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“The future of archery depends on coaching. ” - George Chapman By the time you read this, we will be at the Archery Trade Show (www.archerytrade.org.). Dealers will be receiving new products and we will all be looking for something to give us a few more points in upcoming tournaments. The N AFA Championship Tournament, held in Gainesville, Florida, closed out the outdoor season. See the reporat and scores on pages 14 and 15. In December, Randi and Larry Smith hosted the Easton Utah Open. See the final results on pages 37, 38, and 39. Next, the 3,d Annual Lancaster Archery Classic will be held January 20“' thru the 22nd at the Lancaster Archery Center in Lancaster, PA. Just a few days later, the Archery Shooter’s Association (ASA) season starts with the McKenzie ProAm on February 3rd thru the 5lh in Gainesville, Florida. Brian Dansby will again be covering ASA events. The International Bowhunting Organization (IBO) kicks off their season in Abliene, Texas with the first event on March 10'h thru the 12,h. Our new writer, Derry Null, will be covering that event. Be sure to let him know ifyou have a special story to tell our readers. To put more bucks in the archers’ pockets at these events, a number of companies are stepping up with contingency money for pros and grass roots archers. See page 31 and 35 for the information we received by December 31, 2005. I am please to announce my granddaughter, Stephanie Redmond, is working with me fulltime. She doesn’t shoot archery yet but she will give us a fresh direction in the magazine layout - starting with this issue. You may find her in the office when I am attending some other archery functions. Stephanie is also making me a great grandmother for the first time. Where have the years gone? Am I old enough to be a great grandmother?! Next year we will be celebrating The US and International Archer magazine’s 25"1 Anniversary. I have had a great time in all aspects of archery and the magazine and wouldn’t change the friendships and adventures for anything. May God bless all of you richly and bring you prosperity in the years to come.

Interview and Photo by Arlyne Rhode George Chapman of Tucson, Arizona was the first fulltime employee of Precision Shooting Equipment, Inc.

Q: Who was your best student, why, an< what did he/she accomplish? My best students are the ones who ha< problems and were ready to quit archerv and my coaching kept them in and they arc still shooting today and enjoying it. Q: What are some of your biggest archen achievements? A: I won the first Bowhunters National in the professional division. In 1974, I shot the first 60 x 300 in competition at the indoor Great Lakes Sectional in the professional division. I have won numerous State, Field, and Target Championships in both Indiana and Illinois, in both amateur and professional divisions. I have placed high in the Nationals in the pro division. g

Celebrating a Great Man’s Vigorous Life: Rev. Stacy Groscup An archery great passes on... by Frank Addington. Jr. He retired on December 31,2005 after 35 years at PSE. Though George is a retiree, he will continue to coach archery. If you are interested in having George coach you or someone you know, give him a call at (520) 7425815. Q: Why did you get into archery and what made you decide to become a coach? A: In 1943 my father, one of the founding fathers of the United Archers of Whittier, California, got me started. Seeing too many people having problems, losing interest, and being driven out of the sport, made me decide to become a coach. Most of these problems wouldn’t have occurred had there been proper coaching. Coaching some of my friends and being blessed with the ability to communicate with people made coaching a natural for me. Q: What was your biggest obstacle as a coach and how did you overcome it? A: Too many self-proclaimed experts that promote themselves and not the sport of archery. The best way to overcome this is to have compassion about the person and have the ability to make them feel good about themselves. I feel that I have been blessed with this ability. 6

Autumn in West Virginia is a beautiful time. The hot, humid days of summer slowly give way to cooler days and crisp fall nights. The woods comes alive with brilliant hues of reds, oranges, and yellows. It’s a time of letting go as those same leaves begin their descent onto the forest floor. Like life, the seasons represent a circle, never changing and never ending. In the Spring life in the forest will begin anew. It is with a heavy heart that I write that West Virginia native Rev. Stacy Groscup passed away in the wee hours this morning. Around 1 AM on September 20th, 2005 he left behind a frail body that his spirit, energy, and intellect had worn out during his 84 years here. Like Teddy Roosevelt, Stacy had great stamina and lived a vigorous life until the very end. He was never sick until July when a heart attack required him to have five bypasses. From that point on Stacy’s life was an uphill battle with several setbacks. However, he made the most of it until the very end. As a matter of fact, his last words were sharing hunting stories from days gone by with old friends. Stacy taught me that life, like the seasons, was a circle. A never ending circle. My Christian faith tells me that Stacy’s body was worn frail by his recent illness but that his spirit/soul is now in Heaven.

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Stacy Groscup was larger than life and was a legend in the archery world. However he was a humble man who fished with the President of the United States, spoke and performed in front of thousands, and yet always had time to speak to a child or a stranger. His warm smile, gentle manner and outspoken kindness were his trademarks. He touched people. He had lived a full and rich life, surrounded in the end by his loving wife and family. Many will long remember the buckskin clad, silver haired minister that could shoot a bow and hit flying discs—standing, running, behind his back, flat on his stomach and flat on his back, and could even hit targets while holding the bow with his feet and using his teeth and no hands! I am convinced Stacy was content in the way his life had played out. He had been a mentor and friend to so many, and will always be loved and remembered for his generous spirit and his wisdom. In days to come I am sure there will be articles, stories and tales told of this great man and his accomplishments with a bow and arrow and in the other arenas in which he excelled. However, this evening I am focusing on the man and will in due time write down some anecdotes, tales and remembrances from our days together afield and on stage. His story and mine are connected, since his father baptized my father when he was bom and Stacy tossed the first aerial target I ever shot at. Stacy never told anyone he was a preacher or a Christian. Like Jesus, you could see it in the way he carried himself, treated those around him, and lived his life. His actions told you what kind of a man he was. He went through his time here on earth doing good. Having lived with the Indians during his days in seminary while doing a research project on their religion, Stacy learned great respect for these people and their customs and religion. He often emphasized that these were a moral, religious people that had great respect for our earth and for each other. He often spoke of the Indian’s contributions to our modem day world. I know he admired the way they utilized all of any animal that they harvested. Many times I heard him speak of the circle and it’s symbolism to the Indian. Life, he taught, was a never ending circle to those that had faith. Love was also a neverending circle. He also taught me the meaning of the word, “Sti-ute”. This phrase meant “be strong”. Morally, physically, and mentally strong. Frank Addington Jr. ]n closing, I am reminded of the story about Ishi and Saxton Pope when Ishi was on his deathbed. He said to Pope, “I go, you stay..” While saying goodbye is never easy, it is a relief to know that Stacy’s soul is no longer limited to the frail, weak body that he’d worn out by 84 years of adventures from a vigorous lifestyle. Stacy had an Ishi bow in his collection so this is a fitting way to close a tribute to my friend, my “second father” as he often called himself, and the best instinctive archer our sport has known. While he will be missed 1 will see to it that his name is never forgotten as long as I have strength to speak and pull a bow string. I rarely do a stage show or media interview without mentioning his name. I have never minded playing second fiddle to this great man. More than ten years ago Stacy made me a soft, leather tab to use on my fingers when I shoot my bow. I carry this tab in my wallet and have used it for every show I’ve done since the day he gave it to me. He made me some back ups but I have always carried this original tab. It will serve now to remind me of his memory and the lessons learned from this great man will always be close. I simply hope that I can do his memory justice and try and follow the trails he has blazed. From this point on I will use the phrase “Groscup method” to describe the way I shoot a bow and arrow instinctively. “Sti-ute” old friend. We love you and will miss you. •45 January - February 2006 Call toll free at 888-250-3321

The official program of the World Field Archery Championships 2006: •June 9th, 10th, and 11th 2006: Registration, Equipment Checks,

Official Practice and Opening Ceremony. (The Opening Ceremony will conducted PM on the 11th June) •June 12th to 16th 2006: Official Competition days (Field, Hunter. Animal, Field, Hunter) ■June 17th 2006: Presentation ceremony and Barbeque The grounds of Wide Bay Archers are located 15km. east <■ Maryborough on the main Hervey Bay road and are leased fro. the Department of Natural Resources. This 32.4 h. property is part of a National Reserve with a: native wildlife and flora being protected. The lightly timbere. bushlands provide the perfect habitat for wallabies, kangaroo and other native animals. The sandy soil ensures drainage of th field courses, camping, parking and picnic areas.

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Registration Adult/Veteran archers: 120 Australian dollars (about USS 90) Junior/Cub archers: 90 Australian dollars (about USS 70)

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IFAA Calendar World Field Archery Championships: June 11 to 17, 2006

Venue: Wide Bay Archers Hervey Bay, Qld. Australia Information: www.bowhunters.orp.au European Bowhunter Championships: July 9 to 14, 2006 Venue: Serra d’Aire Portugal. Information: httD://ebhc2006.home.sano.ot European Field Archery Championships: July 31 to August 4. 2006. Venue: Siuntio Finland. Information: http://www.ffaa-fin.com/efac2006 World Bowhunter Championships: July 2 - 6, 2007. Venue: Switzerland. INFORMATION TO FOLLOW

Archery Championships, which are to be held on the Fraser Coast, Queensland, Australia from the 11th to 17th of June 2006. The shooting venue has been selected to be the home grounds of Wide Bay Archers, situated approximately 15 kilometers east of Maryborough, 15 kilometers west of Hervey Bay and 200 kilometers north of Brisbane.

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FITA Levels the Playing Field with ADAMS

FITA Opens 1st Training Center FITA is breaking new ground in the development of worldwide archery with the opening of its 1st International Training Center. It will open in January 2006 in Cairo (EGY) under the full time guidance of an expert coach, Mr KIM Jeong Ho from Korea.The center will welcome archers and coaches from numerous countries for specialized training and coaching courses. This will help athletes of developing archery countries to reach the elite level and hopefully qualify for the next Olympic Games. The location of the center in the Middle East Region, where archery is gaining ground, allows an easy access for archers from at least three continents : Asia, Africa and Europe.This long-term project is a major breakthrough for the FITA coaching and development program and FITA hopes to set new standards for archery in the world. The Coach: Mr. KIM Jeong-Ho (KOR) is high level archery expert with a long experience with the World and Olympic Champion Korean national team. He will start work on January 1, 2006. Mr. KIM is a 50-year-old, licensed Physical Education Teacher. He started archery in 1972. He has been an elite archer and member of many company teams in the Korean league. Mr. KIM started coaching in 1982; he has coached at the following levels: University, Provincial, and National. His students have won several National and International events and records. Mr. KIM Jeong-Ho has written 2 books, including “The Development of Pre-Shooting The Coach: Routines Program for Elite Mr. KIM Jeong-Ho Archers Before Competition” (2003). He has also conducted research, such as “The Electromyogram Analysis on the Major Muscles”, on the basis of comparison and muscle Many sports services are available on this Sport complex which is under the umbrella of the Ministry of Sports, who will build a five room building behind the shooting line. Due to the Mediterranean climate, no indoor hall is required. Access: Since Cairo is a touristic city, flight connections are available from anywhere at competitive airfare. The airport is only 30 minutes away from the Sport Complex with an easy transfer by bus. Accommodation: Just beside the Sport Complex there is a new building which is also under the umbrella of the Ministry of Sport. This is the Youth Leader Training Center with 21 bedrooms. The center offers languages and computer courses, meeting facilities, food services, laundry, sport library, Press conference room, etc. An office will be reserved there for Mr. Kim as well. All countries, especially these in the Middle East, are invited to start scheduling their attendance to the 1st FITA Training Center.

FITA is pleased to announce today its adoption of ADAMS (Anti-Doping Administration & Management System), the web-based database management system developed by the World AntiDoping Agency (WADA) for the coordination of anti-doping activities worldwide under the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC). FITA was part of the AntiDoping Organizations (ADOs), WADA’s reference group for the initial pilot phase of the project, and is now one the first International Federations (IFs) to

implement the system. “ADAMS is the most innovative solution available for coordinating anti-doping activities,” said Tom Dielen, FITA Secretary General. “This is important because ADAMS does three critical things for us: it increases our efficiency, it economizes our resources, and it protects our data in a secure environment.” With ADAMS in place, everyone involved in anti-doping in archery is able to coordinate information within one secure system, including the athletes who provide whereabouts information and FITA which orders tests and manages results. “The final analysis is that ADAMS greatly enhances our efforts to protect the integrity of our sport and the safety of athletes,” Tom Dielen said. The four modules making up ADAMS are integral to the global anti-doping system: -Athlete Whereabouts: Relevant stakeholders in the fight against doping share whereabouts information, crucial for maximizing the surprise effect and the efficiency of unannounced out-of-competition testing; athletes update their information online, from anywhere in the world. -Doping Control Platform: Stakeholders use ADAMS to manage a registered testing pool and its results, as well as the process for hearings, sanctions, and appeals. -Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) Management: Stakeholders and athletes manage TUE requests online, as well as notification of those involved in the process. Approved TUEs can be linked with abnormal test results. -Information Clearing House: To ensure the coordination of anti-doping activities, all data is stored and protected, including lab results, TUEs and anti-doping rules violations. Sharing information among relevant organizations guarantees that anti-doping activities are performed with the highest level of transparency. “WADA welcomes FITA’s partnership in ADAMS,” said WADA director general David Howman. “The availability of ADAMS is a significant step forward for global efforts to rid sports of doping because it simplifies the process for everyone and helps all parties to become even more efficient at catching the cheaters and levelling the playing field for clean athletes around the globe. FITA’s adoption of ADAMS to manage its anti-doping efforts is a testament to the organization’s commitment to clean sport.” For more information on FITAAntiDoping program, contact Fran?oise Dagouret, FITA Anti-Doping Administrator, fdagouret@archerv.org. For more information on WADA, contact Frederic Donze, Media Relations Manager, frederic.donze@wada-ama.org. Didier Mieville FITA Communication.

