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Editorial Report by Arlyne Rhode

Charles Stephen Gibbs Obituary

Eoctis for Life by B. Howard Coffey

News from around the World by Roy Rose

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Muzzy Tall Man Award 2007

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My Release won’t go off by George Ryals

Midwest Archery Championships 2007

The Big Sky Open by Tootie Brabec

ASA 2008 Review by Brian Dansby

2007 Easton Utah Open

Archery Hall of Fame Inducts three new members

Message from IBO President Ken Watkins

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Charles Stephen Gibbs 1948-November 18, 2007 building in Beloit, Wisconsin. In 2000 Steve relocated the company to its present location in Versailles, Indiana. All the while, Steve continued to compete professionally, as well as attend archery trade shows and shoots, and he kept pursuing his dream of developing the perfect sights and archery accessories. In addition to his own National Championship titles and countless other shooting accolades, Steve’s sights have been awarded a patent for their revolutionary elevation/ windage adjustment features and have won Inside Archery Best Buy Awards every year. Harnessing the expertise of other archery gi ants—Swarovski Optik® and Sims Vibration Laboratory—Steve and his company’s design team have successfully created the top-end SURE-LOC® Black Eagle scope. Over the years he also effectively turned his attention to detail to wards the hunting market to create the precision Lethal Weapon® hunting sights; and his innovative X-Press bow press has revolution ized bow maintenance in shops everywhere. Steve’s award-winning SURE-LOC sights dominate at international, national and regional tournaments and can be seen on the bows of Olympic, NFAA, NAA, IBO, ASA and local champions worldwide. The entire men’s Olympic Gold winning team in Atlanta 1996 shot SURE-LOC® sights and indi vidual medalists since then have preferred Steve’s innovative sights for their precision, dependability and durability. As a true champion of the future of archery, he always left time to mentor new talent. Often Steve could be seen at a shoot talking with a promising new archer, giving advice and adjusting equipment. Gibbs was a vocal supporter of the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) and believed strongly in the physical and mental benefits of archery. His SURE-LOC® trailer was always handy at various IBO and ASA shoots, so his shooters had access to quick repairs and last-minute purchases. He was a member of the National Field Archery Association, International Bowhunting Organization, Archery Trade Association and the Archery Shooters Association. Steve also gave of his time for his hometown Lions club and was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran church of Olean, Indiana. Under the leadership of Steve’s wife, Dianne Gibbs—who has been handling daily operations of the company for many years now—SURELOC® will continue on its path of providing high quality archery and bowhunting equipment. The corporation will strive to stay true to the legacy of perfectionism and the promise of excellence that symbolizes Steve Gibbs. For more information contact C.S. Gibbs Corporation at 812/6899926, 100 W. Quality Lane, Versailles, IN 47042, www.sureloc.com

On November 18, 2007 the world of archcry lost one of its great pioneers, Steve Gibbs of SURE-LOC® Archery Products. Surrounded by family and friends, including his wife Dianne and daughter Stephanie West, he passed away at home in Holton, Indiana, after a valiant battle with cancer. Following the colon cancer diagnosis of March 2007, Steve fought the disease with his usual tenacity—the perseverance which earned him eight NFAA Championship bowls, an IBO World Champion title and allowed him to build a world-renowned archery manufacturing business. He was the president ofC.S. Gibbs Corporation, the parent company of SURE-LOC®, the premier sight and scope manufacturer. His in novations have revolutionized the bow sight market and his passion for the sport has enabled many archers to achieve their personal goals. Steve’s spirit lives on across the globe in countless archers whom he has mentored over the years. Born Charles Stephen Gibbs in 1948 in rural Wayne County, Illinois, Steve was an active youth, who had little interest in archery. He spent his time fishing, partici pating in track events and racing his motorcycle. Growing up with seven siblings and vying for the attention of his parents, Seva and Waldon Gibbs, nurtured his drive of competitiveness. Steve’s first exposure to archery in high school gym class did noth ing to excite the teenager. It wasn’t until 1970, when he was an engineer at a Commonwealth Edison nuclear power plant in Rockford, Illinois, that he discovered his irrepressible enthusiasm for the sport. During the next decade, he began competing nationwide on a professional level and enjoying the solitude of bowhunting during Fall months. All the while, he was taking existing archery equipment apart to its basic components and rebuilding arrow rests, sights, and bows to enhance performance. It was Steve’s self-professed perfectionism that led him to invent a radically new angle-lock mounting block and one piece detented extension system in 1985 (or ‘86?). By 1988 he had completed and sold his first sight design to a manufacturer. In 1992 the first SURE-LOC® sight debuted at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, on the bow of U.S. Team member, Richard “Butch” Johnson. That same year C.S. Gibbs Corporation formed with Steve Gibbs as president. The follow ing year he left his job at Commonwealth Edison and started selling his sights full-time. Initial manufacturing headquarters were in Steve and Dianne’s basement—with friends and family building sights on the pool table. Then the operation moved to the garage, complete with machining center and the company’s first employee. By 1995, Dianne had joined the grow ing business full-time and SURE-LOC® moved into an industrial park January-February 2008

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HSOTOP REGIONAL CHAMPIONS Earn their right to compete at the World Championship January 10, 2008 Indianapolis, Indiana Held in conjunction with the ATA Trade Show REGION 1 Randy Brown Ron Sission Chris Phillips Scott Phelps

REGION 4 Jeff Johnston Alex Preuss Chad Worrall Jeff Mueller

REGION 5 Tom Pruitt Chris Berry Mark Herring

REGION 8 Joe Kelly Richard Abell Roy Greenway Jr

REGION 2 Tim Gillingham Chance Platt Bob Covington Ryan Wall

REGION 3 Tim Gillingham Robert Workman Chris Berry Bobby Ketcher

REGION 7 Randy Hendrix Joel Tate Jesse Lane Guy Hutchinson

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The names above in the Open Money Division earned their right to showcase their talents at the World Finals in conjunction with the ATA Trade Show in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 10th. Amanda Sission, Sandra Hamar, Mariea Palmer, Nicole Manske, Florence Abell, Stephen Shoe, Dustin Lambert, Jeffrey Brooks, Woodrow Barnes, Devin Tomlinson, Tanner Mulock, Brent Man ske, Ryan Mueller, Cole Carr, Wilson Tolen, Russell Giesler, and Kyle Chambers also will be com peting in the other three division; Traditional, Youth, and Women. Look for the highlights of the show to be aired on the Sportsman’s Channel, produced by Team Extreme. The Regional Championships were held across the US with prize money reaching over $5,000 for first place in the Open Division in Durant, Oklahoma. The Choctaw Coliseum hosted our event with a spectacular faculty providing great entertainment for everyone. Their MC Jody brought the crowd alive with commentary of the events as they occurred, adding fun and excitement to this archery event. You won’t want to miss it next year!

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Get Addicted!! HSO sanctioned Pop-up Hunting Simulation Organization shooting is the newest craze to hit the shooting sports world. It combines the thrill and excitement of real hunting with the adrenalin rush only head on competition can provide. The tournaments provide Pop-up shooting scenarios that feature the innovative new Motion Targets shooting system. Utilizing an all electric, computer driven system, adds an exciting new twist to any shooting sport. 3-D targets set up from 5 to 50 yards, suddenly pop up or run along on a moving platform, offering an exceptional shooting challenge. This is an exciting event to watch and even better to shoot! The rules are simple, allow any shooter with regular hunting equipment a real chance to compete, or just hone their skills for the hunt. V our web site for up to date tournament information.

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(HSO) brings consistency and structure to pop up archery competition across the nation. With 8 regions across the Untied States, HSO will sanction local and regional tournaments to showcase premium shooting talent. By participating in a qualifying tournament, shooters will be able to compete in that regions championship tournament. Top shooters from each regional championship tournament will be invited to the World finals for the ultimate in pop up archery competition. HSO will feature on their website the top 4 shooters from each regional competition in the three(3) divisions; Open, Women and Youth. With the help of an array of sponsors, HSO will bring great payouts to the regional and National events, and also plans to air the finals National TV. The HSO World Finals will be held in conjunction with the ATA show on January 10th, 2008.

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As I write this, with Christmas only a few days away and the AIM show quickly approaching, it's hard to imagine a new year has nearly arrived. Where did the year go? How about the goals you set at the be ginning of last year? Did you accomplish them? Where are you in your relationship with the Lord? With your spouse? With your children? Do your goals reflect your priorities of God first, family second and you third? If not, then you may need to set new goals for the upcoming year. A very wise man once wrote, “So help us use our days wisely, that we may gain Your wisdom" (Ps. 90:12). Then the wise man’s son wrote, “The fear (reverent respect) of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.. .” (Proverbs 9:10a). Therefore, be sure to include the Lord in your goals for the New Year. You do set goals, don’t you? Goals are your roadmaps to success. I’m not refer ring to New Year’s resolutions, which we

so readily discard, but I am talking about real goals that you use to direct your life. What plans have you made to shoot in the ASA or I BO tournaments for the year? Have you written goals for your year? Do you know the number of tournaments in which you plan to compete? If you want to win, then you need to plan to win. Actually, you plan to fail when you fail to plan. So planning and setting goals should be a major part of your shooting sport. Zig Zigler wrote a I ine many years ago that has stuck with me through the years. He wrote, “If you continue to do what you're doing, you'll continue to get what you’re getting.” Solomon wrote a somewhat notewor thy barb as well, “Do not let mercy and truth leave you. Fasten them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and much success in the sight of God and humanity” (Proverbs 3:3, 4).

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If mercy and truth aren’t your constant companions, you are reaping exactly the things you are sowing. Therefore, embrace truth and mercy, and you will begin to find good success with God and with those around you. Writing truth and mercy on the tablet of your heart is great advice, but so is planning and establishing your goals. Therefore, begin your new year with goals that are real and attainable. Set achievable goals for your spiritual walk, your family, your career and for your shoot ing sport. When you arrive at this same time next year, you will have some way to measure your success. Otherwise, you may never know if your year was a failure or a success. Author’s note: I know 1 have written a similar article, but the importance ofgoal setting can not be discussed too often. Happy New Years. he

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Russian Anna Kazantseva, mirrored that result, with a 113 tie. Everyone’s nerves held, but on the second pass Van Natta’s 9 was not enough to prevent her Russian opponent from reaching her second consecutive World Cup final. Ericsson’s first sudden death 10 ensured her place in the final when Razantseva replied with a 9. The finals for the medals however, produced wider score margins, with Jimenez the victor 118 to 116 over the youthful American Gellenthien and Dos Santos the bronze winner 116 to 114 over Brasseur. Last year’s finalist, the Russian duo of Goncharova and Kazantseva, were no match in 2007 for their talented opponents, Kazantseva going down 114 to 106 in the bronze medal match to the top American Van Nalta, and in the gold medal match, the Swede Ericsson was far too ac curate for the disappointed Goncharova winning 116 to 105. In the bow stakes, Hoyt again made a dominant impression with a clean sweep of ladies’ medals and an equally conclusive trio of Hoyt shooters doing likewise on the male front. The recurve semi finals did not quite duplicate the dramas of the compound divisions with quite easy victories to the majority of final ists. Korea’s Eun Young Choi easily eliminated the quality Chinese star, Juan Juan Zhang, 114 to 105 in the first of the ladies semi finals, while India's Banerjee, had a closer encounter, 108 to 106 over Russian Natalya Erdyniyeva. The Russian accounted for the Chinese recurver 106 to 103 to cap ture bronze, while the final was an arrow for arrow affair with Banerjee finally the gold medalist 110 to 109 over her Korean opponent. The men’s

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World Cup Finals 2007 The World Cup finals in Dubai truly climaxed as an international event of quality with 10 different nations providing the medal winners in the individual shoot outs. When the dust settled, El Salvador's consistent champion, Jorge Jimenez, and Sweden’s perennial star with both recurve and compound, Petra Ericsson had annexed compound gold. While the ever reliable Russian recurver Baljinima Tsyrempilov and India’s rising star Dola Banejee did likewise on the recurve side. The semi final matches in the compound divisions were highlighted by extremely tight competition, all four matches being tied at the end of the regulation 12 arrows. Jimenez had to survive a 3 arrow sudden death shoot out with Brazil's Robcrval Dos Santos with a trio of 3 tens needed to eliminate his opponent. In the other semi, the USA's Braden Gellenthien was tied 114 all with Scbastien Brasseur of France with both shooting a 10 in the first sudden death pass. However, the Frenchman’s unfortunate 5 saw the American archer emerge as the second finalist. Not to be outdone, the lady compounders staged their own scries of extra arrows after the USA’s Jamie Van Natta and Russia's defending champion Sofia Goncharova tied at 115 a piece, and Ericsson and last year’s finalist, THE ULTIMATE TARGET SIGHT SURE-LOC SUPREME WINS AGAIN!

