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Editorial by Arlyne Rhode 2013 Indoor Archery World Cup Championships by Teresa laconi 10 Vegas Shoot a Success as 1800 Archers Hunt for Gold by Teresa laconi 20 ATA Trade Show 28 Eyes Wide Open by M.J. Rogers 32 From the Senior Corner by Joe Bauemfeind 34 2012 Northern Region, Duel in the Cornfield Champion ships by Jason and Lisa Lewis Photos by Mike Cieslinski 38 The 2012 North Region FITA Field 37 A Crack on the 42nd Floor by B. Howard Coffey 40 Close Contests, Fantastic scores featured in the 2013 Iowa Pro Am submitted by John Carlson 44 Archery Shooter’s Association - ASA Newberry, FL by Damon Newsom 48 Regions Archery Bowhunter Pro/Am Tour by Richard Pintcke 44 New Products - Carbon Express, American Excelsior, Prime G5, rcherz and Goat Tuff Products. 56 Mr. “Compound Bow” Tom Jennings by Sherwood Schoch 57 Scholastic 3-D Archery submitted by Jennie Richardson 58 How far is your sight extended? from the Shooting Staff at Spot Hogg 59 Relaxed Aiming by Terry Wunderle 60 Advertisement and Press Release Index 6 8

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ARCHER. Our archery year has started with great enthusiasm. Record attendance was evident at the Archery Association Trade Show and the NFAA World Archery Festival combined with the F1TA World Cup Finals. The World Cup Finals ran into the evening on Friday night and the Vegas Shoot held the crowds on Sunday evening. Teresa laconi has given us reports on both of these events. All detailed scores may be found at http;//www. thevegasshoot.com. The Iowa Pro-Am had close contests and fantastic scores. John Carlson sent us their story on page 40. The Archery Shooter’s

Are you ready for another exciting year of competitions 9 Association (ASA) is in full swing with their first event in Newberry, Florida. Damon Newsom brings us that report. The popularity of the ASA rules and regulations has spilled over into new organizations, one called Regions Pro-Am Tour headed up by Richard Pintcke at www. regionsarchery.com and the other for the students. It is the newly organized Scholastic 3-D Archery headed up by Jennie Richardson. She can be reached at (606) 5243687, Rich4641@accesshsd. net and www.S3DArchery. com. Jennie stated she has heard from 29 states and 2 countries who are interested in this program. See more details on the Kentucky State/

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Brady Ellison, Jeon Sung Eun, Andrea Gales and Braden Gellenthien After a three-stage race that began in Singapore, traveled to Nimes and culminated in a Las Ve gas shootout, four gold medalists have emerged from the Indoor Ar chery World Cup Final. Some of the world’s best archers took to the arena at the South Point Hotel and Casino, and fans were treated to an exciting conclusion to the 2013 Indoor Archery World Cup series.

Recurve Men Brady Ellison (USA) si lenced the skeptics with a cham pionship-caliber performance tonight, winning three decisive victories against tough opponents to claim his spot in the gold med al final. After a 7-1 semifinals meeting with fellow Olympian Rick Van Dcr Ven (NED), Elli son faced World Field Champion Jean-Charles Valladont (FRA) in the final. Despite three tied sets by silver medalist Valladont, Ellison still kept scores high enough to

pull off a 6-4 win. “Since the Olympics, I had not touched the bow until January,” said Ellison in a post-match inter view. “It’s the longest break I’ve taken in seven years. I had a lung infection and just wasn’t strong before (Nimes) France, but I’ve been shooting really well recent ly.” When asked about speculation regarding his ability to remain as competitive in the 2013 season, Ellison commented: “1 still have one of the highest arrow averages out there; you’re not going to win them all but you can dam sure try.” Olympic gold medalist Mi chele Frangilli also advanced to the semifinals after stopping USA’s Jake Kaminski in the quarterfinals, who was a high-ranked favorite going into this event. Frangilli was unable to hold off Valladont, how ever, and advanced to the bronze medal match with Van Dcr Ven, who took a 6-2 win.

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Recurve Women Just eight women were qual ified to shoot in today’s Indoor Archery World Cup Final, but it was a strong eight, featuring mul tiple Olympians and a few rela tive newcomers who proved to be tough opponents. Korean teammates Jeon Sung Eun and Kim Jong Min won their quarterfinal matchups versus Louise Laursen (DEN) and Pia Carmen Lionetti (1TA) respective ly. In the semifinals, they faced veteran opponents in Naomi Folkard (GBR) and Bcrengere Schuh (FRA), but came away with wins to face one another in the gold medal match. Shooting for the win, Jeon displayed her prowess with a 7-3 score, taking the gold and giving teammate Kim the sil ver. Schuh also continued to find the ten ring, shooting a strong enough match against Folkard to win the bronze medal. “I’ve been concentrating more on indoor since the Olympic Games,” explained Schuh through a translator. “I’ve tried to be con sistent with my training between outdoor and indoor seasons, and that’s why I’ve been able to hit tens.” When asked what her big gest challenge in tonight’s match es was, Schuh commented that she worked to remain focused on shooting her best despite the pres ence of Jeon and Kim.

Compound Men For Braden Gellenthien (USA), the Archery World Cup Final in September was an oppor tunity for victory against one of his toughest opponents: teammate Reo Wilde. Gellenthien proved to night that his Tokyo victory was not merely a one-off, shooting his way through tough match es against Pierre-Julien Deloche (FRA) and Wilde before meeting Peter Elzinga (NED) in the gold medal match. Remaining strong despite an outstanding perfor mance from Elzinga, Gellenthien clinched the gold medal win after a ”closer-to-center” ten in a shootoff. March-April 2013 www.usarcher.com

Reo Wilde, an eight-time world champion, won a hardfought bronze medal after a strong performance from opponent Mar tin Damsbo (DEN). Both archers faced some of the world’s top compound archers on their way to the bronze medal match, includ ing Sergio Pagni (ITA) and Dave Cousins (USA), but Wilde kept his edge through the end of his 6-4 bronze medal win versus Damsbo. Compound Women The competition on the women’s compound side of the arena was, in a word, tough. This was a category punctuated by tied matches and shoot-offs, and fans hoping for an exciting spectator event were rewarded by strong performances by the women’s compound archers. Danelle Wentzel (RSA), a favorite in this series, remained strong enough to take wins in her 1/8 and quarterfinal matches ver sus Christine Harrelson (USA) and Camilla Soemod (DEN). In the semifinal, however, she faced a tough opponent in Sandrine Vandionant-Frangilli (FRA), who edged past Wentzel into the gold medal final, 6-4. Andrea Gales (GBR) and Inge Van Caspel (NED) also each put up strong performances, shooting their way into a semifi nals meeting. With the tiebreaker win going to Gales, Van Caspel faced Wentzel in the bronze med al match, and Wentzel won the fourth tiebreaker of the night to take the bronze. Gales went head to head with Vandionant-Frangil li in the gold medal final, and de spite strong shooting from Vandionant-Frangili, Gales was able to claim the gold medal, 7-3. For complete results, vis it http://ianseo.net/Details. php?told=308.

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Championship Result? Men's Championship Freestyle 1. Reo Wilde - 900 2. Jesse Broadwater - 900 3. Peter Elzinga - 900 Women's Championship Freestyle 1. Erika Jones - 898 2. Holly Larson - 898 3. Albina Loginova - 897

Senior Championship Freestyle I. Jackie White - 899 2. Tony Harbaugh - 898 3. Steve Boylan - 898

Las Vegas, NV - 1800 athletes from 37 differ ent countries tried their luck in Las Vegas this week end, and for many, “Sin City” delivered. Featuring a unique, three-day format during which archers score 30 arrows per day from 20 yards. The Vegas Shoot is marked by a sense of pressure and excitement that is unique to this event. Hosted by the National Field Archery Association (NFAA), The Vegas Shoot also served as the third and final stage of the Indoor Ar chery World Cup, and is the first stop on the NFAA’s 3-Star Tour.

Men's Championship Recurve 1. Brady Ellison - 885 2. Jean-Charles Valladont - 878 3. Crispin Duenas -878

Women's Championship Recurve I. Sung Eun Jeon -879 2. Miranda Leek - 873 3. Mariana Avitia - 869 Barebow Championship 1. Richard Stark - 848 2. Rich Eckenburg - 835 3. Alan Eagleton - 834

Bowhunter Championship 1. Chris Berry - 893 2. Blake McDonnell - 893 3. Jeff Human - 892 Freestyle Limited Championship I. Jeff Fabry -887 2. Erica Strassman - 880 3. Tadatsugu Otsuka - 867

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In the freestyle unlimited championship fe male class, it was Erika Jones (USA) and Holly Lars en (USA) who tied for the first spot, just two points shy of the 900 mark with matching 898s. They were followed closely by Albina Loginova (RUS), putting up an 897 of her own. Jones and Larsen were pitted against one another in a shoot-off for the top spot, and showing nerves of steel, Jones hit ten after ten to take the title. Today marked the third consecutive Vegas Shoot win for Jones, who was visibly excited after her victory. “1 wasn’t doing anything really different; I was practicing a few times a week, and working on my mental game,” explained Jones after her winning match. “I can’t even begin to explain, three times in a row - I never expected to win it once. And it was crazy then, it was crazier the second time and I just can’t believe it now. It’s awesome." When asked her advice for up and coming ar chers who struggle with pressure, Jones commented:

“[The] most important thing whenever you’re under this kind of pressure is just to believe in your shot and to believe that you can hit the x, you can hit the middle whenever you need to. To have faith that you can do it whenever it counts.” Men’s Compound

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Chance Beaubouef with 86x, followed by an injured Jesse Broadwater (USA) with 84x and Levi Morgan with 83x. Peter Elzinga (NED) was the lone non-U.S. archer to clean the round, while Njaal Aamaas of Nor way clinched the “Lucky Dog” berth into the final by surviving an intense elimination round amongst all archers shooting an 899. The eleven archers shoot ing a 900 also included Hoyt’s Kevin Wilkey, who reached his score despite recent injuries that left him on crutches. In the final, the first two ends of scoring fol lowed “traditional” Vegas rules, with the larger ring around the X counting as a ten. However, the elimina

tions progressed to “x-only” scoring, which made an impact quickly in a very tight race. After the first end of x-only scoring, just three archers remained: Reo Wilde (USA), Peter Elzinga (NED) and Broadwa ter (USA). With a decisive ten in a hall so quiet you could hear a pin drop, Wilde assured his spot in the final end versus Broadwater, while Elzinga was elim inated. Just one more end remained, between Wilde and Broadwater; with yet another perfect 30, Wilde clinched the Vegas title and the $25,000 event prize, giving second place to his friend and opponent. “I’m just practicing a lot,” said Wilde after his win. “1 came home from Lancaster [Archery Classic]

“Lucky Dog" Njaal Aamaas of Norway in the Mathews Solocam shirt joined the eleven top archers who shot 900's.