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India, China on the Rise

shooting consistently 28-29 points out of three arrows. The support of the home fans was superb for us, although it made the archers feel the pressure. It is good for them to get experience at a high level atmosphere. Our women’s team is getting among the top in the world as well, but they could not compete here due to the lack of competition. Overall, archery is getting big in India and we do a lot with the school kids in the region, setting up low cost programs.” Altogether 24 nations and more than 200 archers took part in these Asian Championships, including a nice presence from Iraq. Korea dominates individual events In the men's individual recurve division Im Dong Hyun

Article and Photo courtesy of FITA Korea still gets the stronger medals’ share of the Asian Championships. New Dehli, November 10th,

2005. The 14th Asian Championships in New Dehli (IND) concluded with the team finals and an astonishing upset. In front of an excited crowd, the Chinese women's recurve team defeated the Korean giant favorites in a breathtaking final. The final score: 247 points for China - 246 points for Korea! India confirmed its progress taking the bronze medal. The team finals were all shot with the usual head to head match on a 3-3-3 format. The team has archers shooting 3 ends of 3 arrows. Each arrow can bring a maximum of 10 points. No surprise in the men’s recurve team competition: although the Indian fans cheered as much as they could, the home team could not surpass the Korean powerhouse. Korea won with 251 pts over 243 pts for India. Chinese Taipei took the bronze medal match against Japan. The men’s team compound division confirmed the raising strength of India. Its archers shot a good 246 pts to take the title before China and Thailand. The Indian coach Sanjiv Singh said: “This result is a great sign of all the improvements in our compound program. We only began one year ago, but our archers start

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(KOR) shot an excellent 118 (out of a possible 120 pts for 12 arrows) to take the gold! He beat his teammate Kim Bo Ram in the final, while Park Kyung Mo completed a Korean "hat trick”. Cheng Wei Kuo (TPE), the winner of the last Universiade in Turkey took the 4th place. Their women's counterpart equaled the exploit. The Koreans dominated the field and trusted the podium. The Olympic Champion Park Sung Hyun (KOR) defeated Yun Ok Hee in a close final (110 to 109). The 2003 World Champion Yun Mi Jin took the bronze. Shuo Cai brought another gold medal to China in this Asian Championship. In a close men’s individual compound final, he defeated Zamaninejad Reza (IRI) with a one-point margin. The home favorites Kumar Vivek and Damor Naresch (IND) played each other for the bronze, with the victory being for Kumar. The Indian compound women team took the 4th place at the last World Championships and they confirmed their giant improvements in the individual event in New Dehli. Handsdah Jhanu won, preceding Sakro Besra and Dhar Bansaralin. An Indian “hat trick”!

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The Veteran Archer /? Major Asset Still in Our Great Sport by Roy Rose

arise when one reaches the rather mature veteran archers to oftentimes be passed over, as of little consequence. Because years. ■ inally reaching the veteran age Realistically, the points I will outline are winning is not seen as paramount in the divisions certainly has its pluses and not the thinking of all of the archery veteran archers’ profile, there is a tendency minuses. Firstly, it’s encouraging to be part fraternity not yet old enough to grace the to undervalue the efforts of its elite of a sport where archers, even in their very masters divisions, but, nevertheless, they performers. This is not a criticism that can mature years, can still compete without and are pertinent, and many older archers will be laid at the feet of all other archers, lor there are a significant number who do major restrictions, or adaptation of the relate to them. rules, which occurs in most sports. Apart Firstly, while national archery respect and admire the prowess of the top from a minor reduction in the distances in organizations in your country, the USA and masters competitors over 50, 60, and 70. In fact, the scores shot by masters target events (and no change on the field mine, Australia, provide masters divisions course) and perhaps a concession to a lesser at State and National level, and keep champs like Ed Eliason, Steve Robinson. draw weight bow, veteran archers proudly records etc. that identify their divisions as Wilbur Wooten, and their compound compete in exactly the same format as their significant, and important, many of my counterparts, both male and female, are still younger counterparts. fellow veteran archers around the world are not only first class, but probably surpass A second plus is the camaraderie, which not fortunate. When assessing my potential the best efforts of eighty percent or more seems to come with advancing years. in preparation for the World Masters Games of their younger exponents. It is to be hoped that a world masters Master archers, although as competitive as in Melbourne in 2002,1 contacted a number ever, certainly seem to have a real capacity of national bodies worldwide and was championship event for over 50’s, 60’s, and to enjoy the battle and the company of their shocked to find that a very significant 70’s can come to fruition because it elite fellow competitors, aspects sometimes number had no recognition of veteran age still savor that competitive edge and the missing from the open divisions. divisions and that no national records status of victory, but even more so, the veteran archer, in the broader sense, brings Thirdly, veteran archers, many in existed for their archers. retirement, have the time to practice at a FITA’s initial gesture of providing a an air of sheer pleasure of participation and volume that suits them, and the advantage World Masters event in conjunction with a harmony of communication and of good muscular exertion and exercise so the World Masters Games in 2002 was most camaraderie that no other group can match. important to the ageing. If the present open, cadet, and junior welcome, even though it embraced only one Fourthly, they can, if successful, provide age category. However, since then, despite World Titles are rightfully seen as positive, excellent role models for the very young rumors that the veteran end of the archery successful, necessary events, then rest by passing on the message in schools that family would receive the same assured, the response to a Masters World if you challenge yourself at any age, you consideration as the cadet and junior fold, Championship program would exceed can achieve. nothing has yet been formally approved; every expectation. This has been a most rewarding aspect hence no official FITA World Masters The fiiture of our sport may well rest for me, by proving to youngsters that if an Championship. with our Junior programs and events, but old guy of 64 can take up a sport and be a Having mentioned earlier the the other end of the scale is here and now world or national champion, then, they too preoccupation seniors have with travel and and ready to embrace a World can set goals in their school work, their competing, a regular FITA world event Championship program, and time-wise, behaviors, or in their own sporting would draw huge numbers. Even in a finance-wise, and enthusiasm-wise they are endeavors, and w'ork hard to achieve them. distant southern land like Australia, the undoubtedly the group with the potential Somehow, the impact of a grandfather 2002 title attracted in excess of450 veteran to offer archery its biggest boost yet. ® figure being a successful factor appears to archers, and was a huge success in every inspire the very young, even more than a aspect. %•••••.............................. . - • O visit from even an Olympic level athlete in My second point concerns my his prime. previously stated “mind set” of the veteran Finally, there is the time, and also the archer, that while he or she, like any inclination, and also, hopefully, the finance, competitor is anxious to shoot their best, to encourage travel to parts near and distant maybe even medal if, of that level of to compete, and meet new faces, and renew achievement, there exists a mood of old friendships. amiable good natured participation that So having painted such a rosy picture somehow, only the more mature folk seem (forgive the pun) of the veteran archers’ to embrace with ease. ° o place in the scheme of things, it is only fair It is this very joy of participation that .................................. ..... ............................ ••••••••% that I touch on a few negatives that tend to somehow causes the achievements of

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Eldredge Selected as JOAD Committee Chair USA Archery is proud to announce Kevin Eldredge as the new Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) Committee Chair, effectively immediately and Steven Cornell as the new National Target Championship Tournament Director, starting at the 2006 National Target Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Mayor of Hatch, Utah, Eldredge is a USA Archery/NAA certified, Level 4 National Coach. He is the personal coach to 2002 Junior World Champion Erika Anschutz (Grand Island, NE). Eldredge was also a team coach for the 2001 and 2003 World Indoor Championships, the 2002 Junior World Championships, the 2003 Summer World University Games, the 2004 World University Championships and most recently, Eldredge served as coach of the 2005 World Target Championship Team. He also previously served on the NAA Board of Governors for six years. Eldredge will take the place of previous JOAD Committee Chair Jim Krueger (Blessing, Texas).

Cornell Chosen for National Target Championship Tournament Director Cornell (West Chester, Ohio) has been very involved in archery for the past six years. He served as Tournament Director for the 2002 JOAD National Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio and also served as Tournament Director for the 2004 Olympic Trials in Mason, Ohio and will be the 2006 JOAD Nationals Tournament Director in Lebanon, Ohio. He is a Level 3 USA Archery/NAA Certified Coach and is a regional judge. He is also on the coaching staff of the Cincinnati Jr. Olympians. Cornell currently works as Senior Project Engineer for DHL, a current U.S. Olympic Team supplier. Cornell is replacing long-time National Target Championship Tournament Director

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title, then taking the U.S. Open title, finishing first at the National Field Championships for the second year in a row and winning a silver medal at the World Games. The Face 2 Face Archery tournament is an indoor tournament consisting of top recurve and compound top archers (men and women) from around the world competing in a round robin system and qualifying for the next round based on group ranking and score. Other U.S. participants at the 2005 Face 2 Face Tournament included: Men’s Recurve: George Tekmitchov (Salt Lake City, Utah), Men’s Compound: Logan Wilde (Pocatello, Idaho), Dave Cousins (Standish, Maine). Tim Gillingham (Sandy, Utah), Bryan Helland (New Hope, Minn.), Brad Rega (Walla Walla, Wash.), Compound Women: Tuna Hawley, Aya LaBrie (Aurora. Colo.) **For more information, please visit www.usarchery.org.

Wilde, Van Natta Win Gold at 2005 Face 2 Face Tournament Rio Wilde (Pocatello. Idaho) and Jamie Van Natta (Toledo, Ohio) each took home a gold medal in the compound division at the 2005 Face 2 Face tournament, which was held November 25-27. The tournament, organized by the Concordia Archery Tournament Foundation (Foundation CAT), was held for the second year in a row in Amsterdam, Netherlands with overl 50 archers competing from around the world. Wilde, the 2001 and 2003 World Indoor individual and team gold medalist defeated Slovenia’s Dejan Sitar 119-117 in the finals to take home the gold. Van Natta took the gold after defeating Gladys Willems (Belgium) 146-145 in a close finals match. Van Natta is coming off a very successful year winning an individual bronze and team gold at the World Indoor Championships, claiming a team silver medal at the World Target Championships, winning her second consecutive National Target Championship

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checking in and discovering that there is a warm ADULT MALE BOWHUNTER RECURVE Florida 368 416 356 1140 place in the United States in December. ‘Dark-thirty’ 1 Erik Steinbring Florida 277 394 306 977 Saturday morning, and the range gate is open at 6:00 2 Tim Gross Florida 235 394 264 893 AM, and archers are arriving to warm up for day 3 Carlos Martinez one. The “flint" range is open with targets from the VETERAN MALE BOWHUNTER RECURVE Florida 369 472 366 1207 bunny out to 70 yards, lighted, and the New York 1 John Lackey NFAA Director (Dave Hryn) takes out a tape ADULT MALE BOWHUNTER COMPOUND Wisconsin 314 446 348 1108 measure and adds an 80-yard distance. Dawn is 1 Bob Halfmann Florida 284 372 ------- 656 breaking and a couple of late arrivals register. Ed DeMateo Grouping has been posted ahead of time and 32 CUB FEMALE BAREBOW RECURVE Louisiana 505*544* 493* 1542 shooting groups are squeezed into the repaired and 1 Rachael Trafford ready 28-target field range. When scores are posted 2 Heather Trafford Louisiana 478 542 492 1512 and “no-shows" deleted at the end of the day, we 3 Miriam Trafford Louisiana 278 338 266 882 have 118 competitors, our largest turn out in these CUB MALE BAREBOW RECURVE Louisiana 362*362* 175 899 five consecutive Homestead years. Announcements 1 Hardy Trafford at 7:30 include the differences between IFAA and ADULT FEMALE BAREBOW RECURVE Louisiana 374476* 375 1225 NFAA rules, and archers are instructed to shoot four 1 Li Ping Trafford across throughout the round. The host club has food ADULT MALE BAREBOW RECURVE stations around the range and archers purchase a 1 Skip Trafford Louisiana 433 488 412 1333 England 134 196 133 463 food ticket eat whatever they want as they progress 2 Steve Kendrick through the day... we don’t come off the range until VETERAN MALE BAREBOW COMPOUND the Animal Round is done... a comfortable safety 1 Jim Threadgill Tennessee 452538* 465 1455 net of time from our finish to dusk. Indiana 432 494 445 1371 2 Louis Travis We are South of Miami... deep in Florida, only 3 Monty Heishman Texas 420 464 408 1292 20 minutes from the Keys, so even some of the Jerry Barr Kentucky 392 452 329 1173 Florida archers an 8 hour drive to attend, but the CUB MALE FREESTYLE LIMITED RECURVE Florida 465550* 502* 1517 trip was worth the effort. Individuals are present 1 Gabriel Finn Florida 388 424 405 1217 from all over the United States, Canada, England, 2 Giovanni Finn Germany, and Argentina. The hosts are friendly and JUNIOR FEMALE FREESTYLE LIMITED RECURVE Florida 438*512* 447* 1397 eager to please. The archers include eight NFAA 1 Kiley Larrick Pros, five NFAA State Directors, one Councilman, 2 Sara Sandlak Florida 303 406 282 991 and two IFAA Officials... many past champions and ADULT MALE FREESTYLE LIMITED RECURVE Illinois 513*554* 519* 1586 even an Olympic medalist. Not counting tied 560 1 Vic Wunderle Florida 495 548 500 1543 animal records, 19 NAFAC records are broken over 2 Guy Learn the two days. Serious shooting includes lots of FUN, VETERAN MALE FREESTYLE LIMITED RECURVE and where else can you look up into the (remainder 1 Mark Beggs Florida 479* 532 494* 1505 of) trees and see a four-foot Iguana sunning itself. 2 Larry Michael Florida 428 510 431 1369 My group watched a family of three Raccoons come 3 David Brandfass Florida 455 510 403 1368 down to the lake and drink as we shot our longest Jim Ploen Minnesota 408 510 421 1339 animal round shot. PRO MALE FREESTYLE LLMITED COMPOUND Indiana 477 548 4741499 SI00 Everglades range was flooded and wrecked by 1 Steve Gibbs Hurricane Katrina (category 1), dried out and ADULT MALE FREESTYLE LIMITED COMPOUND repaired and then decimated again by Hurricane 1 Dave Hryn New York 526560* 5211607 Wilma (category 3) a month and a half before this 2 Kent Russell Washington 515 556 512 1583 event. Several hard working individuals have -------, Casteel _____ Florida 486 548 495 1529 3 Toby poured days and weeks of hard physical work to VETERAN MALE FREESTYLE LIMITED COMPOUND reclaim the range. Many truck loads of downed trees 1 Steve Tincher West Virginia 490 546 500 1536 have been removed from outer areas of the range, 2 Jim Brown Florida 501 540 484 1525 and other less accessible sections of the range have 3 Bob Bitner Michigan 470 528 487 1485 gathered piles still in residence... not to mention Larry Mowat Maryland 462 526 4341422 the obvious wild areas not affecting the shooting ADULT FEMALE BOWHUNTER UNLIMITED lanes. Shooting lanes are clear and trimmed. 1 Geanine Shaw Florida 391 472 388 1251 Shooting stakes have been re-measured, replaced, ADULT MALE BOWHUNTER UNLIMITED and inspected. Target butts have been repositioned, 1 Jeff Human New York 545560* 534 1639 replaced, and repaired. The shooting facility is fully 2 Gary Marrier Vermont 522 558 526 1606 recovered. 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553 1666 550 1658 544 1651 545 1638 5361638 539 1636 535 1634 531 1627 531 1627 530 1612 531 1599 533 1596 533 1595 519 1591 512 1585 516 1578 517 1576 506 1566 511 1562 4981547 488 1534 491 1494 455 1447