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Her 1401 FITA, Olympic double 70 meter 682, and a near perfect 119 12 arrow elimination round, arc all testimony to her superlative achievements in the past couple of years. An ac complished young lady in other areas, she is a qualified civil law lawyer, as well as a university law lecturer, who enjoys reading and music, especially the great classical and historical novels. Her professional commitments allow her considerable train ing time, averaging 4 hours plus a day. 4 days a week on the archery range, plus an extensive running and aerobic program of fitness work. She is coached by Anadaev Tsiden and Zibrova Tatyanna who also work on their equipment and bow tuning. They form an impressive duo with her almost equally talented compatriot Anna Kazantseva, with both at or near the top of the leader board in all the major FITA events of the past two years. Sofia shoots an index finger release, a now regular occur rence among the top compounders with Canadian World Champ Trillus and World Cup winner Jimenez also preferring this style of processing. A Hoyt sponsored shooter; she favors an Ultra Elite XT2000 model shot with her ARC system index release. Her arrows are Easton 550 X 10’s with A AE Elite Plastifletch vanes and Beitcr 37 nocks. She shoots a Shibuya Ultima sight, and a single rod Beiter stabilizer employing a bow sling and a comparatively high, open handed low grip. With her consistently high achievements, world record scores, World Cup medals and European successes the attractive dark haired, pigtai led Russian seems certain to remain in the supreme upper echelon of female compounders for many years to come.

semis saw many time opponents Michelle Frangilli of Italy and Russia's Tsyrempilov again in friendly rivalry, this time the Italian, below his best lost out conclusively 104 to 113. Juan Rene Scrrrano of Mexico reached the final with a handy 108 to 104 over England's Alan Wills. The bronze medal match was a low scoring affair. Wills the eventual victor 103 to 102. The gold medal match saw the experienced Russian Tsyrempilov edge out the courageous Mexican 112 to 110. The recurve bow situation revealed the usual mix of Samick. Win & Win and Hoyt with the almost mandatory addition of X10 shafts and Spin Wing Vanes. This year's World Cup has been a resounding success leading into the 2008 Olympics, where once again archcry will receive a higher profile than usual especially as China and near neighbors Korea and Japan are likely medal winners.

Sofia Goncharova Russian Compound Supremo Despite failing to defend the World Cup crown she won so convincingly in 2006 (she still managed silver in 2007) the de lightful Russian Sofia Goncharova can justifiably be regarded as the premier ladies compound competing at this time. Although still a youthful 26, she has already been her country’s National Champion on 5 occasions, and the winner of the Russian Cup a record 7 times. She initially came to prominence in 2000 as a 19 year old, and since then, a string of European titles both team and individual, has seen her emerge as an outstanding compound archer, both indoors and out.

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Balzhinima Tsyrempilov FITA World Cup Champion 2007 The 32 year old Russian Recurver has been a conspicu ous and successful competitor at the highest level since he first emerged in European competition back in 1993 as a teenager, and his 2007 victory in the final of the World Cup in Dubai was a fitting reward for his many years of service for his native country. A well built 170 pounder at a little under 6 feet in height, his powerful form, and now a decade and a half of interna tional experience, augers well for his chances of an Olympic medal in Bejing. A conscientious practicer, his position in the military enables him to train five times a week under coach Erdyniyev Konstantin. An eight time national outdoor champion, his best com petitive FITA is a 1350, coupled with an impressive 675 for the double 70 meter Olympic qualifying round, scores, which along with his 118 12 arrow match high, make him a formi dable opponent under the present elimination system. Elis FITA championship record in Europe is imposing with wins in the European Target Championships in 1996, 1998, 2000 and a frustrating second in 2002 to Italian Michelle Frangilli in gale force winds, with a non scoring arrow on the last end. A serious, focused, almost expres sionless competitor on the line his general composure is affable and outgoing, making him a popular archer among his contemporaries. Fie enjoys reading, particularly crime and detective novels and when time permits is a keen bow hunter. The Korean Olympic gold medalist from Sydney and team winner in Athens, Mi Jin Yun is his most admired fellow shooter, with everyone’s favorite sports hero Micheal Jordan the sportsman he most looks up to. Tsyrempilov was for many years, a Hoyt sponsored re curver, but in 2007 switched to Win & Win, shooting their INNO Carbon model with the associated INNO power limbs, drawing a solid 48 pounds, on his 68 inch bow. His string choice is Brownell Fast Flight and his arrows are Easton 450 X 10’s fietched with Spin Wing Vanes. He favors a Cavalier tab with spacer and ledge and the traditional shoe lace fin ger sling. His stabilization is the usual v bar long rod and short side rods. The long rod is 28 inch HMSL Win & Win model and the side rods are 10 inch Win & Win HMCE’s. Each is augmented by Doinker A Bomb dampers. His sight of choice is a Shibuya Utlima carbon extended model with a matching Shibuya pin for sighting. With the World Cup victory behind him, the Russian will enter the fray in Bejing anxious to impose his presence on the favored Koreans and Italians, knowing that as many as 20 accomplished recurvers have both the records and the experience to win gold. Whatever the result, Balzhinima Tsyrempilov will repre sent the most formidable of challengers to those who oppose him in the final eliminations to Olympic glory. January-February 2008

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Korea’s Recurve Royalty by Roy Rose Undoubtedly the most difficult as pect of attempting to present the archers in highest profile representing Korea at any given time, is the quandary that such a huge pool of talent exist, that even by naming as many as a dozen of both ladies and gents recurvers, one may well still not identify the next world or Olympic champion. At the time of writing, and it is al most certain to remain so, every total, distance, qualifying, and head to head elimination record for both men and women is held by a Koran archer. Some of the scoring is in the almost unbelievable category. The women’s F1TA record is 1405, with 351 at the lon gest distance, scores even the world’s best compounders have yet to surpass, and six different women archers are the record holders across the board, il lustrating once again, the superb depth of talent. Likewise eight different male archers are the record holders for the

nine categories under F1TA, further underlining the Korean Dominance. The present male Korean challenge seems to emanate from a cross sec tion of tried and seasoned competitors (although even they are comparatively young) and an ever emerging group of younger, often teenage superstars. In the first category the star per formers for almost a decade have been Yong Ho Jang, Kyung Mo Park and Jae Hun Chung, while the still very youth ful Dong Hyun Im could well be added to that tried and proven trio. In the wings, and at least score wise, the equal of their more famous compatriots, are Sung Hoon Kim, Chang Hwan Lee, Dal Fly tin Yoon, Ji Wan Im, Yeon Chui Kim and Young Kwang Choi, to name but a few who have already made their mark interna tionally. All of the above, and perhaps without exaggeration at least another 50 are capable of a 1350 plus F1TA at any time, so in many ways, making a

Korean team can be more daunting than a World or Olympic event. Reverting to the original trio of pe rennial achievers: Park is tall, particu larly by Korean standards, and his form is copy book in every aspect. He shoots a Samick Ultra handle with Samick Extreme limbs, drawing close to 50 pounds, with long rod, V bar and short rods, Beiter clicker and plunger and X 10 shafts with Spin Wing vanes. Virtually all the top Koreans, both men and women employ home manufactured bows, either Samick or Win & Win. In generally, their form is very similar, because they come from a program of shared and aligned coach ing procedures which start in Junior School level. Physically, as one might expect from an Asian nation, they are mostly average or less, in height and weight. They are also involved in physical training programs in conjunction with their shooting. Although as mentioned

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Looking to the Olympics, it would seem that the Korean women’s domi nance will almost certainly continue, both individually and in the team event. The World Championships and the World Cup competitors since Athens certainly point to a similar result for the men. Although the history of the men’s Olympic individual title reveals a consistent pattern of less than favored victors, and none have been Korean since 1972 when the Olympic archery competition was reinstated, despite world records scores and placings of qualification. The recent 2007 World Target Championships and the Bejing Test event once again underlined the Korean supremacy in recurve archery. Im added the World Championship to his list of impressive achievements although still in his early twenties, and even the winner of the Beijing shoot, was a young Korean now resident in Australia. Park continued on her winning

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way, as did both men’s and women’s teams and only the uncertainty of the 12 arrow eliminations looms as any sort of danger in 2008. Almost unnoticed, has been the gradual, if not yet outstanding results, the Koreans are achieving in the compound ranks, an area in which, with their always focused and disciplined skills is certain to eventually material ize. With many other archery nations of quality now employing Korean coaches in their National Team programs, per haps a challenge to Korean supremacy will gradually emerge. At the present nations such as Italy, Australia, India and the USA to name but a few, seem capable of producing one or two world class recurvers able to challenge in the big tournaments. But the depth of Korean talent, which in itself will al ways elevate their standards, may never be matched while the sport of archery retains its major status in that country and it is such an integral part of the nation’s education and culture. by Roy Rose

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Rose a true pioneer in the popularity of NASP Archery by Steve Cornelius When Murray State University signed Pulaski County High School senior Ashley Rose to a letter-of-intent to conipetcon their riflc team, they signed more than just another talented student-athlete. They obtained a true pioneer in the sport of high school archery.

1 first met Ashley Rose in the winter of2005 at thcNational Archery in School Program (NASP) National Championships in Louisville, Ky. And while 1 was the sports editor of her hometown newspaper, 1 no idea who she was and her impact of the sport of NASP archery. But to my surprise every archery enthusiasts in the United States seemed to know who Ashley Rose was. After all, she had claimed the NASP national title her eighth-grade year and she was gunning for her second consecutive national title. This shy, unassuming teenager was flocked by people all day long. Archcry equipment representatives wanting to meet her and see her shoot: outdoorsman journalists wanting to interview her, film her and take pictures of her in action; and hundreds of other high

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school archers were watching her to see how she would do. And each time she stood on the line with her bow held tightly and her arrow aimed square on the tar get, Ashley Rose was the one being hunted by almost everyone else in the building. Despite all the dis tractions that day back in 2005, Ashley Rose won her sec ond consecutive NASP national title. Rose added two large gold awards to her trophy case and, unknowingly, she started a local archery phenom enon that has been growing with leaps and bounds ever since. Following her footsteps, Kennedy McAlpin and Taylor Cundiff went on to win NASP national titles in the elementary division. All three local schools now have large and highly-competitive archcry teams. And yes, it has taken many underpaid, and probably under thanked, people to build each respective schools’ archery programs. And thanks to those volunteers, Pulaski County has three of the best archcry programs in the nation. But they had a little help from Ashley Rose, who set the standard of excellence for others to follow. But what impressed me the most about Ashley Rose was not the way she won, but how she handled herself while competing. Over the past four years, Rose has had to balance a her time between three forms of shooting — compound bow shoot ing, recurve bow shooting and air rifle. And she has been able to maintain a high standard in all three disciplines. On top of her NASP archery success, she trains with the US Junior Olympic Dream Team (using a recurve bow) and she competes in air rifle competitions for most of the winter months, which coincide with the NASP archery tournaments. Rose is a true ambassador for the sport of NASP archcry. Not for just for her talent, but for how she approaches the sport and is willing to help and encourage her fellow competitors. Yes, Murray State got more than just some one that is good at shooting an air rifle, or bow. They got the best person any sport has to offer in Ashley Rose. 16

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On the 22nd November. 2007. NASP-Australia held its very first NASP - National Archery Tournament at the Casey Indoor Sports Centre. Melbourne, Victoria. Australia. With close to 500 NASP kids participating, it was an exciting and rewarding event for all the participants, teachersand parents. The tournament was the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and Australia’s largest youth archery event ever and was supported by a large number of US archery companies including Easton who provided ALL the arrows for the tournament for free which arrived two days before the event. Other companies that directly provided assistance with product, support or finance were; Morrell Targets - products, awards and IT •The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources - Scoring machines •Go for you life program - attended and provide health and fitness information •Subway franchise Ferntree Gully FREE MEALS for ALL COMPETITORS •Eagle Archery - advice, archery shop and displays, and all the target faces as well as emotional support •The National Wild Turkey Federation finance, banners, IT •Brennan Industries - Promo Genesis bows (Pro / Mini) advice and support ■Archery Trade Association - finance •Carbon Express - product •Doinker - product ■School Focused Youth service finance and trophies •Parks Victoria - product support •Kids Help lines - product / services support •The US and International Archer Magazine Product and support ■Mathews Inc - advice/ product and support •Casey Indoor Sports Centre In-kind support and the venue •The Parks and People Foundation Support, and •Casey City Council - support The NASP program is designed to engage children and youth in school by teaching them archery and providing an even plat form in which almost every student can participate. The NASP - National Archery Tournament was the culminating event that celebrated the enormous achievements that the students have made throughout the pilot. At the event briefing conducted by the NASP - Australia Executive Director, Neil Curtis, all teachers and BAI trained staff were asked to identify those children during the shoot that might not be the best shot but deserved recognition for their efforts. Armed with this direction several stories emerged that show just how important the National Archery in the Schools program is to the Australian kids and their families. I had one teacher approach me and said, “I think this student needs to get an award. He has no vi

