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Our world of archcry is closing this year with the XXXIX FITA World Championships. Former professional archer and long time employee of the National Archery Association, Linda Marten, contributed the report beginning on page 376. David Nixon furnished the photos. Thank you for your contributions. Linda and David are only two of many who made this issue possible. IFAA President Ken Rogers will keep you informed on the 1998 IFAA World Indoor and Outdoor Field Championships and other activities around the world. We are honored to have our first IFAA 3-D report from Casam Li of the Hong Kong Field Archery Association. Check out the IFAA information starting on page 392.

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Freddie Troncoso. Bernie Pellerite and Kirk Ethridge continue to give educational pointers on improving your archcry. Archer’s Who Care continue their kid’s camps around the country. President Jim Schultz conducted a contest to name the character/target on the shooters shirts. “Lucky" is the target name submitted by Kenny Betancourt, age 10, from Patchoque, NY. December 13th the AWC Camp comes to Gainesville. FL for Florida’s Camp Rock program for kids with cancer. The camp will be held al the Bear Archcry facility. Donations arc being accepted See more information on page 372 and watch for the report in an upcoming issue. Last issue we introduced a new organization, the World Traditional Archers. This issue we arc introducing the Women’s Archery Organization. We are in changing times but maybe for the best in trying to improve communications. We want to thank all of you who contribute so generously of your time and talent. Keep in mind our advertisers dollars make it possible to bring this information to you. Remember them when you go to purchase your archery equipment. The bottom line is everyone is an important player in this publication and our game. Encourage your friends to try archery. God willing our mission will continue with your help. Many blessings to you and your family in this holiday season. Thanks for letting us serve you. Arlync Rhode

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Camp Adventure By Phil Bocketti In late May, I received a call from Mr. Jim Schultz. He introduced himself as President of an organization called Archers Who Care which he identified as being based in Arizona.. He explained that one of the purposes of his organization was to provide instructions in archcry for “special needs” children. It is still unclear as to how he got my name and number and was able to identify me as President of Suffolk Archers, an archery club with 140 members based in Huntington tn Suffolk County on Long Island, New York. Jim indicated that he had received a call from an organization on Long Island, requesting assistance from his organization. He gave me a name and a phone number and no other information. Being curious and flattered to be called upon by fellow archers in Arizona to assist in an endeavor involving archery. I called the number. The request had come from the Long Island offices of the American Cancer Society. The contact person. Doug, stated that the Cancer Society operates a slccpaway camp on Eastern Long Island for one week (the last of August) for cancer patients and their siblings. Their need was for archcry instructors for four days August 25, 26, 28. and 29. This year's roster of campers would be 85 children between the ages of 6 and 18. It was anticipated that all campers would participate in the instruction for the first two days. Those campers who elected to continue would receive additional instruction for the last two days. The appointed days, falling within the work week, would likely require staffing by four sets of instructors each contributing one day. Needless to say, I could not envision a more worthwhile endeavor to put before my members. I also enlisted the assistance of the membership of the Peconic Sportsman Club located in Manorville in Eastern Long Island. The response from both clubs was immediate and positive. In short order we had enough volunteers to safely staff Camp Adventure for the days requested. Further, the clubs jointly purchased Archers Who Care tee-shirts to be given to each camper as our gifts. As the appointed time neared. I received 21 PSE take-down recurves (15#, 20# and 25#), arm guards, and the makings for 12 dozen arrows. The equipment came by way of Illinois from a Bill Smith who, in a phone conversation to confinn the safe arrival of

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the equipment, relayed to me the satisfying experience he had in instructing children in his area. His enthusiasm was palpable, even over the phone. His experience heightened my expectations. On August 25,1 joined the first group of instructors at Camp Adventure. We arrived while the campers and counselors were in the dining hall finishing breakfast. After introducing ourselves we were immediately thanked for coming and invited to share breakfast with the campers and staff This interlude before actually beginning the archcry activities permitted us to get the “feel" of the place and more importantly allay the unspoken apprehension we all harbored regarding instructing young cancer patients. One look around the dining hall immediately disclosed that we would be instructing 85 enthusiastic children nothing more. After breakfast, the “fun" started. We set up at the small archery range on the premises (a 10 yard range with hay bales as back stop and several styrofoam target butts) which was perfect for beginners most of whom were between 8 and 12. Children were brought by their counselors in groups of about 20 each. They took to archery instantly and instinctively. A few words of safety instruction, some basic instruction regarding the equipment and the fundamentals of archery and the campers and almost all of the counselors were hooked. The plain target butts were enhanced with some freehand cardboard drawings, balloons and some medals on ribbons (left over from some shoots at our club). Each addition increased the enthusiasm. The interest and anticipation reached its highest when one of our enterprising instructors tacked a dollar bill to one of the hay bales. Hit is — you win it! That's all that the kids needed. Their accuracy and speed increased geometrically, and so it went with each group on their initial introduction to archcry. That first day cost the instructors about S35.00 in dollar bills. And from daily reports our innovation continued to cost our members money all week. Between sessions we were invited to joint the campers and staff for lunch. We were applauded and thanked during the daily announcements at lunch. By the third day, the first elective day, there were as many participants as on the first day. Each “instructor" who reported in after completing his day at camp thanked me for the opportunity provided them to be in contact with the campers. Each in turn

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building, hotel, home and yard you pass. Since Victoria has one of Canada's mildest climates as well as the sunniest spot in the providence (2,183 hrs of sunlight/yr) flowers thrive here. It is also the gentlest spot in the country in terms of climate, environment and lifestyle. Speaking of flowers, anyone who was there that didn't get a change to visit Butchart Gardens missed a real flower showplace. This 50 acres of floral pageantry consisting of a rose garden, Japanese garden, sunken garden, and Italian garden as well as various ponds and fountains is truly special. As if this isn't enough each day at dusk, millions of lights illuminate the facility and during July and August a beautiful fireworks compliment the evening. On our tour we were told that each year 1.000.000 bedding plants in 700 varieties arc used to keep the garden in bloom continuously from March to October. It is said nearly one million people visit each year. Downtown you will find the newly restored Empress Hotel a 4 star hotel on the inner harbor. The S45 million restoration was done to restore the grandeur and elegance of a past era. You will also find many shops, horse drawn carriages, double decker buses, beautiful gardens and sailboats in the area. Someone Said There was an Archery Tournament... Some 381 archers representing 59 countries attended this championship. Of these numbers 57% represented the Olympic Bow Division and 43% represented the Compound Bow Division. This was one of biggest World Champions ever. Many World Records fell and many archers shot their personal best. The USA was represented by a full compliment of both Compound and Olympic archers. Accompanying the team were 1996 Assistant Olympic Coach Lloyd Brown and from Texas A&M University the very capable Coach Frank Thomas. Acting as team manager was Sheri Rhodes, 1996 Olympic Venue Coordinator.

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Qualification Rounds ... At the completion of the qualification round the Compound Ladies were led by Petra Ericsson of Sweden with a 1306; second and third place with I296's were Syl viane Lambclct (38-10's) of Switzerland and Valarie Fabre of France (36-10's). Petra recorded the only 1300 score in the Compound Ladies' Division. In the compound division a much smaller 10 ring is scored making the number of 1300's fewer than in the Olympic Division. USA ladies were led in the qualification round by Michelle Ragsdale in 5th with 1291; eventual bronze medalist Jamie VanNatta in 8lh with 1286; Tara Swanney in 16th with 1265 and Nancy Zorn 20th with 1264. Since there was not a full compliment of ladies, the field was cut to 32 after the qualification round and it took 1256 to make that cut. On the Compound Men side of the field the qualification leader was Dejan Sitar of Solvania with a 1316. A close second was Antonio Tosco of Italy with 1315 while 3rd was held by Per Knuden of Denmark with 1311. Fourth place was a tie between Clint NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 1997

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All of the US girls have been on Olympic Teams - Janet, Judi and Lindsay in 1996 and Ruth 1984. Qualification in the Olympic Men’s Division was led by Yong-Ho Jang of Korea (World #2 ranked archer) with 1352, while second place was team mate Bo-Ram Kim (World #3 ranked archer) with 1340 and third place went to Michele Frangilli of Italy (World #4 ranked archer) with 1329. In the men’s division the top 17 places scored 1300 or higher. To continue into the match play, it took a score of 1257 to make 64th place. How would you fare against these scores??? The highest qualifier for the USA was Rod White (World ranked #18 ranked archer) in 7th with a 1318; Butch Johnson (World #5 ranked archer) 12th - 1309; Justin Huish, Individual "96" Olympic gold medalist and World #1 ranked archer, 24th with 1294 and Ed Eliason 41st with 1276. Likewise in the men's division. Butch, Justin and Rod were on the 1996 Olympic Team and Ed 1972. For the Olympic men 17 topped the 1300 mark. Continued on next page

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Elimination Rounds ... USA's Dee Wilde captured his 2nd World Championship gold medal in 1997. In March of this year he won the World Indoor Championship title. This is the first time in FITA history that this has happened. Congratulations. Dec! Teammate Terry Ragsdale took the silver medal while Clint Freeman of Australia captured the Bronze. Jeff Button - 13th ; Matt Cleland - 18th On the female side of the Compound division Sophomore University of Toledo student Jamie Van Natta captured the bronze medal taking out Petra Ericksson of Sweden on the way. The gold was captured by Fabiola Palazzini - Italy and the silver by Catherine Pcllen - France Fellow teammates Tara Swanncy -9th: Michelle Ragsdale - 14th; and Nancy Zorn 19th. On the Olympic men side the gold went to Kyung-Ho Kim of Korea (World #16 ranked); silver to Yong-Ho Jang of Korea and bronze to Christophe Piegnos of Belgium (world #6 ranked). USA team members Justin Huish finished 7th while teammate Butch Johnson finished 8th. both being defeated by the Koreans. Rod White 17th and Ed Eliason was defeated by teammate Justin Huish during the 32nd elimination matches. For the Olympic ladies, the gold was captured by Du-Ri Kim of Korea (world #7 ranked); silver Cornelia Pfohl of

Germany (world #9 ranked) and bronze to Jo-Sun Kim of Korea. Final placement of the US ladies showed Janet Dykman 22nd; Judi Adams 36th; Ruth Rowe 45th and Lindsay Langston 72nd.

Team Competition ... In the team competition the ladies' compound team comprised of Michelle Ragsdale. Jamie VanNalta and Nancy Zom took the silver medal while Italy walked away with the Gold. The Bronze medal was taken by France. The men’s team consisting of Terry Ragsdale, Jeff Button and Matt Cleland were defeated by Sweden in the 1/8 eliminations. The gold went to Hungary; silver - Spain; and bronze Canada. Team members were chosen from those who had the highest 70 meters during the qualification rounds. Tlie men's Olympic team was eliminated by Norway in the 1/8 eliminations who went on to take the Silver medal. The gold was won by none other than Korea and the bronze by Russia. The ladies’ Olympic team did not qualify for the team event. Gold medal winners were Korea; Silver Ukraine and Bronze - Turkey. As you might note if you wanted a gold medal in the Olympic Division you had better be from Korea as they captured every gold medal to be won.

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Things That Happened ... I heard several of our team members as well as other guests were quite successful on their fishing trip and snagged some beautiful Canadian Salmon. I had the pleasure of attending a salmon BBQ on the beach hosted by Mr. Juan Wedel and attended by the Costa Rican and Guatemalan archery teams. It was a delightful evening and the salmon was delicious. During the week Terry and Michelle Ragsdale celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary!! Also heard that on the final morning of individual compound competition Dee Wilde in a phone conversation with his wife that she wanted him to bring home two things - 1) the gold medal and 2) some pink fish (salmon). Guess we know who's boss in that household as he was successful at both. Probably the most notable happening al the FITA congress meeting immediately following the Championship was the change of the scoring in the compound division. Effective January 1, 1998, the

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COPANARCO TOURNAMENTS The Continental Archery Union of American and Caribbean countries (COPANARCO), has proposed the following 4 tournaments to FITA to be used for 1998 World ranking purpose: Arizona Cup ‘98 April 4-7. 1998, Tucson (AZ) Mexican Olympic Festival May 19-24, 1998. Mexico City NAA U.S. National Championships August 2-7, 1998, Canton (Michigan) Canadian National Championships August 11-15, 1998 Winnipeg (Manitoba) 379

Men's Compound Qualification Results Slovenia I. Sitar. Dejan Italy 2. Tosco. Antonio Denmark 3 Knudsen. Per Australia 4. Freeman. Clint Costa Rica 5. Wedel. Juan USA 6. Wilde, Dee Denmark 7. Henriksen. Tom USA 8. Ragsdale. Terry Hungary 9. Povazson. Janos USA I0. Cleland. Matt France 11. Randall. Thomas Norway 12. Eide. Cato Italy 13. Ruclc. Mario I4. D*AIessandro. Andrea Italy Brazil 15. Sidi Neto. Victor Italy 16. Cesaralto. Ciro Brazil 17. Santos. Roberval Hungary 18. Szokol. Antal South A Inca 19. Lotz. Martin Switzerland 20. Krcuter. Waller Germany 21. Hesse. Robert USA 22. Button. Jeff Netherlands 23. Bosch. Guido Austria 24 Kain. Hansjorg Great Britain 25. Dicks. Bernie Sweden 26. Anderson. Peter Great Britain 27. Taylor. Paul Great Britain 28. White. Chris Germany 29. Herting. Heiko Slovenia 30. Marten. Matej Switzerland 31. Fankhauser. Simon France 32. Douis. Gerard Spain 33. Cerra. Antonio 34. Catalanjose-lgnacio Spain

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Men’s Compound - 1/32 Elimination Round Dejan Sitar, Slovenia, 164 defeats Steve Haines, New Zealand. 159 Gerard Douis, France, 161 defeats Antonio Cerra, Spain, 158 Roberval Sanios, Brazil. 163 defeats James Hewitt. South Africa, 159 Ciro Ccsaratlo, Italy. 165 defeats Mark Dixon. South Africa. 163 Terry Ragsdale. USA. 166 defeats Milan Wunsche. Czech Republic. 144 David Lopez. Switzerland. 160 defeats Bcmie Dicks, Great Britain. 159 Bnan Bagnall. Canada. 163 defeats Hansjorg Kain. Austria, 161 Morgan Lundin. Sweden, 166 defeats Janos Povazson. Hungary, 162 Juan Wedel, Costa Rica. 165 defeats Dominique Casagrande. France. 164 Chris While, Great Britain, 161 defeats Jean-Claude Laccrtc. Canada. 160 Juan-Batista Sancho. Spain. 163(18) defeats Robert Hesse, Germany. 163(17) Peter Rasmusson. Sweden. 163(9) defeats Cato Eide. Norway. 163(8) Clint Freeman. Australia. 161 defeats Jose Santos. Portugal. 159 Heiko Herl mg. Germany, 162 defeats Andy Fochuk, Canada. 160 Hermel Volpe, Canada, 161(9) defeats Walter Kreutcr, Switzerland, 161(8) Mano Rucle. Italy, 165 defeats Mark Ives, New Zealand. 162 Per Knudsen. Denmark. 165 defeats Jeffrey Abt, Switzerland. 157 Matcj Marcen, Slovenia. 163 defeats Saso Emcrsic, Slovenia. 156 Jarmo Pcrttula, Finland. 165 defeats Martin Lotz, South Africa. 160 Danilo Miokovic. Yugoslavia, 162 defeats Andrea D’Alessandro. Italy. 161 Dec Wilde, USA, 165 defeats Grcga Emcrsic. Slovenia. 162 Paul Taylor. Great Britain. 157 defeats Roy Sanchez. Costa Rica, 141 Jeff Button. USA. 166 defeats Kuo-Chen Chen. Chinese Taipei. 162 Gerhard Kranabctcr. Austria. 163 defeats Thomas Randall. France. 161 Tom Hcnnkscn. Denmark. 162(10) defeats Bchlul Bcydar. Turkey. 162(7) Peter Anderson. Sweden. 162 defeats Tibor Ondrik. Hungary. 158 Guido Bosch. The Netherlands, 157 defeats Ccdnc VanEIvcn. Belgium. 154 Matt Cleland, USA, 164 defeats Marcio Sotto Maior, Brazil, 155 Antonio Tosco, Italy, 164 defeats Jan Prochazka, Czech Republic, 160 Jose-Ignacio Catalan. Spain. 167 defeats Simon Fankhauscr. Switzerland. 165 Daniel Schneider, France. 164 defeats Antal Szokol. Hungary. 162 Uw’c Kopp, Germany, 160 defeats Victor Sidi Neto, Brazil. 157

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Men’s Compound - 1/8 Elimination Round Roberval Santos. Brazil. 162 defeats Gerard Douis, France, 156 Terry Ragsdale, USA, 163 defeats Morgan Lundin. Sweden. 159 Juan-Bautista Sancho, Spain. 155 defeats Juan Wedel. Costa Rica. 154 Clint Freeman, Australia. 162 defeats Hermel Volpe. Canada. 161 Per Knudsen. Denmark. 162 defeats Danilo Miokovic. Yugoslavia. 156 Dee Wilde. USA. 165 defeats Jeff Button. USA. 158 Peter Anderson. Sweden. 160 defeats Guido Bosch, The Netherlands, 159 Jose-Ignacio Catalan. Spam. 160 defeats Daniel Schneider. France. 159 Men’s Compound - Quarter Final Round Terry Ragsdale. USA. 109 defeats Roberval Santos. Brazil. 104 Clint Freeman. Australia. 109 defeats Juan-Bautista Sancho. Spain. 107 Dee Wilde. USA. 109 defeats Per Knudsen. Denmark. 107 Peter Anderson. Sweden. 107 defeats Jose-Ignacio Catalan. Spain. 106 Men’s Compound - Semi Final Round Terry Ragsdale. US/X. III defeats Clint Freeman. Australia, 107 Dee Wilde. USA. 109 defeats Peter Anderson. Sweden. 106

