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This is my favorite time of the year. We started January with the Indianapolis Bowhunting Show and February with the Las Vegas Championships and National Archery Show Archery companies were able

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HAVE YOL’R SAY A DOUBLE ELIMINATION ROUND FOR ARCHERY It seemed that even before the dust settled on the New Olympic Round (NOR), now referred to as the FITA Olympic Round (FOR), strategies were being developed on how to approach match play archery. The contrast of match play archery to the 144 arrow outdoor FITA round was culture shock for many athletes Archers who could regroup after a bad end of arrows suddenly found they had to focus on every arrow or face elimination There was absolutely no room for error. Countries faced another dilemma in the individual medal match play rounds. Teammates were sometimes having to eliminate each other on the way to the finals or medal round This posed a difficult situation for nations who traditionally had several top archers in the finals The single elimination match play round made it necessary to approach the competition from a completely different perspective It was inevitable that someone would develop a strategy to manipulate pamngs which would secure a favorable position After reviewing the results of some international competitions it appears that some archers’ scores conveniently placed them in different brackets than their teammates in the earty rounds I guess a more favorable term that we could use instead of manipulating would be strategic

positioning Discussion about strategic positioning has been the topic among elite athletes, coaches and administrators in the USA since the NOR/FOR has been the deciding factor in world class tournaments It also appears that it has become somewhat of an ethical question for coaches and athletes. A number of coaches and athletes still adhere to the belief that an archer should shoot the best score he or she can in all circumstances Should strategic positioning be the rule rather than the exception in match play archery competition9 As a coach who primarily develops young archers. I have a problem with generating such a philosophy for my young charges While we try to teach sportsmanship, fair play and 100% effort all the time, must we also teach them the way to beat the system? Is this approach consistent with the spint of the Olympic Creed9 After a generous amount of soul searching and contemplation, I discovered that there probably is no one best solution Could there be a way to combine the thrill of head to head competition and at the same time have shooting excellence be exemplified9 I certainly do not have an all powerful solution, however the development of a competitive elimination round which combines all the above elements would be a significant step It is acknowledged that positioning in a qualifying round would continue no matter which finals round is used to determine tournament championships The only alternative in the present system is to eliminate posting running scores in the qualifying rounds This would

definitely hinder strategists trying to position archers However, spotting scope sales would go through the roof and the spectator stands would overflow with tripods and high-tech communication gear In theory, there must exist a finals round in which the advantage would be to shoot the highest score possible under all circumstances The round should systematically allow shooting excellence to be a dominant factor without eliminating quality archers in a single match play round The round should allow countries with a number of high ranking archers the opportunity to be represented without resorting to manipulation. I feel the Double Elimination Archery Round takes a significant step in that direction The Double Elimination Archery Round. hereinafter referred to as the DEAR, is designed to exemplify the competitiveness of match play yet allow consistent shooting excellence to be a significant factor in determining the tournament champion The round will allow world class archers a small margin of error and still allow them to remain in medal contention My original double elimination round was called the DEOR or Double Elimination Olympic Round Due to the implications of using the word Olympic, and other considerations. I settled on the substitution of the word archery for Olympic Now all archers can shoot a ‘DEAR ' The DEAR round can be applied to any archery application or organization s competition The DEAR consists of three competitions, the Qualifying Round, the Ranking Round and Match CONTINUED ON PAGE 71

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Editorial By Arlyne Rhode......................................................................................................................73

Have Your Say............................................................................................................................................ 74

People and Places................................................................................................................................... 82 NAA News

The New Concept NAA Olympic Trials By President Tom Stevenson. Jr.............. 85 Easton Visits Colorado Sprngs OTC By Steve Mann.....................

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New FITA Records................................................................................................................................ 89 All-Americans "Camp" at OTC ........................................................................................................ 90

Published and Edited by ARLYNE RHODE

Level 3 Course Motivates, Englightens............................................................................

Resident Athlete Update..................................................................................................................

1996 USAT Selection........................................................................................................................... 96

Editorial Assistant DIANA CARR

1996 U.S. Olympic Archery Team Qualification Process

CONTRIBUTORS JIM BAXTER

DON BRANSON

TOM STEVENSON. NAA PRESIDENT

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Camp America Experience By Shirley Simpson.................................................................

Pressure Performers Have a Secret By Sean McCann. Ph D...................................

College Division Report-Indoor Phone/Fax in Full Swing By Marion Rhodes

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End Notes...............................................................................................................................................102 NAA Star Tournament Calendar................................................................................................... 138 1995 PAA Championships By Jimmy Low III............................................................................ 104 1995 Vegas Championships By Arlyne Rhode........................................................................108

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Play Rounds The Qualifying Round determines the 16 finalists to compete in the Ranking and Match Play Rounds The Ranking Round determines the pairings for the first Match Play Round A senes of Match Play Rounds concludes the competition In the Qualifying Round all contestants would have to shoot their best to make the finals A FITA Outdoor Target Round. Half-FITA. NOR/FOR Qualifying Round or similar competition from other organizations would determine the top 16 finalists to enter the Ranking and Match Play Rounds Results from the Qualifying Round are totaled and listed by score, hits. 10s. 9s and 8s Ties in the Qualifying Round for the 16th position would be broken by a 12 arrow match play round A tie score exists if the archers have the same total score, tuts 10s . 9s and 8s If a tie exist after this round then a one arrow, closest Io the center, shootoff would determine ranking Strategic positioning would have no beanng on qualifying The Ranking round consists of a 12 arrow round, shot in 2 ends of 6 arrows, at 70 meters on the 122 on face Target assignments for the Ranking Round woukl be by lottery draw with no significance to qualifying score Scores are totaled and listed by score, hits. 10s. 9s and 8s Ties would be broken by a one arrow, closest to the center, shootoff immediately following the end of the Ranking round No scores from the other competitors would be posted or announced until al ties were settled This round would make it more difficult for strategic positioning due to the fact that the round » short and everyone is shooting at once Scores from the Ranking Round would determine pairings for the first Match Play round The standard match play pairing system would be used 1 vs 16. 2 vs 15 etc Once the pamngs from the Ranking Round are determined match play competition begins. Scores from the Ranking Round are discarded and not used in cumulative totals The Match Play Rounds consist of a senes of 12 arrow rounds shot in 2 ends of 6 arrows at 70 meters at the 122 cm face After each match play round scores are totaled and listed by score, hits. 10s. 9s and 8s Each-successive match playground isjegrouped from the scores attained in the precedingiound. regardless otwheihei the archer won_or lost the match. Again, tie breakers for winning a match or for determining rankrg for the next match play round would be settled by the one arrow, closest to the center, shootoff The regrouping by score rewards shooting excellence with advantageous positioning in the next round. As an example an archer shooting the 2nd highest score of the match play round yet losing to the archer shooting the highest score would not be severely penalized for losing the match Although the archer would have suffered a loss he would be ranked number 2 and would be matched against the number 15 archer in the subsequent round The primary factor in determining finalists in the DEAR would be the wins or losses incurred by each archer The secondary factor would be cumulative score. All archers having recorded two losses would not be in further contention for the championship These archers would continue until the requirement for cutting the field to 8 and then to 4 archers is present Their cumulative score at the cut would determine their final placing. The competition ends when only one archer remains with less than 2 losses After the first match play round there would be 8 archers with no losses and 8 archers with one loss Scores would be compiled from the first round and pairings and target assignments would be announced for the second round CONTINUED ON PAGE W

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The field would be cut to 8 archers when there are eight or less with less than two losses Should less than 8 archers remain after completion of a round, the archer(s) with the highest cumulative score to that point would be added to bong the field up to eight Thearcher(s) would not be able to advance but could inflict losses on their match play opponent It is necessary to fill the field to 8 and also to the field of 4 at the cuts to preserve parity m match play competition Byes would not be awarded to archers m this double elimination round Fair play considerations must be implemented keep the match play an equally competitive event At the cut to 4 archers the shooting format would change. The 12 arrow match play round would be shot in ends of 3 arrows using the alternating archer. 40 second per arrow format The competition would continue as before When 4 archers remain special circumstances may also exist Should only one archer remain with less than two losses after the completion of a match play round he shall be declared the champion Of the remaining

archers, the two having the highest cumulative score to that point would compete in a single elimination match for the silver and bronze medals The archer with the next highest cumulative score would be awarded 4th place If two archers remain with less than two losses these two would compete until only one archer is left with less than two losses These archers would be the gold and silver medalists The remaining two archers having two losses and having the highest cumulative score would compete in a single ekmmation match tor the bronze medal If three archers remain with less than two losses a fourth archer would be added from those incurring their second loss and having the highest cumulative score This archer is awarded 4th place and could not advance but could inflict losses in the next match play round The match play would continue as before to determine the medalists If four archers remain with less than two losses match play would continue with equal opportunities to win the gold, silver or bronze

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medals The above rules would apply when one or more archers incur their second loss If there is one drawback for this double elimination system it perhaps would be the length of time to complete the competition The number of match play rounds needed to determine the medalists would vary The maximum amount of time estimated to complete a single match ptay round outdoors would run about 45 minutes It could possibly be cut to 30 minutes provided the scores from the round were quickly accumulated. recorded and new pairings announced The DEAR regulations provide for one scorekeeper for every tour archers and a master scorekeeper They work together after the completion of a round to quickly tabulate the scores I have expenmented with the DEAR indoors using the FITA Indoor Target Round By using 8 archers and shooting a 6 arrow match play round (2 ends of 3 arrows), we have completed 6 match play rounds and determined a champion in just over an hour The number of one arrow shootofts will dramatically increase in indoor competitions Space does not allow me to include the entire text of the rules and guidelines for the DEAR Shooting rules are similar in nature to the NOR/ FOR The round can be adjusted to be shot either indoors or outdoors using several different

archery rounds It may also appeal to organizers of professional money competitions A complete text of the DEAR competition round is being developed

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answers we got were simple, down to earth and easily understood. No fog or smoke screens. With his relaxed, easy going approach and keen sense of humor. Frank has the ability to put his students at ease very quickly By the end of the week, all the coaches had been given a nickname and had been the subject of some good natured fun including himself We were taught how and how not to think When and when not to think. What we should be thinking about What our attitude should be towards the sport and other competitors How to handle winning and losing, how to build, match and tune arrows Setup and tune our equipment to the point where it was most forgiving The purpose of the peep sight and how to use it to best advantage. How to practice The secret of aiming softly, executing a smooth shot and the importance of the follow through Frank covered recurve and compound finger shooting, release shooting, bowhunting. 3-D shooting and unmarked distances The cause of target panic and it’s remedy - the list is unending In addition to shooting competitively and teaching at his school. Frank also tests new products for manufacturers and this was the subject of discussion on more than one occasion Thankfully. Frank agreed to us recording the whole week on video, so nothing has been missed This, together with the notes taken by the coaches, gives us the basis for a real solid coaching program for the future While all this was taking place. Becky took the opportunity to do some sight-seeing. shopping and even included a ghost tour in the old part of the capital city of Edinburgh On the Thursday afternoon, she very kindly agreed to demonstrate her shooting skills for us and duly impressed us with her natural talent, (based, believe it or not. on Frank's method) We reckoned that she taught him to shoot!1 Three months down the line, every SFAA Club in Scotland has adopted the Trank Pearson's Method of Coaching" and are reaping the benefits Groups are tighter, scores are highest and confidence is growing. The method is simple. Trank", and to the point It was an

expenence which has to be recommended and should, if possible, not be missed Frank. The Scottish Field Archery Association, cannot thank you enough We look on you as an ambassador for the sport of archery. our coach and above all, a friend. We are now planning and looking forward to doing it all again in the not too distant future In the meantime, we will follow your progress with great interest, in the pages of this excellent magazine Jim Baxter, Area Coach, SFAA

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DON HACHTEL RETIRES AFTER 29 YEARS OF SERVICE Morgan, Utah—After 29 years of service with Browning. Don Hachtel of the Browning Archery Division has announced his retirement. Don most recently had been an Archery Product Manager, overseeing the company's compound and recurve bow lineup. Don began his career at Browning on January 24. 1966 as a factory salesman covering Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Don was promoted to assistant Eastern Regional Sales Manager

MARCH - APRIL 1995

Don's expertise in product development to maintain product quality and performance that continued the Browning legacy will be missed with his retirement at Browning For information contact Browning. One Browning Place, Dept USA. Morgan, UT 84050-9326. Phone (801)876-2711, Fax (801)876-3331 *

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honor of presenting the Muzzy "Tall Man Award” for 1994 to AMO President. Dick Lattimer John Mussachia. Sr presented Dick with the award and later said. 1 gave me great pleasure to present the Muzzy 'Tall Man' Award to Do Lattimer From his long working affiliation and friendship with Fred Bear and Bear Archery Co to his present position as President of AMO. Dick Lattimer has shown his dedication to the sport of archery and the pnde he takes in everything he has given for the sport" Mr Mussachia continued. "Dick represented Bear Archery and the Amencan Archery Council while on the board of the NRA Archery & Bowhunting Committee and was instrumental m getting the NRA Board of Directors to pass the NRA Resolution in support of 'Two Season Hunting' in 1979 " "Dunng the 70 s and 80's Dick worked with the International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and held a number of positions including CoChairman of the Television Subcommittee of the IAFWA where he succeeded in getting bowhunting included in a number of segments of the Sports Afield and Coors Western Outdoorsman television senes Through the years Dick has had a profound effect on bowhunting through his involvement in not only the NRA and IAFWA but also the Amencan Archery Council where he was Secretary/Treasurer and volunteer Executive Director" "In addition to all this Dick was also Advertising Director for Bear Archery where he also held the position of Executive Director of the Fred Bear Sports Club In a word. Dick Lattimer is dedicated and as such is a perfect candidate to receive the Muzzy 'Tall Man' Award “ Muzzy is one of the leading manufacturer's of broadheads in the world and is located in Kennesaw. Georgia For information contact Muzzy Products. 2100 Barrett Park Dr *504 Dept USA. Kennesaw. GA 30144 Phone (404)422-9266

CHUCK SAUNDERS RECEIVES HALL OF HONOR AWARD

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CHUCK SAUNDERS (L> AND BOB EASTERBROOK <R)

Chuck Saunders was the recipient of the “Hall of Honor Award" presented by Safan Club International. The awards ceremony was held January 6, 1995 in conjunction with the Bowhunting Trade Show in Indianapolis. Indiana. The "Hall of Honor Award" is the highest, most coveted bowhunting award in archery history. The award is presented annually to the person who has exhibited the highest degree of integrity. success in the field, and lifetime contnbution to the past and future growth of bowhunting and archery. Chuck Saunders, president of Saunders Archery Company, has been a major leader and contnbutor to the sport of archery and bowhunting for more than 50 years. For information contact Saunders Archery Company. P.O. Box 476. Dept USA. Columbus. NE 68601-0476. Phone (402)564-7176. Fax (402)564-3260.

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VllA News and information for members of the National Archery Association

The New Concept NAA Olympic Trials By Tom Stevenson Jr.

The

NAA

If you have any additional questions

Finals:

Olympic Trials to

This event will be held in October of this

regarding the Olympic Trials Selection

procedure please contact the NAA office or your

select our 1996

year. The Semi-Final qualifiers will compete

Olympic

Team

in a four day weekend event At the end of this

Board of Governors representative. Addresses

will

very

qualification event the lop eight (8) men and

and phone numbers are listed in each and every

different from past

top eight (8) women will become our Olympic

issue of The U. S. ARCHER.

