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Page 9 A Tribute to an Archery Legend: Hardy Ward by Charles “Skip” Trafford

Improve your shooting performance

Page 50 Don’t Shoot a Bad Shot by Terry Wunderle

Page 22 Archery Hall of Fame Diane Miller

Page 16 Have Cold Got Gold Interview with World Champion Elena Richter by Roy Villasor

Page 34 Who is Showing Up Today? by Debbie Crews Ph.D & 2X Olympic Archer Judi Adams

Page 38 Shooting in the Wind or the Wind is Your Friend by Rick McKinney

Page 24 On the Road: Georgia’s Chinese Archery Program in China by Kay Koppedrayer

Page 52 NASP® News by Brittany J. Jones

Page 51 Grounded in Determination by B. Howard Coffey

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Archery a Life Sport! This issue brings you an obituary on past World and National Champion Hardy Ward by Charles “Skip” Trafford. Anyone who spent any time with Hardy soon became his friend. He was a world traveler and in the end was heading up his archery company and playing golf in China. His family and friends have put up a GoFundMe page to bring his body back to his home in Texas. We send our prayers to the Hardy family. Just like Hardy we have many young people starting out their archery journeys in the JOAD, NASP® or S3DA programs. Recently the JOAD, NASP® and S3DA world, national and state events have been held to close out the indoor shooting. Congratulations go out to

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he was during throughout the two days. While the rest of us were fighting to conserve energy and stay in the zone, Hardy was unbelievably athletic - and many say handsome; he was often compared to Elvis - and when the rest of us walked down the length of the chain link fence to get to the area where we ate, Hardy effort­ lessly jumped over a 7’ fence like it was a speed bump in a parking lot. I remember being impressed even though I myself was a javelin thrower on the college varsity track team. He had it all: athleticism, brains, southern charm, looks. Oh, did I mention that perfect hair? Man, every girl at that tournament wanted to know him and every guy wanted to be him; he had it all. He had already won the national target at 16 and was about to win the FITA world target title in Valley Forge later that summer. The Olympics weren’t far off and he was the favorite early on along with his fellow army training partners, John Williams and Ed Eliason. The next time we met was the following year during nationals in Oxford Ohio when we both were invited to a US Team barbecue at Doug Brother’s home in Cincinnati. I was driving down the freeway listening to music on my head phones when one car in our caravan pulled up alongside me and Hardy asked what I was listening to? “Three Dog Night”, I hol­ lered. He asked if he could listen to it and I handed the 10

headset out the window to him as we barreled down the road (yeah, we were crazy kids in those days!). He listened to the headset as we drove and then handed it back to me saying that was a fine headset and good music. Later on during the barbecue, we became in­ stant old friends and that friendship took us 49 years and around the world. That friendship first took me to Taiwan in the early 80s during my Christmas and New Years break to shoot with him at his Olympic training camp. It was there that I first met the Korean National Team and Coach Lee when they were training there in the warm winter weather when he was Taiwan’s Olym­ pic Team Coach. It later brought me to live in Tai­ wan for many years to train with him during the 80s for the 88 Olympic Trials. It led me to work with Hardy as a “coach’s coach” at the Taiwan National Olympic Sports University where I taught future archery coaches how to coach and enjoy other aspects of archery including instinc­ tive shooting, barebow, string walking, clout and even tag football and tossing a frisbee. And in 1988, the University hosted the Miss Uni­ verse Pageant and he, my brother and 1 got to spend several weeks as Taiwan ambassadors with the contestants including playfully pre­ tending to shoot a grape off my brother’s head with Miss England. Those were great years and watching Hardy connect with the Taiwanese and Koreans and how easily he learned the language, culture and habits was amazing to observe. They loved him and he loved them. His southern charm fit in perfectly with the Asian culture, regardless of nation. I spoke to several Taiwanese archers during that me they had witnessed Hardy shoot a 1367/1362 during a weekend double FITA back when we shot 144 arrows per day at 90/70/50/30. He shot that score in the very early 80s with X7s and it was witnessed by hundreds. He was always a tremendous 70 meter shooter and both Hardy and those who were there said he shot a 350 and a 351 each of the two ays. He often told me years later that he competed °er°re the time when a tournament was shot at 70m and the winner was often over by the end of 90m on the second day. 1 often heard Hardy tell me and his students “Let your arrows do your talking!” When I spent the day in ms hometown of Mt Pleasant, Texas a few days ago with many of Hardy’s four brothers and sisters, Son­ ya told me “That was what dad always told Hardy”. hen I met Sonya and Butch - two of Hardy’s four siblings and each of them gifted athletes and tennis p ayers in their own right - we spent the day laughing and crying as we pored over the scrapbooks, photos and memorabilia Hardy’s parents and Butch kept over e years. One really hit me: it was written lovingly y his dad in 1965 before he won his first adult naional target at 16 in Flagstaff. It predicted he would U.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

win the nationals, North American and world cham­ pionships and cap it off with a gold medal in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. How prophetic! Only the Olympics evaded that prediction when he had to with­ draw from the 72 Trials with bleeding broken blisters on his string hand. I was there when he told George Helwig he couldn’t continue: his “tidy whitey’s” and bow were splattered with blood (as were more than a few competitors) that final day. Hardy founded several very successful compa­ nies after he left the Taiwan Olympic Team coach po­ sition. One was Waco Archery and the other was Spin Spot, a tennis company that used Hardy’s significant background in fiberglass and engineering to its best advantage. At one time, Waco made over 90% of the worlds metal archery components and products in­ cluding sights, points, weights, stabilizers; you name it, if it was made of metal, Hardy made it. His main customer was Easton and in the early years, France’s Beman. I would work each day and often nights with my own manufacturing job as well as coaching at the National Sports University and Chinese Culture University. During the evenings, I would meet Har­ dy at his office around 9PM for years and we would intermittently work (the USA was just waking up and

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Europe was just wrapping up) and discuss and solve the worlds (and archery) problems until well into the morning hours. Hardy would be on his drafting board and every so often reach up, grab his 48 pound bow and pull and hold it for a minute or two as we talked. At any given time, some of the most famous manufac­ turers in the world would call including Jim Easton, Earl or Ann Hoyt, Bob Rhode, Robert Kaufhold and Joe Johnston. I remember being there when someone called him to tell him Fred Bear had passed on and Hardy was very quiet that night: he knew Fred and considered him a fine man and a friend. We would often walk across the street in Taipei and grab a mid­ night pizza. One night during the summer, while munching his favorite “smokehouse chicken pizza”, he casually said he had just found out he had made some money the previous year. I uttered “Really? Good money?” as I ate. He replied, “Yep, cleared well over a mil­ lion US. Coulda told me S100K and 1 would have be­ lieved it. I’m just the head janitor and bottle washer at Waco. Don’t have time or interest in the financial end.” I about gagged on the slice I was eating. Hardy was about 38 at the time. He also was the co-owner/founder in Spin Spot and it was one heck of a tennis company. Wilson ap­ proached Hardy and he was soon making the world’s supply of Prince oversized tennis rackets. He then worked on a carbon fiber rim for bicycles and after making a few, gave them out to some famous Iron Man contestants. One of his creations placed near the top of the Hawaiian Iron Man contest and the orders poured in. Unfortunately, Spin Spot had not anticipat­ ed (or protected its proprietary information) the suc­ cess and they couldn’t keep up with the orders. It was a nice problem to have. Soon, Hoyt came knocking and Bob Rhode and Hardy moved an entire line of compound limbs to Spin Spot. It was through Spin Spot that many Taiwanese workers learned of Hardy’s character and his creed of honor over self. One day when Spin Spot was at full stride, Hardy’s Taiwanese partner came in to Har­ dy’s office and sadly told Hardy he had speculated the company’s wealth away in Singapore and the compa­ ny was bankrupt. “Frank” then shot himself the next day and left Hardy holding the bag. Hardy went ahead and closed the company down. He personally in­ formed each employee the company was closing and then handed every single employee his own savings: many hundreds of thousands of dollars in accrued re­ tirement and bonus pay as they filed out for the last time, passing by Hardy standing at the front gate be­ fore locking it when the last employee departed. The gracious move left Hardy nearly broke. Such was the honor and character of Hardy Stephen Ward. Hardy possessed great humor too, some of it learned from fellow US team mates such as Al Muel­ ler. Hardy told me that when the US team went to Holland in 67, he was practicing with Al as he shot 12

one arrow after another into the gold at 90m. (A! was one of the finest shooters in the world during prac­ tice!). Suddenly there was a commotion in front of Hardy and a European ran off to find Marvin Klein­ man; the team captain, NAA leader and a lawyer. The official ran up to Marvin and told him one of his ar­ chers was using an illegal rear sight and was pound­ ing the center. Marvin asked him which archer. The official said he didn’t know his name but he had a bomb sight drawn on his glasses with a magic marker complete with tic marks etc. Marvin asked “Hmmm. And which eye was this bomb sight scribed on? “The right one” was the reply. Marvin laughed and said “Oh, that would be Al Mueller. He is blind and has a false right eye: he’s pulling your leg! He then went over to Al and Hardy and said “Al, why do you torture these people like this?” Al said “I dunno. It’s too good to pass up!” Hardy said he was laughing his butt off. He also told me of a hunting trip in northern Michigan when he worked for Bear in Grayling. He and his boss were hunting together and decided to split up and work their way around a small hill. When Hardy came around to the other side, it was just in time to see his boss finish his business, zip up his pants and put his hood back over his head. Problem was that his “business” was in the hood and ii plopped U.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

down on his head and ran down his cheeks. Hardy couldn’t contain himself rolling in the snow while his boss said “If you tell even one soul about this...” Of course, Har­ dy tried hard to keep it to himself but... Another story involved Bob Rhode, Robert Kaufhold Sr., Hardy and myself during lunch at a Mex­ ican restaurant in Oxford, Ohio in 1988. The inside was full so we ate outside and there must have been a fly convention that day! While we were waiting for our food, Hardy swatted at a fly and nailed it. Bob told him “I'll bet you can’t kill 25 straight flies without a miss!” Har­ dy said “Bob, 1 can kill 50 without a miss!”. The next thing 1 knew, they were betting a hundred dol­ lar bill in front of Bob and I (to the benefit of everyone eating that day!). Well, Hardy proceeded to kill one fly after another with great concentration, calculation and me­ ticulous precision. When he nailed the 50th and calmly told Bob “you lose”, Bob asked him how in the heck he did that? Hardy replied “A magician never reveals the secret to his tricks”. Later in the day, I asked him how in the world he did that. He told me, “Broth­ er, don’t ever leave anything to chance including taking a bet on swatting flies. I just observed that all flies have delta wings and they have to move forward to take off. I aimed and clapped just in front of them instead of where they were perched and the rest was a matter of observation and execution.” Hardy was also a man of deep conviction, honor and patri­ otism. He was a member of Amer­ ica’s finest in Arlington Cemetery (watch the documentary “The Unknowns” to understand Har­ dy’s military assignment in our nation’s most revered cemetery) and proudly served his country in ways many will never understand or comprehend. 1 always found Hardy to be one of the most patri­ otic men I had ever met and was proud that he was my four chil­ dren’s godfather since all of them joined the Air Force and Naval