Men’s Compound Bronze Medal Clint Freeman, Australia, 110 defeats Peter Anderson. Sweden, 106 Men’s Compound Gold Medal Dee Wilde. USA. 109 defeats Terry Ragsdale. USA. 105 Continued on next page

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Women's Compound Qualification Results Sweden 1306 1. Ericsson, Petra o Switzerland 1296 Larnbclct. Sylviane France 1296 3. Fabre. Valerie Australia 1295 4. Bartlett. Nicole 1291 USA 5. RagsdaleMichellc Chinese Taipei 1291 6. Chao. Er-Ying 1290 Spain 7. Agudo. Fatima 1286 USA 8. Van Natta. Jamie 1284 Italy 9. Pisano. Serena France 1280 10. Deburck. Catherine France 1275 II. Pcllcn. Catherine 1274 Italy12. Palazzini. Fabiola 1273 Switzerland 13. Krcutcr. Edith Italy 1272 14. Pcmazza. Cristina Slovenia 1269 15. Zcmljak. Bcmarda USA 1265 16. Swanncy. Tara Sweden 1265 17. Sjowall-Hojer, Ulrika South Africa 1265 18. Vorstcr, Elcttra Great Britain 1265 19. Trenaman. Claire 1264 USA 20. Zom. Nancy 1264 Germany 21. Knoebel. Christina Great Britain 1263 Simpson. Nichola Sweden 1263 23. Hammar. Helena France 1262 24. Dclorainc. Michele Germany 1262 25. Thiele. Beilina Canada 1261 26 Lemke, Susan Chinese Taipci 1261 27. Hung. Shih-Chun Canada 1260 28. Meehan. Lillian Great Britain 1259 29. Richardson. Maryann

Women's Compound - 1/16 Elimination Round Petra Ericsson. Sweden. 163 defeats Anne Mane Puts. The Netherlands. 154 Tara Swanncy. USA. 163 defeats Ulrika Sjowall-Hojer. Sweden. 158 Jamie Van Natta. USA. 161 defeats Bettina Thiele, Germany. 160 Serena Pisano. Italy. 162 defeats Michele Dclorainc. France, 155 Michele Ragsdale. USA. 166 defeats Lillian Meehan, Canada, 156 Fabiola. Palazzmi. Italy. 164 defeats Christina Knoebel. Germany. 160 Maryann Richardson, Great Britain. 165 defeats Nicole Bartlett, Australia. 160 Edith Krcutcr, Switzerland. 161 defeats Nancy Zom. USA. 160 Valeric Fabre. France. 162 defeats Marie Christine Rcvclard. Belgium. 159 Claire Trencman. Great Britain. 157 defeats Cristina Pcmazza . Italy. 156 Er-Ying Chao. Chinese Taipei. 159 defeats Shih-Chun Hung. Chinese Taipei. 155 Catherine Pollen. France. 164 defeats Nichols Simpson. Great Britain, 0 Fatima Agudo. Spail. 162 defeats Susan Lemke. Canada. 149 Catherine Dcburck. France. 164 defeats Helena Hammar. Sweden, 155 Sylviane Larnbclct. Switzerland. 161 defeats Kirsten Bank Nielsen, Denmark. 160 Bcmarda Zcmljak, Slovenia, 155 defeats Elcttra Vorstcr, South Africa. 151

Belgium 30. Rcvclard. Marie C. Denmark 31. Nielsen. Kirsten Bank Netherlands 32. Puts. Anne Marie Chinese Taipci 33. Ho. Hui-Mei Italy 34. Campagnoli. Anna Canada 35. James, Andrea 36. Bcmtgen. Marie-Jeanne Luxembourg Netherlands 37. Pigncy. Marjon Denmark 38. Henriksen, Mari Argentina 39. Sladogna. Beatrix South Africa 40. Mcdalic. Aurelio Finland 41. Carpclan. Christina Croatia 42. Cizmck. Andrea Austria 43. Friedl. Petra Canada 44 Boivin. Johanne Australia 45. O'Bnen. Sharon Netherlands 46. Luyting. Irma Australia 47. Taylor. Marilyn Australia 48. Hulbert. Mane South Africa 49. Trimmer. Beverley Brazil 50. Camargo. Cristina 51. Argyris-Dcgcnhardt. A. Germany Germany 52. Jamssen. Barbara Netherlands 53. Hottentot. Gary Norway 54. Grocnning. Vigdis Singapore 55. Choon Mei. Kang Turkey 56. Avci. Aylin South Africa 57. Smit. Eleanor Chinese Taipei 58. Shih. Pci-Ling

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Women's Compound - Bronze Final Jamie Van Natta. USA,108 defeats Catherine Deburck, France,107

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Men's Olympic Qualification Results Korea Jang. Yong-Ho I. Korea Kim. Bo-Ram Italy Frangilli. Michele 3. Korea Kim. Kyung-Ho 4. Tsirempilov. Baljinima Russia 5. Korea Hong. Sung-Chil 6. USA White. Rod 7. Sweden Pctcrsson. Magnus 8. Italy Bisiani. Matteo 9. Great Britain 10. Shales. Jonathan Italy 11. Di Buo. Ilario USA 12. Johnson. Richard France 13. Torres. Lionel Russia 14. Leontiev. Youri France 15. Flute. Scbastien Ukraine 16. Serdyuk. Alexander Australia 17. Fairweather, Simon Netherlands 18. v. Alten. Wictsc Finland 19. Lipponen. Jari Sweden 20. Spang. Per-Johan China 21. Tang. Hua Japan 22. Uemura. Daita zXustralia 23. Fear, Jackson 1 SA 24. Huish. Justin Ukraine 25. Parkhomenko. I'gor Belgium 26. Pcignois, Christophe Norway 27. Grov. Martinus Turkey 28. Satir. Serdar Ukraine 29. Antonov, Sergey Netherlands 30. v Bakcl. Nick Germany 31. Froesc. Alexander France 32. Lctulle, Damien Israel 33. Kolesnik. Yaron Russia 34. Paltchckh. Dmitri Poland 35. Targonski. Grzegorz Ireland 36. Hanlon. Kicth China 37. Ni. Guobin Japan 38. Yamamoto. Hiroshi 39. Larsson. Mikael Sweden 40. Kutahyali. zthmet Turkey

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Men’s Olympic 1/32 Elimination Round Yong-Ho Jang. Korea. 170 defeats Goran Bjerendal, Sweden, 165 Yaron Kolesnik. Israel, 168 defeats Damien Lctulle. France. 163 Jacek Gilcwski. Poland. 163 defeats Simon Fairweather. Australia. 159 Alexander Serdyuk, Ukraine, 169 defeats Victor Kurchenko. Ukraine. 164 Magnus Pctcrsson. Sweden, 168 defeats Ozdcmir Akbal Turkey, 157 I'gor Parkhomenko. Ukraine. 167 defeats Ahmet Kutahyali, Turkey. 165 Justin Huish. USA. 163 defeats Ed Eliason, USA. 157 Matteo Bisiani. Italy, 162 defeats Tunc Kucukkayalar. Turkey, 157 Baljimma Tsirempilov. Russia. 169 defeats Baard Nesteng. Norway. 160 Serdar Satir. Turkey. 165 defeats Guobin Ni. China. 159 Hua Tang. China. 168 defeats Valeri Lysenko. Russia, 165 Richard Johnson. USA. 160 (9) defeats Takayoshi Matsushita. Japan. 160 (2) Kyung-Ho Kim. Korea. 165 defeats Tien-Chen Peng. Chinese Taipei, 162 Kicthl Hanlon, Ireland. 168 defeats Sergey Antonov. Ukraine. 158 Per-Jog Spang. Sweden, 166 defeats Tomi Piokolainen. Finland. 163 Michael Frankenbcrg. Germany. 161 defeats Lionel Torres. France. 155 Michele Frangilli. Italy. 169 defeats Pawal Szymczak, Poland. 160 Grzegorz Targonski. Poland. 170 defeats Nick v. Bakcl, The Netherlands. 160 Andres Anchondo. Mexico, 161 defeats Jan Lipponen. Finland. 160 Rob Rusnov. Canada. 163 defeats Youri Leontiev, Russia. 160 Sung-chil Hong. Korea. 173 defeats Hironobu Sueguchi. Japan. 162 Martinus Grov, Norway, 170 defeats Hiroshi Yamamoto. Japan. 164 Daita Uemura, Japan. 168 defeats Arkadiusz Ponikowski. Poland, 157 Ilario Di Buo. Italy. 164 defeats Marlin Bulir. Czech Republic, 159 Rod White. USA. 163 defeats Charles Schlcsser, Luxembourg. 149 Christopher Peignois. Belgium. 169 defeats Mikael Larsson, Sweden, 161 Mario Casavccchia, Italy, 166 defeats Jackson Fear. Australia. 164 Samo Medved. Slovenia. 161 defeats Jonathan Shales. Great Britain, 160 Bo-Ram Kim. Korea. 171 defeats Tsung-Yi Wu, Chinese Taipei. 159 Alexander Frocse. Germany. 165 defeats Dmitri Paltchckh, Russia. 156 Wictsc v Alten. The Netherlands. 166 defeats Michael Fisher, Australia, 163 Sebastian Flute. France. 159 defeats Nuno Pombo. Portugal, 153

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Men’s Olympic 1/8 Elimination Round Yong-Ho Jang. South Korea. 171 defeats Alexander Serdyuk. Ukraine. 165 Justin Huish, USA. 168 defeats Igor Parkhomenko. Ukraine. 163 Richard Johnson. USA. 163 defeats Serdar Satir. Turkey, 158 Kyung-Ho Kim, South Korea. 169 defeats Per-Johan Spang. Sweden. 167 Michele Frangilli. Italy. 171 defeats Andres Anchondo. Mexico. 157 Daita Ucnmura. Japan. 167 defeats Sung-Chil Hong. South Korea. 166 Christophe Pcignois. Belgium, 158 defeats Sarno Medved. Slovenia. 156 Bo-Ram Kim. South Korea. 170 defeats Scbastien Flute. France, 165 Men's Olympic Individual Class Quarter Final Round Yong-Ho Jang. Korea. 111 defeats Justin Huish, USA. 108 Kyung-Ho Kim. Korea, 110 defeats Richard Johnson. USA. 107 Daita Uemura. Japan. 112 defeats Michele Frangilli. Italy, 110 Christophe Peignois. Belgium, 112 defeats Bo-Rain Kim, Korea. 109 Men’s Olympic Semi Final Round Kyung-Ho Kim, Korea. 112 defeats Yong-Ho Jang, Korea. 111 Christophe Pcignois. Belgium, 110 defeats Daita Uemura, Japan. 107

Men’s Olympic Bronze Medal Round Yong-Ho Jang, South Korea,115 defeats Daita Uemura, Japan,110

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FITA Olympic Division World Ranking List Olympic Division • As of August 26, 1997 Olympic Men Rank/Name/Country/Points 1. Huish Justin 2. Jang Yong-Ho 3. Kim Bo-Ram 4. Frangilli Michele 5. Johnson Richard 6. Peignois Christophe 7. Petterson Magnus 8. Bissiani Mateo 9. Anchondo Andres 10. Torres Lionel 11. Cyrempilov Baljinima 12. Flute Sebaslien 13. Medved Sarno 14. Grov Matinus 14. Serduk Alexander 16. Oh Kyo-Moon 17. Kim Kyung Ho 18. White Rodney 19. Uemara Daita 19. Vermeiren Paul 21. Poikolainen Tomi 22. Kolesnik Yaroslav 23. Froessc Alexander 24. DiBuo Ilario 25. Hanlon Keith 25. Lipponcn Jari 25. Spang Per-Johan 28. Zabrodsky Stanislav 29. Hsieh. Sheng-fcng 30. Parkhomenko I 31. Yamamoto Hiroshi 32. Targonski Grzegorz 33. Bjerendahl Goran 33. Lysenko Valeri 35. Larsson Mikael 36. Duborpcr Guillaume 36. Mitrovanov Gcnadij 36. Podiazov Andrei 39. Letulle Damien 40. Szymczak Pawel 41. Fear Jackson 41. Parenti Andrea 43. Dolgonossov Vladimir 44. Hardinges Gary 45. Tang Hua 46. Badmaslov Bulat 46. Badonov Bair 46. Koprivnikar Peter 46. Van Alton Wictse 50. Gilewski jacck 50. Kivilo Raul 52. Gerard Mike 53. Kim Sun-Bin 53. Kim Won-Sub

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55. Yean Jung-Ki 56. Fairweather Simon 56. Lim Hcc-Sik 58. Evctsky Valery 58. Hong Sung-Chil 58. Kurchenko Victor 58. Tcmer Jaromir 62. Crother Ian 63. Balikocw Alan 64. Gray Matthew 64. Placcreano Robert 64. Sanga L. 67. Kim Chung-Tac 67. Roche Jean-Francois 67. Vollendorf Rudi 70. De Simone Stefano 70. Ponikowski Arkadivsz 72. Aulio Miika 72. Eliason Edwin 74. Skolny Konstantin 74. Walter Urs 74. Wundcrlc Vic

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Congratulations to these Olympic Division archers! 77. Chao Sheng-Lin 77. Horr Ron 79. Barrs Jay 79. Biscgna Stefano 79. Bulir Martin 79. Giacomoni Lorenzo 79. Guidotti Giuseppe 79. Matsushita Takayoshi 79. Vcrdecchia Fulvio 86. Bckkcr Pavel 86. Greenham Grant 86. Van Zutphcn Fred 89. Antonow Sergei 90. Popov Victor 91. Briones Oscar 91. Jesus Ulises Acosta 91. Leontiev Yuri 94. Burja Mitja 94. Govaerts Frank 94. Huang Zhongshcng 94. Kourounas Pampos 98. De BoeufNicolas 98. Fu Shengjun 98. Gricm Stefan

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98. Saint Arnaud Jean P. 102.Akbal Ozdcmir 102.Cotry Ludovic 104. Gonzalez Adolfo l04.Naplosek Slawomir lO6.King Lonny IO6.Schikarcv Vadim 106. Toda Atsuhiro IO9.Basgall Pablo 109. Dcmirkan Erap IO9.Malynn Paul 112. Grillo Marcello 112.Holgado Juan Carlos 112. Lee Tae-Young 112. Nagorny Artur 116. Lindsay Andrew 116. Marcienkicwicz Robert 116. Sally Kevin 116.Shahnazann Andronik 116. Zhang Zheng l21.Autcm Alain 121. Hunter-Russell Scott l21.Karatzias Tasos 121. Kucukayalar Okyay !25.Cuitino Enrique 125. McAuley David !25.Ni Guobin l25.Rytter Jan 125.Szin Vitaly !30.Holland Steve 130.Paucls Dirk l30.Tuovilla 130. Valdez Mario 130. Van Bakcl Nick 135.Cabral Luis 135. Flores Miguel 135. Isachenko Boris 135.Theophanous Stelios 135.Tung Kugukkayal !35.Wawcikow Sergei 135.Zhang Hiazhou 142. Bridger Martin l42.Cavagliatto Gustavo l42.Mliakov Stefan 142.Savva Savvas 142.Watani Haraguchi

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Introduction of New FITA Rules By James L. Easton, President of FITA

FITA President Janies Easton

Several FITA rules were changed at the 1997 FITA Congress. It is important for all archers to realize that FITA rules are changed only after motions are approved by a two-third majority of Congress. The voters at Congress arc elected by the archers in their country. Therefore, the rule changes arc the result of a democratic process which reflects the wishes of a majority of the archers who are represented at the Congress. We understand that continual changes are disturbing to some archers, but FITA is reacting to the wishes of many archers. FITA would like to have greater representation at our Congress to encompass the opinions of even more archers. We had votes from only 57 of our 114 member associations, with 36 of those from one continent (Europe). At our next Congress in France in 1999, I encourage more of our member associations to send a voter or a proxy with another member association that has the same thoughts on rule change as your country has. The following is a list of the rule changes and concepts for rule changes which will be developed into our FITA Rules by the respective Committees and approved by Council. Constitution of FITA • Introduction of Associate International Federations. The aim of this is to accomplish one of the goals of FITA, which is to represent all kinds of archery. With this motion we help our Member Associations to overcome the problems linked to the existence of other International Federations. As this is a conceptual motion the implementation will have to be made by the C&R Committee and approved by Council. • The chairman of congress has the right to submit compromise motions during 390

congress. This is approved with the idea of giving the possibility to Congress to find compromise solutions during Congress sessions. • Sonic changes were made to the legal structure of FITA to get in line with Swiss law and to integrate the new function of Executive Director in the rules. • A coaches committee will be elected at the next congress. This committee will enable coaches to give input directly to FITA and to help countries establish correct coaching procedures. An ad-hoc committee will be appointed until the 1999 Congress. • Championships will only be entrusted after a thorough investigations and report by council. • FITA adds ski-archery to the list of events for which World Championships can be held. • At FITA Championships prizes shall be awarded to the competitors placed first, second and third in the qualification round. Target Archery Committee • For Indoor World Championships the vertical faces shall be mandatory. • Council will change the names of the different divisions ifrequested by the IOC. • For Outdoor Target Archcry. the compound division will score the same as the Olympic Division. What does this mean? The normal 10 will be 10 points for all divisions. The inner 10 will be not disappear, but changes in use. In case of non-critical ties the inner 10 (X) will be used to break ties for ALL divisions. Critical ties are defined as ties for medals in a regular FITA competition, ties to move into the next phase of the competition (e.g. from Ranking Round to Elimination round) and for all ties in Olympic Round Matches (to determine the winner). Critical ties will be shotoff. For these non-critical ties the first parameter will be the number of hits, then the number of ten's and then the number of inner ten’s (or X’s). This is only the case for outdoor. For indoors this system would lead to too many perfect scores and therefore Target Archery Committee has been asked to look into solving this problem at the next congress. It is however important to know that this outdoor target solution is

submitted to a 2 year test period. If it turns out to be the wrong choice for FITA it will be changed at the next congress. • The Target Archcry Committee has been given the task to design a competition formula for the Elimination Round used in the World Championships, in which the elimination round by matches, is less radical than the current single elimination formula. Many systems arc to be considered like a system based on Round Robin, a system with repechage of the high scoring lowers. The goal is to change this for the World Championships only. • Target Archery Committee will introduce with the approval of council introduce a Club match round which will allow all archers to participate in a match play competition and not be eliminated. Field Archery Committee • For Field Archery the compound division will score the same as the Olympic Division. What does this mean? The yellow spot will be 5 points for all divisions. The inner 5 will not disappear, but changes in use. In case of lies the inner 5(X) will be used to break non-critical tics for ALL divisions. For non-critical ties the first parameter will be the number of hits, then the number of five’s and then the number of inner five's (or X’s). • During the Finals Round there will be a strict control over the four-minute time period. Archers will be warned on the time left. Arrows shot after the 4 minutes will not be valid and the archer will be sanctioned in the same way as in Outdoor Target Archcry. Medical Committee • Congress has authorized the Medical Committee to rewrite chapter 9 to harmonize the doping rules with other IF’s and to implement a procedure that works and is fully compliant with IOC guidelines. Ski Arc Committee • The name has been changed to ski archery to be clear for English speaking countries. • Introduction of a patrol race.

