McAninch, A TA President and CEO. WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Bush reaffirmed his lifelong devotion and passion for hunting, fishing and conservation, and said he will continue to pursue policies that demonstrate that commitment, when he met Friday with 20 leaders of national conservation organizations, including the president of the Archery Trade Association. President Bush met with the group more than an hour, in part to thank the organizations for supporting his Healthy Forest Initiative, which he signed into law Nov. 21 as the Healthy Forest Restoration Act. Also attending the meeting was Gale Norton, secretary of the Interior; Ann Veneman, secretary of Agriculture; Steve Williams, director of the Fish and Wildlife Service; and Jim Connaughton, chairman of the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality. The meeting ended with the president taking the group on an impromptu tour of the Oval Office. 18

Jay McAninch, president and CEO of the Archcry Trade Association and its Bowhunting Preservation Alliance foundation, told the president that his administration has the archery industry’s support. “While we likely will not agree 100 percent on all the issues, nor will we be completely happy with all decisions the president makes on conservation issues, we support the Bush Administration now and in the upcoming election." McAninch said. “We want to continue to have a direct influence on policies that affect hunting and fishing. We’ve experienced the frustrations of being locked out of discussions, such as those routinely held during the Clinton Administration that included ‘green’ groups but not many sportsmen and sportswomen. The Bush administration welcomes hunting and fishing on federal lands, and he knows hunting and trapping are sound, scientifically proven methods 1982 - 22th Anniversary - 2003

for managing healthy wildlife populations.” McAninch came away impressed with the president’s commitment to conservation. “President Bush repeated his support for wetlands protection, underscoring his commitment to his policy of no-net-loss of wetlands,” McAninch said. “We were all impressed that we have a president who actively manages trees, bass and quail on his own land, and who says, ‘If you’re a landowner, every day is Earth Day.’ “The president voiced a well-rounded. far-reaching understanding of conservation issues and the role of America’s hunters, fishermen and trappers in protecting our natural resources," McAninch continued. “It was also heartening to realize firsthand that the president knows bowhunters are part of our nation's conservation heritage, and includes them in these discussions.”

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Lower barriers to entry into archery and increase shooting opportunities. 2) Grow recreational archery. 3) Retain and grow the number of archers. 4) Increase public awareness of archery. 5) Unify archers and archery organizations. ARCHERY TRADE “Many of these people came to Minneapolis two years ago for our first summit meeting, and they helped create the framework that produced ArrowSport,” Barrs said. “When they showed up this time, they made it clear they weren’t here just to toss ideas around. They came here to set priorities for the work ahead, and tell us what to do first when the new year arrives.” O N Barrs said “increasing shooting opportunities” ranked fifth with the group two years ago. but leaped to the No. I priority by Dec. 19, 2003 a wide margin in 2003. “One thing that’s different from 2001 is that the National Archery In-the-School Program got off to a strong start in Kentucky the past two years, and has become the ArrowSport to most exciting thing we’ve seen in archery in many years,” Barrs “Several other states are already on board, and at least 28 More to Shoot said. states have attended NASP workshops. It’s a program that everyone wants to support through ArrowSport. Our only fear is Archery groups and that if we get all these new archers excited about shooting archery, industry leaders agree but then have few places for them to shoot after school and on archery can’t grow unless weekends, all that effort could be lost. “Those at the meeting believe that if you build an archery new shooters have more range, archers will come. The lack of archery ranges has always places to practice close to been a problem, especially in metro areas where you can’t shoot home. a bow in your back yard. But now, with ArrowSport’s support. Jay Barrs we can do a better job of capturing the funds available to us ArrowSport Director MINNEAPOLIS — Leaders through federal grants and Pittman-Robertson money. Then we from the archery industry and can turn around and help build and support more archery ranges.” several of the nation's largest target-shooting organizations Barrs said one of ArrowSport's priorities is to develop a believe innovative programs like the National Archery In- “cookbook” that helps teach clubs how to plan, fund, build, equip the-School Program can’t increase the number of archers for and maintain shooting ranges. “If we do this right, we should be the long term unless they have convenient places to practice able to help these groups work with municipalities and parks close to home. departments to build everything from a small target range to a Therefore, when the nearly 30 archcry leaders met here Dec. full-blown archery complex,” Barrs said. I I -12 for an industry “summit meeting," they decided their most Laverne Woock of Delta Industries agreed. “We've come a pressing goal was to build more archery ranges while improving long way the past two years in building the infrastructure that and maintaining the nation's existing ranges. The two-day can address problem areas.” Woock said. “Now it's time we make meeting was sponsored and coordinated by ArrowSport, a things pop, but let’s also realize it can be difficult to teach people nonprofit foundation that’s part of the Archery Trade Association. how to shoot a bow. The NASP is a good start, but it can't succeed Among those attending the by itself.” meeting were representatives of Erik Watts of Easton USA Archery, Archery Technical Products said that Shooters Association, National although ArrowSport will be the Field Archery Association. driving force in creating and International Bowhunting supporting archery' ranges and Organization, American programs, no one can sit back Crossbow Federation, Genesis, and relax. “Everyone in the Mathews Inc., Hoyt USA, Delta archery industry and all the Industries, Easton Technical various organizations must stay Products, Precision Shooting involved and talk about the long Equipment, National Alliance term goals and specific for the Development of programs.” Watts said. “Hold yourselves. ArrowSport and the Archery, and the Kentucky Department of Fish and ATA Board responsible. We’re setting some very specific goals. Wildlife Resources. Let's keep an eye on things and Jay Barrs, director of Laverne Woock ofDelta Industries thinks the creation of ArrowSport, said the meeting make sure we’re all doing what ArrowSport the past year better ensures archery's future. This resulted in five objectives for we said we were going to do.” nonprofit foundation will help local groups build and the foundation to address Archery Trade Association maintain archery ranges while helping educational programs immediately, and ranked them www.archerytradc.org teach more people to shoot. in order of their priority: I)

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BPA Pledges Increased

Bowhunting Support Hunter groups and industry leaders develop strategic plan to increase bowhunting opportunities and harness the power of existing organizations.

MINNEAPOLIS — The bowhunting industry and the nation’s many bowhunting organizations must work together, as well as with governmental agencies, to expand bowhunting opportunities while strengthening existing programs to increase bowhunter numbers. That was the message delivered during a “summit meeting” Dec. 9-10 attended by nearly 30 representatives of the archery industry and national bowhunting organizations. The meeting was sponsored and coordinated by the Bowhunting Preservation Alliance, a non-profit foundation that's part ofthe Archery Trade Association. Among those attending the summit were representatives from Safari Club International, Pope and Young Club. National Field Archery Association, International Bowhunting Organization, American Crossbow Federation, Mathews Inc., Hoyt USA, Easton Technical Products, Precision Shooting Equipment, and the National Bowhunter Education Foundation, to name a few. Jay McAninch, president and CEO of the BPA, said the group established five objectives for the alliance to address immediately, and ranked them in order of importance: I) Retain and grow the number of bowhunters. 2) Increase bowhunting opportunities. 3) Increase public awareness about bowhunting. 4) Lower barriers to bowhunting opportunities. 5) Unite bowhunters and bowhunting organizations. “The group made it very clear that the next time they meet. they want to see some results they can measure,” McAninch said. “They’ve all been to lots of meetings over the years, and even though this was one of the few times these high-profile groups all met at the same time, they agreed meetings serve no purpose if they don’t produce changes people notice. We’re in the best position we’ve ever been in to make a lasting impact on the future ofbowhunting. The BPA's pledge to them is that starting Jan. I. 2004, we’ll betaking the steps necessary to meet their objectives.