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sion in one eye and part vision in the other, he has trained after school throughout the term to get better at archery and his dad has been in gaol for the past 6 months and has a longer sentence. He is doing it rough and he is really trying hard to the point of tears out there.” Hearing this and having it further confirmed by the students own teachers almost brought me to tears and I was absolutely fired up to give him an encouragement award. It turns out that it was the very first award he had ever won, he was in tears...1 was in tears and so to were a lot of people. Another child had lost his father 12 months before the pro gram came to school. He had been struggling with his life. Mum wasn’t amounting to much to assist him and he was on the way down. This program has saved this boy’s life. He got into the NASP program and was always the first to attend and helped set up the gym. He always stayed after school to shoot the after school NASP and helped pack up. He trained and trained which tells me that 1 need to get our kids more archery training to take them further. This boy got an award that reinforced that he was worth so much more to us all. As you can sec Australia does have its own NASP kid stories and 1 could go on. The event for most of these kids was the first time they have ever been able to actually be encouraged to compete and they loved it. The noise was so loud on the day that all the DVD and videos now need to be sound edited to a large degree. I am not going to post the scores (don’t want to frighten the U.S. kids Joke) because they are not important. As time goes by we will do that but at this stage participation is everything. This event was largely achievable because of the Casey Indoor Sports Centre manager, Mike Allday. Mike helped set up and we left the centre at about 1:30 am after setti ng up and we attended at 8:00 am the same morning to get the event underway. Mike then only charged us SI per child. I can’t thank Mike enough. Without his assistance and understanding the event may not have happened. Thanks Mike we all really appreciated you help. Well what is next you may ask? Following the event and into December NASP - Australia met with a large number of high schools in the pilot area and delivered seminars on the program. From this and other enquiries it appears that at least seven high schools containing about 10,500 students will be undertaking the NASP in 2008. Together with this other states are looking at coming on board as well and other projects that are linking the NASP kids into archery, the community and the environment are being planned for delivery. 2008 will be a very big year indeed for NASP - Australia. For you, the reader, if you wish to get involved in the NASP program wherever it is operation contact the National Archery in the Schools program or go online to www.archeryintheschools.org and find your local coordinator. You will not be sorry you did. Neil Curtis, Executive Director, NASP — Australia neil.curtis@police.vic.gov.au 18

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What I thought of it — it was really fun and interesting, how we competed against different schools. I thought that it was well organized and well prepared. The highlights of it were the trophies and prizes people won. But the highlights for me were that I got a straight bulls-eye for the first time, and I kept on getting them, having subway for lunch and meeting new people. It was fun because when we hadfinished our shooting, there were people there from “Go for your life!” that gave out skipping ropes. There were volleyball nets and sand to play beach-volleyball. Jake

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Thank you for organizing the NASP tournament. I had the best day of my life! Thank you again Breigh

I had a great time at the tournament! I improved a lot and can't believe that we shot 20 arrows. Saige

Comments from Grade 4/5P The nasp tournament was the best thing I did this year. We had lots of fun. I shot 15 arrows my score was 42 there was a lot of schools and people there were 400 people competing it was a indoor archery range. It was in Cranburne.

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/ think the NASP tournament was awe some. AU of the people that where there had fun this is something you didn ’t want to miss. I loved shooting. Everyone did do very well. IT WAS A COOL DAY Luke On Thursday the 22nd of November, on the date of the NASP Tournament I had lots of fun. Although the wait was long when I did get to shoot in flight 3 1 went okay. I got 9,8,8.6,8=39 3,4,10,8,10=35 0,0,0,1,9=10 10,9,8,10,6=41 were my scores. Andrew Hu ver came 1st in the division of 5/6’s and Alisher came 3rd in 3/4 division. All in all it was a great day. Charlton

In the nasp tournament I have never shot better than a blue before but when I shoot my third arrow I got a yellow, I was so happy! In the NASP tournament we all hadfun

doing archery with well over 400 people all together. It was one ofthe best days I have had thisyear being a St. Annes and I know that ev ery one else loved it as well. Tegan The NASP tournament was sometimes boring and sometimes fun. 1 met some people than I know cause some of them come from Drama. 1 have tried my best to win but I didn't win, I didn't really care about it. 1 gave some people good luck and some people gave me good luck. Andrew Huver and Aleisha won a trophy. I think the nasp tournament was fun when we shot an arrow but when we didn't shoot an arrow it was boring but I still had fun. Next time I suggest we should bring in some sports equipment. Fernande

On the 22 nd ofNovember 2007St. Annes school and 7 other schools went to the NASP archery competition. I had to wait 4/2 hours till I got a go at shooting and even then I didn 't get a hole go! I was supposed to get to shoot 35 arrows but I only got to shoot 20! I thought the Subway was very nice and the venue was very big! Jack E. The tournament last Thursday ROCKED! For the very first time to be such in a HUGE tournament ever. The worst part about it was

we had to wait for our turn. I didn’t really care if I didn't win a trophy I went there to have fun cause that's why I went there. I even saw my best friend ever there. Her name is Madison. I am so proud of my friend Alysha because she came third and she didn’t even hit the bull’s-eye really weird. Daniella The NASP Tournament was really fun. Not only did we get to fire arrows, but we got to play other games as well. My highest score was 31, but it was not about winning, it was about having fun. At the end we had awards. Andrew Huver gut us a first for the 5/6’s and Alysha Huzonj got a 3rd for the 3/4’s, so we brought home 2 trophies. It has been the best excursion we ’ve had this year. I loved it. Jethro

The nasp tournament was good I did a pretty good job I liked it because we got to shoot 3 rounds of the arrows but the best thing was I enjoyed myself. Dylan

Our NASP tournament was great. I thought that Statutes worked hard andfound shooting easy. Thanks to Mrs. Paz we got to this point oflearning archery. Ifound out lots abut archery, although I found it hard to hit the target Nasp was great. Thanks Mrs. Paz Mi/li

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The nasp tournament was very fun but I very much enjoyed it so much. The nasp tourna ment was the best thing in my life. The Nasp tournament was pretty big to me but I liked it so much that it was better then the other excursion and that I loved it very much that I decided to practice my 11 step for the archcry tournament in my life. But I like to shoot in different moves with the stance and the bows on toes and it was all good for me. Michael

/ really enjoyed the Nasp tournament last Thursday. There were 60 targets, and we got to shoot about 20 arrows, 5 were practise and the rest were scored! On thefive practise arrows I got a bull's-eye, and on one of the rounds I got two nines, I got a very high score on the other rounds, but no bull's-eyes or 9’s'. I did the best that I have never done in Archery. We had a subway lunch and there were lots of freebees. It was really great fun! Ciara

On Thursday grade 3 to 6 went to the nasp tournament. We shot 20 arrows 5 ofthem were practice arrows. For lunch we had Subway sandwiches after lunch the Go for your life team arrived. At the tournament there were 3 flights (3 different groups) who shot at dif ferent times. The place we went to was huge. Andrew Hu ver camefirst in the 5/6 section. I didn 7 win anything but I still hadfun.

On the 22nd of November, we had the NASP Tournament. It was held on a Thursday. We left at 9:31 am. We came back at 3 past 3. The schools that were participating arc St. Annes, St. Augustines, Dandcnong High, Noble Park and Somebody. I got really bad scores. Really bad..... Andrew and Alysha were the only ones who got a trophy from our school. I also played cricket with Fernande, Alexia, Christian. Josh and Benjamin. We had subway. Victor

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The Nasp tournament was probably the best excursion this year. It was lots of fun shooting so many arrows. I learnt how to fill in the score sheets and how the archery arena is set up. It was good how they us cool stickers and rosters. The arena was really cool and I would love to go to another archcry contest it was really good! Josh January-February 2008

/ think that the NASP tournament was a great day. We got to shoot about 20 arrows. I really enjoyed it. It was a great day. We got a healthy nutritious subway lunch. Emily

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had lots of fun shooting arrows and catching up with friends while there. I had fun and our very own Andrew Huver took out 1st place out of the whole 5/6's. It was beautifully set up and thanks to the best teacher in the world supplied Subway from her very own Subway shop! NASP is awesome. Connor

Comments from Grade 3/4D I loved watch others in my school shoot and other schools shooting strategies but the Subway lunch tasted great but it made me feel sick. Shelbui

/ did like the NASP but we had to waitfor three hours I like NASP can we have it next year and I loved it that our school came first and second. Jazmin

I really liked the nasp tournament but what really annoyed me was having to wait 3 hours doing nothing thank you for organizing it for all of us it was really kind. Liam

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I think that the N.A.S.P, tournament was great. It was cool to shoot 15 arrows.

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I though it was awesome and loads of fun! But I have to admit it was boring that we had to wait and wait. Pm glad that 2 of our people won third andfirst place. I did not like the Subway it made me feel sick! I can not wait to next year! See you next year. Amber-lee

1 did like the NASP. But 1 didn't like the way we had to wait which was really annoy ing. Chritian Thank you for organizing the nasp tour nament for us to go Josh I really liked the nasp tournament! The place was huge. The one thing I didn’t like was the wait.

You know the trophy for the school with the most points, well of COURSE it was a high school cause they are literally the best! (Sarcasm) Oh, Iforgot to tell you who I am. Benjamin

On my first try at shooting 1 only got 12 but then I got more points (1 forgot how many I got) and 1 Didn’t like waiting for a whole 3 hours. But I like how I got subway. Zdravko

It was alright. Natasha

So 1 will start with the bads. I’m a re ally impatient person so I could wait like for 3 hours. And the goods I loved how we got to shot lots of arrows. Keely

It wasfun but waiting was boring. I liked shooting and thought I wold be scared when I was shooting but I wasn’t

Comments from Grade 3/4B I think that the nasp tournament was great. It was cool to shoot 15 arrows. Hannah I kind of liked the nasp tournament but not really. Because we didn 't get to play other games. But it was still a spectacular day. Alannah

I want to say that the nasp tournament was a bit boring and I thought it was boring because you didn’t get to run on the green stuff and I didn’t like the fact that you could not go in the volley ball part. That is why I thought it was boring. Bethany I had a great time at the tournament! I improved a lot and can’t believe that we shot 20 arrows. Saige

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I really enjoyed the tournament. But I didn’t like waiting for 3 hours. Lochlan I enjoyed the tournament it was fun but I didn't enjoy waiting for 3 hours. I nearly got a bull’s-eye anyway it was fun.

I thought the nasp tournament was so, so fun I had a great lime and I also want to thank you for organizing the whole day even though we had to wait for quite a while before it was our turn I was very happy!

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Dylan

I thank you Mrs. Pazfor organizing nasp for school I was really at the nasp tournament J thank you Mrs. Paz teaching us to hit the target. Brendan

I enjoyed the tournament especially the shooting. I'd prefer the bows not tightened. In the shooting I did not shoot any arrows below 6 points. I did not enjoy waiting for about 3 hours.

Thank you for organizing the NASP tournament I had the best day ofmy life thank you again Breigh It was fun shooting the arrows except I couldn’t shoot properly because the bow was tightened. Subway was really good and thank you for giving us a chance to be in a tourna ment. Tom 22

Thank you for holding the nasp tourna ment 1 really liked it a part from all that waiting around. Thanks Andrew

I thought that the Tournament was very long because we had to wait for a very long for my turn. Ashliey Hi Mrs. Paz it was boring a bit because we didn’t get to play games as you said we would but I loved seeing the other schools shoot and I had lots of shooting bye. Jazmin If was fun lots of schools there subway was nice Jack

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The tournament last Thursday ROCKED! For the very first time to be such in a HUGE

tournament ever. The worst part about it was we had to wait for our turn. I didn’t

really care if I didn't win a trophy I went there to have fun cause that’s why I went there. I even saw my best friend ever there.

It was fun shooting the arrows except I couldn’t shoot properly because the bow was tightened. Subway was really good and thank you for giving us a chance to be in a tournament.