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Jesse Broadwater 2nd, Champion Reo Wilde and Peter Elzinga 3rd.

and shot about 300 plus arrows every day to get ready for this weekend. Next 1 have the USA Archery Na tional Indoor Championships down in New Mexico.” Women's Recurve

The recurve championship divisions also saw intense competition, but a clear winner in each cat egory emerged as the third day of shooting got un derway. Indoor Archery World Cup Champion Jeon Sung Eun (KOR) was near the top on Friday, but gained strength on Saturday and especially Sunday. Seemingly bolstered by her gold medal win at the Indoor Archery World Cup Final, Jeon shot an outstanding 298 on Sunday that propelled her to the top spot with an 879 overall. She was joined in the top three by USA’s Miranda Leek with 873 points, and Olympic medalist Mariana Avitia (MEX), posting an 869. “I’m thrilled that I got to come and compete here, and see my archery friends and family again,” stated Leek, who has been attending Texas A&M University as a full time student while continuing to train. “I’m happy with my performance, too! I did the best I could [on] every arrow, kept my head up the entire time, shot around my average, and I had fun!” Men's Recurve

Brady Ellison (USA) started The Vegas Shoot a bit slowly on Friday, but got into gear on Satur day and Sunday, putting up two 296s that solidified his seven-point lead for the win with an 885. In the second and third spots were Jean-Charles Valladont (FRA) and Crispin Duenas (CAN), shooting match ing 878s but with Valladont leading the x-count with 45x to Duenas’ 36. Ellison appeared to have gained confidence after his gold medal win here at the Indoor Archery World Cup Final, and expressed thanks and optimism via Facebook: “Thanks to everyone, my sponsors, fans and friends and my amazing wife and family. March-April 2013 www.asarcher.con>

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Two years in a row I won the Indoor World Cup Final and the Vegas Shoot; 1 could not do it without you guys...let’s keep it going all year.” Valladont and Duenas, despite the difference in the x-count. were technically tied for the second posi tion in terms of Vegas Shoot prize money. The archers shot for three ends in the Vegas Shoot final, in which Valladont was strong enough to prevail and keep the second spot. Complete results from The Vegas Shoot are available online at http://www.thevegasshoot.com .

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NEW ULM, Minn. — The culmination of a year’s worth of archcry innovations and pop culture curiosity occupied a record-breaking 189,324 square feet of floor place at the 2013 Archery Trade Association's (ATA) Trade Show in Louisville, Ky., s Jan. 7-9. A total of 531 exhibitors — up 4 percent < from last year — covered the Kentucky Exposition Center’s floor like a quilted blanket with hundreds of § squares, each self-contained, yet unified as a whole. "it And the whole? It was altogether intoxicating •2 to the 2,988 dealers, distributors and buyers investing e in the archery and bowhunting trade. "This is a true selling show," BowTech President Mark Pezzoni said. "After more than 20 ■S years attending trade shows, I divide them into two S categories: image shows and selling shows. The ATA Show is a great venue because 1 judge how we're £? doing based on how many orders we write here.” Bowtech revealed its new bow, the Experience, £ after the 2013 Show opened on Monday morning. "T Again, Bowtech resisted unveiling new product in the 2^ fall, but instead leveraged the ATA Trade Show’s big ® stage to make the introduction between product and buyer. Each year, more manufacturers are choosing to zt introduce new product at the ATA Trade Show. “The sheer volume of new products at this show

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Eyes Wide Open by M.J. Rogers

MJ Rogers For little over a year, while working with Randi Smith, Paul Miller, and the members of the Paralympic teams my eyes have opened, to a new respect, and vast archery experiences. Working with these athletes has been rewarding as well as enlightening to say the least. These men and women are not your run of the mill archers; they have different abilities in addition to archery abilities. To clarify para has nothing to do with abilities. Para comes from the Greek meaning “beside” or “along

side”. The challenge for me was to leant from these archers with unique abilities and how they fit into archery. The culmination of this work with the team was the Paralympic Games in London. Adding to my understanding was being introduced to a variety of Paralympic athletes while in London. As stated above these are archers with different abilities, shooting from a wheelchair, with a mouth tab, a strap around the bowhand to maintain a grip, triggering a release with your jaw.

or recurve comes into play. But these arc also issues you should be concerned about with any archer. True? What 1 have found working with challenged archers, has challenged me to be more resourceful and more fretful of my own inability as a coach. Which then leads to question as a coach: Do I gel complacent working with “normal” archers? 1 no longer am satisfied with average while working with any archer. A list of “do’s” for para archer coaches. Hovering is not necessary, be helpful when asked but only when asked. These archers functioned before you arrived and you must be aware of how to be an aid not a hindrance. Moving around with archery equipment is often challenging enough let alone teaching someone new. This is the time to polish your observation skill, watch first, and then ask after. Because of how the bow or release is managed by adaptive archers you will need to think outside the box, be creative;

working on form

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etc, etc. Archers first, diverse abilities, second, driven for sure. In most cases all the bow, tuning, arrow, string, sight issues are all the same. For certain the mental issues are the same. The purpose of this article is to entice more coaches to look to expand and learn what these archers are all about. I will also provide my perspective of what I learned and observed. There are some adaptations necessary to shoot a recurve from a chair. Consider the bow length, chair design, strength and balance. The bow mass weight compound

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they are. The arrow moves differently with a mouth tab, the string osculation is similar to fingers but depending on mass and location of the tab, the arrow will fly somewhat differently. If the archer is using a prosthetic leg, balance, and/or the turf, rug, flooring may make a stability difference. If someone is in a chair they will likely spend the day on the shooting line. Understanding and adapting will be part of your new coaching skills. The biggest leam for me was how to be patient, evaluate my ability as a coach. Think more and better from someone else’s point of view. I now saw my inadequacies but because 1 “looked" normal I (we) are more able to hide inadequacy. At the Paralympic Games dining hall I observed I was no longer normal in that environment. I was the one out of place. This made me think what if; When in the everyday environment, we all walked around

Matt Stutzman Paralympic Silver Medalist with fellow track medalist Jerome Singleton Jr. in dining hall Paralympic Games London

Russell Wolfe match in London 2013 wearing our own sign. “1 am afraid of walking after dark. I don't like heights. Big dogs scare me. I don’t like crowded places, etc, etc. Would the world be different? How would we react to people pointing and staring? How would this affect us? How would you manage? Coach. This time has helped me to better understand the needs of archers at all levels of experience and abilities. Someone just starting and someone al the Games will require similar care within their capacity in a given situation. This makes coaching exciting for and with all levels of archer. The next time you are asked to “Watch me coach" Open your eyes you will be rewarded in more ways than you know.

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From the Senior Corner by Joe Bouernfeind

Welcome again to the Senior Comer. It’s winter again and the indoor season is in "full swing. Each year new entries are introduced into the schedule and some succeed in establishing themselves as regulars, such as Lancaster, Presley's and the Iowa Pro/Am while others fail to make the grade. Several years ago, one of the staples of the indoor season, the former Atlantic City Classic, the third leg of the World Archcry Festival, began to slide over the edge. First a switch out of the old convention center on the boardwalk and into the Sheraton at the AC train station caused some upset to many of the archers who had attended for years and when we learned that the Atlantic City venue was no longer affordable for the NFAA and the shoot was being moved to Pittsburgh attendance

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suffered even more. I didn’t think Pittsburgh was so bad but the powers that be said they were still losing money on it and could no longer afford a site large enough to continue the 60 yard format, which was the shoot’s main attraction in the first place. The next stop was for only a single year as a 46 yard format in Hartford, CT. which nobody wanted again and from there it morphed into an outdoor 60 yard shoot in, of all places, Yankton, SD. Now after four years of trying to find a weekend in Yankton s spring weather which was comfortably shootable for the archers, the shoot is going back indoors into the headquarters building which has been extended to accommodate the 60 yard distance but is still very narrow. In my eyes, it’s a dead end for this once great shoot but there’s no way they can lose any money on it, which seems to be the main criteria for WAF. Another major indoor event bit the dust this year when the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA was cancelled. Although it wasn’t actually a part of our indoor archery season, it was a long term winter staple for many of the vendors on the circuit, although it was a boycott by many of those same vendors over the shows refusal to display assault weapons that brought about the cancellation. I’ve heard it said that the loss to the city was in the 40 to 50 million dollar range and that there is a possibility of abandoning the show in future years. As opposed to the failure of some events, the WAF’s Las Vegas Classic is thriving in its new venue, the Southpoint Hotel and Casino, which is located on Las Vegas Blvd. (The Strip) but several mile south of the other The U.S.