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Among those attending the Bowhunting Preservation Alliance's summit meeting Dec. 9-10, 2003, in Minneapolis were, from left, Randy Walk, Hoyt USA: Ken Mayer, California Department of Fish & Game: Craig Dougherty. Dougherty & Associates: and Dave Parker, Kinsey’s Archery Products. 20

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If we can’t show them tangible benefits, we’re not doing our job.” McAninch is confident the BPA is positioned to develop longrange strategies and execute them. A year ago the ATA board approved plans to form the BPA foundation, and fund it with proceeds from the annual ATA Trade Show. One immediate objective at the summit meeting was to not only make better use of industry money, but also do a better job of capturing federal funds and grant money to build and improve archery ranges and bowhunter education programs. A key feature of the BPA is that it will facilitate communication among bowhunting groups to reduce overlap and increase cooperation on programs, McAninch said. He is confident the nation’s bowhunting groups will find more ways to work together. Glenn Hisey of the Pope and Young Club agreed. “We know nothing will ever get 100 percent support, but this meeting showed we’re on the right track and that we can work together on common goals.” he said. Dave Parker of Kinsey’s Archery Products in Pennsylvania said he hopes the BPA can find ways to harness the power of the nation’s many archery and bowhunting organizations. “Let’s get a better handle on all these archery clubs and state bowhunting groups, and find ways to work with them,” Parker said. “Who are their members, what arc the issues they’re facing, how are they willing to help, and what can we do to help them? I admit I’m not a patient person, and 1 like to see results and accomplishments come out of meetings. I also know momentum is difficult to build, but it’s also difficult to stop once it gets rolling. Even if it’s just one objective, let’s get behind it and make it work.”

Wisconsin to Host 2004 ESPN Great Outdoor Games The fifth annual ESPN Great Outdoor Games presented by Dodge will be held in Madison. Wis., July 8-11,2004, the first time the popular event will be held in the Midwest. The Games were held in Lake Placid, N.Y., from 2000 to 2002, and then moved to Reno, Nev., in 2003. Both venues attracted crowds of about 60.000 spectators during the four days of competition, and Lake Placid enjoyed an estimated $10.5 million economic impact, but ESPN thinks Wisconsin has even more potential as the event’s host. Jay Barrs, director of promotions for the Archery Trade Association and its ArrowSport foundation, coordinates the archery competition at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games. He agrees the Games should attract more interest in Wisconsin because of the state’s abundant natural resources and well-known outdoors heritage. He also noted that during the 2003 Games in Reno, Wisconsin sent 21 athletes, the largest contingent from any sport. The state was especially well-represented in the timber events, including log rolling, wood cutting and pole climbing. Of even more interest to the archery industry is Wisconsin's rich heritage in archery and bowhunting. Each year the state sells about 250,000 archery deer licenses, which consistently puts it in the top four states in bowhunter numbers. In addition, in 1934 Wisconsin became the first state in the country to establish a separate bowhunting season for deer. The ATA also has its roots in Wisconsin. The organization, originally called the Archery Manufacturers and Dealers Association, was launched during the 1953 NFAA National Tournament at Two Rivers, Wis., when 45 archery manufacturers and dealers met. In fact, its first president was a Wisconsinite, Larry Whiffen of Milwaukee, who was elected in 1954.

“Archery has a long, fascinating history in Wisconsin, so we think it's a great place to hold the Great Outdoor Games,” Barrs said. “Plus, Madison is strategically located to draw a lot ofpeople from across the Midwest, and it’s within driving distance of major metropolitan areas like Milwaukee, Chicago and Minneapolis/ St. Paul. It seems like a natural fit, not only for archery, but for all the 20-some events in the Great Outdoor Games.” Of course, no matter where the event is held, it provides unprecedented national TV coverage for archery, courtesy of “The Eliminator" competition. Barrs said this archery competition receives 30 minutes of airtime during the initial broadcasts of the Great Outdoor Games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. In addition, the network's 30-minute Gold Medal show — which features all the 2003 Games' championship rounds, including archcry — were aired repeatedly the rest of the year. “The Great Outdoor Games broadcast archery into more than 2 million American households the past six months.” Barrs said. “In fact, the shows that included archery were the highest rated Great Outdoor Games shows on ESPN and ESPN2, earning ratings 22 percent higher than the Games’ overall ratings. For tournament archery, there is no competition that gets this much television exposure. Once every four years, the Olympic Games’ archery coverage reaches more households, but airtime is always far less than the half-hour the Eliminator gets from ESPN. There is no way we could buy this much exposure for our sport on our own.” Barrs is also impressed with the Madison venue, which features the 165-acre Alliant Energy Center on the city’s south side. This large site features a park-like setting with ponds, ample parking, and a variety of facilities to accommodate almost all of the Great Outdoor Games’ competitions. The only events that won't be on site are bass fishing and fly fishing. As in Reno, all the other events, including target sports — archery, rifle and shotgun — will all be together in the main venue. Barrs credits this for greatly boosting attendance for the target sports. “By ESPN’s count, we had at least 500 people watching the archery competition in Reno, even though we held it in the middle of the afternoon in 100-degree heat." Barrs said. "It’s a huge help to have the target sports included in the main venue. Plus, the spectators like it, because it’s far more convenient. At Lake Placid, our venue was difficult for people to find. But at Reno. they could just walk a few yards and join us. It was more fun for everyone involved, whether you were a competitor or a spectator. Plus, every year we’ve made our event more fun and easy to follow. To make the archery competition even more intriguing. Barrs said ArrowSport will introduce a new target station into its competition for 2004. Barrs said the new station will feature a risk/reward accuracy shot that emphasizes careful aiming and pinpoint accuracy instead of speed. “One thing we heard in 2003 was that all four stations stressed speed more than accuracy.” Barrs said. “This new station will stress accuracy. We’re still tinkering with the concept, but it will probably give shooters 30 seconds to make one precise shot. They can play it safe with a larger target and get fewer points, or they can take a risk on a smaller target and score more points.” Even though Barrs devotes his energies to the archery competition, he keeps an eye on the overall interest in the Great Outdoor Games. He thinks Madison will provide the best venue so far in the Games' five-year history. "This is still a growing venture, and 1 think Madison will give the Great Outdoor Games a bigger boost than it received in Lake Placid and Reno." he said. "Wisconsin seems to be a natural place to hold them. It always sends a large contingent of athletes to the Games. Wisconsin is also home to many leaders in our industry, including Mathews Inc., which is only about 90 miles away. Plus, people rave about Madison. It’s always been a great site for Glenn Helgoland's Deer & Turkey Expo. I’m just really thrilled at all the potential. This should take the Great Outdoor Games to the next level.”

