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Editorial by Arlyne Rhode.............................................................................. 246 The Danish Heir to the throne shot the first 3 arrows at the Danish FITA 2002 Championships.................................................... 247 International Field Archery Association News by Ken Rogers...................248 On Target for Life with Jennie Richardson.................................................. 256 I love you Mom! by Lonnie Collins................................................................ 260 Coach's Corner by Bernie Pellerite.............................................................. 262 Where is your sight window, “Shelf Angle' by Bob Ragsdale.................... 266 From the Senior Corner by Joe Bauernfeind............................................... 269 The Shot Doctor...Focus on Form by Terry Wundede................................ 270 Distractions by Roger W Breternitz Ch. T................................................... 272 Press Releases .. Fist Markets Field Quiver with an Adjustable Cant................................. 273 .. Arizona Archery Introduces New Speed Flyte Vane.............................. 273 .. New Products from BCY...........................................................................273 .. Stewart Custom Bow Mfg.........................................................................273 .. Pro-Release does it again with new ‘Silver Bullet' release aid............. 274 .. 'Sure Thing' Bowsight continues Spot-Hogg Tradition!......................... 274 .. Industry Veteran Dave Coldwell named National Sales & Mkg Manger 275 2002 IBO World Championships by Rhonda Campbell.............................. 276 NFAA Outdoor National Results................................................................... 278 Advertisers and Press Release Directory.................................................... 286
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Editorial Report by Arlyne Rhode
I would like lo thank all of the people who have helped us have a successful year. Especially the following writers who spend so many hours in the field, experimenting and detailing every item to make sure the readers would get the best information. We couldn't do without the following writers for who have contributed over the years: IFAA President Ken Rogers Rhonda Campbell Freddie & Eva Troncoso Bernie & Jan Pellerite Terry Wunderle Roger W. Breternitz Joe Bauernfeind Thanks to the following companies for their support and insight over this past year for advancing recreational archery and making our publication possible:
3-d Times Magazine. Archer's Advantage. Archery International Marketing, Archery Technology, Arizona Archery Enterprises, Arrow Master. Auto-Sight, BCV Fibers Inc., Ben Pearson Archery Big Sky Open, Bitzenburger Machine Co. Blue Ridge Strings Bow mar Archery Products. Bow mark ApS, Bowman Equipment, Bull's Eye Sights. Carbon Impact. Copper John CorpCrow n Awards, Championship Archery. Cloud Burst Harvest. Edmund's Bookbinding, Farmers & Hunters Feed the Hungry Fist Archcry Products, Genesis Archery Products. Golden Key-Futura, GreaTrec Archery Company, Hi-Tek Sports Products, Iowa Pro-Am Archery Tournament.
Jake’s Archery, Maple Leaf Press, Mathews Inc., Muzzy Products. Nite Hawk Peeps, Old Pueblo Archery, Original Brite Site, Pacific Bow Butts. PCBH, Ragsdale & Associates, Range-O-Matic, Recover, R & R Enterprises, Robinhood Videos. SavageArchery Systems, Scott Archcry, Spot-Hogg Archery Products. Stanislawski Archery Products, Stewart Bows. SurcLoc Sights, TailorMaid Strings, The Shot Doctor, T.R.U. Ball Releases, Trucflight Mfg, VibraCheck Stabilizers. Washington Travel, Western Classic Trail Shoot, Win & Win USA, World Archcry Festival. Zenith Archery Products We will be continuing to encourage more young people to let us know what is happening in their Junior Olympic Archery Developemcnt(JOAD) programs and Future Bowhunter programs. We believe they arc the future of our sport and we want to be part of success. In closing I would like to encourage you to read the report on page 256 about Jennie Richardson's "On Target for Life" by 3-D & Bowhunting President. Royce Armstrong. We will have reports coming to us from Joella Bates as she works with the schools in her area. Her first story. "An Angel in our midst” had to be delayed due to the photos not arriving in time for publication.
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The Danish heir to the throne shot the first 3 arrows at the Danish FITA 2002 Championships You might know that the Danish Kingdom is the oldest in the world. The first king was Gorm den Gamle (The old Gonn), king of Denmark from 936 to 950. Like all other kings from that time he was also a warrior and could of course shoot a Viking Longbow. Our heir to the throne of today His Royal Highness Prince Fredcrik, son of Queen Margrethe II is like his great-, great......... great-grandfather also able to shoot with bow and arrow. The bow could have been a Viking Longbow, but instead it is a high tech American compound bow. Prince Frederik showed that he can hit the target, the event was the Danish FITA Championship 2002 in a town called Kcogc. The first "final” was 3 arrows to the Prince and 3 arrows to the new world champ compound junior lady Camilla Somoed (at the Junior World Target Archery Championships 2002, Nymburk. CZE, August 2002) - result 8-8-6 to the Prince and 10-10-9 to Camilla. The Danish heir to the throne is actually a bow hunter and like approximately 200 other archers he has a license for bow hunting in the Kingdom of Denmark. Greetings from Denmark Erik Kombek
Thank you to Erik Kombek of Danage Archery/Dommo Targets for the photos and article. For further information: Phone:45-7444-1061 Fax: 45-7444-2624 www.danage.dk cinaifdaiugci <i daiuge dk Small talk before the shooting takes place
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International Field Archery Association News followed by President Campbell’s welcoming speech. Then it was my turn to address the archers and visitors. “Ladies and Gentlemen. We have known for some time that we would be assembled here in Scotland in 2002. We have looked forward to this day with great anticipation and pleasure. On behalf of the International Field Archery Association IFAA President (IFAA) and its archers, please allow me to express my distinct Ken Rogers pleasure in receiving your warm welcome to the beautiful nation of Scotland and, the county of Clackmmanan. In receiving your The sound of Scottish bagpipes, drum and fife, were our first welcome, may 1 also join in a welcome to the archers of our indication that the parade of archers had made its way through nations as they assemble in Scotland to contest the IFAA World Field Archery Championships for 2002. This is but one of four the village of Dollar and was entering the Academy grounds. World Archery Championships sponsored by the IFAA however. The parade had begun in Dollar, at the community center, and had stretched its way through the village. It seemed that all of it is the greatest of its World Championships. Simultaneous with the residents took opportunity' to make their way to the street to the World Field Archery Championship, the European Field see the archers parade through their village. Sir Robert Stewart Archery Championships will take place and, is sanctioned by the IFAA. You will meet and see here, archers from the world of Amdcan Estate, strode at the front of the parade alongside the over, in this - the smallest Shire in Scotland. village Provost of Clackmannanshire. Walter McAdam, and Many of those visiting here, perhaps for the first time. other dignitaries including our own IFAA Vice-President, Bob have ties to Scotland as do many thousands of others the Wilson of Australia. The archers, carrying the flags of their world over. My own roots start with my Mother who was nations, looked a festive sight as they proceeded along the Scottish born and, my Father who was separated from parade route. Now, they were near the end as they turned Scotland by only one generation, as am I. into the Academy drive. The swirl of the bagpipes from Our visiting Archers will surely enjoy their stay the two bands accompanying the parade, reached now amongst you. They will meet new friends, renew old into the depths of the academy itself. friendships and, return home with a warm memory of Scottish Field Archery Association president, Sally you and your land. Campbell, and I, had proceeded to the academy ahead My personal thanks to Sir Robert Stewart, the of the parade along with local officials, and were family and, all who have participated in bringing these waiting on the steps of the building for the arrival of events to Scotland and, the Arndean Estate. the parade of archers. 1 have had the pleasure of viewing As we participate in these events, let us remember, we are opening ceremonies for quite a number of the IFAA World championship events over the past eight years - none has left me guests here. Let us be good ones! “ With those words said, we had arrived at the words everyone disappointed and. none has failed to inspire a sense of pride in was waiting to hear and. it was my pleasure to then say, our international archers. “Let the Field Archcry Games for 2002 begin! “ As the parade came to a halt at the foot of the steps, the opening (This started a week-long period of competition and good ceremonies began. The Provost welcomed all with a few words, times. The ranges on Arndean had taken months to build. It took five days to shoot them and another month to remove the last trace of the event, from the Estate. ) The IFAA Committee met on Friday and Winning is 90%menlal and 10% equipment. You've spent hundreds on the Saturday before the actual shooting began. equ'p. now spend a traction ot that on what really makes you win,YOUR MIND! During this time, the Committee tackled some 22 Legislative Items, which had been submitted by the nations. While most items dealt with clarification in the Book of Rules. • Relax under pressure • Dead Center Shots Some did make significant change. Perhaps ’• Concentrate better • Have more Fun foremost, the petition to increase the number of World regions from four to six. This item was considered and amended making the following changes: Five “Continental Regions" were approved. 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Nations and the nations of Australia and New Zealand. A petition to combine the IFAA World Bowhunter and World 3-D Championships into one event was defeated. The IFAA plan to approve Courses of Instruction and. Instructor Certi ftcation. approved at the previous meeting in 2000, was re-considered and replaced by legislation allowing the IFAA to approve "Courses of Instruction and Instructor certification” at an affiliated nation’s request. This takes the IFAA out of the business of centralized instruction oversight. If an affiliated nation wants its course of instruction approved by the IFAA, it may request such approval and the IFAA may provide that approval. Another item submitted and passed, extended the IFAA inspection of paper animal targets to al I targets used by the IFAA. This will assure that targets approved by the IFAA, will be kept in compliance through periodic inspection. (This information will be contained in the new (2003-2004) IFAA Book of Rules, under the Policy Section, Article 12. A new chart showing the individual IFAA Style and Divisions was approved. This will make the abbreviated styles and divisions more readily understandable and uniform. In all, twelve items were defeated and one was withdrawn, the rest were approved A number of other items were discussed during the two-day meeting and, as usual, the Committee gave full attention to each, making a well considered decision. The 2004 IFAA World Field Archery Championship was awarded to the NFAA-USA. The venue has not been finalized at this time. Other events will appear on the IFAA website and in the Calendar of Events as they are finalized.