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490 1522 426 1410 427 1400

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540560* 541 1641 543 558 535 1636 542 558 535 1635 530560* 538 1628 534 554 538 1626 526 558 536 1620 538560* 519 1617 521 558 526 1605 519560* 525 1604 509 544 517 1570 494 554 496 1544 486 550 494 1530 495 546 482 1523 481 540 495 1516 471 554 482 1507 475 552 478 1505 489 534 481 1504 467 538 497 1502 434 530 443 1407 487 546 ------- 1033 484 542 ------- 1026 429 516 ------- 945 409 358 ------- 767

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Homestead, Florida - After the Hurricanes Story 8y Becky Pearson and Photos by Giovanni Laudicino

December marks the final Field shoot for the year with the North American Field Archery Championship (NAFAC). This tournament originated as a shoot lor the United States, Canada and Mexico. In years past, its location rotated between the countries. The last several tournaments have been hosted by Everglade Archers outside of Homestead, Florida. This year was no exception — quite a feat for the club. Florida was hit by a number of hurricanes this year, three hit the archery range: Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Everglades Club members cleared the range and completed rebuilding from Katrina, just a couple of weeks before being hit by Rita and shortly later by Wilma. Members told us that the destruction from Wilma was twice that of Katrina. Frank and I arrived a week early, so that we could get in lots of practice. We drove to the range Saturday morning, a week before the shoot, and found a number of members diligently working to complete the preparations over the weekend. Rather than being in their way, we left and did some sightseeing. Coming from Arizona, I’ve never experienced a hurricane or tornado, but the destruction was evident everywhere. There were down trees and road signs; piles of limbs and trash in front of homes and businesses where they’d been able to clean up; and more roofs covered with blue tarps than I could ever imagine. No matter where we went that week you could still see the devastation. Sunday, we decided to see what kind of shape the Ft. Lauderdale range was in. (Ft. Lauderdale had also been hit by Wilma.) The practice range had been cleaned up, so we headed out with a couple of club members to the field range. It was just amazing. Downed trees blocked targets and paths and target stands were destroyed. We got lost at one point trying to get from one target to the next and wandered through and under trees and brush. Needless to say we didn’t shoot a full round, but did enjoy the company. Monday lead us back to the Everglades range. We pretty much had the place to ourselves. As we moved around the range, we had a greater appreciation for all the work the club had done after seeing the state of the Ft. Lauderdale range. Frank has shot the NAFAC tournament in Florida four times and he knew the range well. I was there last year, so I also remembered what it looked like. The change was significant.

but the amount of work that had gone into the cleanup was overwhelming. What used to be a shaded range with a number of dark shots, was now an open range where the sun shown on almost every target. The lake shots (Frank’s favorites) didn't change much, but a number of others were significantly different in appearance. Frank and 1 shot again on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. A few others started to show on Thursday and by Friday afternoon there were a number of people out practicing. Saturday the tournament started. In order to ensure we were done shooting before dark, we started practice in the dark; fortunately the practice range was lit. The turnout for the shoot was the

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largest yet. There were participants from Canada, Germany, England, Venezuela, but none from Mexico. The range was full and a couple of groups had to slip in after the first target was shot. Everything ran well and we were done long before dark even with an animal round following the Field round. The Hunter round was completed on Sunday followed by awards. The club through out the day provided good food. The IFAA Vice President, the Southeast Council person, and the Florida Archery Association oversaw the awards. A lot of club members took time away from the needed repairs to their homes to pull the range back together for this shoot and I commend them for all their efforts. We were told that if it hadn’t been for a member who got some large equipment donated for a weekend, the work wouldn’t have been completed. I am sure that the equipment was a great help especially lifting the fallen trees out of the paths, but it was the active members that pulled the whole thing off. Thanks to the Everglade Archers for all their work and their love of the sport.

Outstanding Junior Archer - Aaron DeJong ................................................................................................. Article

Aaron DeJong 10) began _ (age , —o—. shooting with his dad at age 8. Neither dad nor son had ever shot a bow prior to January of 2004. We just wanted to take up a sport that we could do together and work to build proficiency. We just kind of thought it up and went for it. Aaron’s short shooting career got off to an impressive start. Learning the sport of compound target archery seemed to come naturally to him; there were ups and downs along with much trial and error. The diligence seems to have paid off though. Aaron has consistently finished 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in most of his competitions; hanging with and often beating kids much older than himself. 2005 was his first trip to Vegas and his biggest tournament so far. After having taken up back tension 3 weeks prior to the shoot he finished in third place! Aaron shared the pride of this finish with his fellow Colorado shooting buddy Keegan De Priest who finished second. Some of Aaron’s shooting achievements in addition to his Vegas showing have been: Being selected a cub level staff shooter at his home range of Archery In The Wild, Longmont, Colorado. Back to back wins at The Big Sky Open, Winner of the Southwest Sectional Field tournament, and Gold medals at the Rocky Mountain State Games and The State Games of America.

Photo by parents Jon and Zina DeJono

Aaron has just recently begun shooting JOAD tournaments with his eye fixed on qualifying for his Olympian patch. Shooting primarily target tournaments, he also shoots 3d but mostly recreationally. Learning yardage judging has been a

and hopes that there may eventually be a compound bow class in the Olympics. Thanks for letting us gush over him! The discipline he has shown for the sport has made us quite proud! Archery Bio Date of Birth: May 7th, 1995 (age 10) Started Shooting: January of2004 (age 8) Home Range:

challenge for both son and father. However, he has won several 3d tournaments including the 2004 and the 2005 Colorado Bowhunter Association Springfest shoots. Aaron’s goals for 2006 are: To best his 2005 Vegas score in 2006. Compete again in the Big Sky Open and win the Cub Male Freestyle Shooter of the Year Award with the Colorado State Archery Association. Down the road, Aaron looks forward to learning more and continuing to improve. He would like to someday make the USAT 18

Archery In The Wild (Longmont, Colorado) Memberships: Cub level Staff Shooter: Archery In The Wild, NFAA/NAA, Colorado State Archery Association, Wild Bunch Archers JOAD, and St. J Vrain Archery in |j Longmont, Colorado. Coach: Dave Russell, “ Level 4 NFAA Instructor. Equipment: Hoyt Rintec Compound Bow, Sure-loc a. Challenger Site, ATC ST Archery 4x Scope, Scott dj Babyhorn Back-tension H Release Aid, Trophy I Hunter’s Shakey Hunter I Drop Away Rest, Specialty | Archery Stabilizer, and PSE Radial Weave

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Venison and Elk Meat for Hurricane Victims Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) Chapters in several states have sent over 1.5 tons of elk and deer meat to the gulf coast for hurricane victims and relief workers. Over 1,200 pounds of venison was picked up at Food Resources, Inc. in Hagerstown on Monday, November 14lh. This meat was added to a tractor trailer load of food and other supplies that originated at the Northern Arizona Food Bank. Food Bank Director (and Northern Arizona FHFH Coordinator) Kerry Ketchum organized the transportation with the help of Feed My People Children’s Charity. “This hurricane relief effort marks the first time that multiple FHFH programs nationwide have worked together on a disaster relief project,” said FHFH Executive Director Rick Wilson. In addition to Arizona and Maryland, FHFH programs in Colorado, Kansas, Illinois and Ohio added meat to the truck for a total of just over 3,000 pounds. The meat was delivered to a relief operation in Biloxi, Mississippi run by International Spirit of Truth Ministries. The group operates a 40-foot mobile kitchen and had served over 230,000 meals to hurricane victims and relief workers as of mid November. FHFH is a national venison and big game donation program

that invites hunters to return to their food-provider heritage by donating nutritious meat to feed the hungry. The organization pays licensed, inspected butcher shops to process and package the donated meat for distribution through food banks and feeding ministries nationwide.

Erie Insurance Group Donates $2000 Erie Insurance Group has become the first insurance company to provide financial support for the Maryland Chapter of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH). FHFH is a national nonprofit organization that

pays licensed, inspected butcher shops to process deer donated by hunters into nutritious meat for the hungry. “FHFH is very grateful for this generous contribution to help feed the hungry,” said Maryland FHFH Director Josh Wilson. According to Wilson. ERIE’S $2,000 contribution will help the organization provide nutritious venison for 8,000 meals this winter. “From ERIE’S perspective, the work that FHFH does represents a ‘win-win win’ situation,” said Meg Rosthal. Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel for ERIE. "The organization’s efforts help to reduce the burgeoning deer population m Maryland, making Maryland s highways safer for motorists. By funding deer processors, meat from the animats that are harvested by hunters can be distributed to food banks ano other feeding agencies tnat serve the poor and need' o the state. And, to the exten that there are fewer deem’ collisions claims, au. insurers’ claim costs Maryland are reduced. “Erie understands ne role FHFH plays in feed the hungry while makii, Maryland’s roads safer. are hopeful that ot insurance companies follow ERIE’S lead contributions of their o ■ said Maryland Senator J . Astle. Senator Astle is a FHFH supporter wh» been encouraging insuF(ifH companies to support r in Maryland for some turn-

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Located a couple hours northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul in west central Wisconsin there’s a linle village, Spooner. This quaint little town is home to one of the best-kept secrets in the archery community, Gene’s Custom Strings and Archery Center. Like most retail archery shops in the USA, it’s a family owned business, featuring several of the leading brands of bows, arrows, and other essential accessories. A full-service pro shop is available with highly skilled bow technicians, custom string making, and all that is needed to tune archery equipment. What’s truly unique about this particular archery shop is the facility itself. Right there on the same level as the pro shop is a shooting range with the ability to host full

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FITA rounds indoors. That’s GREAT training facility as well as current right, 16 lanes up to 90 meters and past world and national champions. Now that you have your bow sight marks long. The same space can also be configured to host 3-D exactly where they should be, you can events, indoor 18 and 25 finally go outdoors and shoot on the flat meter events or whatever range, again up to 90 meters, or the archery game configuration adjoining field course and sec what happens one might want. WOW! It in the elements. At the last FITA event sounds really TERRIFIC, hosted at Gene’s, four scores of 1400+ were especially during those long posted along with many in the high 1300’s. cold snowy mid-west winter’s months. Another special feature of this facility is upstairs. Above the retail space and pro shop is an observation deck/lounge area that offers a very interesting perspective of the whole range. It has a full bathroom and sleeping rooms to accommodate up to 10 archers in double rooms. There are light snacks and concessions available and always good coffee. The local area boasts numerous indigenous shops, restaurants and a public golf course. There is also good fishing and abundant wildlife. So, what we have is an archery shop that is truly a vacation destination, a somewhat unusual concept in the USA. European archers have been going to archery facilities for holidays for years. Just think; a place World’s Largest, Olympic Size, where you can work unimpeded on any Indoor Archery Range given facet of your archery game. No adverse extrinsic influences, no wind, no Think what close observation or competing rain, evenly maintained temperature, and with that level of archer could mean for excellent lighting. Essentially, no guess your game? Trust me; it can only do good work. Was it the bow, or was it me, the things. How to get there? Fly into Minneapolis/ wind, or the humidity? Think what this kind of ideal training environment can St. Paul, rent a car and travel north on WImean just for identifying proper arrow 53 and turn right on 1-70. It's just down spine, or checking broadhead flight? Let the road about a mile on the right. There is alone some of the more evasive intricacies also an airport shuttle that goes to Rice of archery shot sequence. Need a nap after Lake, Wl. From there someone from Gene’s lunch? Just toddle up to your room and Custom Strings could pick you up. return to training a little later, and never have to leave the building. For program design and Not only docs Gene offer a very unique reservations, event registration, or facility, but, high-level coaching and all travel directions contact Gene Moe at: the tools a visiting coach might need arc 715-635-3874 or visit: also available. Delegations from Canada www.gencscustombowstrings.coni. and Disabled Archcry USA have used this

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The Bobning Company Names 3 New Sales Rep Groups!

Blue Ridge Marketing Hoover-Seville & Associates, LLC Steve Kaufman & Associates, Hoover-Seville & Associates, LLC and Blue Ridge Marketing & Associates, Inc. will represent Bobning products in the Eastern United States. Steie Kiuxfmuji & Associates will represent the Bolmtog product line in Kansas. Missouri. Iowa. Nebraska. Minnesota, North Dakota. Michigan. Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana. & Ohio. Hoover-SevlUe & Associates. LLC will be representing the Bobning line in Connecticut, Delaware. Massachusetts, Maryland. Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and YcroonL Blue Ridge Marketing & Associates, Inc.. headed up by Virgil Denton and James Hopkins will represent lisc line in North and South Carolina. Georgia. Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee. Virginia, West Virginia and Florida. Bohnlng products will continue to be represented in the Southwest by The Ralston Company, Archery Marketing in the West and Koldcr Canada for all Canadian Provinces.

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How To Shoot Like a Pro ... Step-by-Step! (Even if you have a real job!) Master Coach Bernie Pellerite, creator of NFAA Mobile Shooter’s School has a new “tell-itlike-it-is” hardcover book, with over 300 pages & 350 photos & diagrams. Bernie adopts a “Damn the torpedoes" attitude with archery's sacred cows ... makes hamburgers out of them & then eats them with relish! Learn to shoot like a pro, if you can handle the truth! Achieve predictable accuracy with step-by-step procedures & “NO BS" explanations. Bernie’s students have won over 125 national & world titles with his accelerated learning program! Discover the same bulletproof techniques and programs that have cured many shooters of target panic and buck fever! Learn the secrets of: Bow Tuning ■ Shooting Form • Shot Sequence • Holding Steady • Back Tension • The Mental Game • Aiming • Tournament Nerves. Whether you shoot recurve or compound, target, 3-D, field or bowhunt... this book will open your eyes!

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for CNC machines, while providing virtually the same strength as stock material. We have used this technology to its fullest to create the world’s smallest dual caliper release aid. just like the original Copperhead. Xtra Tough With hardened stainless steel jaws and trigger and a stainless steel housing that is coated with a ceramic layer that is usually reserved for strengthening machine tools, the Copperhead Xtra is one of the toughest releases ever made.

Tomorrow’s Resources Unlimited, Inc. is Proud to Present the New T.R.U. Ball Copperhead Xtra Release Aid This revolutionary release aid was designed to provide hunters and tournament shooters with many valuable Xtras: Xtra draw' length, Xtra bow speed (fps), Xtra Accuracy, an Xtra Crisp Trigger, Xtra small size, and Xtra toughness. Xtra Draw Length and Xtra Bow Speed (fps)

For 2006, T.R.U. Ball took the Copperhead to the next level. The new XTrigger on the Copperhead Xtra is closer to the bowstring for Xtra draw length, resulting in Xtra bow speed (fps). Xtra Accuracy More bow speed (fps) causes less arrow' drop and longer yardage. This is ideal for tournament archers who want more forgiveness when guessing yardage and great for the hunter who might take a longer shot at a deer because his bow' is more powerful and more accurate. Xtra Crisp Trigger The Xtra trigger is knurled to grip fingers for an Xtra crisp and precise shot. The trigger and jaws arc also hardened for an even crisper shot. Xtra Small All of the Copperhead Series release aids are made with the state-of-the-art Metal Injection Molding (MIM) process. This process allows shapes that are impossible

Arizona Archery Enterprises Acquires Cavalier Archery Equipment

Jonathan Shepley

PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING Tucson, AZ - Precision Shooting Equipment, celebrating its 35th year of manufacturing high quality archery equipment, names Jonathan Shepley Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Jon’s new responsibilities include: continuing to build long lasting relationships with our customers, increasing market awareness, and developing the sales and marketing strategy of Precision Shooting Equipment, Inc. His first act ofbusiness starts with the exciting 2006 product line (see www.pse— archery.com for information on new products).