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Author's Bio: Bernie Pellerite is a professional level IV Master Coach 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. archcry magazines and recently published his new book. “Idiot Proof Archery" (ad on page 273) 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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Some of the toughest things to do with a bow and arrow include shooting while the wind is blowing, while it’s raining, or while you’re shooting uphill, downhill or on side hills. Because 1 have produced over three dozen archery videos with over a dozen world and national champions, I have been able to “pick their brains” and discover their techniques for shooting in these conditions. Also, because my wife and 1 spent six years shooting competitively in Hawaii where the wind blows almost constantly, we got a lot of experience practicing these “do’s and don’ts of playing the wind.” And since then, 1 have picked up some additional tips that make up a fairly comprehensive “arsenal” against wind, rain, and on hills that I now teach. Due to the length and since the conditions are so different, we’ll look at each separately. In the last issue, we covered Part 1 of Shooting in Adverse Conditions: Shooting in the Wind. In this issue, we’ll discuss shooting in the rain and on hills. The following should better prepare you to make the best of a bad situation.

results will be. You don’t have to worry about developing snapshooting or punching in the rain, because it doesn’t usually move your sight around violently and unpredictably like the wind does.

Shooting in the Rain

Most shooters learn the hard way . . . that up and down shooting angles cause a new set of problems. A lot of people don’t know, for example, that as you draw to anchor on a downhill or uphill shot, you need to bend at the waist and maintain the top "T-formation ” of your upper body (see diagram). If you don’t, you will find that it’s real hard to get your front sight in the middle of your peep, among other things. Another problem arises if you draw normally and then elevate your bow for an uphill shot. If you put excessive “heel pressure” on the bow handle to elevate your bow, when you release the shot, the bow will kick up because of the pre-loaded torque on the handle and you’ll probably miss it high. Good shooters, especially if they shoot a round wheel or soft cam bow, put alignment marks or tape on the cables at near-peep-sight height so they can check it at full draw. These marks ensure that they are at the exact same place at every draw. They check these marks first before aligning the front sight in the peep. They realize, unlike most people, that if you are shooting uphill, your draw length gets

Shooting Up and Down Hills If it is raining and you absolutely have to shoot, there is no magic. Most people who shoot, don’t shoot well. But, there are a few factors to consider that may help you. The “air resistance” is greater when the air is loaded with humidity and/or drops of water. This can slow down the arrow, or the arrow and fletching can pick up moisture, which can cause it to weigh a little more, and therefore hit slightly low at longer distances. You are better off in this situation with plastic vanes, rather than feathers. If you absolutely must shoot arrows with feathers, weatherproof them with Scotchguard™ or one of the commercial waterproofing treatments. Whatever you shoot, keep your arrows dry. Put a plastic bag over your quiver, covering your arrows. Also, you should use a scope cover to avoid getting your scope wet. Try adding a yard or so on longer shots to compensate for the lower arrow speed. Since there are so many bow-arrow setups and so many different kinds of rain, the more you practice and experiment with your equipment in the rain, the better your 1982 - 22th Anniversary - 2003

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slightly shorter. When shooting downhill, your draw length gets longer. This is because of the draw angle and arc, and also the shoulder and arm position of the shooter. Also, you will soon discover that your sight marks may be off when shooting up or downhill. As a general rule of thumb, when shooting above or below level: 1) make no corrections from -10 to +15 degrees. 2) for targets higher than +15 degrees or lower than -10 degrees, shoot as though they were about one yard closer. 3) For uphill and downhill shots, the amount of correction needed increases with range. Slightly more corrections are needed when shooting downhill. For example, at severe angles, such as 45 degrees, you have to shoot a 30 yard target for 22 yards, and a 60 yard target for 44 yards. These tests were done at 250 FPS, with aluminum arrows. Lesser corrections for carbon arrows are necessary. This information was furnished to me by Freddie Troncoso, who stresses that your tests may vary, because of differences in draw weight, draw length, arrow fletch, and other factors. Therefore you need to experiment with your own equipment, to find out what works for you.

Shooting on Side Hills If for example, you are trying to shoot a target on the side of a hill and your back is to the hill, you will notice that most all of the holes in the target arc on the downhill side of the target. This phenomenon is caused by pre-loaded torque via gravity. As you try to draw, gravity wants to force you to lean downhill to keep your balance. The normal course of action in this circumstance is to come to full draw, and then try to force the bow to an upright position in order to level the sight. This will be rather hard to do, as gravity tries to pull you the other way. As you release the shot, the bow is now pre-loaded to the downhill side and, in this example (for a righthanded archer), will torque to the right upon explosion, causing you to miss to the downhill side. So here’s the secret for defeating this phenomenon . . . before you draw the bow, try leaning a bit toward the hill which, in this example, would be back on your heels . . . and tilt the top limb of the bow into the hill (to the left in this example) as you draw. Then level up from left to right, thus eliminating any body or hand torque that gravity would have caused. When you release a good shot, it should go in the middle. The above techniques should help you immensely when trying to shoot under pressure or in adverse conditions. But remember, you will have to adapt these to your style and/or system and practice or test them until you are comfortable with them.

NFAA Shooter’s School Schedule Jan and Bernie report that there is still an incredible amount of interest expressed in attending the Shooter’s School, but more people willing to host the event are needed. So, you interested shooters, go after your pro shop owners and club presidents and book a Shooter’s School near you! Remember, the host shop or club receives 10%. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the school and the limited number of open weekends, it is recommended that interested pro shops or clubs schedule as soon as possible. Scheduling is well under wav for 2004. Available dates always fill up quickly, so book yours today! You can also be put on the waiting list. The following is a list of the schools presently on the schedule. Additional schools will be posted here, as they are booked.

CURRENT SCHEDULE - 2004 February 27-29 - Maitland's Archery, Reno. NV Contact: Rob 775-972-8811. Email: maitlandsarcherv@pvramid.net March 5-7 - Flying Arrows, Victor, MT (50 miles S. of Missoula) Contact: Ronni 406-961-3991 rflvingarrows@aol.com March 12-14 - Kyanne Archery. Maple Ridge, B.C. (25 km east of Vancouver subject to change) Contact: Shelley or Gerald 604-465-365 1 kvanne@infoserve.net April 16-18 - Archery Shack, Neenah, W1 (Appleton area) Contact: Todd Dontje 920-733-6824 April 23-25 - Ferari Archery. Watertown, NY (N. of Syracuse) Contact: Judy Pearson 315-688-2527 ipearson@northernfcu.net Any shops or clubs interested in hosting a school should call immediately.

Robinhood Videos 1036 Arcaro Dr. Gahanna, Ohio 43230 614-933-0011 fax 614-933-0010 E-mail AskBcrnie@aol.com www.robinhoodvideos.com Hosting a school: Interested shops or clubs should contact us as soon as possible, so we can put them on the schedule or the waiting list, as available spots are filling quickly at the present rate. Attending a school: Interested shooters should contact one of the above schools to reserve a spot. You will be asked for a non-refundable * deposit to hold your reservation. *If you are unable to attend, your deposit can be applied to any other school.