You will find the results of the WFAC-2002 in this issue and on the IFAA website. The Champion of Nations contest was won by the NFAAUSA for the fourth time. Our congratulations to the NFAAUSA and to their team. Those results, will also be found on the IFAA website and in this issue. Until next issue, Ken
IFAA CALENDAR OF EVENTS IFAA website: www.archery-ifaa.coni IFAA WORLD BOWHUNTING CHAMPIONSH IPS(WBHC-2003) Host has withdrawn due to internal difficulties. Event will be re-scheduled or, cancelled.Check IFAA website (Listed above) for further information.
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IFAA WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP (WIAC-2003) February 16-21, 2003 Greifensee, Switzerland (Contact) Charlotte Marbacher Phone 01 912 05 65 Fax 01 912 05 54 www.archery.ch/wiac 2003 e-mail: charlotte@archerv.ch Field Archery Association Switzerland (FAAS) www.archcry-faas.ch
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Hits on the wrong target will be scored as misses. If an archer shoots more than five arrows in one end. only the five arrows with the lowest value may be scored. f. If an archer shoots less than five arrows in one end. the remaining arrows may be shot if the omission is discovered before the end is officially completed. otherwise they will be scored as misses.
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Fee: $10 Australian dollars per person Dates: To be shot up to the month of March 2003. Three scores during this period to be entered and the last round must be shot not later than 31 March 2003. Entries must reach the IFAA Secretary not later than 06 April 2003.
Shooting styles: (see our web site for rules) Compound or Recurve bows (specify): a Cubs (Under 13) may enter only in: Barebow : BB Freestyle Limited : FS b. Juniors, Adults and veterans Barebow : BB Freestyle Limited : FS Bowhunter : BH Compound bows only: c. Juniors, Adults and Veterans: Bowhunter Unlimited : BU Bowhunter Limited : BL Freestyle Unlimited : FU (Note : also known as Bowhunter Freestyle Unlimited or Bowhunter Freestyle Limited)
Entry forms may be copied from this page or can be obtained from the internet. Round: shall consist of 60 arrows in ends of five arrows at 20 yards (Cubs shoot at 10 yards). Each game shall consist of four ends to be shot at the IFAA 40 cm dull blue indoor face. All 60 arrows shall be shot in one session.
Scoring: a The scoring is 5,4,3,2,1 from the spot (centre) out. b. An arrow cutting two rings shall be scored in the ring of greater value. The shaft must break the line in order to be scored as a higher value. c. Witnessed bounce-outs or arrows passing through the target will be re-shot.
Longbow : LB d. Juniors. Adults and Veterans only
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CHAMPION OF NATIONS - 2002 Total Thurs Fri Tues Wed Mon Name UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 497 2471 544 476 469 485 1 Chuck Sciacca 2614 514 504 558 516 522 2 Bob Gentry 541 2700 560 528 539 532 3 Scott Wilson 2304 430 520 436 460 458 4 Skip Trafford 2599 516 513 508 556 5 Vincent Herschell506 2723 541 560 539 543 6 Stephen Canncan540 1668 332 277 420 381 258 7 Larry Yien ENGLAND 2378 480 453 466 526 453 1 Glen Hardman 2458 481 540 476 488 2 Adrian Dipaola 473 2524 491 494 508 548 483 3 Dave Pinnell 2366 462 465 453 526 4 Steve Partridge 460 2531 490 491 550 490 510 5 Paul Kelley 2768 553 560 555 550 550 6 Chris White 1373 241 266 366 234 266 7 Steve Morley AUSTRALIA 2383 452 476 526 456 473 I Ed Hayes 2330 453 532 445 444 456 2 Penny Hayes 2254 461 530 318 482 3 Christine Parker 463 2286 449 434 512 440 451 4 Jeff Bell 481 2503 532 495 493 5 Randall Wellings 502 2731 551 556 542 539 543 6 Shaun Pratt 1514 288 384 293 274 275 7 Alan Murray GERMANY 374 2075 400 476 403 I Franz Hoffmann 422 494 2460 542 466 472 2 Franz Steinnagel 486 2589 500 510 552 517 510 3 Dieter Joston 419 426 2167 514 413 4 Harald Duppich 395 381 435 2048 504 389 5 Franz Schreiner 339 2674 534 535 524 552 6 Michael Bassler 529 319 1572 255 436 285 277 7 Martin Koini
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IFAA WORLD FIELD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP-2002 (SCOTLAND) RESULTS CmpttfNamc Assn. Class Compound BarcbowAdult/Malc NFAA A 131 Brad Marshall DFBV A 4 ISUlf Trabert 96 Laurent Duvcrgc EFAA A ABA A 282JefTBell 400Amo Kaczmarek DFBV A 7 Robert H TwecdicSFAA A DFBV A 416Marccl Eitncr FFAA A !76Teijo Repo EFAA A IO4Grant Callow 75 Stuart Wiseman EFAA A 4l8Stefan Haschert DFBV A EFAA A 112Alec James 121 Charlie Pinches EFAA A Adult/Fcmalc NFAA A 204Cay McManus 200Sarah NcwmeycrNFAA A EFAA A !08Carol Kendrick DFBV A 399Conny Reuter EFAA B 1 lORosic Potter Cub/Bo} 335Ben Chadwick EFAA Junior/Male l35Joseph Sciacca NFAA A Vet era n/M ale 357Louis R. Travis NFAA 215James ThreadgilINFAA NFAA 199Richard Merkel 457Graham Fraser NFAA 36 Colin Campbell SFAA Compound Bow hunter Adult/Malc 173Abraham Bums NFAA A 133Chuck Sciacca NFAA A 265Dave Camacho NFAA A 305Ed Hayes ABA A 84 Glen Hardman EFAA A !74Gary Bums NFAA A 474Jo Rohrer FAAS A 1 !8Andrew McLaughlinEFAAA 297Laszlo Volgyesi ABA A 73 Phil Waters EFAA A 436Arthur VerschurenDFBV A 464Jaakko Erola FFAA A 53 Eddie Hay IFAF B l87Stevc Mileham EFAA B !88Richard James EFAA B 184John Jackson EFAA B 185Ian Bird EFAA B )86Tony Mileham EFAA B 3 Mark Keating IFAF A Adult/Female l34Jan Sciacca NFAA A 76 Helen Hawkins EFAA A 298Coralic Volgyesi ABA A 78 Julie Collis EFAA B 443Ainc Kerrin IFAF B Junior/Malc 74 Dan Waters EFAA A
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This association report on the W3DC-2002 Championship received from IFAA VP Bob Wilson was not printed in the last issue due to technical difficulties.