Olympic Trials.

Team Finalists.

These trials will

Background:

Sincerely,

begin in August of

All of these events will be solely seventy

1995. I hope that

(70) meter events. Some will be seventy meter

Tom Stevenson, Jr.

this article will

qualification rounds and some will be seventy

NAA President

help to promote a

meter elimination style rounds. This will be the

better understanding of the new process.

case since only seventy meters will be shot at

There will be a series of three qualification events during 1995: Regional Trials in August,

the Olympic Games itself. No other distance will be shot at the Olympic Games.

Semi-Finals in September, and Finals in

The Olympic Games will have a new format

October. At the end of the October event we

for 1996. Only sixty-four (64) men and sixty-

will be down to eight (8) men and eight (8)

four (64) women will be invited to attend the

women who will be ourOlympic Trials Finalists.

Olympic Games. Every country is no longer

These individuals will then train and compete

guaranteed the opportunity to send a full three

together through mid 1996 prior to the Olympic

men and three women team. We have to qualify

Games. Individuals from these Finalist positions

for shooting spots in the Olympic Games. These

will be chosen to make up our 1996 Olympic

sixty-four spots will be awarded by F1TA

Archery Team. The number of Olympic Team

through a series ofevent qualifications. The first

members

will

performance

contingent American

upon

the

event will be the 1995 FITA World Outdoor

archers

Target Championships. Individuals who finish

the

predetermined events during 1995 and 1996.

Regional Qualifications:

Championships will earn spots for their country

lop

forty

(40)

• •

World

In late August of 1995 there will be four

at the Olympic Games. These are not spots for

regional trial competitions. Each region (East,

the individuals, they are spots for their country.

West, North and South) will hold a Regional

There will also be seven regional qualification

Qualifying tournament. You will be able to

events around the world in late 1995 where the

attend one of these trials. The top twenty (20)

top three finishers will also qualify spots for

men and top twenty (20) women from each

their country. This fills an additional twenty-

region will qualify to advance to the next

one (21) spots. There will also be three at large

qualification tournament, the Olympic Trials

spots filled by FITA. That makes up the sixty-

•

• • •

Semi-Finals.

four spots for the Olympic Games.

•

Semi-Finals:

Summary: Our new trial selection procedure has been designed to better prepare our top athletes for

•

Regional qualifiers will compete. These eighty

the Olympic Games. The opportunity to train,

•

(80) men and women (20 from each region) will

travel, and compete as a group will help our

In September of this year there will be a one site qualification tournament in which the

compete during a four day weekend. At the end

Olympic Team Finalists and eventual Olympic

of the Semi-Finals the top sixteen (16) men and

Team members when they reach the Olympic

top sixteen (16) women will advance to the next

Games.

qualification event, the Olympic Trials Finals.

MARCH - APRIL 1995

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Topics Lovo discussed included, who and what is FITA. a judge’s responsibility, general instruction, a judge’s technical responsibility, and case studies. Finally, judges were given an examination and the exams were then reviewed.

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Courses Available The Gold-N-Grain Archery Club in Sharpsville, PA, will host Level I and Level 2

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The Level I (Basic Instructor) clinic, scheduled for May 12-13, 1995, is designed to

Level I Basic Instructor courses. It is a prerequisite for the Level 3 course. This 30-hour course provides a basis for people to teach at a

qualify basic instructors for camp programs,

JOAD club level or an adult-beginner level. It is more in-depth than the Level I on equipment

such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H and

tuning and set up. form, safety rules and

summer camps. It is a 12-hour course that

regulations, archery games. FITA rules, and

centers on safety and how to set up and maintain

tournament set-ups. among other topics.

camp equipment. It deals with camp learning experiences in which youngsters arc only at

camp for a few weeks and may only have

Phillips Selected

7-8 and May 5-6, 1995, is designed to qualify instructors to teach archery classes and to teach

archcry several limes during the camp.

For more information, please contact Charlene McCullough at (412) 962-1110 or

write to her at Gold-N-Grain Archery Club. 63 McCullough Road. Sharpsville. PA 16150.

Skip Phillips of Shillington. Pa. has been designated by FITA as Chairman of Judges for

archery al the 1995 Pan American Games. The archery competition al the Pan Am

New FITA Records Olympic - Women

Games will be held March 14-19 in Mar del

Event: Name; Country; Date; Venue; Record; Prev. Record

Plata, Argentina. Phillips, who is the Chairman of the NAA's Officials and Rules Committee, served as

Olympic Round Match Total (72 Arrows): Jung-Ah LIM; Korea; Oct 1994; Hiroshima,

Director of Shooting at the 1984 Olympic

Games and has been appointed to the same position for 1996.

In addition, he has judged at the World Field

Championships (’86, ’87, ’90) and was the head

Japan; 655; 651. Olympic Round Team Match Total (3x27 Arrows): KOREA; (Eun-Kyoung LEE, Jung-Ah LIM, Hee-Jeong HAN); Oct. 1994; Hiroshima, Japan; 728; 718.

Compound - Men 18 Meters (60 Arrows): Dee WILDE; USA; Dec. 1994; San Jose, Costa Rica; 596; 591. Olympic Round Match (18 Arrows); Kirk ETHRIDGE; USA; Dec. 1994; San Jose,

Costa Rica. 178; 177.

scoring judge at the 1992 Olympic Games. ®

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D3EASTON,

All-Americans “Camp” at OTC PHOTOS BY SARAH SMITH

What They Said...

done—overhead video. EMG biofecdback and

heart monitor, high speed video, and force

“I've been to the Olympic Training

platform with sway analysis. The testing was

Center several limes and I always knew

headed by Dr. Sarah Smith, USOC Sport

there were things available but I hadn’t seen

Biomcchanist.

it first-hand. Wc got to do that this time

The overhead video was used to show head

Plus, I got to work with some of the college

movement and shouldcr/bow arm alignment. Photographs were produced of each archer one

kids."

frame before and two frames after the shot A

the Year. Univ, of Texas at Austin

— Irene Jenkins. Collegiate Coach of

computer calculates the angles and prints them on the photos

“This camp gives me confidence and

EMG Biofeedback testing was used to

helps me become more of a leader so when

determine if the archers were using the proper

I work with my teammates, 1 set an example

muscles. Sensors were placed against the skin

and help others grow in the sport, but 1 also

over the musde(s) being tested. When a muscle is tensed, the machine beeps and lights go on.

improve myself.” — George Scott. Univ ofTexas at Austin

Stress levels were tested using heart monitors clipped onto the athletes' car lobes A tiny wire attached the senor to a monitor on the

comfortable. 1 didn't feel like 1 was in a

archer's belt. Archers wore it both during

doctor's office. People made it fun and very

competition and sitting quietly. This tool helped the All-Americans to understand how they feel

informative."

when relaxed, when at the optimum arousal level for good performance and when past the

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optimum level.

— Shane Groner. Western Michigan “The camp made me sec that if I have

confidence, I can shoot record scores.”

The high-speed video allowed the coaches

The Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center was the site of the 1994 All-American

“Everyone was really nice, laid back.

— Ed Shih. Texas Act M

and athletes to analyze each movement ofa shot.

Each athlete shot while standing on a force

“Now 1 know I can still lift weights and

platform which was attached to a computer. The

do it in certain ways for archery and that’s

Jenkins participated.

computer produced a report telling in which direction and how much an archer swayed. Il

something I enjoy. I think I’ll shoot better

The week-long camp included shooting, lectures and testing by the U.S. Olympic

could also tell how far the archer's center of

Training Center makes you feel good about

gravity moved during and after a shot.

yourself."

Camp, Jan. 2-8, 1995. Eight archers and Collegiate Coach of the Year Irene (Collier)

Committee's Sport Science Division.

"1 think this was the best All-American camp ever," said Julia Bowers, camp Program Director. “The schedule, the speakers, and

diagnostic tools we used were the best we've ever had." “The way 1 look at this camp is that we give

the archers the information and they do what

they want with it,” said Jenkins. “A lot of it is

giving information to the archers that maybe they would not have been able to find at home.” USOC Clinical Program Manager Jenny-

Stone lectured on Injury Prevention and

Treatment. USOC Nutrition Coordinator Judy-

“You know what you’re supposed to do when you shoot and you see other people do it," said George Scott. “And now to actually see it on tape, it’s surprising to find out what

after being here. Just being at the Olympic

— Craig Sanders. Millersville "There aren't too many tournaments in

the fall, so I see this camp as a chance to get

you do right and what you need to improve on."

back into things. It motivates me to get into

“With the analysis we did this week, I learned different things about my shooting

the spring semester. It really focusses me."

— Heather Ballou. Arizona State

form," said Craig Sanden. "The little things that I’ve picked up are definitely going to help."

“It gets you psyched and looking at how

“I think the most valuable thing from this

to come here again — it lights a fire under

camp was that the archers could choose what tools helped them to see what they were doing," said Bowers. “An elite archer who has gotten

you. The people in the next gym were going

to the Pan Am Games and I swear I saw Scott Davis (figure skater) in the cafeteria." — Lori Mitchell, Arizona State

Nelson spoke about Nutrition, and USOC

Research Assistant Lisa Franceen talked about Elimination Round. USOC Sport Physiologist

“This is where I get the best training — it’s a lot more intense. It's good for me

Steve Fleck spoke on Strength Training.

mentally and physically."

Mental Focus as well as Stress and the Olympic

—Shane Parker. North Carolina State

“If I actually put the psychological information to use, I could be closer to my teammate Vic Wunderle's level,” said Edwin Shih

Probably the most appreciated aspect for the archers was the sport science testing that was

“A lot has been left to us and that's good

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captured a large percentage of medals at the World Target Championship and Olympic Games. Park talked openly about Korea’s successful system for training archers. including weight, cardiovascular, mental and technical training.

The Korean training system begins with the basics, as we do here in the USA. However,

many weeks and months are spent on developing the muscle motor memory for the basic skills (i.e., raising the bow arm, drawing the string). Each step — such as set, lift, draw MR PARK ANO CANADIAN NATIONAL COACH JACQUES-ANORE MORIN CONFER

— is fully learned to the satisfaction of the coaches before athletes proceed to working with

a stretch band and finally the bow. Park said

bronze medal at the 1993 Junior World

most of the archers average a score of 340 at 30

Championships after only eight months on the

meters on their first time scoring Park also discussed strength training.

plan. “It's really working — I’m very proud to

use it.”

cardiovascular conditioning and nutrition. KOREA'S KYUNG-RAE PARK SPOKE ABOUT KOREA S SYSTEM f OR TRAINING ARCHERS

The Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center (OTC) was the site of an intensive Level

3 Coach Course, Jan. 15-22, 1995. Twenty-four coaches participated in the

week-long cousrse that included a special presentation by Kyung-Rae Park, former head coach of the Korean National Team who retired from that position in 1992.

While the cumulative effect of all sessions enlightened, motivated and uplifted the participants, it was perhaps Park’s visit that was the most awe-inspiring.

Mr. Park Park presented a classroom lecture and a hands-on coaching clinic, during which he

Park still actively coaches. He is on the lecture circuit, having recently completed

"America is the best country in

several sessions for the Olympic Solidarity

archery. I feel that, I know that. The American coaches are very exact.”

program. In addition, he has his own archery manufacturing business.

"America is the best country in archery," said Park. “I feel that, I know that. The

“The NAA was honored to have Mr. Park

American coaches are very exact. They are

speak at this Level 3 course," said Nancy Myrick. National Coach Administrator. "Due

proud of archery. They are precise, they make

to his busy schedule, he was only able to be

of archery."

with us for a day and a half, but during that time he shared the program that he has been

Other Sessions

using for development of Korea's archers from beginning through elite. It is necessary to allow

University presented a 10-hour session.

a considerable amount of time for each stage of the shooting development but we know from

a lot of effort. They have a deep understanding

Hans van der Mars of Oregon Stale “Coaching Strategies." He lectured on coaching

the results that have been achieved in Korea

strategies and interaction with athletes/students. In addition, van der Mars videotaped each coach

that it is a successful training program."

working with a shooter. The coaches then broke

worked with Permanent Resident Athletes

"Park's system take lime," said Canadian National Coach Jacques-Andre Morin, whose

David Howie, Stacy ,Murkin and Jason

student Jean-Pascal Saint Arnaud won the

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George

Tckmitchov,

Equipment

Technologist for Easton, lectured on the latest equipment set-up and tuning. He covered

working with aluminum arrows, all-carbon and aluminum-carbon arrows, and tuning principles. U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) Nutrition

Coordinator

Judy Nelson presented an

outstanding lecture on nutritional guidelines for

athletes and the general public. USOC Sport Physiologist intern Mike

Shannon lectured on flexibility and the archer, its benefits, and proper stretching techniques.

I le demonstrated rotator cuff injury prevention exercises.

Christine McCartney, NAA Executive Director, also spoke with the group. Coaches

watched the USOC Drug Video and a video on

the Pygmalion Theory.

“I am always impressed by the humility of some really competent people." said participant Tom Korte of Manhattan. Kan. “I'm really

fortunate to finally meet people I've admired for a while."

Week-End Four six-person teams were named at the orientation meeting and assigned projects for

research and presentation to the entire class on the final day. OTC library and other personnel

provided invaluable assistance to the teams as they prepared their projects. Projects were

presented in the form of a paper that is worthy

of printing in any major publication They often

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what I’ve been doing, and gave me more confidence, too.”

Cindy Gilbert-Bcvilacqua. West Chester. PA;

Yvonne M. Myers, Littleton, CO; Ted

Myrick said the week was very productive.

Terrence Barrington. Naperville. IL; Bob

Olshansky. North Hollywood. CA; Earl

"This was a very enthusiastic group with a

Bitner, Land O’Lakes, FL; John L. Blaschke. College Station, TX; Doyle A. Boortz.

CA; Rhonda Polak, Santa Cruz, CA; Robert

and some sessions continued on late into the

Springtown, TX; Shawn L. Bork, Santa Cruz,

J. Sears, Canon City, CO; Lowell M. Seida,

evening after the official lectures were

CA; Cloyd L. Brown. Hermitage. PA;

concluded as the coaches continued their

Donald R. Branson. Wheaton. IL; Joseph K.

Westchester, IL; Kevin Sorensen, Zeeland, Ml; Jim Wimberly, Lolita, TX. ®

lot of interaction," she said. “The days were long

discussions and sharing of information."

Harnish,

Participants: Jacques-Andre Morin, Quebec, Canada; Tom Korte, Manhattan. KS;

Sacramento. CA; Jim Mellinger. Wichita.

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A VIEW OF THE SAN OIEGO OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER ARCHERY SHOOTING FIELD DURING THE RAINY DAYS IN JANUARY

NATIONAL COACH ADMINISTRATOR NANCY MYRICK (RIGHT) AND RESIDENT ATHLETES JASON VACCARELLO (LEFT) AND DAVID HOWIE (CENTER) POSE FOR THE CAMERA JUST BEFORE MOVING THE PERMANENT RESIDENT ATHLETE PROGRAM FROM COLORADO SPRINGS TO SAN DIEGO ON DECEMBER 19. 1994

The Permanent Resident Program, coaching

weight room and sports medicine facilities will

programs and National Coach Administrator

be completed near the end of March. 1995.

Nancy Myrick moved to the ARCO U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Chula

Facilities for archery, field hockey, soccer, tennis, track and field, rowing and yachting training arc complete and in use. ®

Vista, Calif, in December.

The USOTC facilities are not yet completed. but it is estimated that the dorms, dining hall.