Arizona Archery Enterprises, the originator and makers of the plastic vane for 38 years, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cavalier Archery Equipment. Beginning in early 2006, you will be able to order two excellent product lines from one manufacturer: streamlining your stocking procedures. Cavalier will join the AAE Team as of As the son of PSE founder Pete Shepley, January 1, 2006. Cavalier was established in 1968 and been producing archery Jonathan literally grew up in the archery accessories in the Phoenix, Arizona area business, “I’m happy to have Jonathan in since incorporating in 1982. Owners Dick the the family business and excited about and Diane Tone will relocate to Prescott his promotion. He will be an even bigger Valley along with the ‘New’ Cavalier USA asset to the company with this new business. Dick Tone (1992 Olympic position”, commented Pete recently. Jonathan's most recent position with the Coach) will be Director of Cavalier USA and will continue to design new products company was as Marketing Manager. He and help with the marketing of both product has worked in nearly every department of lines. AAE has distributed Cavalier the company from bow assembly to his products worldwide giving them a strong current position. You might recently have seen Jon as the host of the Today’s background in Cavalier Products. Dan Fisher, Vice President of AAE Bowhunter television show, which airs on stated, “With our manufacturing facility and the Outdoor Channel. Jonathan holds a BA in Marketing and Dick’s creativity in product design, TJ and I are very excited about adding the line of Business from the University of Arizona. Cavalier products to our company.” From 1996 to 1999, Jonathan was the PSE Both Cavalier USA & AAE fill a Customer Service Manager before moving particular niche in the archery market, and to the Marketing Department where his together they will excel in providing quality responsibilities included advertising. Pro new innovations in accessories to the Staff, and Video Department. Jonathan and archcry community. Be sure to stop by his wife Perry have two children. His Booth #2219 at the 2006 ATA Show in hobbies include hunting, fishing, and Atlanta to see our new look. spending time with his family. 26

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PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING 2006 TEAM PSE PRO SHOOTING STAFF Tucson, AZ - Precision Shooting Equipment, celebrating its 35th year of manufacturing high quality archery equipment, introduces the new 2006 Pro Shooting Staff. To coincide with the exciting 2006 product line, PSE's Pete Shepley announces a larger and more powerful Pro Shooting Staff this year. All the employees at PSE and Eric Griggs and Nathan Brooks happily welcomed the five newest members of the PSE Pro Shooting Staff. The team is now made up of Eric and Nathan along with Adam Hayden, Loren Robinson, Chance Beaubouef, Bobby Eyler, and Thomas Gomez.

"These seven fine men will demonstrate to the tournament world how well a PSE bow can perform under the most extreme tournament conditions. We are excited to have them join the PSE Family", commented Pete Shepley as he was welcoming the new Pro Shooting Staff to PSE. This addition cements the commitment of PSE in tournament archery. PSE has always been well known in the hands of the hunter, and now will be in the hands of the top tournament archers from all across the country. Eric and Nathan worked hand-in-hand with the company's engineers to help design the new 2006 Mojo bows. All seven Pro Shooting Staff members now have their new Mojo 3D bows and will be shooting them at the upcoming 2006 tournaments.

These men are very well known in the tournament arena with many wins among all of them. Nathan is a two time NFAA National Indoor Champion and 2004 IBO World Champion. Eric finished as runner up for the 2005 ASA Shooter of the Year. Adam Hayden was 2005 Pro Rookie of the Year and Loren Robinson was the 2005 Semi-Pro Shooter of the Year Runner-Up. Chance Beaubouef is a two time back-to-back Las Vegas National Champion. Bobby Eyler is the man that is quickly being recognized as one of the best all around consistent shooters with a count of 11 Top 10 finishes in 2005. Thomas Gomez is a two time IBO Shooter of the Year Champion. This team is very talented and full of promise. Keep an eye on all of these guys in the 2006 tournament season. You will be amazed at their accomplishments! For more information, or to request a catalog, contact PSE Archery at (520) 884-9065 or visit: www.pse-archery.com. For media information, please contact Jeni Carreon at 520-594-5160. January - February 2006 - Call us at toll free 888-250-3321

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FITA appoints an Archery Development Officer in Africa FITA is pleased to announce that we have appointed a FITA Archery Development Officer in West Africa, with a possibility to extend to any African country upon request. Mr. Minassou Paul Felix ZINSOU (Paul Zinsou) will start his duty on January 1, 2006. He will be based in Cotonou, Benin, where a "Development Archery Center" will be set, including an administration area and an archery range.

This is a second major step in as many weeks for FITA, after the announcement of the 1st International Training Center in Egypt last week. In West Africa, Paul Zinsou's main mission will be to introduce the sport of archery in the countries from this geographical area, create new FITA Member Associations (several countries have a national Archery Federation that is not yet affiliated to FITA), and assist with the growth of the these new FITA Members. Paul will be able to visit the above countries and help them in their setup, organization, structure, operation, school introduction, and in the near future, in archery coaching education.

Mr. Zinsou is a Physical Education Teacher, a Course Conductor of Physical Education Teachers and a Level 1 Archery Coach from FITA. He is Deputy Secretary General of the Benin National Olympic Committee, where one of his mission is to develop new sports. He is the Secretary General of the Benin Judo Federation, of which he is also organizer, black belt and judge. Paul is the founder and organizer of the Sport Revelations, a national event that features archery. He speaks French, English, a little of German and Japanese as well as two regional languages.

FITA warmly welcomes him for this challenging mission! Didier Mieville FITA Communication

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Hot new EMBER release aids by Carter Enterprises! Hot off the press from Carter

Enterprises is yet another revolutionary pair of new mechanical releases. Accurate and versatile enough for the target shooter or hunter the Ember 1 and Ember 2 are the fastest, most accurate, easiest loading and best tuning releases on the market today.

Plano® Adds Innovative Bow Case For years, hunters have relied on the famous Plano® Protector Series™ cases to safely store and transport their guns. Now there’s news for bowhunters too. New to the Protector Series this year is the ultimate case for storing and transporting today’s high-quality bows the Plano Bow-Max Model 1101. The Bow-Max features a design unlike any bow case that has ever been on the market. The Bow-Max stores the bow in an upright position, not in the traditional “flat” manner as all other bow cases do. The case incorporates a unique hip-roof

Both the Ember 1 and 2 feature a handle design that is a full half inch shorter than previously designed hand held release aids enabling the archer to shoot a hal f inch longer draw and increase arrow speeds up to 5 fps. The Ember I & 2 both have the newly designed “Shock Cord” that automatically reloads the hook after firing, allowing them to be immediately cocked and fired again. The open hook concept is the easiest way of loading the release onto a d-loop before firing the next shot and ideal for fast shooting or fast hunting situations. With the newly designed curve of the open hook the archers should have no fear of the d-loop prematurely coming off the release. They also both feature a newly designed version of the Interchangeable Tension System (I.T.S) allowing the archer to switch the trigger springs quickly and easily by removing only one screw. The Ember 1 & 2 handle design is compact and ergonomically designed to fit perfectly in your hand. The modular

designed handle allows each release to be shot as a two-finger thumb trigger, as a 3finger thumb trigger, as a 4-finger thumb trigger and; totally new, as a reversible THIRD-finger TRIGGER release. All with the easy twist of an alien wrench. The Ember 2 features a reverse pivoting hook when shot as a thumb trigger release allowing the bowstring to have virtually no contact with the archers face providing flawless arrow flight. This reverse jaw feature is very important for archers with full cheeks, beards or hunting facemasks as it allows the string to exit the jaw away from the face without any interference. The Ember 1 would feature the same reverse pivoting hook when being shot as a thirdfinger trigger. The releases come standard with a new thumb trigger shoe which doubles as the third-finger trigger when in the reversed position. With the new Ember 1 and Ember 2 releases you won't know they're hot until you have them in your hand!

design that allows the bow to be cradled in a horizontal, but upright, position. It is held in place by a special pivoting rubber bow retainers almost as if “floating” in a cushion of air for the ultimate protection to limbs, sights, and other accessories. The hip-roof design also allows each of

designed to hold both fixed-blade and expandable broadheads. It has a lift-out tray great for carrying nocks, fletching and field points. The Bow-Max is constructed from highimpact plastic and features durable hinges and four positive-latch closures. A comfortable, overmolded handle makes for easy carrying. The case is lockable and airline approved. The Plano 1101 Bow-Max measures 46.25" x 10" x 19.25" when closed. As for the case's color, the base is black and the lids are Sandstone.

For more information call Carter Enterprises at 208-624-3467 contact@carterenterDrises.com. Carter Enterprises, Inc. 487 North 2300 East P.O. Box 19 St. Anthony, ID 83445

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the case’s two lids to double as Sur-Lok™ arrow storage areas for up to six arrows per side, with covers for broadheads. When opened, the lids swing opposite directions and rest against each side of the case, exposing the bow in the middle of the case and die arrows being held securely on each lid. There’s even room in the case for the new Plano Model 1311 Archer’s Accessory Box. The 1311 incorporates a corded high-density foam insert January - February 2006 - Call us at toll free 888-250-3321

Conquest APEX 7 Report by Brian Dansby While Mathews, Inc. builds bows for both the competition shooter and the bowhunter. Mathews almost always uses the tournament records of its pro-staff shooters in its bowhunting advertisements and the reason is simple says Mike Ziebell, Marketing Director, Mathews, Inc. “Some of the best testing people we have are the shooters," Ziebell says. "We are always listening to the input we get from our pro staff. Matt (McPherson, president of Mathews, Inc.) really takes a look at how we can keep improving. It is an interesting deal that really maybe not the exact model that the shooters are winning with, but if they see Mathews shooters winning all the time it definitely helps our sales as far as the bowhunting market.” In 2005 Mathews introduced a new tournament bow, the Conquest Apex. For 2006 Mathews has come out with the little brother to the original Apex and are calling it the Conquest Apex 7. The Apex 7 is a 38” axle to axle bow with a 7” brace height and an IBO rating from Mathews of 320fps. The bow comes in draw lengths from 23 to 30.5” and draw weights from 40 to 80 pounds. As always with Mathews the bow is a solo cam bow coming equipped with a 65% let-offApex cam. The physical weight of the bow is 4.9 pounds. “In a way it is kind of marketed to the 3D guys,” Ziebell says. “The original Apex still is just an outstanding bow, but everybody was kind of looking for a little more speed and maybe a little shorter axle to axle. With the fact that is now available in 80 pounds, it kind of opens up a new market for guys looking for heavy poundage, the people that go to Africa that need a lot of kinetic energy this bow really puts the kinetic energy out as well. It kind of hits a couple different markets there for us. That was kind of the thinking behind it any way, to start with the target shooters and then when we looked at the numbers it was putting out then we decided to aim it at the higher kinetic energy hunting market as well.” There are immediately noticeable changes when you first see the bow

serving from Brownell. The string is pre stretched. “The serving on the cable and the string are entirely new to Zebra and to the industry,” Brooks says. “We have twist lock serving on all the servings on the string and on the cable we have a patent pending technology on the cable end serving. It is abnormally secure for a serving. It is the same actual material but it served an entirely different way. We use .015 because it is so small but yet it provides so much strength as far as keeping the serving together. You can increase the number of strands without increasing the diameter ol the entire string. The string is incredibly Apex 7 secure. We feel that it is the best thing in the industry right now as far as the serving.” I ordered the Apex 7 with a 28” draw length and 70 pound limbs. The bow came out of the box at little out of spec. It was at 6 3/4" brace height and 28 14” draw length. After adding a few twists to both the buss cable and the string the bow was as advertised, 38” axle to axle, 7” brace height. The bow also came in at 75 pounds. After taking a little weight off the bow to get to 69 pounds I made a few shots through the chronograph. The arrows used for the testing were Gold Tip X-Cutters with a 110 grain point in front and Arizona 2.6” plastic fletching. The total arrows weight was 349 grains. This set up consistently shot 288 through the chronograph. So for short draw shooters looking for a little speed the Apex 7 at real world settings can get good speeds even for a bow with a 7” brace height. After getting the bow set up and says the grip is the first change you feel running an Archer’s Advantage sight tape when you draw the Apex 7. I went to the range and shot some 3D and “The one thing that they have changed field shots. The first thing I noticed is the the most that I have seen on the Apex 7 string angle is much sharper than the that makes it probably the most forgiving original Apex which gave me lots of room is the grip angle has been straightened to settle my head behind the string for the slightly and makes it a little more low wrist, shot. There was no scrunching up the nose which makes the shot for most archers a to look through the peep sight. It was very little more forgiving,” says Carter. easy to set the bow at the proper sight marks “For my fairly short draw, my 27 !4 inch because it grouped arrows very well. The draw the slightly shorter axle to axle seems balance is in my opinion better than the to be a little more forgiving and puts the original Apex allowing the bow to hold string in a little better angle for me,” Carter very steady while aiming. I was able to continues. “For me, the additional 5 feet immediately get good groups shooting out per second makes it a little more forgiving to 50 plus yards. using the fatter 2613 shafts.” I try not to get too excited about new Aaron Brooks, Manager of Zebra Bow bows every year but the Apex 7 is a nice Strings says the string on the Apex 7 is also combination of size and speed that should a little different, but in workmanship fit the shorter draw length shooters very technique not materials. The string is a well. And with the black riser and camo Zebra Twist Barracuda string limb model it should make a nice double manufactured using BCY 452X string duty 3D and hunting rig. material. The end servings are .015 mini *4$

compared to the original Apex and there are more subtle differences that are only seen or noticed once the bow is shot. The most obvious difference is the reflex riser. But the riser is also the place of many of the unseen changes. “We’ve made it a little more ergonomic, the grip in general,” Ziebell says. “It is definitely changed a little bit. Matt is always looking to try and improve everything, tweak everything.” Forrest Carter of Carter Enterprises proved that the Apex 7 is more than just a 3D bow by winning the Utah Open December 3rd and 4lh, 2005 with his. Carter

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2006 “Pays” Program PSE is proud to introduce our exciting new Pays Programs for 2006. It is the most intensive set of pays programs that we have ever offered in our 35 years of business. This year we are offering two programs and more money!