WORLD 3D CHAMPIONSHIPS SOUTH AFRICA 2002 Mpumalanga District South Africa was the site of the World 3D Championships held in July this year. The event was located at the Aventura Resort at the beautiful Loskop Dam. Upon arrival. the resort itself, immediately said welcome, and one knew we were in for a great event. The weather was fine and conditions lent themselves for good shooting. The ranges were set out along the foreshores of the lake, but in two very contrasting areas. The Eagles course was. as the name suggests, set out on a path winding gradually up a ridge that gave one the most spectacular views from the top. While most of the targets were set out on cither side of the ridgeline. there was a great variety of shots to test the skills of the archers. It is unfortunate that a camera cannot capture the true expertise put into this course. The second course was located on the other side of the dam. and was named the Crocodile course. This course was set amongst the vegetation on a relatively flat foreshore. The targets were set out in a most natural way and were also such that they also challenged the skill of the archer. Most of the country in South Africa is rocky, but with the use of many hay bails, arrow damage was greatly reduced and an extremely enjoyable event was had by all. The numbers may have been down a little, due to the closeness of the WFAC. and the fact that South Africa took the shoot on short notice, but the quality of competitors was very high. Some excellent scores were shot during the event. The Eight nations participating, says that the event is growing, and that future events will continue to grow. The shoot was memorable in more ways than one, only in South Africa would one have to move a target because the local Hippos wanted to come out and feed. One English competitor, Adnan, found out that these large animals can move very fast, and while in no immediate danger, his exploits did result in a special TShirt being produced for the event. The organising and setting up of this event fell on the shoulders of but a few, as is usually the case, so to the President of S.A.N.I.F.A.A., J.P. De Villiers and his small work force congratulations on a job well done. You have given just cause for South Africa to once again hold her head up proud for giving such great sport and pleasure to all those who attended. I have no doubt that many will return to future events within the beauty of South Africa. Robert T. Wilson Vice President l.F.A.A.
See the September-October 2002 issue for more coverage of the World 3D Championships
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On Target for Life with Jennie Richardson Editor’s Note:This is the first in a series of articles by Royce Armstrong of 3-D «& Bowhunting Times See page 254 for contact.
Industry Comes Together To Support National Archery In Schools Program By Royce Armstrong It is a pi lot project for the nation. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) and the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) have joined forces to put together an Archery coordinator Jennie archery Richardson program in Kentucky schools. The program, less than a year old, is already being heralded as a tremendous success on several fronts. Much of the credit for this success goes to visionary archers, archery associations and archery companies. Commissioner of the KDFWR, Tom Bennett spurred creation of the program by his desire to see archery become a "team sport choice” in Kentucky High Schools. KDE Commissioner Gene Wilhoit was quick to recognize the value of an archcry program that promised to engage and involve more students in school life. Creation and implementation of the program has been directed by 33year bowhunter and KDFWR's Deputy Commissioner, Roy Grimes. The voluntary program starts by teaching the teachers. A school elects to make the program, targeted primarily toward middle schools, a part of its curriculum. Program instructors are trained and certified as Level I NAA/ NFAA archery instructors through coalition office formed by the KDFWR 256
and the KDE. With this training and a set of professionally prepared lesson plans the teachers are ready for students. The course is a combination of classroom instniction and hands-on shooting experiences. In the classroom the students are introduced to the principles of shooting technique, safety rules and archcry history. On the shooting line the students are introduced to F.I.T.A. style target archery. A pilot project of 22 schools introduced the two-week program to 3,000 students during the spring 2002 semester. Results surpassed even the wildest dreams of program developers. A post-program survey of the students found virtually all were enthusiastic about the experience. Teachers reported significantly improved attendance and on task behavior on "archery days." Student attendance and attentiveness was good not only for the archery class, but for the entire day. More than half of the schools have already started after school archcry clubs and archery summer schools. One teacher is using the archery course in a special reading class for each of the school’s 400+ students. Another key to the program’s success is program coordinator Jennie Richardson. Until a few months ago Richardson was a math and science teacher at Whitley County Middle School in southeastern Kentucky. Richardson is also one of the top-ranked professional archers on the
women’s tour. Her unique talents as both a teacher and a professional archer combined with a full measure of enthusiasm make her an ideal choice for this position. Her success in using archery as a visual aid in her math class at the Whitley County School brought her to the attention of state officials. She was offered a temporary job administering the pilot program. Her contacts within the industry generated much of the initial funding for the pilot program. Her ability to recognize the educational needs of the students and her ability to relate to school administrators and teachers have all contributed to the program’s rapid success. Originally the program had a goal of 120 schools adopting the archery course within the next three years. To the program developer's amazement 90 schools have adopted the program within the first six months, far ahead of the original schedule. Perhaps the best part of this project is that the program has gained the attention of schools across the country. Education and Wildlife administrators from 26 states have expressed interest in beginning similar programs in their schools. Kentucky will host an informational meeting outlining the program for invited school and wildlife conservation administrators, from other states this fall.
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The equipment includes the Genesis one-size-fits-all compound bows, aluminum arrows and 36" ethafoam F.I.T.A. style targets. The equipmcnt.like the lesson plans, is provided to the schools in a complete, turnkey, package including 11 bows, five dozen arrows. Five targets and a target backdrop netting to catch misdirected arrows. The normal retail price of this package is $4,800: a cost that might be prohibitive for some financially strapped school districts. This is where supporters from within the industry come in. None of this would have been possible without help from the archery industry, industry leaders have stepped forward with money and discounted equipment prices, reducing the package cost for each school to only $1,775. In many cases schools arc finding part or this entire amount paid by local archery clubs or local sportsman groups The United Bowhunters of Kentucky has also helped by raising money to buy equipment packages for some schools. Industry leaders making this program possible include Anderson County Sportsman's Club. BCY. Inc.. Bluegrass Sportsman's League. Brennan Industries. Brownell & Company. Delta Industries. Easton Archery Products. Easton. Tru-Flitc Archery. Extreme Archcry Products, Field Logic. Inc . Friends of the National Rifle Association. Hicks Archery Products, International Bowhunting Organization, Kentucky Department of Education. Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Knight & Hale, Mathews, Inc., McKenzie Targets, Muzzy Products. National Alliance for the Development of Archcry. National Archery Association. National Field Archcry Association. National Wild Turkey Federation. Pape's Inc., Pulaski Bowhunters. Rinehart 3-D Targets, Saunders Archery, Steven Sims. Inc., and the United Bowhunters of America. These companies have signed on to support this project because of its merits, not because they expect some short-term gain. All of them realize that if the project is a success in Kentucky and other states. the entire industry will benefit. Together they provided 100% of the cost of conducting the $134,000 pilot project this past spring. The Kentucky Departments of Wildlife and Education have developed a budget to cover the program for the next five years. They need $75,000-100.000/year over the next five years to continue moving the program across and beyond Kentucky. About $25.OOO/ycar has already been committed. After this 5year era of archery industry support, the Departments will continue the program as a permanent feature in Kentucky schools. There still remains a need for $5O.OOO-75.OOO/year over the next five years. Those who want to help the program succeed in Kentucky and move to other states arc encouraged to contribute. Donations on behalf of the “National Archery in the Schools Program" should be handled as follows: Check made out to: Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Foundation - National Archery in the Schools Program. Checks should be mailed to: KY Dept. Fish & Wildlife Resources. Roy Grimes—Archery Program. # 1 Game Farm, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Strangely absent from this list is the Archcry Merchants and Manufacturers Organization. The AMO. charged with the responsibility of promoting the industry, had been invited to participate in the program. After the pilot AMO offered financial support but was declined. It was unclear if the program would have been as simple for teachers and students to leant had AMO's support been accepted. In their absence these manufacturers and associations have picked up the ball and run with it. If you would like to find out more about this program or make a contribution, please call or e-mail: Roy Grimes. Deputy Commissioner. KDFWR @ 1-800-858-1549 or roy.grimes@mail.state.ky.us November - December 2002 - Visit our website at www.usarcher.com
