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On the Cover 16 2006 North American Field Archery Championship Report and Scores - Read "Dizzy's Take” by Skip Trafford on page 52 34 Archery Hall of Fame Holds 1st In duction at Wonders of Wildlife Complex * Tons of 2007 Tournaments - see the Tournament Schedules listing below.
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8 2006 IFAA World 3D Championship 11 Archery News From Down Under by Roy Rose 12 FITA Announces and Prepares 2007 Events 14 USAArchery Reports by Mary Beth Vorwerk - Nichols, Ellison, and U.S. Men’s Team Claim Gold; Women’s Team Takes Bronze at 2006 Pan American Championships - Tedford Takes Silver, U.S. Wins 3 Individual Bronze Medals at Junior World Championships 20 Gillingham - Once Again Big Sky Champion by Tootie Brabec 26 Arnold Sports Festival and Fitness Weekend to Host 1st Annual Arnold Ar chery Competition by Suzanne Irwin 28 New Products, see page 62 for complete list
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17 2007 U.S. Archery Triathlon 19 Badger Pro Am 25 2007 NASP State Tournaments 45 The School of Advanced Archery and Instructor Certification
54 2007 Arnold Sports Festival 56 IFAA. NFAA, USA Archery, IBO, FITA, and Rinehart® R100
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6 Editorial Report by Arlyne Rhode 10 Preview - 2007 World FlTA Target Championships by Roy Rose 38 Remembering Great Archers - Robert Stinson and Joe Klemeneic 39 Better Focus for Better Performance by Terry Wunderle 40 Selective Cycling by John Dudley 42 Coach's Corner by Bernie Pellerite - Perfect Practice Part 3; The Do's and Don’ts of an Accelerated Learning Curve 46 Robert’s Rules of Archery by Bob Ragsdale - A Fire Source Lead Me to a Better Eccentric Timing Understanding 49 From the Senior Corner by Joe Bauernfeind 53 Focus for Life by B. Howard Coffey - Time is Life
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Editorial tieport Well I’m off to the Delta Iowa Pro-Am on January 7-8. This is as early as we ever have started the tournament season. Every association’s events calandars are packed with tournaments from January to February. On top of all the exciting organzation calandars, we have a new association added to the mix. On page 58 and 59 you will be introduced to the Hunters Simu lation Organization (HSO) headed up by Mike Skinard of Winner’s Bowstrings and Motion Targets. HSO President Karen Demaris has scheduled Qualifying Tournaments in conjunction with the ASA Pro/Am tournaments March 2-4 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, March 23-25 in Paris Texas, and June 1-3 in London, Kentucky. See their website for more information at www.huntingsimulation. com. Check out pages 56 and 57 for the ASA, IBO, IFAA, NFAA, and USA Ar chery schedules. The NASP schedules are on page 25. To put icing on the cake, check out page 26, 54, and 55 for the Arnold Sports Festival to be held on March 2-4. Where else in the world could an archer have so much fun!
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1 had never been to Hungary before so I was looking forward to this event and I have to say that I was not disappointed. The welcome that we all received was excellent and the Hungarian hospitality was first class. Mike Murray (The EFAA’s IFAA rep) and I arrived a day or so early so that we could look around the town of Sopron and sample the food and maybe an odd beer or two, all of which met with our approval. If you would like to see some photos of the town etc please take a look at the Hungarian web site. On the Sunday we moved into the hotel at The Vadon Lovas Club in Agfalva, this is were the main event took place. Everything was on site from the registration, camping, accommodation, archery and memorabilia shop and last but not least food. Although there were many archers staying at other hotels in the town, all of which proved to be excellent and not too expensive. The organizers even had coaches ferrying the archers to and from their hotel every day. After checking out all of the registration area it was time to inspect the ranges, and boy did we have a treat, everything was superbly laid out in varying types of forest on hills and in open meadow land, and all of which was excellently done to the point where I wish that 1 had been shooting the tournament. If you ever get to the point where you think that you know it all forget it. 1 have been shooting since 1964 and I am still learning, as I did on day one of the actual shoot. We all know that many archers do not attend the morning briefing of a tournament so they miss any vital information that they might need to know. This was not an issue in Hungary, as I said I am always learning, because they did not give out your score cards until you got there every day. They had 28 pegs laid out at the administration area and each range in turn, the furthest away first, was called to their target number and when they had checked that the whole group was there they gave them there score cards, then 8
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sent them to the range that they were on with the marshals for that range. Then the next range was called etc. This proved to be an excellent way of doing things, with everyone coming to the morning briefing, and stopping people walking out to their target’s on their own. Well done to the organizers. If you would like to see more photos of this event please look at the Hungarian web site, where they have over a thousand photos. For a complete list of the scores, medal winners etc please look at the IFAA web site. The Hungarian Federation showed true professionalism in every aspect of running this Tournament, and 1 must say that it showed. We are truly lucky to have such excellent member countries within the IFAA. I personally would like to thank Mr Sebastian Vanky and his excellent work force for a truly memorable event, and I hope that we get to go back to Hungary in the future for another one. There were four hundred archers competing, and I believe all of them enjoyed not only the terrain but also the good atmosphere of the event. The after shoot entertainment every day really was good, this ranged from a paintball competition every day, to the Eleven speed and moving target competition. But
the most memorable, and probably the most photographed, was the professional horse back archcry display, that we were treated to, a horseback archer in full medieval dress shooting at full gallop at targets thrown into the air, some as small as six inches across. The only downside to the event was the fact that I could not be at the awards ceremony, this was due to the fact that 1 had an accident when checking one of the ranges, but hopefully this will heal in time, and I should be up and running in time for Christmas. At this point 1 would like to thank those in Hungary for all that they did on my behalf during my stay in hospital in Sopron. It made it all bearable. Although I was not at the presentation of the awards, from the photos that I have seen, and the feedback received 1 believe that it went very well, and I say sorry to the hard working Hungarians for not being there. In closing, I would like once more to say well done to all those who helped make this a truly memorable event, and if any of you out there get the chance to go to an IFAA competition in Hungary then I strongly recommend that you go.
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The Australia nstitute of Sport’s Archery Divisio nder Mr. Oh Kyo Moon, welcomed bifek new FITA World Champion Jane Walter and Ryan Tyack who annexed gold in\their respective recurve divisions at t Mexico FITA titles. Waller, in particuld^', would appear to have a very promising future with FITA rounds over 1300 dn a consi basis and now a FITA gd -all ust 16 years of age. With the 2007 World Target Championships looming, Aussie stakes are rising with Olympic bronze medalist Tim Cuddihy back in full competition mode at the AIS, South Australia’s David Barnes fresh from the World IFAA recurve title, as well as the consistent mid 1300 scores of veteran Matt Gray in state competitions. New-comer Sky Kim Haneul originally from Korea, but now eligible for his new country rounds out of a very impressive group, and of course, there is always the possibility of a return from Olympic gold medalist Simon Fairweather, now that his jewelry business is in full swing in Canberra. Despite her youth, Jane Waller is capable of reaching the medal rounds at the senior level, with a proven record internationally. West Australia’s Leanne Bridger also remains a solid 1300+ archer with an extensive experience at world events. The compounders will be led by a quartet of world class archers in Clint Freeman, Pat Coghlan, Zoran Singerov, and Dennis Carson, all of whom have proven performances at World Championship level. The women’s contingent could be a mix of youth and experience with evergreen achiever Madeline Ferris, young National Champ Erika Anear and a group of four or five 1350+ shooters all intent on wearing the Aussie uniform. The Archery Australia Nationals for 2007 will be conducted in western Australia at Perth’s superb International Shooting Complex at Whiteman, and promises excellent facilities and favorable conditions. Archery continues to grow and flourish Down Under, with bow and equipment sales breaking all records in January - February 2007
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The participants at Lords Cricket Ground, archery venue of 2012 London Olympics The International Archery Federation (FITA) gathered all the organizers of the 2007 key events last week for a three-day seminar in London. This was the opportunity for the organizers to receive information about the new standard for Archery events. Exactly 30 persons met at the Lords Cricket Ground - the Archery venue of the 2012 London Olympic Games. Representatives and technical delegates of the 2007 World Cup stages and the 2007 World Championships were attending to prepare the next season.
The Calendar The Meteksan Archery World Cup 2007 will have 4 qualifying stages in: O Ulsan (KOR), April 1 - 6 O Varese (ITA), April 30 - May 5 O Antalya (TUR), May 28 - June O Dover (GBR), July 30 - August 4
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Nichols, Ellison and U.S. Men's Team Claim Gold; Women's Team Takes Bronze at 2006 Pan American Championships RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil - The 2006 Pan American Archery Championships concluded with 2004 Olympian Jennifer Nichols (Cheyenne, WY) taking home the individual gold for the Senior Recurve Women and Brady Ellison (Glendale, AZ) claiming gold for the Junior Men’s Recurve. The U.S. Men’s Recurve team also took home the gold medal, while the women’s team claimed the bronze. The U.S. sent a team of four men and four women recurve archers for the Pan American Championships. Nov. 3-8 in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. The Pan American Championships also served as a lest event for the 2007 Pan American Games. Nichols faced U.S. teammate Stephanie Miller (Naperville, IL) in the second round of the women’s recurve individual elimination and won the match 104-
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in a tie for 11th place and Glen Thomas (Mercer, PA) finished in a tie for 43rd place. Ryan Tyack (Australia) took the gold and Malaysia’s Mohd Izzuddin Abdul Rahim claimed the silver. In the Cadet Women’s Recurve category, the U.S.’s Kayla DeBord (Victoria, TX) finished in a tie for 12th place, while Megan Carter (Hermitage, PA) and Amanda Purvis (Kennewic, WA) finished the individual competition in 17th and 43rd place respectively. Australia’s Jane Waller took the gold, while Pranitha Vardhineni of India took the silver and Russia’s Inna Stepanova won the bronze. In the Junior Recurve category, 2006 Junior U.S. National Champion and U.S. Open Champion Brady Ellison (Glendale, AZ) and 2004 Olympic Team Alternate Kendra Harvey (Rio Rancho, NM) both made it to the 1/8 individual elimination before being eliminated. Ellison finished
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STATE
FLD
ANL
HTR
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316 214 179 130
1045 764 645 436
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Dana Chatoo Florida 291 Erik Steinbring Florida 223 Chris Aemisegger Florida 144 Matt Hopkins Rhode Island 128
438 327 322 178
Florida
289
384
Michelle Gilliard Florida Aja Jacobson Florida
443 265
504 422
433 359
1380 1046
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Billy Coulter Florida Sebastian Rendon Florida
484 404
524 488
487 421
1495 1343
ADULT FEMALE BOWHUNTER UNLIMITED
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Bob Wartenberg
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Sarah Gilliard
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524
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ADULT MALE BOWHUNTER UNILIMITED
Ed DeMateo Florida
Gary MarrierVermont Rick Dorey Florida Mitch Stonesifer Virginia Scott Allen Florida Valentin Millan Florida JoseAlers Florida
326
316
965
323
VETERAN MALE BOWHUNTER RECURVE
Jerry Grabman Indiana Carlos MartinezFlorida
330 231
440 396
350 293
1120 920
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Joe McManus Virginia Tim Gross Florida
380 311
470 404
397 352
1256 1067
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John Lackey Florida
424
454
415
1293
529 513 524 460 432 479
558 560 * 560 * 520 456 552
531 532 516 487 489
1618 1605 1600 1467 888 1520
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515 470
554 536
519 479
1588 1485
CUB FEMALE BAREBOW RECURVE
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Heather Trafford Louisiana 493 Miriam Trafford Louisiana 440 Breggin Eddy Florida 387
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Hardy Trafford Louisiana Nick Spiller Florida
321 165
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*306 196
1027 637
JUNIOR FEMALE BAREBOW RECURVE
Rachael Trafford
Louisiana *372
* 462
* 354
1188
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352
462
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1213
Illinois
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* 535
1605
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538 514 478 520 478 490
483 447 430 429 420 430
1490 1399 1361 1351 1300 1322
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Dave Hryn New York
521
556
520
1597
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191 169 135
728 485 397
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Skip Trafford Louisiana John Derr Florida
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*534 256
*443 200
1406 594
382
502
421
1305
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Kent Russell Washington Jim Brown Florida John Knox Maryland Larry Mowat Maryland
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552 550 514 Inc
492 466 451