Open Pro Pays Program The Open Pro program is open to any male or female that is shooting in the Open

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STYLE

GENDER

FIRST DAY

FINAL TOTAL

SECOND

AWARD

LAST

division

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LA BRU-

CHAMPIONSIH

LADY

284

9 292

576

S65.00

IP FORREST

CARTER

aiAMPIONSHI

MAN

300

21 300.1

6001

S565.50

JOSH

HUGHES

CHAMPIONSIH

MAN

300

22 300

600

S405.27

IP LOGAN

WILDE

CHAMPIONSIH

MAN

300

22 300

GOO

S405.27

I P DAVE

COUSINS

CHAMPIONSIH

MAN

299

29 300

599

S226.20

IE ROGER

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CHAMPIONSIH

MAN

299

25 300

599

S188.50

IP TONY

HARBAUGH

CHAMPIONSIH

MAN

300

21 299

599

S94.25

TIM

GILLINGHAM

CHAMPIONSIH

MAN

299

27 299

598

TIM

GILLINGHAM

CHAMPIONSIH

MAN

299

27 299

598

I P REO

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MAN

298

26 300

598

I P MARK R.

PENAZ

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MAN

298

21 300

598

IP DREW

HORTMAN

CHAMPIONS! II

MAN

300

19 293

598

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MAN

299

17 299

598

IP RON

BARNDT

CHAMPIONSIH

MAN

298

19 300

598

JOSH

SCHAFF

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MAN

299

21 293

597

IP ANDY

FURNQUIST

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MAN

299

21 297

596

IF MARTIN

LOTZ

CHAMPIONSIH

MAN

297

22 299

596

MARK

POLING

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MAN

297

18 299

596

TENBROOK

CIIAMPIONSHI

MAN

300

21 296

596

FIRST

IF RAY

DAY

BRIAN

BOWERS

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MAN

298

15 298

596

WILLIAM J

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MAN

297

23 297

594

IP PAT

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MAN

296

21 297

593

IP DWIGHT

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MAN

297

21 296

593

BUD

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MAN

299

19 294

593

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MAN

297

15 295

592

JUSTIN

NIELSEN

CHAMPIONSHI

MAN

295

17 296

591

IP KEVIN

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MAN

289

23 299

588

IP KAI

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MAN

293

17 292

585

IP JASON

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MAN

295

14 285

580

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MAN

293

15 286

579

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MAN

291

9 288

579

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220

2 237

457

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STYLE

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SECOND DAY

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IC EDWIN M

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FINGERS

MAN

PETE

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259

5 277

536

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MAN

261

1 256

517

289

9 284

573

FIRST DAY

XX FINAL X TOTAL

SECOND DAY

S97.50

AWARD

LAST

DIVISION

STYLE

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5 289

569

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278

6 287

565

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299

15 297

596

S292.50

GEIST

BOWHUNTER

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MAN

296

14 296

592

S175.50

GROEIKEN

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MAN

295

17 296

591

S117.00

DAN

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BOWIIUNTER

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MAN

296

17 295

591

IP KENNETH

SOWELL

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MAN

295

13 294

589

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BAIRD

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MAN

297

19 291

588

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JONES

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293

14 295

588

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1 1 295

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10 292

586

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MAN

290

7 291

581

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13 276

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STYLE

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FIRST

LAST

DIVISION

STALE

GEYUEB

DAY

SECOND DAY

FINAL

XX X AWARD

TOTAL

IP KRIS

SCHAFF

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299

22 295

594

GOLD

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285

8 287

572

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210

1 213

423

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260

4 277

537

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IP CLAYTON

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291

8 294

585

GOLD

IP CODY

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11 284

561

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251

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2 257

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335

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IP MICHAL

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JUNIOR

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221

2 235

456

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AWARD

STYLE

GENDER

IP MIKE

GERARD

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RELEASE

MAN

300

22 298 1

598.1

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299

26 299

598

S221.81

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MAGELSEN

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MAN

298

20 299

597

S147.87

IP BRIAN

MACARTY

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MAN

298

16 298

596

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MAN

297

14 299

596

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MAN

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22 298

595

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296

20 298

594

IP BENTON

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MAN

296

16 298

594

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296

18 298

594

IP ZAK

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RELEASE

MAN

296

20 295

591

IP SHAUN

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RELEASE

MAN

296

16 295

591

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IOPEN

RELEASE

MAN

296

15 295

591

IP TERRY

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RELEASE

MAN

297

13 294

591

IP JEFF

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IOPEN

RELEASE

MAN

296

20 294

590

DUGIE

DENTON

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RELEASE

MAN

297

12 291

588

IC RUSS

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IOPEN

RELEASE

MAN

296

14 291

587

IP JOSEPHDi

ASAY

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RELEASE

MAN

297

16 289

586

IP KEVIN

PALMER

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RELEASE

MAN

296

19 286

582

FIRST

BILL

LAST

DIVISION

5 FIRM

LAST

DIVISION

IF SAKE

OLSON

IP PATRICK

FIRST SECOND DAY DAY X

1TOTAL

XX |FINAL X

AWARD

STYLE

GENDER

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

295

18 298

593

$159.24

HANSEN

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

295

21 297

592

S119.43

IP MIKE

JOHNSON

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

295

11 296

591

$79.62

m TEDD

WALTON JR

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

294

13 297

591

S39.81

IP PAUL

BAMBR1CK

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

295

15 293

580

IF JAKE

BORAH

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

295

14 293

588

IP JAY

BENARD

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

290

11 294

584

fC NORM

TILLMAN

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

292

10 289

581

IC BRIAN

JOHNSON

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

280

10 295

575

IP DARIUS

SIMONS

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

286

12 288

574

KARL

SCHMIDT

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

288

12 286

574

IE ROBERT

SOWELL

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

280

10 286

566

IP GREG

ROBBINS

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

280

5 284

564

MARTEN

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

276

4 283

559

IF DAVE

HOLMES

2OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

263

7 281

544

IP BRUCE

PLUNKETT

2 OPEN

RELEASE

MAN

265

3 262

527

LOOMIS

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RELEASE

MAN

291

8 0

291

MALCOLM

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TEAM

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N 1 N G

A N 1 M L

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TIM

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454

4 54

BILL

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446

S54.00

TIM

BILL

444

$1 8.00

JOSH SCHAFF

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The School of Advanced Archery & Instructor Certification UPDAK The School of Advanced Archery & Instructor Certification a.k.a. “A Weekend at Bernie's" has completed its second year and is scheduling into 2006. So far, the ever-popular mobile Shooter’s School (formerly the NFAA Shooter’s School) has conducted 16 schools. 198 students have attended with 180 becoming Certified Instructors. 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% and the contact person attends for free.

Shooter’s School Schedule and Locations January 13-15, 2006 - Wilcox Bait & Tackle, Newport News, VA . Contact: Rex Reichert (h) 757-369-9499 or cell 757-817-6514 email: rreichert3@cox.net January 20-22,2006 - Sportsmen's Emporium, Morgantown, WV. Contact: Kevin Hagedorn 304-292-3409 cell: 304-376-3954 email: kevin84lumber@aol.com January 27-29, 2006 - Forks of the River Archery, Mammoth Cave National Park, KY. (35 miles N. of Bowling Green, KY) Contact: Jim Wilkerson 270-2864452 or 270-597-6000 February 17-19, 2006 - Spirit Quest, Kalispell, MT. Contact: Aaron 406-7565455 February 24-26,2006 - Forty Mile Archers, Bow Island, Alberta, Canada. Contact: Wendell 403-545-6807 March 3-5, 2006 - Red Rock Archery, Grand Junction, CO Contact: Marvin Meyers 970-241-5566 home phone 970-858-8836 email: marv@deltaimDlement.com March 10-12, 2006 - Twin Arrow Archery, Grasston, MN. (1 hr North of MinnSt.Paul) Contact: Mike Lemeux 320-679-3986 (evenings) May 5-7, 2006 Petawawa Archery Club, Petawawa, Ontario (17km E of Pembroke) Contact: Paul Revenboer 613-732-4332 (days) 613-732-1465 (eve.)

Graduates of school hosted by Custom Archery Center in Huntsville, AL December2-4, 2005 Listed alphabetically, (*denotes Certified Instructor) *Ed Adams, ★Eric Cabrera, *Randy Grayson, *Thomas Moss, *Lynn Riggs, ★Alien Roberts, *Gary Ross, *Cliff Shrader, *Brian Stokes, *Faye Stokes, *Charles Walters

Due to the 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. Available dates always fill up quickly, so book yours today! You can also be put on the waiting list.

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Coach's Corner

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Author’s Bio: Bernie Pellerite is a Professional Level IV Master Coach and 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, published in many foreign countries as well as several U.S. archery magazines and recently re-published a 2nd edition of his book, “Idiot Proof Archery” (ad on page 362). He is president of Robinhood Video Productions with 37 titles to offer, and is the inventor of 3 back tension release aids: Bernie’s Missing Link, Bernie’s Knuckle Under and The Bernie’s Can’t Punch™ which eliminates punching and target panic. Also, he manufacturers “Bernie’s PanicMaster and Bow Simulator”, Bernie’s Laz-Air, which is similar to the once popular air-bow and a line of custom stabilizers called “Bernie's Control Freak.” As a professional coach, he created the world-famous NFAA Shooter’s School and now runs his own school called “The School of Advanced Archery”, which also certifies advanced level instructors as an option. Bernie and his wife, Jan, will be conducting these exciting shooter's schools, which arc also available on six video tapes. For more information. call Bernie or Jan at Robinhood Videos (614) 322-1038, fax (614) 322-1039 or website www.robinhoodvideos.com.

Unfortunately, there are no “magic” bows that will somehow improve your shooting. So if the magic isn’t in the bow itself, then it must be in the setup or tuning of the bow. That’s where the magic is, right? Let’s look at this. Most bowhunters and target archers think bow tuning is the most important part of accuracy. I once surveyed several shooters at our archery range. The question was, “What percentage of accuracy is bow tuning responsible for?” The range of answers 1 got was from 50% to 95%. This is no doubt attributable to the fact that in recent years there have been endless seminars, videos, books, and articles on the subject. And, from the time we first hit the practice range as novice archers, we are told by our fellow shooters that if your bow is not tuned properly, it is impossible to hit the target with any consistency. Therefore, in most archers’ minds, bow tuning is the most important ingredient in the formula for accuracy. Nothing could be further from the truth! In theory, bow tuning plays absolutely no role in accuracy. This is easily proven if you have access to a good shooting machine. Having experimented with shooting machines myself, I know that regardless of the tune of the bow, a shooting machine is capable of putting every arrow in the same hole, even when equipped with broadheads. This is assuming, of course, that all outside influences such as fletch clearance, wind, nock and broadhead alignment, etc. remain exactly the same. To double-check my results, I called a professional archer friend of mine, who was known for his candor, years ofexpcrience, and experimentation with various shooting equipment. He assured me that he had tested a bow in a shooting machine at long distances and found no difference in the groups of the arrows whether the bow was tuned or un tuned, as long as all the arrows were identical. He got a 2" group at 60 yards with a perfectly tuned bow and then took off four turns on the bottom limb bolt and repeated the experiment. The arrows came out wobbling and porpoising but still impacted into a 2" group (at a different place on the target). I know what some of you arc thinking, that I must be anti-tuning. Not at all! I believe that bow tuning is an essential part of good archery and I’m for any book, tape, or article that shows us how. I’m no different than most diehard fanatics, afraid of not going far enough. We all have spent endless hours paper-testing, rest-adjusting, powder-testing, nock-aligning, group-testing, re-fletching, tiller-tuning, spin-testing, center-shotting, cable-shortening, string-twisting, bolt-cranking, arrow straightening, broadhead-aligning. point-weighing, front-of-center balancing, module-swapping, bare shaft testing, eye balling, and rollover-adjusting until our fingers bled and we were reduced to a cross eyed, stuttering lump of protoplasm with the I.Q. of a cooked turnip. If the shooting machine experiment proves that bow tuning has no effect on accuracy from shot to shot, why then did we waste our time making so many adjustments? The answer is simple. . . we are human beings, not machines, and only humans need to tune a bow. To determine how significant tuning is to us, first we must define exactly what "bow tuning” is and what it is not. And what, besides tuning, influences the result of a shot and to what extent.

What is Bow Tuning? To me, tuning consists of different adjustments that we can make to one or more components of the bow and arrow combination in order to obtain the best possible result, given your individual shooting form. Tuning (mostly arrow andarrow rest tuning) simply tries to counteract the influence that a flaw in our execution has on the arrow’s impact. It's important to note that the only reason for bow tuning is to improve our bad shots: our good shots all go where we aim anyway. A nd. as for our really bad shots . . . tuning won’t help much at all.

What Bow Tuning Is Not

The key here is to understand that in theory, tuning is not related to accuracy. Tuning is related only to bow performance and forgiveness .. . accuracy is related to consistent execution of form. In simple terms, this means that tuning had no effect on accuracy in

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the shooting machine tests because all things remained constant, shot to shot. Therefore, the more consistent we are in our form, the more accurate we will be. For instance, if you gave an un-tuned bow to a professional archer, his accuracy would be much greater than an intermediate archer shooting a professionally tuned bow. This leads us into the fundamental principle of competitive archery and that is, “you don’t have to do it right, you just have to do it the same way each time.” If you do it the same way each time, like a shooting machine, whether the bow is tuned or not, the arrows will go in the same hole (as long as the arrows are all exactly the same). Unless something is damaged, the bow can’t change from one shot to another, without operator assistance. If you can’t shoot 30 arrows with exactly the same form and execution, then the perfectly tuned bow can’t save you. Therefore. The Paradox of Tuning — Tuning can only be relevant ifyou have consistentform: and ifyou have consistentform, tuning then becomes irrelevant!... a Bernie-ism! The secret is, if you duplicate each shot, so will the bow ... tuned or un tuned. Now, the only variable becomes the arrows and your mental program.