Academies. Hardy was there in Taiwan when I first met my wife of almost 30 years and he - along with my brother who has lived in Taiwan since 1977 - was the Best Man at my 1990 wedding in Taipei. He was there when I called him from Tucson and told him “Sorry; my first bom was daughter Rachael. I’ll name the next one after you”. Two years later, I called him again from overseas and told him “Well, I used the letter H in your name for my daughter Heather!” When I called him again three years lat­ er, he said “Let me guess: another daughter?” “Yep” I replied. She is beautiful and we call her Mir­ iam. Hardy laughed and told me I will never have a son: “Older dads have daughters not sons”. I told him our table held six and we were determined to fill it. Well at that point, a dear friend of ours - a doctor - who came to Taipei from Tucson for the wedding, told me “how to make a son”. About 10 months later when we were living in Budapest, I again called Hardy and told him we finally had a boy and we were calling him Hardy. Hardy Ward was over the moon on that since he did not have any children of his own. Hardy followed each of our children as they grew up and spent almost a year with us in Shreve­ port while he was a finalist in the Head Coach position that Coach Lee ultimately won. He spent ev­ ery day with them coaching them on our backyard 70m range and fished the bayou and worked on some projects in the office/cottage we built here. It was a wonderful summer and fall for my children as their godfather spent consider­ able time with them establishing their “whole form” during the ear­ ly years before Coach Lee and his coaching team honed them over a ten year period at the OTC on the Junior Dream Team. When each of them went off one by one to the US Air Force Academy and US Naval Acade­ mies, no one was prouder of their accomplishments and determina-

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tion to serve their country than Hardy. He was their biggest fan. When H2 - as Hardy called my son - was accepted into the Air Force Academy where he cur­ rently plays football. H2 told us “I’m going to con­ centrate on academics, leadership and football from here on forward. I’m not bringing my bow. After I serve my country, I hope to play in the NFL.” (H2 had a 100 yard punt his first academy year and six over 70). There was no one more proud of this focus on God and country priorities than Hardy Ward. He told me “H2 has his head in the right place and I am so damned proud of that boy. I wish more teens realized how important it is to serve our country before serv­ ing themselves. Well done mom and dad!”. When H2 got his Eagle last summer prior to heading off to the Academy, Hl and 1 were as proud as could be. Both Hardy and I were Eagles - as was my dad - and we warmly welcomed young Hardy into our own little Eagle Fraternity. Hardy’s dad was a se­ nior scout executive and Hardy had been featured in Boys Life and many other publications that I had read in Scouting before I met him in 69. It meant a lot to both Hardy and I that H2 stepped up to the plate and earned his Eagle. Hardy and 1 had many hundreds of emails, texts and ““sharings”” back and forth in the years since 1 last saw him in Shanghai. Virtually every day we communicated since 2006. I was in China on a busi­ ness trip several weeks ago in early May when Hardy sent me a picture of him in a Shenzhen hospital, not far from Hong Kong. Hardy had moved there from Taiwan in 2017 so that he was closer to his work in Qingdao. He was a road warrior traveling frequently throughout China as well as attending archery trade shows in the US and doing archery seminars at Lan­ caster Archery or at Texas A&M. (He was totally ded­ icated to an engineering “turnaround” assignment for Samick” during the past few years while also teaching archers his “Hit Straight the Feeling” methodology to great shooting. He was also working on publishing a training manual. Hardy hated the word “practice”. He felt strongly you train, not practice.) Shortly after 1 touched down in Beijing, my cell opened up to a picture of Hardy in a hospital bed in Shenzhen. He explained to me that while golfing for several hours - his passion after all things archery - he suddenly sat down and collapsed explaining “1 knew 1 was in trouble Skip”. From then on and through the following 10 days, he and I exchanged texts constant­ ly as he confidently fought back from what he later admitted was a heart attack. Nothing in our texts re­ vealed any real worry; after all, Hardy was perceived to be as fit as a fiddle. A bull of a man, stronger than an ox; a guy who his brother Butch said physically wrangled an engine out of a car in the 60s by himself to the amazement of his little brother and dad. Hardy and I remained in constant touch, even at 3 AM when he couldn’t sleep and wished there was a coffee shop somewhere near the nurses station. We discussed 14

every world event in the news especially Korea and when I asked him if he remembered the book “The Mouse That Roared”? He said he never read it. (Great book about a tiny bankr upt country of archers and grape growers that declares war on the US, attacks a NY police station, immediately surrenders and then expects the US to rebuild their country as was done with Japan and Germany under the Marshall Plan). I then proceeded to send him hundreds of pages one by one of screen shots of the book for him to read while he laid in bed, much to his delight and amusement. As soon as I returned to the US, I attended a ceremony on May 17 at the Air Force Academy where “H2” was graduating from his first year. The plan was for me to “live stream” the ceremony to “Hl” from my seat. This was early afternoon at the Air Force Academy and early in the morning after midnight in China. However, I couldn’t get a response from Hl which was strange because he and I were constantly in touch while he was in the hospital. The last message I had from Hardy was just be­ fore we went into the ceremony. II1 said “Salute the stars. Hardy needs connections”. LTG Silveria - the Academy Superintendant - spent a significant amount of time talking with me and my wife and 1 during a reception the day before: Hl was consciously talking about the 3 stars on LTG Silveria’s shoulders, but per­ haps there was a more subliminal meaning to the last message 1 received from Hardy? I believe the latter. Hardy Ward was an amazing man; absolutely amazing. Hardy was without a doubt America’s most talented all round archer. His experience touched on every point of the archery compass. He reminds me of the proverbial blind men and the elephant. He had Jay’s turn-on-a-dime humor to the X zone, Ed’s never-say-die competitiveness, Darrel’s no nonsense fo­ cus on success, Earl’s bowyer & engineering knowl­ edge, Rob’s business savvy, Ann’s determination, Vic’s competitive longevity, Dick’s coaching eye, Tom’s float all boats determination and Don’s atten-

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tion to detail. My family and I loved Har­ dy like the brother and godfather he was to my wife and I and our four kids. The global archery community lost a huge pioneer with his passing. My family and I feel strongly Hardy is now shar­ ing many a story with all those great archery men and women we have lost over the years who touched and believed in Hardy and who he loved and believed in return. The list of names he inter­ acted with that left us earlier and to whom there is undoubtedly a place in heaven include Earl and Ann Hoyt, Tom Barker, Fred Bear, Ann Clark, Owen Jeffreys, Nancy Myrick, Fred Bear, Marvin Klein­ man, Bob Rhode, Wilburn Woo­ ten, Robert Kaufhold, Al Martin, George Helwig, Clayton Shenk, Joe Johnston and Emma Hojnacki, just to name a few. Rob Kaufhold of Lancaster Archery Supply - a frequent host for his archery seminars and a dear friend - had this to say about Hardy; “Hardy Ward’s countless contributions to the target archery and field crossbow communities are unequaled. Hardy’s teaching of classic archery form to coaches in Asia from the 80’s to just weeks ago are the foundation of what the Korean and other Asian country’s technique was built upon. His knowledge, charisma and keen sense of humor will be missed by my family and thousands of other archers who were blessed to know him.” God bless you my dear friend. I will see you again some­ day but until then, do what you do best. Teach those cherubs not only how to shoot straight but how to capture, “straight the feeling”. PS Right now, Hardy’s re­ mains are still in limbo in China. His family has started a GoFundMe page to bring Hardy home. Please consider contributing to this noble cause. His family wants to bring him back to Texas with full military burial honors. Go to “GoFundMe.com” to con­ tribute.

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have cox-d By Coach Roy Villasor MNSA Photos by Dean Alberga

2018 World Indoor Champion, Elena Richter (right) granted Coach Roy Villasor an interview. Photo by Richard Hong

Maintaining her poker face throughout the match, Elena Richter displays herjoy as the new World Indoor Champion. We were fortunate that World Indoor Champion, Elena Richter could spare time from her busy training schedule to give insight on what it takes to be a world champion or how to shoot a 10 on the Richter scale. Elena’s weekly training could be between 5 to 8 hours a day, five to six days a week in the Olympic Training Centre in Berlin with her teammates. She also does two units of cardio and three units of weight training a week. Twice a week Elena sees her physiotherapist and twice a month she works with her mental coach. Recently, Elena discovered Yoga, which she tries to squeeze in twice a month. Once a week, she works with Natalia Butuzova, who has been her coach since 2012. Natalia won an Olympic Silver Medal in 1980 and was both European indoor and World outdoor champion. Elena spoke of how much respect she has for her Coach. Over the years they have become closer and enjoy working with each other. 16

1 asked Elena, if she had to pick her favorite lesson from Coach Natalia, which one would it be? The pretty Fraulein thought for a moment and replied that she: learned how to deal with defeat and become a stronger person. She later spoke of how Coach Natalia focuses on body tension. In their preparations, they associate words and actions. These words have a special meaning between the two of them. It gives a fast reminder on what Elena has to correct to execute a perfect shot. Just watch the Coach’s Box when Natalia gives only one word to Elena and see the 1 Os that follow. One will appreciate how effective this method is with just 20 seconds for the coach and archer to communicate. (This 20-second period may become shorter in the future.) Did Elena have any special training plan for the 2018 World Indoor Championships? As it turns out her preparations for the indoor season was delayed. Right after the 2017 Outdoor Season ended, Elena reported to a military

training camp for two whole months. She only got to shoot her bow a few times, drastically reducing her weekly arrow count. Right after the Christmas Holidays, she restarted her training program. Rather than looking at it as a set back, Elena says that it helped leave the outdoor season behind her as well as the back pain she was experiencing. When I started again, I focused even more on my technique. It was like a reset. The months off pushed me. I was hungry to start shooting again. So stated the Fraulein who would be World Indoor Champ. It appeared to this reporter that she was oozing with confidence entering the gold medal match against 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist Aida Roman of Mexico. Elena admitted that she was confident in spite of the fact that she was fighting the flu throughout the week from her arrival in Yankton, South Dakota. She stated: My only chance in thefinals was tofully concentrate on my work at the shooting line. I simply did not have the energy’ to do or think of anything else. After I secured the spot in the goldfinal, Ifelt even more confident. Throughout her shooting career, Elena has reached the finals for gold. What made this different? I knew that if I made it through the eliminations with a cold, I could win gold. As the medal match came closer, the Fraulein really focused on winning. In the match itself I totally focused on my technique and J was able to U.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

level ofscoring. You shot a 9, that’s already a bad shot. Indoor is about results as the archers scores are so dose. Outdoor requires more attention. There are more factors that get you distracted from your shot. A small gust of wind causes a little hesitation in your shot. I think for shooting outdoors, a smooth and strong technique is most important. Some successful archers maintain two bows, one set for outdoor and another for indoor rounds. I asked Elena if she has a specific bow just for indoors? The World Indoor Champion responded that she does have 2 Hoyt Formula Faktor HPs with X-Tour Bamboo Limbs, but does not have a different set up. I prefer to have one as a primary bow and another as a spare bow. So I set them up both kind of equal, depending on indoor or outdoor season. After grouping and finetuning there can a little difference in say brace height, tiller or Beiter plunger adjustment, etc. Elena used to shoot aluminum Easton X7 arrows for indoor, but since focusing on indoor 70 meter training during winter to prepare for the outdoor season: I stay with my Easton X-lOs with personalized arrow

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handle the pressure. I asked Elena, what do you think is the correct mind-set for a world champion archer? She believes there has to be a certain focus, but a healthy amount of it. Focus on the right things without getting blind. Don ’t get tangled up in little things. Sometimes one step back enables you to see the bigger picture. In the end, that brings you a step ahead. You have to be aware of many things: You are part of a team. You are representing your country. And there has to be the confidence and will to win. I followed up with the question, Elena you mentioned Team, in this case the German Team is a world Class Team, what makes the team unique? She smiled and said that the most important thing is the respect Team Germany has for each other. The core of the team has been shooting together for over 10 years. We know each other very well and there's a lot of trust and confidence. In all competitions, there will be good and bad situations but as a team, we go through it together. In answering the question: what is the difference between shooting indoor from outdoor rounds? Indoor puts you under pressure due to the extreme high