1538 1490 1407 308
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484 474 438 325
387 390 369 316
1304 1207 1173 1055
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Sandy Thater
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422
468
445
1335
VETERAN MALE BOWHUNTER LIMITED
Mike Willis California
482
* 546
493
542 513
560 * 548
537 504
1639 1565
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554 548 554 548 544
519 518 516 521 506
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1600 1588 1584 1580 1551
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Utah 550 David Taylor New Jersey 549 Jay Bradway 536 Philip Russell Vermont David DiMascio Florida 535 Mitch Wright Florida 538 522 Jimmy Feller Florida 522 Eric Helfritz Florida 514 Nick Newbury Florida 523 Harley Napier Florida John Laudicina Florida 507 494 Ted GuevaraFlorida 477 Sean Cahill Florida 485 Don Kitchen Florida 472 Eddie JamesFlorida Fred Denight New Jersey 509 Don Denight New Jersey 464 Oliver Austin Florida 449 434 Keith Pew New Jersey
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548 558 544
520 501 478
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GILLINGHAM ONCE AGAIN BIG SKY CHAMPION i
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Palm Trees, wonderfully wtarm the nearby casinos were awarded to some luckji archers who did extremely well in weather, no wind (not even a breeze), archers dressed in shorts basking th the breaking the clay pigeons they shot at. sun between shots! It’s November'for Under the lights, Friday evening, as goodness sakes!! But it's also Mesquites Xarcheis picked their way through the Nevada! What a perfect weekend to hold' yardages, team numbers were drawn and an outdoor shoot and the participants those which were picked, held up the line fok,others to watch while the competitors of the first Sportsmans Big Sky Open trieS'to hit their targets for some extra - Mesquite, loved it! The Big Sky Open is designed in a V- prize i’noney. No one won, but they had a Formation; an outside version of indoor great time trying, so the chips were saved for Saturday’s second team event! Foui shooting where the archers can watch each other, converse and have an abnormally perfects on the clay pigeons were recorded www.sportsmanswarehouse.com from Tom Crowe, Kevin Wilkey; Brian good time while competing. It’s Bowers and Tim Gillinghaui. wonderful to get the spectators involved Top Freestylers at Big Sky Open-Mesquite: Randy As the weekend progressed, the scores and have a tournament that exemplifies Brabec, Tim Gillingham and Jamie VanNatta. the promotion of outdoor target shooting. did as well. Ohioan JmriieWan Natta If you feel up to the challenge, you might and Diane Davis Were no strangers to the be able to figure a way to beat the odds colored targets/yardages and sh'ot within of the elements. In Mesquite, however, a point of each other on Saturday. Tim GillinghartSsdored to the forefront with there was nothing hindering the arrows' flight to the target. Remarkable, but there RogerFToyle pacing behind. Warren Buck wasn’t a perfect score recorded on the of (Janada was doing his best to keep up with Tom Crowe in the Men’s Senior colored targets. This could have been the DivisiorT.'but;succumbed to second with place and the year! Doniild Snipes of Nevada trailing in third. A favorite event of the Big Sky Open is our unique “GoForlt” clay pigeon team Judd Wathen of Utah kept a good lead over event. Mesquite is a town that is game Gary Cowart and Tony Mansfield in the Senior Champs: Tom Crowe & Lynn Walter Men s Bowhunter Division. So, whoever for anything, so we decided to make it just a bit different from the one was n front stayed in front throughout held in Grand Junction. Yes, tire competition! No upsets as far as the it’s November and the sun goes leaders-were concerned. Of course you down early, so everyone shot don’t know wnat is going to happen on the under the baseball high-voltage second day, especially in Mesquite and we light system. Travelers on 1-15 aren’t talking weather here! had a hard time believing what Since Mesquite is a gaining town, the they were seeing as they passed coordinators the Big Sky Open wanted down the interstate and would to give the archers a little more “action” enthusiastically honk as they and came up with the “Gold Shot” for went by. Was it fun? You bet! the colored targets. Bale numbers were And to add something extra to drawn throughout the weekend giving 31 Top Bowhunters: Judd Wathen, Lisa Tenbrook, the event, gaming chips from archers some “jingle” for their pockets and Lana Lynde. as they won gaming chips for their gold ___ center shots. Hope they increased their winnings when they found Need a string supplier who doesn't charge for every little thing? time to spend them. Wouldn’t that be great if they managed to beat the odds and made them pay 20 to one? ProString standard pricing includes your choice We’ll probably never know. Gary of string and serving colors at no additional Lampshire said he hit it big Friday cost. We also include a color matching install kit evening, but hey! This is Mesquite! with every string or set ordered. Custom serving The “GoForlt” teams were now locations are no problem. One cam sets $62.50, the main event of the Big Sky Open hybrid or two cam sets $79.50 plus S&H. as team numbers were again drawn Fast shipping too! Dealer inquiries welcome. to see if the archers could place their arrows in the center of the clay Mention this ad and get free pigeons and break the jackpot! It shipping on any size order! didn’t happen. Thinking the money ProString Archery - Shel Rosburg would probably be put into a savings PROCURING COM ProString.com, sales@ProString.com 320-679-2843 for next year, the last team number was drawn and a fathcr/daughtcr
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team, Carl and Lisa Speakman suddenly had to show their stuff. Everyone was watching! Up to this point, the “Super S’s” were not having much luck at ‘breaking clays’ when they stepped up to the,65 yard target and one by one aimed at the mini clay pigeons. Lisa shot first, and lbw and behold she hit it! The onlooking crowd couldn’t believe their eyes and \yhoopcd and hollered "Atta Girl, Lisa!”'' Carl looked at his daughter, let out his,breath and pulled back taking dead aim. The pressure was on. Certainly fie couldn't let his daughter get ahead of him, as pride made Carl hang in there and when he let the arrow go, you could have heard a pin drop as everyone was holding their breath, wanting this to be Carl’s best shot ever. He didn’t let anyone down, including himself as he and Lisa ran with their winnings. The next day, he stated that “it didn’t last long”, but that’s okay, Carl. The memory of those beautiful shots will last a lifetime in everyone’s mind that witnessed the event. What fun! Tim Gillingham won both Big Sky Opens - Grand Junction/Mesquite and was given a bonus of S500 to add to the S2000 guaranteed first place money. No sweat, no tears, no new record and no perfect scores for the colored target rounds. However, he did shoot two perfect scores in the “GoForlt” Team event. That is very commendable, especially since the clay pigeon is smaller than the gold of the colored target. Jamie Van Natta, sponsored by Specialty Archery Products, won over Becky Pearson and Diane Davis. Jamie fell three points the second day, but it wasn't enough to bring her competition within a tighter range and she kept her lead. Becky, on the other hand, squeezed past Diane to land second. Tom Crowe had no doubt in his mind that he would win the Men’s Senior Division before he even registered to shoot the Big Sky Open in Mesquite and that is just what he did! Doug Newbury, freshly out of California, was trailing in fifth place on Saturday (one-point behind Frank Pearson), but did a 90 degree turn on Sunday and landed second place by one-point over Don Snipes. The old guys have still got it! The line-up of Champions continues: Randy Brabec (FSL); Judd Wathen (BHFS); Lisa Tenbrook (BHFS); Lana Lynde (BHFSL); Ed Eliason (CL); Lynn Walter (CL). All were awarded goblets. boxes and such to remember their first Big Sky Open in Mesquite, which portrayed decks of cards. In the Men’s Flights, Benton Christensen of Idaho topped the other three flights with a score of 1138. Lindsay Christensen was number one in the Women’s Flights with an 1105. The phenomenal young archer, Shaun Larsen was Youth Champion for the second Big Sky Open - Mesquite shooting a score of 1117. Larsen also won the Big January - February 2007
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Sky Open in Grand Junction. Mattie Charlesworth traveled to Mesquite to win her second one of the year, shooting a 779. Doug Petty of Nevada, who has been to so very many of the past Big Sky Open tournaments, sadly related that this would be his last one to participate in due to complicated health problems. The Big Sky Open treasures the friendship of the archers who come to compete and have a good time. You will be missed Doug, but the best to you from all the archers. The Big Sky Open-Mesquite thanks our sponsors: Sportsmans Warehouse; The Oasis, Virgin River, and Casa Blanca Hotels and Casinos; Martin Archery; Rocky Mountain Bowstrings; Specialty Archery Products; US Archer magazines; Jake’s Archery; and Gold Tip, Inc. for helping us with this fine competitive tournament. Also thank you to all who bought bale ads and donated door prizes. It is greatly appreciated. To those who help us organized and administer this tournament, Myron & Ann Peters; Jeff & Linda Cell; Mike & Bylnda McDonald; Tia McCaffery; Randy Brabec and Mitch Holmes - we can’t tell you enough how we appreciate all your good help and involvement. It is appreciated! Planning a second Big Sky Open had its shaky moments, but it went off without a hitch and everyone is really looking forward to next year. We hope any that missed out on this tournament will be able to make plans and join us November 2, 3 and 4 of 2007. © For more information and scores, visit www.bigskyarcheryopen.com. 22
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Director of the 1st Annual Arnold Archery Competition Forty-five teams including 900 youngsters grades K-12 are expected to compete in day-long archery competition. Archers from across Ohio will converge on Columbus. Ohio's Veterans Memorial Auditorium Friday. March 2. 2007 for a statewide tournament that will serve as a culminating event for many competitors who have participated in NASP programs at school and in after-school programs. Kevin Dixon. Shooting Sports Coordinator for the Ohio Division of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and Director of the first annual event says, "This will be a great socializing event. The kids get very excited, just to be together and compete." Kevin added, “My primary contact with the youngsters is through the physical education teachers in the schools. There are five Ohio Division of Wildlife districts overall and all the kids get to participate whether they arc urban or rural.” Kevin Dixon started shooting archery in the 9th grade and learned to use the tools in archery needed to hunt from his father. Kevin joined an archery club and went on to shoot target archery at a club level. His love of archery continued and he became interested in sharing the sport with others. Kevin started working with the National Archery in the Schools Program in 2004, and shortly thereafter attended a NASP program in Paducah, Kentucky. The program’s momentum grew and there arc now 136 schools statewide that have certified teachers and the programs arc rapidly expanding. Ohio's program is developing while Kentucky leads the
nation in the number of schools that are participating. “Archery is a great sport that many people can participate in - it is a lifelong skill," said Dixon. “The lessons that are mastered include self esteem simply because the youngsters are a part of a high quality program. The program can provide a niche for students and a sense of belonging. Teachers learn patience, range of motion activities, and kids like it because it is an independent sport yet you are not dependent on others for your success.” “Archery in Ohio’s schools has fairly equal participation by boys and girls. The sport is not in any way gender specific. Recent innovations such as the “mini Genesis bow" are now allowing children as young as age four to participate. It is only up to the school to decide to participate,” added Dixon, “A better level of physical conditioning provides a stable platform to execute the sport. The goal is to promote a level of health and exercise that are important aspects of any sport.” “The Mathews Corporation developed the Genesis bow, which has a cam system that allows a consistent draw weight throughout the length of the pull. The draw weight can be adjusted up to a maximum draw weight of 20 lbs,” said Dixon. The mini Genesis allows for a lower draw weight and it is a lighter, shorter bow. Many of the students continue to shoot a Genesis bow.” “The Genesis bow is distinctive as it is the only compound bow where the string and cable can be switched or changed without the use of a bow press. The design of the Genesis features limb bolts that can be backed out to release the tension on the string with the advantage being that you can service it yourself," said Dixon. “The Genesis fits the vast majority of students.” “For a spectator the Arnold Archery Competition will be very entertaining. To sec that number of students competing in a school based experience and having fun is extremely rewarding. Their sense of enjoyment is refreshing and can easily be felt as an observer,” added Dixon. “1 think anyone from any school or school district who is at all curious about the program should come and see the event. It is an amazing thing to see.” The National Archery in the Schools Program primary focus is creating positive attendance, a high level of performance, greater self esteem, and ultimately 26