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I love you Mom! By Lonnie Collins Championship and U.S. Open. Let me explain. My friends and training partners in preparation for this tournament were Ron Hardesty and Sandie SwirlesDuncan. Sandie has a beautiful home with sufficient acreage for a 90meter range. We all practiced diligently. sometimes even shooting by moonlight! After a month of preparation, we were as ready as we could be. We didn't have a The Low Bugs. Mom Sandie and daughter Samantha clue of what Mother Sometimes life is bigger than our Nature had in store for us that opening favorite sport. Such was the case at the Monday afternoon. most recent 118th National Outdoor Target As usual, the end of July around the Metro Detroit region means four things; Hot, Humid. Rainy and did 1 mention Hot?! Sweaty palms took care of gripping the riser resulting in torque issues. Sports drink sales had to have tripled that week. Monday morning was a beautiful July day. the crowd was excited, the competition began and so did the sunburns... Just in time for the afternoon shoot, the dark clouds rolled in and the winds started to build. Ron and 1 were up for shooting 90 meters. With each end completed the clouds grew darker, the wind got stronger and a dark swirling wall of rain marched towards the field from the west. While scoring our 4th end it started to rain. By the time we returned to the shooting line the rain was a pulsing gray sheet angling from 10 o’clock to 4 o'clock, being pushed by 25 mile per hour winds. When the RD 1 Box 470 Director of Shooting Nancy Myrick blew New Alexandria, PA 15670-9240 the whistle to call us to the line there was www.bowhunting.net/pcba a collective sigh... At that moment two Phone (724)668-7439 things became immediately apparent; 1.) mkvought@westol.com Even your skivvies were gonna get soaked. Phone (785)637-5421 )2. Your score was going down! The macs@midusa.net remainder of the afternoon became a Help Us Help Them!!!! Join Now laughable blur. Every time an arrow was Individual Dues - $10.00 Yearly shot your rain soaked string would splash Corporate Dues - $100.00 Yearly your face, your scope and anything else like a devious child next to a big puddle. The shot sequence was reduced to; Load
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the arrow, aim. whoa!!, keep trying to aim. release.SPLASH!, wipe.repeat... Really, we paid for the privilege to compete! Fortunately, the next three days were simply hot and humid. When Ron. Sandie and I were training the previous week we were shooting exceptional scores and came into the tournament with a good degree of confidence. It was interesting to note how the exceptional shooters like Dave Cousins and Roger Hoyle just seem to migrate to the leader board. All the while, we floundered into the middle of wonderful people. Jeff Button was a real fun guy to shoot with, colorful as well. Carl Norman is a great young shooter that is just developing. What a great attitude! His dad took the time to drive all the way from the West Coast so that Carl could compete! Warren Dean missed his calling, he should have been a stand up comedian. Have you ever tried to suppress a really hard belly laugh and aim at the 90 meter FITA target? What a treat to share the bale with him. Robert Wheatcroft always had 1 arrow in the 10 ring. If he shot 5 more that were matching (Adam only gives him leftovers...) he would have been awesome. What a great Outdoor National Tournament we had. Then came Friday. The U.S. Open started the day with the Olympic Style shooters. To my compound viewpoint, it was really interesting to observe the varying styles. Some shooters wotdd wait until only 40 seconds remained on the clock before shooting their I st of 3 arrows! As we anxiously waited our turn on the field, the heat index skyrocketed past 104. With sweat dripping everywhere (don't ask. you don't want to know...) it was our turn to shoot. Unfortunately, both Ron and I were eliminated in the first round. We gathered up our gear and took off to see how Sandie was doing. We were pleased to see that she had been successful in the first round. Sandies' daughter Samantha was already there and cheering her on. Most archery spectators and supporters were quietly watching and supporting their friends with a thumbs up or a softly spoken, “good job". Not Samantha, she was shouting. "I love you. Mom! I'm proud of you!” You could tell there were some jealous mothers on the shooting line by the swiveling heads. One mother’s heart was bursting with joy as she aimed through tears of happiness. Sandie's daughter publicly proclaiming her love and support was all she needed. Her competitors would soon find out what a powerful motivator love is. My wife showed up with the video and digital cameras. We started recording and THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER
snapping pictures as Sandie kept winning. Samantha kept shouting and Ron kept saying with each victory. “Now that’s what I’m talking about!’ Sandie was progressing nicely through the competition until she met Diane Patterson. At the end of the round they were tied. One official mistakenly advised Sandy that she had won because of ‘X’ count, so she moved her equipment to the next shooting station. Then, after she was all settled the officials told Sandie that she would be in an arrowfor -arrow shoot off until the tie was broken. At the command of the Director of Shooting Nancy Myrick. the lady archers took their places. Samantha was yelling, “I love you. Mom!” as they drew. aimed and released their arrows. Sandie 10. Diane 9! She made it to the semifinals! Next up. Mary Zorn, winner of the 2002 World Archery Festival in Las Vegas...Ron and I both were starting to sweat this one. Both archers started strong but Sandie distanced herself with some excellent shooting. Sandie said all she could think of was “Oh wow. I’m shooting with Mary Zorn!” The participants from Mexico were cheering, whistling, shouting and blowing air horns trying to support Fernando Becerra in his match against Roger Hoyle. Midway through the semifinals, Amber and Jamie Van Natta had higher scores than Roger Hoyle, which the field announcer jokingly pointed out. Roger took the good natured ribbing with a grin as he won and advanced to the Gold medal match. All of the noise and hoopla made it seem like an Olympic Event. Diane Patterson came by and shouted her support, “Let the little people win!” Sandy did just that by 1 point. My few remaining nerves were shot and Ron was amazed at Sandies' ability to seemingly block it all out The Gold Medal match pitted Sandic against Amber “Awesome" Dawson (my nickname for her!). It was down to 12 arrows, 40 seconds for each shot. As the great Chef Emcril Lagasse says, "BAM! Let’s kick it up another notch!” At the end of the first 3 arrows Amber had built a commanding lead of 4 points. During the second end Sandie noticed that the Hag on the target was sticking out to the left. She started clicking her sight to compensate. Amber picked up 3 more points to put her up 7 points at the half way point. It appeared as though it was all over. As the competitors were awaiting their arrows Amber’s coach, terry Wundcrle took her aside and helped her prepare for the next end. As they got ready to shoot, Samantha again shouted out, “I love you Mom!” Sandy turned to
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Samantha and said, “I love you too,” Sandie shot first and shot 10, 10,8. Amber responded with 9, 9 and 8. Sandie was down 5 points with three arrows left to shoot. The archers approached the line; I was shouting encouragement while trying to keep them in the viewfinder of the video camera. Amber was first to shoot, it was a 5!!! Sandy responded with an eight... down by 2, two arrows to go! Amber recovers and shoots an 8.., Sandy answers with a 9! Down by I. one arrow to go! Amber draws and holds, and holds, and shoots a 10! Sandie answers with a 10 as well. Final competition score; Amber 103. Sandie 102. We were all cheering, laughing. crying and hugging. What a great competition and finish. Sandic got to stand on the podium next to Roger Hoyle. He
lost a close one to my buddy Adam Wheatcroft. Our National Anthem never sounded so good as it did that afternoon. In talking with Sandie afterwards 1 was impressed by what she said. That day. at that competition, she finally connected with her teenage daughter Samantha. Samantha's love and support is what had propelled her to the next level of performance. Many archers compete for all the wrong reasons; fame, recognition or pride. Sandie competed for the love of her child. She won the Gold Prize. Yes. sometime life is bigger than our favorite sport Just a note, Samantha has just enrolled at Eastern Michigan University to pursue a teaching degree. Best of Luck Sam!!!