Interview with Yankton, SD (USA) World Cup Gold Medalist Elena Richter by Roy Villasor

Elena Richter looks on while Aide Roma shoots her arrow wraps by Custom MadeWraps and Beiter Out nocks. 1 prefer not to switch arrows during indoor season, because you 'll have differentfeelings when using thick vs. thin arrows. 1 feel like 1 need a consistent shot feeling, which 1 cannot get ifI were also to change bows with different set-ups. Elena Richter, is among the few archers in the world that has appeared in a commercial. How did this come about? The commercial was really special. The foundation Deutsche Sporthilfe made it possible. They support the best athletes in the national teams in Germany. In 2016, there was a cooperation agreement between the foundation and Mullermilch for the Rio Olympics. Mullermilch donated a small amount to the foundation for the benefit of the athletes for every milk drink sold. We were only 4 athletes from Germany. Elena described her experience in filming the Mullermilch commercial as being shot with a professional film crew during a few days stay in Lisbon, Portugal. The crew was great and very kind-they cared for us perfectly and everything was so professional. I only had afew lines to say, but I needed to say it over and over again until it was perfect. 18

It was a great experience and I’m proud and thankful that I was given that awesome opportunity of being a part of it. My last question was what advise would she give to any archer who would like to compete on the World Stage? For any competitive archer, go and challenge yourself. Improve your style by shooting more arrows, not just thinking about it. Elena added: If you have a coach, always be open-minded with their advise. The coach only

wants the best for you and to help you become the best archer. Don’1 take yourself too seriously. During the toughest stages of your training, its important to stay motivated, happy and love what you ’re doing Every little progress is a good one and recognize it as such. Pat yourself in the back when progress is made. Elena Richter brought home not one but two gold medals from Yankton. Team Germany composed of Michelle Kroppen. Elena Richter and 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Lisa Unruh won the Gold Medal Match. Thus, becoming World Archery’s Recurve Women’s Team Indoor Champion for 2018. We now bid Fraulein Elena, So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen and Good Bye. Editor’s Note: Roy Villasor MNSA Gold Medalist USA Masters and CA State Gaines 2017

Check out the article “Getting Closest to the Center” in the 2018 May-June issue for coverage on the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista California. He reports how HoytUSA and Easton Archery are educating archers from around the world.

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From the Class of 2016 we welcome Nebraska Archery Hall of Fame In­ ductee, Dick Mauch. A close friend and business partner for many years of the legendary Fred Bear, Dick is a huge part of archery history’. He is one of die last of lais breed. Not only does he know the story, he also lived it. He walked and worked along side the pioneers of our sport who were there in the beginning, A man who loves the outdoors, as a hunter he has harvested big game from Nordt America as well as Africa.

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Also from the Class of 2016 is bowyer, Owen Jeffery who will be honored posthumously. Owen also has Bear connections, many of you are familiar with Owens bow design and have probably owned and shot one at some time in your life.

Owen was also an avid outdoorsman, hunter and a tireless ambassador for the sport of archery.

From the Class of 2017 Michelle and Terry Ragsdale will be the first husband and wife to be inducted into die Archery Hall of Fame in the same year.

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On the Road: Georgia’s Chinese Archery Program in China article by Kay Koppedrayer photos by participants in the program

March 2018 saw the annual Chinese Archery Program convene once again in south Georgia. Held at the bamboo farm of Jaap and Kay Koppedrayer, the program continues to grow. New participants and many returnees came for three days of intensive training, presentations, competitions, and fun. Each year the program has a certain flavor. This year (2018), the highlight of the program was the attire many participants chose to wear. Though hardly a requirement of the program, a goodly number of archers chose to wear traditional garb, representative of their interest in Chinese history and culture.

Hanfu is the term used for the interest in and the

wearing of Chinese clothing based on designs from earlier dynasties. It has become a movement of sorts in recent years, and Jie Tian and Justin Ma, two of the organizers of the annual Chinese Archery Program, support it. They welcome the wearing of traditional dress while doing traditional archery, finding that doing so adds a cultural dimension to the program. At the 2018 program, a number of participants, some of Chinese ancestry as well as others of different backgrounds, did so. Interestingly enough, given the varying interests among these attendees, clothing styles from some five different dynasties were in one session represented by the archers on the shooting line. The archers found the cultural component of the

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Slide about Program for China

Chris Lee at the 120 meter target

program especially valuable.

The increased emphasis on the cultural background of Chinese archery was one aspect of the 2018 program. A second outcome, one that was somewhat surprising even to its organizers, ended up broadening the scope of the program. It came as an invitation to participate in a series of exchanges with clubs and groups in mainland China. Thus in April 2018, but a few weeks after the completion of the program in Odum, Georgia, its five organizers, plus their spouses, headed off to China to give talks, do training, offer demonstrations, and overall share information about traditional Chinese Archery.

Jaap and Kay Koppedrayer (hosts of the Georgia program), Justin Ma and Jie Tian (organizers, trainers, and translators of Gao Ying’s 17th-century archery manual) and Duke Bhuphaibool (organizer and adjunct trainer) hit the road to discover what was happening on the ground in China. Over the next two weeks they traveled to four cities where they convened workshops, demonstrations, and training sessions. The first stop was Chengdu, in Sichuan Province in southwest China. There the group from North America met with Stephen Selby who came in from Hong Kong. Stephen is well-known in traditional archery circles for founding the Asian Traditional

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Demonstration in Chengdu Archery Research Network, a web-based forum (www.atam.org) that has served as the mother lode of information on archery in all regions of Asia and beyond. Author of the seminal work, Chinese Archery (Hong Kong University Press, 2000), Stephen is the recognized expert on traditional archery in China. His interests are wide-ranging; his expertise phenomenal. A true polyglot he can move back and forth among any number of languages. His translation from English to Chinese and vice versa is instantaneous. With his many contacts in China and elsewhere, Stephen was the mover and shaker behind the exchange program.

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The hosting organization in Chengdu was the Sichuan Traditional Martial Arts Association Federation headed by Mr. Zhang Xiaojun (President), Dr. Gong Maofii of Chengdu Sport University (Vice Chairman and Secretary-General) and Mr. Yan Yi (Vice President). In attendance were members of the organization and other interested archers, plus a goodly number of educators from schools in the region where archery is part of the physical education curriculum. Dr. Gong’s presence was especially touching as prior to the event he had suffered an injuiy requiring medical attention. He attended the morning session, but returned to the hospital later in the day for further treatment. The venue for the seminar and exchange program was a sports center in the heart of Chengdu that included not only an archeiy range, but also fields for soccer, inline hockey, and other field sports, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a paint ball area, a weight room, and more.

Several talks exchanging information on the resurgence of traditional archery in Chengdu and the growth of interest in Chinese archeiy in North America opened the program, followed by a veritable banquet for lunch, and then a training session where Justin Ma, Jie Tian, and Duke Bhuphaibool offered insights into what makes for good archery. The day closed with a bow-making demonstration by Jaap Koppedrayer. In the tradition of Chinese hospitality, Mr. Zhang hosted the evening meal, and then on the following day took the group to several sites in and around Chengdu for an experience of local culture.

The next stop for three members of the exchange program was Xi’an in Shaanxi Province in central China. A prosperous city of over eight million, it served as the imperial center of several of China's early dynasties and was one of the starting points of the Silk Road. U.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

Bow-making demo by Jaap Koppedrayer

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Stephen Selby leading University students in a warm up exercise in Xi’an

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Kay Koppedrayer lecturing at NW University in Xi’an

Nearby is the site where the famed life-sized warriors of the Terra Cotta Army guard the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. Northwest University, one of the oldest in the region, is located in Xi’an, and there was where the second exchange program was held. An auditorium at the university was packed. Members of the public as well as the students in

attendance enjoyed the lectures, demonstrations, and the round table discussion in which faculty from the Department of Physical Education engaged Stephen Selby, Jaap and Kay Koppedrayer in dialogue.

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From Xi’an it was then on to southern city of Guangzhou. The venue for the third leg of the exchange was the Zhengyu Archery Club and Jiangong Academy, a martial arts center situated just below a mountain forest park in the city. At the academy a range of martial arts are taught, including archery, with a focus not just on physical training, but also on the philosophy and cultural motifs that inform Chinese martial disciplines. Dr. Ma Lianzhen, professor and head of the postgraduate education for traditional physical activities and martial arts at South China Normal University is the visionary behind the academy. He comes from a family whose reputation is well-known in martial arts circles in China and beyond. His father, Professor Ma Mingda of Jinan University, is a highly respected scholar whose research and long-standing practice has shaped the state of martial arts in China today.

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Discussing bamboo bow-making out of Hong Kong were present for the program at the academy. Traditional archery training in relation to other martial disciplines was one theme that ran through the exchange. Another was the recovery of traditional practices, as much knowledge had been lost during the immense changes China experienced in the 20th century. A third theme was whether or not standardization of a certain form was desirable.

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Lectures, training seminars, and demonstrations were the highlight of the first day of the program. A friendly archery competition took place the second day, with the teams being a combination of local archers and visitors. All involved had a good time. Then, from there, the group left for the final leg of the trip. An evening event at the Golden Trust Archery Training Centre in Hong Kong was the last stop. Run by Rocky Yip, the centre has great facilities in one of the most densely populated cities of the world. It houses indoor ranges, a pro shop, and more, where regulars and club members can come to unwind after a hard day’s work. Many came to attend the evening seminar that once again included

Duke Bhuphaibool on the range in Guangzhou talks, a bow-making demonstration, and coaching, and lots of exchange. And with that session, the road trip was complete. The tour that started in Chengdu some twelve days earlier came to a close. The group from North America had covered many miles and met many people. The love of archery, along with the quest for further knowledge about traditional Chinese archery, made the trip possible. As we all know, shared interests bring people together, and that was what the 2018 Chinese Archery Exchange Program in China was all about.