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creating a happier student,” said Dixon. “The program can introduce the kids to archery and where they take it is really up to them. Some may pursue Olympic archery, some hunting, some 3D target archery, and more." “This program is one of the best programs that has ever been created for the outdoor sports,” stated Dixon. “The program is widely embraced by teachers. Archery can be used in the study of history, physics, mathematics as well as physical education.” “The state of Kentucky has recognized archery as a high school sport,” said Dixon. “We hope Ohio will move toward that direction as we grow and more tournaments occur.” Dixon added, “I have personally seen the benefit of this program in students where their grades improve and attendance improves. It is clear to see the evidence and to have the teachers widely embrace the program. It really does help the kids." “In order to participate, the school must contact ODNR and the Outdoor Skills Program office. Grants arc available through the ODNR. We offer a Sl.000 grant to help alleviate some of the costs that typically would run S2.600 to S2,800,” said Dixon. “We also suggest the schools work with a local archery retailer to service the equipment, however, one of the benefits of the Genesis bow is the design allows for easy self maintenance." Individual and team awards will be presented in high school (grades 912), middle school (grades 7 & 8). and elementary school (grades K-6) divisions. The first place team in each division will qualify to attend the NASP National Championships. Participating schools will select, based on a first come basis, to compete in one of three event flights. Flight #1 9:15 a.m., Flight #2 11:45 a.m., and Flight #3 2:00 p.m. The competition will be limited to 45 teams of 16 - 20 or no more than 900 students. The entry fee is SI5 per student and the entry fee will include the competitor’s 3-day admission to the Arnold Sports Festival. © ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ — O
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Continued from page 41. for myself. They weren’t to win, because to be honest with myself I knew I was in no position or condition to do that. I wanted to take both my new Hoyts and shoot each one of them at the tournament and get a definite decision on what bow was my #1 and what bow was my #2. That was first. Second was to do my best at making good shots and not worrying about the scores. Again, I knew that stamina was going to be a big concern of mine since hunting ended two weeks earlier. 1 went to the shoot and shot both bows, finding out what one felt to fit me best when I was nerved up and also was just telling myself to keep my front shoulder down and pull. 1 made several shots that were really bad. Most of them came when 1 felt tired. However, 1 was really happy with the fact that I made it through four rounds and into the top ten. I went from shooting maybe 60 good arrows in two months to practicing like crazy for 14 days. I shot 180 match play arrows on Saturday! I won my last matches and shot better in the last round than I thought I had the first day. For me, the selective goals 1 had set forth were accomplished and I will cycle on from there. For many people maybe they weren’t happy with my outcome, but personally I know what I went there to accomplish and I did it. Sometimes biting off more than you can chew is easily done. When you are trying to get better you have to take baby steps. There is a lot of information out there and some people are just trying too much at once. Realize that most top archers go through cycles, shooting well then sliding back some. What most people fail to realize is that the shooter may be just working on bettering a certain part of their form that may be more relevant later in the year. I know that in fitness all the top body builders use selective cycling to maintain progress and prevent their body hitting a plateau. They can’t just stay in peak shape all year; it’s not possible physically and mentally. No matter what type of archer you are target, 3D or hunter you can benefit from being selective and cycling the things you are working on. To get back to Crystal, she told me she took the advice and went home and worked on certain things at a time and was happy that her shooting started getting better again. The information she had gotten from her coach was good, but it was just too much to do at one time. I believe that by being selective you will get the same result as Crystal and I. Good luck and have fun shooting everyone. Dudley January - February 2007
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range or gathering target shooting. When I was five years old my parents found a very rustic cabin (a pitcher pump and a path) on a little lake “Up North” about twenty miles south west of Grayling, ML And there my dad’s passion for bow hunting really grew. Just being able to get out of the city was a huge treat and we spent long wonderful summer hours berry picking and trout fishing. But in the fall I was apparently “excused” from school so we could go “Up North” hunting. Bow hunting was pretty primitive then compared to today but the thrill was just as real! It was quite an expedition from Dearborn, MI in our old green 1940 Ford. All of those years as a chemist my daddy must have had a dream and a vision of a future in Northern Michigan where he could not only bow hunt but move his family and fledgling archery business which was situated in our small basement in Dearborn. Even though the basement was little it did not deter him from inventing adhesives to solve the problems archers were encountering fletching arrows and adhering nocks. He was always a problem solver and as some of you might remember he was an “-in-ourface” enthusiastic personality explaining his newest project, idea or product. In the early 1950’s his dream did come true and we were able to move “Up North”
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1973 Dr. Robert P. Elmer Saxton Pope Rube Powell Clayton B. Shenk Art Young
inducted as a contributor to the sport. Dr. Charles E. “Bert” Grayson of Clatskanie, Oregon was presented for induction for calendar year 2005 by Ann Hoyt and Ann Clark. Grayson was recognized for the contribution of his vast collection of ancient and modern archery equipment and artifacts. He has made his collection available for study by students and the general public. Dr. Grayson was also inducted as a contributor to the sport. Grayson traveled to his induction with a stop at the National Flight Championships, where he participated and took 1st place in the Longbow Class. Quite a feat for a gentleman in his 90’s! As a competitive flight shooter, he has held many N.A.A. (National Archery Association) flight awards. Len Cardinale of Waretown, New Jersey was presented by Hall President, Dave Staples, as a member of the class
1974 Dorothy Cummings Harry Drake Doug Eoston John Yount
of 2005. He was recognized for his presentation and interpretation of “the shot”, revolutionizing how coaches presented the concept of shooting an arrow. Cardinale was inducted as a contributor to and an influence on the sport. Cardinale's administrative accomplishments and coaching, which include his body of writing on coaching and instructional videos, had a tremendous influence on thousands of archers internationally. Cardinale is a senior member of the Pope & Young Club, with 21 record class trophies in the book. He has served as a board member of the I.B.E.F. (International Bowhunters Education Foundation), and was one of
just a few miles from our rustic cabin. And there he built Bohning Adhesives, and there he diligently worked facing the problems archery presented and how he could solve them. When I was a teenager my parents took me to the Fred Bear Museum in Grayling and I know my daddy would be thrilled to know that Fred Bear’s trophies and things are now housed upstairs here at Bass Pro -in the Fred Bear Museum. Years later at Al Henderson’s induction into the Archery Hall of Fame which Colby and I were privileged to attend 1 thought could this honor be my dad’s for all the behind the scenes technical chemical work he had done for archery? Well, dreams do come true, because of you. A most sincere thanks goes out to all the wonderful people who made my dad’s induction into the Archery Hall of Fame possible. A special heartfelt thanks to Rick Mowery of Bohning who shared my dream and worked tirelessly for four years on this project: to Dave and Cathy Staples and their staff at Images and the grand people at Bass Pro who have provided such a memorable evening and beautiful home for the Archery Hall of Fame. And deep thanks to Colby and our son-in-law. Larry Griffith who kept my daddy's dream and vision alive at Bohning’s. A few evenings ago as I prepared dinner, Colby said to me “ I’m going out to shoot my bow”. And I thought 1 am so glad we spoke archery at out house and still do because somehow I believe there is a long connect between my daddy’s drive and determination to solve archery problems, to make the sport of archery easier and a lot more fun. Therefore he has helped many, many families (generations) speak archery at their house and enjoy the wonderful sport that is Archery. © January - February 2007
1975 Dr. Paul Crouch Mrs. M. E. Howell Jean Lee Lombardo
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1976 Babe Bitzenberger Dr. Paul Klopsteg Louis Smith
1977 Dr. C. N. Hickman Earl Hoyt, Jr. Myrtle Miller
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1972 Fred Bear Howard Hill Russ Hoogerhyde Ann Weber Hoyt Karl E. Palmatier Ben Peorson Maurice Thompson
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1978 Roy Hoff Ann Marston Homer Taylor 1979 Will H. Thompson Lura R. Wilson
1980 Florence Lilly George Helwig
1982 Al Henderson
1984 Ann Clark
1985 Robert Rhode C. A. "Chuck" Sounders
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the founding members of the A.L.O.A. (Archery Lane Operators Association). Ed Rohde of Muscatine, Iowa became the 58th member of the Hall, as the 2006 inductee. Rohde's plaque was presented by Arlyne Rhode, publisher of the U.S. & International Archer magazine. Rohde was inducted as a competitor. In I982, Rohde became the 1st archer in P.A.A., (Professional Archers Association) history to win every major sanctioned tournament held in one year. For over 20 years, he retained a top 20 ranking in professional, field, and target events. He was a charter member of the P.A.A., and was the #1 male competitor, five years in a row. He shot the 1st perfect animal round in N.F.A.A. (National Field Archcry Association) history and won the N.A.A. National Target Championship. In his home state of Iowa, he was named Iowa Sportsman of the Year. The event was attended by Glenn and Kevin Hisey, representing the Pope & Young Club, Jane Johnson,
DR. CHARLES E. GRAYSON Dr Grayson was born in the State of Iowa in 1910, the eighth in a family of nine children. When he was nine his father sold their farm and moved his family to Southern California. There Dr. Grayson attended and graduated form Riverside High School and at that time was exposed to his first archery experience by a close neighbor, Dr. Paul Simonds who was an archer and Dr. Grayson’s Scout Master. Bert, as Dr. Grayson was known, won a lemonwood bow stave from the Scout Troop by selling the most tickets to the Art Young movie Alaskan Adventures. He fashioned his first bow from this stave. His next bow was a 50 # bow made from a pair of yew billets purchased for S5.00. Dr. Grayson’s loyalty to the American Bow Scout movement continued in adult hood and he donated a sizeable piece of land to the Tall Corn Council near Boone, Iowa and it is known as the Charles E. Grayson Memorial. This land is in use for all Scout activities including archery and camping. At eighteen he went to Pomona College with the scoutmaster’s son and an exchange student from Japan. These three students were the first to have archery accepted as a college sport. Through the Japanese exchange student Dr. Grayson became fascinated with Asian Traditional Archery which led to his vast collection of Archcry artifacts. 36
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Dr Grayson shot on the target with Chief Will Thompson and became friends the Thompsons and other archery/ bowhunting notables such as Art Young and Saxon Pope. After studying physics and electronics for a year at the University of California Dr. Grayson transferred to Stanford University and graduated from the Stanford School of Medicine in 1942 and practiced radiology until his retirement. Dr. Grayson is a past President of the Sacramento - El Dorado Medical Society. While in practice in Sacramento he had his interest in archery reawakened and was soon making laminated bows of his own design. Dr Grayson was a strong fund raiser for the National Archery Association and was honored by a life membership in the Sacramento Target Archery club, he is also a member of the California Archery Hall of Fame. As a competitive Flight Shooter he has held many N.A.A. flight records. He also developed the forward handle used by flight shooters today and also developed the “keyhole” sight window for his own flight bows one of which weighed 80# at 2! inches. Dr. Grayson is also a bowhunter having hunted in the United States, Canada, Alaska, Africa and Mexico. He is one of the first bowhunters to take a black bear in the state of California.
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1999 Floyd Eccieston Tom Jennings Dick Lattimer
2000 Dr. Stacy Groscup Bob Swinehart 2001 Larry C. Whiffen
past president and member of the Board of Directors for the N.A.A., Les Brown, past president of the P.A.A. and Ken Watkins, President/CEO of the I.B.O. (International Bowhunters Organization). The induction was sponsored by members of the publishing community and archery organizations, including: Bowhunter Magazine, Bowhunting World/Grand View Media, ESPN Outdoors, Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Petersen’s Bowhunting, Bow & Arrow Hunting, Pope & Young Club and Traditional Bowhunter. For additional information about the Archery Hall of Fame & Museum, Inc., contact: Executive Director Diane Miller by Phone 814.392.8901 or email:dinkspot@velocity.net ©
2002 Norbert" Norm” Mulle
2003 Allen Martin MR James
2004 Rollin A. Bohning
2006 Ed Rohde
2005 Dr. Charles E. “Bert8 Groysaa Len Cardinals
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LEN CARDINALE COACHING Len Cardinale’s presentation and interpretation of “the shot” revolutionized how coaches presented the concept of shooting an arrow. He represented the United States and the P.A.A. (Professional Archers Association), offering an extended training program to the Olympic team members, coaches and managers in Canada, France, New Zealand and Switzerland. Cardinale was the advanced coaching instructor at all the P.A.A. schools throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. In the 1990’s, Len taught advanced shooting as a Master Coach, at the N.F.A.A. (National Field Archery Association) schools. Four videos were produced and continue to be sold worldwide. At the N.A.A. (National Archcry Association), he taught the first advanced coaches course at the US Olympic facility in Colorado Springs. He holds a level five ranking (highest available master coach rank). January - February 2007
Cardinale also taught advanced coaching at the T.W.A.C. (The World Archery Center) in both Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and coached at the Trenton State College for many years.
BOW HUNTING Len is a senior member of the Pope and Young Club and served on its board of directors. He has been an official scorer for thirty plus years and has 21 record class trophies in the book.