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I thank you Mrs Paz for organizing NASP for the school. I was really happy at the NASP tournament. I thank you Mrs Paz for teaching us to hit the target. Brendan

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Continued Comments from NASP Students The nasp tournament was quite boring because we couldn’t play the games but it was still fun. Ivan

What I thought of it - it was really fun and interesting, how we competed against different schools. I thought that it was well organized and well prepared. The highlights of it were the trophies and prizes people won. But the highlights for me were that 1 got a straight bulls-eye for the first time, and I kept on getting them, having subway for lunch and meet ing new people. It was fun because when we had finished our shooting, there were people there from “Go for your life!” that gave out skipping ropes. There were volleyball nets and sand to play beach-volleyball. Jake

The NASP tournament was fun because I like when we compete against other schools and the other good thing is that we got Subway. The bad thing about that was the yve yvaited so long that yve didn’t do any think. P.S. I what to thank-you for organizing it. James

I went to the NASP tournament on Thursday last yveek. I didn’t get many points but I hadfun and that is the important thing. I thought that it yvas lots offun but the scores I got werejust bad luck, so I’m not that yvorried about hoyv I got judged. It yvas a lot offun and yve had a really nice lunch, c/o Mrs. Paz’s subyvay sandwiches. It yvas a great day. The highlight ofthe dayfor me yvas when tyvo ofour archers brought home a trophy and one won 1st prize in the 5/6 area. Owen

It was really good but I will tell you what was bad in NASP I didn’t like waiting. My highest shot was a bulls-eye. Taylor Hi, Paz 1 got a bulls-eye! Ashley

I really like NASP because you get to shoot arrows with bows. Did you know? I got the 9 on the target. Melissa

1 thought the archery tournament was a good experience; it was interesting and fun shooting. My highlights in the Nasp Tournament were getting my highest score, having Subway, when the go for your life came and meeting new people. Glenn

Hi, it was a bit boring cause it took ages and there yvas nothing to do. Shayle

Thank you for the lovely NASP tournament I liked it because we got to shoot 15 arrows it was mostly boring because I had nothing to do while I was waiting to shoot. But the Subway was good. Kieren

On the 22nd November 2007 yve had a Fantastic time at the N.A.S.P tournament (National archery of the school program) it yvas the biggest archery tournament in the southern hemisphere and yve had tyvo winners from this school! Andreyv Haver from 5/6J and Alysha Huzonjfrom 3/4B. Andreyv Haver yvas the winner ofthe 5/6group andAlysha Huzonj won the bronze trophy out ofthe 3/4 event congratulations to Alysha Huzonj and Andreyv Haver. Nathan and Eden

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On Thursday 22nd November St Anne’s Primary school went to a Nasp tournament in Cranbourne we had a really good day. We came 1st first in the 5/6 group the winner was Andrew Huver. In the 3/4 group we came third 3rd. The winner was Alysha huzonj. For lunch we had subway either a ham or cheese roll they were yum! We were put into groups. I was in group 3a so I shot second last, if you were in group A you would have a B partner, or if you were in group B you would have an A partner. Every person on the day was able to shoot 20 arrows, and at the end of the day you could skip 100 skips and get a free skipping rope. We had a really good day and I hope the Nasp Tournament will be held again next year so we’ll have a chance to have fun again. Hilary

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On Thursday 22nd November St. Anne's went to Cranbourne for a NASP tournament. When we got inside I was so surprised by the size of the stadium when we all sat down we all couldn’t wait until we fired our first arrow. When it was finally my turn my butterflies grow even bigger in my stomach. I turned behind me to see all the high school students watch ing my every move but soon my butterflies went away and I was ready to go. Once I’d finished we all went back to our places and waited for about twenty minutes..

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After this we were all brought together to sec who the winners were everybody was so surprised when we heard there were two winners from our school Andrew Huvcr and Aleesha Hughson. We all congratulated our winners and then came back to school. Natalie

When he stood on that podium St. Annes primary school erupted. The soon later Alysha from the 3/4grade came 3rd which also erupted the school. It was a fun day for all. Connor

On Thursday 22nd November students from grade 3-6 went to Cranbourne to com pete in the largest Archery Tournament in the Southern Hemisphere. The bus ride took around 20 minutes and when we got inside we saw all 60 archery targets. We had Subway for lunch which was supplied by Mrs. Paz. Most students from St. Annes were in Flight 2 and 3. Some students went over to watch the other schools but mostjust stayed and chatted to each other. When everybody had finished shooting we all had to hand in our score cards. When al! that was done we sat down and waited to see who had won. So first they did they high schools then the 5/6s. 2nd and 3rd went to another school but then everyone hears the name Andrew Huvcr, a grade 5 boy who practices Archery and has become a legend of the sport.

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CARSON OPTICAL INTRODUCES NEW model in PREMIUM XM HD series 10x50MM XM HD Hauppauge, NY - Carson introduces a new model to their premium XM-HD (High Definition) series. The new configuration is the 10x50mm XM-HD. These binoculars offer signature XM high-performance with excellent optics—plus the HD new technology to significantly enhance light gathering capabilities for even brighter, sharper images in low-light conditions. The 10x50mm binocular is an excellent choice for long distant viewing of nature and wildlife, action sports or astronomi cal observation. With HD light-gathering, performance technology and large 50mm objective, the 10x50mm model lends itself particulary well to dawn/dusk low light viewing. Building on the successful XM plat form, the 10x50mm XM-HD incorporates premium features and elements key to lightweight, well-balanced, full-sized binocular design. Fully multi-coated lenses and phase-coated optics ensure crystal clear images with less glare and full range of color to allow the user to view and pick out even the smallest details. Rubberized armoring offers protection from bumps and dings and provides a positive grip in all weather conditions. The body is nitrogen filled and o-ring sealed—provid ing excellent water, fog and dust proofing. Center dial focus is quick and smooth. The I0x50mm also offers twist-lock eye relief

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Muzzy Tall Man Award 2007 Each year. Muzzy Products Corporation bestows its prestigious Tall Man Award to someone who “stands tall” among his or her peers. This person contributes to the community and exceeds all expectations to promote and protect the future of archery and bow hunting. This year, Muzzy credits not one individual, but the entire Easton family with these accomplishments. Easton Technical Products began as a garage shop and one man’s passion to perfect archery back in 1922. Doug Easton’s tenacious desire for the perfect arrow led to radical new designs and ma jor performance advancements in archery equipment. Doug’s son. Jim Easton, took the helm from his father and advanced the company to the next level expanding into other sporting equipment lines. Today, Greg Easton’s vision for the future guides the company started by his grandfather. In addition to being a leader in tech nology, the Easton family contributes like no other in our industry and is a great steward of our sport. The family has es tablished two foundations, Easton Sports Development Foundation (ESDF) and Easton Sports Development Foundation II (ESDF1I). Through these foundations, the Easton family has donated millions of

dollars to promote competitive Olympic archery programs, archery range develop ment, bow-hunting education programs and other select programs that promote and protect archery and bow hunting. “It’s a privilege to receive Muzzy’s Tall Man Award,” says Greg Easton, presi dent of Easton Technical Products. “Our family has been involved with archery for

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New from Zenith Archery Products Zenith Archery Products has introduced a new upgraded nock re ceiver for your Bitzcnburger fletching jig. The original receiver held the arrow only by a loose fit with an internal nock indexer. The replacement body will fit directly into your jig and still adjust for three diffenent fletching patterns. It come with two inserts which are held into the body with a long screw which is tightened from the end of the main body. One insert is sized to fit snuggly into a standard size Uni Bushing just like a G nock would and will hold your arrow without the play of the original receiver. The second insert does both Super Uni Bushings, by press fitting into the bushing and arrows fitted with nock pins, which will press fit into the hole in the insert. It will also do carbon shafts, which accept the Easton size 60 components, directly, without any bushing. An adjustable upper support plate is mounted using the template and hardware included with the kit. Once the arrow is mounted in the jig, the plate is adjusted to support the upper end of the shaft. Older arrows with glue on nocks can still be done using the old receiver. The small carbon ring can be fitted on the end of the pin nock insert for nock pins which may fit too loosely without it.Thc complete kit sells for $30 ea. with a 10% introductory discount being offered when ordering three or more kits. Normal shipping will add S3 to your total, except for large orders and overseas orders. The shipping on those will be calculated before the order is sent. To order, send $30 for each kit, minus any discount earned, to Pay Pal address joc@zenitharchery.com. For U.S. orders of three kits or January-February 2008

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Hunting Innovations, LLC “ A company created by hunters for hunters”

Hunting Innovations LLC was formed in early 2007 by three hunting partners, Rick, John and Shawn. All avid hunters since childhood, our experiences over the years have sparked ideas for new. creative product not currently on the market. It all happened one night as the three of us were sitting around an outdoor table discussing those items we wish we had. Things that would make hunting more enjoyable, fun and successful. Little did we know that night would spark change, making wishes and dreams turn into reality. Now. we are hunting with some amazing new tools. The Bow-Aide Field Repair Kit (patent pending) and Mounted Bow-Cam arc just the beginning. We have just posted these new products on ourwebsite.www.huntinginnovationsllc.com. These items are NEW ON THE MARKET—they arc not available in stores (except ours). While we may consider marketing these products through large retailers such as Sportsman's or Cabala’s, that decision has not yet been made. Right now, you can purchase them direct from the manufacturer—us! We think you‘11 agree these items will soon be on your "must have” list. The best part is we still have more ideas and will continue to develop some of the most innovative tools the hunting industry has seen in decades. While our “mission” is to produce new products, traditional archery products, namely, cedar arrows, are the “fine art" of our company. John is our expert here. He has been making and selling custom cedar arrows for 12 years to a select market. Two of his best customers (and current partners), Shawn and Rick, agreed these are the best arrows around so they became the first product offered by the newly formed Hunting Innovations LLC. After all, we had to have something to sell while we were researching, designing and manufacturing our first new products! John shared his secrets on how to straighten and make arrows. The two-tone paint (or is it stain?) is so unique—we don’t think there is any other manufacturer who knows how to do it. While beautiful, these arrows fly straight, are quiet, accurate and deadly. Great for both hunting and 3-D shoots. Besides the many options posted on our website, we can make custom color arrows upon request. Shawn has been hunting since he was 5, starting out with his Dad and a BB gun. Since then he has acquired much technical and design skill While we all come up with great ideas, Shawn can put it on paper and help make it a reality. He also was eager to learn how to make arrows and has become a skilled craftsman in that area as well. Rick has 15 years of experience working for leading sport ing goods stores. He knows what’s out there, what isn’t and what hunters want and need. Rick is also a licensed guide so he knows there arc often situations, especially with a compound bow, where something malfunctions in the field and the hunter is not prepared. This means a wasted trip back to base camp or worse, a hunt cut short. Pack trips often mean packing light so neither you nor the guide may have everything you need in case of a problem. Our solution? The Bow-Aide Field Repair Kit (patent pend ing). Hunting Innovations LLC has developed this product which we believe will keep the hunter in the field with less down time for repairs on their bow. 3-D competitors will also find this product a life saver. With a compact design of 9" x 7” x 1 Z”, the lightweight Bow-Aide Field Repair Kit easily fits into a backpack so you arc never without it. The kit includes 40 tools and parts of compound bow accessories which will take care of the most common prob-

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lems that occur with the bow in the field. The Bow-Aide Field Repair kit includes: (1) bow press (2) split limb adaptors (2) levels (1) neck pliers (1) needle nose pliers (1) hex wrench set (1) string separator (1) scissors (1) bow wax (1) rail lube (2) peep sights (1) peep sight tubing (1) cable slide (3) nock sets (2) D-loops (1) drop away rest cord (1) serving material (4) axle E-clips (6) axle shims (2) string leaches (1) tape measure (1) arrow holder (1) bow hook (2) leather limb protectors for bow press all neatly held in a sturdy tri-fold nylon case. You can expect quality as we’ve packed our kit with products by the leading archer manufacturers” Phototech. Limbsaver, Eastman Outfitters, RS Archcry, Bohning Company and more. The Bow-Aide Field Repair Kit (patent pending) also has space to put your extra string and cables. Hunters, guides and 3-D competitors will all find this handy kit useful. This product will give you more confidence and security in keeping you out in the field or in the competition.

Watch for information in the March-April issue on our Mounted Boyv-Cam is another “must have”. This compact camera has video capability and mounts directly onto your boyv via the stabilizer. Small enough to stay out ofyour yvay, this camera sees what you see. Now you can have a live recording ofyour hunt so you can see it again, shotvyourfriends or prove your story about the trophy buck that got ayvay! For more infor mation on any of our products or guided hunt service, please visit us at www.huntinginnovationsllc.com, email us at info@ huntinginnovationsllc.com or call us at 520-495-0117. Ifyou’re in Tucson AZ, visit our store located off of Ina and Old Father in the Sun Creek Plaza.

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Goat Tuff Glue has been sold to Goat Tuff Products

Jerry Smith Jerry Smith of Tucson, Arizona an nounces the purchase of “Goat Tuff’ glue products from Tim Sizemore, owner of Tim’s Archcry located in Whitewater, Colorado. The business has been moved to Tucson, Arizona and operates under the name of “Goat Tuff Products”. Tim Sizemore, with twenty five years as a quality engineer, has developed over the past twelve years proprietary formulas in cyanoacrylate glue marketed under the “Goat Tuff” brand. These glues are the fastest strongest glues in the archery mar ket, allowing arrows to be fletchcd, points inserted and shot within minutes from the start of arrow assembly process. Currently the product line consists of fletching glue, accelerator, debonder, and removable thread locking adhesive. The product will continue to be marketed pri marily thru archery distributors. We look forward to grow the business by adding new high quality products that help the shooter and the archery dealer.

Jerry is no new comer to archery. Starting in the early 60’s hunting with a bow and soon began competing as a tar get shooter. Jerry joined PSE in 1973 as the first full time employee, spending the next 20 years working and enjoying the excitement of the rapid growth that took place with this premier company. After leaving PSE in 1993 as Vice President of Operations to manage a large machine shop in the mid west for seven years before retir ing in 2000. With three sons that have been actively involves in the sport and business of archery since their pre teen years it has been and continues to be very much a great family activity for the Smith family. Our mission at Goat Tuff Products on the product side of the business is to introduce products to the archery market that exceed the expectation of the user. On daily operational side of the business is to operate at a level that exceeds our customer expectation. Goat Tuff Products 9375 N. Hampshire Dr. Tucson, AZ 85742 Phone: 520-742-1701 Fax: 520-742-8602

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TradTech Archery Announces the New Wood ILF Recurve Traditional Archery Bow - The Pinnacle!