Importance of Tuning At Different Levels A friend of mine and well-known pro archer compares bow tuning to a professional car race. According to him, in an auto race, it's 50% car and 50% driver. Likewise, he says, archery' is 50% tune of the bow and the other 50% is the shooter. His theory' is that if you put Mario Andretti in a car that goes 220 m.p.h. and a less experienced professional driver in a car that goes 225 m.p.h.. sometimes the best car wins and sometimes the best driver wins. 1 disagree with this example, at least when it applies to nonprofessional archers. My argument is this; my friend is a professional archer and has reached what most would consider the peak of human capability in execution and form. Therefore, he and other pros can repeat the execution of the shot with extreme consistency time and time again . .. similar to the shooting machine. The only physical thing left is tuning — to try and counteract the relatively few, slightly bad executions they do make. Therefore, bow tuning can mean the difference between a score of 300 with 58 Xs and 300 with 59 Xs. Pros also release fewer bad shots than we do. (They do let down a lot, don’t they!) The few shots that “cut the line” may have been out by 1/64" if they hadn’t tuned the bow until it “forgave” those one or two, ever so slight, poor executions. Tuning could then be responsible for a victory on any given day. This could also make the difference between a wound or a clean kill while bowhunting, especially when it comes to reducing wind planing. However, his theory about racing and archery assumes that the driver or the shooter can drive the car or shoot the bow to its maximum capacity. I think there is a flaw in this logic because very' few people can do either one. Put Mario Andretti in the same 220 m.p.h. car and put an average driver (like you or me) in

the faster 225 m.p.h. car. The average driver could not drive well enough to get anywhere near peak performance out of the car and would probably crash and bum on the first turn at 160 m.p.h. and Mario would win every time. Perfect tuning is wasted if the ability to use it is not there. Here’s another example: imagine playing golf with Tiger Woods. (Yeah, imagine that!) He uses a set of Kmart clubs and you use Tiger Woods’ personal clubs. A simplified conclusion can be drawn that the quality of the clubs doesn’t make much difference if you can’t play golf. . . and the tune of the bow doesn’t make much difference if you can’t shoot.

Tuning and Its Effect On The Average Shooter My point here is not that tuning is worthless, but that it’s not nearly as important as most of us think. Tuning is important only to the extent that we can push the equipment to its limits and that we can repeat the shot execution consistently. Remember what we said: You don’t have to do it correctly . . . you just have to do it the same way every time. Some types of tuning can compensate somewhat for slightflaws in shooting form. For example, if an archer has a tendency to torque the bow occasionally because of improper bow hand placement in the grip, bow tuning for him might be accomplished by changing the rest from a stiff side pressure plate to maybe a springy rest or a lighter button-type rest. An arrow that would have been off-center by two inches at 20 yards would maybe now only be thrown off-center 1 A”, thus “cutting the line” and tightening groups. However, being human and not a machine, he will not torque the bow the same every time. Another archer may, for example, “heel the bow” (at the moment of release he pushes up on the bow handle with the heel of his bow hand to “help” a low shot). The result is usually high arrows. There again, the type of rest he uses could be critical. He might need to reduce the up and down spring pressure of his rest to soften the effect of the rest on the arrow, or raise the nocking point slightly to help those heeled shots clear the rest. This can help reduce the distance the arrow is thrown out of the group or off target by A” or so at 20 yards. As you can see by these examples, the bow (actually, the arrow rest) can be tuned to “forgive” these slight flaws and therefore correct the impact point to some extent. However, at this level, most bad shots are much more complicated and erratic, moving the impact point sometimes 4 to 12 inches off target at 20 to 30 yards. This happens because the average shooter is

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much more likely to make random and/or multiple mistakes of different severity. For instance, plucking the string and dropping the bow arm at the same time, or punching the trigger on the release, grabbing the bow handle, and popping his head up to see where the arrow is going. It’s easy to understand that you can’t tune out these “6 inch boo-boos,” because they are too severe, too random, and have too many possible combinations.

What Else Influences The Shot and To What Extent? By now, it should be obvious that consistency in execution is much more important than tuning. This is not to say we shouldn’t set up our arrows/rest/nock/ centershot combinations so everything is “in line,” especially in a hunting situation because of broadhead wind planing. We should continue to strive to achieve the best possible arrow flight and check to see that the wheels or cams roll over at about the same time. If you have confidence in your equipment, then you can better concentrate on your execution, especially for those of us who are easily distracted or who worry a lot (anal retentive analyticals). It is my opinion that in most cases, execution or form is probably 80% to 90% than-perfect shots. It’s also my opinion that responsible for whatever accuracy we experience at the beginning and intermediate 90% of tuning has nothing to do with the levels. Bow tuning or matching our equipment and mental programming play relatively bow. It’s as simple as this: produce a minor roles. At these levels, lack of “muscle memory'” and target panic are mostly perfect set of matched arrows and then responsible for our hits and misses. Compare this to driving a car. We drive home from improve their relationship with the arrow work through traffic, and somehow end up safely in our driveway without even rest. remembering most of the trip, because we were daydreaming about one thing or another or engrossed in the song on the radio. Can you imagine what would happen Wins the. old in Archery World Outdoor Championships if you daydreamed when you were learning & The 2005 Archery World Games to drive? Back then, every thought process was directed at keeping the car on the road and getting home safely. Similarly, a beginning or even an intermediate archer still has to consciously think about and Morgan uses the control each step of the shot process from nocking the arrow to follow through. We following Specialty are too busy mentally controlling each step Archery products, to handle anything else. Because we have ' The 24 ihch tEti.. to think about and therefore try to control ' with: a tuning rodN| all of the different elements of the shot, we Stix have a tendency to do a lot of them a little differently, in a different order, or in a off set bar withji different amount of time. It’s therefore my single adjustable opinion, that very little subconscious mental programming is involved at the 5/8 Super Scope beginning and intermediate level. At this 6 power lens stage, when you miss, it’s almost always caused by a glitch in conscious execution , er Peep with or our inability to hold steadily and/or aim consistently.

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The second day of competition for the NFAA Indoor Championships was slated to begin in 30 minutes. 1 was talking with several of my students in the male youth free-style division, as I tried to prepare them for a successful performance in their final leg of the tournament. “You two [archers] have much better form than you shot yesterday,” I cited. “Both of you were focusing on hitting the ’X’ because you knew that it would take a good score to win. You have been shooting very tight groups in practice, but you changed and were trying to fine-tune your aiming a little more for this competition. As you found out, it doesn’t work. If you want to shoot well today and stand a chance of placing, you have one choice. Put the pin in the center of the white [five-ring] and shoot the best form that you can shoot. Don't try to hit the X-ring; try to hit the middle of the white. The archers in the lead usually shoot defensively and their scores often go down. Shoot good form and you might pass them up.” I then turned to Ryan Day who was standing next to me and said, “Ryan shot 60X yesterday and he isn’t coming down to join you. Ryan, you have a comfortable lead. Treat today as a practice day and just shoot good form.” With three ends to go. Matt Mamo came over and said, “I’m hitting an ‘X’ on the

first four arrows, but I always hit a five on the last arrow. Why am I missing the last shot?” 1 asked him, “Were you trying to hit the white the first four arrows?” “Yes,” was his reply. I further questioned, “After you hit four ‘Xs,’ were you trying to hit the ‘X’ on the fifth shot?” He smiled and answered, “Yes. Now I know what I’m doing wrong." Matt shot clean on the next three ends and finished with a 300—52X round. Changing his point of focus raised him to a top performance, as he moved from eighth place to second, behind Ryan Day. Ryan finished the tournament with a record setting performance of 600 with 116 Xs. Picture yourself in the following situation. You are shooting at an indoor archery tournament against competitors of equal abilities. They are using standard shooting lanes and targets, but your lane is a little different. You have to stand on a piece of four-inch foam with two small tree limbs between you and the target. Your target isn’t securely fastened, and a fan is blowing on it. There are several obstacles that are definitely inhibiting you from having a top performance, which leaves you at a distinct disadvantage. This type of situation is what many archers unknowingly do to themselves at a tournament. They mentally create obstacles that restrict them from shooting their best game, as they cloud their minds with irrelevant thoughts, apprehensions, and anxieties. Their thought patterns begin to run in many directions, resulting in a condition of unrest and tightened muscles. Performances are handicapped with distractions, just as they were with the archer in the previous scenario.

The common pitfalls for most archers can be summarized in two words, “win” and “score.” Focusing on these two things prevents an archer from directing the thought process to where it belongs; that is, “shooting a shot with perfect form.” Tire thoughts of winning and scoring have no importance until the competition is over During a tournament, the focus has to be on the performance, not its end result. By placing emphasis on “win” and “score,” you cause apprehension and anxiety. This in turn produces distracting thoughts that will prevent the proper shot execution. Once apprehension or anxiety take over the thought process, negative thinking erodes the ability to shoot a smooth shot. It is important for you to have a positive focus on your shooting skills. These thoughts will then help you to become more calm and relaxed, enhancing your performance. This mental approach, as you well know, is not easily mastered. Not only are you hampered by your self-inflicted pressure, you are also bombarded with the expectations of your friends and relatives. It is important for you to rework your goals and direct them toward your performance, not the result of your performance. In other words, make your goal to shoot each shot with the best form possible. Remember, a perfect shot is nothing more than a perfect shot execution. When shooting an arrow, the mind and body have to bond together as one unit. This unit becomes the shot. When you shoot a tournament, you are standing there for one reason, to shoot the arrow. Nothing else should enter into the picture. Shooting the arrow is the event. That is the focus. You must free yourself from other thoughts, relax, and enjoy the moment. Become absorbed in the experience and think in the present. Do not reflect on the past or the future. Do not think about the last shot or the outcome of the present shot. Become focused on the moment and tmst your mind and body to execute that perfect shot that you have practiced. Having a top performance will take wJlj care of itself.

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Tied Nock Points:

First let’s start off by talking about how to tie a nock point. I have found that using a material like the 3D serving from BCY works really well and will give you a small, even knots. Other materials that will work equally as well would be the BCY 2S or 3D serving if you can find it. I personally don’t prefer the braided materials like the #62 braid simply because the knot gets bigger than desired. The #62 braid is great for servings but not tied knocks. Once you have the correct material to use start out by tying over and under knots. What I mean by this is overlapping the thread one time and pulling it tight. Just like when you first start to tie your shoe. I do this on the top of the string and then on the bottom. I do this for about for about 3mm. After 3mm I backtrack with over and under knots back towards where I began. Your backtrack knots should fit nicely in between the first knots you tied on the first pass. Once you have got to the end you should back track again for two over and under knots and tie a double knot, cut the excess and bum the end flush to the knots. See diagram 1.

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Over the years I have seen a lot of different configurations of knocking points and loops. However, they seem to evolve like many things in life. I know that it’s interesting for me to even look back at some of the ways I set up my bows from a decade ago, many of them I think to myself, “Il’s a wonder you could ever hit anything with that set up." There are several ways that people are

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will need some BCY loop material with poly, a pair of needle noise pliers, razor blade and a lighter. Start out with a piece of loop material about 9 inches long and form a U at one end as shown in photo. Wrap the ends of the loop material around your string serving and pull both ends through the U. See diagram 2. Slide the loop into the desired position and pull tightly on the short end using the pliers and do the same with the long end of the loop material. This should firmly secure the first half of the d-loop. Before finishing the other side you will need to burn a good ball on the side you have just done. Do this by cutting the loop material with again about 3mm excess and fitzz it up by rolling it around on your finger. This will give you a really nice ball when you bum it down with the lighter. See diagram 3. After you have burned the ball take your pliers and once again pull tightly on the remaining end of the material. (The next steps are where 90% of people screw up finishing a loop.) Finish the loop by laying the remaining material over the opposite side of the string and looping it around the string and to the inside of the loop. You will then cross over the top of the loop and go UNDER the string and back through. When done properly it should look exactly like diagram 4. At this point you will be able to adjust the length of the material to get the desired length of d-loop you want. You will then need to pull very tight on the excess of loop material with the pliers and cut the material, fuzz and burn just like done previously. To totally secure the loop and adjust it to the exact size you desire slide the needle noose pliers inside the d-loop and spread them apart to completely tighten the d-loop. As you have done this several times you will see that you will be able to spread the d-loop about l-2mm further apart than what you originally measured depending on how tight your loop knot was before you burned it. You should always keep this in mind and make the d-loop a few mm smaller than your desired finished length before spreading it apart with the pliers. Spreading it hard with the needle nose pliers really bites it into the strings and will prevent it from ever spinning around the serving or loosening up and causing a mis-fire. Now that you know how to properly make a d-loop and tie good nock points so it will be easy for you to try any of these four ways of using nocks and loops. Method 1: Single Nock with D-Loop. This method is fairly simple. You need to tie one nock point below the arrow and then tie the d-loop above the arrow and below the nock point. This system is actually used by Dave Cousins and has obviously proven to be accurate and successful. Because this method only has one nock below the arrow it causes downward pressure on the arrow at full draw when the bow is pulled back. This is desirable by many archers because it keeps the arrow having constant pressure on the arrow rest and prevents the arrow from lifting up off the rest at full draw and when shooting sever angles like in field archery. I have found that on bows that do not have straight nock travel this system works well. Having more downward pressure also will change the spine of your arrow some compared to the double nock method. What I personally don’t like about this method is that if your loop breaks you will loose your top nock point because the loop knot is the nock point. Also a loop knot is not even all the way around and if you loop turns some to the side it will put different pressure on the arrow nock. However, this system like I said earlier, has been proven by Dave to work unbelievably when done right. Method 2: Double Nock with D-Loop This method is actually the one I prefer the most. By the name I gave it I’m sure you can figure this one out easy enough. You will start out by placing the arrow at 90 degrees on your rest and tying the top nock point using the over and under technique make both nocks about 3mm. I like to leave a 1mm gap between my arrow nock and the bottom tied nock point. I do this because at full draw the gap will close from the string angle and prevent the nock points from pinching the arrow nock. I then tie my normal loop on the outside of each nock point. On the single cam bows that 1 have shot since 1998 the nock travel has been really good and I have had no need for the extra downward pressure that method 1 provides. What I like to do after I have installed this method is to take the point out of my arrow and pull the bow to full draw. If the arrow lifts up off the rest then your tied nocks are too close together and are pinching the arrow. If the arrow stays perfectly on the rest then it is exactly how you want it and the arrow point weight will maintain all the downward pressure you need. What I really enjoy about this method is when I am trying new things with my bows I can 46

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change loop lengths and loop materials or replace old loops without losing my nock height and arrow tune. Also, as the string wears in and naturally turns the pressure will remain constant regardless of loop position because the tied nocks are perfectly round. The only downside 1 know of to this method is if your nock travel will not allow for it. If your arrow without the point continually lifts off the rest even when you have a gap between the arrow nock and bottom tied nock then you should just try method 1. Method 3: Single Nock with Loop Under This method has probably been around the longest in one form or another. People that like to have lower anchor points tend to use this Method. For this method tie your over and under knots to make your nock point above the arrow. Then you will do a normal d-loop with the entire loop under the arrow. This system also provides a lot of downward pressure to the arrow and will maintain it on the arrow rest. The downside to this method is people that have shorter draw lengths and slower speeds have had difficulty at times achieving 90meters with this method due to clearance. That would totally depend on you bow set up though. Another downside is you will typically have large loop knots under arrow' and sometimes this looks dumb. To prevent this I would recommend changing loop material to a smaller material so the loop knots aren't so far apart. BCY makes a special material for me that they call “dudley braid” that works awesome for this method. I’m sure they would sell it if someone requested it. There is also another variation to this method that I like even better. It was developed by 90m World Record holder Clint Freeman. He has made an awesome little loop that easily installs under the arrow and works great for hinge style release. What makes his set up so neat is that the loop can actually twist horizontally w'hich is what you want if you are using a hinge style release aid. Totally Torque