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Atlantic City Archery Classic By Gene Grodzki April 17-19, 1998 • New Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ

For 21 years Helen Boinick and her Atlantic City Community College Archery Team have hosted the biggest and best indoor shoot on the East Coast. There is no other shoot quite like The Atlantic City Archery Classic. The famed Vegas Shoot in Nevada is the only other indoor tournament in the country that draws the same high caliber of shooters and has the same kind of energy. Atlantic City and Las Vegas.. .just saying the names is exciting. Atlantic City has undergone an incredible rebirth over the last 20 years and the results of millions and probably billions of dollars worth ofconstruction can be seen from miles away as you approach the new spectacular skyline. For all these 21 years. the Old Atlantic City Convention Center and the AC Classic have formed a perfect marriage. In 1997, Helen Boinick and The Team were asked to attend and shoot at the Grand Opening of the brand new Atlantic City Convention Center. Arrangements were made for the 1998 shoot to be held there while the old facility is renovated and wail until you see what is in store for you. The new Convention Center is simply beautiful with every imaginable creature comfort. For starts, there is parking for 1600 vehicles and a shuttle service to the casinos and the boardwalk. It's only a 10 minute walk to the boardwalk if you want to stretch your legs. There is a new Sheraton Hotel (opening in November ‘97) attached to the facility. The lighting for the

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tournament is state of the art and there are restrooms everywhere. If there is anything you think you need for a great shoot, they already thought of it. Mark your calendars right now for April 17, 18 and 19, 1998. If you have shot AC in the past, we look forward to seeing you

in April. If shooting 40, 50 and 60 meters indoors has you curious, come on down and see what all the excitement is about. For more information you can reach Helen Boinick by phone at 609-343-5043 or by fax at 609-358-3596 or even via E-mail at drbolnick@aol.com.

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International Field Archery Association News by President Ken Rogers Oops! Looks like 1 made a mistake. The e-mail address of the IFAA is not as I have listed it in previous columns and. in various magazines. My error and 1 apologize for it. The correct e-mail address appears at the end of this column. While we’re on this subject, those of you who have accessed the IFAA Website may have noted several areas of blank space within the rules section. This is a problem the webmaster will have to correct and we are waiting patiently for this to be done. I have received several inquiries regarding hunting in New Zealand. 1 have requested this information and, if received, will place it in the January-February issue of this magazine. The IFAA World Indoor Mail Match information and score card form is included in this issue. This match is shot on the IFAA/ NFAA official indoor target face. The match is shot in January/ Fcbruary/March, one round in each month. We have included one score card. Please make copies and use one for each month, marking the appropriate month. The mail match is open to all archers, not just NFAA. You will find the registration/nomination forms for the 2nd IFAA World Indoor Archcry Championship tournament in this issue also. You will find further information on this tournament, as well as the IFAA World Field, in the rest of my column. 1 hope all of you are busy making preparations for the two IFAA Championship tournaments to be held in the coming year of 1998. The second IFAA World Indoor (W1AC-98) will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma (28-29 March) in conjunction with the NFAA (USA) National Indoor Championships. This issue of The U.S. and International Archer will be carrying information and registration data regarding this tournament. As was the case with the first IFAA Indoor held in 1996. also hosted by the NFAA, we will use the NFAA flight system. Although each archer will shoot only the normal two rounds, those two rounds will be posted for each of the two tournaments. 1 should like to remind you of a few possible problem areas in an attempt to forestall those problems. These are two separate tournaments being shot at the same time — if you wish to shoot in both tournaments you must register for each (the registration form in this issue is a double form). Members of each IFAA affiliated country are members of the IFAA by virtue of that affiliation. In the U.S. the NFAA is the IFAA affiliate. Archers 17 years of age or older are Adults in the IFAA. This means 17 year olds must register in Adult for the IFAA portion of the tournament (ages arc as of the first day of the specific tournaments). The four styles in CUB arc: Barcbow compound. Barebow recurve. Freestyle Limited Compound, and Freestyle Limited recurve. These arc all finger shooter styles. No releases are allowed in the IFAA Cub division. IFAA Bowhuntcr Unlimited styles are 5 pin, straight stock. No pinguards, crosshairs, vertical references, hooded pins or scopes. Kisser buttons or Peeps arc allowed, but not both. Peepsights may not incorporate any type of magnification. If you have any other questions regarding your style or equipment, the NFAA Executive Secretary at the NFAA Headquarters office has indicated a willingness to assist you. I also, will be happy to assist. 1 have copies of the 1997 thm 1998 IFAA Rule book available if you desire. These arc S5.50 USD. You may contact me at (910)353-7181 in North Carolina or at (941 )675-8861 392

in Florida. Both are Phonc/Fax numbers. At present we have been delayed in leaving North Carolina for Florida until mid November at the earliest. Because we don’t know if there will be further delays. you should try the North Carolina number first. Once in Florida we expect to be at that number until early May. Hope this information will assist you and help in avoiding problems. On the heels of the IFAA World Indoor will be the IFAA World Field Archery Championships (WFAC-98) in Auckland, New Zealand 6 thru 13 April 1998. The program, contact names and numbers are in this issue along with the registration form. For those of you planning on making the trip to New Zealand, please note that all dollar amounts arc shown in New Zealand dollars. My latest information says the NZ dollar is approximately 0.75 in U.S. money. However, you should check with your bank or other financial institution for the latest exchange rate at the time. For most of us, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity so hope you arc making your plans to include some extra time for sight-seeing and enjoying the beauty of New Zealand. Australia is not too far away from NZ and presents a great opportunity to visit, or revisit, that country as well. Sounds like a great vacation. The WFAC-98 organizers have assured me that we will have superb weather during our visit. New Zealand, being in the southern hemisphere, will be going into their Fall season at that time. One of the problems in the past has been that of communications. Two steps recently taken should result in a great improvement in IFAA communications. First, the IFAA has opened a website on the Internet where we hope to provide current information regarding the IFAA. Wc are occupied presently with adding pages and with linking other web sites to our own. Those member nations who have their own websites are being encouraged to link with IFAA’s. NFAA-USA, ABA-Australia. NZFAA-Ncw Zealand and others have indicated they will be linking with the IFAA website. We also expect that The U.S. and International Archer will also link with IFAA. As reported in last issues. The U.S. and International Archer, formerly The U.S. Archer, that magazine has become the official publication of the IFAA. As such, the magazine will be providing extra space for IFAA news including registration forms for the IFAA World Championships. My belief is that field archcry worldwide will benefit from these two steps. A sad note. I have just been informed, and it is my sad duty to inform field archers everywhere that Ulf Hartelius of Sweden has passed away. Ulf was the longest serving member of the IFAA Committee. He represented Sweden until he was forced to resign, because of illness, just prior to the last IFAA meeting in 1996. Ulf passed away on the 23rd of September of this year. He had undergone a long and debilitating illness. His passing came just two days short of his 77th birthday. We who continue in the IFAA will miss Ulf Hartelius. Our condolences go out to his family and friends. Until next issue — kenrogers

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PROGRAMME 6th April Practice Day, Registration, Bow Inspection 10am - 5pm 7th Arpil Practice Day, Registration, Bow Inspection 10am - 3pm Opening Ceremony - 3pm - 5pm (followed with wine and cheese - meet the archers) 8th April Day 1 Shooting - Field Round - Reporting time 7.30am Shoot start 8.30pm - Course closed 4pm - everyone must be off the courses and returned score cards to administration centre. 9th April Day 2 Shooting - Hunter Round - as above. 10 April Day 3 Shooting - Animal Round - as above 11 April Day 4 Shooting - Field Round - as above 12 April Day 5 Shooting - Hunter Round - as above Social evening - Hangi, cultural evening, band and dancing - 6pm till midnight 13 April Prize Giving and Closing Ceremony 11am start

Professionals NZD 200.00 Belt Buckles NZD 30.00 Adults 100.00 Social Evening 35.00 Juniors 60.00 Cubs 30.00 Closing entry date - 31st January 1998 Family 200.00 Late Entry fee - S15 per entry from 1st Feb 1998 (family is 1 or 2 adults plus children) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheques payable to : NZ Field Archery Association - WFAC CHERYL MACDONALD. PO BOX 58054 GREENMOUNT, AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND For acknowledgement of entry please send an email address. PHONE: 64-9-274 1 042, FAX: 64-9-2741071 All fees included GST (NZ Local Tax - payable whilst in NZ) Email Arrowhead .Arch cry @x Ira.co. nz Fees:

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The Hong Kong Field Archery Association From Casam Li

Participants in the 1st Hong Kong 3-D Tournament

The 1st Hong Kong 3-D Tournament took place in the picturesque setting of The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club Marina situated at the furthest headland of the Kowloon peninsula. The sights of the marina and the panoramic view of the South China Sea is second to none. Although there weren’t many trees in the vicinity, the tall grass and shrubbery served just as well. We were able to fit one unit of 14 targets into the lawn and the adjacent terrain which made for some interesting shots. The 3-D targets were from AUST STYLE 3-D Targets which arrived 5 days before the tournament by airfreight. The day was Sunday 21 st September 1997. the temperature dropped 8° C from the day before. The coach departed from town centre at 8:36 a.m.. 21 minutes behind schedule as we waited for the last of the sleep-ins. It was overcast and windy but it did not hamper the enthusiasm. The bus arrived at the venue at 9:15 a m. for registration. As this was the first 3-D Tournament ever in the whole of Hong Kong. China and Macau (a Portuguese enclave situated al an estuary 60 miles wesl of Hong Kong), almost all the participants were target shooters. An orientation session was held to explain the course, rules and etiquette of the sport. There were a lot of questions and answers and the most asked one was “Where are the Judges?” The use of the score cards was explained and became a little complicated for a few with the reversal of die shooting sequence on the second unit round. 10:00 a.m., warm-up targets were put up. 10:10 a.m.. 3-D warm-up targets were put up and the archers quickly shot at these to get a feel for the tournament. 30 minutes behind schedule at 10:25 a.m. the flight captains were called in to receive the score cards and target assignment for the shotgun-start. The flights

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were led to their targets on paths that did not run parallel to other targets. 10:40 a.m , the tournament was under way. There were 3 range officers patrolling the course, monitoring the shooting. They were C.K. Tsang (Chairman), Casam Li (Secretary General) and Freeman Tam (Treasurer) respectively. Half way through the first round, it started to rain. Luckily it was only for 20 minutes. The event was shot over a 14 target unit twice in disciplines of Freestyle Recurve Limited and Freestyle Unlimited. There were no separate men's and women's divisions as the numbers did not warrant it. The ladies therefore shot with the men in one unisex division in each discipline otherwise the IFAA rules applied. Target 1 was an elevated shot from a grass slope 10 meters lower with a lateral distance of 18 meters which looked like a 30 meter shot to the untrained. Many arrows were lost on this target but the first to hit the kill zone was Alberto Alverti, a beginner archer. Target 3 & 7 was set behind long grass to give it a hunting feel. Most archers hit the target as these were set on the flat. Target 8 was a goal set by the break-water of the marina bordering the natural vegetation. A 35 meter downhill shot over rocks and things. The most challenging target of the course. The wind was up and gusty by the shore and stance was limited. It took most archers 3 to 4 let downs before the 2 minute limit was up. Target 9 was a cat set on a grass slope under a young tree at 10 meters with the shot taken from a higher slope. This made for some difficult stooping for the target archers as they have not mastered the kneeling shot. Many missed. Target 10 was a small goat set inside the bushes under some trees. An opening was cut

in the bushes for the animal and it was extremely hard to see the dark brown target under (he shade. Again many misses there. 12:30 p.m.. the last flight relumed. Everyone came in with their version of shots and wouldhavc-doncs. The music was on and the barbecue salad lunch buffet was served. Al this point. the range officers were out resetting the course for the afternoon round, moving the markers to new positions. The Macau Team of 3 arrived al 1:15 a.m.. after 45 minutes on the jet-foil, 15 minutes through the immigration and 40 minutes on a taxi. The second round got under way at 1:30 p.m. after some warm-up at the practice range. By this time, everyone knew exactly what was needed of them and the round went smoothly. So smoothly that the Committee members went around half the course with the Macau Team starting at Target 8 to test their nerves. The wind picked up and it was blowing on-shore at 17 knots. It was so gusty the bows were moving left by more than 12” when the gust hit. the seasoned archers held their form and timed the shot with the lull between gusts. 3:15 p.m.. the last flight came in with their score cards. The scores were punched into the HP Palmtop's Lotus 1-2-3 and sorted. All the participants helped clear the course and brought all the targets back to the lawn area. Some continued with the BBQ snack, some shot some more at the 3-D targets. 4:05 p.m.. the prizes were presented by the HKFAA Chairman, the Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club Marina Manager and the Chairman from the Macau Archery Association. Considering it the first time for everyone, including a handful of beginner compound shooters, we should be thinking about the WFAC 1998. The winners of the day were: Continued on page 428

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World indoor Mail Match Sponsored by International Field Archery Association This match is intended to promote National and International participation and is open to all archers. Fee: Australian dollars 10. per person. Dates: To be shot during the months January, February and March. One score per month to be entered on the list and posted not later than the last day of that month. Awards: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in all of the listed styles regardless of the number ofcompetitors in each style. There will also be a National Challenge Award. Each of the top three places in each style will have a point value as follows: 1st - 5 points; 2nd - 3 points; 3rd - 1 point Round: Shall consist of 60 arrows shot in ends of five arrows at 20 yards (Cubs allowed to shoot at 15 yards). Each game shall consist of four ends to be shot at the NFAA’s 40 cm dull blue indoor face, available at most archery dealers. All 60 arrows to be shot in one session. Scoring: a. the scoring is 5,4, 3, 2, 1 from the spot out; b. an arrow cutting two rings shall be scored in the ring of greater value. The shaft must cut through the line and touch the area of higher value in order to be scored as the higher value; c. witnessed bounce-outs or arrows passing through the target completely will be re-shot; d. hits on the wrong target will be scored as misses; c. if an archer shoots more than 5 arrows per end, only the five arrows of lower value may be scored; f. if an archer shoots less than 5 arrows in one end, he may shoot his remaining arrows if the omission is discovered before the end is officially completed; otherwise they will be scored as misses. Shooting Styles: Adult (17 and over): Please be sure to indicate Man (M) or Lady (L) Barcbow Compound C BB Barebow Recurve R BB Freestyle Limited Compound C FS Freestyle Limited Recurve R FS Freestyle Unlimited FU (recurve or compound) Bowhunter Compound C BH Bowhunter Recurve R BH Freestyle Bowhunter Unlimited BU Freestyle Bowhuntcr Limited BL Longbow LB Junior (13-16) Boys and Girls: Same as adult. Cubs (12 & under) Boys and Girls: Barebow Compound C Cub BB Barcbow Recurve R Cub BB Freestyle Limited Compound C Cub FS Freestyle Limited Recurve R Cub FS Entry:

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Equipment Rules in all divisions, according to IFAA Handbook IFAA Handbook: Loet Smit, IFAA Secretary POBox 10211 Voma Valley 1686 Rep. of South Africa Entry Fee to: Tim Stone 14 Doon Street Kallangur 4503 Queensland Australia Scoring Lists to: (new address) Thomas Rosen Timotejvagcn 61 S-931 45 Skelleftea Sweden Remember: Give the cubs a chance to hit the target! Let then shoot at 15 yards! and: archers 55 years and older, can shoot as veterans: C MBB/V; M FU/V; L BL/V; etc.

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19th Annual NFAA Indoor National Tournament and 2nd IFAA World Indoor Tournament March 28 & 29, 1998 Tulsa Convention Center • Tulsa, Oklahoma USA Tournament Information THIS IS A DUAL TOURNAMENT: Two tournaments are being held together. There arc three ways to register. 1. You may register to shoot only the NFAA Indoor Nationals Tournament. Pay registration fees for one tournament. 2. You may register to shoot only the IFAA World Indoor Tournament. Pay registration fees for one tournament. 3. You may register to shoot both NFAA Indoor and IFAA World. Pay registration fees for two tournaments. The same score applies to both tournaments. No need to shoot double scores.

REGISTRATION: Pre-Rcgistration must be postmarked by March 16, 1998. except all registrations from outside the United States must be postmarked by March 1, 1998. Registration postmarked after this date will be required to pay the Late Registration Fee. Phone registrations accepted only with Visa or Mastercard payment. Deadline for phone registration is March 20, 1998. Late fee applies after March 16. Please complete your registration form carefully and include a phone number in case of errors. Late registration will be accepted al the tournament site. Registration desk will be open until 7:00 p.m. Friday and 3:00 p.m. Saturday.

CANCELLATION: Fee is 20% of entry fee. However, if you notify Headquarters prior to March 20, 1998, the fee will be waived. Cancellation notice is required for refund of pre-registration fees. Failure to cancel will result in loss of fees paid. MEMBERSHIP: All archers must check in at the Registration Desk and present a current NFAA, or other IFAA Member Nation card. (NAA members may present their NAA card for NFAA tournament only.) Payment of membership fees will be required if current membership cannot be verified.