TradTech Archery, the lat est division of Lancaster Archery Supply, introduces their newest line of traditional bows designed, de veloped. for the true traditional archers! The TradTech Archery bow line is the result of over two years of research into the Traditional Archery market. The goal is to provide Traditional Archers with mod ern performance and convenience while remaining true to the Traditional Archery look and feel. No Compromise - Only Quality!! The Pinnacle design was devel oped exclusively by Samick Sports, the leader in Olympic Target Recurve design. Using Samick’s world-class recurve and longbow limb design technology, the new TradTech Archery line of bows is the first to incorporate the International Limb Fitting (ILF) System al lowing shooters to choose any ILF limb with the Pinnacle Riser. Unmatched versatility makes this Traditional Bow a true standout in the field. Samick’s engineers designed the Pinnacle wooden riser with custom hardwoods accompanying thick Phenolic layers to obtain its ultra-strong durability and reduced hand-shock. This bow is truly the industry’s first in the next generation in Traditional Bow designs. With unique and innovative limb alignment adjustment along with the universal limb fitting system, the Pinnacle stands to become the best choice for highly accurate, ultra-quiet, smooth, and shooter-friendly Traditional bows.

Options include a range of three different ILF limbs developed exclusively for TradTech Archery by Samick Sports, the world leader in performance limb design. Each bow is professionally assembled and tested at TradTech Archery to ensure each centershot and limb align ment is factory set to provide the best shot. Customer Service is available to answer any questions along with advice developed from years of expertise in Traditional Archery.

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RINEHART’S POISONOUS FROG BRINGS A NEW, INNOVATIVE AND EXOTIC TARGET RIGHT TO YOUR BACKYARD You no longer have to travel across the globe to have an exotic hunting experience. Rinehart Targets, leading manufacturer of3D targets, has brought the rainforest right to your neighborhood. With Rinehart’s poisonous frog target, you can experience “hunting” this unusual creature without making a trip halfway around the world. PartofRinehart’s line of exotic targets, this realistic black and red spotted poisonous frog stands 18” tall and is equally as wide. It features amazingly accurate true-to-life coloration, texture, and shape — sorry folks, poison not included. Weighing in at 15 pounds, this lightweight amphibian is easy to transport, allowing you to hone your skills with this innovative target in a variety of locations. Made from Rinehart’s distinctive solid “self-healing” foam, this “lethal” frog can withstand thousands of shots from field points, broadheads, or even expandables, without losing its lifelike shape or feel. And, since it’s weatherproof and resistant to sun, heat, and cold, you can practice your accuracy year-round. Perfect for getting the little ones excited about archery, entertaining fellow game hunters, or just perfecting your own accuracy, this unique frog is sure to please shooters of all ages and abilities. For more information about the Rinehart poisonous frog-or for the complete line of 3D targets for hunters and competitive archers; contact Rinehart at 1029A South Jackson Street, Janesville, WI53546 • Telephone: (608) 757-8153 • Or visit www. rinehart3D.com.

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Experience sensational shots with the new Sensation trigger release from Carter Enterprises. This sleek new trig ger release offers an ergonomically shaped handle that is based off the #1 selling series of Evolution releases. Many shoot ers enjoy practicing with a tension activated Evolution but like the comfort of competing with a trigger release. The Sensation is designed to let you do exactly that. The Sensation is a thumb activated trigger release and will assure the same impact point as any model of Evolution without having to adjust your peep or an chor point. This new open hook design is perfect for fast and quiet cocking and loading to string. The Sensation also incorporates the revolutionary Interchangeable Tension System (I.T.S) for micro adjustment of trigger pressure to suit your preference. Practice with the Evolution and shoot tournaments with the Sensation for your shooting sensation of a lifetime.

Successful archery depends on repeating a shot time after time: to do this, the bow must be set up correctly, and then tuned to the archer. This technical film explains a twelve-point process of setting up the bow. Simon puts a bow together, analysing each aspect that can affect the archer’s accuracy. He then explains how to tune the bow to achieve the optimum match between the bow, the arrow and the archer, before advising on how to improve your shooting. DVD Contents: Setting up the bow, Selecting the arrow length, Ready for tuning and Shooting Techniques Simon Needham was in the Royal Marines for twenty-two years, has been involved in archery for forty years, and has been shooting competitively since 1989. He has represented Scotland at archery since 1989 and Great Britain since 1997. This DVD is a companion to his best-selling books Archerythe art of repetition also published by The Crowood Press. Publication date: December 2007 Running time: 77 mins Stereo sound

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Scott Archery Introduces Innovative New Releases for 2008

CLAY CITY, Kentucky (January 3,2008) - Scott Archery Manufacturing has acquired Custom Bow Equipment, expanding the company’s product line into high-quality target sights. “Now dealers and distributors will be able to buy the leading items—sights and release aids—with one phone call,” says Brian Jones. General Manager, Scott Archery Manufacturing. “We want to be the best, not copy the best,” says Eric Griggs, Assistant Manager, Scott Archery Manufacturing, “and the Custom Bow Equipment product is known in the industry as a premier target sight.” “The quality, customer service, and innovation that customers have counted on through the years will continue,” says Melanic Scott Jones, President, Scott Archery Manufacturing. Custom Bow Equipment owners Joe and Sandy Maisano are pleased that product quality will be maintained while distribution will expand as a result of the business sale. “Scott Archery Manufacturing is well-equipped to mass produce our sights and keep the quality,” says Joe Maisano. “Scott has a very good reputation,” says Sandy Maisano. “Bill Scott built his company exactly the way ours was built.” Scott Archcry Manufacturing recently expanded its CNC machining equipment and staff of expert craftsmen to manufacture the sights. With the added production capacity, the company will broaden the Custom Bow Equipment customer base to include dealers and distributors. The well-known, high-quality target sights will retain the Custom Bow Equipment brand name and designs. Joe and Sandy Maisano will help during the transition, and will continue working with Scott Archery Manufacturing throughout 2008. Scott Archery Manufacturing of Clay City, Kentucky, was founded more than 25 years ago. The company manufactures innovative Scott Archcry double- and single-caliper release aids, as well as Custom Bow Equipment brand target sights; with plans to expand to offer a full line of archery accessories by 2010.

With every new year at Scott Archery Manufacturing comes new innovation. This year is no exception. Scott is offering sev eral new models and many enhancements to its already impressive lineup, making the 2008 product line their best ever. Scott’s new Stingray is a rev olutionary, hand held, index-finger-activated release designed for both hunt ing and target shooting. The Stingray features a machined alu minum handle with ergonomic finger position ing; hand-pol ished, stainless steel jaws; and a one-piece trig ger design. This innovative release also features a knurled thumb peg for added bow-drawing assistance, and can be used as a handheld release or with Scott’s patented, micro-adjustable RCS system. Scott’s new Longhorn SS is a truly revolutionary back-tension release aid. The exclusive “no-finger separation” design enables the Longhorn SS to offer archers incredible feel and control, a design never be fore offered in a back-tension release. The Longhorn SS incorporates full-radius, er gonomic finger positioning, micro-adjust bracket system, and all of the other standard features found on the Longhorn releases. These stainless steel releases are available in two-, three-, and four-finger models.

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COACH'S CORNCR 44 Form Flaws - Part 1 When Things Go Wrong© 2008 bv Bernie Penerite Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Bernie's book, “IDIOT PROOF ARCHERY". This “tell-it-like-it-is, no-holds-barred” approach is what makes Bernie so popular with his students. This 300+ page book, now in its 4th printing, is illustrated with over 350 photos and diagrams and has already proven to be the best and most comprehensive ever written for the competitive archer! For those of you interested in more personal instruction, or wish to become an advanced level archery instructor, you can attend one of Bernie’s shooter’s schools (see schedule on page 37) or call 614-322-1038 or go to www.robinhoodvideos.com for more.

Over the years, not much has been written about form. Most articles you read deal with tuning and gadgets. Form seems to be some what of a subjective matter. In my opinion, there are some shooting forms better than others. The one that 1 teach in my Shooter’s School is a composite of what I've observed 90% of the

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“winners” using over the years. I call it “idiot proofarchcry”. Theoretically, (at least on paper) archery says you don't have to do it my way or Joe Archer’s way, all you have to do is “...do it the same way every time.” The following is a list of44 different form flaws that I have identified in my coaching career. I will tell you how to identify them and also how to correct them. The correction is based on achieving “idiot-proof' form, which is much easier to do the same way every time, because it is natural and logical (sec photo). The posture is natural and the bow is held mainly by bone-to-bone contact in perfect alignment, versus a muscle-based individually contrived methodology of varying proportions. It also holds up much better under pressure, is less practice-intensive, and not as hard to absorb to the subconscious level, as some of the more unorthodox ways of shooting are. These 44 are the most common that I have noticed. However, I’m sure you can probably add to the list. Because of its length, the second and third

parts will appear in the next issues. The list is broken into the following general categories: Stance, Alignment, Bow Hand & Grip, Anchor, Bow Arm, Finger Release and Mechanical Release. The assumption will be made that you are a male (so I don’t have to say he or she every time), right-handed archer (so we don't have to say vice versa for lefties), shooting a release. Take the information below and critique your form. Get an inexpensive 12” by 48” mirror (about S6.00 at a discount store,) and suspend it overhead, with the front end hanging about one foot lower than the back. Put a video camera behind it and point it up at the mirror. Stand under the mirror and film yourself shoot ing. Or, prop the mirror up in front or to the side of you, so you can come to full draw and peck out of the corner of your eye to observe your form. Also, you can set up a video camera to tape different angles of your shooting form and play it back, using freeze frame or pause, to analyze and correct your form. In the shooter's school, we tape each student from three dif ferent angles, which has yielded outstanding results. First, an overhead shot (with the mirror), then a profile shot (from the side), and finally, a “laser shot” (laser mounted on the bow) to show aiming patterns. You can use this technique to see if you can recognize yourself in any of the next form flaws, and compare it to the picture of good form, above. We also completely illustrate all these flaws on our video 44 Form Flaws.

STANCE 1. Feet Too Close Together (ankles touch ing or almost touching.) This is a common flaw, especially among 3-D shooters. If your feet arc too close together, it promotes leaning back, away from the target (another flaw). This is because you are holding out a bow that weighs 4 to 12 pounds in your left hand and you have to lean back, just to keep your balance. When you lean back, your bow shoulder comes up, which causes you to use the shoulder (deltoid) muscle instead of your back muscles. This causes an unsteady sight picture. As you can sec, one flaw can cause several more flaws, and conversely, correcting one flaw can help clear up other problems you might be having. Your feet should be shoulder width apart, with weight evenly distributed on both feet. This should also help with inconsistencies you might encounter in shooting up and down hills. 2. Leaning Back Looking from the side at the profile of an archer at full draw, there

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“Feet too close together99 is sometimes a tendency to throw the left hip toward the target and lean back with the upper body. Having your draw length too long usu ally causes this. This can cause the draw wrist to bend and throws the draw elbow into too low of a position, which makes back tension nearly impossible to achieve. This is because the pivot point in your back is at a much higher point (in your upper back) instead of between the shoulder blades. It also promotes rolling the bow shoulder, which creates tension in the bow arm and a shaky sight picture. Feet, hips, and shoulders should line up, one above the other. The aiming eye should be over the belt buckle and the buttons on the shirt should run straight down when looked at from a side view. 3. Leaning Over The Bow Looking from behind the archer, he would appear to be bent slightly forward at the waist, shoulders and/or neck. Leaning over the bow causes premature fatigue, promotes creeping and erratic arrow groups. The head and neck should be relaxed on a straight spine. 4. Body Profile 1 n “Z” Formation This is a combination of several form flaws. Looking from the side at the profile of an archer at full

should end right between the shoulder blades at the rhomboid muscles. If the elbow is too low, and you draw the imaginary line, it will end up in the upper shoulder area, a few inches below the neck. This will cause the bow to be pulled with the upper shoulder muscles and the arm muscles. For proper back tension, the bow should be pulled primarily with the rhomboids, located at a point about 1” from the tip of the right scapula (shoulder blade on the string side). The elbow is operated with the draw-side rhom boid back muscles only, which acts as the pivot point to hinge the entire in-line unit from the rhomboids through the shoulder, and through the upper draw arm, to the tip of the elbow. 7. Draw Elbow Too High Some coaches will say that it is impossible to have the draw elbow too high, and most of the time I am tempted to agree with them, but there arc exceptions. If the elbow becomes so high that the draw wrist bends, this can cause tension, and string torque problems. Also, if the elbow is artificially high (not naturally high such as an abnormally long upper arm) it would also elevate the draw shoulder much higher than the bow shoulder, causing tension and would be very hard to duplicate the same position shot to shot. In general though, higher is better than ALIGNMENT 6. Draw Elbow Too Low Ideally, the tip too low ... as long as it is natural. 8. Draw Elbow Out Of Line With The of the elbow should be about as high as the Arrow If the tip of the elbow is outside (to the nose (or higher), to get proper back tension. right) of an imaginary line through the arrow to On an archer’s back: if you draw an imaginary the target, it can cause the release hand to fly out line from the tip of the elbow to the spine, it

draw, an archer will throw his front hip forward, the trunk of the body is leaning back, and the head is bent forward into the bowstring, creat ing a zigzag or “Z” formation of the spine. It is nearly impossible to exactly duplicate all of these angles each time, especially when shoot ing up or down hills, thus making shooting form inconsistent. Once again, it is important to align the spine, head and neck in a straight, relaxed line. 5. Twisted At The Waist (feet open, shoulders closed) Looking from behind the archer, the feet would be slightly open, (15-30 degree angle), but the upper body would still be straight on a line to the target. This frequently happens when an archer changes his foot posi tion to a more open stance, but doesn’t adjust the upper body to line up with the feet. He sets his feet in the new position, but draws the bow back with his shoulders aligned “straight to the target” the way he is used to, especially if he has (or used to have) too long of a draw length. A symptom of this problem is sometimes a pain or cramp in the lower kidney area from being twisted at the waist. It is important that the hips are directly above the feet, and the shoulders are directly above the hips.