Shooter’s School Format 2° day course with 10 person minimum • The format is as follows: Friday afternoon and early evening - (usually 3:00pm to 6:00pm) video taping of the students. School lecture starts Friday at 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Curriculum is for intermediate to professional level. ■Topics include 3-D, target shooting, bowhunting, practice regimen, equipment set-up. tuning, holding steady, mental and physical aiming, back tension, professional form, shot sequence and execution, tournament pressure, and judging yardage. Problem solving and question and answer sessions will cover topics such as punching the trigger. bow torque, penetration, target panic/buck fever and much more. ■Minimum 10. maximum 25-30 students. (Any number less than 10 students must

be pre-approved). S300 per student, second time students S150 and students who wish to just audit the course or can only attend one day, SI75. ■Students get a S50 discount on the 6 Shooter’s School videos and people who have already purchased the videos get a S50 discount on the school. Be sure to mention it to the contact person when making your reservation. NFAA membership is not required to attend. 10% of the fee goes to the host shop or club. The New Advanced Certified Instructor Program will be an option in the school for an additional S25. (Must be at least 18 years old and an NFAA member. You can join at the school.) ■ The logo for the school is available to all students on golf shirts. T-shirts and patches.

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the need for a guard rod to shove over and hold the cables out of the way was born. On the thick eccentric models, the bowstring was actually resting a quarter inch to the left and the cables a quarter inch to the right of where they end up on all "thin ” eccentric bows. That is, on the wide eccentrics if you nocked an arrow on the string and adjusted the shaft to rest on the centerline of the limbs and handle the point of the arrow looks to be about 3 or 4 inches off to the right. A disaster forthose believing everything on a bow must be "squared and centered" so they tried to send the bows back as totally unusable. But conversely, those who flew by the seat of the pants as most everyone did in those days, were pleasantly surprised and believe it or not these models gained the reputation of being “easy to set up ” and very reliable. Factories loved them, they seemed to sell and never be heard from again. Want to know why. in a nutshell? Strange as it may seem, it was because of the bowstring being aligned that quarter of an inch to the left of the limb and handle centerline for right-hand shooters. This means that due to the archer having to actually “reach in past the arrows path ” to contact the grip, the pressure normally exerted to the left side of the bows centerline was no longer that far to the left. Then, with the hand pressure directly on

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or slightly to the right of the bows centerline, the grip receives no left torque or even a little right torque to help cancelout both the common grip left torque and also some ofthe bowstring left deflection offinger tab shooters. Grip left-torque is comparable to the bowstring-leftdeflection of a right hand finger shooter.

OVERDRAWS AND HANDLE TORQUE. We understand the term "pivot point” when discussing bows, it's the deepest part of the grip throat where the bow is free to rotate right-to-left at will in the web of our bow hand. The original objective was to mount the arrow rest contact point just above this point so the arrows point would not move right or left when the grip is torqued. So. common logic tells us that right handed shooters arbitrarily torque their grip to the left, so an arrowrest or sight mounted toward you on the near side of your pivot point will be forced to the left al an exaggerated rate. Conversely, anything such as a long sight extension that is mounted on opposite side of the pivot point on the backside of the bow will pivot to the right at a greater exaggerated rate. AT WHAT POINT CAN YOU NO LONGER BE ADEQUATELY ACCURATE. Weighing all this out, it doesn’t even wash. If the average rifles sight spread is 24 inches and a rifle cannot even be torqued side to side while aiming this appears a great advantage over a pistol with an average of a 6 inch sight spread on a weapon that is incredibly easy to torque side to side. So the advantage is not the greater sight spread, but the accuracy difference lies mainly in the ease with which the hand held weapon is torqued side to side. With the pistol, “what you see, is what you get.” If you torque the pistols grip to the left, both the sight and the barrel move to the right in tandem so you will impact to the right just as you would expect. Then we have the bow, with no barrel to track just under the front sight and “whatyou see" is not necessarily "what you get. ” On a bow, it is possible and quite common while at full draw to erroneously misdirect the arrow off to the left while simultaneously misdirecting the front aiming reference off to the right. This means that when the entire weapon is then moved left to get the reference back on target the existing error ofthe misdirected arrow point is doubled, or worse.

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handle when you really think it through. The situation is that with the front sight mounted on the backside when commonly torqued to the left for RH shooters the arrow point either does not move at all or moves left while the front sight pivots off to the to the right. On bows equipped with an overdraw arrowrest, these opposite misdirection’s are spread apart even more. So. when the shooter automatically moves the entire bow and loaded arrow even farther to the left to put the sight reference back on target it will result in an impact evenfurther to the left than where the point of the arrow was already misdirected. With the front sight mounted on the FACE of the bow (on the archers side), when the bow grip is torqued to the left, again the point of arrow pivots slightly to the left. But now, the sight pin also pivots to the left following the arrow point to some degree to essentially cancel out all or part of the original error. That is, with the arrow rest contact point directly beneath the aiming reference they essentially track each other instead of multiplying the error. This is a technique destined to make a big comeback. You might ask yourself and others, “why did we all simply do it this way without question just because everyone else did. ” My wife always flat refused to have her sight mounted on the far, backside of the bow. She said it was stupid to have to flip your bow over to see and then set your sight. Even dumber she said, was to have to let the bow down and then turn it over when you wanted to check to be certain you had changed the setting to the new distance. It is a very good point. Refining your windage accuracy may increase your score dramatically, “with the same amount of effort on your part, ” how unusual is that?

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The Shot Doctor Develope a Positive Picture by Terry Wunderle

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One of my students was in the shoot down round at an ASA tournament. He went to the stake, set the sight, attached the release, and stood motionless staring at the target for nearly a minute. I knew the shot that was soon to follow would be perfect, and it was. The archer had prepared himself mentally to execute a shot with perfect form. If an archer develops a picture of the perfect shot, he or she can enhance his or her performance in a tournament. It should be both a positive picture and a feeling of the perfect shot. If you have trouble visualizing and feeling the perfect shot, go to the practice range and shoot blank bale with your eyes closed. Relax your body and practice shooting perfect form. Feel the muscles involved and the explosion of the shot. When you have acquired this feeling, then try to duplicate it without the bow in your hand. Shoot the shot exactly the same as you did when the bow was a part of the process. When you have mastered this, then lower your arms and shoot the same shot mentally without arm movement. You should be able to feel the muscles and the shot even though you are not physically moving. Now, backup and shoot the same shot both physically and mentally at a target. When the shot feels perfect and the arrow goes into the mark, then close your eyes and repeat the process mentally several times. Feel the shot and see the arrow hitting the mark. This will give you the perfect picture and feeling for your mental imagery training. This is the form that you want to shoot and feel in your mental training, practice, and at tournaments. The imagery practice will help engrave this shot into your brain and it will carry over into your performance. Practice your form both mentally and physically. Place your trust and your confidence in your form. Knowing that you can shoot perfect form will give you the positive attitude needed for tournament situations. Practice the imagery daily and your groups will tighten because you will be shooting a more consistent form. This will also raise the level of your performance in a tournament because you are also increasing the degree and intensity of your focus. When the pressure starts to mount at a tournament, visualize the perfect shot, then shoot that shot. Your body will do what your mind does. Mentally shoot the perfect shot and your body will shoot the perfect form.

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Why do you do it? By Roger W. Breternitz Ch.T.

Roger W. Breternitz Ch.T.