major hotels. This was the second year for the shoot at Southpoint and much has changed. The floor area of the mezzanine was extended by moving back the wall that formally was about 15 feet from the rear of the bar area all the way to the edge of the building and laying a new concrete floor over the area that was formally used as a practice range. This allowed for a new practice range on the same level as the vendor area which was also greatly expanded by the new floor. The aisles were much wider and more accessible than last year and 1 think most of the vendors were happy with the new set up. Once again the arena was used for all three days of the regular shooting as well as handling the shootoft. It’s an ideal set up with an overhead display which is used to show live video of the shooting and an excellent PA system for announcing results. The video was done by Easton Archery and the announcing was handled, as it was last year, by Pro Chairman Chuck Cooley assisted by George Ryals IV (GR1V) another pro archer of note. The video ana the audio were both top notch and very professional. Now, as I did last year, 1 feel I must bring up what, in my humble opinion (IMHO) is the unfairness of the way the tournament decides a winner. For anyone who is unaware, the X ring inside the 10 ring is kept track of but only used to determine the shooting line positions among those who have shot a score of 900, using the regular 10 ring scoring over 3 rounds and to determine placing of the rest of the field who are tied with scores of less than 900. So the top shooter after 3 days, based on the number of X’s shot, stands in the first position of the shoot off Internationa! Archer Inc. 31th Anniversary

line but competes all over again, on equal footing, with the man standing all the way to his right, with the lowest X count. This is not right. If that little, nickel sized ring was call by another name, eleven, instead of X, the winner would be collecting the prize he earned, instead of again having to beat the rest of the field he’s already beaten, over 3 days of shooting. Scoring all of the rings would also benefit those who shoot that dreaded 9 on one arrow out of the 90 arrows shot over the 3 days. Now he would have a chance to recover from that shot by shooting more 11 ’s the rest of the way out. I think the X rings should remain on the targets used throughout all forms of archery but be counted as an extra point, not kept as a tie breaker. “Oh, but that would change all of the scores in the recora books” the nay sayers say. I say “So what”. Freezing the old records would make the current record holders happy and starting a list of new records just might make for some new and interesting things for me to comment on. 1 also had a conversation with one of my senior buddies, Roland Haggard, who lives right in Las Vegas, about the future of Field Archery and how it could be changed to make it grow back to the way it was years ago. I’ll save that for another article though. As an ending to my ramblings. I’d like to tell you how much I’m enjoying this new venue. The hotel itself is so open and fresh compared to the former venue. The rooms are large, the casino floor is uncluttered and easy to walk around and the restaurants are varied and quite good. The waiting lines can get long at times but, after all, this is Vegas. We spent an evening in the casinos in the downtown area and it felt so cramped and smoky I was glad to get back to “The Point”. I even won enough playing Blackjack, to cover what 1 pumped into the slots. I’ll have a booth again at the NFAA Indoor Nationals, so be sure to stop by and say hello.

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The 2012 Northern Region Championship was once again a great success, with only a slight decrease in attendance from 2011. In its 6,h year at Iroquois Ar chery Club in Rensselaer, Indiana, it has set the stan dards for all other tournaments in the region, and has grown to nearly its limits. The venue is a remarkable location with 7 National records to its credit in only 6 years. This year was no different as Scott Starnes, Men’s Compound Champion, set a National Record of 702/720, during the first day of shooting. Pret ty remarkable as this was Scott’s first outdoor F1TA Tournament. Congratulations Scott on your terrific achievement! The competitors were treated to complimentary shade behind tne shooting line, which eased conges tion moving back and forth during shooting lines. The competitors were also given complimentaiy snacks during the competition, and water on the field was supplied by Clear Water Systems Company. The 2012 was once again under the watchful eyes of DOS/National Judge Brian Shcffler. and Re gional Judge Suzy Markley, who oversaw the 2-day 70-meter STAR format to compete for Northern and Duel in the Cornfield titles. The Duel in the Cornfield Championship was as exciting as ever, with Indiana losing for the first time in recent history. Illinois was the 2012 winner, soucaking out a 10 point victory over Michigan, with Onio a distant third. The Champion Illinois team of Zom/Rutledge/Wifler/Querol had a total score of 2566, while Runner-up Michigan’s team of Bainbridge/Bailey/Cieslinski/Mcyers final total was 2556. Ohio’s third place team of Benadum/Moshier/Taylor/ Irvin had a total score of 2348. Competitors were able to win 4 gift cards gra ciously donated by Lancaster Archery Supply, which were raffled off to 4 lucky people who won S25 each. Thanks to LAS for their generosity, and giving back to the sport! Next year’s event will be held at the same loca tion on August 10lh and 1 T11, 2013, so send your entry in early. We’ll be shooting morning and afternoon lines, so there will be additional space to accommo date anyone who desires to compete. If you’d like information on the 2013 tourna ment, email Jason Lewis at northern region@att.net. Also, Like Us on our new Facebook page. Northern Region Archery Association. #3 Ohio Team Mark Benadurn Howard Mosher Kelsey Taylor Timothy Irvin

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The 2012 North Region FITA Field June 9 - 10 at Chicago Bow Hunters in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The weather conditions were sunny and warm, with a bit of a breeze, which was not really a factor, as the shooters were sheltered by the cover of CBH's wooded

property. Shooters came from 4 states. Nebraska. Illinois. Wisconsin and Indiana and

enjoyed a well thought out field course. The course had some tough footing, deceptive distances, as well as uphill/downhill shots and tricky lighting on some of the targets.

This year the course utilized a couple of shooting towers to add another dimension to

shots taken by the archers. Tom Havel continues to be the driving force of the event. He was the emcee and was responsible for the course design. Many thanks to our judge Michele Hansen,

who also made sure the kitchen ran smoothly and kept track of the finances. Paul Schuerings did yeoman work in prepping and breaking down the course. The Fidler

family also made sure we got off to a great start on Saturday. There were several outstanding scores, first time achievements and tight

matches. In male compound. Rod Menzer led all scorers with an outstanding 819.

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353

712

303

333

636

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A Crack on the 42nd Floor Ry B. Howard Coffey

“Only be strong and very Courageous, being careful to do according to all the Law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go, " (Joshua 1:7 ESV). Have you ever read a story that seemed to hit you right in the heart? I read the following story written by Ron McClung, and his story reminded me of how much a foundation of positive reinforcement does for an individual. Ron writes a weekly piece, Positive Perspective. In an article, posted back in November 10, 2012, he shared the following story: When a tall building developed a crack on the 42nd floor, the building manager called an architect to investigate. Upon arrival, the architect checked in with the receptionist, who notified the building manager, who took the elevator to the 42nd floor to meet the expert. However, he could not find him. A subsequent search located the architect in the sixth basement. Upset at wasting time on what he considered a wild goose chase, the manager confronted the architect. “What are you doing down here? We have a serious crack on the 42nd floor!” The architect seemed unruffled and calmly replied, “Sir, you may have a crack on the 42nd floor, but your problem is not up there. Your problem is here in this basement.” A further investigation uncovered the source of the problem. It seems a security guard employed in the building wanted to build a garage onto his house. However, he was short of both materials and money. Every day after work, he chiseled a brick out of the wall in the sixth basement and smuggled it out of the building in his lunch pail. After five or six years of destruction and thievery, a crack appeared on the 42nd floor. This story provides an incredible example for yours and my life. We may look really good on the 42"d floor, but if the integrity of the basement is compromised, cracks will appear. The 42nd floor is how you look at your first few shoots. Your charisma, how well you meet and greet others and your easy manner by which you convince others that you are real all may be a veneer that covers the problems in the basement. March-April 2013 tvww.usarcher.com

The basement is the character of you as a shooter, a professional or an average Joe or Jane at the shoots. The basement really shows who you are and what you are made of when no one is looking. Is the person you show to the other shooters different when you are alone? How well does your public voice and your private persona and values compare. Ralph Waldo Emerson insightfully observed, “Every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a single man. His character determines the character of his organization." The basement or character matters. And it is compromised with every brick removed. Shooters, vendors and promoters of the shoots, are there any character bricks missing in your basement? It may be a shortcut here, a little less than honest there, just a brick at a time, but one quickly becomes a breach that destroys the entire basement. Sooner or later a crack will appear on the 42nd floor. As always, shoot straight with your bow and with your life.

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CLOSE CONTESTS, FANTASTIC SCORES FEATURED in 2013 IOWA PRO-AM Submitted by John Carlson

Left to right - Cody Thompson 2nd. champion Chance Beaubouef A Braden Gellenthien 3rd

Left to right- Tristan Skarvan 2nd, champion Erika Jones A Jamie Van Slana 3rd

The 2013 Iowa Pro-Am archery tournament held January 11-13 at the Hy Vee Hall in the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, 1A featured very close

contested scoring in both Men’s Pro’s and Women’s Pro Divisions. Men’s Pro Winner - Chance Beaubouef 689 score edged Cody Thompson’s 688 score by a single point earning him the 1st place check of S5000 Women’s Pro Winner - Erika Jones 679 score bested Tristan Skarvan 678 also by one single point\ This years Iowa Pro Am, put on by the Iowa State Archery Association had several new attrac tions, including the new Rinehart Brick wall targets on the practice range that was very popular with the participants, new “Iowa Pro-AM T-Shirts” a large in crease in vender booths that was very popular with the Pro-Am attendee’s. Again, there was another in crease in participants for this years Iowa Pro-Am. Continued growth is not an issue as the Iowa Events center is capable of accommodating larger and larger crowds. The Iowa State Archery Associ ation wishes to thank our great spon sors who make it possible to put on an event of this size that has grown into one of the larger indoor archery events in the country. They are: Diamond Sponsor: Scheels Emerald Sponsor: Rinehart targets Platinum Sponsor: Mathews solocam Silver Sponsors: BCY Specialty Archery Gold Tip/Bec Stinger Karl Chevrolet

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Pro-Am Iowa State Universit)’ competitors Division Total Score Name Place

S-F-FS 679 S-F-FS 678 S-F-FS 675

Erika Jones 1st Place Tristan Skarvan 2nd Place Jamie Van Natta 3rd Place

S-M-FS 684 Travis Johnson 17th Place S-M-FS 684 Tim Gillingham 18th Place S-M-FS 683 Dave Cousins 19th Place S-M-FS 683 Bryan Lovely 20thPIace

S-M-BH-FS 678 Jim Hutchinson 1st Place S-M-BH-FS 677 Jeff Human 2nd Place S-M-BH-FS 675 David Jaeggi 3rd Place

S-M-FS-L 642 Erica Strassman 1st Place S-M-FS-L627 Bruce Clarson 2nd Place 619 Dustin S-M-FS-L Landsinger 3rd Place