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II. Grip Across Lifeline (too much hand in the bow). With a few notable exceptions, most top shooters prefer not to have the bow handle cross the lifeline or “palmar crease” on the hand. The reason for this is, there arc muscles on both sides of the crease. They arc called the “thenar eminence” (thumb side) and the “hypothenar eminence” (little finger side). 1 f the grip crosses this crease, four di ffcrent reactions can be experienced at explosion: flex both muscles, relax both muscles, flex one muscle and relax the other, and vice versa. The handle should be placed on the thumb side of the crease with a relaxed bow hand (bone-to-bow contact). There is also less chance the string will hit the bow arm. and less chance of bow torque with this position. To find a torque-free hand position, lubricate your hand or bow handle with water or baby oil, and try out many, slightly different hand positions. Find a torque-free hand position that will allow the stabilizer to jump toward the target, not left or right upon explosion. toll tree: 1-bbb-bzd-//□/ v 12. Too Much Thumb (not enough hand in the bow). Just the op posite of #11. The handle is placed too far out on the thumb where only and away from the face, (causing siring torque) instead of straight back, soft tissue (ligaments, tendons, and muscle) arc holding the bow. This like it should. If the elbow is too far inside, (toward the archer’s back al grip is very unstable, inconsistent, and causes bow torque (usually to the right). This hand position is sometimes used to try to avoid string contact full draw, looking from behind the elbow) this can also cause bow and string torque. The draw elbow should be in line (or very nearly so), behind with the wrist or forearm, which is more easily avoided by shortening the arrow al the moment of explosion of the shot. (The exception to this draw length, opening stance, and/or not rolling the bow shoulder into the bow. Again, the bow handle should be placed against the bone next is for some finger shooters and a few others who can’t get their elbow in line because of limited range of motion or other physical limitations.) to the palmar crease, on the thumb side. This is solid, relaxed and easily repeatable. However, it’s better to be a little too far inside the line, than outside. 13. Grabbing the Bow or Gripping Too Tight Grabbing the bow 9. Draw Wrist Bent (Release Shooters). Some archers bend their wrist because they are using the wrist and hand muscles to help pull the upon release, is generally caused by a conscious release or punching of the trigger, which “telegraphs” to the body and the bow hand, that the bowstring back, instead of the back muscles. Ideally, the fingers should explosion is about to happen. When playing my student's videos back in only be used to “hold on.” The pulling should be done with the back muscles, which moves or rotates the elbow back. Unfortunately, some slow motion, we have witnessed, on many occasions, archers grabbing mechanical release models, such as a “concho type” release can only the bow before the arrow is completely clear of the arrow rest. They will be shot with a bent wrist, because the barrel won’t line up with a straight usually punch and then grab, but sometimes they grab . .. then punch. wrist. Other reasons for the wrist to bend arc that the draw length is loo Another variation of this flaw is gripping the bow too tight in the first long, or some shooters will collapse into the back of their neck, and/or place. Both of these problems will end up causing bow torque and unex put their thumb behind their neck (also see #15) al anchor, upon coming plained misses. The use of a sling and/or tucking three fingers in can help to full draw. Therefore, al the moment of explosion, the hand-wrist-arm eliminate these problems. Tucking the three fingers will also encourage unit sort of “springs back.” causing string torque, which in turn causes proper placement on the bow handle. Leaving the index finger out (to unexplained lefts and rights, undesirable paper tears, etc. The wrist lightly touch the bow), will give the archer a certain sense of security. If you are using a sling (and you should be), the hand should not be able to should be straight, expanded, and relaxed, regardless of whether you move more than J4” to %” away from the bow handle . . . any more than shoot with fingers or a mechanical release. that and you won’t have confidence in the sling; any less than that could cause some torque from the sling. The hand should be relaxed and you BOW HAND AND GRIP The bow hand is a part of form that is much more important than should let the bow shoot out of your hand, through your fingers . . . and let the sling catch it! So, you need to experiment and find out what works most people realize, because it is the final place that the human body for you. Your new hand position should then be tested and practiced until touches the bow and can influence the bow's effect on the arrow, before it becomes automatic. This should be done, as with any new form change, it clears the front of the riser. 10. High Wrist Grip (Hand Position) This hand position or grip on a blank bale, three feet away, or with a bow simulator! 14. Fingers Spread And Tense Spreading the fingers of the bow is actually considered, by some, preferable to the low wrist grip that I hand at full draw is usually a futile attempt to stop grabbing the bow upon recommend. The logic of the high grip is that there is less hand on the bow to influence the shot. In practice though, the average archer will release. The tension in the hand and bow arm will cause bow torque and

find it nearly impossible to duplicate the exact same hand position and pressure on the bow handle consistently, over and over and over. There arc a handful of well-known archers who have mastered the high wrist grip, and do quite well with it. However, it lakes very strong wrists and many, many hours of practice to perfect it. More muscles are used in the high wrist grip than any of the others and therefore causes more tension in the hand, which can cause an unsteady sight picture. When an archer starts to get tired, distracted, or starts to relax, the bow hand will usually start to “break down,” and he will experience high and low arrows. I recommend the low wrist grip, because it is already as relaxed as possible, thereby much easier to duplicate over and over, regardless of the physical condition of the archer or the amount of practice put in. The pressure should be on the bone at the base of the thumb, on the thumb side of the lifeline. Il should be directly in front of, and as an extension of, the radius bone (big bone in the forearm), not on the web of the hand between the thumb and index finger.

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an unsteady sight picture. Again, the more muscles that arc involved in the shot, the more unsteady the sight picture becomes. Let the fingers of the bow hand completely relax. Upon release (as in #13), the bow should shoot “through the fingers” and the sling should catch the bow. Just like grabbing the bow, this bad habit should be retrained on an empty bale or bow simulator, until the habit is gone. Come to full draw normally and. instead of looking through the peep sight, simply stare at your bow hand while you execute the shot. Notice what your hand docs .. . 100 to 300 shots later, you will have trained yourself to relax your hand and trust the sling. This concludes the first of a three-part article. The second and third parts will appear in the next two issues. Good luck, and see you in the next issue!

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If you asked a dozen archers to describe good archery form, you would get a variety of answers. Then what is proper form? First, it's important not to confuse good-looking form with effective form. Most of us have a mental picture of what an archer’s shooting style should look like. This does not mean that in order for an archer to be successful, he or she must execute a shot in this particular manner. Some archers and many coaches think that all ar chers need to use a style that looks good and fits a “perfect” stereotype. I understand how they may feel this way, because they have watched archers being successful in this manner. Remember, there is more than one way to peel an apple. The ideal situation in the coaching world is to get “want to be archers” when they first start and teach them perfect form. However, taking experienced archers and at tempting to completely over-haul their form to the “cookie-cutter mold” ruins far more archers than it helps. If a structurally sound house has defects that keep it from being the quality that is desired, you would probably remodel and correct the flaws, rather than destroy the house and build a new one.

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Everglades Archers first hosted a dying North American Field Archery Championship. This shoot was previously held in the warmer weather of summer and rotated from year to year between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico and to be honest I never attended one during those years. As field archery attendance declined, the shoot got smaller and smaller and finally no of fers to host it were coming in from Canada or Mexico and it probably would have died were it not for a light bulb going on in some Floridian’s head. I’m guessing Tim Austin but I’m not really sure. I’m sure when he reads this he’ll be in touch to let me know where the idea originated. And a good idea it is; warm weather, no crowded shoot schedule to buck and lots of snow birds from up north already in the area for the winter. Ofcourse there were some problems to consider as well; the proximity to Thanksgiving and Christmas, the hunting season as previously mentioned, the lack of daylight that close to the shortest day of the year and the availability of a club who would have the range to host this type of major tournament. The IFAA, under whose rules the shoot is held, requires a full field, animal and hunter round to be shot. This means that for a weekend shoot, two complete 28 target rounds will have to be shot on Saturday in the space of about nine daylight hours. These days, with the complexity of the equipment and the difficulty of the targets be ing shot, that’s a tall order for any club. The perfect fit turned out to be the Everglades Archers in Flomestead. It’s about 40 miles south of Miami, so warm weather is pretty much assured and the availability of easy air travel to the area is a given, couple that with a club with a capable corps of workers and one of Florida’s premier field ranges and a good idea became reality. The range of the Everglade Archers lends itself perfectly to an undertaking like hosting the NAFAC shoot. They have something which few clubs have but many would love to have, a fully lighted practice range covering all of the field archery yardages. This means the call to arms can come before the sun rises and everyone can be warmed up and ready to go at first light. Another problem the club had to face was how to plan for an unknown number of archers on a single 28 target range. They decided that with some work, they could expand the shooting positions so that four archers could shoot at the same time on every target. Once the range could accommodate four across shooting it had to be impressed on the archers how necessary it was to adhere to this format. There’s no way shooting two at a time that two rounds could be shot in the nine hours avail able. Also, lunch would have to be eaten on the fly with food served right on the range. The one thing that the club had no control over of was the number of archers attending. Anything close to 112 would work fine but a really large turnout of 125 or more would have spelled trouble. As luck would have it, in

As promised in my last article, way back in the Sept.-Oct. issue, Tm back on board and ready to report on the just completed Everglades Open in Homestead, Florida. 1 f you're a regular visitor to the Senior Corner, you’ll be familiar with the reports on my previous visits to this December field archery anomaly. It’s one of the few chances for most of the archers in the U.S. to escape the icy jaws of winter, dust off the target tackle and shoot something other than a 3 or 5 spot indoor round. Of course for the die hard hunters, December is not the time to think of any target that doesn’t have horns, fur, or feathers so we don’t usually get a glimpse of them at this shoot. Maybe an open season on gators and iguanas would lure them out of their tree stands but I doubt it. Anyway, this has been a mainstay on my schedule since (hang on a minute, I’ve got to go online to look this up) 2001, when the

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the six years the club hosted the shoot, the numbers hovered right around the 100 to 110 archer mark. Just about a perfect fit for one 28 target range. Another huge factor the Everglades club had in their favor was the availability of Tim Austin to handle the organizational effort of archer registration, target assign ment, score card and score board control and awards presentation. Tim has worked tirelessly over the years honing his skills in this unsung but very necessary part of any tournament and he is a master at his trade. It takes a special person to be will ing to invest the time and energy neces sary to handle the details we archers take for granted. I’ve watched Tim handle the National Senior games for the last several years and all of our hats should be off to him for the splendid job he does. If you are a magazine saver, look back at my reports in U.S Archer over the last six years that the Everglades Archers have hosted the NAFAC shoot and you’ll get an idea of just how well this all worked out, in a word GREAT. For 2007 a bid was placed by the Buffalo Field Archers of Houston to host the NAFAC shoot at their range in May. 1 was unable to attend the shoot but based on the reports Tvc read on the internet, they had a turnout of 98 shooters which is about the same number attending the Florida shoot. Looking at the results I found on the Texas Archery Association web site, I found many of the names of archers who had been attending the Florida shoots as well as some very fa miliar Texas names such as David Hughes, Toby Ragsdale, Bubba Bateman and Hollis Langeford. Texas has a very strong field archery program and the turnout at the shoot supports that. Feeling that they had established a tra dition with their shoot in early December, the Everglade Archers decided to go ahead once again with their plans to host a tour nament at that time and christened it the Everglades Open. The NFAA pitched in by declaring the shoot as a pro points event and many of the regulars at the NAFAC shoots promised to keep the tradition going by attending in 2007. The shoot was held this year on Dec. 8th and 9th and once again was a success. Although it didn't draw the number of archers that the NAFAC shoot commanded, a turnout of 68 shooters in this day and age can be considered a very worthwhile effort. The IFAA, in this case, was not involved so the animal round was reduced to 14 targets on Saturday, along January-February 2008

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by the club as awards. Next year. I’m told, the NAFAC shoot will return to Homestead and 1 hope that all of you who have been there before will return and those of you who haven't, will make an effort to join in the fun of field archery in December. See you next issue at the Senior Corner when I should have reports on the kickoff of the ASA season in Gainesville.