Did you ever ask yourself why you got into this crazy game? Why did you start using sharp pointed sticks to poke holes in pieces of paper from far-away distances so you can have people say “Gee he/she is really good...at poking holes in paper with sharp pointed sticks from far away distances”?? What attracted you to "Play the game”. What attracted you to spend untold amounts of money on a bow, a sight, release device, arrows, and the list goes on. It’s an age old sport, since Robin Hood split the arrow that won the trophy (and Maid Marion’s heart) archery has been a discipline that has been typified by the Jimmy Buffett song that says “When that bug bites you, you live with it’s sting”. It has intrigued you, sucked you in, and possessed you, and shows you that you... yes you... with the right amount of training and practice...can be just as good as anybody, and that you don’t need to be like “Arnold S”, to become a winner, you have all the power you need right now. You don't need to work out and run a “Few more laps” to get into condition. You know because you have stuck three arrows in the X ring several times in a row, there is no reason why you can’t do it time and time again. Why do we chase this rainbow? Everybody wants a “Quest", you need it to put some “Adventure” into your life. What is life without a “Quest” anyway...DULL. So we find a sport we can enjoy, something we SAY we love to do. BUT...if we love to do it why do we make up negative, skull-dugery, dastardly sounding names for ourselves like, IDIOT, NUMSKULL, —T FOR BRAINS, and a whole lot of others that would take too long to mention? It’s not the game we play! It’s our chance to validate our existence as a human being. How do we know if we have the “Right stuff’ unless we are put to the test. The test of pressure, the test of how we can survive...against - not a charging force of Cossacks on horseback, not a Samurai warrior with a razor sharp sword, not a Knight on a war horse, but the one force that we

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cannot control...we’ve never been able to figure out...ourselves!! In some way each person needs to achieve to some degree a thing called “VICTORY". That may mean winning a court case, or winning a debate, or a spelling bee, or just coming out on top of other competitors, or in some cases just not being LAST! Yes, we are in a competitor’s world of archery and it is a wonderful way of competing at an age old sport that takes perseverance, concentration, and focus. Many times archers have turned the tide of battle with their skill and marksmanship, and you were looked upon as “Special” if you were an archer in the Medieval Times. So...now you are on your starting line at your tournament...your battle...your Dragon to slew, how will you control your steady hand, guide your arrow to the directed spot that will bring YOU to victory. Do you have the “Right stuff’? THIS is why we do it. Because we want to know if we have “The Right Stuff’. We want VAR1F1CATION of the fact that WE could bring home the bacon, or the food, or the trophy.that says we could...... in times of strife... be the defender, the warrior, the provider that would keep the “Tribe” in meat for the winter. Everybody needs “Little victories” in their life to give them hope, and justify their existence and shooting well is an example of the this verification of purpose. SO...how do we shoot better each time and surpass our best scores? How do we climb to the top of the ladder of champions? We LEARN the difference between TRYING and ALLOWING, the success to come to us. Trying - is using all of the things that you learned, and increasing the intensity of these “Things” because you think that...more is better. ALLOWING is just getting out of the way and letting the most wonderful thing your body has working for it....preprogrammed response...to perform and make you a winner without TRYING at all. HOW DO YOU DO THIS? Quit Trying- Stop this urge to prove yourself RELAX: When you do it happens as an automatic function. TRUST YOURSELF: You always will come up the right answer, aiming point, release, and follow-through. HAVE FUN: When you stop doing this you have forgotten why you got into this sport in the first place. And lastly: Remember why you got into this in the first place - To prove yourself, to meet people, or just find out where you fit in the pecking order of concentration without having to pay for it with your body!!! The best of luck and, Good Shooting Roger Any questions call Vector Studios - 310 823 6189 or roger@vectorstudios.com

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Focus in Archery with Jake Veit Editor’s note: Jake Veit comes to us with 50 years experience in competitive shooting. He is a world record holder in the International Field Archery Association(IFAA) Recurve division, world record holder of the IFAA Senior Indoor Recurve division, three National Field Archery Association (NFAA) National Championships, one IFAA North American Championship (Recurve), one National Archery Association (NAA) National Championship plus numerous Ohio, Idaho and Georgia. Jake has won numberous NFAA Sectional Championships in the Northwest and Southeast. He has reached the IV Level NAA Coach and is a National Judge. He was an Olympic Scoring Judge at the 1996 Olympics and has reached Master Instuctor at IBEF.

Jake Veit Consistency is the name of the game in archery. You must have a timed sequence, step by step, for each controlled shot with the bow and arrow. After you have developed a basic shot sequence and can shoot a group, then you should practice on one aspect of the shot sequence at a time. Never worry about your arrow strike pattern when practicing your shooting form. Do not try to score. Work on executing one aspect of the shot and incorporate it into the whole shot sequence. How many archers do you know who shoot great scores in practice but perform poorly in a tournament or other pressure situations. You have to relearn under these new conditions. We must go to more tournaments with your brain in gear. If you shoot good scores and have control in practice, how do you know what to practice on? Go to the tournaments to leant what you need to practice on. Sometimes it is only one aspect of your shot sequence that is the cause, like aiming. I call shooters that think aiming is everything, aiming freaks! They want a perfect aiming picture, pin dead center and stationary before they start to execute their shot. How can they hold their breath that long? Aiming is not any more important then any other aspect of your shot sequence. I know, “aim, aim, and aim” is what they say. In your shot sequence you put the pin in the center of the target, focus on the bull’s eye and finish the shot. You may look for practice in focusing later in this article. The biggest difference in practice and competition is muscle tension. By trying to hold the pin dead center, you have to focus on the pin. You can see every little movement of the pin; therefore you tense to keep it in the center. In competition this tension is greater than in practice, DUH! This alone will change your shot. While aiming, most shooters have a tendency to ignore the rest of the shot sequence and just aim harder. You must execute each and every step of your shot in the exact sequence and with the same timing for each and every shot and finish each shot. consistently. You must have a conclusion as part of your shot sequence. Sight moving during the shot? Well figure 50% of the time your sight movement is into the center of the target. Combine this with exact timing and your sight is at the same point on the target face every shot; results, a good group. Move the sight pin adjustment until this group is in the center of the target. Do you understand, “finish the shot!”? You’re not finished at release;

you’re only finished when the arrow is in the target; because there, you no longer have any control over it. The arrow goes exactly where you shot it. not where you aimed it. I’ve heard, “that was a perfect shot, why didn’t it hit the center?" Perfect shot?? Be realistic. To practice different aspects of your shot sequence use a blank butt at 5 or 10 yards. Example: work on your bow hand location on the grip or rotation of your wrist or maybe your anchor location or the bowstring alignment. Or your front shoulder rotation or your follow through right to the finishing of the shot (conclusion), work only on one aspect of your shot at a time. Give it at least two weeks before you work on something else. Any change feels strange; you must give it time to gel in your shot sequence and in your sub-conscience. Concentrate on that aspect of your shot sequence while shooting the blank butt (no target of any kind). While doing this always maintain timing of the shot sequence. After you feci comfortable with this one change, shoot it with your eyes closed, maintaining timing of every shot at the blank butt. Because all this is affecting ultimate control of the shot, work on improving your shooting form in the off-season. Aiming is visual and needs a different method of practice. If aiming with a pin creates tension for you, you see the sight movement and try to stop it. Try using an open aperture sight in your scope to aim with. Sometime not seeing that movement, which is still there, helps you relieve some tension. Which ever sight you use, you must practice aiming without worrying about the arrow hitting its mark. This sounds funny. But shoot at a small sticker (say yellow) at 5 or 10 yards with your sight set at 20 yards. Shoot at the small target at this distance and put your pin on the center of the target. Focus on the sticker and execute the shot, maintaining your normal timing for the shot and finish the shot (conclusion). Focus on where you want the arrow to hit (visual). The arrow will, under these conditions, hit high. You must focus on where you are aiming, not where the arrow will hit. You can check your arrow hole patterns above your aiming spot for a consistent pattern, if you wish. Focus on where you want the arrow to hit. target center, not on the sight pin. This helps you make aiming just a part of your shot sequence. A good tool for practicing focus is made from some string and 3 beads. With the beads placed at the right location on the string. The string needs to be attached to something so it can be held taut. A yellow bead is then placed three feet from point of attachment. A red bead is placed three feet from the yellow bead. A blue bead is placed three feet from the red bead. Now you need a mark three feet from the blue bead. To use this string and beads, hold the string at the mark and place your fingers touching your