Discussion in Hong Kong

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Who is Showing Up Today? by Debbie Crews, Ph.D., Sport Psychology and Judi Adams, 2 X Olympic Archer (1980, 1996) ou have practiced worked on form, built an effective mental program, shot hundreds of arrows - in prepara­ tion for the BIG tournament. The day arrives. Who shows up? Is it your confident self, your doubt­ er self, your worrier self, your calm self, your determined self, or your knowing self? Unbeknownst to you, there are a many subpersonalities at work for each and every inter­ action you have. Where do these subpersonalities come from? Some come from roles we play: mother, teacher, accountant, phy­ sician, plumber, etc. Others come from our own ideas about who we want to be - these could be our heroes, mentors, or people we admire. Our personal history serves to provide any number of subpersonalities that may have appeared in response to early ex­ periences. While there are other more complex origins of subper­ sonalities, the origins mentioned here are sufficient for you to gain a basic understanding. From this understanding, you can identify a number of subpersonalities and then evaluate them against your

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goals and intentions. In other words, which subpersonalities will best serve you in pursuit of your goals. Do you know which sub­ personality will best serve your intention for this event? What will be required to achieve your goals? If your intention is a score, think about how you are going to go about achieving that score. What will be your focus that is linked to the goal. If you have set a score goal or score range, one that is better than your best but clearly attainable, which sub­ personality is most likely to help you succeed? Is it the Passive Follower personality - the one that waits to see how everyone else is doing before upping the intensity? Is it the Doubter per­ sonality that lacks confidence in your ability? Is it the Calm sub­ personality that is balanced and capable of receiving all the stim­ uli around and responding ap­ propriately? Or is it the Warrior personality that is going to attack the target with a “take no prison­ ers” mindset? We do not all have the same subpersonalities and no one subpersonality works for ev­

eryone. In fact, we may find that different conditions require a different subpersonality to show up. The subpersonality we call up when we are behind may be very different from the one that will serve us best when we are in the lead and finishing strong. In most cases, the automat­ ic system organizes which sub­ personality shows up. However, by understanding the inherent collection of subpersonalilies al your disposal and increasing awareness of which subperson­ ality is in charge at the moment, you can assess the environment and specific situation and select and run the one best fitted for the intention. You can be in charge thereby exponentially increasing your opportunity for success. As you gain awareness of your subpersonalities, there is an opportunity to combine parts of these subpersonalities to create a completely new but highly ef­ fective “being” designed io opti­ mize your performance. For ex­ ample: Let’s say you have a clear subpersonality that is Calm but the actual intensity is too low to push your performance. You also have a subpersonality that is Ag­ gressive with its drawback being that it is sometimes so focused on transmitting energy that it misses cues that are critical to success. By delving into the feel of each of these, it is possible to build a new subpersonality that is called Determined and is marked by a calm state of receiving while in­ tensely focused forward toward success. Using the Opti headset, we are able to collect brain maps reU.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

lated to subpersonalities you bring forward. It is fascinating how dif­ ferent the brain looks when each subpersonality is featured. We found that there are some subper­ sonalities that we think may be best, when in fact they are not. We also found some that do not sound like they would enhance perfor­ mance, but in fact, they do. Our research shows that the most ef­ fective subpersonalities are those that produce high Synergy and high Serenity. In other words, ef­

ficient brain activity that is bal­ anced and in synergy. A high level athlete (golfer) that we tested using subpersonal­ ities was ultimately able to com­ bine two subpersonalities into one and scored his best round of golf. He put his perfectionist (who he thought would hurt his score) together with his focused subpersonality and played awe­ some. Please see the brain maps below. They match!

LEARNING LIFE AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE FLIGHT OF AN ARROW

BY JUDI COE ADAMS

The following is a quote from Coach Roy Villasor which ran in the 2017 March/Aprii issue of the US Archer magazine. “Rick Mckinney has often said that open and honest communication between the archer and coach was imperative for success. The book Seeking Center allows us to “listen” to the dialogue between a legendary coach and his victorious student. In this book, the student is none other than two-time US Olympian Judi Adams. Her resume includes a World Silver Medal and a Pan American Bronze Medal. She was twice National Champion, thrice National Field Champion and awarded the Shenk Award three times. Referred to in the book as the Master is 1976 US Olympic Archery Coach and Hall of Famer, Alfred K. Henderson or Uncle Al to those privileged to have been coached by a legend.

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Some of the subpersonalities that the athlete thought would work well, did not, and the Serenity scores were lower.

or something that stands out. Now consider each of these as a potential subpersonality for you. Do any make sense? Could any of these serve your goals and objectives? Can you see yourself being suc­ cessful with any of these? • Make a list of the roles you play in life: parent, child, protector, builder, writer, ac­ ademic, mediator, creator, innovator, mechanic, leader, etc. Consider how these roles impact your performance if you were to call up one as a subpersonality. Making Your Subper­ sonalities Work for You

Gaining Awareness of Your Subpersonalities

• Make a list of all the characteristics (Doubtful, What will they think of me, Can’t do it, Perfectionist, etc.) that show up on the ar­ chery range when you are shooting. Group these characteristics into subpersonalities and assign a name to them. For example: The Per­ fectionist - requires order, wants everything in its place, cannot leave anything incomplete, must finish what is started. This subpersonality has high standards and expects these standards to be met in all instanc­ es. Outcome is never enough. • Make a list of 10 archers that stand out for you. Write an ad­ jective to describe each one - a word that describes their character

Once you have identified some subpersonalities that you think will serve your goals and intentions, start to play around with them to see the impact on your performance. Imagine the feeling that goes along with a specific subpersonality and see yourself walking up to the line as that person. Lose yourself in that being - become the subper­ sonality. Shoot a round and see how you perform. Was it easy to stay with the subpersonality? How did your shooting feel? How did you score? What was your confidence level? Was the experience similar to your best shooting? Is this a subpersonaiity you want to keep or kick? Be who you choose to be! Dr. Debbie Crews is CEO and president of Opti Interna­ tional a performance optimiza­ tion company offering neuro­ feedback apps andperformance improvement systems to Better Your Best* Debbie and Judi work with archers and other athletes to help them learn the skills to improve their perfor­ mance. For more information on tools and techniques to im­ prove your performance as well as Better Your Best® opportu­ nities to strengthen the Jive el­ ements that are key to success in any arena, visit the websites: yvww.myoptibrain.com <£ wnw. Better Yo urBest. net U.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

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SHOOTING IN THE WIND OR THE WIND IS YOUR FRIEND!

SH O O TING IN THE W IND OR TH E W IND IS YOUR FRIEND! by Rick McKinney

by Rick McKinney, President of Carbon Tech Arrows and U.S. Representative for Win & Win Archery Windy days are normal when shooting an outdoor tour­ nament. Unfortunately, wind is hardly ever constant. There can be gusts. There can be soft breez­ es and strong breezes. There can be tail winds, head winds, easter­ ly winds and westerly winds or a combination of all four! So it is important to train in the winds with the main focus of learning of what happens to your arrow in the wind. First of all, it is important to tune your bow so that the arrow drift is not magnified by a poor tune. The more movement of the arrow during flight, the more drift you will probably experience. The real area of concern is the nocking point against a head wind or tail wind. Normally, you would expect a head wind to cause your arrows to hit low. However, if the nocking point is not correct, you might end up shooting high. The same as a tail wind, since it should cause the arrow to hit high, it just might hit low. The reasoning behind a head wind normally hitting low is due to resistance in flight. However, if the arrow has a wrong attack and descent angle the wind will cause the arrow to hit differently than ex­ pected. Thus, make sure the nock­ ing point is as accurate as you can get it. Also, if the arrow is weak or stiff, this will cause your arrow to drift more. Thus, it is important to make sure your tune is as good as you can get it. Once you have a fairly good tune, then you can focus on your form. The form is the biggest cause of wind drift than anything else. If you shoot a strong shot, the arrow will fly on a straighter path and have less drift. If the archer collapses on the shot or shoots a poor shot, the wind will cause the 38

arrow to drift severely. Thus, it is important to execute a good strong shot. It is interesting to watch an archer who shoots in the wind and says that when they aim on the target, the arrow drifts badly and yet, when they aim off, the arrow goes right where they are aiming it. This is mainly due to shot exe­ cution. Normally, when the wind is blowing, the archer will shoot timidly (insecure of where the ar­ row is going to go). For example,

The biggest challenge is to be able to determine which flag gives yon the best indicator of what the arrow will do during flight.

if the arrow drifts in the blue ring (or whichever ring you chose to translate to), the easiest is to aim off in the opposing side (blue ring for this example). They will still be timid, so they shoot the arrow and it drifts into the gold! They relax and feel more confident, so the next shot is performed with less trepidation. Since they aimed the sight in the blue ring and since they had a better shot execution, the arrow drifted less than before, and now the arrow hits either in the blue ring or possibly in the red on the side they were aiming. Ini­ tially, this causes confusion. They aim the next shot closer to the center but shoot with less confi­ dence, thus causing the form to be timid and the arrow drifts further from the center. This causes a lot of confusion and frustration from the archer. This is the reason for focusing on form and shot execu­ tion. The smoother the shot, the less drift they will experience.

Rick What do you do when the winds are inconsistent? This is where it is important to study the trees, flags or anything else to indi­ cate what the wind is doing. This is at least a 500-year-old problem. Roger Ascham, who wrote and presented the book “Toxophilus; The School of Shooting” in 1545 to King Henry the Vlll, talked about how the winds were inconsistent and the archer needed to study the winds in order to know where to aim. He recommended the archer go outside during a clear wintery day with snow on the ground and watch how the swirling winds af­ fect different parts of the snow on the ground. Today, we have flags every­ where to observe what direction the winds are coming from. The biggest challenge is to be able to determine which flag gives you the best indicator of what the ar­ row will do during flight. This takes several shots and then it is not always a guarantee that the arrow will cooperate! I watched one of the expert archers, at my first international archery tourna­ ment practice the day before the competition began at the com­ petition field and 1 felt very con­ fident that he was going to shoot poorly because his arrow impacts were all over the target. He was looking around (out of embarrass­ ment?). I “assumed” that he was not having a good day. The fol­ lowing day and the first day of the competition he was pounding gold after gold during the first scoring distance (90 meters). I was struck U.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

stiffer arrow. Several archers, coaches and even manufactur­ ers before the tournament ridiculed me due to my slow bow. Fortunately I did not pay attention to their snarky comments. I won that event even though I had to aim off the target at times, I was still able to judge the wind correctly and focus on my form. Years later, a large company said it was important to have a very heavy front of center or a very heavy point in order to shoot good groups in the wind. I was so excited about this new concept and wanted to see what I used at the World Championships in Australia, thinking that maybe that was why 1 shot so well! What a surprise when I found my ar­ row and checked it. The recommended front of center (FOC) was 12-15%. Anything less and you will struggle grouping in the wind. Mine measured out at 5.6%! I laughed and decided “proof was in the pudding!” My other two world titles, I used a 10% and a 15%. There was no continuity to FOC. However, there was continuity of a good tune! So, remember, that tuning your bow the best you can is very important. Then make sure you shoot good shots in the wind and learn about the field ofplay flags so that you can shoot as good as you do without the wind!