SHOOTING TIMES: Saturday Shooting time will be given on a first come, first serve basis, except NFAA Juniors. Youth, Cubs and IFAA Junior and Cubs will shoot the 2nd line on Saturday and Sunday. You will be notified of your Saturday shooting time. Sunday shooting times will be posted after all competition and flighting has been completed on Saturday. PRO-AM TEAM EVENT: Will be held Saturday evening. Sign up at the Tournament Registration desk prior to 3 p.m. Saturday.

SATURDAY SHOOTING TIMES: 8 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. (NFAA Junior. Youth, Cub and IFAA Junior and Cub shoot at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday) 1st Choice 2nd Choice

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Gainesville. Georgia: 1.000 of the nation’s top amateur and professional archers gathered in Gainesville. GA to compete in the 1997 ASA Pro/Am World Championship “Classic” — August 15-17. 1997. The tournament, hosted by the Gainesville Archcry Club and Gainesvillc/Hall County Convention & Visitors Bureau was the final event in the 1997 Archer)' Shooter's Association (ASA) Pro/Am Tournament Tour and the Pennzoil 3-D Challenge Series. Each of the 15 ASA Amateur and Pro Division World Championship titles were at stake, as well as the divisional Pennzoil ASA “Shooter of the Year” bonuses. The big story of the event would be the crowning of the ASA Open Pro Division World Champion with a check for S30.000.00 cash, and the Pennzoil ASA “Shooter of the Year” with a check for S50.000.00 cash. ASA tournaments consist of two 20 target rounds for 15 divisions and a 5 target Final Round for professional divisions. Scores arc determined by 5. 8, 10. and 12 point sections. with a perfect score being 480 points while PAR or EVEN is considered a 400. One year ago. at this event the Open Pro Division World Championship winner was Nathan Lipscomb (Bcar/Jcnnings) of Carrollton. GA while Connie Calloway (Martin) of Knoxville. TN won the Women's Pro Division World Championship. Friday. 8/15: ASA Pro divisions found hot. humid Georgia weather in the beautiful hardwoods and pines of the Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center. First Round Pro Division scores were close as the Open Pro Division’s Richard Freeland (Mathews) of Oak Ridge. LA turned in a 207 with 8 Twelves for the top score of the day. David Rhea of Tyler. TX filled the second spot by shooting a 206 with 5 Twelves. 398

but many of the big names were close behind and all tied up. Johnny Heath (Bcar/Jcnnings) of Horseshoe. NC; Shannon Caudle of Gadsden. AL; Jeff I lopkins (Bear/Jcnnings) ofClayton, DE; Joe Fernandez (Mathews) ofGrand Bay, AL; and Colin Booth (Mathews) of Harrisonburg, LA were all tied at 204. Kelly Ward (Mathews) of Greensboro, NC led the Women's Pro Division shooting a strong 202 with 4 Twelves, while Sharon Hayes (Mathews) of Jemison. AL turned in a 199 with 5 Twelves and Lorie Watson (Hoyt) of Cave Creek. AZ shot a 197 with 6 Twelves to round out the top three. The Senior Pros were led by Frank Carr (Mathews) of Wilsonville. AL shooting a 203 with 6 Twelves; Roger Thibault (Mathews) of Turner. ME shot a 198 with 2 Twelves and held the second spot, and Jim Willard (Mathews) of Jamestown. NC shot a 197 with 4 Twelves to capture third.

Saturday. 8/16: Amateurs began shooting their First Round of competition as the pros began their Second Round of competition. As scores came back from the ranges, it was clear that the pressure of ASA World Championship competition was taking its toll on some shooters. /Xftcr the Second Round a 10 target Pro Division Elimination Round was held to make the final cut for pros advancing to the Pennzoil “Pressure Point” World Championship Final Round in the Georgia Mountain Center. Advancing was Jeff Hopkins (520 with 17 Twelves). Richard Freeland (511 with 17 Twelves). Tom Crowe (511 with 14 Twelves), Randy Ulmer (508 with 11 Twelves), and David Stepp (506 with 9 Twelves). Advancing in the Women’s Pro Division was Susan Thompson (495 with 14 Twelves), Connie Calloway (492 with 8 Twelves), and Kelly Ward (480 with 6 Twelves). Advancing to the Senior Pro Final Round was Charles Blankinship (483 with 5 Twelves), Frank Carr (479 with 11 Twelves), and Jim Willard (475 with 7 Twelves. Saturday evening a crowd of nearly 3,000 spectators filled the Georgia Mountain Center for the Pennzoil “Pressure Point” World Championship Final Rounds. The crowd was there to sec the shoot-out that would decide the ASA World Championship titles and the Pennzoil “Shooter of the Year" titles. Charles Blankinship (High Country) of Cleveland. TN came from behind to shoot a total of 533 for the ASA Senior Pro World Champion title Susan Thompson (Mathews) of Douglasville. GA shot her way to the ASA Women's Pro World Championship title with a 545 and 14 Twelves. The ASA Open Pro World Championship title and S30.000 was still to be decided with 5 of the best archers in the world taking their places in the arena. Tom Crowe would be eliminated with a 571 and 14 Twelves as the remaining 4

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tic with 398 in the Young Adult Division, and Evan Baize eventually won the tic-breaker shoot-down for the Young Adult Division World Championship title. Harvalecn Colgan took the Women’s Open World Championship title with a 377 and 5 Twelves. Formorc information on the 1997 ASA Pro'Am World Championship contact David Foster at (770)795-0232. For ASA membership, club, or tournament information contact the ASA Headquarters at (912)686-7420.

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shooters were still close enough for one more arrow — Ulmer shoots a 5 for a 579 and 13 Twelves (4th place). Stepp shoots a 14 for a 588 and 11 Twelves (3rd place). Richard Freeland scores an 8 and hangs on to 2nd place with a 589 and 18 Twelves, and Jeff Hopkins lands another solid 10 for a total of 594 and 19 Twelves for the win and the ASA Open Pro World Championship title, and the S30.000.00 check from Pennzoil. Hopkins, shielded his face with his hands to hide the tears as he soaked in the realization of shooting his way to the top. and the end of an incredible year with two ASA wins and now the Championship title in ‘97. In the winners circle Jeff used a cell phone to call his wife at their home in Delaware to announce the news. The big shoot-off wasn’t over — David Stepp (High Country) of Phoenix. AZ had been leading the Pennzoil “Shooter of the Year” race for the past two tournaments, but Jeff Hopkins and Randy Ulmer had used the World Championship tournament to narrow Stepp’s lead to just 25 points. The top three shooters in the country now stood on the firing line with S50.000.00 at stake. After 4 arrows from each shooter, Ulmer was eliminated. Stepp continued his lead, and I lopkins had slipped as he shot for 14 “Rings” in an effort to catch Stepp. One more arrow would decide the 1997 Pennzoil ASA “Shooter of the Year" points race. The top two archers were now at full draw — Hopkins goes for broke aiming at the 14 “Ring” and makes a perfect shot for a total of 2910 points, but Stepp answers with a deciding 12 “Ring” for a total of 2936 points, the title, and the S50.000 00 check! Pro Division Pennzoil ASA "Shooter of the Year” titles and bonuses were also awarded to George Dixon (Mathews) of Salida. CO in the Senior Pro Division with a total of 2552 points and 52 Twelves, and Susan Thompson (Mathews) of Douglasville, GA with 2521 points and 47 Twelves in the Women's Pro Division. 1997 ASA Pro/Am World Championship "Classic" Amateur Division highlights included a strong showing from Georgia amateurs. David Billiter of Juliette placed 2nd in the Unlimited Division; Will Rousey of Tifton finished 2nd in the Young Adult Division; Glenn Rowe of Bronwood placed 2nd in the Semi-Pro Division; Jeff Gunnells of Carrollton won the ASA World Championship title in the Limited Division; and Harvalcen Colgan of Jakin took the ASA World Championship title in the Women's Open Division. R.E. Smith of Powder Springs finished 5th in the Seniors Division, and David Dalton of Winder took a 5th place in the Youth Division. Other Amateur highlights included a 427 with 19 Twelves shot by Brandon Hunt for the Youth Division World Championship title, Ricky Wilson’s 416 with 11 Twelves took the Men’s Open “A" Division World Championship title, and Nathan Brooks shot a 406 with 9 Twelves to win the Semi-Pro Division World Championship title. James Noe won the Men's Open "B“ Division World Championship title with a 400 and 6 Twelves, but had to take it from Les Bressler in a tic-breaker shoot down. Will Rousey, Justin Marlin, and Evan Baize created a three way

Jeff Hopkins" Winning Set-Up Bow: Jennings SpeedStar, 30” draw, 68 pound draw weight. Arrow: Easton 2312 X-7 Release: Carter Hole Thing 3 Stabilizer: Vibracheck Sight: Advanced with Classic Scope Pro Division Results (SOTY: Shooter of the Year) Men’s Pro Name Bow/Sponsor Stale I. Jeff Hopkins Bear/Jennings DE 2 Richard Freeland Mathews LA 3 Randy Ulmer Browning AZ SOTY; David Stepp High Country AZ Women’s Pro I. Susan Thompson Mathews GA 2. Connie Calloway Martin TN 3. Kelly Ward Mathews NC SOTY. Susan Thompson Mathews GA Senior Pro I Charles Blankinship High Country TN Mathews AL 2 Frank Carr 3. Jim Willard Mathews NC SOTY George Dixon Mathews CO Limited Pro 1 Buddy Durr Mathews MS 2. Tony Conques. Sr. PSE LA Darton 3 Alex Wells GA SOTY Duane Allmon Mountaineer VA .Amateur Semi Pro Mathews 1 Nathan Brooks OK 2. Glenn Rowe Mathews GA WV 3. Timothy Lambert CSS Hoyt SOTY. Randy Dennis GA .Amateur Men’s Open “.A”

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ASA President Michael Tyrell and David Foster addressing this year"s competitors

1998 PENNZOIL PRO/AM CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Feb. 20-22 Florida Pro/Ain Championship Gainesville, FL March 20-22 Alabama Pro/Ain Championship Enterprise/Dothan, AL April 17-19 Georgia Pro/Am Championship Valdosta. GA May 8-10 South Carolina Pro/Am Championship Clinton/Laurcns, SC June 19-21 Virginia Pro/Am Championship Roanoke Valley. VA July 17-19 North Carolina Pro/Am Championship Asheville. NC August 13-16 -98 ASA Pro/Am World Championship Events • PENNZOIL Pro/Am & Federation World Championship "Classic” Wolf Creek Olympic Shooting Sports Facility, Atlanta. Georgia

Kennesaw. Georgia: Archcry Partners. LLP announced (9/1/97) the completion of their acquisition of the Archcry Shooter’s Association Unlimited. Inc. ASA President. Michael Tyrell, along with top professional archers Charles Hunt and Jackie Caudle have purchased 100% of the Archcry Shooter's Association (/XSA) including the AS/X Federation, and Pro/Am Tour. Mr Tyrell stated. “We arc extremely excited about this acquisition, and we arc pleased that Wayne Pearson has agreed to continue as a Celebrity Spokesperson along with providing national television coverage of the ASA Pro' Am Tournament Tour through W.P. Productions. Jackie Caudle and Charles Hunt bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table that will be used to develop new' and exciting programs for the members of ASA The three of us will work with manufacturers and sponsors to develop opportunities to increase participation in 3-D Archcry.*’Tyrell continued by saying. “This partnership is dedicated to building 3-D Archcry and putting fun back into the sport.” “I am looking forward to working with the new ASA. Over the years I have participated in just about every form of competitive archery there is. With my involvement in this partnership I now have the opportunity to develop things that I have been thinking about for a long time.”

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said Jackie Caudle. Charles Hunt added. “1 love archcry. and through the partnership with Mike and Jackie I now have an opportunity to make a difference and work with a group of people that arc dedicated to growing the sport of 3-D Archery.” In closing. Michael Tyrell stated. “ 1997 was my first year as President of ASA. During this lime we developed the Pennzoil 3-D Challenge Scries and spent a great deal of time listening to. and learning from shooters. Building oft*of what we heard and learned, and with the continuing support of our great sponsors including Pennzoil, we will implement changes and additions that will create the new ASA. Including new event locations, new programs for the ’Challenge’, new' programs and qualifiers for the ASA Federation, new' classes, new competitions, new membership benefits, and new promotional opportunities.” A finalized 1998 ASA Tour schedule for the six ASA Pro/Am Championship events and the ASA Pro'Am World Championship “Classic” will be released in the near future, as will information on changes and new' programs for ’98 Correspondence to ASA should be sent to: ASA. P.O. Box 399, Dept. USA. Kennesaw’. GA 30144. Phone (770)795-0232. Fax (770)7950953 For more information on the sale of ASA. please contact Michael Tyrell or David A. Foster at (770)795-0232.

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Ulmer and Thompson Earn NABH Pro “Shooter of the Year” Titles Sidney, NE — Professional archers Randy Ulmer of Cave Creek. AZ. and Susan Thompson, Douglasville. GA. accomplished two major feats this year by winning Pro titles in the Cabcla’s/ Chevy Suburban-Tahoc Championship, while capturing the "Shooter of the Year” titles in their respective divisions. “The NABH ‘Shooter of the Year’ titles go to the top shooter in each class and is based upon a cumulative score from each of the 1997 NABH events." said NABH Shooting Events Director John Newcomb. "The actual score at each NABH tournament, including the Cabela’s/Chevy Suburban-Tahoc Championship, is figured into this ‘High Points’ race.” Other top finishers in the NABH “Pro Division" race include Tony Conques IV. Baton Rouge. LA. in the Pro Men's Limited class and George Dixon. Salida, CO. in the Pro Men's Seniors Class. Miles Blair. Bartlesville. OK. earned the “Shooter of the Year" title in the Semi Pro race. Rookie of the Year titles went to Roger Willett. Newport News. VA. in the Pro Men’s Open class and Linda Beck. Ft. Wayne. IN. in the Pro Women's Open class. The Hunter Division races drew archers from throughout the nation. Shannon Andrews of Republic. MO. earned the top spot in the Men's Hunter Open competitive. Another Missouri archer Jenny Walker of Kirksville grabbed the Women’s Hunter Open title. Other "Shooter of the Year” winners in the Hunter Division included Louis Zannctakis. Warren. OH. in the Men's Unlimited

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Collegiate News By Marion Rhodes, Correspondent High Single Score Shot: Recurve Men: 1. Vic Wundcrlc, Texas A&M 295 2. Staten Holmes. Texas A&M 294 3. Robert Lathem. Texas A&M 288 3. Kazunori Okamura. FU. Japan 288 5. Greg Kruger. Texas A&M 287 Recurve Women: I. Jo Malahy. James Madison Univ. 284 Overall Recurve Competitors: Total 133 2. Maggie Adler. Williams College 281 1. Reginald Toque. Baruch College 1195 3. Suzy Barrera. Texas A&M 280 2. Robert Shih. Columbia Univ. 1155 4. Bethany Thomas. Texas A&M 275 3. Mike Wilmington. Texas A&M 1117 5. Tracy May, Texas A&M 272 4. Robert Lathem. Texas A&M 1108 Compound Men: 5. Greg Kruger. Texas A&M 1103 I John Blaschke. Texas A&M 297 6. Cory Bowes. Texas A&M 1037 2. Austin Tippy. Texas A&M 294 7. John Latour. Texas A&M 946 3. Vic Wunderlc. Texas A&M 291 8. Paul Krizen. Texas A&M 924 4. Scon Gordon. Texas A&M 289 9. Steve Chun. Columbia Univ. 894 5. Scott Hausmann, Texas A&M 287 10. Gavin Maglantay. Baruch College 807 Compound Women: Female Recurve Competitors: Total 57 1. Jennifer Comedy. Texas A&M 284 1. Sila Petcrlin. Columbia Univ. 1190 2. Karen Gossett. Texas A&M 280 2. Marina Feldman, Columbia Univ. 1119 3. Anna Johnson. Texas A&M 274 3. Suzy Barrera. Texas A&M 1085 College students participating in above 4. Sharon Ec. Columbia Univ. 1075 tournament were from 16 colleges in the 5. Bethany Thomas. Texas A&M 1070 United States and Japan. 6. Tracy May. Texas A&M 1063 7. Judy Park. Columbia Univ. 962 Al Lizzio reminds all those wishing to 8. Brooke Berryhill. Texas A&M 944 compete in the upcoming Invitational 9. Miriam Kumit. Columbia Univ. 906 10. Maggie Adler, Williams College 832 (November. December. 1997 and February, Compound Bow Men: Total 25 March and April, 1998) that entries will be I. John Blaschke. Texas A&M 1175 accepted by cither his Fax (718)461-1756 2. Justin Tippy. Texas A&M 1150 or his e-mail BowDocfa aol.com. 3. Scott Hausman. Texas A&M 1126 4. Jon Olson. Texas A&M 1099 Successful Year: 5. Scott Gordon. Texas A&M 575 This past college year of archery has Compound Boh Women: Total 7 seen 41 or more college clubs and varsity 1 Jennifer Comedy. Texas A&M 1130 teams competing. Some schools have full 2. Karen Gossett, Texas ?\&M 1092 varsity teams, others have individual 3. Anna Johnson. Texas A&M 1073

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archers or have archery clubs. Whatever the mix. the year has been a full one with lots of competition going around our 50 states in conferences, at Invitationals, or at the U.S. Indoor (NAA) and the U.S. Intercollegiate National Championships (Outdoors). Collegiate archery has been growing at a steady pace the past two years. Hopefully in 1998, we’ll be showing upwards of 50 tcams/clubs! Let’s remember our 1997 Champions Crowned: U.S. Indoor: Olympic Bow Division: Vic Wundcrlc. Texas A&M Jo Malahy. James Madison University Compound Bow Division: Randy Hinkelman, James Madison University Jamie Van Natta, U. of Toledo Collegiate Nationals (Outdoors): Olympic Bow Division: Vic Wundcrlc. Texas A&M Jo Malahy. James Madison University Compound Bow Division: John Blaschke. Texas A&M Jamie Van Natta. U. of Toledo Co-Coachcs of the Year: Certainly deserving of this honor: Frank Thomas and Kathy Eissinger Texas A&M University National Collegiate Team Title for 1997: Texas A&M University

A former North Carolina State University archer took the Silver Medal at the World Indoor Championships in the Olympic Bow Division: Shane Parker. Congratulations all of you! College Archers — come join the fun and competition. It doesn’t get any better!