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nose. You can look down the string and see the beads, but you can only focus on one color bead at a lime because the distance between the beads limits your field of focus. The colors arc those of the FITA tournament target face; yellow, red. blue. black and white. You can use any colors you wish. The above routines help you practice on your execution of one shot at a time while focusing on the target center. You should experiment with each aspect of your shot sequence, one at a time. You arc training yourself how to focus and complete the shot with minimum movement and maximum control. This time and effort results in overall improvement. You cannot force a shot consistently. You can feed your ego by shooting all the time in practice for score. This helps feed your ego and sometimes helps perfect your bad habits. But you have to perform under pressure in tournament conditions to improve and feel satisfied about your performance. All pressure is an outside distraction that you allow into your mind to distract you from the shot sequence. You place the sight in the center of the target by focusing on the sight. Than you finish the execution of the shot by focusing in the center of the target. You must setup and tune your own archcry equipment to have total confidence in it. You must learn how to relax and control the sequence of each shot. consistently. Self-confidence may look like arrogance, but you have to do your best, one arrow at a time and remember that every arrow counts until the tournament is over. If the shot does not feel right at full draw while aiming, do not shoot; let down and start again. Winning is not everything. it is not needed at all. If you cannot have fun at it. why make the effort? That is it; it is the effort you make! If you do not earn. not just win an award, how can you take any pride in it? Enjoy your effort and help a friend into our sport, archery! Bye Jake Veit PS: You will find it easier to aim and hold on the target center at 5 yards. It is a matter of mental confidence. Trying to force aiming at regulation distance, when you are having trouble aiming, never works. You have not trained or convinced your sub-conscience what is acceptable as right; you do not have the confidence. You have to use your conscience mind, think through the shot to build your confidence as to what is acceptable. Set your sight to hit the center at 5 yards. But aim at the center of the 10, at the X; and follow through every shot. You should know it was a good shot at release. 30

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Frank Addington, Jr. The aerial disc flies into mid air and "whack" a carbon flu flu arrow pierces the center of the disc. The audience claps. Then the archer takes two arrows, puts the bow behind his back, and centers both arrows into another flying disc. The show is fast paced and the targets get smaller and smaller—all the way down to clay pigeons. All the targets are shot from behind the back—and in mid air. Some call it “bow and arrow razzle dazzle.” Others use the word amazing. If that weren’t crazy enough, the archer now has his assistant toss an aspirin into the air. The arrow hits the pill and sends it sideways into pieces. Then a smaller, orange baby aspirin is thrown into mid air and the archer hits it—"puff’ goes an orange cloud of smoke. Oh, by the way, the pills are shot behind the back too. Sound crazy? Well, maybe. But that’s my show and I have been doing these archery exhibitions since 1986. I didn’t start doing them from behind the back until 1997 or so. I don’t call myself a “trick shooter”. Nope, 1 prefer instinctive shooter or exhibition shooter. Although sometimes 1 wish 1 had a trick! Since 1971 I have been shooting a bow and arrow instinctively. I don’t use any aiming devices, sights or aiming methods, 1 simply look at what I want to hit and release the arrow. I have grown up shooting that way and to me it is second nature. 1982 - 22th Anniversary - 2003

I am a proud protege’ of Rev. Stacy Groscup. He is in the Archery Hall of Fame and is also the current World Record Holder for having hit 7 aspirin tablets in a row. At age 82 he can still shoot with the best of them! 1 did my first shows in 1986 and have been on the go ever since. In 2004 we’ll be criss crossing the country doing shows. I love the sport of archery and all the fine folks the sport has allowed me to meet. In July 2003 Jeanne Moos with CNN captured the aspirin and baby aspirin shots in New York City and dubbed me the “William Tell of popping pills...” 1 take a strong anti-drug message to our youth while promoting archery and the outdoors. My message? Set goals, remain drug free, and don't ever quit! Like my cowboy heroes Gene Autry and Roy Rogers I try and give the folks entertainment and a message to take home. Doing these exhibitions I have also learned the importance of mental concentration and the mental game of archery. Al Henderson was the first to write about this in the sport of archery. Glenn Helgoland published Henderson’s book titled, “Understanding Winning Archery”. You can visit his website at www.Dcerinfo.com to read more about this book and how to get it. Perhaps next time we can examine this mental edge and how to use it. Until then. shoot straight...........................

Frank Addington, Jr. Aspirinbuster@aol.com www.frankaddingtonjr.com Addington will have a book on instinctive shooting due out later in 2004!

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Welcome again to the Senior Comer. Since Christmas is fast approaching and Arlyne’s deadline is too, this column will be short and may contain some pieces of the previous year’s NAFAC report. Of course, by the time you read this it will already be 2004, so you’ll have to go back with me to that pre-Christmas time of 2003. 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 shirtsleeve shooting conditions. If you have the time and have saved your U. S. Archer magazines, as 1 do, look back to last years winter issue and re-read the “comer” article. Everything that worked so well at the first two shoots, worked again this year. With the experience gained from these shoots, but with a larger registration than before, it was decided that the loss of daylight could be a factor once again, so we assembled at 7 AM which meant the warm-up practice was held under 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 but Saturday’s Field and Hunter rounds went slowly to say the least. The Cub groups were sent out with the adults and the extra time it took to shoot the two different sets of stakes caused some long back-ups which put some of the finishing times very close to dark. It’s great to see the kids come out though and it was an honest error, which was unforeseen on Saturday.

Joe (left) with a prize catch.