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by his accuracy and his form looked no dif­ ferent than the day before. That was when it occurred to me that yesterday he was aim­ ing right on the center of the target and was observing the field flags to see which ones were similar to his arrow impacts. A great learning experience for me! I took a long break years ago after I retired from elite competition. When I came back about 10 years later, 1 was appalled at the lack of knowledge and understanding most archers had with the wind. Most com­ mented that since they were shooting xlO’s they did not have to aim off! I watched their arrow flight as the drift was still there but they were told by marketing gurus that the arrow was designed not to drift! Simple physics discredits this ridiculous statement. 1 talked with Frank Pearson some time ago about the wind and he has per­ formed more tests in windy conditions than most. Tucson, where he lives, is very windy and gusty. Normally, he can shoot early in the morning and the weather is fairly calm, but when it hits near 10 AM, the winds pick up and it is very difficult to shoot in. He set up a target where he could shoot out of his garage out of the wind while the target and most of the distance was outside in the wind. He was amazed at how little drift he had. This is consistent with my observations over the years. The wind affects you more than anything else. Thus, you need to learn how to execute good shots under windy con­ ditions. I know this is easier said than done, however, it has been proven that champions have learned to do this. And the one import­ ant thing to remember is that everyone has to deal with the wind. There has been talk about point weight and how it helps to have a heavy point weight or what the latest craze is called heavy front of center. That is fine, if you can tune the ar­ row properly with a heavy point. If it weak­ ens the arrow, then you will suffer more due to the weakness of the arrow than the gain of having a heavier point to fight the wind. My first world championship title was won in Australia. The winds were a bit fierce and my bow setup was the slowest on the men’s line. This was proven when everyone shot through the chronograph to receive “Fred Bear’s Field Notes” book. I had a very high brace height in order to get the arrows to tune. This weakened the arrow, but slowed the bow down considerably. Since there was no arrow at the time to fit me properly I had to either drop down a lot in poundage (not viable due to shooting 90 meters) or go to a

Trey Spencer Memorial 3-D Archery Tournament

KY -Illinois S3DA and Southeastern Illinois College collaborated to hold the 1st annual Trey Spencer Memo­ rial 3-D Archery Tournament on May 27th, 2018. This tournament consisted of a 20-target course, featuring ASA rules for the adult classes and S3DA rules for the youth classes. Approximately, 51 shooters participated in the event with all proceeds contributing to the Trey Spencer Memorial Schol­ arship Fund. Roger ‘Trey’ Spencer, son of Roger ‘Buzz’ and Debbie Spen­ cer, of Logansport, Indiana, was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunt­ ing, fishing, and 3-D archery. Trey worked diligently along with his dad to see that the Scholastic 3-D Archery program came to his local school even though he had already moved on to college. Trey also loved traveling with his dad and was proud to be part of the ASA family. Unfortunately, Trey died tragically in August of 2015 due to Williamsburg,

injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident while traveling home from college. The Trey Spencer Memo­ rial Scholarship Fund was estab­ lished in 2016 to provide financial assistance to select students active in both S3 DA and ASA who are enrolling in undergraduate studies in a college or university. President of Southeastern Illinois College, Dr. Jonah Rice said, “We are always glad to have archers on our range. The fact that all proceeds contributed to an ar­ chery student scholarship made it even better.” Zeppelyn Fiala is a mem­ ber of the N.C.O.E Archery Club in Illinois S3DA. Zeppelyn Fiala participated in the tournament and had this to say, “I am glad that my teammates and I were able to participate in such a great event. I thought the course was set-up well and I enjoyed meeting the people I shot with throughout the day.” “This was such a fun shoot! SIC Archery was honored to be a

part of it. 1 loved seeing everyone enjoy themselves while raising money for a student scholarship,” stated Alli Armstrong, Head coach for SE Illinois College Archery. Results for Youth Classes: Elementary School Division:

8-11-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Brooklyn Campbell, 2nd Au­ tumn Flubbs 8-11-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Greyson Wilson, 2nd Kaden Farmer, 3rd Zane Fiala 8-11-year-old Male Open Com­ pound: 1st Denver Wheeler, 2nd Tate Bickett Middle School Division:

12-14-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Emma Farmer 12-14-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Andrew Hubbs, 2nd Hunter Ditterline, 3rd Lawrence Shilling 12-14-year-old Female Open Compound: 1st Jerzi Sharp, 2nd Sidney Wheeler 12-14-year-old Male Open Com­ pound: 1st Ethan Wyatt High School Division:

15-18-year-old Male Traditional: 1st Sean Davenport, 2nd Justin Hicks 15-18-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1 st Adriana Armstrong, 2nd Kassi Ketten, 3rd Jessica Shilling 15-18-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Sean Lake, 2nd Isaiah. Conkle, 3rd Bailey Sneed 15-18-year-old Female Open Compound: 1st Jalyn Sharp, 2nd Zeppelyn Fiala, 3rd Abbie Buttry 15-18-year-old Male Open Com­ pound: 1st Jase Kiefer, 2nd Sean Neal 40

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Williamsburg, KY - May 19, 2018 - Alabama S3 DA held their

3-D State Championship at Autau­ ga County Bowhunters in Prattville, Alabama. Alabama State Coordi­ nator, Charmen McAlpine stated, “Thank you to all who participated in the 2018 Alabama S3 DA 3-D State Championship. Thank you to all the parents and coaches for mak­ ing sure our archers arrived on time and for making sure they had all their equipment. Thank you to Ome­ ga Archery Products for sponsoring the trophies for the championship. A special thanks to University of the Cumberland’s, University of Pikeville, Bethel University, Union College and Lindsey Wilson Col­ lege for the scholarships given out to the high school shooters. Seeing the pride and gratitude in their eyes makes this all worth it.” Head coach of the Poarch Creek Indians, Blakelee Dawn stat­ ed, “What a great day! We are leav­ ing the S3DA 3-D State Champion­ ship with 7-top ranked kids in the state and more than $200,000 worth of scholarships. How blessed are we to be able to achieve the goals that the kids have worked so hard for?” Heritage S3 DA Club coach Joey Skinner said, “We are so proud of our Heritage Archers who competed in this champion­ ship. They all shot great and were a pleasure to be around! We want to thank Autauga County Bow­ hunters for hosting and for a warm welcome. Also, a special thank you to Charmen McAlpine for a well-organized shoot, efficient check-in and serving as our State

Alabama S3DA Holds 3-D State Championship

Coordinator. The Autauga County Bow­ hunters said they appreciated the opportunity to host the state cham­ pionship for the S3DA shoot­ ers and they also hope everyone enjoyed themselves at the shoot and they look forward to seeing them on the range in the future. Alabama S3DA is set to hold two Outdoor Regional events Satur­ day, May 26,2018 in Cullman, AL and Pensacola, FL.

12-14-year-old Female Tradition­ al: 1st Emily Leigeber 12-14-year-old Male Traditional: 1st Jackson Miner 12-14-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Lauren Jordan, 2nd Chrissy Jones, 3rd Kenzie Lehr 12-14-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Dakota Joiner, 2nd Braylin Lewis, 3rd Nate Turner 12-14-year-old Female Open Compound: 1st Hailey Wilson, 2nd Katie Skinner

Results: Elementary School Division:

High School Division:

8-11-year-old Female Traditional: 1st Aubrey Corry 8-11-year-old Male Traditional: 1st Keaton Crawford, 2nd Tyler Vandiver 8-11-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Brynley Lewis, 2nd Ashkia Weaver, 3rd Amelia Buchan 8-11-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1 st Jayce Pugh, 2nd Michael Mc­ Daniel, 3rd Blake Faith 8-11-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Jennabeth Childers Middle School Division:

15-18-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Grace Magnusen, 2nd Phenix Crews, 3rd Caitlyn Lam­ beth 15-18-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Brodie Boozer, 2nd Ethan Harmsen, 3rd Dylan Baggett 15-18-year-old Female Open Compound: 1st Olivia Hay, 2nd Jenna Goolsby, 3rd Delaynie Childers 15-18-year-old Male Open Com­ pound: 1st Tucker Spence, 2nd Matthew Bums, 3rd Trevor Car­ penter

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Kentucky S3DA 3-D State Championship

Williamsburg, KY - May 18 &

19th, 2018 - Once again, Kentucky S3 DA set a record! Despite the rain and threat of severe weather, 352 archers competed for the state title in the 2018 Kentucky S3DA 3-D State Championship held at the Pulaski County Park located in Nancy, Kentucky. Days before the championship was set to take place, archers were asked to pre­ pare for wet, muddy and slippery conditions as recent rains had hit the area and more rain was expect­ ed. “Our Kentucky archers are no stranger to this type of weather

given the 2017 3-D season,” said coach Kristi Wilson of Daviess County High School.

By 8 a.m. on Saturday morning the park was buzzing with archers, coaches, parents and other spectators. Archers hit the practice bags to prepare for their 9 a.m. flight time. The registration tent was lined with coaches check­ ing in their archers. Before arrows started flying, archers gathered at the head of their assigned range for a mandatory safety meeting. All archers were advised to use extra caution due to wet, muddy and slippery terrain. New for this year was the addition of a tradi­ tional range. It was located down a beautiful bike trail in the park. “Don’t miss target 12. If you do you’ll have to go swimming to get your aiTOw. There is a lake down there,” stated one elementary tra­ ditional archer. As the 9 a.m. flight wrapped up, steady streams of cars could be seen lining the roads and park­ ing areas as the archers for the 1 p.m. flight arrived. “This is amaz­ ing and so good for the S3DA program and the program in Ken­ tucky,” stated Extreme Archery Owner and S3 DA board member Mark Whitt. As the archers ar­ rived for the last flight of the day

the skies darkened again, and the radar showed heavy rains would soon be moving into the area. It wasn’t long until the sun was cov­ ered with dark clouds and the rain began to fall. The archers did not seem to mind as they continued to shoot with the rain coming down, mud covered stakes and some slippery terrain. Periods of ex­ treme heavy rain caused the range pace to slow down on all ranges as safety became more important. “It rained so hard at one point, I was not sure my contacts were still in my eyes,” said WKAC coach Marvin Evans. Finally, with seri­ ous safety concerns, all activities were delayed for an hour in hopes that the heavy rains would move out of the area. With delays came the cancelation of shootdowns, due to getting awards out before the sunset. After the hour delay, high school archers returned to the range to try to make those last few shots their best of the day.

Kentucky S3 DA State Co­ ordinator, Chris McDonald said, “The growth of KY S3 DA is mind boggling. The number of tour­ nament volunteers, coaches and parents willing to invest time into our program is very encouraging. The future of S3DA in Kentucky is bright. The muddy, smiling fac­ es of the kids are among the most U.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

memorable moments that 1 took away from this tournament.” Six college coaches were on hand to talk to any Kentucky archer interested in participating at the college level and to hand out scholarship opportunities to the top qualifying archers. Shawn Canada, Head Coach at Camp­ bellsville University, said, “Get­ ting your child or anyone’s child involved in S3 DA is such a won­ derful thing. They will have fun and build friendships with other kids from all parts of the state and country. As a college coach, 1 feel that S3 DA is an important tool for us to help these kids get ready for larger things in life, such as their college career. They get to be in­ volved in all the types of shooting that we do at the college level, pre­ paring them for the college expe­ rience and creating a large group of extremely talented student ath­ letes to work with when building our teams.”

pound: 1st Morgan Huddleston, 2nd Kensley Ayers, 3rd Brielle Ormes 8-11-year-old Male Open Com­ pound: 1st Elijah Cook, 2nd Elijah Thomas, 3rd Brenen Upchurch 8-11-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Anya Carson 8-11-year-old Male Olympic Re­ curve: 1st Michael Curry Middle School Division:

Middle School Team: 1st Burns Middle School, 2nd Daviess County Middle School High School Team: 1st Boyd County, 2nd Apollo, 3rd Trinity

12-14-year-old Female Tradition­ al: 1st Audrey Routte, 2nd Madalynn Puryear, 3rd Jenna Diaz 12-14-year-old Male Traditional: 1st Jason Purvis, 2nd Daniel Tay­ lor, 3rd Mason Hammons 12-14-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Madison Richardson, 2nd Becky Heavner, 3rd Ella Nash 12-14-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Joseph West, 2nd Ian Riensta, 3rd Hunter Mackey 12-14-year-old Female Open Compound: 1st Tyra McWilliams, 2nd Allie Riddle, 3rd Serena Witt 12-14-year-old Male Open Com­ pound: 1st Asa Flowers, 2nd Chase Morris, 3rd Landyn Cox 12-14-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Natalie Williams, 2nd Shelby Russell 12-14-year-old Male Olympic Re­ curve: 1st Ethan Williams

Club Results:

High School Division:

Elementary Club: 1st Impact Ar­ chery, 2nd Owensboro Archery, 3rd Bluegrass Archery Middle School Club: 1st Impact Archery, 2nd Central Kentucky Nock Busters High School Club: 1st Centra! Kentucky Nock Busters, 2nd Ow­ ensboro Archery, 3rd Western KY Archery Complex