ANNOUNCEMENT: The New York State Collegiate Indoor Championship will be held on February 14, 1998 at Flushing. NY. Contact Al Lizzio at previously mentioned fax or e-mail numbers.

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Shoreline Community College Archery Coach Receives U.S. Olympic Committee Award Glen Harris, archery instructor at Shoreline Community College, has been chosen as the U.S. Olympic Committee’s 1997 "Developmental Coach of the Year.” Harris is the second recipient of the prestigious national award. “We’re all very proud of Glen and the work he’s doing for archery at Shoreline,” said Ken Burns, athletic director at the Shoreline C.C. Archery Coach Glen Harris college. The Shoreline instructor joins an elite group of 33 coaches who received recognition in each Olympic event. The developmental award is intended for coaches who generate interest in their sports and prepare Americans for Olympic competition. A companion award, “National Coach of the Year,” is granted for exceptional coaches assisting U.S. teams in competition at the Olympic and Pan American Games. William Hybl, President of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) saluted the Committee’s awardees at a recent celebration in Indianapolis: “From the playground to the Olympic podium, we recognize (that) your work is making a difference in the lives of American athletes at every level of sport." Coach Harris is well knowrn to archcry enthusiasts in the Northwest. He is the only National Archery Association (NAA) Level IV coach in the region and is director of the Emerald City Archcry Academy in Seattle. The USOC noted these and numerous other accomplishments in its citation, including Harris’ leadership of Shoreline's collegiate team, ranked tenth nationally.

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“The award comes as a surprise to me," said Harris who has been living and breathing archcry for most of the last 25 years. “Apparently someone must have noticed what we’ve been doing." Commenting on the excitement of last month’s USOC gala honoring the nation's elite coaches, Harris said that he and his wife Phyllis were "touched" to be included with the nation’s best coaches, adding. “I still can hardly believe it; we’re very grateful to the USOC and NAA for this recognition.” Harris was the sports information desk supervisor at the archery venue during the Atlanta Games, w'here the U.S. Men’s Team was victorious. He then became the coach for the U.S. Paralympic Archcry Team at their own Olympic Games. Harris was recently selected as national coach for the U.S. Wheelchair Archery Team. He was a 1997 coaching staff member for the U.S. Archery Team Training Camp, and was the head coach for the National Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) Training Camp in Chula Vista, California. Coach Harris presently serves as executive director of the Targeteers, a Seattle JOAD club. “We’re all thrilled for Glen and Phyllis," said Robert Kahn. President of the Targeteers, “the entire region benefits from Glen’s expertise and his devotion to archery. This award just shows how lucky we are to have him." For more information about Shoreline’s archery program. please contact Harris at (206)546-5817. Shoreline Community College. 16101 Greenwood Avenue North. Dept. USA, Seattle, Washington 98133.

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12th Balkan Archery Games September 10-14, 1997 • Bucharest, Romania By Victor Stanescu • Photos courtesy of Miss Andra Niculescu

Participating Teams

It was Romanian Archery Federation's tum to organize the Balkan Games this year. it has been taken very seriously because we gathered back all five Balkan countries after seven years (the last time Yugoslovia took part was in 1990). By courtesy of the General Manager of the National Sport Center, we could offer to our guests full accommodation at a high standard. More than that, the archery field was arranged right behind the hotel on a grassy lawn surrounded by trees. The weather was very nice. warm, steady with an open sky. Sixty archers from Bulgaria. Greece. Turkey. Yugoslovia. and Romania attended the competition in four categories: Men. Junior Men, Women. Junior Women. Individual and Teams. Olympic Round format. The Qualification Round was shot over one day and showed to all participants a Turkish team that was very strong and very well motivated. They came in the first three places for all categories with one exception. The young Romanian girl. Ana Maria Postolachc. placed 3rd with a personal best of 1214 points leaving behind the other two Turkish young ladies. She tried to do her best in the individual finals too. being the only outsider to matter to the Turkish girls challenge. Unfortunately, she has been defeated by one point in the second semi final. She didn't recover enough physically and mentally so she was rather easy prey for the winner of the Qualification Round, Miss Hclvcci. who finally took the bronze medal. 406

On women’s individuals, Denis Gunay, the latest bronze medalist with Turkish women's team at the World Championships in Victoria, Canada, didn't let too many chances to her opponents. After a 1303 in the qualification FITA. she scored 108, HO and 108 to take the gold medal. The Junior Men's individual finals offered the spectators exciting moments. bringing on stage two Romanian boys for the first semi-final and two Turkish young archers for the second one. Neculai Custura, 9th place in cadet category at the European Junior Championships, August 1997, Germany, passed his teammate. Toni Solomon with 97 to 91 points. Eralp Demirkan passed also rather normally his teammate Gunsor Aslan with 93 to 86. The two final matches continued to offer the spectators and supporters very exciting moments. For the bronze, after third. Toni Solomon (ROM) 74 to Gunsor Aslan (TUR) 74. With better self control and determination. Gunsor posted a last end of 26 (10. 8, 8) against Toni's 20 (6, 7, 7) to take the bronze medal. In the gold medal match, the history has been repeated but more dramatically, after three ends. Custura (ROM) was in the lead versus Eralp with 73 to 72 points. Custura fired in the last end a 23 (8,6,9) with an 8 which firstly seemed to be 9. and Eralp took his chance shooting a clear 25 (8.8,9), goo enough to take the gold. On the men’s side, wc had for the semi finals the Greek Apostolis Nanos (bronze medal at Antalya Balkan Games, 1995) and

Ozdemir Akbal, Kutahyaly Ahmet, Kucukkayalar Tuning. Turkey. Nanos missed only after the shoot-off to enter the final, but took his chance to save his previous bronze medal, again by shoot-olT: Apostol 109(9) to Ahmet 109(8). In the gold medal match, Akbal, coming from behind with very good determination and increasing his inner motivation, posted a last end of 29 (9, 10,10) for 106 to overpass Tung, 26 (8. 10, 8) for 103. In the team event, the history was written the young Romanian archers — Custura, Paulet, Solomon — who broke the series of Turkish victories. They scored 228 for gold versus 220 of the Turkish Junior Men. On the other categories. Turkish teams won with large margins, leaving the second places to Romanians. Men Name Cntry FITA Elim. 1. Ozdemir Akbal TUR 1262 106 2. Kucukkayalar T. TUR 1263 103 3. Nanos Apostolis GRE 1197 109/9 4. Kutahyali Ahmet TUR 1271 109/8 5. Iliescu Florin ROM 1177 109 6. Serdar Satir TUR 1277 105 104 7. Frai Constantin ROM 1231 8. Djambazov Jordan BUL 1248 83 Women 1. Gunay Denis TUR 1303 108 2. Donmcz Esen TUR 1224 103 3. KeskinZckie 94 TUR 1230 4. Atla Anita GRE 1183 88 5. Pssara Evageliz GRE 1221 91 6. Lovasz Gianina ROM 1160 88 7. Cesovan Claudia ROM 1156 83 8. Frai Mihaela ROM 1106 75 THE U.S and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

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Toward the Gold By Freddie Troncoso

The History of the Clicker

Author Freddie Troncoso

As concrete archery history' proves and authoritatively outlines, the sport saving "clicker" device, or more accurately defined as the mechanical shot triggering device, was invented in an effort to combat "target panic" and "freezing" both of which are the cause of many archers leaving the sport of archcry forever. The clever and simple piece of spring steel eliminates several shooting discrepancies and completely eliminates the task of having to decide when to release. Shooting with a clicker requires the archer to place the arrow shaft under the clicker blade, and mandates that the archer continues pulling until he hears the audible "click" signal from the clicker. Since the archer cannot tell at what exact movement the “click” signal will occur, his mind is freed from having to decide when to effect a voluntary release and thus he can concentrate on pulling and aiming why he awaits the signal from the “clicker." When it clicks, he releases! A few years ago there was an exciting movie that incorporated several scenes showing the devastating and detrimental effects of "target panic” and "buck fever.” The title of this super exciting movie was Deliverance starring Burt Reynolds and John Voight. One of the first scenes shows John Voight out in the woods hunting deer. Suddenly Voight realizes that he is close enough to harvest the deer when he is suddenly stricken by a severe case of “buck fever" and nerves! John shakes, trembles, sweats and lets out a loud yell as he releases an errant wild arrow that misses the mark off to one side.

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Later during the same movie, John is forced to once again revert to the use of his bow and arrow. This time it is a life and death situation where he must make a good shot or perish between the gun sights of his pursuer. Yes, "buck fever" strikes again! This time Voight is so shaken that he falls on one of his own broadheads and is seriously wounded during the occurrence. When John steps out of hiding attempting to draw his bow, he is again stricken by a sever case of “buck fever." After shaking and trembling uncontrollably, he somehow manages to shoot a wild arrow that by chance saves his life. What a lucky shot and too bad he didn't have a clicker on his bow! Unless you have experienced what anticipation and excitement can do to your shooting, when you arc shooting without a clicker, you may never understand what is meant when we mention “target panic” or “buck fever.” Without a clicker, trying to shoot a bow with fingers can be very frustrating and a very miserable experience that will drive you to leaving the sport of archery forever. In order to understand why we as humans act like we do, it is necessary to go into the study of the human mind where we find some explanation as to why we behave in this manner. By nature, all living creatures on this earth, including man have nervous systems and our accompanying reflexes and reactions. One inherent purpose of the nervous system is to protect the body from harm by the use of those built-in reflexes and reactions. When we are suddenly threatened or when we arc exposed to a sudden threat, loud noise, or quick movement, our reflexes will automatically respond by way of a quick withdrawal of an extremity or any body part that is threatened or endangered. The loud sudden discharge of a gun is a good example of a sudden loud noise. In fact, anything that surprises us will trigger a reaction of our senses and built-in worry system — as long as our eyes or cars perceive or hear what’s coming. This is why we humans can anticipate anything that we know is about to happen and this includes shooting a bow and arrow! As wc read on, we will learn that the inventive mind of man always steps in when wc are faced with uncontrollable anticipation or problems that

we cannot control. Since the beginning of time, man has been plagued by the uncontrollable urge to release. That is about the time that the "clicker” evolved and became the salvation of the finger shooting style of archcry. A continuing review of archcry history also reveals that the problems and mention of the terms "freezing" and “target panic” go back to the early years of archery when the NAA was founded some time during 1879. Archers during those times had their experiences and bouts with "freezing" and “target panic." You can bet that they did their best with regards to trying to find a cure for the maladies that affected their shooting and produced poor scores. Some of the early archery writings included several suggestions and outlines for dealing with several dreaded problems in an attempt to arrive a positive cure for those discrepancies to no avail. Among those elite writers were names of prominent people including Klopstcg, Elmer, Hickman, Thompson, Styles and others. In those writings, wc find several approaches and suggestion for the purpose of overcoming freezing and target panic during the years 1920 to 1935. Following is an article that preceded the first mention of the “clicker" that I believe is very interesting. This article appeared in the December issue of the American Bowman Review during the year 1934. We recommend that you read the contents of this article word for word. Yes, you will find much information regarding the importance of applying continuous motion (meaning continuous pulling) in an effort to learn what archers will do in an attempt to raise their scores. Please bear in mind that the bows mentioned were one-piece longbows with no arrow shelf and no bow sights. In place of sights, archers used Point of Aim markers that were placed into the ground at a distance somewhere between the target and the archer. Wooden arrows were also the norm of that period. In the next issue, we will be featuring a back issue of another early archery publication that mentions and describes the use of the first “clicker" type device that was used in 1940-41. Make sure not to miss the continuation and Part 2 of this article.

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On Archer’s Paralysis By Carl G. Thompson — 1934 In reply to Dr. Klopsleg's article in the October issue of the Archery Review on. Meet the Prize Slump, I wish to give a brief account of my experience with “Archer’s Paralysis.” About two and a half years ago I was afflicted with the above malady exactly as described by Dr. Klopstcg. 1 would come up to within a short distance of my point of aim and then stop without being able to release. Previous to this period, 1 had shot several American Round scores well over 600 then for about five months I was in such a slump that I felt pleased with myself whenever I made 550. Without mentioning other attempts al curing myself of the ailment 1 shall tell only of the one that did the work; but before describing the cure I shall give a short history of my study of the principle involved. During my high school days I used to think that baseball players who swung their bats to and fro at the pitcher while wailing for the ball to be pitched were afflicted with affectation; but when I tried it myself it seemed to help my batting. A few years later while living in Chicago, I took every opportunity I could to sec the major league teams play baseball. I noticed that most of the players swung their bats while standing at the plate. Since those players were the pick of the best in the world, I decided that there must be some reason for this bat swinging, but at the time I did not trouble to analyze it. As I have learned later, the principle underlying this seemingly superfluous expenditure of energy is that continuous motion of the muscles prevents them from getting tense. The pitcher "winds up" in pitching the ball to prevent muscle tension. For a similar reason the modem tennis player twists his body into fantastic gyrations in the act of serving. The golfer moves his hips the opposite way to the direction he moves them when swinging his club forward to make the stroke. The billiard player saws his cue on his thumb and fingers a few times before he hits the cue ball. A woman driving a nail into plastered wall to hang a picture will make a few false passes with the hammer before delivering the blow. You can think of many more similar cases illustrating the importance of muscular mobility. During my slump in shooting with the bow 1 tried to analyze this particular phase NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 1997

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in the various athletic sports in which I had would immediately lower my bow hand and actively participated phase in the various raise again. At first my left hand would athletic sports in which I had actively bob up and down two or three times before participated, to see if there was some the loose, but with a little practice I was connection between those sports and able to shoot with only one down and up archcry. I came to the conclusion that motion. The important thing was to release muscular actions requiring accuracy the very instant the pile coincided with the demand that the muscles not be tense, and point ofaim. In the beginning of this system to prevent this tension the muscles must be of shooting there were several misses, but kept in motion just before the final act. Just I was surprised to see how rapidly I why motion will prevent the muscles from improved. In a few weeks I regained my “freezing,” I do not feel capable of ability to shoot 600 scores and incidentally explaining intelligently, nor do I think it 1 developed from the slowest shooter in the necessary in this discussion. It is sufficient club to the fastest. to say that if the above principle is so I shall add here that I shoot my best when important in other sports requiring muscular I shoot fast. I do not believe that rapid skill, it is equally important in archery. shooting should be called a fault. Why However, I should like to see some young should one who has shot a bow over and doctor who still remembers his college over again the same way for a year or more physiology write an article on the theory of consume as much time as some archer do? muscle contraction in language that we 1 believe with Horace Ford, who dismissed archers, who are not doctors, can the subject of holding by quoting one sentence from Roger Ascham: “Holding understand. 1 next tried to apply the above principle must not be long — it must occupy so little to cure myself of “Archer’s Paralysis". I time, that it may be better perceived in the wish to state that I succeeded to the extent mind, when it is done, then seen with the that in a few weeks I shot better scores than eye when doing." 1 ever did before my slump. This is the Author's Note: The reason that this way I did it: I would draw up my bow as I raised it, coming to a full draw above the article is being published is to show to what point of aim, then 1 would lower my bow extremes archers will revert to when faced hand until the pile of the arrow was a few with the inability to shoot well. I, inches below the point, then raise it no too personally, do not advocate shooting fast. slowly, until the pile was on the point, then According to my experience, shooting too release without holding more than an fast is usually short lived and often leads instant. If I did not feel ready to release I to other bad habits. 409

In Memory of Bill Mills 1-17-38 to 9-21-97

Bill Mills

In everyone's lifetime, there comes a time when we meet someone who is extra special, extremely talented and one who instantly becomes a true and sincere friend For Eva and I. that person happens to have been the popular Bill Mills whom we lost on September 21. 1997 to sudden heart failure.