Sunday’s Hunter round saw the little guys grouped together, with adult supervision and things got back on track. The crew at Everglade Archers, led by John Laudicina, their President, once again had the range in top shape and as always, Tim Austin did a fine job in running the registration and awards. There was talk of making this into a three-day event next year, so if you have any comments on that, you can contact Tim or John. Lots of familiar faces were once again present, with the return of Frank Gandy, who won the Veteran Freestyle class with some very nice scores, being one of the highlights for me. Frank Pearson, long time top Pro from Arizona, also paid us a welcome visit this year and I’m sure that those who attended Frank’s seminar picked up lots of useful tips from the old master. Unfortunately, there is no Veterans Pro class in the IFAA so Frank, myself and Myers Parrish, had to go up against Chris Deston, the pro winner of the previous two shoots at Everglades. Frank gave Chris a run for the money but Meyers and I were just out of our league. Chris is a very strong archer and although he was a little disappointed with

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his Hunter score, he once again took the top money prize. Check out the list of ail the scores, which should be in this issue. The final piece of action to report, concerns the second annual fishing trip hosted by Fin & Feather Charters, owned and operated by Les and Toby Bagley. 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 bait for sail fishing. 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. Chris then caught a Caribbean Reef Shark, which is a protected species that we were only too glad to throw back. This year’s “Fisherman of the Year Award” has got to go to Bob Deston. Bob’s embarrassment from last year, when he caught only a small Blue Runner, which we put back on for bait, was laid to rest. This year, Bob was “the man”, catching a 25 lb. Black Grouper and two very toothy King Mackerel, all of which went into making this year’s Beast Feast a feed to be remembered. Les and Toby are great hosts and believe me Toby will keep you on your toes when the action is slow. Their latest project is restoring a cabin in the woods around Ocala. They hope to make this their ‘love nest’ for the future and we all wish them the best of luck in whatever they do. Have a happy holiday season and look me up at the ATA show if you’re lucky enough to be able to go. 1'11 be in booth #1340.

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Famed Archery Coach A] Henderson’s wisdom available again... UNDERSTANDING WINNING ARCHERY Republished as Commemorative Edition UNDERSTANDING WINNING ARCHERY, written by U. S. Olympic Archery Coach Al Henderson, has been republished in a Hall of Fame Commemorative Edition. It contains every word of the original edition, plus a special introductory chapter telling you who Al Henderson was, why he was such a successful archery coach and why his students were such successful archers. That special chapter includes his professional biography; photos of his Archery Hall of Fame presentation and induction; an entertaining- and thoughtful commentary - ‘Memories of Al Henderson’ - by Dick Tone, founder and president of Cavalier Archery Equipment and one of Henderson’s earliest students and employees, and is capped off by Olympic archer Judi Adams’ moving poem of tribute ‘Moments’. “That honoring, chapter is about the man, his mind, and his incredibly positive influence on hundreds, actually thousands, of archers over the span of his coaching career, and beyond,” said editor/publisher Glenn Helgeland, president of Target Communications Corporation. “Quality lasts. Wisdom goes on forever; it doesn’t have a life span. In fact, requests for this book have increased over the past year. A new generation of archers will now be able to benefit from his archery knowledge and teaching.” “In fact,” Helgeland added, “more than one book purchaser has told us that Al’s words and witticisms went far beyond archery coaching,. They were inspirational and applied to general life experiences, too.” “Al was a master at getting you to do what he knew would make you successful at shooting a bow,” writes Dick Tone in ‘Memories of Al Henderson’. “He didn’t care if you were a target archer or a bowhunter; he would work with anyone and help them be the best they could be. He understood that not everyone was doing to be a world champion or an expert bowhunter. He treated everyone with the same respect and gave them the help they wanted. “Al usually knew just what to say to his students to get the most out of them,” Tone wrote. “(He) wrote two books on how to shoot and how to think while you were doing it. “

Henderson received the Compton Medal of Honor from the U.S. National Field Archery Association in 1978. He was elected to the Archery Hall of Fame in 1982. He was the advanced coaching editor/columnist of/lRC//E7?K WORLD magazine more than 15 years, beginning in 1972. Contents of UNDERSTANDING WINNING ARCHERY: "■Building blocks of winning archery; * Building and keeping, mental control; "■Building the best form; "“Turning negatives to positives; "■Equipment, form and your mind; "“Blazing a tournament trail; "■Coaches and students. About a year after the first printing of UNDERSTANDING WINNING ARCHERY, Helgeland noted, “a fellow stopped at our booth at an archery show to talk about the book, or, rather, to enthuse about it. He had had his copy several months, and it was dog-eared from use.” “I raised m average 20 points after reading- this book,” the guy said, “but I didn’t change one thing ... not one thing ... in my tackle set up. It was all up here.” he said and pointed to his head. “I told Al about it later,” Helgeland said. “He just smiled.” More than 200 of Henderson's students won state, regional and national championship. Many were members of the Collegiate All-American Archery Team. Others were on the United States Olympic Team and World Championship Team. Henderson’s coaching was international: guest lecturer/coach in Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico. England; coach of the 1976 United States Olympic Team, which won men’s and women's gold medals. UNDERSTANDING WINNING ARCHERY is available from Target Communications. 7626 W. Donges Bay Rd., Mequon, WI 53097. The book is 122 pages. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", paperback. Cost is SI2.95 plus S3.00 shipping/handling,. Wisconsin residents must add 5.6% sales tax. Call 1-800-3243337 to order. MCArisa accepted. The book also is available on the company’s website (www.deerinfo.com). Email address: mac@deerinfo.com.