Free! It is also totally severed so the longevity is tremendous. He calls this thing “Clint’s Loopy”. You can purchase them from his webpage w'ww.clintsloonv.com. I tried to get him to think of a better name but he’s from Tasmania so w'hat can we expect right? Bottom line is if you like this Method “Clint’s Loopy” is the best way to go. Method 4: Single Nock The single nock method is just a single nock point that you tie above the arrow. This system is for people who shoot a caliper style release aid or a release aid that has loop material attached directly to it. Hinge style releases like a Carter Colby or Revenger usually pivot best when used with the loop on the release itself. The benefits to a tied nock point over a brass nock are, not losing speed from the extra weight in the middle of the string. Also, a properly tied nock point won’t slip and has less wear on the arrow’ nock and your face. Because there will be a lot more stress on the nock itself since the arrow will be force up against it, I would recommend making 3-4 full passes on the over and under knots to make the diameter of the knot itself a little larger than when you use a loop. All of these four methods have reasons to use them, each one of them. Release type, shaft spine, nock fit, nock travel and string angle can all be factors in deciding. All of them have probably shot w'orld records over the years and I am sure they will continue to shoot records in the future. What is important for you though is to find the one that works the best for your bow’ and arrow' combination. If you want to reach your max potential you should try them all and compare your scores equally. The single nock with d-loop, double nock with d-loop, single nock with under loop and a single nock method will all help you improve your archery game and get to the next level you are trying for. Bottom line is there is only a few' more months of cold nasty' weather and then 1 will see you all in the woods again enjoying the outdoors. Good Luck and Good Shooting!!! Dudley

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with the more perfect spine match. When you end up needing to do something because you are seriously underspined and you can’t cut the shaft any shorter or make the point any lighter don't forget you can countermeasure by instead lowering the bow peak weight to make the bow better match the arrow. I’ve never understood those people who think they must have exactly 71-1/2 pounds (for example) and wouldn’t change it for love or money. Take my word for it; a perfectly flying 225 fps arrow is more beneficial than an out-of-control 230 fps arrow. Those possessed by the “more speed regardless of the cost” bug are the most likely to suffer with underspined shafts as they push for lighter and lighter and therefore weaker and weaker spined shafts. If you think a faster arrow is so magical, riddle me this. You are at this big event, but you have the slowest arrow of all the competitors. You have perfect sight marks, each of your arrows will impact with the others, you made all the right decisions for every target and executed each shot perfectly to cause each hit to at least nip the highest scoring area which resulted in a perfect score. Now, how many of those with the faster arrow scored higher than you?

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THAN YOU NEED OR CAN HANDLE. Trying to be macho by using a heavy bow can plague

you forever. 1 proclaim that ifyou have to “throw the bow skyward” to be able to pull it back it is a sure sign you have done exactly that. If this describes you, think about where that arrow will go when your release aid malfunctions or you bump it off accidentally. Nothing is safer than having the arrow already pointed directly at the target all during the draw. OBTAIN OR MODIFY A BOW TO FIT YOU PERFECTLY WHILE AIMING AT FULL DRAW. Understand

that the primary reason we use compound bows at all is simply because they permit the otherwise unobtainable COMFORT at full draw which adds to our stability during aiming. But there is more to it than a lower holding weight. In fact a holding weight that is TOO LOW can easily work against holding steady. You cannot believe how much extra stability can be achieved after setting both your bow's draw length to “perfect” with maybe a slightly higher but more comfortable holding weight just beyond the lowest available. When you hit upon that condition it becomes so obvious the bow seems to shout “yes” as you experience what I call the "KER-PLUNK” feeling and you say “wow” to yourself and it seems to hold so much steadier than ever. Everyone isn’t able to adjust in such very small increments which accounts for the reason so many end up with a compound that is really too long in draw for them. Remember when you drew someone else’s bow and it seemed you could hold it steadier than your own? It happens when that particular bow happened to fit you just right under those circumstances, not because of “wheel timing” or some design myth.

ADJUST FOR BEST POSSIBLE CENTERSHOT BY TRIALAND ERROR. Surely by now everyone understands that

when shooting with lingers the bowstring immediately deflects hard to one side as it goes around the fingertips, explaining why heavier spined shafts are required for that same peak weight when a release aid is not used. So we align the centershot with the shaft set “out” a little farther than where it will be for a “straight ahead exiting arrow” from a release aid. So, since no one knows in advance exactly where the centershot needs to be set on any bow, all we can do is set it as close as our best-guess can and then adjust for better and better shot group results. REMEMBER: Shot groups are SQUARE, not round. The WIDTH of your group is primarily controlled by your centershot location. ADJUST FOR BEST POSSIBLE NOCKING POINT LOCATION BY TRIAL AND ERROR. Again, REMEMBER:

BE CAUTIOUS TO NOT SELECT AN UNDERSPINED SHAFT WITH YOUR FIRST BEST-GUESS. The idea is to

Shot groups are SQUARE, not round. The vertical HEIGHT!-! of your shot group is essentially controlled by your NOCKING POINT location. If, for example, lowering your nocking point just a smidgen may apply the energy even more evenly straight down the shaft length for a better-controlled exit and cause your shot group to be reduced in size from top to bottom. So, think about this: If you suspect that moving your nocking point down only .002 (two-thousandths of an inch, (one-half the thickness of a sheet of paper) will make your shot group size smaller than it was, how do you achieve moving a crimp-on nock-set or permanently attached nocking loop by such a ridiculously small amount when no one can possibly detect such a small change with a bowsquare tool. Don’t attempt to move them on the bowstring, instead make life simpler by instead raising the arrowrest location in relationship to it. If you have some sort of adjustable arrow rest you may be able to easily tweak it upward as needed, or if you have by now learned that you can accomplish the very same thing by taking INSTANT, 100% TOTAL CONTROL of your nocking point by using your limb weight bolts, do that. Each will effectively

make your first guess so accurately that you will be able to make that particular shaft work perfectly by varying cut length, point weight or only slightly altering bow peak weight. Selecting a shaft that is too weak and will never be totally under control is common among those who push the envelope seeking more arrow speed, despite the costs. I suggest never selecting a shaft that is listed in the lightest half of the weight ranges listed for that specific cut length. That is, if your calculated peak weight is 58 pounds for a 30 inch cut, don’t select a size unless it is also listed in the next HEAVIER weight block, and/or, is also listed in the 1 INCH LONGER cut column. This may seem like a “double dose” of precaution, due to both adding a little fudge factor spine by avoiding the weak end of that shaft size’s overall range but it seems to work well to avoid ending up underspined. MANIPULATE BOTH YOUR BOW-TO-ARROW & ARROW-TO- BOW FOR A SPINE MATCH THAT IS AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN MANAGE. Robert’s Rule # 1 says that

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move your arrowrest in relationship to the nocking point and makes life SO much less complicated. See Figure 1 for details. CAREFULLY CONSTRUCT EACH ARROW TO IMPACT WITH ALLTHE OTHERS. Shafts are straight, nocks

are on-straight and the points (ESPECIALLY BROADHEADS) are on-straight plus are identical in weight and each is numbered for easy identification. Then, shoot every arrow and get to know how each performs. NEVER keep unshot and unevaluated new arrows for first-time use in hunting. What if the untested arrow you select to use first always impacts high-left? It was not only a mistake you hadn’t expected, it was a disastrous one to boot! MAKE THE MOST PERFECT SIGHT SETTINGS POSSIBLE. Look up PERFECT if you don’t understand what

it means. If your 40-yard setting is really only 39 yards, you have continual MISSES just waiting to happen. Even perfect marks are only a reference and you should not panic when they seem ‘’off’ a little. If you cannot feel certain you executed the shot perfectly then try it again, but if you are certain you did do everything right then make a sight setting allowance and try it again. Even with absolutely perfect sight marks, there are all sorts of reasons why you can be a little high or low, the secret is to know when to make an adjustment after a miss and when to just try it again, only better this time. MAKE PERFECT DECISIONS TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS TARGETS AMBIENT CONDITIONS. On that missed

shot mentioned above, everything may actually have been done perfectly, but the target was not measured precisely as marked or maybe an uphill/downhill allowance was needed so your perfect sight marks were not everything you needed. Know what to blame when you miss and understand that no bow has a brain, so there cannot possibly be a bow that is “out to get you” as we all imagine on occasion. EXECUTE PERFECT SHOOTING FORM ON EVERY SHOT. You are a very crucial component of your bow and it can

do nothing without your absolute control. If you draw it or release it in a manner not absolutely identical to that which it was setup to it has no choice except to recover in a different fashion which is certain to direct the arrow to a different impact area. Even as small a difference as that may be it is still a MISS. Robert's Rule #2 states that there is no such thing as “close enough. ” The concept is that no matter how good you become there is always room for improvement if you consider every shot a MISS if it is not absolutely dead center. Hitting the X ring anywhere is good, but a dead center hit striking “all 4 legs” of the X in the center is better yet. CARRY OUT YOUR PLAN FOR THAT PARTICULAR SHOT, MAKING NO MISTAKES, OVERLOOKING NOTHING. You determined

your sight should be on 48-1/2 yards and also to cant the bow a half-bubble to the left. You used arrow number 5 that always seems to hits where it should plus you executed flawless shooting form. Your sight was also centered up perfectly while dead center on the spot when the bow fired. Darned if it didn’t impact dead center, that was fun let’s do that again, and again. BUY A MAGIC BOW THAT WILL DO ALL OF THE ABOVE THINGS FOR YOU AUTOMATICALLY.

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Figure I. TIGHTENING A LIMB WEIGHT BOLT draws the nocking point toward that holt during minor nocking point touch-ups. Tightening also draws the bowstring in closer to that end of the handle riser for tiller reading changes. Easy to remember and what could he simpler? Even easier to understand when you can envision what would happen if a limb bolt was moved while you were aiming at full draw. With the nocking point in your grasp, the string and cables and eccentrics cannot possible move so instead of the string being drawn in toward the handle riser, that end of the riser will instead move toward the string, and the archer. If the bottom holt is tightened (or the upper one loosened) for example, as the riser pivots toward you just below its center-point at the how hand grip, the arrowrest is obliged to rotate upward slightly making its bowsquare relationship reading to the bowstring-fixed nocking point appear to be lower than it was. The nocking point still remains at the same point on the bowstring but in reality the arrowrest is now effectively higher which makes the nocking point look to be lower than it was before. On this typical short and low brace height bow, the picture shows the increasingly lower bowsquare nocking point reading of about .020 (twenty thousandths) for each quarter turn the lower limb is tightened, or the upper bolt loosened. As this occurs the tiller reading difference will only increase up to a sixteenth as well. It seems quite apparent the if you need your nocking point to be lower “lower" by only a very small amount there is no need to move the marker system on the bowstring when it can done quickly and easily by simply tightening the lower limb bolt, (or backing-off on the upper limb bolt) with a 32nd or a 64th of a turn that cannot even be detected on crude bowsquare tools. Using you limb bolts you are always in “ absolute control" of your nocking point. 49

From the Senior Corner by Joe Bauernfeind

Welcome to the final Senior Comer for the year of 2005. Just for the heck of it. I looked back into my files to see what edition of the ‘Comer’ this will be and found that it will be the 43rd in the series. It all started with my first participation in the National Senior Games, popularly known as the Senior Olympics. I'm sure I’ve told you this story before but as is the privilege of a Medicare card-carrying senior citizen, I’m going to tell it again. It seems the only time that 1 ever heard about the Senior Games, was after the fact and I was never able to connect to a source of information that would allow me to get involved. 1 finally was clued in by my buddy Larry Hix about the Garden State Senior Games qualifier in New Jersey that would allow me to qualify for the next years National Games. My own Empire State Senior Games were already history, but some states allow out of staters to qualify at their events. It’s set up so that a guest will have no effect on the placement of in state archers for qualifying slots and archery, in any case, is pretty much of an open sport at the games. As long as you can shoot a qualifying score, which is low enough so that just about anyone can do it, you’re in, andean represent either your own state or your host state at the games. It sounds so simple but that first connection can be elusive. After competing in my first games in Tucson and winning a gold medal, I thought that maybe I could do something for archery at the games by getting the word out to others on how to qualify for the upcoming 1999 games at Disneyworld in Orlando. That’s where my friendship with Arlyne came in. I had done some advertising for my release business in The U.S. Archer and I pitched the idea to Arlyne, who graciously agreed to let me write an article about it and also print a list of contacts for all of the State Games. The

article proved to be a success and the comments about the article were very positive so Arlyne asked me if I'd like to do a regular column and thus the Senior Corner was born. As you’ve probably guessed by now, this is my annual promotional article for the participation in the Senior Olympics. It’s a one time thing each year and not at all like the fund raisers we're used to on Public Radio and TV. Since I’m dealing with 50 different States and the information is not all available as a list until it’s too late in some cases, I've decided to give you the “main lane to the games” information instead. This information has it all. A name, a title, an address, a phone number, a fax number and a web site address to lead you to the contact name and number you need for your state games information. Print this out and save it in a safe place so that when you get the urge to join us at the games, you'll have it at your fingertips. Becky Wesley Director of Association Relations National Senior Games Association P.O. Box 82059 Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2059 Ph: 225-766-6800 Fax: 225-766-9115 www.nationalsenioreames.oip

Now that that’s out of the way, I'll give you a quick summary of this years NAFAC shoot, which was held once again by the Everglades Archers in Homestead Florida. This year Rod Menzer, last year’s freestyle winner, turned pro and won that division, ending Chris Deston’s stranglehold on the title. Frank Pearson rode a new Switchback XT, all 29" of it, to a 553 score on Sunday’s Hunter round. Not bad for a guy who’ll turn 65 next year. Another popular win was turned in by Frank Gandy in the Freestyle Veterans division. It couldn’t happen to a finer gentleman than Frank. Randy Hinkleman, shooting in the men’s freestyle division, shot the high total score for the weekend on his way to the medal. Once again the Beast Feast was a tour de force in pig outcry and I was well satisfied after one trip through the line. 50

The big story this year though, was the amount of work done by this club to overcome the damage done by not one, but two major hurricanes which struck their range. The first, Katrina, was only a tropical storm when it passed through on its way to New Orleans but it dumped enough rain on their range to form a major lake of what was once their practice range and swamp their storage sheds. It also damaged some bridges and targets out on the range and softened up the ground in preparation for a visit from another bad lady named Wilma. No sooner had the work crews gotten the range back to shootable condition, then Wilma raged across south Florida as a class 3 hurricane and (ore everything up like you wouldn’t believe. Based on what 1 saw of some of the other damage in the area. I’m not so sure that maybe a tornado wasn't involved at the range. The accompanying pictures will give you some idea of the damage done but unless you know what was there before you don’t get the full effect of what these guys had to deal with. In my mind they pulled off a miracle in the month they had to get ready for the shoot. Our hats should be off to this fine club and our prayers should with them for better luck in the future as far as hurricanes go. On a personal note, I lost my best cycling buddy only a month ago. He died on our regular Sunday ride from a heart attack at 71 years of age. I wasn’t along but the guys who were there did everything they could to save him but to no avail. His death has left a major hole in my life, which is going to take some time to heal. He died doing what he loved and 1 guess we all can wish for that but it sure never dawned on me that I wouldn’t have his company for the next decade or so. I guess what I’m trying to say is to appreciate the friends you have around you while you still have them with you. When you get to your senior years you never know when you might lose someone who means a lot in your life. I hope to see you all out there next year and for many years to come.