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HOLDING STEADY How the Pros Do It by Bernie Pellerite ©2002 Author's Bio: Bernie Pellerite is a professional level IV Master Coach who has been a pro staff shooter, pro shop owner and seminar speaker. He has 10 animals in the top 10 of the S.C.l. Bowhunting World Record Book. He’s a leading technical writer and archery analyst who is publ ished in many countries as well as several U.S. archery magazines and recently published his new book. "Idiot Proof Archerv" (see ad on page 285.) He is president of Robinhood Video Productions, which presently has 37 titles marketed all over the world. He is also the inventor of the "Bernie's Can't Punch™ release which eliminates punching and target panic. He also manufacturers "Bernie's PanicMaster and Bow Simulator" and offers a series of 9 videos called the Shooter's School Master Scries. He is in the process of introducing 2 new back tension releases and an air bow in 2002. As a professional coach, he created the world-famous NFAA Shooter's School and also offers the NFAA Advanced Certified Instructor program as an option. Bernie and his wife. Jan. will be conducting these exciting shooter’s schools, which are also available on six video tapes. For more information, call Bernie or Jan at Robinhood Videos (614)933-0011, fax (614)933-0010 or website W'ww.robinhoodvideos.com.
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You've probably heard that the pros aim consciously and release their shots subconsciously. Does that automatically equate to being steady? No, it doesn’t; the pros have more to teach us. A veteran professional archer told me, "... you can only shoot as good as you can hold." That's not always true ... but it does help!
The Steps To Becoming Steady Most advanced and pro shooters see a sight picture that is entirely different and is three to five times calmer than yours ... they see a very slowly floating pin or dot that seldom leaves the aiming area (1 " x-ring at 20 yards) or kill zone and, in some cases, nearly stops for two to three seconds. Ideally, most can hold it there for four to seven seconds without getting much worse, and in the best examples, it usually stays fairly steady day to day in practice or in tournaments. By now, you are probably asking yourself two questions ... "What's the secret, and how come we haven’t heard more about this?" The answer to the second question. I think, is threefold. First, most pros (with a few notable exceptions) are better shooters than teachers and the rest of them see no advantage in educating the competition. Second, good coaches and teaching pro shops are not easy to find. Third, most sports writers are usually much better writers than coaches or shooters and don't know the answers themselves. To answer the first question, we need to look a little deeper into the cause of the problem. In my opinion, the primary reason that most people shake or can't hold their sight still is they arc using muscles to try and hold it steady. To me, the words “using muscles” and "holding steady" in the same sentence is a contradiction in terms. As illustrated in one of our videos. Winning Form, Randy Ulmer points out "... any time we recruit muscle fiber, there is tension, and tension causes movement.” The more muscular involvement we have, the more movement we get. At this point, it is important to note that this muscular involvement, so prevalent in beginner 1982 - 20th Anniversary - 2002
through semi-advanced levels, can be traced to four primary problems not present at the top shooting levels: 1. Incorrect draw length 2. Bad form 3. Too much draw weight 4. Not enough bow mass weight
A draw length that's too long will cause your sight to shake
Incorrect Draw Length When we first tried to pull back a bow, most of us grabbed the bow handle, pushed it out as far as our shoulder would allow and pulled with the other hand as hard as we could. We held it back somewhere around the comer of our mouth, or jaw, or in some cases, our ear. In most cases the ability level and qualifications of whoever helped us pick out and fit our first bow determined what kind of chance we had of learning correctly. If you had an advanced or professional archer or qualified coach with you, then you were extremely lucky. (Most of us had a buddy named. "Bubba.") If you were like me. you were fortunate enough to be advised by a burr-headed 17 year old who resembled the kid who played “Dueling Banjos” in the movie, Deliverance. He was recently promoted from stock clerk to manager of the sporting goods department at the local K-Mart. Unfortunately, most bows at KMart, Wal-Mart, mail order catalogs, and most so-called “pro shops” were (and sometimes still arc) ordered in at 30 inches of draw, or more. Maybe it’s because when you don’t know what you are doing, it is THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER
easier to sell too long of a draw length than too short. This is sort of like the "one size fits all" concept. For example, if you should shoot a 28" or 29" draw like most people between 5’10" and 6’ tall with normal proportions, and you are handed a 30” or 31" draw bow. there arc several things you can do to make it “fit" ... anchor farther back or use a high wrist grip or lean farther back or, easiest of all, extend the bow shoulder as far as you can. What does all of this do for us? It teaches us to extend or flex our muscles to pull and hold the bow (bad form!) and ... you guessed it ... causes our sight to shake! It also promotes punching the trigger or plucking the string, in a futile attempt to control the instant, and thereby the impact point of the arrow. Because we flex or recruit muscles in the shoulder and arm (and in the case of high wrist grip, the back and front of the hand) when we draw a bow that's too long, all of these muscles are in a state of tension. This is the biggest reason for movement. The obvious solution is "if you want to stop shaking ... stop flexing!" You need to get your bow adjusted to your draw length correct before proceeding. There's not much else you can do until you get your draw length right. Shooting Form To improve your form, and therefore your chances to achieve predictable accuracy, shorten your draw until you have a relaxed bow hand, with the pressure on the heel of the hand or more precisely, at the base of the thumb directly in front of the wrist bones. This eliminates any possible muscular involvement from the elbow forward and puts the bow against bone. Continuing with this guideline, relax the bow shoulder and keep a straight. but relaxed, elbow joint. As for the shoulder itself, it needs to be in the "down, back and relaxed" position. The level or height of the bow shoulder should be about the same as the other shoulder; not rolled forward and not held higher than the other shoulder. It should be relaxed and seated (locked) in the shoulder socket with the bow weight held by the bones of the skeletal system, not with tendons and muscles. This bone to bone form will eliminate most muscular involvement. Obviously, if the elbow is bent, not only do you have to recruit muscle to hold it in that position, but it is inconsistent also (15° this shot, 18° for the next two shots and 12° for the next 5 shots, etc.) Theoretically, if you could remove your arm at the shoulder joint and replace it with a 2” x 4” or solid wooden arm ... now. how steady would your sight be? ... As steady as a rock with no bow hand torque (see Fig. A)! If you have trouble finding the low-locked shoulder position, try
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opening your stance a little. Turn slightly toward the target, 15 to 30 degrees. The shoulder socket is not at the end of your shoulder. It faces slightly forward, otherwise you could swing your bow arm across your back as far as you could across your chest. As you can see in Fig. B. the front of the skeletal shoulder ... is a ball joint and also notice the rear view (Fig. C) shows the scapula (shoulder blade) and the angle that the shoulder socket sets on the skeleton. Therefore, when you open your stance, that will also cause your arm to point slightly forward (Fig. D). thus allowing the ball on the end of the humerus bone (upper arm
Figure D - With a slightly open stance, the arm joint lines up naturally with the shoulder socket and the string is clear of the bow arm.
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bone) to relax down into the shoulder socket. Remember, your head should be centered over an erect but relaxed torso with your feet at shoulder width. Your aiming eye should be directly over your belt buckle. The tip of your draw elbow should be at least as high as your nose with the forearm above the line of the arrow (see photo E on next page.) If you are in doubt as to why you should adopt this shoulder position and an open stance as opposed to shooting with a closed stance (the feet on a line to the target and the shoulder and bow arm on the same line) look at Fig. F with the arms angled to align with, and drop into, the shoulder sockets. Then look at Fig. G with both arms straight out to the side which are not in the middle of the shoulder ball socket. You can feel for yourself which one is the most relaxed with the least muscular involvement. Start 263
can be two other points of reference. Sonic shooters add a kisser button to the string as a reference point (not necessary if you use a peep sight). These should give you a good, solid anchor. With a straight, relaxed forearm, wrist, and elbow directly in line with the arrow, the only muscles we want to feel flexed arc the rhomboids, between the shoulder blades, on the draw side only. This relaxed form with “passive physical aiming." dictates that. "we move the trunk of the body up or down to change our vertical point of aim," instead of recruiting muscle fibers in the arms and shoulders. If your draw length is too long, you will never be able to relax and stop shaking in such a stretched-out position. This is because of all those muscles you used to pull and hold the bow at full draw. Conversely, if the draw length is correct you won't be able to stretch out, and you can relax at full draw. Photo E: To achieve correct form, relax the bow shoulder and keep a straight, but relaxed, elbow joint. The shoulder itself needs to be in the “down, back but relaxed" position. The level or height of the bow shoulder should be about the same as the other shoulder; not rolled forward and not higher than the other shoulder. Your head should be centered over a relaxed torso with your feet separated about shoulder width. Your aiming eye should be directly over your belt buckle. The tip of your draw elbow should be at least as high as your nose with the forearm above the line of the arrow.