S-M-BH-FS-L 591 Carroll Walker 1st Place

S-M-OLY 605 Robert Webber 1st Place S-M-OLY 580 Nathan Jones 2nd Place

S-M-FS 689 Chance Beauboucf 1st Place S-M-FS 688 Cody Thompson 2nd Place S-M-FS 688 Braden Gellenthien 3rd Place S-M-FS 687 Richard Potter 4th Place S-M-FS 686 Lee Gibbs 5th Place S-M-FS 686 Scott Starnes 6th Place S-M-FS 686 Chris Hacker 7th Place S-M-FS 686 Bridger Deaton 8th Place S-M-FS 685 Nshan Thompson 9th Place S-M-FS 685 Reo Wilde 10th Place S-M-FS 685 Henry Bass 11th Place S-M-FS 685 Logan Wilde 12th Place S-M-FS 685 Kevin Polish 13th Place S-M-FS 684 Keith Trail 14th Place S-M-FS 684 Sam Wolthuis 15th Place S-M-FS 684 Marc Gruber 16th Place

S-SR-M-FS 683 Jackie White 1st Place S-SR-M-FS 679 Joe Kapp 2nd Place S-SR-M-FS 676 Ed Hom 3rd Place A-F-BB 443 Courtney Orsbon 1st Place A-F-BB 213 Rachael Meyer 2nd Place A-F-BB 82 Theresa Yuan 3rd Place A-F-BH-FS 647 Cameo Gerken 1st Place A-F-BH-FS 644 Julene Hakl 2nd Place A-F-BH-FS 641 Annalesha Green 3rd Place

A-F-FS 675 Brenda Wilde 1st Place A-F-FS 670 Hannah Neigebauer 2nd Place A-F-FS 652 Annie Hemstock 3rd Place

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A-F-FS-L 517 Samantha Lease 1st Place

A-F-OLY 527 Courtney Anderson 1 st Place A-F-OLY 502 Heather Hodge 2nd Place A-F-OLY 446 Jennifer Folstad 3rd Place A-M-BB 596 Tom Johnson 1st Place A-M-BB 453 Troy Harris 2nd Place A-M-BB 431 Todd Hull 3rd Place

A-M-BH-FS 667 Chris Schmidt 1st Place A-M-BH-FS 664 Caleb Hoile 2nd Place A-M-BH-FS 663 Jeff Seeley 3rd Place

A-M-FS-L 622 Matt Carmin 1st Place A-M-FS-L 617 Randy Petersburg 2nd Place A-M-FS-L 606 Mark Brown 3rd Place A-M-OLY 589 Zack Bisinger 1st Place A-M-OLY 585 David Wearne 2nd Place A-M-OLY 571 Colton Utley 3rd Place

C-F-FS 646 Hannah Bartos 1st Place C-F-FS 602 Serena Norte 2nd Place C-F-FS 582 Merissa Whitcomb 3rd Place

C-M-BB 352 Carson Short 1st Place C-M-FS 684 Conor Franklin 1st Place C-M-FS 632 Nick Younger 2nd Place C-M-FS 628 Alec Botkins 3rd Place MS-F-FS 590 Marilynn (Sam) Pagel 1st Place MS-M-FS 660 Jim Krumel 1st Place MS-M-FS 659 Doug Grade 2nd Place MS-M-FS 655 William (Jim) Bath 3rd Place

MS-M-FSL593 Ron Moschetz 1st Place MS-M-FSL 588 Terry Witt 2nd Place MS-M-FSL 528 Dave Anderson 3rd Place

Center - Paralympian Matt Stutsman shooting

SR-F-BH-FS 589 Barb Sharp 1st Place SR-F-FS 636 Sherry Lance 1st Place SR-F-FS 607 Janette Domke 2nd Place SR-F-FS 581 Chris Johanncsen 3rd Place The U.S. & International Archer Inc. 31th Anniversary'

646 SR-M-BH-FS Bob Effinger 1st Place SR-M-BH-FS 640 Gary Knoll 2nd Place SR-M-BH-FS 623 Bob Shipman 3rd Place

George A. Gordon Remembered March 6, 1911 - December 4,2012

SR-M-FS 657 Mike Ryan 1st Place SR-M-FS 649 William Mohn 2nd Place SR-M-FS 649 Jack Nichols 3rd Place

SR-M-FS-L 609 Dean Conrad ISt Place SR-M-OLY 300 Ray Kramer 1st Place

YA-F-FS 641 Amanda Whitcomb 1st Place YA-F-FS 630 Morgan Franklin 2nd Place YA-F-FS 588 Alyssa Burley 3rd Place

YA-F-FS-L 518 Cedar Bartos 1st Place YA-F-NASP 449 Adri Miene 1st Place

YA-M-FS 670 Adam Kramer 1st Place YA-M-FS 670 Chase Wilson 2nd Place YA-M-FS 668 Ely Botkins 3rd Place Y-F-FS 647 Anna Whitcomb 1st Place Y-F-FS 639 Brooke Miller 2nd Place Y-F-FS 636 Cassie Hancock 3rd Place

Y-F-NASP 250 Sarah Trail 1st Place Y-F-NASP 178 Nicole Hobson 2nd Place

Y-M-BB 74 Kyler Short 1st Place

Y-M-FS 653 Logan Wehner 1st Place Y-M-FS 642 Drake Fordyce 2nd Place Y-M-FS 610 Luke Thompson 3rd Place Y-M-NASP241 Camron Miene 1st Place

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Founder of Gordon Composites, George Gordon, 101, died December 4, 2012. George with his two brothers Dave and Don opened the doors of Gordon Plastics (Gordon Composites) in San Diego, Ca. during the early 1950’s. With his chemistry experience and very little capital, he started developing formulas to utilize epoxy resins for structural uses. One of the first products developed was a fiber reinforced translucent panel to enhance natural light in industrial buildings. During the mid I950’s started production of “Royal Gordon Bows". The bow manufacturing division was sold to Browning Arms Co. in 1963. Other developmental projects was a fiberglass body for an electric prototype vehicle, which was never realized and probably ahead of it’s time. Once the bow manufacturing business was sold their efforts were concentrated on refining BOTUFF laminate and developing a continuous production line that would satisfy the demand for this material for years to come. This production system was put into use for the first production run in August of 1975. With George’s assistance an additional system was developed during 1978, to continuously produce fiber reinforced bar stock for compound bow limbs. To this day the basic products developed by George are sold worldwide to the archery industry and for other commercial applications. George enjoyed bowhunting, flyfishing and the great outdoors. He was inducted into the Bowhunters Hall of Fame in 1994 for his contribution to the sport of archery. 43

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Reports by Damon Newsom

Steve Scott Takes Senior Pro Win Steve Scott said he was blessed this weekend. He finished Saturday 2 up, sitting in 5lh place which meant he needed to shoot 6 up on Sunday to make the shoot off. Sunday turned out to be one of his best shooting days. Everything clicked and it seemed he couldn’t miss that 12 all day. His buddy Lynn Morrison told him he has only “dreamed of having a day like that”. Scott and Art Brown came into the shoot off tied at 420 with Scott leading with 18 bonus rings to Brown’s 15. Bill Ruck and Tipton Cook both had 404 and Allen Conner was in S* with 401. It was windy. The shooters had umbrellas but still, it was windy. Scott’s plan was to stay in the 10 and maybe try to hit some 12’s. His first two arrows were 10’s, staying with the plan. On the third target, a hyena, he aimed for a 12 but got a 10 and said that was ok. Brown had hit some 8's so Scott was feeling a little more comfortable at this point. The medium deer at 33 yards was the 4lh target and Scott aimed at the top of the 12. He was at full draw when a wind gust blew his right hand down just as his release went off and he hit an 8. He was 4 points ahead of Brown now so shot a 10 on the last target for a 468. Brown trailed by 4 points so they went to a 6,h arrow. Brown went for the 14 but came up with a 5 and Scott hit a 10 for the win! Brown was 2nd and Bill Ruck finished 3rd with 449. Brown congratulated Scott saying it was fun! They both agreed they had wanted to make the shoot

down and they had. Allen Conner was right there with a hug and a handshake for his opponent too. Scott said “it (Senior Pro) is a great group of guys who help one another in any way they can and mess with you all the time”. He said if he wasn’t having fun he wouldn’t be doing it, he’d quit and go home. Scott moved into the Senior Pro Class in 2010. He had two less-than-stellar tournaments and decided to shoot one more tournament in hopes of doing well and if not, he was moving to Open Senior. So he went into the Augusta, GA tournament and made the shoot down. He was nervous and his legs were shaking. This was his first shoot down ever and Allen Conner was tied with him except Scott had one more bonus ring than Conner. Conner, being a veteran at these events, came over and gave Scott a tip on how to manage the shoot down and then they began. Scott won and said Conner was more excited than he was - hugging him and shaking his hand. Scott was stunned and didn’t know what to do except call his wife with the news. Scott said again, “I’ve been blessed”. Derek Phillips put him on Mathews staff last year and he loves being a part of that “family". He thanks the Good Lord for his “health and ability”, his wife, and the rest of his sponsors: Gold Tip and Tim Gillingham, Tru Ball, Axcel and Brandon Reyes, Brian Stokes Custom Lens, Bohning, Alpen, Doinker, and Trophy Taker. And he is ready for Georgia!

Mathews Staff shooters: Brandon Reyes, Joseph Gomez, Thomas Gomez, Jeff Hopkins and Levi Morpan.

Senior Men Pro Champions: Art Brown 2nd, Champion Steve Scott and Bill Buck 3rd.