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Still in Colorado Springs on the Olympic complex! The National Archery Association headquarters and office stalT will remain in Colorado Springs where we have been located

(Same as above) DEPENDENTS

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since 1979. Only the resident athlete archery program, along with Nancy Myrick, NAA

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1996 USAT Selection '95 National Indoor

"95 JOAD National Indoor '95 World Indoor Trials '95 JOAD National Outdoor '95 National Target

'95 World Target Trials

The best three results will be used to

determine the 1996 Jr. Elite USAT. Only one indoor tournament may be used.

’95 National Indoor

'95 National Field

'95 JOAD National Indoor '95 World Indoor Trials

'95 National Target '95 National Indoor

'95 JOAD National Outdoor

'95 World Indoor Trials

'95 National Target

'95 World Target Trials

'95 Arizona Cup

The best three results will be used to

determine the 1996 Unlimited Jr. Elite USAT.

determine the 1996 Compound USAT. Only one

Only one indoor tournament may be used.

indoor tournament may be used.

1996 USAT The top eight men and eight women from the Olympic Trials will comprise the 1996 USAT.

The Olympic Trials consist of the regional trials, semifinals and finals. See article below.

1996 U.S. Olympic Archery Team Qualification Process The selection system is comprised of two

Archers will shoot 72 arrows al 70 meters

phases. Phase I will consist of a series of trials

to qualify the top 32 men and top 32 women in

competitions to select a training team of 16

each region. This is followed by two single elimination rounds with ranking points (i.e., one point for first place, two for second, etc.) being

finalists (eight men. eight women)

Phase II

will consist of a series of competitions to select the final three women and three men

assigned for these rounds only. The top 20 women and top 20 men from

PHASE I

each region with the lowest accumulated ranking points will be invited to proceed to stage

Stage I, Regional Oly mpic Trials Four regional (North, South, East, West) trials events will be conducted, tentatively scheduled for the end of August 1995.

two. the semifinal Olympic trials.

Stage 2, Semifinal Olympic Trials The top 20 men and top 20 women from each

Regional Olympic Trials (total of 80 men and

80 women) will advance to this three-day event. to be held approximately one month following the Regional Olympic Trials. Archers will shoot 72 arrows at 70 meters. The field will be cut to the top 64 men and top 64 women who will then be seeded according

to finish in the qualifying round. This is

followed by two single-elimination rounds. The top 32 men and top 32 women with the lowest accumulated ranking points will be seeded and

will advance to the final day's two elimination

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rounds. The top 16 men and top 16 women with the lowest accumulated ranking points will advance to Stage 3. the Final Olympic Trials.

Stage 3, Final Olympic Trials This will be a two-day event, approximately

one month after the Semifinal Olympic Trials,

consisting of four elimination rounds. The top eight men and top eight women with the lowest accumulated ranking points will be designated

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Banned Substances: What to Do? by Skip Phillips

The Officials & Rules Committee (ORC)

recently received an inquiry from the NAA Board of Governors asking for the Committee’s interpretation of Article 9.2.2 of the FITA

Constitution and Rules. The Article states that “Doping is the administration or the use by a competing athlete of any substance and/or method banned by the IOC Medical Commission and the appropriate International

Federation with the sole intention of increasing in an artificial manner his/her performance in

competition." The Question The question we’ve been asked to answer is this: If a medication which is banned by the

International Olympic Committee and/or FITA

was presenbed for the sole purpose of keeping an archer alive, would the archer be acting

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Skip Phillips is the Chairman of the NAA Officials and Rules Committee. He welcomes

The Answer

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al (610) 777-6306.

“The IOC’s definition of doping provides for the banning of substances on the Banned Substance List even if these substances are being

used properly to treat identified medical conditions," Dr Exum said. "So if a competitor,

requests and ideas for future articles Fax him

competitors are tested. The most likely divisions

to be tested arc Intermediate, Senior and Master, both sexes. Anyone testing positive (first offense) for an IOC Banned Substance will be

NOTE FROM THE NAA OFFICE ON

regardless of what he/she is competing in, takes

subject to disqualification from the event and

a banned substance and undergoes drug testing. he/she will be considered to have a positive test

will lose NAA eligibility for a minimum of three

CALLING THE USOC DRUG HOTLINE: Archers who call the USOC Drug Hotline

months, including a loss of eligibility to

should inform the USOC staff member that

if the substance is detected by the laboratory.

participate in USOC sponsored activities. A

Even ranking or prizes will not serve as adequate

repeated offense will result in at least two years

they arc with the sport of archery. The USOC's list of doping classes only covers

reasons for permitting the use of banned

of ineligibility.

substances."

Afterthoughts

Dr. Exum’s answer leaves no doubt as to the IOC’s position, which is the same as that

embarrassment of a competitor testing positive.

st hat the International Olympic Committee's Medical Commission has banned. It does not

The NAA has never had to suffer the

include FITA’s list of additional doping classes which it has banned. Therefore, the

adopted by FITA and the NAA.

We certainly want to keep our record intact in

USOC employee can better inform you if he

Practical Application

the future. Competitors have the responsibility

or she is aware that you compete in archery

Doping Control is mandatory at all NAA

of being aware of the expectations regarding

Games Trials. This means that any competitor

Banned Substances. NAA staff members, officers, board members, and judges cannot answer inquiries

since archers need to be aware of the additional doping classes banned by FITA.

may be subject to random testing. Those competitors who make a team will certainly be tested. The USOC provides funds for the NAA to

conduct Doping Control at two of our

from the membership on this subject. All

questions must be directed to the USOC's Drug Education Hotline, (800) 233-0393.

championships each year. The championships

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classes. If you w ould like to order this book, call the NAA Office at (719) 578-4576.

Club Report — Gold-N-Grain by Charlene McCullough The club also conducts a 10-week course for the local 4-H club and helps the Boy Scouts to earn their merit badges. Besides instruction. church and civic groups are encouraged to bring their groups for a hands-on experience in

shooting the bow.

Level I and II instructor courses are also

conducted each year. Newly organized is the Elite Team, consisting of Masters. Experts and Olympians. They meet as a group for more advanced instruction, especially participating in

an Olympic Round (shoot offs). The club also sponsors a JOAD tournament every February that attracts more than 100 JOAD shooters. The 115th Annual Eastern GOLO-NGRAN JOAO SHOOTERS MATT HACKETT, JOSH SHAFFER AHO JOHN Me MA HOH

Archery Shoot held the weekend of July 4th. brought 67 shooters to the wheat field behind

The JOAD bulletin board in the Gold-NGrain Archery Shop in Sharpsville, Pa., has two

the Gold-N-Grain lanes. The membership voted

to return the 116th tournament to the same location. The surrounding acreage of the

mottoes posted:

McCullough farm is set up with a weekly 30-

1. There is no limit to what can be done — if it doesn’t matter who gets the credit

target, 3-D course. The summer group is smaller, but they enjoy

2. People rarely succeed at anything unless they have fun doing it.

doing demonstrations al the local fair and

keeping in shape for the outdoor tournaments. You may wonder about the name Gold-

We feel those mottoes have helped the JOAD club to become a success. Each Thursday-

N-Grain. Gold is for shooting the gold (of

evening from January to March, a total of 60

course), and the club is located on the

recurve (two sessions) JOAD archers arrive. They are coached by 12 instructors who have

McCullough’s grain farm. The shop and

lanes opened in July, 1991.

attained Level I, Level II or Level III

certification.

Tuesday

evening,

Charlene McCullough is the JOAD leader

approximately 16 unlimited archers arrive for instruction. Also, an eighl-week course is

offered during the day for home schoolers.

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McCullough have led joao clubs for 24 years

for the Gold-N-Grain Club. ONE HAPPY SHOOTER MARK HACKETT

Camp America Experience by Shirley Simpson After being a successful applicant, out of

7.500 for the Camp America Programme, 1 was

placed at a camp named Tockwogh, situated in Maryland. U.S.A. I was appointed as a Archery Instructor as well as a Counsellor. Having said

that I could not commence my role as a Archery Insructor until I was certified to their standards.

I worked in the Navajo Village alongside my

partner Stephanie Grell where we lived, worked and played with the children 24 hours a day. supervising and organising various activities such as camping, horse-riding, kickball. dodgeball, tubing, archery, aqua planning,

the camp Has kind enough to organise for me

swimming, photography and many others. When the children came to camp, they stayed

to go on a course at their expense and I sucessfully passed

for a session, which lasted two weeks. Then we

Though I had a weeks training, it was fully intense and a lot of things to learn and

would have another group of children. This carried on for five sessions and it was fun trying

to remember each child's name.

remember. At first 1 thought I was going to die, being in a different environment, but 1 gradually adapted and got into the swing of things.

Camp Tockwogh is a massive camp that catered to 550 children, boys and girls aged 8-

Being a Archery Instructor teaching children from 8-15 was very challenging for me. However. I also learned that it was rewarding

to me, as children improved 100% in their shooting and performance, especially those who were beginners.

As for the rest of the camp. I did work with

the older children, especially when I was appointed to be captain of a team of about 25 children for theme day. I had to organise who was best for what activity (i.e. running. swimming, crab crawl, three legged race etc.),

in order for us to win and encouraging my team

Whilst working with the children, it

at the same time.

was often physically arduous and

Whilst working with the children, it was often physically arduous and emotionally

emotionally draining.

15 which all lived in cabins, located by villages.

draining. What made me sucessfully complete MORE ON NEXT PAGE f>

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Pressure Performers Have a Secret by Sean McCann, Ph.D.

Pressure performers have a secret. Their secret is the knowledge that major competitions

how they react to pressure, and learn how to

generate proper focus for critical situations.

We tell athletes that is is important to imagine the pressure and nervousness they may feel in

such as the World Championships or the

For this exercise to work, you must be

that situation; then they should imagine

Olympic Games arc different from less

willing to have a very short, high-quality

composing themselves, focusing effectively,

important competitions. The added pressure. distractions, and anxiety that accompany these

practice, and never say, “Okay, that one didn't

and performing well in a pressure situation.

count." The key to pressure performance is

The flu shot analogy helps describe how

major events often have an adverse impact on

training for the moments that do count.

imagery helps athletes prepare for pressure. A

Variations of this drill include having the

flu shot exposes a person to a small dose of the

athletes' performances. A number of Olympic coaches have recently

athletes compete for prizes you bring to practice,

flu virus and makes the body stronger so that it

told us that athletes losing their focus and

or having someone perform alone, with

can respond effectively to exposure to someone

concentration at major competitions is the most

teammates watching silently.

with the flu. By having the athletes do imagery

important sport psychology issue they face.

exercises, a coach can “inoculate" his/her

Competition Simulation

There may be no worse feeling as a coach than

Periodically, it is helpful to have practice

watching your well-prepared athlete fall apart

conditions simulate competition conditions. For

These three examples are just some of the

under pressure al the Olympics or other major

example, if your athlete has more time in

competitions. Successful athletes and coaches

competition than in practice, then set up

ways pressure performers train specifically for the stress of major competitions. These

athletes to the pressures of competition.

have learned to mentally train for the extra stress

identical timing in practice. If athletes in your

techniques are based on the theory that, “you

of these events. This preparation helps explain the success of pressure performers.

sport arc isolated from coaches during

cannot be ready to compete under stress if you

competition, have your athletes practice in

isolation. If opponents can disrupt competition

haven't trained under stress.” Pressure performers train their minds and bodies to be

TRAINING FOR PRESSURE

(such as calling a timeout to “ice" your players).

ready for the unique pressure of the biggest

PERFORMANCE:

then introduce this element in a scrimmage.

competitions. They know that these events are

Creating pressure situations in practice Consider having your athletes wear game uni forms and use an announcer during practice. As major competitions approach, it is useful

stressful, nerve-wracking, and full of

to use practices to test your athletes' ability to

Have athletes take on certain roles during a

these distractions, athletes gain knowledge

cope with high-pressure situations. For example,

scrimmage and play with the style ofa particular

about themselves and control over their

if your players arc used to having multiple

opponent. Consider making the simulation

minds and bodies.

attempts of a skill such as a particular shot or

practice into the biggest training event of the

distractions. By specifically preparing for

Sean McCann is the Sport Psychologist on staff with the U.S. Olympic Committee.

technique during practices, pick a practice and

year. For example, athletes often say that the

allow them only one attempt (hat day. Your

Olympics lake longer than other competitions,

athletes will need to make that attempt count;

due to the ceremonies, travel to venues and other

This article was reprinted from Olympic

because there will be no second chances. You will be surprised how this simple exercise will

hassles; these delays gave them “too much time

Coach. Fall 1994.

to think about what it all means." Competition simulation can achieve two

produce pressure responses by your athletes. your athletes

goals (I) It is an opportunity to practice under

periodically. They will become more aware of

pressure and gives coaches a chance to see how their athletes will respond to it. (2) A well-

Spring

this

exercise

designed competition simulation allows athletes

to develop the specific timing of warm-ups and pre-event routines for competition.

3) 4"

FROM PAGE 98

Imagery Exercises

Some ofthc most successful Olympians have

my time at camp, is having great patience and

told us that after “bombing” at their first

being flexible, cooperative and adaptable with

Olympics, they used their experiences to creat

a responsible and mature attitude, not forgetting

vivid imagery in training, and even competition, so that every other event they competed in for

encouragement from my partner Stephanie Grell.