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out by imitating Fig. F. Simply raise your arms (not your shoulders) parallel with the ground to the position shown in Fig. F. Slowly rotate both arms out to your sides as in Fig. G. Notice that before you reach the position shown in Fig. G, you will feel a pulling sensation and tension in the top front of both shoulder muscles (deltoids) as the arms swing out of, and away from, the natural shoulder socket.
Draw Weight The average shooter shoots ten to thirty pounds too much draw weight at full draw, “helping” them to have a shaky sight picture. In recent years, bows with high let-offs have claimed to change that somewhat, but because of their huge cam(s) and the fact that they stay at peak weight much longer through the draw cycle. they have actually made it worse for most archers. After muscling past the peak weight, they have all the wrong muscles completely flexed by the time they’ve gotten to full draw. They do not, and cannot, effectively relax those muscles at this point, thus causing their sight pictures to be extremely shaky. Now that you understand about muscular involvement, it should be easy to grasp why most people don’t have much of a chance trying to hold a 60 to 90 pound bow steady. Give yourself a chance to win! Crank it down to a reasonable poundage. something that your body can handle comfortably, all day! If. when you draw your bow, you have to hold your bow anywhere but on the target, such as pulling into your chest, grunt or change the expression on your face, you are pulling too much weight.
With this body position, the anchor is the only other factor that will vary. The anchor can be almost anywhere as long as it is solid, touches bone, involves multiple points of reference, and does not "float." For example, the string hand should be touching and locked into, under, or behind the jaw bone. Then, the eye centered in the peep sight and the string touching the nose (or the chin for recurve tournament archers who shoot long distances)
Mass Weight of the Bow This brings us to another weight problem — mass weight of the bow. Most of the top shooters- in target and 3-D have discovered that adding heavier stabilizers, front and/or rear, helps a great deal in holding the bow steady. I’ve picked up several of their bows at major shoots and while doing their videos. Most weigh twice to three times as much as the standard three or four pound factory bow. When I was shooting competitively, I shot a nine to ten pound bow for target and 3-D. and about an eight pound hunting bow. It helped steady my sight picture by at least 25%, especially when shooting in the wind. This should not surprise anyone. Rifle and pistol experts have been doing this for years. Everyone knows that competition target pistols and rifles with heavy frames and bull barrels hold much steadier than standard-issue weapons. A word of caution here. You can’t change from a four pound bow to an eight pound bow overnight (yes, you do need to use some muscles... even with bonc-to-bone form). You must build up your muscles, your endurance, and increase the amount of mass weight slowly, or you will make things worse and find your bow shoulder aching, your elbow quivering, and your sight wanting to “drop out the bottom." Go slow! An inexpensive way to build your muscles is to use a milk jug. One gallon of water weighs approximately eight pounds, so calculate how much water to add to make the jug weigh what your bow does ... then add one cup (’ pound). Practice lifting and holding it 30-50 times per day. Add one cup once or twice a week ... mix in 3 egg whites, ' cup of butter, 2 cups of flour. Place in a pre-heated 350° oven ... Ah! sorry, that's from my next book! Anyway, do
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this until you have arrived at the total bow weight you want. The Mental Side of Holding Steady All of the above changes along with good muscle tone will add up to a much steadier sight picture, but it evolves into something even more important. This will calm your mind and give you confidence that you do not have to rush the execution or have to hold perfectly steady or wrestle the sight into the exact center of the target, for the arrow to go in the center. (More on that in a later article!) There is no problem then, with concentrating on the center of the target and squeezing the draw side back muscles until the release happens. At this level, your good days and your bad days are also much closer to being the same. When you haven’t shot for some time, or arc extremely tired, nervous, or anxious about a shot or scries of shots, your sight picture always gets worse, regardless of which aiming method you use. The difference is that if your holding or aiming ability depends entirely on muscular involvement, underdeveloped, tired, nervous, or adrenaline-charged muscles will always cause a shakier sight picture. This more rapid movement of the sight increases anxiety, frustration, and panic in the shooter’s mind. This moves the shooter's concentration from the target (where it should be) ... to the pin or scope dot, then back to the trigger or fingers ... then back to the target ... and then the conscious mind tells you,... “Hurry up! I can’t hold it much longer! I’m going to miss! Hit the trigger. SHOOT! ... SHOOT! NOW!" Sound familiar? Editor's note: The above is an excerptfrom Bernie's new book. "IDIOT PROOF ARCHERY". See ad on paee 285. This "tell-itlike-it-is. no-holds-barred" approach is what makes Bernie so popular with his students. This new 350+ page book, illustrated with over 350 photos and diagrams, promises to be the best and most comprehensive ever written for the competitive archer!
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WHERE IS YOUR SIGHT WINDOW “SHELF ANGLE?” By Bob Ragsdale
Boh Ragsdale Not many realize that the tiller setting does no more than determine your shelf angle as it tilts your handle riser forward and backward. TILLER, A CONFUSING TERM. On bows with “ adjustable or variable strength limbs *’ to me the term "limb tiller " gives the impression that it is something mystical and much more crucial than it actually is. In reality tiller is nothing more than the difference in the static weight the 2 limbs are set on. Essentially a "tiller reading " is taken only rarely and then only to assure that it is still set where it was left. Few realize how a change in the tiller reading so small that it can't even be detected with a bow square tool can cause all your sight
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settings to impact high or low. That is. if a small change can be detected it can save hours of frustration searching in the wrong places. Back when all bows had fixed bow limbs due to being glued on to become a part of the handle riser, after being ground and sanded down to where that particular bowyer wanted each to be the spine stiffness of each was "set forever". Then few' archers were concerned about "tiller" or ever bothered to check it or lose sleep worrying about it. We were only concerned about doing whatever it took to make our arrow exit the bow with the point and the tail on the same level. Since w-c all knew a compatible nocking point location is all that was needed we simply searched up and down the bowstring to set the "nocking point" permanently wherever it exited level. Many never took a tiller reading at all and some not even a nocking point reading. But. if we did happen to find "too much tiller difference ” or "too little difference " we didn't start grinding on one limb or throw- the bow away and buy a new- one. we simply moved the nocking point up and down the bowstring to balance the limbs as they were. That is. if a bow had a I /16th difference. I/8th. 3/16ths, 5/ 16ths. 1/2 or even 3/4ths of an inch difference in their "static deflection " it was still used. GETTING A NEW BOW SETUP QUICKLY. As stated earlier, 1 believe you do not "tune " bow-s at all. they arc only "set up ” by adjusting them to the archers draw length for maximum comfort while aiming and then providing it with an acceptably spined arrowaligned within it to depart as straight and level as possible. Beyond that it is a matter of repetition, decision making and sighting expertise. I feel that unless you have the world's only existing bow w ith a brain, no bow can do any more for an archer than determine the velocity of the arrow. LIMB BALANCE. Since neither limb's strength is enough to overpower the other w-hen adjusted to have identical measurements from identical reference points, it is apparent they must be set with equal strength, regardless of what each limb may be marked individually. A no-difference reading, "even " setting such as this perfectly balances the limb strengths, which is exactly what a crossbow needs since its projectile is loaded and launched from the exact center of the bowstring to receive equal power from each. On hand held bows, it is not as easy since the arrow- is loaded and shotfrom about 2 inches above the exact center of the bow. This has the effect of the arrow feeling the top limb as 4 inches shorter and therefore stronger than the lower limb. When constructing longbows or one piece laminated recurve bows the bowyer had 1982 - 20th Anniversary - 2002