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Nine Arrows To Determine ASA Open Pro Champ, Levi Morgan Newberry, Florida

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Sunday in Newberry, Florida was sunny but windy when the five gentlemen lined up at their stakes for the Open Pro Shoot Off. This list of finalists was a group of veterans with long lists of titles and experience. Coming into the shoot off in first place was Jeff Hopkins with a 428, Levi Morgan at 425, Brandon Reyes at 423, Thomas Gomez at 422 and Joseph Goza at 421. Five Mathews shooters, 7 points separating the high score from the low score. And it only gets better. On the first arrow, four of the five shots were 12’s and after the fourth arrow only 6 points separated the scores. The steady wind and the wind gusts were a factor. After the 5"1 arrow Reyes led with a 477, Hopkins and Morgan were tied at 476, Goza had 475 and Gomez had 474 - all within 3 points of one another. Gomez shot an 8, putting him in 5lh, Goza shot a 12 which ultimately was a third place finish, Hopkins and Morgan shot 14's, tying them at 490, and Reyes went for a 14 but came up a hair off with an 8, moving him to 4lh. Bonus rings cannot determine the champion so Morgan and Hopkins had to move on to a 7m arrow. Hopkins, with 7 Shooter of the Year Titles, and Morgan, with 6 Shooter of the Year Titles, were shooting at the warthog this time. Hopkins, with 18 bonus rings went first and shot a 10. Morgan, with 22 bonus rings, also shot a 10. Back to even. The target for the 8,h arrow was the grazing deer. Mike Tyrell pointed out that Morgan had shot two 5’s on this target

during the weekend, and Morgan chuckled, thanking him for the reminder. Hopkins was first up and shot a 5. This left the door open for Morgan. Morgan shoots, 5! Ninth arrow - could this one be the final one? Hopkins is up first again and shoots an 8. Once again, Morgan has an opening, can he capitalize on it? Morgan has to shoot a 10 to win. He aims, 12 for the win! In talking to Morgan afterwards, the shoot off was actually a good reflection of how his weekend had been. He arrived on Thursday feeling fine, but came down with the flu bug that night and never left his hotel room until Saturday when the shoot began. In fact on Friday night he didn’t think he’d even be shooting at all. Saturday he felt weak but said his shot was really good but he “couldn't catch a break". His day was "nothing spectacular" but he "didn’t lose it", finishing 5 up with 16 up leading.

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Open Pro Men Champions: Jeff Hopkins 2nd, Champion Levi Morgan and Joseph Gomez 3rd.

His plan for Sunday was to shoot 20 up because it was had he had to do this time and he did just that. Coming into the shoot off he knew the wind would be a factor so his plan was to keep it in the 10. He said he had to take a yard off and aim for the center and he was managing it well. Then everyone was shooting well so it was time to go “a little more”. On the 6lh arrow when Hopkins shot a 14 Morgan said "he put the pressure on but he’s been doing that for years”. (Morgan shot a 14). On the 7'h arrow Morgan said he just didn’t want to give it away so answered with a 10 to Hopkins’ 10. The S'* arrow was windy for both shooters - and 5’s for both. The final arrow when Hopkins went for a 14 and came up with an 8 left Morgan able to win with a 10. He said “I thought, keep it in the 10, so 1 shot a 12”. That’s what a champion does and this one does it repeatedly. Morgan hasn’t shot 3D since last August. He and his wife, Samantha, had a son, Landon, in September and they moved up north so he has been busy outside of archery. He said he shoots in the local shop. Sportsman’s Refuge, but he hasn’t been outside until Saturday, adding that his shot is “as good as it has ever been”. Morgan said this shoot off was emotional, thinking he had it won three different times, and that it was “the best I’ve ever been in”. Everyone there would agree with that. Morgan's sponsors arc Mathews, Gold Tip, BeeStingcr, Leupold, AAE, NAP Quick Fletch, Lancaster, Scott, CBE.

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Three young men just moved into the Open Pro Class Left to right: Ty Adkins, Jacob Marlow and Matt Epperly.

Cara Fernandez, Women’s Pro Champion ASA Newberry, FL Cara Fernandez finished on Saturday 1 down but said it “felt good” especially because it was a really long range but a really good range. She shot some 12’s, two on the last two targets which gave her confidence going into Sunday. This was the first full round she’d shot with her Easton ACE arrows (a new sponsor) so she was pleased with her day.

Open Pro Women Champions: Sherry Hott 2nd, Champion Cara Fernandez and Emily Beauboeuf3rd.

Sunday Fernandez came out with the same plan as always, “shoot my game, make good shots”. This range was also long and tougher than Saturday’s had been but Fernandez shot 5 -12’s and one 5. She wished she didn’t have that 5 but she went into the shoot off in first place with 400 and an 8 point lead over Sherry Hott at 392. In third was Emily Beauboeuf at 389, then Ginger Morehead at 385 and Andrea Nicholson at 383. Fernandez said the wind was a huge factor in the shoot off especially on the 5”’ target. She drew back and said the wind blew her aim from the target head to the butt to the bottom, giving her an 8, after she had shot all 10’s up to this point. She went into the shoot off with the intention of holding what she The U.S. & International Archer Inc. 31 th Anniversary

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had and with her lead she was comfortable. Hott was still within 8 points after the fifth arrow so they shot a 6th, Fernandez scoring a 10 and Hott an 8. Fernandez won by ten points with 458, Hott in second with 448 and Beaubouef in third with 432. It was a great way to start the year Fernandez said. She had won Florida last year but coming from the cold, snowy north (Michigan) she hadn't judged since August. Her practice had consisted of a 20 yard indoor range in her basement, aiming on 3D targets but not judging, and weekend trips to a 50+ yard industrial airplane hanger 40 minutes away. Fernandez has been in plenty of shoot offs in her 17 year professional career. She says she never thinks about the people watching. She has established a "rhythm” of when she checks the score board, sets her sight, moves to the next target. She gets “in the zone” and it all falls into place. After talking to Fernandez last year a few times I knew she would have a plan for the year. Tme to form, her goal for this season is to “beat myself. She shot two 5’s in this tournament and she doesn’t want to do that. She wants to beat herself. She says “Fin a competitor. I want to keep improving my game. I’m never satisfied. I keep pushing myself”. As ASA and IBO 2012 Shooter of the Year, she has some tough competition. Fernandez is sponsored by Hoyt, Easton, Shrewd, Tru Ball, Axcel, Bohning, Alpcn, Spot Hogg. March-April 2013 h'h’h'. usarcher. coin

Regions Archery Bow Hunters Pro/Am Tour invades the U.S. President Richard Pintcke

3D Shooters, there are brand new tour events to showcase your talents at! Richard (Dick) Pintcke of Regions Archery, Inc. is announcing the newly formed Regions Archery Bowhunters Pro/Am Tour. It's goal is to create a new nationwide 3D ar chery shooters event starting now and continuing to develop over the next three to four years. Regions Ar chery, Inc. will ultimately consist of six regions with three scheduled televised events on a twenty-six week schedule in each region with emphasis on the “BowHunters Pro/Am Tour.” Because 3D archery has been growing slowly over the past twenty-five years and has not developed nationally, Dick believes that by bringing the tour to the shooters it will provide a much more affordable and less time constraining experience for shooters. The high cost of travel has made it prohibitive, but now more shooters will be able to participate afford ably in this exciting sport by keeping it localized to their region. Regions Archery. Inc. doesn’t want to re-invent the wheel, but will be adopting the event strategies that have been proven to work and hopefully not du plicate those strategies that don’t. They will be of fering bonus activities and shooting opportunities for shooters that help keep them on the site and in contact with the sponsors as long as possible. In order to select the best sites for tour events, Regions Archery, Inc. will be working with proven specific site criteria. To coordinate the site availabil ity and the site services, they will work with the vis itor’s bureau, sports commission, travel bureau and economic development council in each city or county. Each site selected will meet specific requirements for hotel access and travel times, and have site amenities to better serve shooters. Speaking of amenities, Regions will work very hard to ensure that the ranges are of professional quality, will provide a competitive challenge and are worthy of being part of a professional national event.

It is of utmost importance that the ranges are within reasonable walking distances to eliminate excessive walking times. In addition, high priority to the site selection process will be given for convenient parking, practice facilities, the sponsor village facilities, and quality and reasonably priced food. But most of all, the highest priority will be giv en to providing a comfortable, affordable experience for shooters so that they stay on site and will want to come back again and again. Regions Archery, Inc. will take full advantage of all promotional opportunities available such as lo cal newspapers, television, and local radio stations through their contacts at community convention bu reaus, visitors bureaus and development councils. A tour guide providing shoot and site information which can be retained throughout the season will be avail able to every member shooter. The Regions website and tournament village will provide a place for sponsors to showcase their products and provide live feeds and filmed shoots for members to view until Regions is able to televise the events. How, you may ask, is Regions Archery, Inc. go ing to reach the roots of the 3D world? The answer is simple. Shooters who travel to national events, like Regions Archery shoots, take back information to their local shops, clubs and their friends regarding what’s new in 3D archery. By attending shoots like a Regions Archery Pro/Am you will be a leader for the sport, and will convey your positive experience at a Pro/Am Tour. Your support of Regions Archery, Inc. is what will get 3D archery to an elevated and recognized professional level. That is why Regions Archery, Inc. is working so hard to ensure that the quality of these events will exceed all that has come before it. For more information or for questions, please contact Richard (Dick) Pintcke at Regions Archery, Inc., P.O. Box 5040, Hudson, Florida 34674 or call 859-582-8661 / e-mail: Richard@regionsarchery. com.

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AiBlimiiiifiEiiiTigi an aillll new 30 tournament! The Regions Areherg NEMi Beginning in 2013 Regions Archery is adding an all new "Pro Bow Hunter Class”. This class will shoot with fixed pins and 15” stabilizer and will be part of the Shoot Down Round. We want to bring more of the main stream archery manufacturers and shooters into the sport from around the nation by bringing the 3D tournament world closer to them.

Events in North Carolina, Indiana, Pennsylvania - 3 total events in 2013. SCBHEDOUEI Qualifiers go to ASA Archery Shooters Association Classic 2013 in Cullman, Alabama. □ McKenzie Pro/Am • Lawndale, North Carolina • June 7th, 8th, 9th □ Easton Pro/Am • Anderson, Indiana • June 21st, 22nd, 23rd □ (Available) Pro/Am • Warren, Pennsylvania • July 19th, 20th, 21st

Regions Archery will be using ASA rules, scoring, range layout format

Distances: 55 yards + for large targets Speed Rules: 290 +- 3% max 300 fps Regions Archery has selected McKenzie as the exclusive 3D target for the Regions Archery "Bow Hunters Pro / Am tour." Including the all new McKenzie “Pinnacle Targets" Regions Archery has selected the all new Delta Sports Products "Knockout” practice bag targets as the official Regions Archery practice target.