ADMINISTRATION Len was one of the founding members of the A.L.O.A. (Archery Lane Operators Association). He helped develop many of the safety standards, regulations, rounds and rules that became the cornerstone of indoor league competition. He owned and operated Butts & Bows Archery in Bellville, New Jersey on a full time basis for 36 years. Len served as a board member at the I.B.E.F. (International Bowhunters Education Foundation). He also served as New Jersey State Safety Coordinator and was an instructor for the state of New Jersey for over 30 years. Continued on page__ .
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Robert Stinson near his P-38 during H'IV/1. Joe Klemeneic and Oreo. Robert Stinson, who founded the Kwikee Kwiver Company 50 years ago, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, October 29, at the age of 82. Stinson grew up in Gallon, Ohio, and learned to fly at age 16. After graduating from high school he joined the Army Air Corps and fought the Japanese from air bases in the Aleutian Islands. Stinson flew a P-38 Lighting, a powerful twin-engine fighter that was decorated with the name of the woman he would marry on his return from WWII. Stinson flew mail and operated an airline charter business out of Traverse City. Michigan, and his archery hobby eventually put him in touch with Fred Bear at Grayling. Michigan, just 50 miles to the east. Stinson thought he could improve on the design of the Bear Kwiver. and came up with a lightweight one made from plywood and a cork-like material for attaching to a recurve’s limbs. (Later the plywood was replaced by metal plates and today's DK-KV model is injection molded.) Stinson worked out of his bedroom to mass produce quivers for sale, drying the green-dyed cork on the lawn and pressing his sons into service to keep grasshoppers from eating up the cork. Riveted together, his first quivers sold for S2.95 a pair, and were carried in the trunk of his car in sales visits to archery shops and sporting goods stores from Michigan to Ohio. In 1963 the business relocated to Acme, Michigan. The warehouse, sales and administration office arc at 7292 Peaceful Valley Road. Following up the introduction of the compound bow. Stinson designed a 6-arrow quiver, the KK-6, that became the industry’s biggest seller. Over one million of that single model have been sold, most of them made at the Grand Traverse Plastics company Stinson helped his friend Chester Grant start as an investor in 1981. To this day. the entire line of Kwikee Kwivers are American-made. The volume Kwikee Kwivers does, means it can afford the costly dies to injection mold all the components: While affordably priced Stinson’s designs had no noisy metal stems or foam inserts to dull broadheads. Stinson’s smartest business move may have been hiring Shirley Gelinas 28 years ago. According to family members, Stinson felt Gelinas was part of his family and often referred to her as his “right and left hands” in the business. As Stinson’s heath began to fail this fall, the long-time General Manager at Kwikee Kwiver as promoted to Vice President, so business could proceed without interruption. That business includes a dramatic new advertising campaign for Kwikee Kwiver that will have half-page ads appearing in many hunting and trade publications during 2007. Memorial services for Stinson were conducted November 11 at Grace Episcopal Church in Traverse City. He’s survived by four sons, two daughters in law. grandchildren and one of the oldest and best-known brands in the archery industry.
Did you ever meet someone for the first time and know immediately that you were going to be friends? Well that’s just what happened the winter of 1967 when I met Joe Klcmcncic for the first time. We were at a tournament at Centaur Archers in Waukesha, Wisconsin and the who’s who of archery were there including Vic Berger. Jugger Gcrvasis, and Jim Ploen. Joe was not that w'ell known out side of Wisconsin but he still got the most attention. You just couldn’t not like Joe because he had such an easy going personality and an infectious smile. He did have a little quirk though that he liked to argue about. Joe felt he shot right handed even though to the rest of the world he shot left handed. He felt that because he held the bow in his right hand like a tennis racket that he shot right handed, and we were all wrong! Joe started shooting for PSE not long after Pete Shepley and George Chapman started making archery equipment in a garage and he dragged me right along with him. If it were not for Joe I never would have gotten the equipment I received or got to compete with all the great archers over the years. In the almost 40 years that Joe and I were best friends I got the best of our relationship. Joe shot his whole career shooting for PSE; some thing which is a rarity with today’s athletes. But, that’s just the type of person Joe was. I’m not ashamed to say I loved Joe, because I did. I’m glad that I got a chance to tell him that just before he died because I got the chance to also tell him that in my 62 years he was the only idol I ever had.
God bless Joe and keep them in the middle, Rick Goshgarian “Bazooka Joe"
Sad, sad day when Joe passed.... he was a great friend, wonderful family man and tough competitor on the range. In attending Joe’s service, it was ever more evident how important his wonderful family was to him. Michelle and I were so privileged to share so many memories of Joe and Betty.... I remember Joe as the coolest guy ever under pressure.... displaying that ever-present smile and look of confidence that made me happy. 1 was on his team in so many of the World Team finals. The archery family has temporarily lost one of the good guys.... till we meet again, Joe, thanks for the great memories, and thanks to Betty for sharing your soulmate with all of us.
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Better Foots for Better Performance By Terry Wunderle
Sometimes when you are shooting, every arrow goes in the middle. It seems effortless and you can do no wrong. You are in what many people call the “zone.” For a large number of archers, this occurrence is far too rare. Why is it that sometimes it seems almost impossible to miss the “bull’s-eye” and other times it seems like you are shooting at a moving target? A negative performance often occurs because you arc bombarding your mind with negative thoughts and apprehensions about what might happen. You are being concerned with things that have nothing to do with the execution of your shots, such as too much attention on score or winning. Winning is the result of a good performance. The only way an archer can have a top game is by staying relaxed and focused on a positive shot process. Tom Amberry works with professional basketball players and teaches them how to shoot free throws. His credentials as a free-throw shooter speak for themselves. Once, he made 2,750 consecutive free throws. Now at age 80, he commonly makes 500 in a row. He maintains the most common error of free-throw shooters is that they are thinking about sinking a basket. He shifts their focus toward the process of shooting the perfect shot. He has them become mentally absorbed in a positive picture of their shooting routine. By doing this, they free their thought processes of the negative thinking that produce apprehension and anxiety. Shooting a free throw is no different than shooting an arrow. Both need to be executed with a relaxed, rhythmic sequence. Over 80% of the Olympic athletes use mental training to enhance their performance. The mental routine differs among athletes, but the common factor used by nearly all of them is a positive picture of the act of their performance. This produces a controlled state of security and calmness, which allows the athlete to create his “zone” in which to perform. January - February 2007
Why is it so many archers do so well on the practice range and have difficulties on the tournament field? In competition, they cannot stay relaxed, but instead misdirect their point of focus. Create your own “zone” for your performance. Mentally picture yourself shooting the perfect shot. Sec the arrow hitting the mark. At a tournament, continually fill your thinking with these positive images and there will be no room for the intrusive negative thoughts to emerge. If you make a bad shot, do not dwell on it. Instead, picture yourself making several perfect hits. If you shoot a lot of perfect shots in a row, forget them. Begin forming a mental image of the best form that you can use on your next shot. Too many consecutive good shots can be just as detrimental as a poor one, for if you dwell on them, your point of focus can easily shift to winning. The result will be anxiety, which can cause your form
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to suffer. You should only focus on the next arrow that you have to shoot. You get to the top of an icy stairway by taking one deliberate step at a time. If you focus on the top of the stairway or the last step that you had trouble with, you can easily fall. Focus and live in the moment. This will enhance a top performance whether climbing the icy stairs or shooting a sixty arrow tournament. Some of my top archers have told me that they are mentally drained at the end of a tournament. By keeping their attention on shooting the perfect form. they had a peak performance, but at the end they were exhausted. If tournament pressure seems to hurt you in competition, try raising your level of focus. Before you shoot and during your shot sequence, concentrate on the perfect form. This heightened level of positive focus should help you have a top performance. ©
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Selective Cycling by John Dudley
Perfect scores can be the rewards ofselective cycling
1 have been fortunate to be as involved with archery as I have over the past decade. 1 have lost track at how many good people 1 have met and how many truly dedicated archers 1 have come across also. I need to give them credit and say that many of those people are who inspire me to continue to put pen to paper and write down things that I believe to be helpful. There are many that are supporting my website and feeding off the information there and who are active in emailing questions. I have one good friend named Crystal that has a hunger for progress the way 1 did when trying to turn pro. She asked a question several months ago that has continued to circulate in my mind and inspired this article I am about to write. She asked the question “Do you shoot great scores all the time in practice?” I didn’t really understand what she meant by that but she went on to say that she was struggling because she had got some advice on shooting form and was not finding it easy to put it all together. My reply was to not focus on everything she had been shown, but more importantly focus on something she knew she needed to do and then do it right. Moving on to the next step should only be considered
after you perfected the first thing. 1 told her that when I am focusing on score that they may be good but that 1 don’t shoot good scores all the time because that’s not all I work on. What I would like to talk about is selectively cycling your practice, as well as, selectively cycling your goals. 1 didn’t realize that I had done this most of my life and that it is a great way for archers to make progress until after talking with Crystal. Since then I have noticed it time and time again in myself and also many who are trying to learn. The mind is very complex as I had learned in school, but in other ways it is simple. 1 have found that in my mind if I try to put too many things together at one time it seems to lose grip on several other things in the process. I keep this in mind when working with students because I have found that if they are trying to take in too much information then key stepping stones seemed to be all too quickly forgotten and progress turns to regress. Here is an example, last month I wrote an article about building a proper shot routine. When I show this to students and work with them I do it systematically and in order step by step. With most people by the time I get to the engage part, which is the last part, I can see that very quickly they start forgetting about the first steps. (Keep in mind they are learning many Picture 1
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things in only a few hours) What happens is they will miss the mark at some point and 1 will then say, here is why you missed that last shot. Then with video I can go back and show them what they had forgotten to do and why they had missed as the result. What 1 think you should keep in mind when working on building your archery game is to focus on a specific area and really work on doing that until you know it is right. Other things that you know need to happen may not happen, but if you focus on one thing and ingrain it into your head you will start having it as second nature and that is when you can move on to another area you wanted to work on. Here is an example of what 1 am talking about. It is easy for me to explain because I have just gone through changing equipment to a new Hoyt and also coming out of hunting season and into target season. When hunting season comes around I hunt, so for me 1 hadn’t shot much for repetition since the World Champs in Sweden September 3rd. I had the Face to Face tournament coming up and only had 14 days to prepare for it. With that in mind. 1 knew that I would be best off working on key steps I knew would be important in my overall picture later in the season. I shouldn’t expect to go out and shoot another 597 right away, but first I had to think about stamina. Being selective and cycling in practice I focused for about three days on nothing more than shooting arrows. Repetition and getting my muscles used to low weight, high reps on my bow. I was only worrying about pulling through all my shots and going from making hunting shots at 73 lbs to making good surprise shots at 55 lbs. As you will see in Picture 1, my score was terrible. 1 bet on that day I missed at least 15 Vegas 10’s. I was tired and in no shape for that many arrows, but I pushed myself through it. Most top pros would be embarrassed to show this photo. However, I think it important, and it is realistic. Maybe some pros shoot perfect 300’s all the time. I don’t! You will notice that many shots that were missed are low. This is a perfect example of me fighting to keep the bow arm and just plain getting tired and making weak shots. This photo is from my bottom spot. The first two spots were not as bad, the first spot having the best grouping the bottom having the worst.