15-18-year-old Female Tradition­ al: 1st Danielle Underwood, 2nd Rickalyn Rayburn, 3rd Taylar Middleton 15-18-year-old Male Tradition­ al: 1st Wes Blondin, 2nd Tristan Kitchen, 3rd Darrell Turner 15-18-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Katie Hemmann, 2nd Abby Kaysinger, 3rd Hallie French 15-18-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Taylor Bell, 2nd Uriah Bush, 3rd Shane Adams 15-18-year-old Female Open Compound: 1st Natalie Brock­ man, 2nd Meg Curtis, 3rd Bethany Groce 15-18-year-old Male Open Com­ pound: 1st Jase Boils, 2nd Brady Hempen, 3rd Tanner Barker 15-18-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Olivia Harner 15-18-year-old Male Olympic Re­ curve: IstGriffan Sayre

Results: Team Results:

Elementary School Division: 8-11-year-old Female Traditional: 1st Mary Jurus, 2nd Abby Moore, 3rd Kristen Eastridge 8-11-year-old Male Tradition­ al: 1st Avery Wilson, 2nd Ethan Fields, 3rd Braden McCoy 8-11-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Rylee Turner, 2nd Abagail Al­ dridge, 3rd Hannah McKenzie 8-11-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Jaxson Pack, 2nd Bransen Ber­ ry, 3rd Gunner Wells 8-11-year-old Female Open Com­

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Michigan S3DA holds 3-D State Championship great to see young and new archers and their fam­ ilies at the oldest and most prestigious archery club in the Detroit area. It never ceases to amaze me how much compassion and re­ spect archers demonstrate to support others,” stated Michigan Regional Coor­ dinator, Nick Di Cresce. Michigan S3DA continues to grow at a fast rate, as they will be hosting their 1 st ever Out­ door Target State Tourna­ ment on June 2nd, 2018. Michigan looks forward to the coming year, with additional coaches being trained and new clubs/ teams joining S3DA.

Williamsburg, KY - May 26th, 2018 - Detroit Ar­

chers Archery' Range host­ ed the Michigan S3 DA 3-D State Championship in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The championship featured 26 archers from 3 different clubs across Michigan. Special thanks go out to Kali's Cure. The West Michigan Archery' Cen­ ter had some fantastic Ac­ tion Track Chairs thanks to them. A disabled grandfather (Steve Van Dyke), who lives three hours away from his grandson, had the opportuni­ ty to attend the event and get to watch his grandson take third place, thanks to the all-terrain wheelchair. S3DA Michigan State Coordinator, Laura Sham­ baugh said, “It was a great day to shoot 3-D targets in Michigan. Our youth had enormous fun, showed great sportsmanship and lots of smiles were seen on the course. Many generations of families attended with their young archers, being able to watch the competition as it happened. Thank you WMAC for lending out a motorized wheelchair and

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Results: Elementary School Divi­ sion:

for providing an opportunity for a grandfather to see his grandson shoot. Thank you, Detroit Ar­ chers, for hosting the event and a thanks to the coaches for making this happen.” “Would like to send a spe­ cial thanks to our Global Kids, a 501c3 non-prof­ it charity, for providing med­ als and awards for the event. Thanks to Detroit Archers and its members for the use of the facility, set-up and pro­ viding bonus tar­ gets. It was truly

8-11-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Riley Gamblin 8-11-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Jack Gentz, 2nd Gabe Gauss, 3rd Liam Bertsch Middle School Division:

12-14-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Olivia Rowe, 2nd Haylee Koss, 3rd Evelyn Vondrachek 12-14-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Jack Corriveau, 2nd Garrett McFarlane, 3rd Joey Romanelli 12-14-year-old Male Open Com­ pound: 1st Bo Waite 12-14-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Hope Meldrum High School Division:

15-18-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Kaitlyn Shields, 2nd Ale­ na Lowry 15-18-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1 st Gage Luce, 2nd Daegan Mar­ shall, 3rd Otto Oliver 15-18-year-old Male Open Com­ pound: 1st Andrew Bolen U.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

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3-D State Championship at Cushion Peak Rod & Gun Club in Reinholds, Pennsylvania. Approximately, 43 archers from over 10 different clubs and teams participated in this event. Cushion Peak set-up a world class 20-target range. All participating archers received food, drinks, and tournament t-shirts from Reading Archery Club, Big Shot Targets, and Cushion Peak Rod and Gun Club. “The course was exceptionally well-planned and laid out. It was challenging but fun for everybody. The archers were very courteous and extremely well behaved. Everyone had a fantastic time and are already looking forward to next year,” stated Hemlock Coach, Michael Carpenter. Reading Archery S3DA Coach, Bob Lauffer said, “lam very pleased with how far Pennsylvania S3DA has come in just two years. We had an outstanding competition mostly because we are working with outstanding young archers. We certainly have a lot of room to grow, but absolutely love how S3DA is taking off in our state”. Pennsylvania State Coordinator, Dan Schuller stated, “With storms forecast in the area. we moved this event up a halfhour to avoid the weather. All participating clubs did a terrific job communicating this to all competing archers and families. It was great to see some familiar faces from last year’s competition. Several archers made great improvement in their performance from last year. We also saw several high scores over 200 on a challenging up and downhill course. Congratulations to all who participated and good luck to the archers competing in the National Championship in Metropolis!” Pennsylvania S3 DA would like to send thanks to Cushion Peak Rod and Gun Club for hosting the event. Special thanks to parents.

coaches and participants for making this event possible. If you have any questions or if you would like to join the PA S3DA Program, please e-mail Dan Schuller, PA State Coordinator at dschuller@ lancasterarcheiy.com. The S3DA 3-D National Championship will be held June 22-24, 2018 in Metropolis, Illinois. Results: Club Results:

Elementary Club: I51 Reading Archery Club S3DA High School Club: I51 Reading Archery Club S3 DA Elementary School Division:

8-11-year-old Female Traditional: Is* Aeryn Marks 8-11-year-old Male Traditional: Is' Luke Farlow 8-11-year-old Female Fixed Pins: Is1 Alivia Slusser, 2nd Erin Hostetter, 3rd Leah Barnhart 8-11-year-old Male Fixed Pins: Is' Chase Arnold, 2nd Cannon Youndt, 3rd Davis Oppenheim 8-11-year-old Female Open Compound: Is1 Kendall Hohenwarter, 2nd Olivia Dean, 3rd Savanna Arnold 8-11-year-old Male Open

Compound: 1st Hudson Brown, 2nd Bill Mills, 3rd Aiden Woodie 8-11-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: Is1 Samantha Ensign Middle School Division:

12-14-year-old Female Fixed Pins: Is' Sierra Barnhart 12-14-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Bryce Clymer, 2nd Gregory Weindman 12-14-year-old Male Open Compound: Is'Colby Weaver 12-14-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: lsl Kayley Kershner 12-14-year-old Male Olympic Recurve: 1st Ryan Mendenhall High School Division:

15-18-year-old Female Traditional: Is' Megan Carpenter 15-18-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Chance Taylor, 2nd Joseph Weinhold, 3rd Weston Barnhart 15-18-year-old Female Open Compound: Is' Danielle Woodie, 2nd Amanda Newland, 3rd Victoria Quava 15-18-year-old Male Open Compound: Is1 Nicholas Quava, 2nd Clay Weaver, 3rd Kyle Pry 15-18-year-old Male Olympic Recurve: 1st Roman Voskoboynikov

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Georgia S3DA 2018 3-D State Championship

Bryson Croft, 2nd Cannon Holloway, 3rd Caleb Brown 8-11-year-old Male Olympic recurve: Is1 Carter Hawkins

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recently hosted their 2018 3-D State Championship and more than doubled last years registered archers with 130 students. Georgia continues to see tremendous growth with increases in student, team, and club memberships. Lindsey Wilson College. University of the Cumberland’s and University of Pikeville each offered scholarship opportunities to all high school students earning a podium finish. This year’s tournament was hosted by Refuge Archery. Georgia’s largest S3 DA club with nearly 80 students. Refuge archery is an affiliate of the Maysville Baptist church in Maysville, GA. The church was gracious enough to allow the use of their land and facilities for the tournament. The fully air-conditioned fellowship hall was a welcome place for lunch and awards to get out of the record 92-degree heat. Michael Reynolds serves as the Ministry Director and Head Coach of the Refuge Archery program. Michael stated. “We were honored to be selected to host the 2018 3-D State Championship". Refuge Archery wanted to be sure and thank all the coaches and parent volunteers for the months of preparation and range work that went into hosting a tournament that entertained the absolute best 3-D youth archers in the state. The tournament day started with a mandatory safety meeting and was followed up with a few words from S3DA National Board of Directors member, Hank Forester. Jake Martin, S3DA Georgia State Coordinator had this to say, “It was a real treat to see a board member show up and witness the

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start of this great tournament. It was just one of the many things that made this year’s tournament even better than the last. As an organization, we are growing and learning. We successfully took the lessons learned from 2017 and implemented change for 2018.” Georgia S3 DA archers arc now shifting their focus to the National 3-D Tournament being held in Metropolis, IL on June 22-24, 2018. Jake said “Georgia S3DA has set a goal to be represented by at least 60 students at 3-D Nationals and he personally hopes to see a Georgia student in every podium picture while in Illinois.” Results: Elementary School Division:

8-11-year-old Female Traditional: I'1 Audrey Hester 8-11-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Hailey Metternich, 2nd Alyssa Melton, 3rd Maddy Kantz 8-11-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1“ Ries Thompson, 2nd Austin Weber, 3rd Trevor Bargeron 8-11-year-old Female Open Compound: Is' Reagen Ferguson, 2nd Jessie Adams, 3rd Ava Putnam 8-11-year-old Male Open Compound: 1”

12-14-year-old Male Traditional: Is' Robby Hester 12-14-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Grace Oglesby. 2nd Payton Brown, 3rd Alyssa Hall 12-14-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1“ Kale Renfro,2"d Justin Bates, 3rd Grayson Webb 12-14-year-old Female Open Compound: Is1 Destrie Vescuso, 2nd Kaci Therrien, 3rd Madison Adams 12-14-year-old Male Open Compound: lsl Tanner Foster, 2nd Jonah Durrence, 3rd Weston Skippet 12-14-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: Is'Makayla Callaway 12-14-year-old Male Olympic Recurve: I’1 Grant English High School Division:

15-18-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1” Lillie Woodall, 2nd Marissa Fullard. 3rd Haley Newsome 15-18-year-old Male Fixed Pins: Is' Aaron Andrews, 2nd Adam Hendrix, 3,d Michael Oglesby 15-18-year-old Female Open Compound: I’1 Allie Penn, 2nd Shelby Rohrbaugh, 3rd Kabri Hart 15-18-year-old Male Open Compound: I'1 Alex Grizzle, 2nd Wesley ‘Tad’ Bussey 3rd Jacob Turner 15-18-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: 1“ Dahja Wright, 2': Josey Dyer, 3rd Ashley Espolong 15-18-year-old Male Olympic Recurve: 1” AJ Clements, 2nd Joshua Brown, 3rd Keller Hawkins

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8-11-year-old Male Open Compound: 1st Will Sporalsky, 2nd Blake Paxton Middle School Division:

12-14-year-old Female Traditional: 1st Addison Cleveland 12-14-year-old Male Traditional: 1st Tomas Flarris 12-14-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Randi Turner, 2nd Rhyan Turner, 3rd Caitlyn Lohner 12-14-year-old Male Fixed Pins: 1st Matthew Ebner, 2nd Joseph Choi, 3rd Tyler Tally 12-14-year-old Female Open Compound: 1st Isabella Turco, 2nd Kaylee Lawhon 12-14-year-old Male Open Compound: 1st Nathan Sandburg 12-14-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Riven Benson Williamsburg, KY - May 19th, 2018 - Cascadian

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Bowmen hosted the 2018 Oregon S3DA 3-D State Championship in Noti, Oregon. Approximately, 31 archers from 4 different clubs participated in this event. The adults wanted in on the action with the kids, so Oregon decided to have a guest column and let the adults shoot for fun along with the kids. Oregon S3DA State Coordinator Miranda Leek stated, “The 2018 Oregon S3DA State 3-D Champi­ onship was a wonderful success, thanks to the many people who came together to pull it off and to all the families who traveled to compete. Oregon Depart­ ment of Fish and Wildlife brought S3DA into the state to provide fun, educational archery opportunities for families across Oregon, and we certainly achieved that purpose at this competition.” Oregon S3DA would like to send a special thanks to Cascadian Bowmen for being amazing hosts. Thank you to Benton Bowmen S3DA for step­ ping up and volunteering the manpower to make this a successful event. Oregon is one of the many western states that is looking to explode with S3DA archers. Miranda said that she is hearing many requests for more S3 DA opportunities on the west coast, includ­ ing college/university participation and/or hunting opportunities similar to what QDMA provides. Ore­ gon Department of Fish and Wildlife is working to get more involved as well.