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I want to be crystal clear to you when I say, YOU CAN’T PURCHASE ANYTHING THAT WILL COMPLETELY SOLVE YOUR ISSUE. Another release, another bow, another aiming ap erture, or another set of arrows will not be the long term solution. The “new stuffsyndrome” is more than likely to give you immedi ate but very temporary results before the same problems learn how to control you through the new accessories you bought. Now new accessories are a good thing to buy and shoot with, but don’t buy them thinking that they are the panacea to your problems. You have to start at the root and work your way through the problem. The seed of most shot execution issues arc planted the first day you start shooting with a release. Your friend, shop owner, or coach handed you a release and said, “It’s easy! All you have to do is put the pin on the target and sqeeeeeze the trigger”. This sort of puts the cart before the horse. You have just begun shooting, so you really can’t hold the pin in the middle. Because of this, you slowly begin shooting through the shaking and eventually develop the habit of only activating the shot as your pin crosses the middle of the target. This develops a hardwired connection between your eye and your trigger finger through your subconscious. As you get stronger, steadier, and more aware of score, your brain takes over and says, “Hey wait a minute! I'm not ready to shoot”. It holds your sight just off of the dot; it knows that as soon as it touches the dot the shot will be triggered. In the long run, you end up with your bow sighted in just below the dot to hit the X. The longer you crutch the situation, the worse it gets. Most shooters don't even realize this has happened until they are deeply entrenched. Many pros, save a tiny scant few superheroes, have faced this problem in its advanced stages at one point or another in their career. Unless you were lucky enough to learn from a really good teacher who has the time to work you slowly though the early learning stages, it is almost inevitable. By now many of you are thinking to yourself that this sounds exactly like you. There is something you can do to change the tide in your favor and get on the road to better scores and pro like shot execution. In this several part series I will take you step by step through the different areas of your form, equipment, practice regimen, and mental game that will get you on the right track to greater scores in practice and in tournaments. The whole end goal with this is to get your practice scores and your tournament scores as close together as possible. Before you begin, keep in mind that this is not a quick fix or something you can work on for a day or so and be ready to take on the world. You will have to be dedicated and willing to tuck away what you know for a little while in order to accept something new. Once you have developed what you need, you can begin blending in the old stuff as needed later. I need to say this again... This is not a quick fix that you can plunk at for a day or so. It requires a commitment to improving and dedication to see it through to the other side. If you are ready, let’s get started with step one.

George Ryals A note about the author George is a former World and National Champion and has cleaned the Vegas shoot more times than anyone. His tech niques have been used by archers all over the world to clean up their shot routines and get more enjoyment out of their shoot ing. You can visit with George at www.archerylearningcenter. com or schedule George to visit your town with his weekend long MasterClass seminar series. Go to www.grivtech.com for more information. Dates are booking now.

There are so many little factors that make up the perfect shot. It is hard to zero in on exactly what the problem is. My advice to the many shooters who ask me to help them with shot execution is to address each issue individually. It is important to understand where shooting issues are rooted before you start arbitrarily chang ing things in hopes of making a difference.

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The purpose of step one is to develop a good technique and create a solid founda tion through repetition. In most shooters' thought process at full draw, they aim for a bit and then switch their concentration over to the release, then back to aiming. A couple seconds pass and the thought crosses your mind... "My release isn’t go ing off.” You wait a little longer and now you arc running out of air, and you become more unsteady. At this point, if you hang with it, you will most assuredly miss. This is happening because you never developed the foundation and learned how to use all of its many parts together. You mentally treat aiming and releasing as separate units rather than one continuous mental effort. We are going to break the parts down into separate units in order to master the feel and use of each one. Once you can feel the flow of your new tech nique, you will learn how to blend the effort seamlessly together into one step. For starters, you will need to choose what release that you are going to use and actually learn how to activate that release while aiming properly before you pick up your bow again. Take all of the other releases you own and lock them in a box and put them on a high shelf. You will not be switching back and forth anymore. Now zip your bow in the case and put it away. You won’t need it for a little while. It’s not the releases fault it isn’t going off. It isn’t the speed setting of the release and it isn’t the shape of the release. ITS YOU, so stop swapping releases in hopes to find one with just the right amount of voodoo magic. Stop searching now... There isn’t one. The magic is in you and your form development. I can give you some light suggestions of what release style you should choose for your training. My recommendation usually depends on what type of issues a shooter is having. If you are not having trouble smoothly activating the release and there is no urge to punch at the trigger. Your shot execution just seems out of time with no rhythm at all, you can stick with the release you use most. You may have to enlist the help of a friend to judge whether you are shooting the release without undue punch ing or flinching. If you are having trouble with punch ing and release control, you may want to look at a triggerless release model like the Carter Atension or the Carter Solution. The Solution is a pressure activated model that doesn’t have a trigger at all. You just pull January-February 2008

until the shot fires. Carter offers triggerless models with a drawing safety. This will make it more comfortable to draw without worry of a misfire. Now it’s time to take the plunge. This is the part where you dedicate yourself to advancing your skill. You can’t skip steps, take shortcuts, or work on this part time. You will only hold your progress back or not gain any ground at all. so choose a time where you will not be tempted to shoot leagues or tournaments for several months. Yes... I said several months. You will need to start at square zero and work your way back up while building a rock solid foundation and a flawless shot execu tion technique. Get yourself a piece of string or one of my Trainers from www.grivtech.com. If you are using any old string, you will want to tie it into a large loop that when you hook it over the thumb of your bow hand and “draw” it as if it is a bow, it will fit your draw length.

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Continuedfrom page 43, 1 have a target up on the wall in my of fice that I use for a visual reference while shooting the string. Here is how it works. While at full draw with the string you will visualize your sight picture and align your body with an imaginary target. You should be able to feel the straight line between yourself and the target. Practice relaxing the shoulder tops and the arms and use just enough muscle to pull straight back against the string. A good trick to be sure your alignment is correct is to make sure that your drawing elbow tip is directly behind

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the dot in your scope. Now you don’t have a scope so you will have to imagine it and just feel it.

Jamie VanNatta demonstrates her great alignment. Mentally visualizing the tip ofyour elbow tracing a line through the back of the head, through the eye, through the dot in the scope and straight to the X ring center makes it easier to achieve a consistent feel.

Feel is a very important part of what you are trying to do. You can’t watch your self and you have to be aware of what your body is doing through feel. You can use a mirror to check your lines or video, but concentrate on the feel. As you shoot the string, watch how it projects. Does it flick out right or left? If it does your alignment needs attention. I could launch into a whole disserta tion on rhomboids and scapular bones and muscles and show you a diagram, but I won’t. I don’t want you thinking about your back right now. I want you to think about the feel between you and the bow, the pressure and framework as you pull, and the alignment of your drawing elbow and the target. The pressure between you and the bow is created by extending the tip of your elbow straight away from the dot in your scope. Now for the benefit of those of you that are steeped in the lore of back tension and the anatomical charts that are associated with its explanation, 1 hope I can assuage your doubts with this. 44

It is anatomically impossible to extend the elbow straight back without using the proper muscle groups. The word extend is actually a misnomer here. There really is no actual movement because you are against the wall. There is just an increase in pressure. Basically you are getting the FEEL of extending your elbow straight back along the line between your eye, the dot, and the X-ring. Begin shooting your release and work out a technique that fires the bow without actively mashing the trigger. Here is how it works, with a trigger style release; usu ally you will need a slightly stiffer trigger than you are used to. This will let you build strong tension with your finger on the trig ger without risk of pre-fires. I start with a firm hand on the trigger and 1 keep my thumb strong around the barrel. I allow my wrist muscles and the tendons in the back of my hand to soften, stretch, and relax as 1 pull through. This causes my hand to yield to the release pressure. There is no real perceivable movement, but it is just enough to change the pressure on the trigger, and the shot is released. A triggerless style release works in the same manner. When you commit to the shot and your tension builds allow your hand to soften or yield on the release and that is just enough to change the attitude of the release handle to make it fire. The technique is slightly different if you are using a pressure activated release like the Carter Enterprises Evolution Release. I draw into the string, set up my alignment and then anchor. I release the thumb lever and continue to apply pressure. As this pressure is applied, I increase my index and middle finger pressure as I pull. The feeling is sort of like making a fist as you pull. This additional pressure activates the release. With any of these releasing techniques, timing is significant. You are learning to increase your tempo and not wait for the shot to fire. You want smooth fluid motion with a solid follow-through. Remember to practice your follow through! How long do you shoot the string? Shoot the string until you have developed a style and you are able to execute that style perfectly on the first shot every time. I keep my trainer handy all the time, so when I can’t shoot I can still flick the trainer over and over again. All the steps to your new style are internalized and committed to the automatic. Flick that string until your wife threatens to kick you out of the house,

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Start off at about 8 feet from the target. Get the feel in sync with your form while shooting at the target. Once you feel like you have it down, move back to 10 yards put your sight on the bow and set up to shoot some games. Use the Ten Yard Exercise to nail your routine down. Set up at ten yards and put up a regulation size target. Shoot full games on the target. Recreate the tournament or league setting as perfectly as you can. Use a logbook and score your rounds. Even bring a bow rack close by. Shoot game after game, drilling your routine into your head so it becomes second nature. This exercise is designed to help you establish a personal rhythm, give positive reinforce ment, and train you to shoot the release properly without mental cues from the sight and target. The positive reinforcement is the biggest thing you will need during your rebuild. This exercise does several things for you. It lets your mind get used to the idea that shot execution is separate from sight movement. The closeness to the target de-emphasizes your instability, so all your mind sees is the sight sitting on the X and the shot happens. You see the result which is the arrow in the X-ring. After shooting a few ends at ten your mind relaxes and a personal shooting rhythm emerges Once you are confident and can shoot with perfect execution at 10 yards, inch back to 12 yards and continue shooting, (i am not saying do this after 20 shots either... Don’t cut corners. This is like playing scales on the piano. It is boring but it works wonders if you do it right) When you master 12 yards inch to 15. Continue graduating yourself until you get to 20. By the time you make it back to 20 you should be confident and you should be getting perfect feeling shots at least 75% of the time. For me these two steps was something I constantly worked on for several months. Even after I slowly graduated myself to 20 yards I continued to refresh things at ten any time I felt a problem arise. Again I want to stress that this is not a quick fix. This is something you have to invest yourself in. By doing so, you will reap years of rewards after. Instability at full draw is the main factor that causes release hang-ups, aiming problems, and foiled shots. In the next segment I will cover steps you can take to increase your stability and shrink your range of motion on the target. Great shot execution plus tight range of motion equals killer scores in tournaments. See you next issue. George D. Ryals IV (GRIV)

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then go out into the garage and flick it some more. Once you have mastered the feel that you want and you are getting a good surprise and unanticipated release, you will want to shoot that string and just wear it out. The repetitive shooting and form checking will reprogram your style and mind to use the new technique. The longer you stick with this step, the higher your chances of success are. Even after you have pulled the bow out, keep shooting the string when you don’t have your bow to keep it fresh and truly master the feel. Now that you have rebuilt your shot routine with the trainer it is time to pick up the bow and move on to step 2. This step is where you learn how to transfer the feel of the string to your bow and learn to use your new shot execution technique in the presence of the target, so get your bow out. BUT, take the sight off and put it away. We are not ready for to learn the aiming step yet. Get set up very close to a blank bale and just draw your bow and re-adjust your form so it feels as good as the string. Keep the shoulder tops down and loose. Make sure your bow hand is soft and your arms are free of tension. Draw your bow a couple times in this manner until it feels good to you. Once you feel like you have it down, go ahead and shoot a shot or two. Concentrate on the feel of your release hand and practice pulling through the shot and allowing your hand to stretch and yield to the pull. Continue shooting the blank bale until you feel like you have the feel down and it is working for you. We know now that it is actually the presence of the target and sight movement that causes the release to hang during your shot execution, so just blank bale shooting is not enough. You have to slowly introduce the target and instability in small increments. January-February 2008