PRO SHOOT DOWN ROUND Sunday afternoon featuring Men's Open Pro, Women’s Open Pro, Senior Open Pro, Pro Bow Hunter Classes

For information on rules, sites, dates, hotels at future Regions shoots watch for announcements at regionsarchery.com or Archerytalk.com Contact: Regions Archery, inc. • P.O. Box 5040 • Hudson, Florida 34674 • 859-582-8661 richard@regionsarchery.com • shawn@regionsarchery.com or 740-684-2624

Hoyt ION-X Review George Tekmitchov, Easton Technical Products Engineer/Intemational Technical Advisor Ever since the first Hoyt TEC (Total Engineer ing Concept) recurve riser design. Hoyt’s legendary AXIS recurve riser in 1999. TEC design recurves have been renowned for their smooth, solid-feeling and vibration free shooting characteristics. TEC risers are most easily identified by their unique face-side loop extending above the sight win dow and below the grip. This Hoyt patented inno vation allows a stiffer, stronger riser with less mass and less thickness at the grip interface. It also dra matically cuts residual vibration, acting as a “shock absorber” that smooths out the feel of the bow. This proven. Olympic championship winning design is the ultimate in stability and shock-free performance. design has won dozens of World and Olympic med als and two Olympic Men's championships. With the all-new ION-X, Hoyt brings TEC technology to the proven, Olympic Gold winning Formula system- taking two of the most innovative recurve technologies of the past decade, combining them into one accurate, comfortable and ergonomic package. ION-X features the proven, Olympic Games-winning geometry of the HPX series of For mula risers, with a slightly straighter overall geom etry combined with Hoyt's exclusive Dynamic Flex Control design.

The result is a very linear and stable feel at full draw through release and follow through and a more forgiving launch. By eliminating top-pocket out-of-plane flex, DFC tech nology design enhances follow-through, decreases torque and promotes more consistent shooting. Exclusively on ION-X, the TEC design further decreases felt vibration by more than 33%making for a quiet, comfortable shooting experience. Mass characteristics The balanced perimeter mass design of ION-X makes it balance exactly at the pivot point, which means that stabi lization is more effective. More importantly it means that dy namically the riser will not tend to torque (side to side), rotate. or kick (fore or aft), but will sit in a stable manner until well past the time needed for the arrow to leave the bow on launch. leaving the hand in a very linear manner during follow-through. ION-X weighs the same as the HPX and RX Formula risers1224 grams for the 25” model, and only 1270 grams for the 27” model. Balance Like most modem Hoyt recurve risers, the ION-X bal ances precisely at the pivot point, reducing mass bias and asym metric inertial behavior. This simply means the riser feels better balanced both while holding and when following through. It also enhances stability during arrow launch. Ergonomics A new emphasis on ergonomics has enhanced the total follow-through clearance of the ION-X TEC bridge, so that even shooters with very large hands or wrists will have clean contact-free follow-through- even with extra-long bow slings. The very short fore-and-aft grip section allows a relaxed bow hand without having the bow hand fingers contacting the riser desirable for a more consistent follow through. Fit and finish My sample ION-X was painted in white pearl - a smooth. glossy paint finish featuring Hoyt’s typical “Lexus pearl" high lights. There were no drips or runs, no orange peel or other de fects, and the riser looks great in full sunlight. Every comer is smooth and generously radiused, a testament to the sophistica tion of Hoyt's 3D modeling and CNC machining techniques as well as the painstaking hand-finishing and hand-polishing done by skilled craftsmen on every Hoyt riser. Grip The ION-X features Hoyt’s third-generation, laminated wood “Formula High Wrist” grip in the familiar grey-black wood color. This CNC machined wood grip is finished with a satin urethane providing a smooth but not slippery feel, pro moting a more relaxed bow hand. This proven shape- used with no shape alteration by Olympic Champion OH. Jin-hyek- is exceptionally comfortable and repeatable. Like the Axis grip. the ION-X allows a shim controlled 1/8” lateral grip shift to increase clearance for certain types of bow arm and grip. Other features ION-X features a 5/16-24 stabilizer interface on the face side of the bottom pocket for a bottom weight as well as a stain less steel main stabilizer bushing on the back of the bow. The Formula system allows the use of limb-mounted top and bot tom dampers or rods to intercept vibration before it feeds into the limb pocket, so these additional needs are covered by the design. Standard 5/16-24 plunger mounting and wrap-around rest mounting holes are standard as is an 8-32 clicker extension plate and 6-32 dual-position clicker mount allowing up to a 2” clicker arc sweep. The U.S. & International Archer Inc. 31th Anniversary

Fully adjustable and built with serious precision Hoyt’s proprietary in-house CNC (computer numeric controlled machining) processes use special techniques and equipment to allow multiple critical features to be ma chined in one single setup, making for absolute limb bolt alignment pre cision and overall riser straightness. Because of limitations involving the most commonly used CNC machines, most riser manufacturers have to mill the top and bottom pockets in sepa rate operations, potentially causing errors in alignment. Molded com posite risers are even more prone to being twisted or out of alignment due to the vagaries of the processes used. Hoyt uses a special, recurve-dedicat ed Mori Seiki long-travel CNC ma chine, custom built so that it machines both the riser top and bottom pockets as well as the main stabilizer location and the grip in one single machining setup. This makes the accuracy of the riser as perfect as possible. This painstaking attention to precision and detail means that out of the box, Hoyt Formula and Grand Prix riserscarved from solid high performance aluminum billets- are more accurate than many competitors’ risers, even after adjustment. Combined with this level of industry-leading machining preci sion, Hoyt’s Hardlock adjustment system has two serious advantages over free-floating systems commonly used by other riser makers. First, the Hoyt system can al ways be easily re-set to a factory-ze ro starting position, providing a con sistent starting and reference point for adjustment. Second, the system, once set and locked down, cannot move and change setting inadvertent ly. These features make the Hoyt sys tem the most reliable and consistent alignment system yet devised. Shooting impressions The ION-X is lighter than previous Hoyt TEC designs. As a result, it is more responsive to chang es in stabilization configuration and stabilizer mass as well as perimeter weight changes. This makes it pos sible to get a continuum of shot reac tions, from dead solid, to highly re active, and anything in between. For instance, using heavy stabilizers with heavy weights, the ION-X just “sits” on the shot, with a slow roll- while going to extremely light stabilizers results in a tremendously responsive pop straight toward the target. The easy adjustability of this shot reaction March-April 2013 www.usarcher.com

means a wider variety of shooters will enjoy shooting the ION-X than previous designs, which tended to be biased toward the more quiescent end of the reaction spectrum. Setup Coming from an HPX, setting up my ION-X for an ideal tune took precisely six shots- after I transferred plunger, limbs, string, and clicker from my HPX, and dialed the limb bolts to the same position, 1 got pre cisely the same tune. However I did have a much quieter and more vibra tion free feel compared to the already quiet (but lively) HPX. Shooting exactly 47# at my draw of 30”, the ION-X F7 combi nation (short limb with 27" riser) slings my X10 ,410’s (370 grains) to the target at 212.3 FPS (measured Im downrange, on a calibrated and certi fied Oehler Proof Chronograph). The balance and feel in hand at full draw and in handling is different than the HPX. This is because the mass distribution is a little different, but mostly it is because of the re duced fore-aft thickness through the grip. ION-X feels somehow slim mer and lighter than the HPX, even though both risers are precisely the same mass weight. The biggest difference with ION-X is that the after-shot vibration is absolutely minimal. My particular setup, like all of my Formula bows ever since Hoyt’s introduction of the Formula Series in 2010, has been to combine a 27” riser with a short limb to create a fast but smooth 68” setup with a longer sight window. While I can certainly use a 25" riser with no problems. I like the shooting feel of the short limb on the long riser. Summary ION-X takes all that is good about the HPX and adds to it the vi bration-killing TEC design which Hoyt bows are well known for. HPX geometry has more than proven to be super-accurate both indoors and out. and the ION-X takes it to a new level of shooting comfort and quiet perfor mance. The ION-X isn’t for every one. In particular if you like to shoot a very long finger sling and want your bow to jump a great deal on the shot. the HPX might be a better choice. But for those who enjoy and appre ciate the sweet shooting character of Hoyt TEC risers. ION-X is a worthy addition to that line, with the most advanced geometry and flex control design. www.hoyt.com Phone: 801-363-2990

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PR/MF. Prime Gets Competitive And Hits The Mark G5 Unveils The One Prime Bow. Aimed For the Competitive Archer

Memphis, Mich. - G5‘ Outdoors, the leading manufacturer in premium archery equipment" and design took the hunting world by storm when they introduced the Prime two years ago and now they are happy to announce that their most accurate cam system will be available for the target shooting community with the One bow. “After seeing competitive shooters succeed with our original Prime bows, we wanted to see what they could do with a bow built specifically for competitive i shooting,” stated President Matt A Grace. “We are excited to see what our tournament shooters will be able to do this next year with the One.” K The One provides target shooters with a forgiving axle-toaxle length, along with a brace height that allows shooters to LJ take their game to the next X7 level. The balance 7000 series riser provides long distance JF competitive shooters with a / stable platform to take aim jtr / at their next bull’s-eye. / “I was thrilled to \ / start shooting Prime / Bows last year” stated / Professional Shooter Dave Cousins. “I have had the opportunity alt to shoot the Impact, and already it nas had an Impact on me - this bow is incredible.” Featuring Primes proprietary Parallel Cam Technology, the One looks to make CAM LEAN a problem of the past as the new design balances the load equally on each side of the cable resulting in virtually no CAM LEAN, reduced horizontal hock travel, and reduced limb fatigue. In addition to the Parallel Cam Design, the Prime line of bows offers a long list of features: • Forged 7000 Series • This durable design helps to increase riser stiffness and reduce shooter’s hand shock. March-April 2013 »w. usarcher.com