no choice except to file or sand down the edges of a limb to weaken it to match the weakest one as desired. Most bowyers settled at making the bottom limb stronger enough that when braced it would be able to catch and ovcrpow-cr the top limb enough to read about an eighth ofan inch greater than the lower reading. The one eighth inch dimension itself has no scientific value other than an educated guess to prevent the arrowfrom ending up appearing to point uphill or downhill in relationship to the handle's sight w indow- shelf plate as show n in Figures 2 & 3. Fundamentally, these bow builders accepted the I/8th inch tiller difference as a standard so that no manufacturer could be singled out as doing it wrong and all bow-s could be treated in a similar manner. NOCKING POINT LOCATION. Few people understand that tiller and nocking point are directly linked. The distance on the bowstring between 90 degrees from the arrow-rest, where the bottom-side of the arrowshaft w ill rest and the precise point where the bottom of the arrow nock rests is the nocking point height dimension. There is no magic in any of this, including the limbs, nor should anyone expect this reading and the tiller setting to be identical. Many believe it a scientific phenomenon that a bow must have a nocking point reading of I/8th inch high and a positive tiller reading of l/8th or something is terribly wrong. Some even try to return their bow as defective if it docs not turn out that way. Il is a spin-off myth originating from that virtual traditional tiller difference one piece longbow and recurve bow builders left on their bows and w here most nocking points were placed to start their search, or even left if never evaluated further. Particularly on fixed limb bows with larger positive tiller readings and reverse tiller readings the arrow- will end up resting at an "uphill or downhill" angle and rarely noticed, but on adjustable limb bows equipped with an overdraw extension to reference from it is ‘‘always" noticed. TAKING A TILLER READING. Accurate dimensions down to a thousandth of an inch are necessary to replace the 2 limbs to precisely where they were before. This is not only virtually impossible to do. but if you do. you still have to do the math. For example, a lop treading of 7.123 minus 6.987 for the lower is a positive tiller difference of. 136 so if that is what you had it set on it is still correct. Even with a manufactured bow-square tool many readings arc made something like "just a Utile past thefirst mark after 7 !/4 ” from which I must subtract "just a little to the right of the first mark inside the 7. ” Not very reassuring to say the least, so obviously if their tiller ever
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needs to be moved back Io the original setting this person doesn’t have a prayer of putting i.Boi back exactly as it was. _ INTRODUCING THE REVOLUTIONARY Experienced archers generally only take a ucts BOMAR SUPER SLIDE CABLE GUIDE tiller reading check to see if the setting is still where it was left when starting in to troubleshoot for low or high impact situations. When pursuing a major failing like this a basic 6 TIMES STRONGER WAN TEFLON ballpark reading can suffice to alert you but DECREASED FRICTION knowing how tiller settings can be used to your INCREASED ARROW FLIGHT advantage is INVALUABLE, So. for those who do not understand the overall picture and believe FITS 3/8"OR 5/16 " CABLE GUARDS their tiller setting is still exactly where it belongs CREATED FOR CABLF STYLE OR when it is actually different they will be looking in all the wrong places with a false sense of FAST FLIGHT BUSS CABLE SYSTEMS security. NOW AVAILABLE FOR HOYT PROSET STYLE REVERSE TILLER ISN’T NECESSARILY A NEGATIVE TERM. CABLEGUARDS When the top limb is set to be stronger than the WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME TOUR CABLE GUIDE FAILED DUE TO BREAKAGE OR WEAR? bottom it results in a "reverse tiller" reading. DEALER INQUIRIES WELCOME Several years back I had made a presentation 1095 Goodrick Dr.. Tehachapi. CA 93561 (661) 822-4671 similar to this concerning "tiller truths " to one Fax (661) 822-9466 bomararchery@bak.rr.com of my local archcry clubs. There was one fnend there who just wouldn't buy it when I said that even reverse tiller can be used perfectly well if you aren't concerned about what your arrow much the bottom limb is overpowering the top point in your grasp, if someone were to then will look like sitting on the rest I knew he would limb it is easy to take a look at the amount rather tighten the lower limb weight boll the bottom be at the same 3D shoot 1 would in a couple of than "do the math. " Using an arrow shaft, take half of the handle riser will be pivoted back w eeks so I set my 3D bow at a 1/2 inch reverse the fop limb reading first since it will normally toward you since the string cannot move tiller and then went searching for the best be the one with the longer dimension Holding forward toward the handle riser. Although the nocking point for a level arrow departure. the arrow- as close to 90 degrees from the nocking point does not move on the bow string. It called for a higher than usual location bowstring as you can. place the nock of the with the arrowTcst rotating upward as the bottom in order to "weaken " the top limb, so it left the arrow on the limb at the point w here it joins of the handle riser pivots at the grip it has the arrow resting w ith a "downhilllook ’’even more (he handle riser. Place your thumbnail in the same effect. Figure 4 shows a .022 change in dramatic than seen in Figure 3. although it read exact center ofthe bow string and hold and save their relationship to each other for each quarter about normal on the bowsquarc. The fletching that location. As seen in Figure I. while still turn on a typical bow without an overdraw That w'as nipping the far end of the shelf and the marking that spot place the nock of the arrow will lower the nocking point by .088 or just fieldpoints passed so close Io it I'd never have at the identical junction of the handle and lower under an eighth inch for a complete tum and been able to use exposed blade broadheads but limb with the shaft at 90 degrees to the also create a tiller reading of about 3 I6ths in it shot as good as anyone could ask. bow-string and visually note the difference the process. I made new sight settings and went to the between it and the reading from the upper limb. So you can see that if you need your shoot determined to do well enough to outscore For me it is so much easier to recognize if nocking point “lower" by only 1 or 2 my doubting fnend. and 1 did. After the shoot I "that "s the same spacing / had before ” or not. thousandths you need not try to move the called him to the practice area and asked him to If it looks like it is where you left it then it marker on the bowstring, only tighten the lower watch my arrows in route the 60 yard target probably is. If you have made reference marks limb bolt, or back-off the upper limb bolt, w ith and he said; "They look perfect " Since we had on each limb bolt head and they have not moved a 64th or a 32nd of a turn. Resulting small competed in different groups 1 asked him what at all it is virtually assured nothing has changed changes such as this cannot even be detected he scored and then I showed him the downhill in this area. on a bowsquare tool, but you remain in '* look and asked him to check the tiller on it. MAKE IT AS DIFFICULT AS YOU absolute control" of its position. When he saw the huge reverse tiller he said. CHOOSE. This is a spare time recreational "What difference does it make which "You can t do that!" I replied; *7just did. plus sport intended for enjoyment, not misery, so comes first? “ Think about it. if your educated I beat you!" Just another example of why '7 why make it any harder than it must be? You first guess can place the nocking point a little never tell anyone you can *t do something a can use the time tested "fixed limb weight high and relatively close on the first try. w hat’s certain war or that you must do something a method" and select a tiller dimension you *d wrong with starting with an even tiller and certain way." slow ly adding a little weight to the lower limb like to keep always and then move your nocking THE OLD WAY OR “HARD WAY" point marker up and down the bowstring until and ending up with a socially acceptable tiller VERSUS THE NEW WAY OR “EASY you find the optimum location. Or. you can use setting? WAY.” For many years now- I’ve taught others the now available "adjustable limb weight THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING. to realize that any limb weight bolt movement method" where you may never have to move Once you realize how dramatically moving the or any nocking point location change at all will the nocking point marker again and have weight bolt of either limb any at all moves your change your downrange point of impact and absolute and instantaneous control over your point-of-impact at 60 yards you’ll begin to see there is simply no way to measure either of these nocking point height using your limb weight why so many people continually think they must accurately enough to replace them exactly as make all-new sight marks so often rather than bolts to set a compatible tiller in the process they were. Maybe this w ill help explain to you TIGHTENING A BOLT DRAWS THE use their originals again. Just take a close look why those newr bowstrings have never shot like at the terribly altered sight tapes of many sight NOCKING POINT TOWARD IT. It also the old ones even when you were "certain " you shooters and the plier-marks on the sight pins draw’s the string closer to that end of the handle. had the "same" length, "same" tiller setting of many pin shooters and you’ll see how they easy to remember and what could be simpler? and the "same " nocking point location. obviously do not understand how- it is all tied A great way to realize w hat happens w hen limb As mentioned, a ballpark reading will w-eights arc changed is to envision the bow at together. usually tell you enough to know what to do next. Remember, your exact same bow model full draw while you are aiming. At full draw Since all you normally want to know is how with the handle held out front and the nocking is also out there being used perfectly by November - December 2002 - Visit our website at www.usarcher.com