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Kentucky Hosts Level 2 Archery Training For Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio and Tennessee The result was a school curriculum teaching archery for a minimum of two weeks. Bennett knew kids love to By Royce Armstrong learn to shoot archery, that it “They do not know it yet, was a safe sport, that could be but the kids in your states are taught in schools and that a getting ready to have a great number of kids learning to time,” Roy Grimes recently shoot archery would go ahead told representatives from and become involved in other Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio and outdoor activities. Archery is Tennessee. Grimes, the also a life sport, one that is Deputy Commissioner of Fish easily enjoyed by people from and Wildlife Resources made three to 93. The kids loved it. his remarks during the Unexpected side benefits have orientation address he gave to Participants in recent Level 2 Archery Instructor training included increased attendees of a recent National held at the Heath Middle School, West Paducah, Kentucky concentration levels, which Archery Association Level 2 included (I to r): Jennie Richardson, Dee Falks, Russ Kennedy, extend to improved learning Don Crawford, Matt Cleary, Dave Cassens, Thomas Munroe, training session conducted by performance in other classes, Roy Grimes, Kevin Dixon, Joe Huggins, Lora Lacefield, Ken the National Archery In Watkins and Charlie McMillen. Jay Williams is seated. better student discipline and Schools Program (NASP). higher levels of self esteem. Grimes has been the driving Jennie Richardson, the coordinator for the school program, force behind getting archery accepted as a sport in Kentucky schools and the implementation of The National Archery In along other members of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Schools Program (NASP). Now it was time to take the first step Wildlife Resources provided the actual instruction, which was done at the Heath Middle School in West Paducah. The four-day in teaching teachers from other states. Attending the Level 2 course were Joe Huggins, Arkansas; program certified the participants as Level 2 archery instructors. David Cassens, Thomas Munroe and Jay Williams all from The NASP training staffers are members of the Kentucky Fish Illinois; Kevin Dixon from Ohio and Don Crawford and Matt and Wildlife Resources and the Kentucky Department of Cleary from Tennessee. In addition to these people, Kentucky Education. The National Archery Association, the governing body teachers Tina Davis and Schyler Jones were on hand to give for the sport, has approved the program they presented. Richardson is a fireball of energy and a dedicated spokesperson testimonials about how the program has worked in their own schools. Ken Watkins, International Bowhunting Organization for the program. She is a top-ranked professional archer and a president. Dee Falks, Federation director of the Archery Shooters former math teacher and coach. She has seen firsthand the Association, Charlie McMillen of the National Field Archery tremendous difference archery has made in the lives of many Association and Lanny Shawler representing the National Archery Kentucky youngsters and works tirelessly to make the program Association were on hand to talk about their respective successful in the Bluegrass State. organizations. In addition to Grimes, other members of the The Level 2 certification qualified the people from the four Kentucky Division of Fish and Wildlife Resources included Jennie states to go back to their own states and train P.E. teachers as Richardson, Russ Kennedy and Lora Lacefield. Nicole Jimenez Level 1 instructors. Level 1 instruction is basic archery instruction. with the U.S. Dept, of Fish & Wildlife was on hand to observe. It is the level being used as part of the curriculum for middle Barely two years old, NASP is an exciting boon to a sagging school students by the National Archery In Schools Program. It archery industry and a nationwide educational problem. Founded provides a history of the sport, description of modem equipment, by Tom Bennett and Gene Wilhoit, NASP is designed to teach a discussion of archery as a sport played around the world, archery archery as a life-long sport to elementary and high school age as an Olympic sport and hands on shooting. youngsters. Bennett is the Kentucky Commissioner of Fish and “This is the first time we have invited people from other states Wildlife Resources. Wilhoit is the Commissioner of the Kentucky for the level two training,” Grimes said. “We have gone to some Department of Education. The archery industry, which includes other states before, but we have never brought them here. We bowhunting, has been at best stagnant and more likely in slow have done this because we wanted to make it easy for these four decline for the past decade. This trend is now showing up in the states to begin their individual pilot archery programs. This will declining number of hunting licenses sold each year. The prepare them so that they can go back and train their own teachers. educational problem is the high drop out rate most public school The instruction was given over a four-day period from Tuesday, systems experience. Bennett wanted to reverse a disturbing trend October 7 through Friday, October 10. 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statewide next year. The National Archery In Schools program, less than two years old, is already an overwhelming success. More than 100,000 youngsters in 100 Kentucky schools have gone through the program with additional schools adopting it each week. Nearly 170 Kentucky schools are in some phase of implementing the program. Last year Alabama, Georgia, Arizona and Wyoming began adopting the program for their own schools. West Virginia schools will soon be teaching the NASP archery curriculum, boosted by a personal donation for archery equipment from Governor Bob Wise. Inquiries about the program have come from schools in all 50 states and five foreign countries. With the interest the program has generated, Grimes believes that within the next five years, approximately 3-5 million youngsters in the U.S. will be learning archery each year. That will be about the same number as is currently learning archery in South Korea, a country that traditionally dominates international archery competitions. At the present time about 3.5 million Americans shoot bows and arrows, less than one percent of the U.S. population. One of the most ardent supporters of the program in Kentucky has been the National Wild Turkey Federation. The 86 chapters of the Kentucky NWTF have already made substantial donations to help schools fund the program in Kentucky. These chapters are interested in increasing their support over the next four years. With proper instruction and encouragement these youngsters will enjoy archery, not just for two weeks, but for the rest of their lives,” Grimes predicted.

The National Archery in the Schools Program update September 5, 2003 The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) began in the fall of 2000 when a group of Kentucky Fish & Wildlife, Education and Archery Industry interests began planning a program to include target archery instruction as part of the Physical Education curriculum in Kentucky schools. The following spring 22 Kentucky middle schools joined the pilot program by agreeing to have their PE teachers take the 12-hour National Archery Association level 1 certification course, utilize and equipment kit designed for the program, and by adopting a 2-week long KY Dept, of Educationapproved archery curriculum. During the pilot phase of the program more than 1,600 student archers were surveyed to determine their archery experience and some of the impacts of having learned the skill of archery as part the PE class at their school.

The following results were revealed: Before the 2-week archery class began: 72% did not own a bow 62% had never before shot a bow After the 2-week archery class 89% of the students enjoyed the archery class 45% want to purchase personal archery equipment 59% want to become target archers 38% want to try bowhunting (only 9% of Kentucky citizens hunt) Teachers and principals reported that the archery program was extremely successful in engaging all students. They reported improved behavior and attendance on archery days and that students who normally didn’t participate in PE class or who didn’t have success with other “sports” were thrilled with archery. Today, just a bit more than a year after Kentucky’s pilot project, more than 160 of the state’s schools are enrolled in the archery program. This means more than 130,000 students/year will leam the discipline of target archery from their PE teacher. People from every' state and six countries have contacted the KY Dept, of Fish & Wildlife Resources to leam how the program can be implemented in their school system. Through a series of face-to-face workshops and seminars over the past 9 months, 33 state fish & wildlife agencies have learned how the can become part of the National Archery in the Schools Program. Alabama and Arizona piloted programs in their schools during the spring of 2003. The wildlife agencies in WV, GA, WY. AR, TN, IL & OH have trained or are about to train their staff so they will be able to pilot the program in the near future. If 30 states enroll in the NASP and have half of the success Kentucky is enjoying, more than 3,000.000 students per year will leam the skill of target archery. Michael Ziebell Marketing Director Mathews Inc. PO Box 367 919 River Road Sparta, WI 54656 Winning is 90%rrentd end 10% egdement You've spent hundeos cn me

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HIGH QUALITY MICRO-ADJUSTABLE F-22™ SIGHT FROM PSE Tucson, AZ - Precision Shooting Equipment, Inc. maker of high quality compound bows and accessories since 1970, introduces the new F-22™ MicroAdjustable sight. When you reach full draw, there is only one thing between your eye and your quarry: sight pins. At this critical point, your sight can make or break your season. A quality sight will show its value the first time you use it and every time thereafter. PSE's new F22™ Micro-Adjustable sight is totally machined from aluminum so it holds up to hard hunting but it is quick to set and locks securely in place. The F-22™ has five .029-inch diameter fiber optic pins in a round pin guard. There is a glow in the dark ring affixed to the guard, facing the archer. At frill draw, the PSE Gio™ Ring fits neatly around a 3/16 inch, or larger, peep sight permitting you to center the entire pin guard rather than just one pin. The obvious benefit is the greatly improved low light visibility of using a huge peep sight without

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Vibracheck Releases 2004 Product Line Pensacola, FL - Vibracheck, the leading manufacturer of vibration dampening stabilizers, has released its 2004 line up. Additions for the up coming year include three brand new bow taming products archers can rely on to make their set-ups smoother and quieter than ever. The Vibraflex©, HD Module© and Archery Research Dampener© are sure to be in demand in the upcoming year. Ron Gilley, owner/ engineer/designer of Vibracheck, commented on the company’s progressions. “ The 2004 line-up is the most exciting we have ever had. In addition to providing archers with the Isolator, the best performing stabilizer available for the last four proud to introduce a new stabilizer years, Vibracheck is well and wont hurt your pocket. The design that works new Vibraflex is expected to be our biggest homerun to date.” The Vibracheck Vibraflex is a flexible lightweight stabilizer that is completely molded from the company’s proprietary VibaSORB©. It is material, dampening stabilizer a vibrationcan pick up for under S25! that bowhunters versatile accessory that can be The new HD is a anywhere there is a standard 5/16added to a set-up back of the riser, end of a stabilizer. 24 threaded hole. The or an offset bar are ideal places to capture a little more of that noise creating vibration. Vibracheck has also teamed up with the maker of the hottest new bow, Archery Research©, to provide in-the-riser dampeners to make an already quiet bow ultra smooth. Look for the AR dampeners at your local Archcry Research dealer. Ask about the new Vibracheck line-up now available at your local dealer.

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