• C-l Laminated Limbs • These limbs utilize a cross weight design to significantly reduce torsional stresses in the limb resulting in improved consistency and accuracy • Gore™ Fiber String & Cables • This proprietary string material is a blend of Gore ™ performance fibers and BCYTM 452X • The Marriage of these two industry leading technologies results in a superior string with less vibration, a reduction in noise, and increased durability. • TI-Glide Titanium Flexing Cable System • The Prime’s Flexible Titanium cable guard system reduces cam lean by 25% by reducing side load on the cables during draw. .'2F’">V In conjunction with the Parallel Cam Design, cam lcan is virtually eliminated. Bl / /1 One Specs / T 1 BO Speed (FPS) 310 L A / // Axle to Axle (in) 39.25” / / / Brace Height 7.5” / / / Mass Weight 4.6 lbs 7 / / / Draw Length 27.5”-31.5” 7 / / / Draw Weight (lbs) 50.60.70 / // / Available In Blacked Out, // / Ice Blue and Ice Red // / MSRP S1499 // / Prime™ continues to deliver / the highest level of quality assurance V / and customer service in the bow / / industry, by establishing the Shield fl / Service Program: / / • Limited Lifetime Warranty: any // / manufacturer defects on the riser, limbs, // / cams and Ti-Glide our covered for the life / / of the bow to the original owner / / • 100 Cycle Assurance Program: every / / Prime bow is cycled 100 times, so the strings / are stretched and settled / • Six Month Tune Up Program: receive / a FREE tune up at your local Prime dealer ' within six months of your purchase • Warranty Rush Service: all warranty parts are shipped out priority mail within 48 hours • Lifetime Replacement of Strings & Cables: industry first, where owners can receive a FREE set of strings and cables every two years for the life of the bow to the original owner •Customers must register their Prime bow online or by sending their warranty card in and only Prime bow’s purchased from a dealer and NOT online are eligible.

About G5 Outdoors: G5* Outdoors L.L.C, is a family owned business established in 2000 and backed by more than 40 years of precision manufacturing experience. G5* strives to provide superior products that are Designed to Hunt'" through precision manufacturing and innovative design. To learn more about the new prime series of bows, visit g5prime.com or call (866)456-8836.

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rcherz The Rcherz website has been growing in popu larity since its launch in the middle of 2012,and has a membership of about 9000 archers. This platform has been designed to offer archers all over the world ac cess to public information such as shoot calendars and a facebook like community for the sharing of informa tion. Its greatest asset is the ability to collate personal information in one easily accessed area with a wide range of functions allowing archers an unparalleled ability to visualise and manipulate all aspects of data with respect to their practice and competition. The web based community side of the site allows indi vid

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Viktor Zeman and Miroslav Bojctin, stop by the US Archer both to visit with Editor/ Publisher Arlyne Rhode uals a previously unavailable to other archers public, and where allowed private data. This is a tool which will allow coaches and archers never before available tools to better understand how they are progressing within the sport, especially with the aid of phone and tablet applications for android and apple. These functions are at the core of the Rcherz website but most exciting are the various applications that are being designed around the site. There is a sight tape producing software that is robust and effective which gives archers access to their sight tapes both through desktop and handheld mobile devices. Simi larly within the handheld applications there are access to status updates, results, an effective, programmable timing countdown system and a rather quirky “in/ out” app which allows you to photograph an arrow in the target and have other members comment on what score they think it should have been given. The scoring app has been constantly redesigned for case of use allowing for easy data entry for scores shot in practice or competition. This works any place or any time working both offline but with the real power of the system appearing when used in conjunction with wifi or 3G connections, superceeding all other scoring apps. Recently at the American Trade Association show and Nimes there has been a lot of interest in how Rcherz can be used to organise and promote competi tions with the added bonus of live score updates, entry and payment online and a centralised organisation for tournament running. It is possible to create a tournament within the Rcherz site that allows direct entry from the compet itors, removing the need for paper based correspon dence and reducing the amount of work for organ isers. Once a tournament has been created archers can access this whether they are members of the rcherz community or not and sign up. If they are a member of the site then this will link directly to their profile, reducing the amount of clerical work for major events which have commentators as all of the profile infor The U.S. & International Archer Inc. 31th Anniversary

mation will be immediately available. Similarly for those archers who are part of the community they will be able to pass information to other members about upcoming tournaments they are attending. The program generates scoresheets and back numbers and target lists automatically removing time consuming work previously done by organisers, but it is the unique systems that the program offers that al low it to come into its own. Once a scorecard is print ed there is a QR code generated next to each archers name which when scanned will upload the informa tion to any android or apple phone or tablet using the free scoring app and that archer can input their scores. This information will be immediately uploaded by wi fi to the rcherz database and if the competitor is pail of the community the information will immediately go to their profile. The rcherz database will immediately upload the inputted scores to that competitions results page which gives constantly updated score infor mation for the tournament. Pleasingly there are two methods of scoring on the application both a drag and drop arrow position on a target and rollerdials giving arrow score. For the competitors who are a member of the page this plotted data is stored and collated on their profile, protected by their choice of privacy setting, whilst raw scores are available to anyone in the world who is following the event. It is possible to enter as many QR codes as you want onto a single device removing the need for each member of the tar get to have access to a suitable device. For major and international events the organisers of the rcherz web site are looking to provide specific handheld devices to input scores, also a nice touch is that with several failsafes to remove the opportunity for individuals to tamper with their own or anyone else's score record. As well as giving access to those interested in a tournament who are not attending this system allows you to very easily stream live results at the competi tion venue with use of nothing more than a projector or suitable screen. The final element covered within the “tournament package” is the timer. Used in con junction with an apple TV the timing can be streamed wirelessly from the mobile app to any TV set with the nice extra that during the breaks when the timer is stopped the application will play music from an itunes library. The designers at the Rcherz community are constantly refining their product to give greater ease of use and functionality. There were many interested parties at the ATA show and Nimes, and the system has been used at several events at local and national level, but expect to see it being used to produce easily run, well managed competitions in more and more lo cations over the next 12 months, allowing for unpar alleled access to live data and archers profiles during the event to give a greater more professional look and appeal to both the competitors and spectators

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‘EQUALIZER™’ ARCHERY RELEASE OFFERS NEW LENGTH ADJUSTMENT. The EQUALIZER™ Archery Release Aid from Goat Tuff Products offers archers the opportunity of increasing arrow speed without having to increase draw weight. This revolutionary new design accomplishes this by letting the archer increase draw length by up to 3”. This increase in draw length produces a tremendous increase in performance and arrow speed.

For 2013 the EQUALIZER Release Aid comes with a new Length Adjustment feature that allows perfect placement of the Release Head in the hand. The Length Adjustment feature is made of 60/61 Aircraft Aluminum and secured with a locator lock down screw. Once the optimal position of the Release Head is achieved a few turns of the lock down screw secures it in place. GOAT TUFF President Jeny Smith noted, "The EQUALIZER was designed by Ric Clark for short draw archers or those that have had to shoot lower poundages due to age or injury. These archers where pretty much stuck with the performance of their bow due to draw length and weight limitations. With the EQUALIZER Release every archer can increase performance by increasing their bow's draw length up to 3”. This increase in draw length gains arrow speed without having to increase draw weight. Our new Length Adjustment feature makes placing the Release Head much easier.” GOATTUFF Products also offers the popular line of Goat Tuff cleaning and gluing products for the professional and home arrow maker and the innovative Opti-Vane. For more information please contact: GOAT TUFF Products 9375 N Hampshire Dr Tucson. AZ 85742 (520) 742-1701 Email: eoattuflfa msn.com on the web at: www, goauutrnroducts.com

Mr. “Compound Bow” Tom Jennings 1925-2013 By Sherwood Schoch

Author Sherwood Schoch

Tom Jennings Toni Jennings. 88, a pioneering Icon of the ar chery world passed away quietly February 25, 2013, in Columbia, Missouri. Tom was a visionary, a pioneer, a creator, and evolutionist who saw promise in another man’s in vention and quickly recognized the potential of the compound bow, the archery tool that was to sweep the country and changed the face of the industry. In the 1950's and 60’s Tom was a world class bowyer with the talent to produce high performance recurve bows so exceptional that his Citation won a world championship and many others won high level tournaments. In later years, Tom’s identifying Mississippi Gambler hat, as he liked to call it, personified his ad venturous and sometimes gambling personality. Upon testing the new sample compound Bow, he immediate ly discontinued producing his decades-old bow line and surged into improving and developing the com pound bow. It was a gamble but an intelligent gamble. Tom felt it was not a gamble at all, it was a sure bet. Tom Jennings thought that way. Many other national bow manufacturers had passed over the invention of the newly patented bow out Tom’s genius saw differently, thus, Jennings Com pound Bows Corporation was bom. Tom always believed that form preceded art so he was not concerned with the presence of cables and wheels, he believed that the superior performance would quickly attract and appeal to serious bow shooters and he could not have been more correct. What he did affected the entire industry and all others who skipped over this product soon got on the band wagon because the guy in California, Tom Jennings, was winning followers everywhere. Part of Tom’s personality was to not be con cerned with patenting his own innovations, rather he simply stated “We will keep ahead of the competition and by the time they catch up to our idea, we will be on a new one”. Although he passed up the opportuni ty for more patents he did have seven patents but he always said his failing to apply for the cable guard patent, which he developed, was a company mistake. Probably his most utilized patent was the adjustable 56

draw length wheels, cams and eccentrics, currently offered on about every compounded bow being man ufactured. Tom was not only a creative mind, he was an avid archery shooter and fan of it. For him it all start ed as an 11 year old boy scout and the bug bite last ed his lifetime. He logged hundreds of hours of flight time as a licensed pilot, attending bowhunts, archery events and tournaments. He truly loved the game and never tired of shooting his own creations. Every office he worked from as officer and engineer of his compa ny, had archery targets within or outside the building where he could easily pick up a bow and try some shots. Tom truly loved tne sport and dedicated his life to it. He was deservedly inducted into the National Archery Hall of Fame in 1999. Without Tom Jennings early pursuit of the com pound bow, it quite likely may have taken decades longer for it to enter the market and maybe never would have swept it as the Jennings Compound bow did in the 1970’s. In that period bowhunting license sales escalated quickly and much of the reason for that was the higher performance of the compound bow, which produced higher harvest ratios in tne bowhunt ing world. Tom believed success breeds motivation and he proved it by providing an industry changing product, sought by all bowshooters. Tom attended hundreds of archery events and never turned down autograph reouests. He was a sim ple but highly dedicated man witn an intelligence that seldom comes along. Tom Jennings had a very large following and his bows of 30 and 40 years ago are still seen in the hands of bow shooters around the country. He had thousands of fans and was rightfully loved by all. Those who touched Tom and knew him well all had the highest respect and regard for his integrity and honesty, he was a one-of-a-kind with few peers. Tom was a tough old bird who was scrapping it out until the end and he will be missed. He truly was the ‘Father of the Compound Bow’. He may not have invented it but like a step child without blood parent, Tom took it over as an infant, raised it carefully with tender loving care, looked over it until maturity and it was always his child. Tom went where there was no trail and he left a path. (Tom was a lifetime member of the NRA and he had asked for donations on his behalf to be sent to the NRA to aid in continuance of the Second Amend ment) The U.S. & International Archer Inc. 31th Anniversary