However I have definitely gained many insights into the American life and culture and would without hesitation recommend Camp America as they themselves arc very helpful

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PAA INDOOR NATIONALS The 1995 PAA Indoor Nationals were held in conjunction with the world’s largest indoor tournament, the Vegas Shoot, on Friday and Saturday evening The tournament was again held in the Sands Expo Center that can accommodate over 1400 shooters Afifteenend. three arrow round was shot using the Vegas F ace Target Pnor to the start of the first round some special awards were presented My good fnend Arlyne Rhode awarded the 1994 Points Champions with the beautiful Grand Champion Plaques Recipients were Dee Wilde (Martin). Randy Holland (Genesis). Paula Weissend (Hoyt), and Tricia Johnson (Hoyt) The Grand Champion Plaques were sponsored the The U S ARCHER Thank you Shooting commenced at 6 30 P M for the first 45 arrow round A single line was shot so the entire round was complete in under two hours At the end of the first round Olympic Medalist. Denise Parker, led the ladies limited division with 433 points Tncia Johnson and Jerry Wells held the next two positions The limited men's division was led by past indoor champion. Randy Holland with 448 points followed by Richard Johnson and Enc Hall with 445 and 438 The men's unlimited division was led by Tom Crowe and Jim Despart each with a perfect score of 450 points Second place was held by eight shooters all with a score of 449 points First place in the ladies unlimited division was held by past PAA champion Charleen Low Second and third place were held by Donna Shannon and Susan Miller Before continuing I would like to welcome the many new members that joined pnor to the tournament Also. I would like to extend a thank you to the numerous members that continue to support the PAA year after year The PAA is made up of the world's best archers After Saturday evening's round was complete. Denise Parker was crowned ladies limited champion with a total score of 865 The men's limited division was won by Randy Holland Randy and Richard Johnson both tied with a score of 890. The winner was determined with an exciting shoot off In the men's unlimited division there was a tie for first place between James Despart and Tom Crowe Both shooters shot an incredible perfect 450 round each day A sudden death

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established plan, when you step up to the line, self-doubt will flood your subconscious thoughts Your subconscious is alerting you that you have not followed your shot sequence according to plan This interruption causes the logical progression of the shot to stop At this point each shot has to be "forced " There is a big difference in winning attitude between self-confidence and self-doubt with very little in between Once this level of discipline is reached the only concern will be making sure you're aiming (at the nght target, of course) WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? I am my own coach and biggest critic My family and friends are there to lend their support My girlfriend. Kathy, has given me all the love and support anyone could hope for I've inherited the mental fortitude from my dad which pushes me to excel every time out I face each shot as though the fate of the world hangs in the balance Doni stand still or you will be run over (speculation of the wise) NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TITLES: 1987 NFAA Indoor National Champion 1991 Las Vegas Runner-Up 1992 Las Vegas Runner-Up 1992 PAA Indoor Runner-Up 1992 Atlantic City Champion 1992 PAA Outdoor National Champion 1993 World Team Trials Champion (set new world record) 1993 4th place World Championships Perpignon. France 1993 NFAA Indoor National Champion (120X/120X) 1993 NFAA Outdoor National Champion 1993 PAA Outdoor National Champion 1993 10,000 Lakes Open Champion 1993 01 Ranked PAA Professional Archer 1994 PAA Indoor National Runner-Up (900) 1995 PAA Indoor National Champion (900) MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: For me to win the indoor and outdoor NFAA titles in the same year and back it up by repeating at the PAA Outdoor is a feeling beyond words I have accomplished many of my goals so far. but I try to just keep setting my sights higher I got my absolute biggest thnll in archery by competing in the World Championships in France, witnessing firsthand Inga Low and Kirk Ethndge digging deep inside themselves to find enough determination and confidence to win the World Championship for Team USA was definitely something I will never forget I only wish Amencans could respect archery the way the Europeans and Asians do Spread the word' WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: For me the challenge of driving my mind and body to carry out a complex action as a machine is a definite high. unlike any other MESSAGE FOR OUR READERS: Archery is a game of combinations and it takes a great deal of time to develop confidence in ourselves and our equipment Find what works for you and stick with it Remember, aiming is something we must teach ourselves to do every shot, for it is the only part of the shot that won't happen automatically If aiming was that easy we would all be shooting perfect scores every time out. Good luck and may all your arrows fly true

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1995 VEGAS CHAMPIONSHIPS By ARLYNE RHODE Thanks to Easton, Hoyt USA. Martin Archery. Saunders Archery and the Vegas Staff, archers from around the world enjoyed a well run competition at the Sands Convention Center A multitude of first class evening entertainment is within walking distance making this a perfect vacation weekend Those of us who attend the Vegas Shoot every year miss the Tropicana location but now in the third year at the Sands. we are getting accustomed to this location This year with almost 1400 archers and about 100 booths would have been impossible at the Tropicana Change was inevitable We will see another change in 1996 to a later date. March 8-10th In our changing world a new giant emerged from the compound unlimited men's class by the name of Michael Hendnkse (Wl) Anyone who can defeat Kirk Ethndge (TN) in head to head competition will be one to be reckoned with in the future All the greats turn out for the Vegas Shoot but only the top 32 remain in the Championship classes for the shoot off and the possibility of winning the first place prize of $2,000 International star Inga Low (CA) added one more title to her quickly growing list of championships by defeating Suzanne Miller (NJ) in the shoot off for the compound unlimited women division Congratulations is also in order to Inga for being featured on the cover of the Japanese Archery Magazine (See page 42 of the January-February U. S ARCHER for Inga's biography)

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The classic women's and men's champion ships were also won by international stars Denise Parker (UT) and Rick McKinney (AZ) Denise defeated Grace Hmoki (MA) by 1 point to win the $2,000 first place Rick McKinney and Jay Barrs (UT) gave the audience a good show with Rick winning by 1 point. The Vegas Shoot bnngs the very best classic archers together from around the world, this was just one of their stops on the road to the 1996 Olympics. Bill Pellegrino (CO) did some fine shooting in the bowhunter limited championship to defeat Loren Carlson (NM) Last year Bill was also in

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JOAD The younger archers also take their sport seriously Enc Gnggs came from Vermont to win the gold for the intermediate boy compound division Just 4 points behind were Michael Shanor (PA) and Drew Stepanek (CA) at 590 Andrea Meyer of New Jersey out distanced 2nd place by 80 points for a 572 to win for the girts Carole Grate (TX) won the silver and Katie Dunlap (OR) claimed the bronze.

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The intermediate boy recurve champion was Jay Wimberty from Texas with a nice 568 Not far behind in second was Mike O'Sullivan-Bakaj (CT). Third went to Patrick Creelman (CA) Maggie Adler came all the way from New York to claim the gold for the girl's recurve after placing 3rd last year Julia Keeme (AZ) and Natalie Hughes (CA) were 1 point apart in 2nd and 3rd, respectively The junior division also has four categones, two for boys and two for the girls. Compound boy champion, Peter Calander (AZ) held his first day's lead to win the gold. Silver medalist Ernie Zuberbuehler (Wl) was just 6 points behind Down another 6 points was Mark Turner for 3rd.

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Jahna Davis (MT) took the gold for the girts after placing third last year Natalie Larsen (UT) and Jen Dunlap (OR) placed 2nd and 3rd. respectively Junior recurve boy's champion, John Hallett (CA). turned in a nice 288 to slip into 1st place past Michael Barry (CT) and Patrick Murphy (CA) in 2nd and 3rd places Just as close a battle was being held in the girt's class. MacKenzie Royal (CO) captured the gold with 547 Karen Scavotto (CT) and Katie Spangler (CA) shot 539 and 427,

respectively. The cadets also had four divisions, two for recurve and two for compound, boys and girts Matthew Orsua (CA) won the 90,d in the

compound division Two other Californians. Anthony Yacovelli and Jake Hail were 2nd and 3rd. Anna Maria Stratton (OR) shot her compound to win the gold for the girts Kathryn Sanchez (CA) and Sara Turner (SD) won the silver and gold Recurve boy’s champion was Christopher Wolcott (CA) with a 522 Also from California were the silver and bronze medalists. Colin Foster and Lance Cohen The girt champ. Amy Green, came all the way from Connecticut to win by 7 points over Caitlin McElhaney (CO). Bronze medalist was Andrea King (CA) California can be proud, they had sixteen competitors out of the twenty-six competing in the JOAD classes

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OCCUPATION: United States Archery Team Fund Raiser, International Consultant and writer NUMBER OF YEARS SHOOTING: 31 years BOW: Hoyt Radian with Carbon Plus limbs. 45 pounds, 68” long. 30 VS draw length ARROW: Easton A/C/E 470's 29 54" long. 100 grain bulge points. 1 VS Range-O-Matic Spin Wings, 12-2 Heavy Beiter Nocks Easton 2212 The Toxonics UttraLight 3-D and target sight is a Eclipse. 29 54" long, 8% Nibb points. 19-2 no nonsense bowsight Superior features include a Beiter Uni-System nocks. 4" Range-O-Matic Spin Wings one piece extension arm, ultra lightweight machined SIGHT: Shibuya RX-965 with Beiter Ring aluminum, steel and brass parts, and the highest STRING: Angel Dyneema. 18 strands, Angel quality precision fit and finish available. Braided Dyneema serving. Saunders Metal Nok Sets. Further, UltraLight offers a revolu TYPE OF TAB: Wilson Black Widow, no ledge tionary positive locking adjust ARROW REST: Hoyt Super Rest ment system, but with a quick release PLUNGER/BUTTON: Belter CLICKER: Beiter 25 for rapid vertical sight travel. The UltraLight BOW SLING: Custom made by Wilburn Wooten is so accurate that one click of the vertical adjust STABILIZER: Easton URS 24” stabilizer. ment precisely moves the sight pin .004 inch. Timeless V-Bar, 8“ Easton URS Rods, 5” Year 'round, winning tournament com Shibuya Extender EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: Bare shaft. petitors rely on the advantages of Tox then fine tune is 90/50 meters, micro sights. If you're shooting Tox, you're adjustments (see Easton Technical Bulletin #4 shooting with the best! on Micro Tuning) HOW DO YOU AIM? I focus on the center of what I want to hit and let the circle sight float around it. DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE: I lift weights every other day and then cardiovascular the other days (jog. bike, power step, trampoline) I shoot three to four times per week for 1 to 2 hours, 100-200 1524 Wilmer Road Wentzville. MO 65585 quality shots, mainly on blank bale Patent Pending GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: Improve my quality of shooting - focus more on the execution 3. Qualify for the Compound U S Archery Team of the shot - pay less attention to point MIKE HENDRIKSE performance and more on feel CONDITIONING EXERCISES AGE: 35 CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: Just shooting every other day SPONSOR: Hoyt USA. C. S. Gibbs' Sure-Loc. PHYSICAL: Weight lifting (see above) with MENTAL: Try to imagine myself in a shoot off or 120X Sighting System program Shen Rhodes and I developed several some other pressure situation when practicing OCCUPATION: I am a machinist years ago Light weights and many reps Cardio WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE NUMBER OF YEARS SHOOTING: 16 (as above) thirty minutes. OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? I really BOW: Hoyt Prostar Carbon Plus, 60 pounds, 47” MENTAL: Relaxation techniques, imaging, self don't have a coach but whenever I have some long, 29 W draw length, Carbon Plus limbs talk, concentration/focus techniques, positive problems. I work it out with the help of Myon Daily ARROW: Easton 2512, 30 V>~ long, 190 gram images techniques NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TITLES: points. 3" Trueflight helical feathers. Easton WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE 1993: 2nd NFAA Indoor National. 1st Starlight Super G Nock OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? Sheri Village Pro-Am, 2nd 10,000 Lakes Open, 4th BOW SIGHT: C S. Gibbs Sure-Loc with 120X Rhodes We discuss planning, goals, strategy. Vegas Shoot. 1994: 1st NFAA Indoor Nationals World Class Scope. 1.0 diopter Golden Key form changes, mental efforts, equipment testing. (Record 600. 120 x), 2nd Western Trail Shoot. Allpower Peep. you name it We work together as a team 1st Starlight Village Pro Am. 2nd COA Trials. 1st STRING: Fast Flite string, 18 strands. 21 NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL TITLES : NFAA Pro Points 1995: 1st Vegas Shoot, 1st Monofilament serving, tied on nock locators 3 World Individuals Target World Indoor Trials. TYPE OF RELEASE: Stanislawski CNC Two 5 World Team Titles MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY Finger 25 National Tiles (9 target. 6 field. 7 collegiate EXPERIENCE: Winning Vegas in 1995 in a one ARROW REST: Golden Key Golden Premier and 3 indoor) arrow shoot off. I just wish I could remember the FT on modified Hoyt overdraw ARE YOU ACTIVE IN ANY ARCHERY shot! I also am really looking forward to BOW SLING: Homemade wrist Sling ORGANIZATIONS? I am the U.S. Team Fund competing at the World Indoor Championships BINOCULARS/SCOPE: Pentax Raiser and am involved in committee work for with the U.S Team. STABILIZER: Alfred Shotgun Stabilizer 32”. the NAA. WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: I love the challenge of 10% oz. BIOGRAPHY: I started shooting at age ten. My trying to make the perfect shot every time and EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: Paper lune first international tournament was the also the good friends I've made first, then group testing Championships of the Americas in 1974 I have MESSAGE FOR OUR READERS: Keep HOW DO YOU AIM? Concentrate on the target been on thirteen world teams and four Olympic practicing It will pay off when you need it I don't keeping the dot in the X-ring. teams and several international teams even remember making the winning shot at DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE: I try Io shoot 60 (invitation). Over the years I have given hundreds Vegas. Instinct must have taken over. arrows every other day, practicing good form. of seminars worldwide. I started the USAT no scoring. training program. Junior Elite program and GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: c inney introduced the Unlimited USAT. Also, formed the 1. Win World Indoor Championships. AGE: 41 Sports Medicine Committee, established Coach/ 2. Top three finish in Atlantic City Classic, SPONSOR: Easton. Hoyt USA, Shibuya. Angel. Administrator program Served on the USOC Western Trail Shoot and NFAA. Belter, Range-O-Matic Athlete's Advisory Council for eight years. USOC

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AGE: 21 SPONSOR: Easton. Hoyt USA OCCUPATION: I do not work. I am a student NUMBER OF YEARS SHOOTING: 11 years BOW: Hoyt Radian. 36 pounds, 26" draw length, Carbon Plus limbs. ARROW: Easton ACE 780 with 100 grain bulge points, 1 374" Easton vanes. Easton ACE Nocks BOW SIGHT: Accra sight using nng and a pm STRING: Dyneema. 18 strands TAB: Ledge tab ARROW REST: Hoyt plastic rest CLICKER: Belter BOW SLING: Cavalier Finger sling BINOCULARS/SCOPE: Jason STABILIZER: Easton ACE 26" EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: Bare shaft then test HOW DO YOU AIM? Allow the sight to roam and try to come through my clicker slow and smooth DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE: During summer I shoot every day two to three hours I usually shoot all different distances always with a target (but hardly ever for score) GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: I would like Io medal at the World Championships CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: I run three days a week and weights three times a week MENTAL: Some mental training every day. about 5 minutes WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? Tim Stockland I think he is the best coach at getting a shooter tom come through the slicker smoothly He also taught me the method in which I aim Both of these techniques help a great deal NATIONAL I INTERNATIONAL TITLES : 1987 Pan Am Games Gold-Ind S Team 1988 Olympic Team Bronze 1989 World Championships, Bronze 1990 Spring Arrow International Silver 1990-91 US Outdoor Champion 1991 World Target Team Bronze 1991 Junior World Champion 1988-91 U S Indoor Champion 1992 Barcelona Olympics- Fifth Ind 1994 Indoor National Champion Holds FITAI World Record MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: Winning the bronze medal in Seoul in 1988. We were the underdogs Also

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CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHTS COMPOUND UNLIMITED MEN 1st 2nd Rnd Cut Rnd Rnd 1*2 Rnd Name 300 299 599 1 Mchael Hendnkse 5 300 300 600 2 Kirk Ethndge 4 300 300 600 3 Thomas Crowe 4 299 299 598 4 Waldo Cieland 3 298 299 597 5 Jeff Rogers 3 299 298 597 6 Morten Boe 3 300 298 598 7 Randy Ulmer 3 298 300 598 8 Steve Tadych COMPOUND UNLIMITED WOMEN 596 298 298 1 Inga low 5 295 293 588 2 Suzanne Miller 4 299 300 599 3 Becky Pearson 4 295 296 591 4 Jamce Wallace 3 296 299 595 5 Helena Nelsson 3 294 297 591 6 Rosie Pndgen 3 297 592 295 7 Nancy Zorn 3 8 Sharon Henneman 296 294 590 CLASSIC LIMITED MEN 290 294 584 1 R<hard McKinney 294 293 587 2 Jay Barrs 294 297 591 3 Richard Johnson 292 294 586 4 Martmus Grov 294 288 582 5 Rod White 292 294 586 6 Vidor Wunderle 288 289 577 7 Michael Hojnacki 287 284 571 8 Alan lahey CLASSIC LIMITED WOMEN 284 283 567 1 Denise Parker 279 272 551 2 Grace Hinoki 239 264 503 3 Rhonda Polak .1 Janet Schaffer 271 275 546 271 277 548 5 Tncia Johnson Alison VWhamson 288 2B4 572 6 271 . 'L 547 7 Courtney Kane 271 279 550 8 Ruth Rowe BOWHUNTER LIMITED 293 287 580 1 Wrfham Pellegrino 290 291 581 2 Loren Carlson 280 284 564 3 Johnny McPeek 4 Dougo Wentzel 290 285 575 294 293 587 5 Jen Tate 288 284 572 6 Charles Reed 7 Charles May 283 279 562 284 285 569 8 Edgar Smith BOWHUNTER UNLIMITED 300 296 596 1 Mites Blair 2 Todd McKenzie 296 297 593 3 Gary Cowart 296 297 593 4 Doug Tate 297 296 593 Perry Harpring 299 297 596 5 6 Randy Hendnx 296 298 594 7 Joel CuDurn 298 295 593 8 Danny Ray 295 296 591