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the bow and going through the exact same motion only now it is on a piece of paper or foam. 1 would encourage someone who attends a shooting class or a coach to write down what they are taught and reflect back to it one step at a time during practice. I know that I have enough trouble staying focused on practicing everyday. But by being selective on what I am trying to perfect and cycling it, I can stay more focused on practicing properly and not just going through the motions. In addition to selective practice I
Again, this is an example of being out of shooting shape. If my focus would have been all the things in my shot routine and making good scores and holding well and shooting a 300 score, it would have been extremely discouraging. However, I know that starting with one thing and working up to what was needed as an end result is what I needed to do. Being selective and consider one thing at a time. Now take a look at picture 2. This was only three days later and again on the bottom spot. As you will see, there is a serious difference in the outcome. I was selective in knowing what to focus on first and until this result was accomplished I wouldn't have moved on to other things I needed to work on. After knowing my stamina was where 1 needed it, I cycled into worrying about other things. You need to keep this in mind when you are trying new things, like a new release aid. I know many people that are trying the new Carter Evolution. For many of them it is the first time that they have experienced a surprise shot and pulling through the release to make it build pressure and fire. It requires muscles that most haven’t ever used. If their focus has been on just aiming for years and now it is also pulling then they should except that some things won’t be the exact same as before. This would be another prefect example of selective practicing. They should consider just getting used to the new release and realize that how well they are holding or how long they can shoot will be sacrificed some at first. But the end result is a better you and progressing in your hobby. But first you need to get the body used to the new method and having confidence in it. When I work with people who are overcoming target panic I also use this release aid. Most of them shoot it really well and quickly want to move into shooting it on targets. I personally would rather them spend a few days on a blank bale ingraining into their heads what the shot should feel like and get the muscles used to doing it without really having to think about it. They should be patient and later move into putting a sight back on January - February 2007
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believe also in selective goals. 1 have learned to set goals for myself for nearly all of my athletic life. It was important on my football teams, my track seasons, my studies and my archery. I remember like it was yesterday my goals that I set in 1997 when I made the decision to turn pro. In that rookie season I wanted to shoot above 400, make it in the money, and also make a shoot off. My first shoot I shot above 400 and in turn made a check at my first pro 3D shoot. I continued on cycling through those same realistic goals and eventually made some shoot offs and, as a result, ended up with a few National titles and the Rookie of the Year. This past weekend at the Face to Face tournament in Holland I made a few goals Continued on page 33.
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COACH'S CORNER Perfect Practice - PART 3
The Do's and Don'ts of an Accelerated Learning Curve by Bernie Pellerite © 2006
Due to the length of this subject it has been broken down into three parts. The first two installments appeared in the previous issues. This is the final installment.
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About the Author Bernie Pellerite is a Professional Level IV Master Coach and has ten animals in the top ten of the S.C.I. Bowhunting World Record Book. He is a leading technical writer and archery analyst, published in many foreign countries as well as several U.S. archery magazines and he recently re-published a second edition of his book, 'Idiot Proof Archery" (see ad on page 23). Bernie is president of Robinhood Video Productions, which has 37 titles to offer, and he is the inventor of three 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 are also available on six video tapes. For more information, call Bernie or Jan at Robinhood Video Productions (614) 322-1038, fax (614) 322-1039 or visit their website:
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As stated in the last two articles, consistently hitting what you aim at with a bow and arrow is really hard to do! This “predictable accuracy” that eludes so many of us is an attainable goal, but it’s never really achieved or maintained without endless hours of practice. For those of you who would rather “pray for luck,” here’s an old archery saying .. . “It takes a lot of luck to succeed with a bow and arrow . . . the more you practice, the luckier you seem to get!" It follows that if we're going to have to practice, we might as well make it count. Like most good archers eventually discover . . . practice does not make perfect. . . perfect practice makes perfect! The best way to do that is to have a qualified coach keep you on track. By the way, besides teaching the Shooter’s School, I also do private and group lessons at my home. The following is part 3 of a uniquely productive and accelerated practice regimen. These “super sessions” are for serious bowhunters and target archers only. With the proper dedication, these do’s and don’ts will greatly accelerate your learning curve and your level of understanding and accuracy with a bow and arrow.
• DON’T randomly fire arrows without a purpose, a system, a rhythm and a secptence. If you don’t shoot every one the same way, or if some are flying differently than others, or you have no particular purpose to accomplish on a given session, then you are probably just wasting your time. For example: “I’m going to shoot 30 arrows at an empty bale, and watch my bow hand, to learn to quit grabbing the bow.” Work on one problem area at a time until it is no longer a problem. • DO record your shot sequence and number and chart your arrows. Use your log book to triple your progress! Number and enter the steps of your individual shot sequence in your log book: Example: #1 Nock arrow, #2 Hook release (or fingers) on string, #3 Set bow hand, #4 Pre-aim, #5 Draw to anchor, #f> Center target in peep, etc. Some people will have five 42
steps and some have fifteen steps, but it’s important you record your’s, so you can systematically analyze and improve any one of them, if you need to. Video yourself if you can, so you can compare what you look like shooting well with what you look like when you are in a slump. It will get you back on track if you inadvertently start changing something. You should also number your arrows . . . but don’t put the numbers where you can see them while you are drawing the bow (see photo). For instance, this could cause you to start to anticipate or predispose that #2 arrow will hit high right . . . because it did the last two times. You will then start to subconsciously favor holding low left on the target for the #2 arrow.
You don't want to know the number of the arrow you are about to shoot.
Draw the scoring rings representing the target on the pages in your log book or make reduced copies of your targets (see diagram) and record where each numbered arrow hits the target . . . put the number where the arrow hole was. Example: #3 hit 6 o’clock in the 5-ring; #6 hit 1 o’clock in the 4-ring; #8 hit the center of 5-ring, etc. At the end of five sessions or so, take your log book and chart the results on a “bar graph” or “pie chart.” You will probably notice certain patterns developing. Maybe, for example, 70% of your misses are low left. Now, this is valuable information! This could
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mean you are dropping your bow arm or maybe popping your head up. Or, you might discover that 62% of your misses are on the last two arrows. This could mean you are not resting between shots and are getting tired. Or, you may be over analyzing and trying too hard to shoot a perfect end . . . holding way too long, thus making you shoot outside your comfort zone. Or maybe you find out that your #4 arrow always shoots high. This could mean it is hitting the rest, weighs less than the others, is bent or you need to check the fletch and/or nock alignment. This type of accelerated practice session can put you years ahead of your competition in just a few weeks or months.
Use a video camera in your practice sessions. Put a mirror un der it and look at it occasionally to see ifyour form is okay!
• DO run what I call, “instant replays.” What this means is, as soon as you shoot an arrow, “replay” in your mind where the sight was (or more important, where your mind was!) ... at the instant of release. For instance, if the sight was at 6 o’clock, one inch below the bullseye, and your mindfollowed it down there . . . and then the shot went off and the arrow landed at 6 o’clock . . . then you shot a good shot! You will usually find that, if you think in the middle ... the sight and the arrow will go where you think! Write it down in your log book. Record the shots that felt bad or were aimed off target and you will be surprised at the results. If you have access to a video camera, use it in your practice sessions. Record yourself from a side view and then, from behind and from the front. When you shoot a good or bad shot. . . tell the camera what you think. Then, tell it what you did right or wrong immediately, while it’s still fresh in your mind. Hold up a target for the camera and point to where that arrow hit. By talking to the camera on bar/and good shots, later when you watch it, you can analyze this “instant feedback” . . . which is invaluable for self-coaching. By recording your practice sessions, you can discover and analyze patterns and flaws . . . to learn why and when you miss most often. Then you can overcome anything that arises, before it becomes too serious or ingrained into yourform. You can also put an inexpensive ($5) wardrobe mirror under the camera, leaning against the tripod, to show a profile view of your January - February 2007
form. As you come to full draw, peek out of the corner of your eye and look in the mirror at your form . . . are you leaning back? ... is your elbow too low? ... is your draw shoulder up or down? If you see something wrong . . . let down and start over! This will help you stop a lot of bad form before it takes hold, if you are willing to apply yourself. • DON’T pressure yourself into trying to beat the local “hot shot” or into trying to shoot a perfect 200 on a 3-D round, if your personal best is only 174. Only a fool expects to shoot twenty bullseyes in a row in a tournament when he has never shot more than eight in a row in practice. • DO set realistic and attainable goals. You should have three types of goals. Your immediate goal should be to shoot only this one shot today ... in the exact center of the target. Your intermediate goal should be to beat your previous best score.
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Your long term goal may to be to win the world championship . . . but that one is up to you! You should only compete, in any given tournament, with your last best score, not the local hero. Pay no attention to your competitors’ scores . . . you can’t change them. The only thing worrying about them will do is change your score! Your goal should be one point higher than your best previous effort! If you want to greatly improve your accuracy in the woods or at a tournament, then you must be more astute, organized, analytical, and intense in your practice sessions than you’ve ever been in the past. Remember . . . “If you continue (in practice) to do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you always got (in tournaments)!” Also, don’t forget the Rule of 6 P’s — CONTINUED ON PAGE 45
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Angola, IN - Legendary archer Ann Weber Hoyt recently presented the Archery Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. with a SI.000.000 gift. This historic and unprecedented donation was made in the name of Ann Hoyt and her late husband, Earl Hoyt, Jr. In accepting the donation on behalf of The Archery Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.. Dave Staples, Hall president, stated. "The Hall is honored to be the recipient of Ann’s wonderful gift. It reflects her generosity and the passion for the sport that she has been devoted to for the major part of her life. It will provide the foundation for the Hall’s new home at Bass Pro Shops in Springfield. Missouri, allowing us to develop, maintain and expand the Hall’s presence within a recognized, outdoor related museum complex that already exists in Springfield. Initial design plans for the Hall include two wings. It is with deep appreciation, that the wing displaying memorabilia and museum pieces from the Hall's permanent collection, will be named the Ann & Earl Hoyt Wing.” The Archery Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is located at Bass Pro's "Outdoor World” in Springfield, Missouri. The Hall is a non-profit organization founded in 1971. To date, only 54 members of the archery and bowhunting community have been honored for their outstanding lifetime accomplishments as bowhunters, coaches, competitors, educators and those who have influenced the sport. To date, Ann and Earl Hoyt and Babe and Henry Bitzcnberger are the only husband and wife tandems to be inducted as members of the Hall. Ann Weber Hoyt is perhaps the best female archer of all time. She belongs to that small handful of archcry greats who were what could be termed as “triple threats.” She repeatedly won international and national recognition both as a bare bow shooter and a freestyle archer. Her bowhunting career spans her lifetime in the sport. Earl Hoyt. Jr. was a cornerstone in what we now know as today’s archery industry. His 19 patents regarding bow development are just the tip of the iceberg in the technical expertise he brought to archcry. Earl was active in all of the organizations that helped develop and build the sport of archery in the last half of the twentieth century. The Hoyt name is recognized around the world for excellence, innovation and quality that is as close to perfection as can be achieved. Ann was inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame in its initial class of seven members in 1972. Earl joined the Hall in 1977. In discussing the Hall’s new home, Staples added, “When complete, the Hall will feature plaques and displays honoring and recognizing the achievements of the inductees. Additionally, installations will trace the history of modern archery and spotlight milestone events in the sport and industry of archery. Historically significant bows, arrows, broadheads, photographs, game mounts, medals and trophies will be on display. Plans also include a library area to house books and periodicals relevant to the sport.” Construction on the new Archery Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. began in 2004, with an anticipated opening to the public mid-year in 2005. ©
Continued from “Archery Hall of Fame Holds 1st Induction at Wonders of Wildlife Complex on page 37.
AS A WRITER Cardinale was a contributor to Bowhunting Magazine for 20 plus years and to Archery World “now known as Bowhunting World" for ten years. He wrote a bowhunting column for Outdoor Life magazine and served as technical editor for American Archer for more than a decade.
PERSONAL Len and his wife, Mary Jo, have been married for 43 years, have four children and eight great grand children. Len continues to deliver his dramatic coaching concept, even today. ©
Ed Rohde Ed began his archcry career in 1959 and started bowhunting in 1965. On the target side, for more than 20 years, Ed was known as “Mr. Consistency." He dominated professional archery: NAA and NFAA events. Archery tournaments were Ed's favorite form of the sport. In 1962, while attending his first NFAA National, he had an opportunity to shoot in a group with Rube Fowell. Rube passed along a thought that stayed with Ed throughout his entire competitive career - “never give up until the last arrow is shot.” Ed made his first bow out of osage with a stainless steel handle, under the guidance of Ford Hopkins. In 1962, he shot the first perfect animal round in NFAA history and in 1963 he won the NAA National Target Championship. He also captured a Ben Pearson Open Championship along The way. In 1982, Ed became the first archer in Professional Archers Association history to win every major sanctioned tournament held in one year. These events included Atlantic City, Las Vegas and the PAA Indoor and Outdoor Nationals. That feat in and of itself speaks to his dominance. In his home state of Iowa, Ed took first place in the Iowa Games nine times, first place in the State Indoor seven times, first place in the State Outdoor Target Championship fifteen times and the State Field Championship fifteen times. He also topped the Midwestern Field on four separate occasions, In 1988, Ed was named Iowa Sportsman of the Year. Nineteen ninety three marked his induction into the Iowa Hall of Fame. He was a charter member in the PAA and ranked as the Number One male competitor five years in a row. During these milestone events, he also shot as a member of the Hoyt Team Staff for fifteen years. ©
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Persistent Perfect Practice Prevents Poor Performance! You’ll get worse before you get better
If you do decide to bear down and “take the cure,” remember this: you’ll get worse before you get better . . . accept it! Normally, it takes sixty to ninety days for your score to return to normal . . . and then to steadily increase. The reason for that is: as you try parts of the new “idiot proof” form, each shot will be part your new way and part your old way. Until you totally ingrain the new form into your subconscious, it’s still not yours. That’s why we recommend not shooting a target . . .just an empty bale or a bow simulator. Gradually, the new form will completely replace your old way and you won’t even be able to remember how you used to do it. Don’t give up! Stick with it ... it will pay off in the end. Just ask any of my students! Stay away from targets. They will only slow down or kill your progress. Remember, you can’t learn while you're aiming.