Scholastic 3-D Archery KY State/National Championship Submitted by Jennie Richardson

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Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) in conjunction with the Archery Shooters Association (ASA) is pleased to announce that the Kentucky State and National Scholastic 3-D Archery Championship will be held Thursday, May 30"' at the London Laurel Fairgrounds in London, Kentucky. This twenty-target Known distance compe tition will have both team and individual awards, and will be conducted in all of the Scholastic 3-D Archery classes for age groups and equipment as delineated in the class rules below. Schools are required to contact the ASA office and pre-register for this event. Individual prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in all classes. The team competition trophies will be awarded to the schools based on the top five combined scores from each school in any single competition class.

Entry Fees: Individual: The entry fee for each individual competitor is S10.00. Team: Schools may pay $25.00 for each class that they have six or more students that they wish to participate in. Check-in: All teams must be registered by May 24lh with entry fees to be paid at the team check-in which will begin on site at 9:00AM. Alltcams must be on-site, registered and paid by 11:30AM. Practice: Practice facilities will be available at 9:00AM. Lunch: A lunch concession will be open and available beginning at 11:00am. Safety Meeting: All participants will be required to attend a safety meeting at 12:30 PM and stake assign ments will be distributed at that time. Competition: Twenty target 3-D Known distance competition will begin at 1:00 PM. Awards: Team and individual awards will be presented at 4:30 PM. For more information or to register your team please contact the ASA office: Archery Shooters Association, 770-795-0232 info@asaarcherv.com

Scholastic 3-D Archery Competition Class Rules Unless otherwise noted all ASA Rules of Competition apply. Scholastic 3-D Archcry has three competition levels, and at all levels boys and girls compete together. Scho lastic 3-D Archery Club membership is sufficient for all minor aged members (18 and under) to participate in State Championship tournaments hosted by ASA clubs for which the members are qualified, as well as all ASA Pro/Am Tour events and the ASA Classic Championship. Scholastic archers may compete in any stan dard ASA competition class, but only Scholastic archers may compete in these Scholastic Divisions. Competition Classes/Divisions: There are three competition divisions, Elementary, Middle School and High School. Each one of these divi sions is subdivided into competition classes which are determined by equipment type and arrow speed limit. Pins: Any type of bow (except crossbows) using fixed pin sights (no limit to the number of sight pins), peep sight apertures, no magnification in the peep or the sight, mechanical release, one front stabilizer (not to ex ceed 12”), one set of back bar stabilizer(s) (not to extend more than 6” to the rear of the riser) and any type of release. Traditional: Any recurve or long bow, without sights, where the string is released from the fingers. A front stabilizer measuring 12” or less may be used, but no back bars or counter balances may be used.'’Any type of arrow rest may be used but clickers and/or draw checks are not allowed. Competitors may elect to aim by using a consistent anchor point on their face or neck and “walking” the string, or they may elect to touch the nock of the arrow with their index finger and “walk” their face to aim, but they may not do both simultaneous lyDivisions/Ckisc Traditional Pins Max Speed

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within the kill zone. However, when a person is shoot

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ing on a competitive level, one arrow

camera. But. the true test was to see how

solo-cam. I hope that it is understood that

that goes a little bit high can mean the

straight the skinny fast arrows would

we were not able to get this forgiveness

difference between winning and losing.

travel. When the lighter arrows were

on all solo-cams. But. we have been able

Although most shots are flawless, there

tuned, we took some video pictures and

to cause the arrow to hit where the sight

are always a few that are less than per

validated that we truly had the straightest

is aimed on most, even though we might

fect. The worst, are the ones that seem to

nock travel we had ever seen. However...

have crept forward from the wall.

be perfect but didn't hit where the sight

sible to get forgiveness for a varying

Many feel that going to all the

When we tried to creep tune the

skinny arrows, they hit about 3/4 of an

said they were suppose to hit.

trouble of trying to get the bow forgiv

We found that the number of un

inch apart. The short drawn arrow was

ing for a varying draw length is too much

explained “high and low" arrows went

about 3/4 of an inch higher than the long

bother. For many bow hunters that may be true. By practicing to shoot off the

down when we had adjusted the bow to

drawn arrow, at 20 yards. (When we var

be forgiving of a varying draw length. 1

ied the draw with the fat arrows, we used

wall and being careful to not pull over

will be honest and admit I do not creep

the same hole at 20 yards). So we adjust

the wall, the chances are good that when

(not that anybody that watches me shoot

ed the top limb bolt a 1/3 of tt turn. The

short and long results were the same. So

making a shot on the animal that it will

for any length of lime will agree to that).

still end up in the freezer. The difference

I pull against the wall and hold it there. I

we gave the top limb 2 full turns differ

between where the arrow will impact

just do not creep. I am a true believer in

ent than the bottom limb. (We wanted to

with a varied draw length is only a couple

the wall. So of course I never creep. I'm

make a change happen.) But there was no

inches high at twenty yards. This is well

consistent every time. Yeah right!

change. The short drawn arrow still hit

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higher than the long drawn arrow. So we

to this creep tuning than a varying draw

adjusted the bottom limb. We tried vir

because I saw improvements in my accu

tually every possibility to get different

racy, (and. of course. I don't have a vary

results. Nothing seemed to affect it.

ing draw length problem). But, 1 have

So, we put the tiller back to even and extended the sight an additional 2

noticed that those that have a varying

inches. (The sight was already extended

stantial improvement in their scores. So,

6 inches.) After all. we do know that sight

just in case. I always shoot a bow that is

location does affect arrow impact when

adjusted so that the arrow will hit where

creep tuning. Now, when we vary the

the sight says it’s going to hit even if I

draw, the difference between the impact

do creep away from the wall (why lose

of the arrows is only half a shaft. May

a point).

be that’s why some of the top shooters

Of course, we don’t shoot any

have their sights extended so far. They

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couldn't creep tune their bows so they

have learned to make just about any bow

compensated with sight extension.

more forgiving for shooter errors. But.

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Relaxed Aiming By Terry Wunderle

Terry H'underle Years ago, 1 was shooting a 3-D course with a couple of friends and we were faced with a very challenging shot. The target was a 42-yard black bear nestled in dark brush. Due to the sunlight in our face, it was very difficult to see the bear, let alone make out the vitals. Once we drew the bow and looked through the peep, it nearly disappeared. I shot first and heard the friendly sound of foam. The next two archers weren't as fortunate. When we arrived at the target, I discovered that I had scored a solid ten. One of the archers asked. “How did you do that? 1 couldn't even see the target when I looked through my peep.” My reply was, "I start aiming before I draw my bow and you start after you look through the peep. Once you look through the peep some visibility is lost because less reflected light is entering your eye." The aiming finishes after addressing the target. You should pick out the exact spot that you want your arrow to hit. Your primary vision should remain on that spot until after the arrow has made contact. After selecting your aiming

point, place your pin on it and then draw your bow. Keep your primary vision on that point and your secondary vision on the pin. The pin will automatically move to the desired aiming point. If you cannot place your pin on the target and draw the bow, I would guess that you are pulling more pounds than you can handle. Once you are at full draw and looking through the peep, you must relax all muscles except those needed to execute the shot. If the unnecessary muscles remain tightened, you will sec jerky pin movement. Place a pencil in your bow hand and extend it to arm's length. Then, tighten all the muscles in that arm and aim the pencil at an object in the distance. You should observe jerky pin movement and the longer that you hold it. the worse it gets. Now. try it again but relax all muscles except those needed to hold and aim the pencil. You should observe less movement and the movement that is present should be a slow floating motion. The top archers have learned or been taught to relax certain muscles that were required to draw the bow and then to use other muscles to execute the back pressure. This presents them with a sight picture with minimal pin movement. Once you are at relaxed full draw and start the back pressure part of the shot execution, nearly all the sight movement will disappear. If you are holding too many pounds or you have held the bow for too long of a period, your body and mind will say. “Hurry up and get the shot off!" When this occurs, one of two things can happen. You rush the shot execution

and have questionable results or you let down and start over. The choice is very obvious. It is very important that an archer remains relaxed during the final stages of the shot in order to minimize pin movement. I f the best that you can do is to allow the pin to float in a small circle, then that is the type of shot you will have to take. Do not tighten unnecessary muscles to try to reduce the pin movement. These extra tight muscles will cause unwanted bow movement as the arrow leaves. The addition of tightened muscles will affect the reaction of the bow and the impact point of the arrow. Strength is not a determining factor in aiming. Only shoot the drasv weight that you can aim comfortably. Being in good physical condition with good muscle tone is very helpful in minimizing pin movement. The last stage of aiming is during and after the arrow leaves the bow. The primary vision of the archer must remain on the target and the head should not move. Too many people raise their heads to watch the arrow. When this happens. you will also move the bow arm causing a bad shot. I f you continue to focus on the ten ring, the odds are much greater that your arrow will appear in it. The main trick to aiming is to relax and minimize pin movement. Hold the pin as close to the desired impact point as possible and execute a shot with consistent form. Til next issue.

Terry

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