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3 Arthur Banbault 4 Arne Fargo 5 Dennis Ameson 6 Ed Martan 7 David Stepp Sr. 8 John Grant FLIGHT 15

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280 556 272 552 280 559 261 541 281 560 281 562 281 549 280 559

290 289 288 287 287 287 287 286

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286 284 284 282 282 281 280 280

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273 547 275 546 268 543 274 546 256 530 275 538 274 534 275 541

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FLIGHT 25 1 Kathy Decon 2 Donna Medos 3 Charles Smith 4 Neil Newkirk 5. Connie Harman 6 Ed Turner 7 Robert Parsonson 8 Kent Wilson FLIGHT 26 1 Jim Clark 2 Hou Fat Lam 3 Carlos Diaz 4 Toby Armstrong 5 Mark Tice 6 Faron Teague 7 Kenneth Catcotl 8 Roni Keiser FLIGHT 27

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ZncLRnd lilRnt 1 Name 298 296 1 Enc Gnggs 295 295 2 Michael shanor 297 3 Drew Stepanek 293 295 292 4 Jeffrey Sorel I 295 290 5 Chad Davis 290 6 Nick Pekkola 294 288 7 Michael Maves 291 291 8 Clark Timothy 288 283 9 Madam Luck 282 278 283 10 Michael Manippella INTERMEDIATE GIRL COMPOUND 291 1 Andrea Meyer 281 244 248 2 Carole Grafe 236 232 3 Katie Dunlap INTERMEDIATE BOY RECURVE 292 1. Jay Wimberty 296 291 288 2 Mike O*Sullrvan-Baka|I 283 286 3. Patrick Creelman 277 4 David Howie 291 284 284 5. Justin Bergfeld 279 6 Todd Hamiel 285 285 276 7 Chris Clohessy 274 283 8. Jay Shi 279 9. Mark Stabler 278 279 263 10 Randall Cook INTERMEDIATE GIRL RECURVE 283 1. Maggie Adler 288 279 2. Juba Keeme 283 242 219 3 Natalie Hughes JUNIOR BOY COMPOUND 287 1. Peter Calander 290 289 2. Ernie Zuberbuehler 282 284 3. Mark Turner 281 273 4. Robert Rodger 281 235 5 T. J. Burbank 246 JUNIOR GIRL COMPOUND 281 1. Jahna Davis 276 256 2. Natalie Larsen 262

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3. Jen Dunlap 241 JUNIOR BOY RECURVE 1. John Hallett 274 2 Michael Barry 275 3 Patrick Murphy 280 4 Christopher Murphy 286 5 Peter Bammes 270 6 Owen Turner 271 7 Richard Saenz 275 8 Christopher Irwin 265 9 Donald Patterson 257 10 Robert Marlow 273 JUNIOR GIRL RECURVE

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210 175 171

198 190 186

408 365 357

1 Christopher Wolcott 2 Colin Foster 3 Lance Cohen 4 Michael Abbott 5. Brennan Andrews CADET GIRL RECURVE

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262 221 223 183 217

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Scope Tips By Clyde Hartsell

What peep do you recommend for 3D or target shooting? Jeff Rodgers Martin Pro Shooter, 2 time Vegas Winner "I am just starting to leant how to shoot big money 3-D tournaments. The bow set up is totally different than a target bow. For a target setup I use a small Tru-Peep because I can concentrate only on the target center or the X ring. My finding on the 3-D course Is that I need a large hole for the maximum light transmission."

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Ted Cotton Browning Pro Shooter, ASA Sportsmen of the Year *1 use a Tru-peep for all types of shooting however, due to my long draw length the peep is several Inches from my eye. With my setup If the hole In the peep Is too large, I have some difficulty centering the dot in the peep; for this reason I use a smaller hole than most shooters. One of the things that is most Important Is to wear a hat to shade the peep. In some cases you can get glare from the peep and this will contribute to a dark target." Shannon Caudle ASA Classic Champion, $20,000 money winner "I recommend and use a large hole Tru-Peep to achieve the right diameter for the site scope I

use. The Tni-Peep is hooded and gives a more definite circle to aim through than any other. Though the Tru-Peep is hooded, I use flat bixk spray paint on the peep to ensure no glare."

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Outdoors Easton A/C/E 400.29 %" long. 85 grain points. Flex Fletch vanes SIGHT: Chek-ll S-9000 with Cobra pm STRING: Fast Flight. 20 strands, nylon monofilament serving, tied on nock sets TYPE OF RELEASE: Fletcher Fletchmatic ARROW REST: Golden Key Pacesetter TYPE OF BOW SLING: Neet wnst sling MAKE OF BINOCULARS: Pentax 10 x 24 STABILIZER: Okie Mfg 14 oz Lifetime and Okie Mfg Phase III Lifetime EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: Paper tune HOW DO YOU AIM? Concentrate on the center of the target and try to hold my pin there DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE: Shoot 60-120 arrows at least 5 days a week Always keep score GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: To shoot as many local state, and national tournaments as possible To do the best I can at all tournaments Would like to repeat my Vegas win CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: Daily practice MENTAL: I read the book Inner Game of Tennis Try to keep a clear mind and focus on every shot Think positive WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? I try to coach myself, but there are limes when I don't have the answers Two fnends of mine. Fred Pocock and Bryan White have always been there to help me when I need help with my equipment or form NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL TITLES: 1995 Vegas ARE YOU ACTIVE IN ANY ARCHERY ORGANIZATIONS? Member of Bartlesville Archery Club. OK, State Archery Association NFAA BIOGRAPHY: I started bowhunting at the age of 15.1 enjoyed bowhunting and have taken several deer. I was at the local archery shop 2 years ago when I got invited to by indoor archery I was interested in giving it a try I got set up with a target bow and tried it I was hooked after the first couple of days. Since then I've updated equipment and have been very involved in the local archery club. I've made a lot of new fnends and wish to thank them and special thanks to Fred Pocock for all the help and getting me started in this great sport! I also want to thank

Greg Pike, owner of the Outdoorsman Shop, for all his help1 MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERI ENCE: Winning the 1995 Vegas Shoot WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: Archery is a very challenging sport both physically and mentally I have made a lot of fnends through archery I realty enjoy watching & teaching my 5 year old son. Dustin MESSAGE FOR OUR READERS: Always think positive ■ get children interested and involved in archery because they are the future of the sport

WILLIAM PELLEGRINO AGE: 33 SPONSOR: PSE, Flitemate. SuperScope. Vista OCCUPATION: I work full time for the Colorado Springs Fire Department NUMBER OF YEARS SHOOTING: 18 years BOW: PSE LD 280, 67 pounds 41" axle-to-axle. 29" draw length, carbon/graphite limbs. ARROW: Easton X7 2512, 31" long Flitemate Variable Weight Point System 145 grains, left wing 4“ helical feathers. 12-1 Beiter Nocks SIGHT: Accra 2000 with custom pm STRING: Fast Flight, 18 strands with Fast Flight serving, custom tied on nock locators TYPE OF TAB: Neet ARROW REST: NA P Center Rest TYPE OF BOW SLING: Vista MAKE OF BINOCULARS/SCOPE: Optolyth STABILIZER: R-Tech Hydraulic Stabilizer EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: Paper tune at 5 yards for a rough tune. Then bare shaft tune starting at 10 yards out to 30 yards, when both shafts are impacting in x-ring. the bow is ready to shoot HOW DO YOU AIM? Focus on the target, aim for a minimum of 10 seconds, and forget that anything else in the world exists for that 10 seconds Most importantly, if it doesn't feel right - let down, not go1 DAILY PRACTICE ROUTINE: Check tune of bow first, make any adjustments as needed, several arrows into empty bale. Then shoot for the x-ring out to 40 yards GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: To get as many people involved in archery as possible that have never been exposed to the sport, and be blessed with a healthy new baby (June 1995)1

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CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: Lift weights, some type of aerobic exercise i e bicycle or jogging MENTAL: Practice aiming at home without an arrow in bow Pick a spot on the wall, aim until you just can't hold it then let down WHO IS YOUR COACH AND WHAT DOES HE OR SHE DO FOR YOUR ARCHERY? PSE Shooter's School. George Chapman helped me stop shooting through the spot, gave me exercises to do to hold on the spot NATIONAL I INTERNATIONAL TITLES: 1994 ASA Shooter of the Year Pro Limited 1994 IBO World Champion Pro Limited ARE YOU ACTIVE IN ANY ARCHERY ORGANIZATIONS? Help out al local club, Rampart Range Archers, when time permits BIOGRAPHY: Born in New Jersey, moved to Colorado 10 years ago for the hunting opportunities Marned too and the key to my success m archery through her great support My wife, Artys, along with a 4-year-old daughter. Carty (great kid) with one more due in June I have a great job with the Colorado Spnngs Fire Department I am a volunteer with the Big Brothers Program at the YMCA when I am not competing or with my family, my time is spent hunting, camping, fishing and trying to stay in shape I've been shooting with a bow since I was 13 years old and hunting just as long With a lot of encouragement from my mom when I was younger (to keep me out of trouble) and now from my wife Other people believing in you is a big part of success I started to shoot in local tournaments six years ago and nationally two years ago MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: Watching a good friend of mine and fellow competitor, Dougo Wentzel, win the 1994 ASA World Classic A true sportsman who never gave up regardless of how good or bad a shot was going for him Something I think we all have difficulty with. myself included WHY I LIKE ARCHERY: Foremost for the great friendships I've developed through this sport I can honestly say some of the nicest people I have ever met have been archers Secondly for the time afield the archery season gives me MESSAGES FOR OUR READERS: Introduce a friend to this great sport. don't be afraid to compete at any level, if you are having problems get an opinion or two from somebody else Set your goals high'

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IFAA PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT

IFAA PRESIDENT KEN ROGERS

The International Field Archery Association (IFAA) has announced the election of Kenneth A Rogers as President of that association Mr Rogers is from the United States

The IFAA is the world governing body for Field Archery and is comprised of one National Field Archery Association from each member nation Mr Rogers has been a member of the National Field Archery Association of the United States for approximately 26 years and Is a life member of that organization serving in positions at all levels including Club, League. State. Section and National, He has served as NFAA Director in two states and one foreign association After ten years as the Southeastern Sectional Councilman, he was elected President of the NFAA for the term 1993-1994 Dunng his term of office, he led the NFAA negotiating team in the negotiations between the NFAA and the National Archery Association (NAA) which resulted in a signed agreement between the two associations This action concluded NFAA's Franchise Challenge of NAA as the National Governing Body for Archery in the United States and gave NFAA a seat on the Board of Governors Ken took office as IFAA President the first of January for the term 1995-1996 Other officers of the association are Mrs Dorothy Southgate of England. Vice President Mr Loet Smit of the Republic of South Africa. Secretary; and Mr Tim Stone of Australia. Treasurer •

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CHECKPOINTS FOR WINNING ARCHERY By FREDDIE TRONCOSO

INTERVIEWING DON RABSKA ABOUT KOREAN SHOOTING METHODS shooting Form and Follow-Through is pnmanly to make our shooters aware of the pnncipal reasons behind the tremendous shooting success and abilities of Korean top shooters For your benefit, read carefully, analyze their methods, and try to be honest and objective when making any compansons to your own shooting

INTERVIEW RESPONSES

AUTHOR FREDDIE TRONCOSO

As was mentioned to our readers in the previous issue of The U. S. ARCHER Magazine. following is an interview with Don Rabska of Easton for the benefit of all readers who wish to broaden their knowledge and understanding about Korean shooting methods and techniques Please bear in mind that the purpose of the continued emphasis on the use of classic

1) Don, in your opinion,what is the most noticeable difference between the shooting FORM and methods of the Koreans as contrasted to those utilized by archers of the USA? There are basic fundamental differences between top Korean archer's form and that of our top American archers although a few of our top American shooters do have very good technique I must note here in defense of our archers that they do lack a great deal compared to the Koreans Our archers do not have a true support system, they do not have what we can consider professional coaching, they often work for a living, and they do not have the hands-on technical and coaching support the Koreans

have Plus, they certainly do not have the financial backing our Korean friends possess The biggest difference is the Koreans have developed a science around the art of shot execution The Koreans have a tremendous coaching system, something we are lacking in the US If you ask ten Korean coaches a question on form, you will get the same answer from all ten This continuity is missing in the US and must be addressed if we ever expect to develop an elite archery coaching program in the United States The Koreans have created a system of teaching perfect technique nght from the start When they teach a new archer, they do not let the archer touch a bow until they learn the fundamentals of how to property raise the bow arm and draw arm without raising the shoulders This practice may go on for six months until it is done to perfection Then, and only then, are they allowed to graduate to a stretch band so they can learn to draw properly This may also take several months to master Once they graduate from the stretch band they are allowed to actually shoot a very light draw weight bow What is impressive here, is the fact that within eight

PHOTOS SHOW CLASSIC KOREAN SHOOTING FORM AS PERFORMED BY MS. WANG. HEE-KYUNG WHO WAS THE WOMEN'S SILVER MEDALIST AT THE 1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS. NOTICE THE POSITION OF HER BOWARM FROM START TO FINISH. ONE CAN COMPARE THE RELATIONSHIP OF HER BOWARM TO THE TOP OF THE STRIPED SECOND FENCE POST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF PHOTO. IT IS OBVIOUS TO OBSERVE THAT HER BOWARM DID NOT DROP NOR SWING "WILDLY" TO THE LEFT UPON RELEASE.