After receiving the shocking news about his passing, we suddenly realized that each and every living human being has a pre destined purpose and goal while we are on this earth. For Bill Mills, it was in archcry that he made his most impressionistic mark aside from what he did for his marriage and wonderful family. While achieving this fame. Bill acquired a long and extensive list of close friends that followed him throughout his shortened lifetime. For those who only knew him as “Big” Bill, his given and full name was William E. Mills who became one of the most proficient and best-liked archers of our time. He was an exceptional shooter, and one of the best-liked and respected archers that our sport has ever known. He was kind, a great listener, knowledgeable and always had a joke to tell or a chore to do. During the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia, archers from around the world met Bill at Mills Archcry Pro Shop in Morrow, Georgia to practice and prepare for the games. Several shooters mentioned that if it were not for the Mills’ facility, they would not have had any place to practice before and during the Olympic

games. Asa top-flight competitor, few will ever forget that he tied with Jack Lancaster for first place at the Vegas shoot during 1971. The shoot-off that followed remains vividly engraved in the mind of all that attended and watched this exciting climax. During 1972, Bill was again involved in a four way tie for first place. Although he survived two passes without missing, he finally ended up second behind Ken Ostling who won and said that Bill was one of the best shooters and gentlemen he had ever met. Bill is survived by his loving wife and companion, Norma, his six children and fourteen grandchildren. I am certain that many archers from various archcry organizations, customers and industry leaders will remember Bill Mills and what he did for archcry and for his family. Farewell, until we meet again. Freddie, Eva Troncoso and Sons

For Bill and Norma Mills By Ginger Hopyvood If a man’s worth is measured by his life’s accomplishments, then Bill Mills’ value in this world was immeasurable. He will forever live in all of the good deeds that he did whether others were watching or not. I have attempted to write this tribute to Bill several times, and until now, finding the words to express adequately how deep the feelings ran in the entire archery community for Bill, and how hard it will be not having him near by, has made this one of the most difficult things that I have done in a long while. I hope this will help people who never had the opportunity to meet him to understand how special he was to those of us who knew did. Was Bill Mills a special man? You bet he was, to the people that knew him he was very special. It appeared as though there wasn't anything he couldn't accomplish. He was a success in all that he attempted to do. He was a wonderful husband, an excellent father, he was a brilliant coach. 410

the first man to shoot a perfect score at Vegas, a pilot and an aircraft mechanic, he served in the Air Force, and he was in the reserves for 22 years. He was indeed many things to many people. He was selfless and untiring in his constant effort to share his love of archcry with others. Once he made friends with a fellow who was new to the sport and in recognizing that this man’s potential was extraordinary Bill was unrelenting in his effort to help his friend to reach the highest goal possible. This man didn’t think that he possessed the skill to do well on the national level but Bill knew better and so he worked on his new friend to convince him that he should go compete at Vegas until he finally wore him down. Bill’s friend was Jeff Rogers and in self defense Jeff agreed to go to Vegas with Bill and his wife, Norma, if for no other reason than to save his sanity. Jeff not only won Vegas that year, he went back later to win again making him

one of only a few people to win twice. Bill was a close friend of Terry and Michelle Ragsdale and he had a tremendous influence over their successes, he was Pete Shcplcy’s best friend for 30 years, he was responsible for encouraging Randall Jones to shoot as a pro, Randall went on to become the first 1BO World Champion. George Ryals met Bill when he was 16 years old and just learning to drive a car. Under the positive influence of Bill and Nonna. George has grown to become not only an excellent competitor having won numerous championship titles, he now works in Product Development and Testing for Martin Archcry. Bill was always able to see and extract the very best in the people that he met. Bill and Norma went to Germany last summer for a vacation to visit their son. On the weekend that they arrived back home after an exhausting trip. I saw Bill early that Sunday morning at a local weekend 3-D THE U.S and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

shoot. They had just returned late the night before yet he was up early to register for the shoot. I walked up to him to welcome him home and to see if he would like to shoot with me that day, what a rare opportunity for me to get to shoot 3-D with Bill Mills, however, he told me that he would love to shoot together some other time, he wasn’t shooting here today, just registering. He hadn't come there to shoot 3-D, he came there to pay his registration fee in his constant effort to support the local clubs. He then got into his car and went home to spend the day with his wife. His pct project was, of course, the children. He and his wife. Norma, began the first JOAD program in the state of Georgia. They held events at various times of the year for the children in their JOAD program and Bill always looked as if he was having as much fun as the children. He and Norma have worked tirelessly to bring target archery to the level of respect that it enjoys today in Georgia. Their Shooting Star JOAD Program has produced many future champions in archcry and they have helped develop many potential elite athletes. They devoted long and thankless hours to the Olympic Archcry Games that were held in the most inconvenient place possible for them to have to travel to. Never a word of complaint, they just did their job and went about the business of archcry. During the Paralympics Bill filled his new truck to the max, both front and back, with the shooters, all of their wheelchairs and other necessary hardware, and carried them back and forth to the archery venue for all of the trips necessary to see that everyone that came there to compete was able to compete. Everyone had a great time and Bill surely had the biggest smile of anyone there. Archers in the state of Georgia will enjoy the rewards of their efforts for many years to come. Bill always seemed so at home when he was taking time to help a child on a particular problem that he or she might be experiencing. And is always seemed as though they never had to ask, he would just be there and he always knew what to say to help. I saw many children begin a practice session in tears and end in smiles. He was even more of a giant in his heart than in his imposing stature. Bill was a giant size man. yet for even his huge size not one of those small children felt anything but love and trust that “Mr. Bill” could make anything all right, he was indeed their friend. Many times he would get to his knee to be on the NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 1997

same level with the tiniest of his friends. He just had such a natural ability to make anyone who knew him feel comfortable. Bill could make the most serious moments lighter, he could make anyone laugh during tense moments of practice or competition, usually with a joke and a wink. He wasn’t above a good practical joke and he had that special quality to be able to laugh at himself. Let there be no misunderstanding, Bill was an extremely focused competitor, dedicated to giving archery the very best he had to offer whenever he picked up his bow. He was always ready to share the knowledge about archery he had picked up through the years with everyone, and he would use that knowledge to help anyone that he thought needed his help. I guess this sounds as though Bill was a saint, a perfect man with no failings, no flaws. Not so, he really was like the rest of us, he made mistakes, errors in judgement. he could lose his temper, and sometimes he was just plain wrong. He would also be the first to say so. he was a smart man as well. If Bill were to read this article about himself, he would blush, lower his head and make a little joke to ease the immense sadness we all feel on this occasion. He never bragged about himself and his enormous accomplishments, he was quiet about the good things he had done. He preferred to reserve his bragging rights for the most effective impact possible, strategic placement of these rights intended to get the best laugh with his close shooting buddies and friends would be the way he would handle that. Bill Mills loved his wife and family and he was devoted to them, he loved archcry, music, airplanes, and he loved the company of good friends. He surrounded himself with all of these. His presence filled whatever room he occupied even when he never said a word, he was truly larger than life itself. He will be with us forever, whenever we pick up a bow we will think of him and we will use the good advice that he gave us when we can. I have spoken with many of Bill’s friends over the course of writing this article and 1 must say that there would not be enough room in this entire magazine to allow all of the people that Bill touched in his life to talk about how they felt about him and that is, perhaps, the best testimony of all Shoot for the gold my friend, sleep well.

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TULSA The S.T.A.R.S. Tournament it coming back to Oklahoma in conjunctior. with the NFAA Tournament. Be at the Tulsa. OK Convention Center over the weekend of March 28. 1998 for one ol the best times and most fun you’ve ever had shooting a bow in competition. S.T.A.R.S. Tournaments are unique in that a shooter of any skill level has the opportunity to finish in the money. In this year's tournaments over half of the money winners were accepting checks for the first time in their lives. No one can guarantee next year's results will be the same. (After all. those shooters are coming back!) but the rules still favor those who shoot well, choose partners well, and well, get lucky. What makes S.T.A.R.S. more fun to watch and play than other tournaments? The targets for one thing. Shooters take aim at 5" white circles at distances ranging from 30 to 50 yards. It’s all hit or miss scoring. Shooters. partners. spectators all know immediately the results of each arrow. Since it’s inside-out scoring, there are no judges with magnifying glasses, no protests over a damaged target. During the money rounds and the speed rounds the target is a 5” balloon. Is it a hit (KAPOW!) or a miss (KAPUT!)? S.T.A.R.S. has proven itself to be a great way for archers to meet one another, share techniques, and spread the enthusiasm we all have for archery.

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The Women’s Archery Organization We began the 1997 ASA Pro-Am Championship Tour in the early spring in Gainesville, Florida with fewer numbers of women shooters than ever before and it appeared as though the future of the women division was in jeopardy. The women knew that they would have to come up with a way to increase participation in their division. They agreed to meet after the first day of competition to discuss ideas that would encourage more women to become involved in archery. There was talk of combining classes, some suggested that lowering the pro entry fee might help encourage ladies to move from amateur to pro division. Still others felt as though this would only deplete an already shrinking class. The ASA Organization had offered a guaranteed purse for the women pro division, yet participation was just not what it should be. Both the amateur and pro divisions seemed to need a boost, something to rekindle the interest the women had enjoyed in the past years. What could we do now to entice more shooters to participate? That was where we were in February', this is how we began. First we placed ourselves and our issues in the spotlight of attention with a monthly newsletter. Let's Talk Archery, with the purpose of featuring women archers, and the people who support them in their efforts to attend and compete in 3-D archery during the tournament year. For the newsletter to be successful, our focus would not only be on the winners, but would also feature articles about women who faithfully participate in competition archcry, regardless of where they place in their division. Continued attention on the women shooters, their local pro shops, the manufacturers who support them, their personal stories about time, effort, energy. and family sacrifice, have brought the women out into the light where they can be appreciated for their contribution to archery. This newsletter was sent each month to all of the women who have registered to shoot 3-D archery at ASA for the last two years. Copies were also sent to supporting businesses, as well as others that have a strong interest in the survival and growth of 3-D archery. We were then ready to take the next step. In June we held our first official meeting 412

of the Women Archery Organization at the ASA Roanoke. Virginia Championship. ASA offered their support and donated a booth to the women during this event and for all of their remaining tournaments in the 1997 season so that we would have a place to meet and organize. Wc initiated the process of laying ground work for generating interest and participation in the women divisions, in addition, elections for officers were held, member registration began, and dues were established. So far 80 women have registered as voting members in our organization. Umbrellas, chairs and bow stands were donated to the women's range, bringing attention to the Women Archery Organization. Using these umbrellas, chairs and bow stands, an advertising opportunity was developed for the 1998 3-D tournament season, for all those interested in participating in our success. Sponsors have already begun to show their encouragement and support. With products that they donated to the women’s organization, we held a raffle generating funds that wc applied to a flighted award system, encouraging and acknowledging the efforts of the women in competition. This system was designed to give recognition to shooters deep into the fields of their divisions. The fruit of our labor was seen on the smiling faces of the women that placed first, second and third in their flights at the awards ceremony on the final day of the ASA World Championship. Our award ceremony was a huge success and we arc pleased to say the ASA will adopt a similar award system in 1998 for all their amateur divisions. We were now ready to take another step forward. In a cooperative effort between the organizations, manufacturers, and the women shooters, we have started a Shooter Development School that will begin this fall. The school has created excitement throughout the archcry community and the course is based on information supplied by the archery organizations, manufacturers that support the sport and women shooters. Wc will learn what some of the manufacturers would like for all shooters to know in regard to their needs, and things we can do as women shooters to promote the sport of archery. We will explore a

positive pro image, discuss shooter responsibility to their sponsors, what the women can expect from potential sponsors, how to develop a effective resume, and how to present ourselves as a representative of our supporters and the sport of archery. Other areas we will address include proper shooting form, stress management, equipment maintenance for women, and some of the fundamentals of yardage estimation. We are developing a rating system for the members of The Womens Archery Organization that will be available to everyone so that anyone may easily recognize shooters efforts and accomplishments. Manufacturers have welcomed this new system with great enthusiasm, they will be able to immediately sec the results that the women have achieved in reaching their goals in the archery community and at the same time the shooters will have a clear vision about where they are as they strive to achieve their own personal goals. Some of the accomplishments we will acknowledge include, letters of recommendation from local pro shops and manufacturers, ongoing shooter education, community activities, school exhibitions, active participation in young people’s activities such as scouting programs, archery equipment seminars, attendance and performance at various archery events. In our continuing effort to reach women in archery everywhere we invite all women who have an interest in the sport of archery to join us. You can reach us by writing to: The Womens Archery Organization 3861 Highgreen Dr. Marietta, GA 30068 e-mail: awbud@aol.com The Womens Archery Organization will work together as a group toward a goal that will provide a future in our sport for all women in archery, even those who have yet to pick up a bow. Ginger Hopwood President The Womens Archery Organization

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Starting Off On The Right Foot Author 's Background: Bernie's past experience and achievements include: 8 state indoor, field and 3-D champion ships. NFAA & NAA Certified Instructor, prostaj] shooter and coach, seminar speaker, and pro shop mi ner He is presently writing articles for several archery magazines. As a bowhunter, he has had 10 animals in the top ! OofSafari Club International Record Book He is president ofRobinhood I idea Productions, the world's largest and most popular producers of instructional archery videos which presently has 28 titles marketed into 30 countries Bernie and his wife. Jan. will be conducting NFAA Shooter Schools and Tatgel Panic Seminars aimed at the intermediate to pro level archers. This Shooting School is now available on video. See ad on page427. For more information, call Bernie or Jan at Robinhood Video. Phone (352)237-7614 or Fax (352)237-8775

Compared to other aspects of the archery shot, proper stance (posture) and foot position sounds elementary and relatively unimportant. In fact, they really have more to do with proper shooting form than we think. We've all been told that there are three basic foot positions: 1) The straight or square stance (see Fig. 1) which is to stand toeing a straight line to the target. 2) open stance (sec Fig. 2) which requires the front foot back somewhat and the body is turned slightly toward the target, and 3) the closed stance (sec Fig. 3) which is when

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your back foot is behind slightly and your body is partially turned away from the target. There is also a fourth position, especially popular with 3-D archers, with the feet together (sec Fig. 4). Unfortunately, most archers just step up to the shooting line or stake, without paying any attention to exactly where (or why) their feet are from shot to shot. This mistake will ultimately cost them points. Foot Position In the NFAA Shooter's School that I teach, I do a demonstration to show how important stance (posture) and foot position really are. Four or five student volunteers get their bows and stand at the 20 yard line like they are going to shoot at the targets. I have them gel ready to come to full draw. and then turn their heads and look behind them at me. (This disorients them.) Then, I tell them to close their eyes and turn their heads back around toward the target and draw to anchor with their eyes closed. Once they are at full draw, they are told to open their eyes, memorize where their bow is aimed, and then let down, without releasing the arrow. The results are frequently very interesting! Most shooters arc off to the left or right anywhere from 12 inches to 12 feet. What this proves is that people have a predetermined idea of where their feet should be planted without regard to which way is the most comfortable and easiest to duplicate for their bodies. Most people think they should be toeing a line that is pointed straight at the target. That is usually not the case. Our body should dictate where our feel should be. We should not plant our feet arbitrarily, draw the bow and then muscle the bow over to the aim point.

If you stand on the line or by the stake and look at the target, you will draw towards the target, without being aware of the torque you may have added to your form. By drawing with your eyes closed, however. your mind gets tricked into drawing the way your body wants you to aim, because that's the way that's most natural for your particular shooting form. An example is, if you are a right-handed archer standing on a direct line to the target (straight stance). After drawing with your eyes closed, when you open your eyes, your sight is aimed 3 feet to the right. This means that if you had drawn with your eyes open, you would be unconsciously twisting your body around unnaturally to gel your sight pointing toward your aiming point. This builds in pre-loaded torque that will cause unwanted tension and therefore movement that can make aiming more difficult. It can be responsible for over-holding, which violates your physical comfort zone (usually 6 to 8 seconds), causing an unsteady sight picture. It can also cause some unexplained lefts and rights. In this example you should open your stance slightly, which will bring your alignment around to where your sight is pointed toward the target naturally. You will be able to get into the center with your sight much quicker and with less effort, enabling you to aim longer and to release the arrow when the sight is at its steadiest. Whichever way your bones are already lined up and your natural body position wants you to point the bow is the most “idiot proof way for you to aim. You shouldn’t have to swivel or “corkscrew" yourself around or recruit any muscles to get your sight lined up on the target because of a preconceived but misaligned foot position.

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Once you have your draw length adjusted properly and you arc holding with a low-locked and relaxed bow shoulder and back tension, the last thing you should do is take note of your stance. Come to full draw and anchor with your eyes closed. Don't pre-aim or look at the target before you draw, as this causes your body to subconsciously point the bow toward where you arc looking and thereby artificially maneuvering the physical form as you draw, to fit where you pre-aimed. (It is not natural or relaxed, in most cases.) Then, without shooting the bow, open your eyes to see where the sight is in relation to where it should be. Swivel your body by moving your feel until you arc lined up with your target. Let down. Without changing foot position, again draw to anchor with your eyes closed to see if you arc lined up any better. Continue to do this until the target is within a few inches of your aim point when you open your eyes. (High or low doesn’t matter . . . pay attention only to left and right.) This should establish what fool position you should be using on every shot. Practice in this exact position by putting tape on the floor, or some reference on the ground so you repeat it each time after you pull your arrows. Stance Most shooters assume or posture that is too rigid, preconceived, totally artificial, and that eventually breaks down like a "high wrist grip” does during the competition. Your body should be erect but relaxed. Don’t stand “at attention". If you do, here is an example of what can happen. When you first start shooting at a tournament, you’ll be standing up straight and stretched to your tallest for the first 20 to 30 shots, and as the day goes by, if you aren’t paying attention to your posture, or as you begin to tire, you will automatically start to slump or relax, as your body slowly assumes your natural "at ease" position. This is one of the reasons that some shooters have severe differences in their scores between practice and tournaments, or between the first half and second half of a tournament. When you arc “psyched up” for a tournament, adrenaline is coursing through your bloodstream that gives you energy to “stand up tall”. Then, as you relax, and you aren’t as nervous or revved up, the adrenaline starts leaving your system and you start to relax and you slump a little. When you are at home practicing, there is little or no

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adrenaline to effect your form. I recommend that you start out, on the very first shot, to stand the way you will be standing on the last arrow .. . erect but at ease! This should also be utilized in your practice sessions. Then, when you do go to a tournament, your “tournament form" should be identical to your “practice form." Your shoulders should be directly over your hips which should be directly over your feet. Do not twist your upper body or lean back (usually a sign that your draw is too long). Your weight should be distributed evenly on both feet.

Kirk Ethridge s great form

A common mistake I see 3-D shooters make is shooting with their ankles together. Feet should be about shoulder width apart. This gives you a much wider and more solid foundation, which is important if you want to hold steady. Archers that tshoot with their feet together are forced to lean back to get their balance because their bow arm is extended and holding up 5 to 10 pounds. Therefore, they must lean back to counterbalance the bow’s mass weight. Leaning back will also cause too long of a draw, which will contribute to the inability to hold steady, because the bow arm is fully extended, the deltoid muscle is engaged. which is at the artificially created pivot point that is responsible for "pointing" the bow and holding the sight steady. Holding steady is impossible now because the bow arm is tense which causes movement! You see, everything is tied together. One thing causes another to happen. If your

“shooting platform" is not in alignment or not relaxed, why would you expect the shot to happen naturally, or your body to repeal it over and over again . . . naturally? You see, for those true athletes and professional archers out there that practice 2 to 4 hours a day, 5 to 7 days a week, any form works well, if practiced to the “Olympic level”. After all. excellent archery doesn’t dictate that you do it the right way ... it only dictates that you do it the same way every shot! Having said that, how many true professional athletes do we really have, with practice regimens like the Korean Olympic team! No matter what form they use, they practice so much it always happens the same each shot. That's why when most people try to copy a great shooter with unorthodox (or not relaxed) form, they fail! They don’t or can’t put in that much effort. That’s why for most people who have real jobs. I teach “idiot proof’ archery in the Shooter's School, which is naturally repeatable. My entire coaching philosophy is adapted for the “nonprofessional" archer to shoot “professional scores" . . . sort of 'Better Archery Through Idiot Proof Execution’. Work smart . . . not hard! See you in school!