15-18-year-old Male Open Compound: 1st Alex Currey, 2nd Taylor Ringham 15-18-year-old Female Olympic Recurve: 1st Nicole Ferguson

RESULTS: Elementary School Division:

8-11-year-old Female Traditional: 1st Sophia Lopez 8-11-year-old Male Traditional: 1st James Deaton, 2nd Falon Cleveland 8-11-year-old Female Fixed Pins: 1st Sadie Turco, 2nd Lila Herrera

S3DA Recognizes Regional/State Coordinators for April 2018 “Ronda Elam - Coordinator of the Month”

Williamsburg, KY - This year Scholastic 3-D Archery began a new initiative to recognize State and Regional Coordinators that have shown outstanding service for the S3 DA program. S3DA-Tennessee Regional Coordinator, Ronda Elam has been chosen as the recipient for April. Ronda has assisted the S3 DA program in various ways with sweat equity as well as working adamantly to bring Tennessee partnering organizations together. She has written articles and submitted photos for the national office. She always seems to be in the right place at the right time to get

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great photos on the range. Mrs. Ronda Elam was bom and raised in rural Monroe County, Kentucky, the oldest of three girls. Ronda always enjoyed outdoor activities but was only involved in archery for a limited time as a young girl during 4-H camp. Ronda eventually met and married Mark Elam. One night after watching Buckmasters on TV, Ronda mentioned to Mark that she might like to try archery again. Mark went and bought Ronda a bow the next day and that weekend they were on their first 3-D course. A few months later, on Snowshoe Mountain, they participated in the IBO World Championship. Ronda said she has been hooked on archery ever since. Mark and Ronda went on to buy their own archery shop and they work with several other businesses and non-profits. Ronda was one of the first NASP regional coordinators for the state of Kentucky covering 44 counties from west to central Kentucky. Ronda states, “During my years as a coach with the NASP program, NASP averaged 70-120 kids on our teams and we trained coaches across the state. Regional tournaments commonly had 400600 students at that time”. During this time, Ronda also worked directly with ASA and IBO and ran her children’s programs and NASP tournaments at all national events while traveling all over the United States. Ronda said that she and Mark also shot competitively, culminating with her winning the Classic in 2007. Soon after that season, Ronda and Mark were blessed with three more young children who came to live with them, so their time on the road and with most extracurricular activities stopped. After she retired from teaching, they left the NASP program - as Mark was a member of the state Board of Directors 48

and Ronda a coordinator and took a break from archery for several years. However, during this timeframe they learned about the S3DA program and were instantly interested because it was the “next-step program” which they knew was so desperately needed for all the NASP kids that wanted to expand their archery skills. In October of 2016, they started a team with 6 kids and now have over 60 kids on their roster. They continuously add more! As their team was pulling kids from both Kentucky and Tennessee, they became known as “Tuckasee Archery” and elected to compete in Tennessee as a border club. Since their inception about 2 years ago, Tuckasee archers have won 10 regional titles, four state titles and during Indoor Nationals, all three clubs placed in the top five in the nation. “With the success that we’ve had as a team, I am even more proud that 1 was able to witness our first Tuckasee archer sign her name to a S58,000 college scholarship. College coaches are looking and talking to us about archers all the way down to the middle school level,” Ronda said. •k'k'k'k'k'k’k'fc'k'k'k-k'k-jfk’k-k'k

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archery opportunities for youth in afterschool settings, as well as with archery affiliated clubs and businesses in their communities continues to expand rapidly since its inception in 2012. Began by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next-step program to follow introductory programs offered as a part of 4-H or the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP). S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. S3 DA places a special emphasis on archery education, bowhunting and conservation. S3 DA has addressed this expansion by hiring new State Coordinators for Arkansas and South Carolina. S3 DA is pleased to announce the hiring of Ted Weisenbach as S3DA’s new Arkansas State Coordinator. Ted is looking forward to seeing continued growth of all facets of archery across Arkansas. Ted states, “I first heard about S3DA at an Arkansas Bowhunters Association tournament. Joella Bates was passing some information around. 1 then spoke with Jennie Richardson in Texas at the ASA Pro/Am in 2016. After that, 1 decided that I wanted to get a club together and with the help of Dwayne Spangler and Aaron Nickson, I did just that. I am excited about being the new State Coordinator and cannot wait to see what this program brings to the youth in Arkansas.”

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S3DA also proudly announces the hiring of Sheila Tadlock of South Carolina. Sheila says, “I started searching to find an archery club for my grandchildren. I needed something close to home. 1 have been wanting to do something with archery and this was the perfect opportunity. Our local club is fun, but South Carolina needs more involvement overall. The parents at the first ASA tournament we went to were all asking about the South Carolina S3DA program. All the kids really seemed to have it together and all the kids that were not a part of S3DA really wanted the cool looking shooter jerseys.” ****************** S3 DA Recognizes Regional/ State Coordinators for

March 2018 “Jake Martin - Coordinator of the Month”

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Scholastic 3-D Archery began a new measure to recognize State and Regional Coordinators that have shown superb performance in the facilitation and growth of all facets of the S3 DA program through their own initiative and a strong work ethic. S3 DA Georgia Regional Coordinator Jake Martin has been chosen as the recipient for March. Jake has been instrumental in keeping the national office apprised of information regarding Georgia S3 DA tournaments. He has also worked seamlessly with S3 DA clubs and teams within

Georgia on getting membership fees paid so they may continue to participate in the program. Jake has taken all this responsibility on his shoulders to assist the State Coordinator, Brian Croft, who has been recovering from a recent accident. Scholastic 3-D Archery thanks you for all your hard work and we are honored to put the spotlight on you for March. Mr. James “Jake” Martin was born and raised in Wheatfield, Indiana, where like most people from the Midwest, he was taught to hunt and fish by his dad. Jake started bow hunting in 1991 after receiving a Bear Whitetail II as a Christmas present. Jake’s whole family had a passion for the outdoors and under the guidance of his grandfather and uncle, he started competing in target archery. A couple of year’s later Jake graduated high school and joined the U.S. Army where he spent the next 22 years serving his country as an Infantryman. Along the way, Jake met his beautiful wife, Angie, who was also a soldier. Both Jake and Angie retired just a few months apart and decided to settle down in the Augusta, Georgia area. Jake’s passion for archery and bowhunting never died down. Between deployments and other overseas requirements, he managed to still compete in the ASA circuit and hunt whitetail deer. Although the military' pace and lifestyle made it difficult, he managed to work his way through USA Archery Level 1, 2, and 3 coaching certifications. “The joy of coaching is something that I find therapeutic. I discovered that I could give back to a community and help develop young adults, all while putting a bow in their hands”, he stated. Jake shared that his newest joy is introducing his oldest grandchild, Ava, to archery. Ava is now in the 3rd grade and is the youngest member of Team On-Point. Through the last several years, Jake got certified to coach Georgia 4H archery and during that

time figured out there is a hole in the youth target archery field. Jake says his interactions with archery parents are what drove him to find something more. Jake said, “I would watch all these bowhunters or parents that I knew shot archery and they were just sitting behind the waiting line watching their child. 1 knew that 3-D archery was the answer and after doing some research, 1 came across the newly formed Scholastic 3-D Archery program. Right away I knew that was what 1 had been searching for.” Jake attended the very next ASA tournament and got certified as an S3 DA basic instructor. The following year he drove to North Carolina to receive his Advanced Instructor certification. Jake could not stop there though, because in true form he attended the 2017 S3DA National Leadership Conference to earn his Advanced Instructor Trainer certification. Jake currently coaches a county 4H program, a USA Archery Explore archery program and has an active club in S3 DA. Jake Martin serves as the Regional State Coordinator for Georgia and has been very active in Scholastic 3-D Archery for right at 3 years now. Jake started Team On-Point S3DA in Appling, GA and has since had two team archers take podium finishes at the 2017 3-D Nationals and one archer at the 2018 Indoor Nationals. The archers of Team On-Point S3DA have earned nearly S50,000 in college scholarships in the last two years alone.

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ell, the 3D season has begun and is underway. How are you shooting in youi class? As a part of the above Psalm, David writes that your delight is in the law of the Lord. Because of this statement, you are connected. My choice of Psalm 1:2 for this article would serve to encourage you to shoot well. Like a tree planted by streams of water, you will bear fruit. The fruit of your effort is to shoot well. You see yourself as a well-watered tree. You know you will shoot well. Everything you do prospers because you are connected. The water stream that you are planted by is your determination and dedication to your consistent form and practice. You continue to do things by the book. You keep working at the basics of shooting your bow. Because you execute the basics you have learned, you won’t be thrown off track. You’re committed to doing things right; therefore, the results are evident. Because of your attention to detail, you are like the “leaf that does not wither.” As you consider your approach to shooting your bow, you know there are things that must remain constant. The nock point is the same each time. The distance to the target must be determined. All these things continue to be the foundation of your shooting. Because of the attention to detail, everything you do “prospers." Your results are directly proportionate to your following the above procedures. Nothing prevents you from being

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2018 Winners of the On Target for Life Awards and Recognition Program May 14, 2018 www. naspschools. org The official website of The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®). Easton Academic Archer is a program that recognizes students for maintaining “ honor roll ” Brittany grades, while participating in the sport of archery! In fact, more than 50% of the nearly 15,000 participants in the Eastern and Western Nationals were among the 25,266 Easton Academic Archers registered by their coaches this school year! NASP® acknowledges its Medal Level Sponsors for their contributions to the Eastern Tournament this year. Sponsors such as: Mathews, Mission, Genesis Archery, Morrell Targets, Easton Technical Products, Gordon Composites, National Wild Turkey Federation, Easton Foundations, Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, Feradyne Outdoors, Rinehart Targets, BCY, Academy Sports + Outdoors, and EA Promotions. Without these generous sponsors, the tournaments and NASP® in general would be impossible to conduct. Roy Grimes, CEO and President ofN ASP® says, “The 2018 Eastern NASP® National Tournament was safe, fun, and smoothly implemented with help from

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over 200 adult volunteers plus staff from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.” Looking ahead, the NASP® World Tournament will be June 7-9 at the Louisville, Kentucky Exposition Center, and finally, NASP® All-Stars will compete in the All-Star Championship in Calgary, Alberta July 8-11. Teams who will be competing in this all-star event hail from Africa, Canada, and the Unites States! For more information on NASP® news and events, please visit www.naspschools.org. Congratulations to all participating archers this year for your dedication and commitment, and good luck to archers moving on the World and All-Star Competition this summer! NASP® www.naspschools.org The official website of The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®). https://www.naspschools.org/about/news/ arrows-soar-at-nasps-1 6th-eastern-nationaltournament Arrows Soar at N ASP®’s 16th Eastern National Tournament | NASP® www.naspschools.org The official website of The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®).