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weeks of shooting a bow. it is not uncommon for these archers to shoot a score of 350 at 30 meters on the 80 cm face Probably our biggest drawback in my opinion is our coaching system, or more accurately the lack of a coaching system To be frank, some of our coaches are burdened with egos which do not allow them to share the knowledge they possess with others They also seem to want to take a majority of the credit for good performances by the athletes they coach, as if the archer had little to do with it Conversely. Korean coaches always talk about their archers and how good they are, never about the coaches or the superiority of their coaching system They give credit where credit is due. i.e . to the athletes These coaches all work together for the common good They communicate, share ideas, and when they develop something new they network to spread this information to their entire country's coaching organization They have created a very strong coaching organization, Korean Archery Coaches Association They meet twice per year to share ideas, scientific data and brainstorm all toward the good of the athlete and to perfect the system There are many U. S coaches who truly want to help the athletes and work very hard toward accomplishing this goal Unfortunately, they have little support and nowhere to easily access new information I commend these individuals and would like to recommend that they start the ball rolling by joining together to form a United States Archery Coaches Organization There is a good start being developed in the eastern United Stales as a regional organization, but I believe it would best serve all archers in the U S. to organize a national association rather than by regions only Regional associations are very good, although they should receive support from a national body who would provide direction and help disseminate new information to the various regions, states and clubs Our coaches need to develop and "buy into" a single system of coaching One of the most disheartening things I have had the displeasure to witness, is seeing several of our top coaches argue over proper shooting technique nght in front of our top shooters Disagreements like this should be discussed in closed session in a positive, upbeat manner to work toward an agreeable solution and "single system" coaching Otherwise, it can only undermine the confidence these archers have in our coaches, and it

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2) Will you be kind enough to describe the shot setup and shot execution methods applied by the Koreans? Stance Comfortable, shoulder width apart. traditional square stance Breathing comes from the diaphragm and the lower area of the stomach IS tightened to help stabilize the body and to lower the archer's center of gravity Shoulders Must be level and both scapulas (left and right) must be down One of the biggest problems I see in our archers is the imbalance in the shoulders Either the bow shoulder is up or the draw shoulder is up These must be down

and the archer must learn to raise only the arms. i e both scapulas must be equal height on both sides when at full draw Bow arm When the shoulder is correct, the archer cannot reach forward, it is locked and sold Upon release, the bow arm is stationary and never drops The only movement in the bow arm is a very slight break to the left (right handed archers) which is a natural reaction, but the arm never drops and remains like a steel post attached to the body Draw arm Fingers take a fairly deep hook to allow for as little tension as possible in the forearm The biceps of the draw arm is totally relaxed, except at the very beginning of the draw due to the position of the arm As the stnng is drawn, the biceps have no tension and is completely relaxed by the time the archer reaches full draw This allows the archer to use the muscles in the draw arm scapula to draw the bow. not the arm When the arm is relaxed in this manner, it is virtually impossible to pluck the stnng Duw Raise both arms only, with both scapulas remaining down The bow arm is raised slightly above the level draw position to better "set' the bow shoulder. Most come to a mid pre-draw to position the body in preparation for the shot The draw is done with the muscles of the draw arm scapulas and the draw slows as they come to anchor The draw slows but remains in continuous motion through the entire shot. 3) What Importance and emphasis do Korean coaches place on the act of aiming? The Korean coaches place very little emphasis on aiming They feel aiming should be a "natural" act and be more instinctive than anything else, "much like playing golf as one of the top Korean coaches explained. It CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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should be a subconscious effort If too much time is spent on aiming, the archer will not "feel" the shot and "It often causes the archer to have more tension in the body" 4) Whit is the Korean philosophy and methods used by their archers regarding the release of the bow string? The Korean coaches believe the release must be as relaxed as possible. This is the reason the archers have a fairly deep hook on the draw fingers This is done to fully relax the forearm and this is also the reason that they believe in very short "hold" time, usually anywhere from 1 5 seconds to 3 seconds from time they hit anchor A longer hold time only increases the tension in the draw arm If you ever asked yourself why the Korean archer's release appears like they never opened their fingers, this is the reason. the hand is fully relaxed upon release because the entire arm is also relaxed As noted before, they teach the archer to draw using the draw arm scapula. and not with the arm muscles At full draw, the biceps are fully relaxed, this allows the archer to place the muscle load in the muscles that control the scapula With the scapula fully in the “down" position, the follow-through is short, because biomechamcally the arm cannot move further This is the reason that the Korean archers appear to have a short follow-through If the draw shoulder scapula is raised, the archer will have a much longer follow-through as you would see in many western shooters, but they feel this is not a stable position 5) Will you please explain the reason for the fact that Korean women shoot using better form than their male counterparts? The reason I believe the women archers have better technique, in general, is that the women are simply more disciplined However, in the last two years, you have not seen as much "creativity" in the men’s technique as in previous years Consequently, the men are now shooting better scores For example. Park. Kyung-Mo (1993 World Champion, who shot a 119 out of 120 in the semifinals) has classic Korean technique, as does Han, SeungHoon (other than his unusually wide stance), who set new world records in June 1994 of 1354 single FITA, 348 at 50 meters and the perfect 360 at 30 meters Also. Oh. Kyo-Moon set the most recent new world record of 1358 men’s single FITA round in November 1994 All of these outstanding shooters incorporate a very classic Korean style and are now shooting scores comparable to their female counterparts 6) Why do Koreans shoot so straight as documented by their lack of left/rlght dispersals of arrows when shooting? Again this is due to their superb technique They have tremendous in line technique with the lines of force (force vectors) directly toward and directly away from the target (as much as humanly possible) By using the fully relaxed draw arm. the release cannot be "plucked" out of line This allows them to maintain direct line toward the target with virtually no deviation left or nght within their normal sight pattern 7) What is the average draw length of Korean men and women? The average shaft length for the top eight men and top eight women National Team Members, (not including the length of the point) for the women is 26 This is not full draw length as full draw length would be

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slightly longer. The range of shaft length is from 25” at the shortest to 28" being the longest For the men (using the same parameters) the average shaft length is 28 ■/.’’ with the shortest being 28" and the longest 30" 8) What Is the mental ’’thought” process taught to Korean archers? The Koreans employ a great deal of mental training starting with Zen every morning to prepare themselves tor the day’s training or competition The thought process to execute the shot is more a ’Teel” than a conscious thought They believe the body must have harmony and balance The shot is a 50/50 balance in a combination of reaching toward the target with the bow arm/shoulder and drawing the bow using the muscles of the draw arm scapula They think of it as completing a "circle " The mind is focused on the feel of reaching at what they want to hit and the feel of the movement of the scapula on the draw side As noted previously, the thought is not on aiming as they believe this should be an instinctive process and generated from the subconscious mind This is the biggest reason that it is so important to do supplemental techniques like the practice of aiming off of the gold as if it were a windy day The subconscious mind is so used to aiming at the gold that if you do not practice aiming and shooting at different parts of the target in practice you may experience real problems on a windy day For instance, you are shooting a competition and there is a strong left to right breeze and you need to "aim off’ at 9 o’clock in the 6 ring At the moment the clicker goes, you find to your dismay that your bowarm instantly moves to the gold This is an involuntary reaction from your conscious mind, which you are not very unhappy about However, your subconscious thinks it is doing the correct thing, even though you hit the target at 3 o'clock in the 6 ring due to wind drift If you have asked yourself in the past why this happened, this is most likely the reason Don’t worry, you are not alone. there is probably no well seasoned archer out there that has not experienced this occurrence 9) How much daily practice do top Korean archers dedicate to their shooting? The Koreans train six days per week with one day off (Sunday) They usually start at 8:00 in the morning to prepare, starting with Zen first thing in the morning, then warm-up followed by some special training techniques and practice Each day vanes slightly with different shooting dnlls. so it does not become too routine or bonng Including Zen. warm-up. dnlls. weight training, cardiovascular training, distance shooting, etc , they spend about 9 hours per day five days per week, with half day training on Saturday and rest on Sunday 10) What tuning methods do the Korean archers use? The Koreans use the same tuning methods as the Americans, bare shaft tuning, bare shaft grouping, etc As far as we know, the Koreans have no secret tuning methods per se

SUMMARY Informative answers'5 I definitely think so To these ends, we hereby urge each and every one of our readers to "accept the challenge" that starts with the analytical reading of the contents of this interview We then urge you to carefully compare this information, on the Korean approach to shooting, with what you are doing or may not be doing In this manner we can thus refine and perfect our shooting Form to the point that we achieve absolute repetition and picture perfect Follow-Through shot after shot all the way to the Goldl P.S. I wish to personally thank Don Rabska for his informative and accurate information on Korean shooting methods and techniques We eagerly look forward to his continued input on information covenng all phases of archery including new technical advancements and discoveries I also wish to congratulate Judy and Don for the arrival of their tong awaited baby boy. and future archer, who was bom a few weeks ago'

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The Mathews Ultra Light comes equipped with the new Zebra ZS Twist Premium Bowstring and comes standard with

For more information write to: Mathews Archery, Route 4, Box 12, Austin, MN 55912 or call: (507)433-1094 Fax: (507>433XX)16

Revolutionary new Zebra ZS Twist Bowstring eliminates peep sight twisting Two-strand, counter-twist design assures bowstring (and peep sight) will not twist as you draw your bow

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If you use a peep-sight you know how frustrating it can be trying to get the peep sight aligned.

Plus, thanks to the counter-twist, two-strand design, peep installation is much easier than with single-strand bowstrings.

The new Zebra ZS Twist Premium Replacement Bowstring eliminates this frustration. Each Zebra ZS Twist bowstring consists of two multi-filament strands counter-twisted (one counter-dockwise "Z" and one clockwise "S") then bound together to form a complete single string. This exclusive counter-twist design elimi nates string twist and, therefore, peep sight rotation as you draw your bow.

The Zebra ZS Twist Replacement Bowstnng, a product of Mathews Archery, is available in a variety of differ ent lengths to fit virtually any single cam or dual cam bow. It's easy to install and it comes in five different Zebra colors: blue/white, greei/white, red/white, black/white, or camo (brown/black).

Because the Zebra ZS Twist Bowstring is balanced (won't twist), you don't need alignment devices (such as rubber tubing) which can affect shooting consistency.

For more information write to: Mathews Archery, Route 4, Box 12, Austin, MN 55912 or call: (507)433-1094 Fax: (507)433-0016

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EASTON INTRODUCES "SPECTER" THE ECONOMICAL HIGH PERFORMANCE CARBON SHAFT Salt Lake City — Easton has unveiled the new Specter for archers looking for a consistent. uniform, durable and economical carbon arrow Shanng the same safety and durability as the popular Easton P/C, the Specter is produced from the same strong, tough carbon and resin matnx matenal The Specter is available m the same twelve sizes and spine ranges as the P/C making the components interchangeable The added benefit is that you get a high quality shaft at an economical price. The Specter is the perfect all-carbon arrow for the beginner or recreational archer looking to try carbon for the first time

NEW GAMEGETTER II CAMO - SAME EXCEPTIONAL VALUE Salt Lake City — The dependable, economical Gamegetter II shaft from Easton will be seen sporting a new camo pattern for 1995 The three-color (brown, tan, black) camo pattern is hard anodized for a long lasting and functional camouflage finish. For 1995 the Gamegetter II camo brown shaft has additional light brown slopes to highlight the earthy tones already found on this popular bowhunter's shaft A new logo with a whitetail silhouette and reverse lettenng treatments will make the Gamegetter II a strong favorite again this year Easton made these cosmetic changes in keeping with the new trends toward larger. bolder camo patterns The Gamegetter II is manufactured from the rugged (96,000 p.s i.) 7075 alloy and straightened to +/- .003", ensunng performance and dependability at a very reasonable cost The Gamegetter II is available in ten popular sizes to accommodate bowhunters’ needs

EASTON INTRODUCES ULTRALITES IN THE POPULAR X7 ECLIPSE Salt Lake City — Easton, the world's leading producer of high quality aluminum and carbon arrow shafts, recently introduced the popular UltraLite sizes to the X7 Eclipse aluminum target shaft A straightness tolerance of +/- 001" (.002" TIR) combined with the tough 7178 alloy have made the X7 Eclipse the ultimate aluminum target shaft The glass black anodized shaft with its gold and sitver logo is ever present at all the indoor tournaments and outdoor target archery events. And now the X7 line has been expanded to include all UltraLite sizes, which will allow an extremely large selection of aluminum target shaft sizes to more completely fit any bow setup - from recurve to compound. Addition to the

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UltraLrtes bnngs indoor archers a broad choice of shafts to increase their scores and "cut more lines" in competition. World Champion 3-D Indoor archery competitor. Randy Ulmer, competes primarily with the X7 Eclipse "I've found Easton's Eclipse can add four to six points to my scores, and in today’s tough competitions, that can mean the difference between first and fifth place ' For a free copy of the Easton X7 Eclipse Technical Bulletin #18. or a copy of the New Easton Target Catalog with weight specifications, component information and an updated Target Shaft Size Selection Chart, wnte to Easton. 5040 W. Harold Gatty Dr.. Dept. USA. Salt Lake City, UT 84116-2897.

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EASTON MAKES THE BEST ALUMINUM HUNTING SHAFT SYSTEM THREE TIMES BETTER Salt Lake City — Easton, world leader in arrow shaft technology, recently introduced three new UltraLite sizes in the extremely popular XX78 SuperSlam The addition of the 2212,2312 and 2512 sizes creates an ideal selection for the 3-D archer and bowhunter looking for high strength and higher speed shafts "The XX78 SuperSlam system represents the ultimate in Easton's aluminum hunting shaft arrow design and performance From its ultra-strong (100,000 psi) 7178 alloy to the revolutionary Super UNI system, everything about the XX78 SuperSlam means high performance and unsurpassed accuracy." says Joe Mason, Easton Product Information Manager Noted bowhunter, Chuck Adams, has proven the SuperSlam to be the ultimate aluminum hunting shaft The UltraLite sizes will be no exception The three-color PermaGraphic pattern is permanently anodized on the shaft with enhanced logos in striking reverse treatments to show off more of the camo pattern The factoryinstalled Super UNI bushing and the precision Easton point insert included in the package represent a complete arrow system that will impress even the most discriminating bowtiunter With the addition of the UltraLites. the Super Slam's 17 sizes offer the bowhunter the ultimate selection in an accurate, high-strength aluminum hunting shall

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The News Release and information Source from Precision Shooting Equipment PRECISION SHOOTING EQUIPMENT, INC.

APRIL 1995

Randy Ulmer wins Gainesville ASA. Sharon Hayes Nominated ASA Sportsman of the Year The first tournament of the ASA series was dominated by PSE's Randy Ulmer. Randy, who has won 5 of the last 11 ASA events took home $8500.00 including his pse Bonus Dollars. Congratulations Randy!

Sharon Hayes was nominated Sportsperson of the year for 1994 by ASA for her achievements and participation in ASA events, watch for Sharon as she continues to do exceptionally well in 3-D competition around the country!

STARS UPDATE! By press time of the US ARCHER, the Tucson Pete Shepley S.T.A.R.S. tournament will probably be completed, in the last issue of the US ARCHER we Included a copy of the S.T.A.R.S. registration guide, if you missed the issue you may receive one by visiting your nearest PSE dealer or by calling the S.T.A.R.S. tournament office at the number shown below. The dates and locations for the remaining events are: May 12-14, Pensacola, Florida • June 1618 French Lick, Indiana • July 14-16, Nashville, Tennessee and the national championship back in Tucson on November 3-5. For registration or gen eral information call our automated toll-free info line at 1-800-627-8020. Also call to hear some of the latest changes and improvements! Don’t miss these events and don’t forget to bring a friend!

TUCSON, ARIZONA

Vegas Shoot-95 Tournament Results Las Vegas. Nevada

PSE archers took several categories at the 1995 Vegas Shoot held on February 3-5. Taking first place in the Bowhunter Freestyle category was Miles Blair followed by Todd McKenzie finishing in second place. In the Bowhunter Limited event, Bill Pellegrino took first place and Tom Crowe finished third in the Freestyle Division. Congratulations to the winners!