"The School of Advanced Archery & Instructor Certification" UPDATE The School of Advanced Archcry & Instructor Certification a.k.a. “A Weekend at Bernie’s” has finished its third year. So far. the ever-popular mobile Shooter’s School (formerly the NFAA Shooter’s School) has conducted 28 schools. 345 students have attended with 322 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. Scheduling is under way for 2007. 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 a 10% discount and the contact person attends for free.
Shooter's School Schedule January 12-14 - Norris Merchandise, Shelby, North Carolina (near Charlotte) Contact: Bill Plummer 704-483-1299, cell 704-650-5956, email: bplummer@zapeng.com January 26-28 - Wilcox Bait & Tackle, Newport News, Virginia Contact: Rex Reichert (home) 757-369-9499, cell 757-817-6514, email: rreicherl3@cox.net February 23-25 - Spirit Quest, Kalispell, MT. Contact: Aaron 406-756-5455
March 2-4 - Robinhood Archcry Club, Fremont, NE. (30 miles NW of Omaha) Contact: Chris Johannesen (h) 402-727-1842 or (w) 402-753-0247 email: chrisandbrad@att.net.
Shooting with your eyes closed transfers the feeling into your muscle memory. Here’s an idea that a lot of pro shops and clubs have adopted that will help make empty bale shooting less boring. I call it “Empty Bale Night.” One night a week (usually just an hour), is set aside, just like for a league, for anyone who wants to work on their form, release or whatever. All shooting is done up close to the bale with no targets. Anyone who comes in to shoot, must shoot up close. or not at all. This way, you can help and remind each other what everybody might need to do. You can ask your buddies to watch you (and you them) to make sure you're correctly doing whatever it is that you arc working on. It’s fun, because the competition (the target) is taken away and you can relax and feel like you’re actually accomplishing something. ©
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An In-Depth Viewpoint On Eccentric Pair Timing. There was a time period years ago when 1 was puzzled about why 1 believed that after every shot I smelled a “wooden kitchen match after just after it was struck.” Had 1 taken a shot in a pitchdark room the source may have become obvious much sooner since 1 may have seen a spark. A spark from the contact of the finish on my aluminum shaft against the end of my TM Hunter arrowrest! The situation was that at full draw arrows rest lightly upon the 2 steel fingers of the rest while at full draw, aiming. In my case what was happening was that after traveling forward only an inch or so the tail end of the shaft began dropping downward ever so slightly to put more and more down pressure against the steel fingers to eventually become hard enough to cause the spark and the resulting smell. As I later learned, any compound bow with mirror image eccentrics upon which you have to set the nocking point unusually high can produce this same action, but that the spark only occurs when the shaft and rest are of the right materials. Anytime an arrowrest shows significant wear on its contact area or there is wear showing on the finish of the shaft it is an indication that the nock end of your arrow is dropping below the front end before it exits the bow.
NOCK TRAVEL. On every bow a nocking point setting must be determined that will allow the nock to exit the bowstring precisely when level with the point of the arrow, regardless of what it may have done during the trip. Nocks may be caused to move up and down slightly, travel only upward or only downward based on conditions but all that really matters is where it is at the instant it leaves the bowstring. In my case, the situation was that
ON THE DRAW, my top eccentric was running just slightly BEHIND the bottom one which means the nock end would be waiting at full draw HIGHER than it should so I had to select a higher nocking point location in order to prevent the arrow from bouncing up off the rest somewhere during the shot. Which of course is fine since the arrow still departs level and only when the arrow actually interferes with the arrowrest as described is there any real adverse condition that might contribute to inaccuracy. Masses of us shot perfectly well with “not totally perfect” eccentric pair matches for over 20 years, back when essentially all of the record scores were established, so how bad could it have been. But in my case the “not absolutely correct timing match” gave off smoke to alert me. 1 believe only X7 aluminum arrows will do this when shoved down onto the steel alloy in the TM hunter support fingers. Any time the top eccentric is running BEHIND the lower one during the draw, the nock end of the arrow will be waiting too high back at full draw and be forced downward during the shot. This downward travel continually forces the shaft downward toward the arrowrest creating a heavy drag and cause arrowrest wear damage, shaft finish wear marks and with the right ingredients even a spark and tell-tale odor. Once you understand the overall “working in unison” picture, you can then make intelligent decisions that will allow you to take control of the eccentric pair timing well enough that you can not only explain why your knocking point ended up located quite unusually high, or unusually low. but change the situation more to your liking. Adjustments may never help your accuracy but it can help you prevent arrowrest problems and answer certain other questions.
"WHEEL TIMING" BECAME AN ISSUE, AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS. There were maybe 20 different timing check techniques born quickly when “wheel timing” suddenly became a buzzword after over 20 years. Since then, 1 have seen bows checked with the 46
crudest tools and ideas you can imagine and then professed as “perfect” with terrible judgment calls. In a “pro-shop” atmosphere essentially all are accepted without question as long as they result in not being able to feel the distinct ‘‘bump bump" when passing peak weight, which helps prove my point. For the archers who have been lead to believe that all the bows with eccentric pairs regularly change settings on their own for no reason, their concern never totally goes away. It has been a boon for one-cam bow model sales that there has never been an industry standard evaluation test developed or distributed. It also serves to prove my point that mismatched eccentric pair settings are not that much of a problem and also that it is essentially impossible to determine PRECISELY when they are perfect and when they are off slightly in one direction or the other. Since everyone still takes whichever of the many techniques used in that area and then goes on out and shoots perfect scores with them as always, I feel safe in proclaiming that it simply proves that dual wheel timing accuracy is nowhere near as IMPERATIVE as so many would believe. It would seem that merely being set well enough to put the minds at ease of those obsessed with worrying about “wheel timing” is all that really matters.
THE EARLY DAYS, FUNNY. Back when all compound bows were "4 wheelers" with an idler pulley halfway up each limb, they were touchy to put into balance and in fact if their let-off could not even be over about 40% with round eccentrics because the “bump-bump” could not be eliminated with any amount of adjusting. The point at where each eccentric passed peak weight was very, very short, so all anyone had to do was simply use the draw length adjustment system to adjust one buss cable length until it duplicated the other and felt smooth to draw. A snap. When we were REALLY serious we would try to go just a tad deeper and watch for tip end movement on a 36-inch stabilizer to try and detect any mismatch as each wheel passed peak weight. Was that high-tech
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or what? Even funnier, in my pro-shop when I would relocate the axles on 4 wheelers and made the let-off too much to balance, as we called it then, we just shot them anyway, perfectly well since they still functioned identically for every shot.
WHY I PREFER SETTING THE TOP ECCENTRIC SLIGHTLY AHEAD ON THE DRAW. Understand that it is essentially impossible to 100% confirm that any eccentric pair is “perfectly” in unison. “Perfect" means just that and an error of one-thousandth of an inch either way indicates a mismatch, get the picture? So, it ALWAYS has to come down to a judgment call and what I might think is a perfect setting may not be what you would call perfect. Besides, if anyone could measure that accurately it would mean there would then have to be limits established, that is, if it is .026 in error you can still shoot accurately but when it gets to .027 you won’t be able to hit a thing. As I’ve said before, "this is not rocket science and there is no need to try and make it so." Since I am confident that having the error in one direction is worse than having it in the other, it makes sense to me to only err in favor of the better direction. That is, if I cannot decide which direction it is in error that may be the best, but of course don’t forget that it might ACTUALLY be ever-so-slightly off in the direction I don’t want, so by intentionally setting it where 1 can sec the difference 1 know exactly what I want to know. When 1 can see that the top eccentric is running very slightly ahead on the draw and I can’t feel the “bump-bump” of each eccentric 1 am certain I can avoid excessive arrowrest drag problems. All the nocking point setting does anyway is assure that the tail of the arrow is in perfect up-down alignment with the pointed end. January - February 2007
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absolutely guaranteed that a new one-cam model will instantly increase their score by at least 1 point. Personally, I care-less if it rises a little Most dual eccentric bow models these or if it falls a little before it reaches that days have all fiber cables and strings point, all 1 want is for it to be accurate because they are so much stronger and at the instant it exits the bowstring. But able to survive accidental dry-fires and since I've learned that from the moment often last years without re-cabling. Others it starts to move forward the tail of the have steel buss cables with arrow can travel slightly a full-length wrap-around downward from full high tech string material draw to where it exits bowstring. And why not, and force the shaft down surely everyone knows that if harder into the arrow the archer attends to the needs rest, or it might be rising of the bow all bows will shoot slightly and pass the shaft equally as accurate regardless just slightly above the of their cabling. arrowrest to better clear By now EVERYONE the arrowrest. understands that the timing Since 1 learned I can relationship of mirror image have my choice, I’ve taken eccentric pairs are controlled the “safer clearance" ONLY by the lengths of direction every time. I've the buss cables from each proven it to be the better eccentric to the opposite limb of the 2 worlds to myself tip and that the bowstring is over and over by doing it not involved. The bowstring on every bow I’ve built only controls the amount of since and even taught it wrap on each eccentric and to dealers in the company affects only the draw length. dealer training schools. Surely, everyone who has ever I love it, no arrowrest TOP BEHIND I OP AHEAD" set the eccentric pair “timing” wear, no shaft surface knows that by twisting and wear marks, more piece of mind and even no You see what I mean by “judgment call.” Even with a good straight-edge fool untwisting those fiber buss between perfect reference marks on each eccentric you still have to make cables they can very slowly distracting sulfur smell change their overall length. a decision. May I suggest that ifyou cannotfeel a slight “bump-bump " as after every shot. each eccentric passes peak there are essentially no accuracy benefits in try STEEL CABLING. MAKING THE ing to make an adjustment. The only exception is when you are experiencing When “tweaking" the final ERROR IN A arrowrest wear-down or have shaftfinish wear-damage or had to use an “timing” on steel cable models FAVORABLE WAY. unusually high nocking point location to achieve level departures. Then, you can make fine adjustments Invariably when 1 it may be thatjust a slight lengthening of the upper eccentric buss cable in almost as easy as with a fiber closely inspect a dual order to allow the top eccentric to catch up with or get slightly ahead ofthe cable. Yes, even steel cabling eccentric bow that bottom (on the draw) may be all that it will take. can be altered in this manner someone is extremely If you want to take a reading in this manner, after adding your own identical since all steel cabling has a happy with and is reference marks to each eccentric the comparison test as shown can be at natural clockwise twist. By shooting remarkably well with, that particular any point in the cycle from brace to full draw. Afterwards, the odds are your tightening clockwise with accuracy will not be improved but your arrowrest and shafts may be better a half or full twist it will bow has no arrowrest preserved, not to mention there is much to be saidfor simple peace ofmind. shorten and counterclockwise wear-down, no shaft will lengthen it so between the finish wear-marks and typically has a nocking 2 cables you can control them a timing update. point setting “LOWER” than one would over a relatively wide range. When new Since it dawned on me that I can have steel cables are installed they can easily expect to have. See, there is a great clue right there. With a dual eccentric bow, if my choice of making my arrow shaft drop be “accidentally” assembled in either downward slightly to more engage my direction with a half or a full twist from you are experiencing arrowrest wear with more drag contact than you need and the arrowrest or make it rise slightly to better “normal” so my specs for assembling nocking point location from the bottom clear the arrow rest, I’d be pretty dumb to these bows on the production line was that leave it on the downswing. That is, when side of the tail of your arrow reads much I limited them to no more than one full higher than about an eighth inch above the positions are compared and it comes turn from “normal” in either direction. the arrowrest it just might be that your top down to that judgment call, I can always When this was not enough to match the eccentric is RUNNING AHEAD on the adjust to the specific direction I want the pair as needed it was because one of the draw. A quick and easy test might be to error to be in. So, I stop adjusting when cables had been crimped to be set slightly slightly lengthen the buss cable for the top I see it is very close to perfect but still longer than the other. On the production eccentric by removing a full or half turn mismatched barely enough to see that, on line you could just find another cable but to allow it to catch up or slightly overtake the draw, the top eccentric will be running in the repair shop it will usually work that the lower one. Such a miniscule change ever so slightly AHEAD of the bottom. you can just reverse the position of the will typically not significantly alter your 2 buss cables, top to bottom and bottom sight marks and certainly not your draw THERE ARE STILL MANY becomes top. When the pair match is length setting. ECCENTRIC-PAIR BOWS found to be with the top eccentric running If I haven’t made my 2 points already, SOLD AND IN USE. just slightly BEHIND on the draw you here it is again. First, that determining That is, everyone has not seen the can see now that simply reversing the 100% accuracy in setting both eccentrics need or been able to afford another cables will reverse it to the more desirable perfectly in sync is a judgment call and bow, particularly when they cannot be position of running AHEAD. ®
AT THE INSTANT THE ARROW EXITS THE BOWSTRING.