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The Bullseye Award is an individual award for a NASP® Student that has made

notable positive strides in academic performance and behavior through their involvement with the program. The 2018 winner was: Bryce Turner, Breckinridge Middle School, KY The Superhero Award is an individual award intended to recognize an unpaid volunteer that makes an outstanding positive impact on their NASP® program or team. The 2018 winner was: Joe Kirchoff, Haughton Middle School, LA The Courage Award is an individual award for a NASP® student that has overcome

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“Arrows Soar at NASP®’s Eastern National Tournament By: Brittany J Jones ' May 16th, 2018

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Louisville, Kentucky home to the Belle of Louisville, the oldest Mississippi-style stem­ wheel steamboat in history, host­ ed the 16th National Archery in the School’s Program (NASP®) Eastern Tournament, May 10-12. Student archers, from across the eastern half of the United States, gathered along with friends and family at the Kentucky’s Expo­ sition Center to occupy their as­ signed shooting lanes at this year’s competition, for a chance to win titles, scholarships, and more! For most it was a culmination of near­ ly a year of in-school archery class

and after-school team practice. In addition to the 14,139 student archers in attendance who advanced from state tournaments in thirty-five states, more than thirty thousand friends, family, and volunteers were also present to make sure the tournament ran smoothly and to cheer on the ath­ letes! As is the norm for NASP® classes and events, the female/ male mix was 47/53 % underscor­ ing that the rapidly growing sport of archery is popular among both genders! After the announcer’s whis­ tle blew for archers to “get bow” and walk to the shooting line, one whistle blast cued archers to “shoot”. Every 75 minutes there­ after, for 3 days, results for about 770 archers for each of 20 flights, began flying in! Beginning in the Elementary Division, the top male awards went to Mathew Harper, a

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5th grader from Zanesville, Ohio. He shot a 296 out of 300 points with 26 tens (bullseyes)! The top female in the Elementary Division went to Natalie Bell, a 4th grader from Hickory, North Carolina. She shot a 293 with 24 tens. In the Middle School Di­ vision, male category, two archers tied at the top. Morgan Ruckel, an eighth grader from Somerset, Kentucky shot a 295 with 25 tens. Also an eighth grader from Nel­ sonville, Ohio, Dominik Robson, shot a 295 with 25 tens! NASP® did not break ties this year, except for overall, so that more archers would be recognized for their achievement. In the female cate­ gory, Ally Nordell, an eighth grad­ er from Sarcoxie, Missouri took top honors with her score of 298 and 28 tens! Last, but not least in the High School Division, male cate-

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gory, Dalton Hinkle, an eleventh grader from Henderson, Ken­ tucky shot a 299 with 29 tens, 1 point from perfection! Fellow high schooler, Anna Herbert scored 297 with 27 tens in the female cate­ gory. Anna is from Fowlerville, Michigan. The overall male, for all divisions at the 16th Eastern NASP® National Tournament also went to Kentucky’s Dalton Hinkle with his score of 299! Ally Nordcll from Sarcoxie was also the overall high scoring female archer with her terrific 298! Great job to all the participating athletes for their archery prowess, and exemplary sportsmanship! Kingston Elementary School in Louisiana was the top scoring elementary team 3284 points. Pulaski Northern Middle School, Kentucky won its division with a score of 3428, beating the previous record for this division of 3404 set in 2016 by Benton Elementary School. Castle High School, Indiana earned the top achievement with a score of 3463. Cash scholarships were pre­ sented to every member of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team winners in the High School Division in

the amounts of S500, $750, and $ 1000 per archer (up to 24 arches per team). These scholarships were made possible by: Acade­ my Sports + Outdoors, American Whitetail Targets, and Easton Ar­ chery. Individual cash scholarships for the bulls-eye competition will be awarded to the overall sixteen boys and girls at the Scholarship Shoot-Off during the awards cer­ emony at the World Tournament, also in Louisville, June 9. Of course, the 10-ring bulls­ eye competition wasn’t the only competition contested at this year’s nationals. The NASP®/ International Bowhunting Organi­ zation’s 3D Challenge (NASP®/ IBO 3D Challenge) was a hot tick­ et as 4,446 archers participated in this event. Archers shot at foam replicas of North American game animals such as Turkey, Coyote, Bear, Pronghorn Antelope, Deer, and Bighorn Sheep. The overall male in this 3D competition went to T Sanchez, an eleventh grader from Hopkins County Central High School in Madisonville, KY. He shot a per­ fect score of 300 with 30 tens... amazing! T is the first archer to

shoot a perfect 300 at the indoor NASP®/IBO nationals. Young Sanchez provided the following when asked about his participa­ tion in NASP®, “During archery season NASP® means everything to me. I practice every day, spend more time with my Dad, who is my assistant coach, and try to im­ prove so 1 can earn NASP® schol­ arships. I find shooting the 6 dif­ ferent animal targets in 3D more difficult than the bullseye targets. I have to remember a different aim­ ing point for each of the animals.” Ryan Bass, of the IBO says, “We would also like to congratulate T Sanchez on his accomplishment of scoring only the second per­ fect 300 during the 2018 NASP® National Tournament. The IBO has been fortunate to be a part of multiple tournaments with Mr. Sanchez and while his dedication to our sport is undeniable, what impresses the most is the level of sportsmanship and kindness he al­ ways shows. For shooting a 300, the IBO awarded T with a Family Membership to the IBO, a $100 gift card to Bass Pro, IBO goods, and along with our only other 300 shooter, Logan Kelly, their names

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The top overall female was Kimberly Matherly who attends Reitz Memorial High School from Evansville, Indiana. Her score was 294 with 24 tens! Congratulations to the overall winners! NASP® IBO 3D scholar­ ships were also awarded to male and female archers who placed at the top. 1st place/overall winners received SI500, Runner Up/2nd place received SI250, 3rd place archers were awarded SI000, 4th places were given S750, and 5th places were awarded S500. Spon­ sors who provide scholarship money for these winners are Rine­ hart, Academy Sports, Sportsman Alliance, Whitetails Unlimited, Accubow, and IBO. In addition to the Bull-eye and NASP®/1BO 3D Challenge competition, On Target for Life (OTFL), a program that recogniz­ es students and adults who exhibit tremendous community and team service, courage to overcome challenges, and special academic achievements, were also awarded for their actions. OTFL awards

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were given to the following: The Community Service Award was presented to Billings R-IV School District in Billings, MO, The Bulls-Eye Award was award­ ed to Bryce Turner who attends Breckenridge Mid­ dle School in KY, The Superhero Award was earned by Joe Kirchoff from Haughton Middle School, LA, The Courage Award was given to Rachael Ross from New Madrid County R-l, MO, Coach of the Year was awarded to Rob Jellison of Hartland Ore Creek Mid­ dle School in MI, and finally The NASP® Legacy Award was awarded to Bill Gerchar from Xavier Col­ lege Prep, AZ. Congratulations to these distinguished individuals and teams! To read more about OTFL re­ cipients and awards, visit https://www.naspschools. org/about/news/201 8-winners-of-the-on-target-forlife-awards-and-recognition-program.

Easton Academic Archer is a program that rec­ ognizes students for maintaining “honor roll” grades, while participating in the sport of archery! In fact, more than 50% of the nearly 15,000 participants in the Eastern and Western Nationals were among the 25,266 Easton Academic Archers registered by their coaches this school year! NASP® acknowledges its Medal Level Spon­ sors for their contributions to the Eastern Tournament this year. Sponsors such as: Mathews, Mission, Gen­ esis Archery, Morrell Targets, Easton Technical Prod­ ucts, Gordon Composites, National Wild Turkey Fed­ eration, Easton Foundations, Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, Feradyne Outdoors, Rinehart Targets, BCY, Academy Sports + Outdoors, and EA Promotions. Without these generous sponsors, the tournaments and NASP® in

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2018 National in the Archery Program IBO Champions

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general would be impossible to conduct. Roy Grimes, CEO and President of NASP® says, “The 2018 Eastern NASP® National Tourna­ ment was safe, fun, and smoothly implemented with help from over 200 adult volunteers plus staff from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Re­ sources.” Looking ahead, the NASP® World Tournament will be June 7-9 at the Louisville, Kentucky Exposi­ tion Center, and finally, NASP® All-Stars will com­ 58

pete in the All-Star Championship in Calgary, Alberta July 8-11. Teams who will be competing in this allstar event hail from Africa, Canada, and the Unites States! For more information on NASP® news and events, please visit www.naspschools.org. Congrat­ ulations to all participating archers this year for youi dedication and commitment, and good luck to archers moving on the World and All-Star Competition this summer! U.S. Archer Inc. 35th Anniversary

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a medium click installed and a no click option can be achieved by flipping the sear 180 degrees. There will be an option for a fast click. Treat yourself, and try The GOAT one of the most innovative releases to ever hit the market. Visit your local dealer or visit us on the web at www.truball.com “We Make Archery Better”

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LCA BOW SCALE 2.0 The LCA Bow Scale 2.0 is the perfect tool for your home or shop. With this newly upgraded scale model, it’ll not only read/ lock on peak weight, but it'll also read/lock on holding weight all while drawing your bow only one single time to achieve both read­ ings. This scale’s equipped with an LED digital display, a reinforced welded ring plus a strong and du­ rable steel hook which attaches to your D-Loop with ease.

Last Chance Archery announces new products for 2018 XBOW FLETCHING ADAPTER The all new Xbow Fletch­ ing Adapter is perfect for fletch­ ing any and all Xbow bolt types. It doesn’t matter if you’re using a flat nock, half moon nock, omni nock or no nock at all; this adapter is just for you. This unique design allows the adapter to spread apart, then compress back together using springloaded tension; to hold tight onto any and every crossbow bolt. It also has the ability to function on many different fletching jigs. This new adapter has an internal alignment pin to ensure the arrow sets straight inside the adapter while in use.

Note: This scales max weight is HOlbs.

HS2 The newly upgraded HS2 is the perfect tool for your home or shop. With this newly upgrad­ ed scale model, it’ll not only read/ lock on peak weight, but it’ll also read/lock on holding weight all while drawing your bow only one single time to achieve both read­ ings. This scale is equipped with an LED digital display, a comfort­ able handle and a short attachment hook for a release type feel.

Note: This scale’s max weight is HOlbs.

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MINI XBOW ADAPTER The all new Mini Xbow Adapter is specifically made for pressing crossbows that are under 12” axle to axle. With this easy to use adapter you can press cross­ bows down to 5” axle to axle.

Note: This adapter will only fit the LCA Ultimate EZ, Ultimate EZ Deluxe and EZ Green Xbow Presses.

EZ GREEN FLOOR STAND

You asked, we listened. Take a look at our all new EZ Green Floor Stand. This new stand is EZ Green compatible, and has the ability to hold any of our bow presses using bench mounts. The stand is extremely sturdy and has individual foot adjustments for base leveling.

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