SEE THE LITE. Throughout the months of January and February, the PSE Carbon-Lite absolutely was the talk at the dealer and consumer archery shows. This revolutionary bow weighs a mere 3 pounds fully equipped and features the PSE high performance Maxis Cam system. PSE engineers have constructed the carbon-Lite riser from carbon and outfitted the bow with carbon laminate limbs. A special technique is used to bond the sight and overdraw to the riser, eliminating the common probiem^fl

of loose accessories. The carbonLite is expected to ship soon. Try one and we think you’ll agree it may be the most "en-llghtenlng" experl-^^P$\^

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newest, shoot-through arrow rests Knife-Wing II Vanes are totally compatible with the complete "Bohning arrow-fletching system” of products Used in conjunction with this system and normal fletching practices. KnifeWmg II Vanes offer excellent adhesion to the arrow shaft Even those new to fletching at home can achieve outstanding results Knife-Wing II Vanes incorporate the same profiles and specifications as Bohning s very popular, non-glare Fletch-Vite Vanes For more information on Bohning's full line of archery products and where to buy them, contact The Bohning Company, Ltd.. 7361 N Seven Mile Rd . Dept USA. Lake City. Ml 49651 Phone (616)229-4247, Fax (616)229-4615

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Salt Lake City, UT — Hoyt USA recently introduced a brand new youth-oriented recurve bow called Spnnt "Spnnt is the ideal, beginning recurve bow for the young archer." said Gold Medalist Jay Barrs Spnnt measures 56" in length and is available in draw weights of 15#. 20#. 25#. 30# and 35# and five different competition colors Summer Green. Deep Aqua. Continental Blue. Bnlliant Red, Purplescent, and Metallic Black Sprint limbs are hand laminated, shaped and tillered to provide grown-up accuracy and consistency. Spnnt's small grip has been perfectly designed for young hands Hoyt USA has used its world class recurve bow expertise to create a very precise and accurate youth recurve According to Barrs. "Spnnt is perfectly scaled-down, yet is as smooth and as accurate as the adult-sized Hoyt recurves that I shoot Sprint is a winner” For information contact Hoyt USA 475 N Neil Armstrong Rd . Dept USA, Salt Lake City. UT 84116-2825 Phone (801)363-2990. Fax (801)537-1470.

eliminating the need for bulky yoke or hanger systems Alpine has been blazing trails since it first came on the scene and with the introduction of the new Cimarron and Cascade Hunter there is no sign that this dynamic bow company has any plans of letting up If you are looking fora high performance bow for range or woods make sure you don't make any buying decision before you check out these winners. For more information see your local Alpine dealer or contact Alpine Archery, P O Box 319, Dept USA. Lewiston, ID 83501 Phone (208)7464717.

BOHNING PREMIERS NEW VANE KNIFE-WING II Offers Excellent Flight Characteristics & Bright Transparent Colors

ALPINE OFFERS TWO BARN BURNERS WITH 80% LET-OFF The names Cimarron and Cascade Hunter will undoubtedly find themselves the topic of conversation in every bowhunting camp in the country this fall The reasons are they are two of the newest hot bows from Alpine and they are available with the smooth shooting Quiet Wheel with 80% let-off The Cimarron is a sharp looking shooter that features the new “Lite Star” riser machined from tough 6061 T6 aluminum in a slightly Deflex design for the best combination of accuracy and speed The Cascade Hunter is built on Alpine's rugged 875 aluminum alloy Reflex nser Both sport Alpine's new Century Series Limbs that are CNC machined from high yield glass and are engineered to be torsionally stable at full draw

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Lake City, Ml — The Bohning Company, Ltd. introduces a new vane to their line of pro shop quality components, lacquers and adhesives for the archery market. Precision cut from extruded thermoplastic urethane polymer, Knife-Wing II vanes offer durability and a consistency attributable to the excellent memory characteristics of this material. This polymer allows Bohning to offer a glossy, bright vane that can be produced in solid colors or transparent, fluorescent colors. The softness of this vane also

Knickerbocker introduces the industries first moderately priced. custom made compound, designed specifically for the dealer and pro shop markets Utilizing state-of-theart manufacturing methods, the new Cheyenne is 43 to 47 inches, axle-to-axle and features a special (longitudinal grained) 100% machined aluminum riser with laminated recurve limbs, integrating carbon plus C4 for additional speed and smoothness The Cheyenne is available in camo and target models. 22 to 34 inch draw lengths. 20-80 lbs , 60-65% let-off and your choice of cam modular or E-wheels Shipped dealer direct. Inquiries welcome Contact Knickerbocker Archery. 34-37th St NE #105, Dept USA, Auburn, WA 98002 Phone (206)833-4640. Fax (206)833-4640

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NEWS FLASH!!! JAY BARRS WINS AT THE GRAND MASTERS TOURNAMENT IN PARIS, FRANCE Paris, France, February 11, 1995

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hall so the audience could see dramatic

The organizers couldn't have scripted a

In an arrow for arrow shoot-down against

close-ups of the archers and their targets.

better finish with two gold medalists

1992 Olympic Gold Medalist, Sebastien

The announcer was really enthusiastic and

Flute, Jay Barrs wins the first ever Grand

set the audience into a roar simply in how

shooting in a tie-breaker. VMth the homeland favorite cheered on to win, Barrs and Flute

Masters Archery Tournament. The event

he called the scores. It showed that archery

took the event to a heart-stopping finish with

was hosted by The French Archery Federation and held at Zenith Hall in Paris,

really can be a very exciting spectator

only three arrows to shoot. Barrs took the

sport."

match with a 29 to Flute's 28 for the win The $10,000 check was a great present

France. The indoor competition brought

together eight of the top names in Olympic style archery for a total purse of $28,000 (140,000F)

The French Archery Federation did an

outstanding

job

The organizers drew lots and divided the eight archers into two pools of four. Pool A

present for my upcoming marriage," Barrs

Zabrodsky (Ukraine), Jay Barrs (United States) and Sebastien Flute (France) Pool

said. "We all owe a huge thanks to the

the

B had Lionel Torres (France). Andrea

tournament," said Barrs. "There were at least 4,000 spectators cheering, stomping

and Gennady Mitrofanov (Russia) Each

putting

their feet, and blowing horns and trumpets as each of the eight invited shooters

stepped to the line The entire event was taped for television." Barrs said "The arena held a 20" X 20' screen on one side of the

for the win. The $10,000 check was a great

included Jari Lipponen (Finland), Stanislav

Parent! (Italy), Stung Wu (Chinese Taipei)

French Federation and their dedicated volunteers for making this exciting

tournament possible." For information contact Easton. 5040 W.

archer shot head-to-head. 12 arrows at 18 meters, against each of the shooters in his

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advanced to the semi-finals. The winners

advanced to the finals as their opponents shot for third and fourth place.

Congratulations to USA's Jay Barrs!!! Sec the May-June 1995 issue of The U.S. ARCHER for an interview with Jay and more information on the tournament.

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"LIFETIME" ARROW STOPPER

Each Grasshopper Combo features 3 Grasshoppers and 3 screw-in inserts The Grasshopper may be mounted behind the point or be mounted alone with the insert The insert plus Grasshopper weighs a total of 75 grains For more information on the new 75 grain Grasshopper Combo see your local Muzzy dealer or contact Muzzy Products Corp., 2100 Barrett Park Dr, Suite 504, Dept USA. Kennesaw, GA 30144 Phone (404)422-9266.

BI-TOTE ELIMINATOR BINOCULAR & CAMERA CARRIER

A new concept in backstops which eliminates replacing those foam targets every year has been introduced by Saunders Archery Company. This new combination gives a lifetime of use because the center is braced with a backup matt and doesn’t get cupped because of arrows slamming into the matt at 250 FPS The front matt and backup matts can be rotated to other positions in relation to the high wear area The average user will never need another matt. The main backstop is a 30" spiral-wound cord grass matt, that has long been the favorite of archers for backyard practice and tournaments A 20” matt is placed on the back of the 30" matt Both can be rotated to give numerous wear areas in the center section The 20" matt besides giving extra stopping power in the heavy wear section also keeps the matt flat, which has been the cause of most matt wear. The front 30” matt has been redesigned so the arrows can be pulled out easily A special stand has been designed to accommodate the backup matt, allowing quick, easy setup. Archers using the new double matt system are reporting thousands of shots before the arrow penetrates to the fletching. Contact Saunders Archery Company, P. 0. Box 476. Dept. USA. Columbus. NE 66601, Phone (402)564-7177, Fax (402)564-3260 '

MUZZY OFFERS 75 GRAIN GRASSHOPPER The Muzzy Grasshopper has been a valuable add-on feature for those of us who bowhunt for small game and turkey Grasshoppers are also great for stump shooting and helping eliminate lost arrows that seem to hide in the grass Grasshoppers conveniently mount behind the broadhead or field point where the steel arms act to stop penetration Now Muzzy is offenng a new Grasshopper Combo for both carbon and aluminum arrows

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TOTALLY ELIMINATE NECK PAIN CAUSED BY BINOCULARS AND HEAVY CAMERAS The BI-TOTE ELIMINATOR is the most advanced expandable suspension system ever developed for carrying binoculars and cameras. For a feeling of comfort and weightlessness, nothing compares to the BI-TOTE. Its comfortable one inch wide, expandable elastic utilizes the shoulder to carry the equipment By evenly distributing the weight, it makes your equipment seem up to 80% lighter. Thus, completely eliminating back and neck pain Anyone who has used binoculars and cameras in the field knows the aggravation caused by the equipment swinging freely. To prevent the constant body beating and possible damage from impact with objects (trees, rocks, etc.) you have to keep your hand on them. The BI-TOTE's elastic suspension system eliminates that free movement, keeping your equipment securely in

place, in front of you. ready for use. The unique design of the support straps, when extended for use, provides a four point stabilizing platform for focusing and viewing The BI-TOTE is as easy to use as putting on a shirt, it keeps your optics where you need them for instant use, and your hands free for other things. Without having to put your expensive optics down you'll prevent possible loss and damage The BI-TOTE comes with QUICK DISCONNECT buckles that allow instant switching from your camera to binoculars or complete removal of your camera for tnpod use For information contact Hunt-All Enterprises, The Final Product, Inc.. 77 South End Plaza, Dept USA. Milford, CT 06776 Phone (203)350-4608

E-Z BOW PRESS A MUST FOR WORKING ON BOWS

Everyone who works on bows will love the new E-Z Bow Press from Bracklynn Archery Products. In fact, the more bows you work on the more you will appreciate this technologically advanced, uncomplicated press Offered in two models, a free standing and bench model, the E-Z Bow Press is constructed of tough tubular steel with a heavy duty wormgear jack that allows for easy two-finger compression of the bow. The unique worm-gear also allows the operator to stop the process at any point and the press will securely hold the bow at that point of compression without having to lock the jack or handle The press will not move until the operator turns the press handle. The E-Z Bow Press is also easily adjustable to accommodate all bows and most crossbows without the need for time consuming straps, ropes, cables, chains or repositioning pins when changing from one bow to another. Simple to use, no timely adjustments, no extra parts to lose and an easy turning, positive locking system that lets you stop at any point The E-Z Bow Press is a must for anyone who works on bows and it is also backed by a full 1 year warranty on materials and workmanship For more information on the E-Z Bow Press contact Bracklynn Archery Products, Inc., 4400 Stillman Blvd., Suite C. Dept USA, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401. Phone (205)345-2697.'

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Texas Spring FITA/Elim Contact Irene Collier 512-218-4656 Location Austin, TX California Cup/Elimin Contact Munel Erlandson 916-682-3647 Location - Sacramento. CA El Dorado Toumament/1/2 FITA 4 Elimination Round Contact Karen Ceartey 818-782-6445 Location Long Beach, CA Red Bud/FITA 4 Elimination Round Contact Tim Roethler 317-467-4794 Location - Portland, IN May Day Shoot/18M Contact Karen Ceartey 818-782-6445 Location Riverside. CA USIAC CHAMPIONSHIP Contact Bob Ryder 702-433-3150 Location Harnsonburg. VA USOF-'95 TRIALS (North) Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - Oxford, OH El Dorado Toumament/1/2 FITA 4 Elimination Round Contact Karen Ceartey 818-782-6445 Location Long Beach, CA Brown County Open Contact Teresa Brothers 513-831-9023 Location Nashville, IN USOF-'95 TRIALS (East-South-West) Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - Bloomfield. NJ (E) Fayetteville. GA (S)-Long Beach. CA (W) WORLD TARGET TRIALS Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location San Diego. CA Courage County Championship/FITA Contact Lyn Rourke 612-520-0476 Location - Brooklyn Center. MN NATIONAL FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - LaRue, OH CA State Outdoor/FITA Contact Sandy Gottlieb 818-969-9291 Location - Long Beach, CA Mid Atlantic Outdoor/FITA Contact Ruth Rowe 703-734-1350 Location Manassas. VA PA State Ourdoor/FITA Contact Gene Prokop 215-443-9856 Location Harrisburg. PA UTAH State Games FITA Contact Randi Smith 801-265-0256 Location Cedar City, UT Texas State Outdoor/FITA Contact Irene Collier 512-218-4656 Location Austin, TX St Louis Classic FITA Contact Roy Roff 314-652-2926 Location St. Louis, MO Wheelchair National/FITA/NOR Contact Lyn Rourke 612-520-0476 Location - Boston Northern Regional/FITA Contact Mike McVicker 419-726-1182 Loction Toledo, OH Eastern Regional/FITA Contact David McCullough 412-962-1110 Location Sharpsville. PA NATIONAL JOAD Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location San Diego. CA Garden State Games/FITA Contact Eileen Pylypchuk 201-893-8168 Location Bloomfield. NJ

VA State Outdoor/Fita Contact Johnny Grace 703-562-3067 Location Salem. VA July 15-16 Ml State Outdoor/FITA Contact Lonny King 616-531-3530 Location - Grand Rapids. Ml NY State Outdoor/FITA July 15-16 Contact Fred Warner 315677-9421 Location Cazenovia. NY JULY 21-26 USOF-95 Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location Boulder. CO AUGUST 16 WORLD TARGET CHAMPIONSHIP Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - Jarkata. Indonesia AUGUST 6-11 NATIONAL TARGET CHAMPIONSHIP Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - Oxford. OH August 25-27 Regional Olympic Tnals Qualifier Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location TBA August 27 Cowabunga Shoot/18M Contact Karen Ceartey 818-7826445 Location Amaheim, CA Sept 2-4 OH State Outdoor/FITA Contact Jim Shull 614-2586848 Location Columbus. OH Sept 9-10 IN State Outdoor/Duel in Cornfield FITA & Elimination Round Contact Glen Nixon 219-726-8516 Location Portland, IN Sept 9-10 NJ State Outdoor/FITA Contact Eileen Pylypchuk 201-893-8168 Location Bloomfield. NJ Sept 16 MSU Fall Classic/FITA Contact Norm Graham 517655-4755 Location East Lansing. Ml Sept 16-17 Pacific Coast Championship/FITA Contact Muriel Erlandson 916682-3647 Location-Sacramento, CA SEPT. 21-24 OLYMPIC TRIALS SEMI FINALS Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - TBA October 14-15 Duel in the Desert Tnals/FITA Contact Kathy Greene 602-797-8545 Location Tucson. AZ OCTOBER 20-22 OLYMPIC TRIALS FINALS Contact Linda Marten 719-578-4621 Location - TBA October 28-29 Duel of the Deserts/FITA Contact Munel Erlandson Location - Sacramento, CA October 29 Pumpkin Shoot/18M Contact Karen Ceartey 818-782-6445 Location Los Angeles, CA November 4-5 Longhorn lnvitational/18M Contact Irene Collier 12-218-4656 Location Austin. TX November 11 Anniversary Shoot/18M Contact Karen Ceartey 818-7826445 Location Riverside, CA November 11-13 FITA East - 18M Contact Skip Phillips 610-7776306 Location Reading, PA November 19 Woodley Park Toumament/18M Contact Karen Ceartey 818-7826445 Location Sepulveda, CA December 10 Toys forTots/16M Contact Karen Ceartey 818-7826445 Location Sepulveda. CA