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From the Senior Corner by Joe Bouernfeind
Here we arc at the Senior Corner, for yet another look at what’s going on in the travels of one old senior citizen, me. For the fifth year in a row I, traveled to sunny south Florida for the North American Field Archery Championships, hosted by the Everglade Archers of Homestead. This year the club got a break from the terrible storms that have plagued them for the past few years. Last year in particular was an almost impossible challenge, due to the flooding caused by the passage of Katrina over the area, followed by an unexpected, vicious strike by Wilma which blew down great numbers of large trees, which were unable to withstand the category 3 winds and rain softened ground. They accepted the challenge though and had the range in shape by the time the shooters began arriving. The changes in the range from the 2004 shoot to last years 2005 shoot were enormous, as I tried to document in last years December article. What had been dark tunnels of dense vegetation were now open lanes, with lots of light, lined by piles of blown down trees. This year, without a major storm to contend with, the members had the range in top shape. The signs of destruction are starting to be covered by new growth but most of the targets are still open enough to have really good lighting. The one major exception is target #1 which was really dark. It’s only a 30 yd shot but it gave me a fit in every one of the three rounds. I only managed an 18
in the field and hunter rounds and I took my only miss, a first arrow wound, for an 18 in the animal round. The down side to the open lanes and good lighting is that when the wind blows you don’t get the same protection which the dark tunnels afforded. This year, the wind did indeed blow for all three days from the NNE and certain targets were pretty tough if you hit them at the wrong time. I had been working on setting up a 3D bow for the last couple of months and I was so pleased with the way I was shooting with it, I decided to shoot it for the tournament. The main problem, which I didn’t anticipate though was that darned wind. I was using Carbon Express CXL2 250’s which got me up to the ASA maximum speed of 280 fps and shooting the bow at 58#, which is more than I’m used to. I could hold it pretty well, for a long enough time, to get off a good shot in calm conditions. The wind changed that though and also added another factor I was not ready to deal with, the extra drift caused by the larger arrows being pushed by a crosswind. Most of my points were lost in a stretch of about 5 windy targets in both the field and hunter rounds. There’s really no excuse for losing those points though, except for my failure to prepare for all conditions. Everyone had to shoot the same targets on both days and many fine scores were turned in despite the wind. Continued on page 51
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The top score of the tournament was turned in by Chris Deston, shooting in the Pro freestyle division. Chris had a record setting 554 field round, a clean animal round and a 555 hunter round, for a total of 1669. Wind, what wind? Chris shot his old faithful Rival Pro and coupled it with the best wind shooting arrow around, the Easton X10. He told me he has a new Apex shooting really well indoors, a clean 450 FITA round with 44 super X’s and I said “Why didn’t you shoot it this weekend?” He didn’t have to answer. I found out for myself, that you don’t bring those fat shafts out to shoot in the wind. Long time Pro Tim Rogers, who now lives in St. Pete, finished second to Chris. It was nice to see him back on the field range again. The Pro Female freestyle was taken by Diane Watson with a fine 1639 total. The adult freestyle divisions were taken down by David Taylor, all the way from Utah, with a 1660 total and Heidi Snyder of New York who shot a fine 1600 total. The largest division was the Senior freestyle, with 25 shooters, almost a quarter of the total registration and as usual the competition was fierce. Dave Townsend from New York got off to a five point lead on Saturday over Robert Wise, from Maryland and seven points over last years champ, the legendary Frank Gandy of Florida. Thanks mainly to that darned target #1, I was in eight points back in fourth place. One of the goals I'd set for myself, after having a terrible past two years, was to get back on that top target
for Sunday and it was great to be shooting again with those guys. Robert was a new face to me but Frank and Dave are two of the guys I respect a lot in archery and we had a real dog fight out there, with Dave holding on to first at 1640 and Robert and I finishing in a tic for what we thought was second at 1633. WRONG. We’d all forgotten about the guys on the second target, namely Warren Buck from Canada and Dwayne Montgomery from Washington. Warren shot a great 546 to jump into second at 1634 and Dwayne shot 544 to tie Frank at 1629, just out of the medals. I won’t try to go through all the winners here but the entire results should be posted in this issue. The final high light which I’ve saved for last was, once again, the Trafford family’s domination of the barebow recurve divisions. Dad Skip set three records in the Seniors, Mom Li Ping shot a record hunter round in winning the Adult female, first time Junior female Rachael, setting three records, Cub male Hardy setting two records and last but not least Cub female Heather breaking two of her sister’s former records. This was Heather’s last Cub shoot and younger sister Miriam, who finished second in the Cubs, will be gunning for those same records next year. I had the pleasure of shooting the field and animal rounds on Saturday with Heather and she was very impressive. She doesn’t say much but she did tell us that she was going to try to get those records
from her sister and although she missed getting the field round record, she shot a super animal round score of 550, under a lot of pressure, to set a record that will be hard to beat. The next day must have gone well too, as she got the hunter record for the Cub Division. As you can see from the accompanying picture, she wasn’t going to let me block her out of the spot with my fat arrows, shooting a perfect robin hood on an arrow I had in the X. The CXL’s have a nock collar to protect the back of the shaft and her arrow tubed mine so perfectly that neither arrow was damaged, something that I’d never seen before. Keep an eye on these kids in their quest to become Olympic archers in the future. Next year the NAFAC shoot will be moving on to Houston, TX and be shot toward the end of May but the Everglades Archers are going to continue the tradition of this shoot with one of their own at the same time next year. For a great time shooting field archery in December and a super “Beast Feast” pig out, be sure to put it on your schedule for next year. I’ll probably skip the next issue but 1’11 be back to give a report on Gainesville. Vegas, etc, etc in future issues, if the boss still wants me to do it. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and drop by to see me when you can. Joe Baucrnfeind j oe@zen itharchery.com www.zenitharchery.com
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NAFAC 2006: Dizzys Tak Iguana photo by John Laudicina
Article and Photos by Skip Trafford
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You may recall that a buddy of mine - Criminy Clickit - Was headed to Australia last spring to report on the World Field Champs in fierVey Hay, Queensland. Unfortunately, he never made it there on time, having been stuck in Fiji for many months now due to the tramp steamer he hitched a ride on being towed in for repairsTough life; gentle south sea breezes and all the insects you can eat! AnyWay, my name is DiZZy and Criminy asked me to report on the NAFAC Field for the umpteenth time here in the outer fringe of the Everglades in South Florida. I've been hanging around the main lagoon for many years in the center of the Everglade Archers' beautiful range and as the top Well; biggest - iguana in the area, I'm fully Qualified to tell you Wbat I SaW transpire the first Weekend of December 7.00C. I Was hanging there in a tree HO feet above the Water With Several of my iguana buddies. I could see archers pulling up to the practice range and unloading their equipment even before daWn broke. (I love that lighted range: archers twinging and twanging during the night and very early morning With tons of tasry bugs attracted to the spot lights. Yum!
About the time most normal humans are first Waking up, the Pillsbury dough guy in the orange shirt Was explaining the rules to about 2.00 archers and suddenly they Were off to the target assignments. I SOW Some pretty famous people down there shooting up a storm: Olympic silver medalist Vic Wunderle, legendary Frank Gandy, Jim Ploen, Chris Destin, the Trafford clan, Steve Gibbs, etc. I didn't see that crazy Englishman - 1FAA VP Steve Kendrick - as Word has it he took a horrific ATV Spill during the European fyowhunting champs in Hungary and Was laid up convalescing in the L/K. Tough luck for a likeable bloke. We had an easy year on hurricanes this past year and the range Was in pristine condition although the rainfall deficit left the lake the archers shot around and over, pretty shallow. The archers had a great time judging by the laughfer, stories and finger pointing (at me and my four-foot-long buddies gracing the trees around the lagoonFrom my high perch, I could See not only archers, but in the distance the gateway to the Everglades as Well astbeteginning
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of the Florida keys. I heard lots of stories and bragging from the 100+ archers from 20 states and two countries Who made the journey here. Some, like the Traffords made their annual 18 hour straight pilgrimage W/nile some Floridians drove over eight hours to the to u r na me nt. Some eager Canadians took flights doWn aS did many "Noreasterners”... Guess they came for good reason too. I heard there Were Some l(o new NAFAC records and Six World records broken during the tWo-day, 8H-ta rget event during W/iicJi over SO,000 arrows Were shot. Fortunately, none of my animal buddies Were hit or Shot at! The Word in the lagoon is that for the first time in many years, tin's event Will shiftto the Buffalo archers in Houston Texas during the third Weekend in Way of 07. I Was hoping to get some sleep during this time next year, but I heard the Everglade archers Will hold an open tournament during the same time next year. A W heck! We are looking forward to the archers coming back. Wore archers mean more shooting under the lights which means more bugs in the air! @
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Focus For Life Time Is Life
by B. Howard Coffey “You do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. ” James 4:14 As 1989 neared its end and 1990 approached, my attention turned to the past several months. I had several questions about my schedule and habits for the year. Did I achieve my goals? How much lime did 1 spend with my family? Did 1 spend loo much time fishing and hunting? What efforts did I make to improve my marketability? Did I spend enough lime in ministry? Simply put. 1 couldn’t honestly answer any of my questions. Why? I hadn’t kept a record. Thai’s why my idea for a lime management system along with a daily devotional came to mind. I chose the name, Whole Life Planner, because I needed a way to improve my life, not just keep my records. Each day, I plan and record my daily activities. I keep a log of the number of
hours 1 spend doing what I do: work, minister. practice with my bow, time with family, time in church, study time, hours writing, fishing and hunting to name a few. Then at the end of the week, I simply log these numbers onto a simple spreadsheet. I know, then, where I spend my lime. Otherwise, I would come to the end of another year and wonder, “What did I do last year?” For me, I intentionally focus on my area of ministry. You and I have a 24 hour period of time each day. Many people give one-tenth of their money to God; however, do they give God one-tenth of their time. It doesn’t lake a rocket scientist to know that 2.4 hours each day would be a tithe of one’s time. Yes, I’m retired, but 1 began giving my tithe of time when I was working 60 hours per week. How do I know if I am achieving this goal? I keep a log. My log is quite simple and looks like the following: Activity
Work Write/study Teach/prcach Church Play GodTime
Total Hours
623.5 314.0 130.0 364.5 246.0 1057.5