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NFAA Shooter’s School Reaches New Levels!!! We now certify Instructors for 1998

As of this issue, the NFAA Mobile Shooter's School has completed its second year and again was met by overwhelming popularity. It is without a doubt the most popular and advanced school in the world for compound shooters. Attendance in the 19 schools was approximately 300, a 20% increase over last year. Over 1 /2 of the students were state, sectional, or national champions in 3-D and/or target archery and all gave the school rave reviews. Archers at this level arc hard to impress or to improve on their shooting. If a tough, advanced to professional shooter gives you high marks, then the intermediate to semi-advanced archers are absolutely overwhelmed by the knowledge they get and the improvements they make. Word of mouth is spreading the news about this school like wildfire. In 1997. there were 54 shops and clubs vying for 19 available weekends. Attempts will be made to have up to 25 weekends available for 1998. The Certified Instructor program will again be an option in the school for an additional S25 per student. On a trial basis, the school certified over 94 instructors in 1997 in only 8 available dates. Reservations are now being taken for 1998 dates, which include inquiries from England. South Africa. Canada, and Hawaii. not to mention the rest of the United States.

Ted B alkcr "had a ball” but finally "learned what back tension was " at rhe April. Maple Shade, S'J School

Bernie shows 3-D star Randy Chappell the secret of the low-locked and relaxed shoulder

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Interested clubs or shops should call or write to thefollowing address and phone number as soon as possible. Available spots will fill quickly. Robinhood Video Productions 2525 S.W. 96th Ln. Ocala. FL 34476 Phone 352-237-7614 Fax 352-237-8775

The School logo is available to all students on golf shirts, T-shirts or patches. The format of the school is as follows: • Friday afternoon or evening — students should be available for about an hour for video taping. • Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. • Curriculum is for intermediate to professional level. • Minimum 15. maximum 25 students. • $200 per student. NFAA members get one free Robinhood video of their choice. • 10% goes to the host shop or club. • For an additional S25. NFAA members can become a Certified Instructor (optional) The in-depth curriculum includes over 200 topics including practice regimen, equipment setup, arrow speed, tuning, holding steady, mental and physical aiming, back tension, professional form and the shot sequence, shot execution, tournament pressure, and judging yardage Problem solving and question and answer sessions cover punching the trigger, snap-shooting, flinching. freezing and al) forms of Target Panic. Also bow torque, comfort levels, personality profiles, and dealing with control, risk taking and analytical types, and much, much more. Each student receives a video to take home of himself or herself shooting before the school, and afterwards with Benue coaching him/her. 100% of the students said they would recommend the school to their best friends. When asked to rate if Poor. Fair, Good, Very Good, or Excellent. 65% rated it Excellent. 30% rated it Very Good, and the remaining 5% rated it Good. And, with 1/3 being state champion level or above, that's quite an accomplishment. There also were over 2 dozen people who had attended other schools. They rated NFAA’s Shooter's School up to 10 times better. Depth of information and comprehensive curriculum were the key! This school is also available on 6 videos, 7 hours long. See ad on page 427. Over 5,000 copies of these overwhelmingly popular videos have been sold. Each student attending gets a S50 discount off the series. If a student has already purchased the set and then attends the school, he receives a S50 discount on the price of the school. Here are just a few of the success stories that are a direct result of the Shooter’s School. • Randy Chappell recently attended the Shooter’s School at K&L Archery in Smyrna, DE. Randy is one of the top 3-D archers in the world with 16 personal and 5 team wins to his credit including NFAA 3-D National. IBO World and National Champ, and ASA Shooter of the Year. He also set a new world record with a perfect 400 score at the first leg of the 1995 IBO Triple Crown. Randy writes, “Bernie and Jan have demonstrated the kind of desire that it takes to convey a vast amount of information to all the students. Application of this information is also explained in detail so all one has to do is apply the steps described in the classroom. There is a tremendous amount of video tapes, hand

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3 pictures above, middle below. From Norm Mallonee's west coast Bow Back, San Pablo, CA (above); to Don Dyer’s Midwest Arrow, Indianola, IA (middle); to Jim Fleming's east coast Maple Shade Indoor Archery, Maple Shack, NJ (below),,. word of mouth “spread through pro shops and packed most NFAA Schools all year! "

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out literature and on-hand workshop material available. Bernie's in-depth review of each student will aid anyone interested in becoming more proficient in archery. His humor and delightful delivery will assure anyone attending of a fun and informative learning session. On a personal level, I learned that proper shoulder placement and alignment is imperative to proper shot execution. Bernie found a flaw in my setup and alignment using video cameras and mirrors. I was able to understand more clearly where some of my errant shots could be coming from. Bcmie explained in detail why I was doing these things and the changes needed to correct them. After making these changes, the results were dramatic and improvement was immediate. I'm now holding at least twice as steady along with a much stronger back tension release position. Thanks. Bernie, you’ve hit the bullseye with your school." • Ron Herbert of Lakeport. Ml attended the school held at JR Custom Archery in Ypsilanti. MI in September. He watched the tapes less then 5 months before and improved from 270 indoor scores to 300 with 56 X's. He went on to win the Michigan State Hunter and Field outdoor competition in the summer of 1997. Even after all that, he still wanted to come to the school to get the "hands-on" help and to improve even more. He later said, “you can’t get this from the videos." He was shown a better method for holding steady and how to get into his back muscles better at full draw. Watch out for Ron.. he’s really determined! • Jamie Martin, a 23 year old recent graduate of the Maple Shade. NJ school, finished 2nd in the Championship Flight in the prestigious Atlantic City Archery Classic. The amazing thing was that this was Jamie’s first indoor tournament, ever... just one week after the Shooter’s School. If it hadn’t have been for the last 5 arrows, he would have won it all! He didn't expect to get that far and the pressure on the last end was just too much. ■ Glenn Campbell, a Mathews Staff Shooter, reports his scores have risen steadily since the school he attended in 1996 and allowed him to place 4th in his class (championship flight) at the ever popular Las Vegas Indoor tournament. Recently he took 3 firsts and 1 second in numerous Michigan tournaments, one set a record. He also attended the Ypsilanti school this year to “tunc up his form" even more. So. if you want to have a school in your town, go to your local pro shop or club and get them involved now! Call for dates and additional information.

Instructor's Background: Bernie Pellerite s past experience and achievements include: 8 slate indoor. field and 3-D championships. NFAA & NAA Certified Instructor. pro-staff shooter and coach, seminar speaker, and pro shop owner. He is presently writing articles for several archery magazines. As a bowhunter, he has had 10 animals in the top 10 ofSafari Club International Record Book. He is president ofRobinhood Video Productions, the worlds largest and most popularproducers ofinstructional archery videos, which presently has 28 titles marketed into 30 countries. Bernie and his wife. Jan. will be conducting NFAA Shooter Schools and Target Panic Seminars aimed at the intermediate to pro level archers. This Shooting School is now available on video. See ad on page 427. For more information, call Bernie or Jan at Robinhood Videos, Phone (352)237-7614 or Fax (352)237-8775. 417

Professional Archery Technique By Kirk Ethridge Following are excerpts from Chapter 4... Shooting Process

Now that you have the basic static form down, it is time to draw the bow. Position you hand in the grip, and grasp the string in your preferred manner. As you come to full draw, your left arm should be slightly bent. You should form a straight line from your target, along your arrow, and continue to your bow-drawing elbow with as few curves as possible. When you are at full draw, the effort required to keep the bow at full draw should be concentrated between your shoulder blades. (The proper muscles, rhomboids, can be felt by moving the string arm along a horizontal plane while at full draw. They can also be felt by squeezing your shoulder blades together.)

Releasing the string The next part of the shooting process on which you should concentrate is the release of the bow string. The release process should be practiced without sights on your bow, and at a very close distance from the target. A good release technique is not learned overnight and will continue. hopefully, to improve as you gain experience. Fingers The finger release process should be viewed as more of a relaxation than of a "letting go" of the string. When you are at full draw and arc preparing to release the string, relaxation is the key. The hand should be relaxed to allow the string to slip from the fingers. You do not remove your fingers from the string, but allow the string to slip off of your fingers. The effort required to effect a release should come from the bow, not you. An enlightening discussion of this is found in Zen and the Art of Archery (available from U.S. and International Archer). Here, the release process is compared with snow sliding off a leaf. NO effort is required; it just happens. As the string slips from the fingers, the releasing hand should be pulled rearward by back tension. Becoming proficient in this release method, or any other forthat matter, 418

requires many hours of practice. Be patient and strive for perfection.

The release aid Release aids offer the modem archer an accuracy potential that is not obtainable by the more traditional finger release method. Also, a release aid can be an effective alternative for those archers who have trouble mastering the finger release process. There arc many styles of releases available today, categorized into two major groups. These are the Stanislawski and Carter “Solution" type and the mechanical trigger-type releases. The Stan release consists of two major working parts, the head and the cam. The Carter “Solution" release also has a safety to prevent misfires. The head contains the rope and a pivoting, hardened metal hook. These parts are held in place by a pin. (This same pin connects the pivoting metal case to the release handle.) The release is used by holding the outside edge of the mechanism at an angle toward the target. The rope is looped around the string and attached to the hook mechanism. The base of the hook is moved behind the cam to load the release. The pressure of the bow is concentrated on the index finger as the bow is pulled to full draw. The release is actuated by turning or squeezing the handle of the release away from the target. As the hook slips over the cam, the hook rotates, allowing the rope to slide free. This in turn releases the bow string. This process is actually simpler than it sounds; this release is a very simple but accurate mechanism. The other type of releases are the mechanical trigger-type mechanisms. These releases vary widely in mechanism but have one basic similarity, a trigger. One of the best trigger release lines now being made is offered by Carter Enterprises. They sell models that can be shot with thumb, third finger, or little finger. What makes these releases special is that there is a separate adjustment for travel and tension. These releases can be set so that no travel

exists, and fired at tension ranges from hair trigger to quite stiff (as I prefer). Trigger type releases can be actuated by several methods. First, the trigger can be squeezed in a slow deliberate manner while your sight is on target. The releases may be also fired with a modified Stanislawski technique. This is done by placing the finger or thumb on the trigger and turning the release like a “Stan” until the release is fired. A third popular version is to place the releasing digit on the trigger and imagine you are pulling through a clicker until the release fires. All of these methods have been used with success. 1 feel that the major advantage achieved with a release aid is getting a surprise release. Using a release properly removes the release act from the conscious mind, and transfers it to the subconscious. In other words, your focus will not be on releasing or shooting, but on squeezing or turning. To practice the “aided" release process, proceed as with the finger style and do not use sights in the beginning. Set your release so that a good amount of tension is required to effect a release. Pull your bow to full draw and concentrate the tension required to keep the bow at full draw in your back. Now, begin to squeeze the trigger (or tum the handle ifyou are using the Stanislawski type release). The actual firing of the release should surprise you. so that your release hand flies back. One of my friends described the feeling as like the rope had been cut unexpectedly. This "surprise” is exactly what you are looking for. Anything less than this promotes flinching, which in tum promotes inaccurate shooting. THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

Aiming Your bow weight should be such that you are very relaxed when in the full draw position. By being relaxed in this position, you will be able to aim the bow effectively. You should allow the bow to be aimed, rather than forcing your sight on the target. If you arc a traditional shooter with no formal sights, you must still be able to relax in order to shoot accurately. The more comfortable you are at full draw, the more effective the rest of the shot process will be. You will be most efficient by beginning the aiming process at the same time you start to draw your bow. Point your bow so that your sight will be just above the center of your intended target as you hit full draw. Inhale deeply as you raise the bow, and exhale as you draw. When you are at full draw, your lungs should be empty. (Russian researchers found that complete exhalation is easier to reproduce than partial exhalation.) Drop your sight into the center of your target and maintain the form techniques mentioned previously. Relax, and allow the sight to be still. If you are using a peep sight, one more thing is important. You can induce errors by varying your eye position relative to the peep. It is of utmost importance to keep your sight centered in the middle of the peep. If your sight is high, low. left or right in your peep, a miss can occur, even with motionless aiming. I focus my aiming eye on the scope, making sure that my scope stays perfectly centered in the peep at all times. The target becomes slightly blurry and is seen in secondary vision. I then allow the sight to settle into the target. By making sure my scope is dead center in the peep, I eliminate those surprise misses that can occur with a dead still aim. Developing a good aiming process requires a lot of practice and persistence. Practice every chance you get. I sometimes practice aiming at a small dot placed on my living room wall. This type of practice is easily done anytime you have a few spare minutes. Realize that the better you aim, the better your accuracy will be. Don't expect your arrow to score a bullseye when you do not aim well enough to hold your sighton it. With plenty of practice, you will be surprised at how well you can learn to aim.

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If you find it impossible to perfect a relatively motionless aim, it may be that your bow limbs are out of balance. This means that one of the limbs is “weaker" than the other, i.c., is less elastic. Imbalanced limbs are rare these days, but should be considered in recalcitrant cases. To check the limb balance, use a framing square to measure from the center of the limb bolt to the wheel axle. Note the distance to the axle on both limbs. Now pull the string to full draw and have someone measure the dimensions again. Subtract the pre-draw measurements from those at full draw. If there is a significant discrepancy. you may have found your problem. Unfortunately, the solution is to buy a new set of limbs. On the other hand, a new set of limbs is significantly less expensive than a new bow.

Follow-through What do you do after the bow is shot? This split second after the arrow is released is a critical period in the shot process. You may have aimed “dead still”, achieved a perfect release, and still missed your mark. This could possibly be a result of a faulty follow-through. The follow-through can best be described as the reaction to the shot in the split second between the release of the string and when the arrow hits the target. The bow arm The bow arm is the most critical link in the follow-through chain. Most archers will allow their bow ami to explode wildly in some direction or other, rather than directly toward the target. This type of uncontrolled action has the lowest potential for accuracy. The problem with this is that the “explosion" begins just as the string is released. In other words, the bow may be moving before the arrow leaves the string. This can result in unexplained "flyer” shots that miss the mark. The most forgiving follow-through can only occur with the use of bent elbow form technique described earlier. I view the "perfect" follow-through this way: as 1 aim and the release fires, 1 want my bow arm to be in exactly the same position when the arrow hits the target as it was when the best aiming occurred. To put it another way, I want my bow ami to be perfectly still until the arrow hits the target. The only movement you should get out of the bow ami is a slight forward motion

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as the recoil of the bow tries to pull the bow to a straight position. Most people find this difficult when first attempted. This is because of a sudden loss of tension when the release occurs. You must force your bow ami to be still. After a small amount of practice, you will find that it is just as easy to hold your arm still as it was to let it fly wildly in some odd direction. This type of bow arm follow-through is the most forgiving, and therefore is more accurate than any other type of post-shot Continued al top ofpage 420

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reaction. When you work on your follow-through, you will sometimes have the pleasant surprise of seeing your arrow hit the target through your scope. When this occurs, you have achieved the perfect follow-through!

The release hand The string releasing hand is less critical than the bow arm but still deserves some attention. As the release occurs, the releasing hand should move in a rearward motion in a straight line directly away from the target. With the finger shooter, this type of follow-through will help to prevent string "plucking" which can cause wild shots just

as well as bow arm movement. For the release and finger shooter alike, the backward motion of the hand serves as to detect back tension. If your releasing hand docs not move rearward, you cither anticipated the release or your back tension was sloppy. The perfect follow-through will save more points and allow you to score more good hits than any other part of the shooting form. This aspect of the archer’s art should be practiced with every shot. You should strive for perfection in this and all things. Many archers seem to firmly believe that form is an individual thing. They feel that a form should be developed to suit their

own taste. I firmly believe that a major factor in one archer being able to consistently reproduce scores higher than another is proper shooting form. Go to a major tournament and watch the archers on the number-one target. 1 believe that you will see a marked similarity in shooting form. I’m not suggesting that you mimic the form of the best local archer, but that duplicating the form of the best shooters in the country will not hurt. (Could the reason that our Olympic archers do not dominate world competition any longer be that much individualism is preached? I have read that the Asian teams all shoot with identical form. Maybe this is why they are doing so well.) *

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Winter in Guatemala By Ed Marten I want to take this opportunity to thank the Archers of Guatemala for the kindness and hospitality they accorded to me. Starting in December of 1996, I was assigned a consulting engagement in Guatemala City. There are several fancy names for what I do, but the reality is. I’m a computer programmer. The Project was for Shell Guatemala S.A. As I prepared for the trip I was concerned about archery practice for two reasons. The first being the most important, my personal enjoyment. The second, practice for upcoming events. I had set my schedule to return to the USA to attend Vegas, the NAA Indoor Nationals, the NFAA Indoor Nationals, and the Atlantic City Archery Classic. Because of scheduling, I had given up the Arizona Cup and the California Cup. 1 have a Central American connection, not in Guatemala, but Costa Rica. Linda (my wife) and I have attended a tournament there for the past six years. We had just

returned from that event when 1 received word of the assignment at Shell. The Costa Rica Cup draws archers from several Central American countries including Guatemala. I had met several archers from Guatemala, but only knew two of them very well. One archer spoke little English, and the other had quit shooting in the last year. 1 found out that Linda had become acquainted with several Guatemalan archers, one of which was Dr. Freddy Hermes. Freddy would play a key roll in a winter of archery fun in Guatemala. The first challenge was to make contact. I called my good friend, Juan Wedel in San Jose, Costa Rica and told him of my plans to go to Guatemala. He immediately called Freddy and started the ball rolling to arrange for shooting in Guatemala. Juan called back and everything was set. On December 2, I strapped on CO flight 721 Houston to Guatemala City. It would be a regular part of my life for the next six months along with CO 722, the return flight.