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IFAA World Bowhunter Champ. Lake Glenbaun, Scone. New South Wales. Australia Atlantic City Archery Classic Atlantic City. NJ Western Classic Trail Shoot & NFAA Marked 3-D Straight Arrow Bowhunters, Redding. CA, 3-D National Tournament Mountain State Sportsmen. Parkersburg, WV Great Lakes Outdoor Sectional Year Round Archery Club, Mattoon. IL Southeast Outdoor Sectional Columbia County Archery Club, Martinez. GA Mid-Atlantic Outdoor Sectional Watkins Glen, NY Southwest Outdoor Sectional Nevada Sportsman Club. Nevada City, CA Northwest Outdoor Sectional Darrington Archers, Darrington, WA Southeast Regional 3-D Keowee Bowmen. Clemson, SC Midwest Outdoor Sectional Dakota Archery. Yankton, SD Outdoor National Tournament Rib Mountain Bowmen. Wausau, W1

1996 Indoor National Tournament Tulsa convention Center. Tulsa. OK July 29-Aug 2’ Outdoor National Tournament, Watkins Glen, NY IFAA World Field, Darrington, WA Aug. 12-16’ March 30-31’

1st Annual Mid-America 3-D SHOOTOUT Sponsored by: Amencan Archery Activities Association (AAAA) "A newly formed archery organization for the purpose of creating a new and exciting approach to 3-D competition" Place: Allen Ranch. Bixby. Oklahoma (3 miles south of Tulsa, OK) Date: June 10-11, 1995 Divisions: Pro, Amateur, Traditional, Youth and Handicapped Prizes: Cash pnzes for the first 5 places in Pro, Amateur, Traditional Classes 4 Wheel ATC for the Handicapped class, Scholarships for the teen and children's classes Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by May 26, 1995 For Further Information and/or registration or membership: AAAA • Route 2. Box 433-3, Salina. OK 74365 Call (918)434-6914

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Northern BC Bowhunting Championships, Williams Lake BC Pre-Registration only, contact Al at 604-392-6800 7 Maple Ridge Archers -Fraser Fest Shoot - Nancy Lawson 420-2905 14 3-D Fun Shoot, Sagittarius Archers. Abbotsford. Dale 853-7094 13-14 Maple Ridge Archers, FITA Star Shoot, Nancy 420-2905 20-21 Victona Bowmen's Registered FITA Star Shoot. Mike 604-382-6033 20-21 Christina Lake 3-D Shoot 19-21 Trad. 3-D Champ , Ridgedale Archers. Abbotsford. Fred 533-1979 27-28 Hyack Parade-there will be no 900 this year 28 Pen Shooting Spts 3-D. Penticton BC, Doug Soar 604-493-2046 28 Victoria Bowmens. Queen Victona 900 & Field, Mike 604-382-6033 28 Fraser Valley Championships. Maple Ridge Archers Also BC Games Trials, Nancy Lawson 420-2905 JUNE 3-4 Victoria Bowmens Registered FITA Star shoot. Mike 604-382-6033 4 Victoria Bowmens 3-D Shoot, Grant 604-727-6039 4 Mission Archers. BC Wildlife 3-D Shoot, Mission BC, Paul 826-3437 4 Summer Games Trials, Burnaby. Burnaby Range 10-11 Maple Ridge Archers. FITA Star Shoot. Nancy 420-2905 11 IBO World Qualifier 3-D Shoot, Sagittanus Archers Abbotsford BC. Dale 853-7094 17-18 Burnaby Archers FITA World Registered, Muriel 521-6819 17-18 BC Outdoor Bowhunting Championships, Pnnce George BC, there will be traditional stakes at this shoot-lot of fun included. 18 Burke Mountain 3-D Shoot, Port Coquitlam F&G, Patricia 944-2877 24-25 Victoria Bowmen Registered FITA Star Shoot. Mike 604-382-6033 25 J O P. Outdoor Championships (TBA Loaction soon) 25 Ducks Uni. 3-D Shoot. Ridgedale Archers. Abbotsfd, Fred 533-1979 JULY 1-2 North American Longbow Safari. Golden BC, Colby 604-344-6123 8-9 Maple Ridge Archers FITA Star Shoot, Laura 604-467-2110 16 Burke Mountain 3-D Round. Port Coquitlam R&G, Patncia 944-2877 15-16 Canadian 3-D Champ . Dauphin Manitoba.FCA Office 613-748-5604 17-21 Canadian Outdoor Championship, Toronto ONT, Joan 416-481-7873 23 Ridgedale 3-D Shoot, Abbotsford BC. Fred 533-1979 27-30 BC Summer Games, Penticton BC, Doug Soar 604-493-2046 29-30 Victona Bowmens Registered FITA Star Shoot. Mike 604-382-6033 30 Burnaby Open 900 Round. Burnaby Range, Muriel 521-6819 AUGUST 4-6 Mission Archers 3-D Shoot. Mission BC. Paul 826-3437 13 Burke Mountain 3-D Round. Port Coquitlam F&G, Patncia 944-2877 15-20 Western Canada Games, Abbotsford BC, Dale 853-7097 18-20 Ridgedale Massacre 3-D Shoot, Fred 533-1979 20 Victoria Bowmens 3-D Shoot. Grant 604-727-6039 SEPTEMBER 1-2 BC Outdoor Championships. Fort St. John, BC 9-10 Maple Ridge Archers FITA Star Shoot, Nancy 420-2905 17 Parksvill/Qualicum 3-D Shoot OCTOBER 1 Coquitlam/Burnaby 3-D Shoot. Coquitlam. BC 15 Victoria Bowmens 3-D Shoot. Grant 604-727-6039 NOVEMBER 5 Burnaby Archers 3-D Turkey Shoot. Munel 521-6819 DECEMBER 4 Maple Ridge Archery Club, Turkey Shoot, Laura 604-457-2110 Contact: Boorman Archery, 38 Begbie St.. New Westminster, BC. Canada V3M 3L9. Phone (604)524-1674, Fax (604)524-1382.

10° COPPA ITALIA COMPOUND- CLASSIC FITA International Jamboree for Compound Shooters June 11, 1995 • Lccco, Northern Italy The first tournament in Italy, maybe in Europe, entirely reserved to compound bows One of the most important appointment for Italian Shooters: the official Italian Team. Over 120 archers Only Unlimited Male. Female, Veterans (over 50), Juniors and Club Teams or Official Teams accepted. Prizes: gold and silver medals The winner of '94 edition was Mario Ruele, set the new FITA World Record. The match is one valid in selecting the Italian Official Team for the World Championship in Giakarta Foreign shooter participation is free of charge Send for the official brochure: Stefano Frigerio, via Cavour 59, 22053 Lecco, Italy Fax *341.36.45 43.

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IBO SETS DATES FOR 1995 3-D BOWHUNTER CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS Over SI00,000 in Cash, $150,000 in College Scholarships and SI.OOO'j in Merchandise to be Awarded The International Bowhunting Organization (IBO) has set the dates for its major 1995 3-0 bowhunter championship events These events are Tnple Crown National Championship and World Championship They will be held: First Leg Triple Crown Bedford, IN. May 12-14, 1995 Second Leg Triple Crown Erie. PA. June 2-4. 1995 Third Leg Triple Crown Nelsonville. OH. July 7-9. 1995 World Championship Flatwoods. VW, August 11-13. 1995 All Bowhunters are invited to participate or attend these premier 3-D bowhunter events which are considered by most to be the ultimate 3-D bowhunter events The IBO estimates over $100,000 in cash and $150,000 in college scholarships will be awarded to respective winning participants at these events The Tnple Crown National Championship is open to all participants while only qualifying participants can partake in the World Championship. However, at all of these events, there will be a Bowhunter Defense Fund Round. where anyone can participate and vie for thousands of dollars in quality merchandise awards The Lewis Class system will be used to make the Bowhunter Defense Round Merchandise awards, so every participant has an equal chance to win. Registration for this round is only $5 00 for ten targets and all profits go to the IBO Bowhunter Defense Fund The Bowtiunter Defense Round can be shot as many tmes as possible. IBO is the world's largest bowhunting organization, its primary objective is to promote. protect and preserve bowhunting It is a nonprofit organization, concerned for today and tomorrow’s bowhunters and bowhunting For more information on the IBO and its activities contact International Bowhunting Organization. P O Box 398. Dept USA. Vermilion, OH 44089

PSE TO SPONSOR RECURVE SHOOTOUT AT ATLANTIC CITY ARCHERY CLASSIC At the Atlantic City Archery Tournament, PSE will sponsor the recurve shootout on Saturday night Along with the special sponsorship. PSE is paying out to PSE shooters in the following categories: 1st place $1,000.00, 2nd place $500 00. and 3rd place $300 00. PSE, one of the world's largest manufacturers of compound and recurve bows, offers a full range of archery equipment. PSE is located at 2727 N Fairview, Tucson, AZ 85703 STARS Office Phone 800-6278020, Fax (602)884-1479

BOWMASTERS AND LANCASTER ARCHERY CO-SPONSOR COMPOUND SHOOTOUT AT ATLANTIC CITY ARCHERY CLASSIC Bowmasters and Lancaster Archery will co-sponsor the Compound Shootout Saturday night at the Atlantic City Archery Classic Bowmasters is a 22,000 square foot archery range that offers all forms of shooting lanes from 10 yards to 40 yard 3-0 targets Bowmasters is located at 5301 Tacony St . Bldg 149, Philadelphia. PA 19137 Phone(215)533-BOWS Lancaster Archery is a full-line archery distributor and archery pro shop with a top-notch indoor shooting range Lancaster Archery Supply is located at 2195-A Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. PA 17602 Phone (717)394-

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BROWNING IS SILVER SPONSOR OF THE DART TARGET SYSTEM NATIONAL TOURNAMENT FOR 1995 Morgan, Utah — Browning is excited to announce it will be a Silver Sponsor of the 2nd annual Dart Target System National Tournament for 1995 This tournament will be held in each and every Dart System location nationwide. beginning March 25. 1995 and concluding April 2, 1995 Dart Systems has announced that with 150 shops competing, they expect a much larger turnout than last year's tournament that was a huge success with 2.200 competitors competing in the first tournament of its kind. Browning feels being a Silver Sponsor of the Dart Target System National Tournament will help give bowhunters as well as recreational shooters the opportunity to compete in a tournament that

simulates real life hunting situations to fine-tune their skills and to develop better shot placement Browning offers a complete line of archery equipment for the beginner to the experienced archer that includes compound bows, target recurves, sights, quivers, overdraws and arrow rests, stabilizers, 3-D targets and numerous other archery accessories For more information contact Browning. One Browning Place. Dept. USA. Morgan, UT 84050-9326 Phone (801)876-2711. Fax (801)876-3331.

McKenzie targets SELECTED FOR 1995 NATIONAL 3-D ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS Granite Quarry, NC — Officials of McKenzie Targets have announced that the 3-D archery target company has once again been selected as exclusive target supplier for three of this country's largest archery/bowhunting organizations The International Bowhunting Organization (IBO), National Field Archery Association (NFAA) and Archery Shooters Association (ASA) will all feature McKenzie 3-D targets at their respective national championsfup tournaments throughout 1995 "We re pleased to once again have been chosen as the official 1995 target supplier for the IBO. NFAA and ASA tournaments,* said McKenzie Targets President Kevin McKenzie "We've served the IBO and NFAA in this capacity since 1991, and the ASA since 1993. All of us at McKenzie Targets hold these organizations in extremely high regard, and we consider our selection by them as their exclusive 3-D target supplier to be the ultimate endorsement of our products" According to McKenzie, targets will be supplied for the IBO's 1995 National Triple Crown and World Championship Tournaments. The exclusive target sponsorship will include providing targets for a "McKenzie Big Game" Bowhunter Defense practice range Proceeds CONTINUED AT THE TOP OF PAGE 143

5 EVENT S.T.A.R.S. SHOOTOUT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Due to a lack of participation, the 5 event S.T.A.R.S. Shootout Series has been cancelled. Persons registered for events will be refunded their fees by mail.

The success of S.T.A.R.S. was dependent on a strong initial showing of shooters. The series was in competition with several other well-established tournaments and their

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NORTH AMERICAN BOWHUNTER LAUNCHES 3-D CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES North American Bowhunters, a division of Sportsman's Quest Inc . of Sidney. NE. has unveiled the schedule for its premier 3-D archery championship series to be held at locations across the nation this spnng and summer The senes, which is divided into four regional qualifying events, will culminate with an $80,000 Cash Championship to be held August 5-6 at the Independence Bowhunter's range in Blue Springs, MO. Each qualifying event will include a Men's and Women's Pro Open Class plus a Men's and Women's Hunter Class. The Men's Hunter Class will be divided into Open. Unlimited. Limited. Barebow. Traditional and Junior (boys and girts 16-years-old and younger) divisions. The Women's Hunter Class will be split into Limited and Unlimited divisions. The schedule for qualifying events is Western Zone. Apnl 8-9 at Rio Salada Sportsman's Club Archery Division in Mesa. AZ; Eastern Zone. May 6-7 at the Mechanicsburg Sportsman's Club in Mechanicsburg, PA; West Central Zone. May 2728 at the Cowtown Bowhunlers Association range in Fort Worth, Texas; and East Central Zone. June 10-11 at the Smoky Mountain Archers range in Knoxville. TN. Each event will feature five competitive. 20-target ranges The 40-target competition will be held over a two-day period Shooters can compete in more than one qualifying event. Entry fees are $150 for Men's Pro Class, $100 for Women's Pro Class. $25 for Hunter Class and

HARDY WARD CROSSBOW 40# and 65# limbs Never been shot Perfect condition Photos available $350 00 O B O Phone (816)228-7303. M/A

$10 for Youth Class Shooters who qualify for the championship will not be required Io pay an entry fee The maximum field for each zone will be limited to 1.000 shooters Entries must be received no later than 15 days before each tournament date The top Men's Pro shooter from each qualifier will take home a guaranteed $5,000 cash purse While the first place Women's Pro from each zone is guaranteed a $1.500 cash prize Pnze money will also be paid to the top 15 percent from each division in the Men's and Women's Hunter classes The championship shoot will include the top 20 pros from each zone and the top 10 shooters from each Men's Hunter's class division plus the top 15 Women's Pros from each zone and the top 10 from each Women's Hunter Class division No juniors will be represented at the championship shoot North American Bowhunters is sponsored by Cabela's. McKenzie Supply Inc . Bear Archery Inc., API Outdoors Inc , Easton. Trebark® Camouflage, Wildlife Research Center, Inc . W R Case & Sons Cutlery, Pentax® Corporation and Pnmos. Inc For information contact North American Bowhunters. Sportsman's Quest Inc . 800-224-4990

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, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 141 (Defense Fund in its efforts to ensure the future (tf bowhunting McKenzie s Targets' support of the NFAA i rcludes target supply for NFAA's Fifth Annual : 3-0 National Championship to be held in I Parkersburg. West Virginia, May 27-28. 1995 ASA support in 1995 will feature McKenzie *s role once again as Gold Sponsor and official I target supplier for the six Pro-Am Tournament Trail and Classic Championship events McKenzie Targets Sales and Marketing Vice President Richard Graham announced that McKenzie's traditional, high visibility 3-0 tournament support is set to expand even further r 1995 as a title sponsor and exclusive target supplier for Cabela's Inc newly created North American Bowhunters National Championship Graham sad that Cabela's will sponsor four major regional 3-D tournaments throughout 1995 culminating in the national event For information contact McKenzie Targets P O Box 480. Dept USA, Granite Quarry, NC 28072 Phone (704)279-7985, Fax (704)279-8985

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