Of course, on my spreadsheet, I have different categories that funnel totals into these broad categories. None the less, I can indeed see that with forty-four of fifty-two weeks gone in 2006,1 have spent an average of: 14 hours per week working (I’m retired), 4.86 hours writing/studying. 3 hours teaching/preaching. 8.24 hours in church related activities, 5.59 hours per week playing. My total hours of tithe, “GodTime,” is 24 hours per week, ten hours each week above the required tithe of 14.4 hours (6 days X 2.4 = 14.4). In case you may be wondering why “GodTime” is so much larger than the other totals, it is a combination of several categories listed on the spread sheet of which three of them appear in the chart above. The one that is missing is the number of hours I volunteer my time to build or remodel houses for people who can’t afford to hire me. I count the time spent in this category as my tithed time. Also, lime spent studying the Bible and writing about religious topics go into the broad category of “GodTime”. My purpose is to show you that God expects you and me to budget our time wisely. Life is but a vapor; like a wisp of fog over the water that disappears quickly before the rays of sunshine, so too does your life. With my chart I can see where I need to improve to obtain some semblance of balance. Then I begin to plan and chart my course for the next week, month and, ultimately, for the year. In this manner I can better manage my time. I know God doesn’t require us to work our way into heaven, but I do believe he intends for us to be masters of our time and rulers of the hours he so graciously gives us. ©
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It's a time management system and a daily devotional designed to help you plan your days wisely and reach your potential. The Whole Life Planner, written by Howard Coffey, is designed to help you chart your path to successful living. The Whole Life Planner comes on a CO; therefore, you can use the Whole Life Planner on your computer. With the right technology, you can download the planner to your palm pilot. The cost for one year of Whole Life Planner is $6.00 plus $1.50 shipping and handling. Each CD sold to archers, benefits the Christian Bowhunters Organization. To order your Whole Life Planner, send check or money order made payable to: B C. Ministries, Box 915A, Eddyville, KY 42038 January - February 2007
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2007 Arnold Sports Festival to be held March 2-4 Columbus, OH - The 2007 Arnold Sports Festival, the world's largest multi-sport fitness weekend, will be held here March 2-4, featuring 38 events including 14 Olympic sports. More than 17,000 athletes will compete during the weekend. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his local friend in fitness Jim Lorimer will host the festival. More than 132,000 sports fans are expected to attend the annual events, which will take place in all three major downtown venues. At the center of this celebration of sports and fitness is the Arnold Fitness EXPO, with 650 exhibit booths at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Events also will be held at Franklin County Veterans Memorial and Nationwide Arena. Many former Olympians and Olympic hopefuls will appear or compete in 14 Olympic sports, including archery, boxing, fencing, figure & speed skating, gymnastics, hockey
_______________ skills, judo, running, table tennis, tae kwon do, weightlifting, wrestling, and wu shu. Chinese Olympians will also be appearing and competing in a number of sports. Six new events for 2007 are amateur bodybuilding for men and women, amateur fitness, and figure contests for women, WWE Talent Recruitment Program, and Sumo wrestling. Other events include professional bodybuilding for men and women, women’s professional fitness and figure contests, martial arts, boxing, armwrestling, grappling, bench press, powerlifting, weightlifting, strongman contest strength training, cheerleading and dance, dancesport, archery, fencing, fitness training seminar, and a fitness fashion show. Event information is available at www.arnoldsDortsfestival. com. Ticket information is available at www.TicketMaster.com or (614) 431-3600. ©
The March 2-4, 2007 Arnold Sports Festival includes: 19th Annual Arnold Classic: professional men's bodybuilding competition; Ms. International: professional women’s bodybuilding competition; Fitness International: professional women's fitness competition; Figure International: professional women's figure competition; Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding Championships: amateur men and women’s competitions; Arnold Amateur Fitness Championships: amateur women’s fitness competition; Arnold Amateur Figure Championships: amateur women’s figure competition; Arnold Fitness EXPO: includes 650 fitness related booths, competitions, demonstrations, and ongoing stage entertainment; Arnold Martial Arts Festival: competitions in a dozen different martial arts styles; Arnold USA Boxing Invitational Championships: youth through adult amateur boxers; Arnold Grappling Championships: youth and adult Jujitsu competition; Arnold Gymnastics Challenge: regional and national level boys and girls gymnasts compete in one of the biggest competitions in the world; Arnold Cheerleading and Dance Team Nationals: school and competition squads redefine what it means to be enthusiastic; Arnold Strongman Contest: world’s strongest men compete in amazing feats of strength; Arnold Fencing Classic: lightning fast reflexes and footwork are required for these competitions of the saber, foil and epee; Arnold Youth DanceSport Classic: dancers show their sport takes power and grace; Arnold Classic Armwrestling Challenge: an over the top EXPO crowd pleaser that showcases arm strength, and quick reflexes; World Record Bench Press Challenge: where world records are routinely set; World Powerlifting Organization Finals: a gathering of titans in the squat, deadlift and bench press; Arnold Weightlifting Championships: national caliber athletes compete in the classic Olympic lifts - the snatch, and the clean and jerk; Arnold 5K Pump and Run: athletes combine their ability to bench press and run in a unique competition of strength and speed; Arnold Fitness Training Seminar with Arnold and other leading athletes; Arnold Strength Training Summit: lectures by renowned strength coaches and athletes; Arnold Table Tennis Challenge: fast action singles and doubles competitions; Arnold Archery Competition: youth archers ages 5-18 compete in state tournament; Arnold Youth Figure Skating: singles and synchronized skating competitions; Arnold Speed Skating Challenge: youth and adult sprints and endurance races; Arnold Hockey Skills Challenge: open to youth and adults, participants are judged on their puck control, skating speed, shot accuracy and shot speed; Arnold Sumo Wrestling: world level sumo demonstrations; Arnold Wrestling Challenge: includes boys' and girls’/women’s competitions with clinics; WWE Talent Recruitment Program: you could be the next WWE Wrestling Champion; Arnold Fitness Fashion Show: runway models show off the latest in fitness fashions.
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.Directory <rf Archery Instruction! 3-D Archery LTD NFAA Certified Instruction Gary Delaney - Owner 1015 Smithfield St. Parkersburg. WV, 26101 Cell: (304)481-5553 Phone: (304)485-5907 B&R Archery 10615 E. 101st N. Valley Center. KS 67147 Phone: (316)744-9438 Bassham, Lanny 700 Parker Square Suite 140 Flower Mound. TX 75028 www.inentalmanagement.com 972-899-9640 or 800-879-5079 email: info@mentalmanagcmcnt.com www.lannvbassham.com Bellettini, Anthony NAA National Coach President - Archery USA Training Centers 606 Providence Highway Dedham. MA 02026 Phone: (781)320-3606 and 31 Union Ave. Sudbury. MA 01776 Phone: (978)440-8881 email: archusa@aol.com www.archervusa.com Brown, Lloyd 2541 Hartford Street San Diego. CA92110 858-ARCHERY Cell: (619)993-4122 email: lloyd@archerycoach.com Chapman, George 6649 N. Montrose Dr. Tucson, Arizona 85741 Phone: (520)742-5815 DAS Dudley Archery School www.dudlevarcherv.com Eliason, Ed Phone/Fax: (435)882-8059 Gerard, Mike Phone: (801)262-9739 Fax:(801)563-4199 email: mgerard@lhm.com Gene’s Custom Strings 5855 W. Hwy 70 Spooner. Wisconsin Phone: (715) 635-3874 Head Coach: Glen Harris - NAA Level IV National Coach Instructors: Gene and Pat Moe - NAA Level II Dunsmoore, Steve with Lakeside Archery Level IV NAA Coach 55 Cumberland Rd. N. Yarmouth. ME 04097 Phone: (207)829-6213 lakesidearchery@peoplepc.com www.lakesidearcherv.com
Harold’s Archery Bow & Arrow Sales & Repair Harold Barnette - NFAA & NBEF Certified Instructor and Arrowsmith 1022 Featherston Rd. Homer, LA 71040 Cell: (318)245-3917 Phone: (318)927-3915 Hart, Dan 6908 Chadwell Rd. Huntsville. Al 35802-1762 Phone: (256)882-9244 Hensley, Gerald J. with Lewisville Archery Services Archery Instruction and Coaching NAA Level III Coach 164 N. Main St. PO Box 70 Richburg. SC 29729 Phone: (803)789-3937 email: ghenley@infoave.net Kirlov, Alexander with Precision Shooting Equipment
Pellerite, Bernie School of Advanced Archery and Instructor Certification 1600 Reynoldsburg-New Albany Rd.
Blacklick, OH 43004 Phone. (614)322-1038 Fax:(614)322-1039 email: AskBernie@aol.com www.robinhoodvicleos.com Rogers, M.J. of National Field Archery Association (NFAA) www.ficldarchcry.com Rowe, Ruth www.qproductsarchcrv.com www.thcarchervprogram.net Sagitarian Archery School William Hall (860)228-8844 www.archcrvforkids.com Skinner, Larry www.archervshotexecution.com
See schedules at: www.pse-archerv.com and www.browning-archerv.com Locke, Dan with Bullseye Archery Range World Champion and Professional Instructor 1266 - 28th Avenue West Bradenton, FL 34205 bowshootcr55@peoplepc.com Range: (941)747-1328 Cell: (941)962-1449 Midwest Cimmarron Archery Service, Sales, Lessons, Leagues, & 3-D Peter Gussie - President 9201 Main St. (Rt. 12) Richmond, IL 60071 Phone: (815)678-7371 email: info@mcarchery.com Website: www.mcarcherv.com New England School of Archery Inc. 109 School St. Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603)224-5768 email: NESAINC@aol.com Director : Marcia E. Wyman - Level IV National Coach Old Town Archery Shop 300 Main St., Old Town, ME 04468 Phone. (207)827-9489 Fax: (207)827-7168 Pearson, Frank P.O. Box 308 St. David, AZ 85630 Phone: (520)235-4643
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Phone: (866)812-1312 Smokey’s Archery LLC. Dan & Phyllis Schmockcl - Owners Instruction, Target Lancs, Techno Hunt, Repair, Target & Hunting Accessories, and Youth Bow BuyBack Program *. 127 West Main Street PO Box 404 Carson City, Ml 48811 Phone: (989)584-3694 Strickland, Tim 210 Harmony Way Montrose, CO 81401 Cell: (513)312-4973 email: tsstrickland@starband.net Wooten, Richard A. NAA Certified Archery Instructor (608)317-7661 or (608)779-5995 email: richarchery_707@hotmail.com Wunderle, Terry Phone: (217)482-3670 X-Ring Archers with Jon Bach 287 South Main St. Suite 5 Lambertville, NJ 08530 Phone: (609)773-0099 or(610)294-0139 www.x-ringarchcrs.com Wise, Larry Toll free: (877)Go4-XXXs (877-464-9997) email: larry@larrywise.com
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IFAA World Indoor Archery Championships (WIAC) 2007 March 26-31, Mannheim-Seckenheim, Germany Registration fee and administration costs in total:
200,00 Euro 110,00 Euro 90,00 Euro
Professional Adults, Veteran, Juniors Cubs
♦Pre registrations via IFAA Delegates only till mid of Nov. 2006! ♦Please send this form to vizepraesident@dfbv.de.
Information and schedule of events:
opening ceremony, approx. 6:00 pm registration, bow check and start of group A and B competition of all groups competition of all groups competition of all groups competition of group C and D, award ceremonies and banquet, approx. 6:00 pm (banquet tickets will be sold at the registration)
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Mathews Inc. PO Box 367, 919 River Road Sparta, WI54656 Phone: 608-269-2728 Fax: 608-269-3120 www.mathcwsinc.com
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Maple Leaf Press, Inc. 1215 Beechtrec Street Grand Haven. MI 49417 Phone: 616-846-8844 Fax: 616-846-6408
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NADA 25145 NW 8th Place, Suite 60 NewBerry, FL 32669 Phone: 352-472-2388 Fax: 352-472-2375 www.teacharchery.org
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NASP Leadership Institute Phone: 800-291-5264 www.naspleadership.com
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ProString Archery -Shel Rosburg Phone: 320-679-2843 www.prostring.com
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Ragsdale & Associates Archery Consultants 14230 Shadow Bay Dr.. Willis, TX 77318 Phone: 936-856-0928 archcrysleuth@wmconnect.com
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Winner's Choice Custom Bowstrings Phone: 541-575-0818 www.winnerschoicestrings.com
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Zenith Archery Products Phone: 631-929-3223 www.zcnitharchery.com
Range-O-Matic Archery Company 20625 30 Mile Road, Ray MI 48096 Phone: 586-749-8622 Fax: 568-749-6721 www.rangeomatic@comcast.net
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Robinhood Video Productions 1600 Reyn., New Albany Road Blacklick, OH 43004 Phone: 614-322-1038 Fax: 614-322-1039 www.robinhoodvideos.com
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Scott Archery MFG., Inc. I01 Tug Branch Rd., Clay City. KY 403I2 Phone: 606-663-2734 Fax: 606-663-4615 www.scottarchcry.com
Classic Archery Products 211 River Road, Elton, MD 21921 Phone: 410-620-2229
Cloud Burst Harvest Phone: 602-494-8854 Fax: 602-494-885
Coffey Marketing 1678 Gilead Church Rd., Glendale, KY 42740 Phone: 270-369-7323 Fax: 270-369-6244
U.S. Archery Triathlon www.geocitics.com/hitaga_archery
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Kevin Polish: first American wheel
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