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Midwest Archery Championship 2007 Trophy Classes: MY =Shooter of the Year- Cody Insko - Ben Moser 308 First Place - Joe Loeffelholz 304 Second Place - Cody Insko 301 Third Place - Joey Spurlock 277 Fourth Place -Jeff Wehmoefer 276 - Ryan Severson 240 - Aaron Rieckert 226 - Bryce Mitchell 218 FY = Shooter of the Year & First Place - Hannah Shiro - 278 YTRAD - Dave Tando 53 - First Place MC - Shooter of the Year & First Place Austin Beschen 278 - Sean Carroll 268 Second Place - Sam Me Grath 217 - Ryan Winslow-209 - FC - Shooter of the Year & First Place Jayme Kufer 267 MCA-Gary Wiley - 274 First Place FBR - Shooter of the year - Kali Miller - Tracy Zandonai 238 First Place - Kali Miller 207 Second Place MSNR - Shooter of the year & First Place - Steve Binger 297- Jim Pessina SR 296 Second Place Dar Roberts 286 Third Place— Rick Usher 282 Fourth Place - Dan Welp 281 Fifth Place FH- Terri Dove First Place 241 MHM- Monte Reich 275 First Place- Tim Corcoran 252 FHM- Lois Corcoran 244 First Place MRU- Shooter of the Year & First Place - Robert Hamano 257 - Francisco Flecha 229 Second Place Bill Davidson 216 Third Place- MTRAD - Mark Marinaro 198 First Place - John Stralka 163 Second Place MH (T) - Shooter of the year Chris Cartwright - Kevin Zajieck 287 First Place -Chris Cartwright 285 Second PlaceChris Dove 282 Third Place - Charles Thomas 271 Fourth Place- MBO (T) - Shooter of the Year Lonnie Topham- Scott Rhyner 308 First Place - David Higginbotham 300 Second Place - Lonnie Topham 299 Third Place - Tony Raymond 297 Fourth Place - Patrick Smith 293 Fifth Place. MBR (T) - Shooter of the Year Chevy VossTim Strohecker 291 First Place - Greg Hull 281 Second Place - Dan Sheahan 276 Third Place - Chevy Voss 271 Fourth Place - Todd Adamson 270 Fifth Place - Team - Warriors - First Place Dick Phillips - Joe Loffelholz - Dan Welp - Dean Beschen MBR Money - Dean Beschen 303 1st Place - Jesse Ryan 301 2nd Place - Cody Matson 290 3rd Place MBO Money - Scott Severson 258 1st Place MMON - Jeff Johnston S318.50 Shawn Malm S 171.50

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and good sportsmanship towards each other. The MAC Board and All participating clubs would like to thank Each

and Every shooter that participated this year as we could not have been a success with out you. Congratulations to everyone who shot. While we cannot list all the shooters that participated we have listed the shooters that placed, for a more complete list please visit our website www.midwestarcherychampionship.com.

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Oh - My - Gosh! Breezy conditions weren’t what everyone expected the second year of the Big Sky Open in Mesquite, Nevada. Last year was so calm all three days it felt like indoor shooting in an outdoor setting. Breezy isn’t the correct word to use either. It was more of a de mon monster swirling, whirling wind that started on Friday and continued through Saturday. One side of the course showed the flags flying in a southerly position and on the other side, it was westerly. The middle of the course didn’t know which way it wanted to go, so it would just swirl - right, left and northerly. That’s really a good picture to start off with! The scenario gives the impres sion that the elements had won again and target archers just don’t have the stamina to beat the odds. Wrong! When you’re Tim Gillingham, Reo Wilde, Kevin Wilkey, Tom Crowe, Randy Brabec, or Jamie Van Natta and you know how to hold and com pensate, the best thing to do is batten down the hatches, figure out which way the wind is blowing, hold out for the best release mo ment and let go. And oh yes, you REALLY need to aim! How far off center, only the best-of-the-best can tell you. It wasn’t the wind that stopped the archers from signing up and shooting the “GoForlt” clay pigeon team event under the power of the baseball lights. Not even

the “entertainment” Mesquite had to offer kept those willing to meet the challenge from participating in the opening event. However, the mini clays were perhaps a bit much for the pro’s to aim and shoot at 65 yards away. So next year it’s back to the larger standards for all. “Fifty's” are fun, but there were no 50's recorded cither day. The only “perfects” were those who didn’t shoot and the wind. Tom Crowe and Cabe Johnson won the Championship divi sion with a total score of 72; Paul Tedford and Dave Cousins wrapped up the Flight/ Championship section; and Drew Hortman and Kendrick Wilson kicked butt in the Flight/Flight’s. (Hortman, now there’s a name from Utah that hasn’t been around for a long time; nephew to Jan & Barry if you remember this great archery couple!) Sure, the scores were not as great as what everyone would have liked, but there’s always another year. Besides, we all had a “perfectly” great time! Saturday morning and the wind is still doing it’s thing — picking up momentum, scattering papers and scorecards, thump ing the registration canopies on and off the ground and giving the archers reason to invent new swearwords. Truly, it was dead calm last year — “so please make the wind go away!” Our prayers were not heard on Saturday, the wind drowned them out! Through it all, Tim Gillingham found

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he could hit the center of the target by aiming a good six inches off. Right or left, he didn’t say, but you can bet it was a challenge as he managed to keep nine points ahead of Reo and then some over Kevin Wilkey and Dave Cousins. Tom Crowe was ahead of Dee Wilde and Frank Pearson in his respective division; Jamie Van Natta was keeping a super margin ahead of Diane Davis and Becky Pearson; Randy Brabec had only one goal in mind as he pulled ahead of Bob Gentry and Tim Driscoll in the Mens FSL division. Gary Cowart was leading over Bret Moran and Tony Mansfield in the Mens Championship BHFS division. Then came Sunday. Our prayers were heard after all, it was dead calm and it was catch-up time! If you want to get a lead over the competition, do so in adverse conditions because when it clears up, the heat is on! Those who were leading knew this and put all their skills to work on Sunday. “Catch-up ‘cause the heat is on”? As the top Senior Men in the Championship division poured on the points, Dee Wilde and Tom Crowe were trying their best to out-score each other. At the 65 yard target, the very last one of the V-Formation that can make or break the competition, Dee and Tom found themselves tied. However, Tom had six points on Dee from Saturday’s score, so even with the catch-up; Dee didn’t shoot enough to take the lead. That darn wind! Reo Wilde and Kevin Wilkey loved the calm on Sunday! Was Gillingham so affected by the wind on Saturday that he may not have accepted the calm on Sunday and was still aiming an inch or so off the center? Was Gillingham startled that Reo and Kevin were politely overtaking his score on Sunday? Was Gillingham.........? It doesn’t matter! Reo and Kevin both out shot Tim on the final day, but they couldn’t make up enough to beat Gillingham. Tim shook his head in relief and disbelief; he had won after all! There can be a lot of “ifs”, “whens” and “maybes”, but emotions and mistakes are not recorded on paper. All that is entered in black and white is the final score! Reo won the Big Sky Open in Grand Junction in June, placing Tim in second. Mesquite was a close flip-flop for these two. Tim won first, but it was Reo and Kevin who took home contingency money from Hoyt. Thanks so much Hoyt for your investment in great target archers and for January-February 2008

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but at the last minute decided not to. In reality, she came within six points overall of Veteran Pro, Becky Pearson. The Pro Women are great to shoot with and who knows? Shooting with them may have pushed her to greater heights. Maybe next year, Lindsay - you’re a good archer! Ed Eliason and Lynn Walter won the Classic Divisions and there was one Barebow Traditional participant from Michigan, Bill Powell. In all the Flights, whoever was in the

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lead would remain so the next day for prize money. Third Flight competitors Adolph Corona, Paul Bambrick and Rod Weaver were all tied for first. Adolph dug in, kept his head, the lead and won first position. Amber Christensen, in the Womens Flights was doing a good job at sewing-up her score over the ladies. Terry Howell was leading on Saturday, but he and David Taylor tied for first, so a shoot-off was announced. Sweaty palms and blurred vision, it was the blind leading the blind. Not really! They both knew what they had to do and the best they could with everyone watching and cheering them

on! Terry won and received handshakes and congrat’s all around. A shoot-off at the Big Sky is rare and appreciated. When Shaun Larsen decides to go for the money, watch out pros! This young amateur from Utah always “cleans up” at any of the Big Sky Open’s he’ s shot in and just keeps getting better. Shaun was once again our youth champion. “GoForlt” Teams who won first were: GOLD TIP #1 -Benton Christensen & Tim Gillingham in Flight/Chamionship with a score of 91; Crowe & Gillingham in Champ/

Top Ladies of the tournament - Diane Davis, Jamie VanNatta, Trina Musick and Becky Pearson.

Champ scoring a total of 87; and “Clay Busters”, Kevin Palmer & Ben Duke in the FIight/Flight teams with a score of 82. Not bad scoring for little clays, a sunny day and wind whipping arrows. There’s a lot to work on for next year. The clay pigeon team event is a great warm-up for everyone and is unique in its own right for the Big Sky Open. If possible, we will try to find a sponsor for the event as well as some visual awards. The Mesquite Big Sky Open is scheduled for October 31, November 1 & 2, 2008. Halloween in Mesquite? That

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The changes going into 2007 included adding known was a move from the original site in Augusta, GA which distance into a previously unknown distance sport, adding was west of Augusta on the lake at Wildwood Park. The three new shoot site locations (Hattiesburg, Mississippi, new location is at Fort Gordon Military Reservation closer Paris, Texas and London, Kentucky) and changing the to the city of Augusta. scoring rings to add a second 12 ring as well as making Reports from the shoots will run in future issues of the 14 ring part of the forty target tournament. US and International Archery Magazine. We will see you For several years there had been a steady decline in Florida. in shooter numbers at ASA events and at 3-D events in Gainesville, FL general. The goal of the changes the ASA made for 2007 Feb 1-3 was to at least stop the decline if not begin an ascension Feb 29-Mar 2 Hattiesburg, MS in numbers. April 4-6 Paris, TX “We actually did see growth this year,” Said ASA April 25-27 Augusta, GA President Mike Tyrell. “Fortunately most of the growth London, KY were in classes where we introduced the known distance May 30-June 1 June 27-29 Metropolis, IL like the Bow Novice class and Hunter.” One area of growth was in shooters that did not shoot August 8-10 Uchee Creek every event of the Pro/Am season and only attended events Columbus, GA close to home. In other words these were not dyed in the wool traveling tournament archers but rather new shooters being introduced to 3D archery because of the known distance format. “If we look at the 2006 numbers we had a total of 2,773 different people show up and in 2007 we had 3,107 show up,” Tyrell continued. “We had more than a 10% growth in 2007. Almost For All Your Archery .Ailments! every event across the board showed a participation increase.” Shooter Schools at your range or club The new sites helped this increase Private lessons at my residence in Illinois as those events had higher participation than some of the events they replaced in 2006. For 2008 there will be only mi nor tweaking. Why no more major changes? “It is a combination of trying to make sure we make decisions based on what really happened because we changed so many things,” Tyrell said. Learn: The Shot Doctor's “We had new sites; we put three new -How to handle pressure sites on line. We changed the scoring Students' Results Are... -How to shoot higher scores in rings, the upper 12s the 14 rings. We Over 300 National/World Titles practice and in tournaments threw all of that into the soup as well and -Relaxed, trouble-free form as the known distance it’s hard to sit -Mental control to stay calm there and say “OK which one of these Over 400 National/World and focused things had the biggest effect on what Records we are trying to accomplish.”” -How to judge yardage accurately The 2008 schedule is complete and will once again kickoff with the Gainesville, Florida Pro/Am on February 1-3, 2008. The only other change in shoot locations from 2007

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Ishi, a so-called primitive who was last survivor of a California tribe of Yani Indians, was captured in 1911 and later transferred to the University of California where he befriended Dr. Saxton Pope. Ishi taught Dr. Pope and his friend Arthur Young how to make and shoot Yani bows and arrows. Together the three men bowhunted deer, bear, and other northern California game until Ishi’s death in 1916. Pope and Young later paid due tribute to Ishi in their published writings which have inspired many thousands of bowhunt ers. Today Ishi is recognized as the most significant bridge to modern day bowhunting in archery history. Glenn Hisey, Records Chairman of the Pope and Young Club, presented Ishi’s Hall of Fame plaque to John Hernandez,

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contribution and influence to the sport of archery over five decades. Shirley Bonamie, his longtime executive as sistant accepted the award presented by Dick Lattimer, Vice President of the Hall of Fame. Additionally, Dave Staples, President of the Flail of Fame presented Jim Dougherty with the 2006 Icon Award for his lifetime contribu tions to the sport.

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Ishi a Native American and a member of the staff of the Wonders of Wildlife Museum. West Virginia University Professor Emeritus Dr. David Samuel was the evening’s final inductee. A lifelong educator who taught wildlife manage ment for more than three decades, Dr. Samuel is a noted conservation advocate and bowhunting activist. His books, magazine articles and columns, and television appearances rebut an tihunting myths while presenting the public with facts about the beneficial role hunter’s play in modern game management. A leader in early day bowhunter education efforts, he worked to spread the movement worldwide and helped to open Africa to bowhunting. He received his AHF plaque from M. R. James, Bowhunter Magazine Founder and Pope and Young Club President In addition to the honors bestowed on Bednar, Ishi, and Samuel at the 24th AHF induction, Glenn St. Charles received the Karl E. Palmatier Award of Merit for his many contributions to archery. St. Charles, a pioneer bow hunter and founder of the Pope and Young Club, was originally inducted into the Archery Flail of Fame in 1991 and is currently a Director Emeritus on the AHOF Board. Also honored with the 2007 Archery Icon Award was Bob Kelly. The Award was presented posthumously for his January-February 2008

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