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mattered most. As though he knew your feelings and emotions, Paul writes, “. . .but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13b, 14). Paul had one thing on his mind, deliver the message about Jesus. Like Paul, you were focused on the exam and your attention centered on the test because you never thought about the past or the future. To compete in archery and in life, you must be equally focused. Others are on the range and in your group, but your focus cannot stray from the task at hand: to score points by hitting the target in exactly the right place. Last week’s score has no bearing on this shoot. Yesterday’s practice session cannot enter in, “Forgetting what lies behind. . .” You see nothing in the periphery'. The people talking loudly on the next range do not exist. Your focus lies secure on the knowledge that you have practiced the basics and these basics have become second nature. Focus is far more than looking at a target, judging the distance and executing the shot. Focus means you are confident and secure with the execution of the basics when shooting your bow. “. . .straining toward the mark of the high calling...” Here’s why. You have practiced the basics repeatedly and know you can shoot well. You have developed confidence in judging distance because you have practiced and practiced. Yes, you have forgotten your past mistakes and all that lies behind. You have committed the time necessary to achieve excellence, pressing toward the goal. Nothing near your stake bothers you. You are totally focused.

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. .but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13b, 14). When someone mentions the word focus, as an archer, what thoughts come to your mind? “Look intently at the target.” “Think hard about the task at hand.” “Devote all your energies to your goals.” Although all these answers appear good, perhaps they are not the best choices you could make. Do you remember the last test you took? For some it’s been lots of years. Yet for others it may have been last week. In what class did you take the test? If the test was easy, you might not remember it so well. But, if the test was hard, you remember all about it because you were totally focused. Because you were focused, your senses may have seemed dead to all that happened around you. Nothing else mattered except the questions on the test and the information you could supply. You concentrated only on your examination that day. Although the room held other students, your goal to succeed

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2006 ASA Preview After all of the foul weather that followed the first half of the 2005 Archer)' Shooters Associations Pro/Ani tour, it seems almost fitting that the 2006 schedule has already been altered by a hurricane. Though several last minute changes had to be made, the 2006 ASA tour schedule is now complete.

weather in Florida at this time of year is always a crapshoot. Temperatures can get as high as 80 degrees in the afternoon, but it always works out that there is one real cold morning making those early 8:00AM shoot times fun. So pack for all kinds of weather and don’t forget your umbrella, because we usually get at least one rain. The ranges are all in the pines with heavy underbrush of palmettos. You will see lots and lots of palmettos. Did I mention lots of palmettos? The second shoot of the year was scheduled for Hattiesburg. MS. However, because of Hurricane Katrina and the fact that FEMA will not be releasing any hotels local to Hattiesburg until at least April the March shoot has been moved to the Uchee Creek MWR Campground at Ft. Benning, GA. This site has been the host of the last two Classics so most ASA shooters are very familiar with it. Il is also the site of the 2006 year-ending Classic. The only major difference between Uchee Creek in August and Uchee Creek in March is the weather. There probably will not be any 90-degree temperatures, but cool weather and rain can definitely be expected at this time of the year. Everyone seemed to enjoy the trip to Myrtle Beach, SC the past two seasons, right up until the place flooded in 2005. Since the Myrtle Beach crowd could not find any high ground the tour

February 3-5 McKenzie Targets Pro/Am Gainesville. FL March 3-5 LinibSavcr Pro/Am Columbus, GA March 31 - April 2 Carbon Express/ Bowtech Pro/Am Augusta, GA April 28-30 Delta Targets Oak Ridge, TN June 2-4 Lancaster Archery/ Nikon Pro/Am Smith Mountain Lake, VA June 30-July 2,...Mathews Solo Cam Pro/Am Metropolis, IL August 11-13 Realtrcc ASA Classic Columbus, GA

The traditional tip off to the ASA season is again the McKenzie Targets Pro/Am in Gainesville. FL that is held behind the Gator National Raceway. The huge open parking for the racetrack offers no protection from the wind so there is always a stiff breeze blowing across the warm-up bales. Also several ranges butt up to a lake or field, which also can create some windy conditions. The

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will move just across the state line into Augusta, GA. This is a new site to the ASA that borders Clarks Hill Lake. The area has been described as rolling hills so terrain may play a part in the yardage judging game. The second half of the season starts in Oak Ridge, TN where hopefully the parking area has dried after last year's downpour. The site last year was very nice before the rain set in with some up and downhill shooting in varied terrain from thick pines to open hardwoods. The ASA has got to be in for some good weather this year. If so this should be a very nice shoot. After a one year absence the ASA revisits Smith Mountain Lake, VA for the fifth shoot of the Pro/Am Tour and you could not ask for a more beautiful location. Most of the ranges are set in mature hardwood forests with some up and downhill shooting. For this shoot you need to make sure you sight is level and don’t leave all your cool weather gear at home. Long sleeve shirts usually sell well at this shoot, as there is almost always at least one cool day. The final Pro/Am before the Classic is back in the home of Superman, Metropolis, IL. While this shoot can be steaming hot, the past couple years the weather and the mosquitoes have been bearable. The ranges here are very fiat with a large canopy of trees overhead and calf high underbrush. And back to Columbus, GA for the Classic again to be held at Lichee Creek on the Alabama side of Ft. Benning. This one will be hot. The last two seasons the Pro Pressure Point Shootdowns held in the Columbus Civic Center have January -February 2006 - Call us at toll free 888-250-3321

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I want to share with you a fabulous experience I had in Africa in August-September 04. A friend of mine Harald Nestroy, that happened to be the German Ambassador in Costa Rica for several years and is also an archery nut, was transferred to Namibia several years ago where he decided to stay after retiring. For several years he begged me to go there to bowhunt with him. I was interested but never found the opportunity until this year when I decided to go with my wife Roxana in a sort of self-gift for my 60th birthday. I have no words to express how much I enjoyed this trip and how much I regretted not going earlier in my life. Anyway this is what happened. We went first with Angelika, Harald’s wife, to Oropoko ( www.oropoko.com: w w w . n a m i b i a lodge.com: oropoko(a)iafrica.com.na: rainer_blaeserfg)web.de ; olympiaAamibia-reisen.de), which is a first quality hunting lodge belonging to Kurt Steinhausen. Herr Steinhausen is a remarkable man with a passion for skeet and trap shooting as well as hunting and other sports. According to his own words, at his age of 78. he expects to live forever because God and the devil will never come to an agreement as to where he should go if he passes away! Now I want to tell you about my previous hunting experience before going in to detail with my adventure. It is very simple. Nothing! Zilch! Zero, etc.... So, from ground zero, 1 was in the land of the big five for the first time. 1 understand that before going to Africa, you should hunt January-February 2006 Call toll free at 888-250-3321

some lizards with a slingshot for sometime... First thing I had was a seminar about the African animals: their names, how to distinguish male from female. their vital zones, etc.... The next day we practiced some bow shooting with my guide, Volca Otto, and prepared to hunt. They offered me to shoot from a Land Rover open jeep and I did not accept. It seemed unfair for the game. Anyway, they convinced me to try a shot because the “kitchen needed some meat”. Guess what... I missed a large kudu at 18 yards! My ego was demolished, as you can understand, especially because my friend Harald had been bragging about my archery' skills a few hours before. However, they did not pick on me and asked me to try again. So I did, and reluctantly I shot an Oryx at 25 yards just an inch or so out of the vital zone. He ran and unfortunately we never found him after several hours of tracking. Well, at least it was a hit and this started building up my confidence in my 58# Hoyt Ultratec and 400 St Axis arrows that fly at 258 FPS with Thunderhead broadheads. That did not prevent me of course, from Otjompaue feeling sorry for the animal that for sure died in the bush. That animal did not count as a hunting trophy according to the hunting rules, but showed up in the bill when checking out (It was fair because it is their business...) After this episode. I was still virgin according to the Clinton sex code... So. I decided to go ahead, now on foot, and try' the sport the hard way (should I say in the right way?) I shot my first Warthog at 20 yards and then felt what hunting really means! 1 caught him in the jugular vein close to his throat, as this was the only exposed area that I could look at through the bushes and a stone wall that partially covered him. Then 1 received the official salute and handshake from my guide Volca Otto. My thanks to him for his good advice. H u n t i n g virginity was something from the past and I felt great! The next day we 57

took a long drive in a Toyota Land Cruiser which Harald had bought a few days earlier. We drove across excellent gravel roads and beautiful country until we reached Otjompaue. Otjompaue was a former cattle ranch that now has game instead of cattle. It is a great hunting lodge with five top-of-the-line suites. Best of all is the family who owns it. You really feel at home here, not only because the comfort of the accommodations, but because of the warmth and hospitality of Hubert and Ulrike Herzog and their son Fricderich (herzog@iafrica.com.na). A special word must be said for the chef, Thomas Ndnahepele and the tracker Kannemann. (Real name Georg Wasserfall. a proud combination of bushman and German). At Otjompaue I really got organized! (Under the guidance of Harald and Hubert). We realized, that on foot it is almost impossible to get within arrow range of any big game, so I decided to shoot from blinds at water holes. 1 used the blinds provided for rifle hunting and my friends built one for me on another spot. Upon deciding on the strategy 1 departed for the first time at 5 am to water hole# 1. The blind consisted of a concrete block construction with an observatory at the top. at 40 yards from where the game came to drink. I felt an overwhelming sensation being alone 14.000 km away from home in the middle of Namibia, Southwest Africa...! In that immense loneliness, in different water holes, and from 5:30 am to 6:30 pm. 1 learned what Africa really means. The smells. the sounds, the animals 1 spotted by the dozens and did not want yet to disturb, proved to me that the name of the game is “Survival”. Just to talk a little about an animal in particular, please allow me to take the Kudu as an example. The way the Kudu male explorer approaches a water hole is amazing! He took a half-hour to walk 35 yards from the bushes to the water and then stayed vigilant without drinking until the rest of the herd showed up and drank. By the time I recovered from my astonishment, no male Kudus were in the right position or within arrow range, and I lost the opportunity to shoot one of them. All the herds of different animals have their way of staying alert. I was proud to be so still and quiet that I was able to photograph a Baboon herd approaching right to the water hole. Magnificent! For sure a Proboscis Fetide plant nearby helped me on that task because it covered my odor with a powerful human waste smell. I have dozens of short stories that 1 will share with you with a beer in hand, in the mean time, let me tell you about my once in a lifetime shot I made on an Oryx. It happened in waterhole 40 feet across the ground. The shelter was a square, eight feet by eight feet and six and a half feet high, that forced me to spread my legs and bend my knees at full draw. I had two narrow windows for shooting rifles in each side of the square that were about one foot wide and 3 feet high. As I said, the water was 40 feet away according to my Leica range finder. Precisely at 11:15 am a lonely 250 Kg. male Oryx took me by surprise from my left, after waiting who knows for how long at the bushes, and started walking very slowly towards the water as if he were walking on eggshells. First photo, first distance measure, 70 yards! Second photo, second distance measure, 50 yards! Third photo, third distance measure, 40 yards from my position but maybe 55 yards from the water. No more photos! “Get ready to shoot," I said to myself, “You know the water is at 40 yards slightly downhill!” Then he started to pass the blind spot 1 had from the comer of the construction and I had to wait. He took maybe 10 seconds to clear the comer and show me all his body at the next window. The Einstein's theory of relativity seemed to be ok because it took an hour for me! Then he started playing games with me! He stood in front of the water, facing me, moving his head in all directions staying there fora longtime, very still, and alert. I stared at his chest and did not dare to make eye contact as I was told not to do so. Finally he started drinking very slowly, at short intervals, in the same position until he was satisfied. Then he started his retreat with a sudden movement to my left, and once again the f... comer. Einstein again, another hour.... And finally I saw him again 58

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at 50 yards (I recalled the distance) showing me his big butt. “Bad luck.” I said to myself, “He is leaving at an impossible angle and the distance too great.” I let down the bow and saw him in despair walking away slowly. But now, guess what dear friends! He changed his mind and made a big circle, showing me his vital zone at 70 yards at the limit of the bushes and stopped. Then he saw or smelled the salt block that miraculously was there in front of me and started walking towards it! He stopped at the block, once again facing me, showing me his chest and started licking the precious salt. A quick distance measure read 41 yards! A waterfall of adrenaline erupted in my blood stream and I waited a few seconds ready to draw. Then I drew, while he was still licking the salt and waited with my 40-yard pin at his chest level. I waited and waited, Einstein once again, for the third time. I started shaking and turned purple for sure. My upper wheel touched the metal plate roof and sounded like a rattlesnake out of control, but he seemed not to be bothered by the sound (the wind makes similar noises on the roof once in a while). When I was about to pass away or let down, one of the two, he finished his job and slowly turned around to leave. That was the moment of the truth! I lost one or two seconds to inhale some air that was abundant in my surroundings but not in my lungs and I got ready to shoot! The strategy of the shot came to my mind in a millisecond, I have to shoot that S.O.B. almost from behind in a very difficult angle to stick the arrow under his ribs and into his heart! So I did and released or maybe flinched, shuddered or double clutched, or something weird happened, but the arrow went exactly to the spot I wanted it to go! I clearly saw the arrow vanes sticking out of his side and I knew it was a kill! I stood still and quiet, as I was instructed, and saw the Oryx walk away slowly. Then he started walking kind of funny and stopped just 25 yards away from the salt block. He started behaving like a mad cow and fell flat on his right side after a few seconds. I am positive that he had a quick and painless death that took only 15 seconds. January-February 2006 Call toll free at 888-250-3321

When we cut him open at the lodge's butchery house, his liver had a large cut from one end to the other and we found the “y” marks of the broadhead in the center of his heart! His internal cavity was a lake of blood. Thomas, the chef, did a good job the day after and we had a wonderful time enjoying the Oryx meat and the excellent South African wines. tg

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