After getting settled into the new engagement, new surroundings, and some cultural adjustments. I called Freddy. I found out that he and Linda had been in contact by E-mail. So he had all the details on where I was staying and so forth. We set up a time to meet for dinner. Freddy came to the hotel to meet me and we went to a Tine Italian restaurant. During our dinner conversation Freddy gave me a membership to the Club de Caza. Tiro y Pcsca. This club of hunting, fishing and shooting, included archery, and Freddy is the President. Freddy and his family were coming to the USA the next day so he would not be there on the weekend for my first venture to the archery club. 1 arranged my transportation with the people that Shell insisted that we use. My driver was Marco. We got well acquainted over the next six months as he drove me to and from the archery club once and sometimes twice a week. Freddy would usually take me on Saturdays. Continued on next page

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The Club de Caza, Tiro y Presca is an interesting place, and a good sized facility. It has several pistol ranges, a trap range, a skeet range, high powered rifle range that also doubled as the archcry FITA range (fortunately not at the same time), and air gun ranges. The club has a large bar and restaurant, a pool, and party facilities for members. There were many children's birthday parties while I was there. The main archery facility is a range that I always referred to as indoor/outdoor. It provides 20 shooting positions at 18 or 25 meters. The area where the targets arc located is covered. The shooting area from the 18-mcter line back for 15 meters is covered, and the walkways on either side are covered. The center part is open and covered with grass underfoot while the overhead area is covered with a thin wire mesh. This allows natural light for daytime shooting, but does an amazing job of

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keeping the wind from afl’ccting shooting conditions. For nighttime the range has a fine lighting system which provides very good light for shooting. Next to this facility is an area four targets wide that can be shot at distances up to 50 meters. They have a locked storage area for equipment as well as storage lockers. There is a bow press, arrow cut off tool, string jig, and bow vises, al) of which make it convenient to work on equipment. The staff at the club puts up new target faces, and cleans and straightens up the area daily. It was an honor for me to have access to such a fine facility. Except the FITA range, which had Io be scheduled with the high powered rifle shooters, the club is always available for archcry shooting. It is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. It is closed on certain religious and national holidays. Their schedule of formal competition was set up to take place Tuesday nights and Saturday mornings. On the first and fourth Saturdays of the month the schedule provided for shooting for children. This is a closely supervised operation by adult club members. The rest of the range is open for practice shooting during that time. On the second Saturday of the month they shoot a half FITA, 18 arrows at each of four distances 90. 70, 50 and 30 meters for men and 70, 60, 50 and 30 for women. On the third Saturday they shoot 3-D at a park in the mountains outside Guatemala City called Finca Florcncia. On the first Tuesday they shoot 90 and 70 meters of the FITA round. On the second and fourth Tuesday an 18 meter indoor FITA round. On the third Tuesday 50 and 30 meters of the FITA round.

Because of my schedule I was only able to go Tuesday night a couple of times. It was coincidence that the gentleman that I knew, who had quit shooting, was at the club on the same night I was. We had a great visit. During my six months in Guatemala I shot almost every Saturday and Sunday. I even enjoyed the 3-D shoots, and that’s a real stretch for me as I don’t do unknown distances well at all. The 3-D tournaments arc held in Finca Florcncia outside Guatemala City. The first 3-D I attended was accompanied by a catered sit down lunch. A little more sophisticated than most tournaments in the U.S.A. The last 3-D I could attend was in a flat grassy area at a golf and country club. They broke out 14 brand new McKenzie targets for that event. Afterwards wc dined at the country club restaurant. 1 owe a great debit of gratitude to Freddy Hermes. Freddy would pick me up Saturday mornings and take me either to the Club to shoot targets or to the 3-D events. Also. thank you, to Freddy's son Christian, who at 13 years of age speaks perfect English. When I would get into a communication problem, Christian would help me out. My new-found friend Rene is a gentleman who loves the bow and arrow. With this one single thread wc became good friends. We shot arrows together, ate lunch and dinner together, on several occasions. He knew everyone at the Club, introducing me to a dozen or more people 1 would have never met otherwise. He speaks hardly any English and I speak little Spanish, but through a love for archcry we were able to communicate and became friends. 1 think that’s pretty special. Along with all this fun, I also missed a cold and snowy Colorado winter. My winter was spent where the temperature rarely dipped below 65 degrees or exceeded 80 degrees, and it rained twice in the six months I was there. I suppose the down side is there are seven volcanos in the neighborhood, with the occasional earthquake. I look forward to seeing my Guatemalan friends in November al the Costa Rica Cup and again in January al the Guatemala Open. *

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Update on IndyShootOut January 9-11, 1998 The IndyShootout and Hunting Expo, scheduled for January 9-11. 1998 is gaining momentum. Tournament archers and bowhunters from across the U.S. and other countries arc signing up to shoot at this new indoor tournament. I spoke with Bob Stevens. Office Manager of the Indy event and asked the following questions. Can you explain the event simply? I'll try. but it’s not easy. The IndyShootout is really the first of its kind and encompasses many popular styles of indoor shooting. There will be an 18 meter shoot, in the "Vegas" tradition of ample paybacks in the Championship and Open Divisions. This portion of the Shootout will utilize the widely familiar rules, categories and awards system pioneered by those folks in Vegas. Indoor archers not interested in shooting for cash awards can shoot the 18 meter competition for trophies in the Trophy Division — much like any standard NFAA indoor shoot. There is a JOAD Division following NAA-FITA rules. The Championship. Open and Trophy Divisions require three days to shoot. The JOAD or Youths will shoot on Friday and Saturday. Also planned is an I BO sanctioned indoor 3D shoot — a World Qualifier. This will be a 40 target 3D match which can be shot by Pros, Semi-Pros or Bowhunters. The 3D shoot is shot in one session lasting about 3 hours. The Pro and Semi-Pro divisions of the 3D will have generous paybacks while awards for the Bowhunter division will be trophies. Pros and Semi-Pros must be I BO members to compete in this shoot. If that's not enough shooting, there is the Indy Bowhunter Pop-Out shoot. A new and exciting event designed to challenge the average bowhunter. When the shooters are ready with an arrow nocked, a 3D target will appear in their shooting lane — unknown distance, of course. The contestants will have between 3 to 5 seconds to estimate distance. draw, anchor, sight (if using sights) and release before the target disappears. There are only two divisions in this competition, sights and no sights and all age groups and men and women compete. Simple rules and small entry fees should have this shoot filling up fast. So. there arc basically three competitions and then other ways to shoot for fun. Yes. Do 1 understand that an archer can shoot the 18 meter or 3Ds for trophies only, and not have to shoot for cash prizes? Yes. that is correct. Anyone wanting to shoot for the fun of it and have a chance at 424

some really neat trophies can shoot right along side the champion and open division shooters in the 18 meter and/or the Pros and Semi-Pros in the 3D. As for the Indy Pop-Outs, it's all for cash prizes, but the entry fee is low, only S45.00. What arc the entry fees? In the 18 meter championship division it is SI60.00. the open division is SI25.00. the trophy division isS40.00and JOAD isS35.OO. In the 3D event Pros will pay S240.00. SemiPros SI20.00 and bowhunters S40.00. As mentioned above, the Indy Pop-Out fee is S45.00 for everyone. Is there any way someone can shoot for fun only? You bet. For those not wanting to compete. or for those only shooting just one or two of the other events, there will be some of the popular video shooting systems available to sharpen their skills or just have fun. After the day's competition is finished, there will be an opportunity for the curious to try out the 3D's and/or the Indy Pop-Outs on a shoot-for-fun basis. These attractions will be open to competitors or the general public attending the IndyShootout at a small charge. Will there be an admission charge for the general public? Yes. the admission for everyone except those registered to shoot and the exhibitors will be S5.00. What are the top cash prizes? It’s hard to say exactly what the highest prize will be. there is a variable. The highest guaranteed prize in the 18 Meter Championship is S2.500.00. The 3D Pro division could top that if enough shooters sign up. The 3D paybacks arc directly related to the number of entrants in each class. Can an archer shoot in more than one competition? Sure they can. or maybe I should say yes, it’s possible, if they have the stamina. For instance, a shooter could shoot round one of the 18 meter Friday morning, then the PopOuts that afternoon. On Saturday he or she could start with the 3D’s in the a m. and then shoot their second 18 meter round that afternoon. On Sunday they would finish up with the last round of the 18 meter. We all know the main shooting classes will be available. Do you have a class for traditional and youth archers? Yes. The Indy Bowhunter Pop-Outs will be a winner among the traditionalist because the targets will only be in view for 3-5 seconds. Also, traditionalist can shoot in the 3D "Traditional Longbow" or“Rccurve Unaided"

class. As for youths, in the 18 meter, there arc the regular Cadet. Junior and Intermediate classes. And in the 3D there arc Youth and Cub classes. What 3D pop-ups will be used and how can an archer prepare for that event? We are using our own design of moveable targets and call them (he Indy Bowhunter PopOuts instead of pop-ups. because that's what they do. POP-OUT! As for preparing for them. we suggest sharpening distance judging skills. target rccognition/acquisition. and sure but quick arrow releases. We also recommend the competitors bring plenty of arrows for this event. There will be backstops and netting to catch the stray arrows, but there's not much we can do about the concrete floors. How many shooters can participate in the different events? There is room for approximately 1.500 18 meter shooters. 1.200 3D participants and we can accommodate 1,000 in the Indy Bowhunter Pop-Outs. Aside from manufacturer's displays, what other exhibits arc planned? There will be wildlife and trophy displays. guides and outfitters, archery retailers and archcry/bowhunting organizations. What interactive video shoots will be featured? I wish 1 could answer that at this point. We are talking to more than one and by event time we hope to have multiple systems represented Will you lune some hunting or shooting seminars? No we don't have any plans for any. but we may have something put together by shoot time. What arc your plans for the future? To make the Indy Shootout & Hunting Expo a regular feature of the archery shooting circuit. Next year we are planning to include the 95,000 square foot RCA Dome That stadium, along with its grandstands, will allow even more room for larger spectator oriented shooting events. How can someone interested in shooting get information and entry forms? Anyone interested in competing may call 800-672-9022 for a Shooter’s Booklet and entry forms or go on-line at www.indyshoolout.com. Can companies interested in exhibiting get information by calling that number or by visiting the website? Yes, they can. CATCH THE FEVER SEE YOU IN INDIANAPOLIS JANUARY 9-11 *

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Easton Announcements The Greatest News in Archery — Easton Select Archers Club

Salt Lake City. Utah. October 1997 — Easton Technical Products. the world's leading manufacturer of arrow shafts and components, invites you to become a Charter Member of the Easton Select Archers Club Easton Select is a club dedicated to furthering the promotion and protection of archery and bowhunting. And help both archers and bowhunters alike enjoy the sport even more. Your ID Card and personal membership ID number are your passport to receive the incredible benefits and privileges of the Select Club. • Association ss ith Easton's Best. You immediately become a member ofa select group of archers and bowhunters who care about the sport. • Substantial Discounts. Youarc entitled tospecial member discounts on Easton Outfitters custom merchandise, like hats, knives. backpacks, shirts and more. • Easton Pride. You will be easily recognized as a Select Club Member with your membership patch, window decal and Easton Select hat * Become part of Easton's Equipment Testing Team. You could be testing and keeping Easton's latest equipment before your friends even know it exists. • Inside Information. You will receive FREE issues of Easton InSighl with archcry tips from top archers and bowhunters, how-to information, and early information on new Easton products. • Support Archcry and Wilderness. A portion of all membership fees goes to the “Save Our Heritage" fund. Also, as a member you will eligible to go on exclusive bowhunting trips with hunting greats like Phil Phillips. Jim Dougherty and many others. “I'm already looking forward to the chance to hunt with some of the Easton Select members. I think the type of people that'rc joining arc the type that you'd want to have next to you on a hunt. The ones that respect the outdoors . . . the ones out to have a good, clean, enjoyable hunt." said Jim Dougherty. For more information, or to join The Easton Select Archers Club now. you may call 1-800-421-2689. Or write Easton Select. 5040 W. Harold Gatty Dr.. Dept USA. Salt Lake City, UT 84116.

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All in all, 26 archers took part in this event, there were 25 reported lost/ damaged arrows, not had for the first tournament of its kind here, but that did not dampen the enthusiasm for more. There were nine spectators, family members of the participants, a couple of them wanted to take up the sport and it was quite encouraging. The next 3-D match is on December 21 this year and we hope to double the participation numbers. The group left the Marina at 4:45 p.m. on the coach. We invited the Macau Team to a seafood dinner at Sai Kung (a fishing village nearby). the Portuguese wines were uncorked. A fine way Io finish a historical and memorable day. A special thankyou to Rick and Fiona Saunders of AUST STYLE 3-D Targets for getting the targets here on time. Paul Grainger (General Manager) and Chris West (Marina Manager) of the Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club for their support of this sport, volunteers Adi Lau and AbsalonTsoi for coordinating the registration. Simon Lau(HKFAA Hon. V.Prcsident) and Andy Poon (HKFAA Hon. V.Presidcnt) for sponsoring the HKFAA and making all this possible.

The Hong Kong Field Archery Association Nation Member of the IFAA • Founded : 28 Sep 1996 Hon. V. President, Simon Lau; Hon. V. President, Andy Poon; Chairman, Tsang Chiu Kee; V. Chairman. Terry Lau; Secretary General, Casam Li; Treasurer. Freeman Tam. Address: 16A Swiss Towers. 113 Tai Hang Road, Jardine's Lookout. Hong Kong. Phone (852) 9488-0378. Fax (852) 2881-8602. E-mail: sectwood@netvigator.com

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The Zenith Archery Panic Breaker Release

The causes of target panic with a release are many and the methods to try to overcome it have met with mixed results. A new system developed by Zenith Archery Products (ZAP) uses its Comfort Release with two specially designed cams (half moons), in a three step program aimed at learning release control. Much of the panic problem with releases begins when archers first start using a release. Usually they select the wrong type of release to leam on, a mechanical trigger, and then compound the problem by not seeking help from a coach or another experienced archer. The result is an archer who becomes a '‘puncher" which leads to flinching and double clutching on those tension filled important shots. This program will try to teach the archer release control, using a back tension release and the special cams mentioned above. If successfill the archer should then be able to transfer this control to other types of releases if desired. Step #1 involves the “Panic Buster Cam.” No arrows will be shot during this phase of the program. The cam is a “full moon” with 3 large notches cut into it. The leading edge of each of these notches has another small notch machined into it. The starter notch (#1) is .012 wide; notch #2 is .008 and notch #3 is .004. The release is adjusted first behind the #1 notch, so that the bow can be drawn using tension on all 3 fingers, with most of the tension on the index finger. (No arrow is necessary in these steps as the release will not actually fire, but only dump into the large notch, allowing the archer to let down and repeat the process.) The archer should then apply back tension, while slowly squeezing with the second and third fingers. A light click will be heard as the dump falls into the small notch without feeling it. As he begins to gain control, he will be able to stop on the first click, aim, and squeeze off the shot without a flinch. When the #1 notch has NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 1997

been mastered, the #2 and #3 notches should be done in the same manner. These notches are smaller and it will take more care to hold and aim with them. Advancement to step #2 comes when you feel you have complete control of step #1. Step #2 involves the “Panic Master" cam. Arrows will be shot in this step, starting at a blank bale and then introducing a target. This cam has a double step machined into the edge. The first step is .008 wide and the second step is .004 wide. You should now draw your bow, with an arrow in it, aiming at a blank bale a couple of yards away. Squeeze the release until the .008 click is heard. Pause for a second or two and then squeeze again until the .004 click occurs. Pause again, then aim and imagine you are going to try to go to a .002 click. Of course, the .002 click is not there and the arrow will be released. The secret to control is to imagine you are not shooting the arrow, but only trying for the next click. A strong physical reaction should occur when the shot fires. The release hand should fly straight back and the bow arm should jump forward and to the left for a righthanded archer. That is the desired result of a surprise release and you should let it occur in a relaxed manner, making no effort to stop the motion. When you can repeat this shot time after time, introduce a large target into the procedure and gradually increase the distance out to about twenty yards. I fat any time your control fails, go back to a point where you can maintain complete control. It will take time and patience to get complete control and you must be honest with yourself about your progress. Don’t rush out to the range to try the 80 yarder until you can control the easier shots. Be patient and honest. The third and final step involves using a normal cam with one click in it, .012, .008 or .004, whichever you are most comfortable with, or turning the cam around to shoot the side with no notch at all. Again, start up close and progress at a pace which allows you to maintain control of the release. If you start to regress, go back to one of the previous steps until you can regain control of the shot. Good luck and good shooting. If you need help call Joe Baucmfcind toll free at l-888-4x twenty (498-9368).

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The Bohning Company recently announced the addition of a new Research & Development Test Facility. The new test facilities include a multi-target test range, adhesion testing capabilities, material strength testing capabilities, color matching and color uniformity testing, and plastic engineering capabilities. Bohning, long known as “The Chemist of the Archery Industry." has committed to making their fine archery products even better. Company president Larry Griffith states. "We have been a leader in the archery accessories market for over 50 years and our new R&D testing capabilities will lead us into the next 50 years." For information contact Bohning Co. Ltd., 7361 N. 7 Mile Rd.. Dept. NFA. Lake City. Ml 49651, 429

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FITA CHAMPIONSHIPS Jan 30-Feb 1, 1998 I World Ski-Archery Championships Cogne. Vai D'Aosta, Italy V Junior World Target Championships Jul 22-26, 1998 Sunne, Sweden XVI World Field Championships Aug 3-9, 1998 Gurgl. Tyrol. Austria V World Indoor Championships March, 1999 Havana. Cuba XXXX World Target Championships July, 1999 Riom, France XVII World Field Championships July, 2000 Cortina d'Amepzzo, lialy

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http://www.iigi.com/os/prod/archery/archery.htm

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