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hundreds of other archers and probably no two of them are set with identical tiller dimensions, so just how crucial can it be in first place? With tiller differences of “zero ” or 1/16 or 1/8 or 3/16 or 1/4 or 5/16 or anything in between all being used perfectly well, how can anyone ever prove that one setting is superior to another? PERFECT IS ALWAYS CLOSE ENOUGH. That is. if your compound bow shoots perfectly with a I 4 inch tiller and the nocking point 1716th below 90 degrees don’t question the ‘perfect’’ outcome unless you just love misery and have nothing but time and money on your hands. Such outcomes are merely circumstantial to that particular compound bow and the other conditions you have established for it. Yes. even when you have a strange tiller or nocking point reading you can still count your perfect scores and keep your harvested animals. (For the type A's and engineer types that must know, a setup like the one mentioned is not uncommon for a dual-eccentric bow that was built and then left with the top eccentric running excessively ahead during the draw. Simply shortening the buss cable controlling that eccentric will cause it to no longer need a higher nocking point. Wheel timing story in next issue). TAKING CONTROL WITH THE NOCKING POINT SET FIRST. By now you should understand that the tiller setting can be altered to make the nocking point match it instead of the other way round. Long ago I discovered that with the limbs set to an “even "tiller difference and the nocking point marker “permanently” added to the bowstring. the tiller can then be quickly altered with the limb bolts until that specific nock location is transposed to become the best possible nocking point. By setting the tiller even and the nocking point a sixteenth to an eighth higher than where 1 believe it should end up and then slowly tightening the lower limb bolt I can quickly bring the nocking point down and increase the tiller reading while obtaining a level arrow departure. I hate to set up a new bow, I want to shoot, not experiment and chase my tail in a circle so I do everything I can to not become sidetracked or misled. I’ve done it precisely in this manner for many years now and I love it because nothing else is so fast, so convenient or so conclusive. Probably the most popular method of deciding when the best nocking point location has been found may actually be simply an “over the shoulder " visual evaluation by someone else. With your initial nocking point setting obviously “higher” than it should be to start the odds are that if it needs moving you already know which way it needs to be adjusted and that is “down. “ So when a little vertical arrow tail movement is apparent, alternately adding small amounts to the lower limb boll will bring the relationship of the arrowrest and the nocking point closer together to lower the tail of the arrow.
Figure 1. On the top limb first, with the arrow at 90 degrees from the bowstring place your thumbnail in the exact center of the bowstring and then as shown, compare it to that of the lower limb setting. This shows a “positive” tiller difference that is about I/8th inch between the center of the string and the thumbnail, a quick test to decide if it is still where it was set originally. Figure 2 An “uphill"appearing example. Many bows are used this way everyday, but they simply go unnoticed without an overdraw extension to reference from. This is either a bow that requires an unusually low nocking point or if it reads normally, one with a typical nocking point reading but with the bottom of the handle riser set too close to the bowstring with “too much tiller difference." Regardless of what type compound bow it is. the bow will still shoot perfectly with this uphill appearance but most owners don’t want others to sec it and then panic. Since it shoots well the nocking point 268
measurement is essentially perfect so to "fix” it record the reading and use it again after decreasing the tiller difference and moving the nocking point and peepsight down the bowstring to start over.
Figure 3. A “downhill" appearing example. Plenty of single or dual cam model bows arc unknowingly used this way and shooting perfectly but the lack of an overdraw extension to reference from makes them less obvious. DON’T JUMP TO THE WRONG CONCLUSION. this particular one may not be a bow that has ended up with a “higher than usual" nocking point reading, it may still read in the usually expected range. This bow simply needs a larger tiller reading Figure 4. The 4 marks on this short axle to axle bow with a 6 7/8ths inch brace height reveals why the nocking point reading appears to drop for each quarter-turn tightening ofthe lower limb bolt. As the handle pivots the arrowrest actually rises to read as though the nocking point had moved down the string by .022 of an inch, or almost a 10th of an inch for a complete turn. Be aware that during that full turn, the tiller difference only increases the tiller reading by about 3/16ths of an inch. This is the reason it is possible to start a new bow setup with an “even tiller" and a "permanent" nocking point reading intentionally set where you are certain it will be slightly "too high. "After discovering the better nocking point location by tightening the lower limb bolt in l/l6th increments you end up with a tiller difference of only 1/8. 3/16 or 1/4 inch and find it much faster and easier than moving the marker up and down the bowstring. On this illustration bow for example, one full turn creates only a 3/ 16 tiller difference so if the better nocking point is found somewhere in that .088 adjustment area of the first full turn it will end up with no more than a 3/16ths tiller. Those who prefer to do it the "oldfixed limb way” by setting the tiller first use settings from ZERO to 1/4 inch. Since no one can prove that one tiller dimension is “belter” than another you are home-free if the arrow ends up resting at an acceptable angle in relation to the sight window shelf and needs no correcting as described above.
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From the Senior Corner By Joe Bauemfeind
Welcome again to the fall version of the Senior Comer. Last year at this time, if you remember. I was complaining about the lack of things to write about once the outdoor shooting season has ended and this year is proving to be no different. The last column concerned the NFAA Nationals at Watkins Glen and my failure, once again, to capture the elusive silver bowl. Undaunted by the failure of my master plan. I returned to the Glen 3 weeks later to do battle again with my fellow New York State seniors. Again, as it had last year, it coincided with the I BO Worlds at Snowshoe. WV which, for me. is the high point of my release business year. This year I was into shooting a lot more than last, so 1 blew off the business gig in favor of shooting with my buddies for that weekend. After getting beat by Dean Pridgen and his new Mathews Icon at the Nats, I figured 1 ’d have to try an Icon too. even though my Conquest was shooting well for me. By the time I got the Icon though, there were only 3 days left to the start of the state shoot. A quick set-up and a trip to the range to get my 30 and 65 yard marks, proved the bow to be nice shooting addition to my stable. One of the tapes 1 had printed out from my last Archers Advantage session with the Conquest. proved to fit quite nicely so I decided to bring the bow along as my back-up. It turned out to be a good decision too. While shooting the 58# Conquest on Saturday. 1 injured a tendon or muscle in my forearm. It was probably caused by the new grip I was using on my 2 linger back tension release. I found that by holding the release more out on my finger tips. I was able to get it to go off by just aiming at the spot, relaxing my hand and waiting. I know most people recommend applying increasing pressure by tightening the back muscles, but for those of us in Senior mode, this can cause unwanted shaking and loss of confidence in the shot. Anyway, the new grip was working great and I was well on my way to a 550 Field round when things started to go bad in my arm. By the end of the round, it was all 1 could do to get the bow drawn and letting down was no longer an option. The last target was a fifty yard shot and I suffered my only 18 of the day. although it was probably nerves rather than pain that cost me the 550 by one point. That night found me back at the motel trying to figure out a way to shoot the next day. One of my shooting partners on Saturday was Lou Anzelone. a returnee to the state shoot after a layoff of several years, so I didn't have a lock on the top spot by any means. Lou still shoots a good stick and 1 knew he'd show me no pity. 1 wish some of the others who have dropped out, would get back and join us. I had a goal in mind of shooting an arrow into the wall of the Seneca Lodge that weekend, so one way or another I had to come up with something. The first step was a couple of Motrin and a good night's sleep and guess what, no help. At the practice bales on Sunday, using my index finger was out of the question, even using the 50# Icon, but since my anchor is not very tight into my face I figured I’d be able to adjust to some major changes pretty quickly. I dug deep into my quiver and came up with my 3 finger Carter Big Kid. I figured if 1 could use the other two fingers to take the pressure off my index finger. I'd be OK. Strike two. The next step was to move everything to the right by one finger, leaving my index finger off the release completely. Success!!!! A few more practice ends to
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adjust my anchor and to get used to the thumb trigger and I was ready to go. It turned out to be a pretty comfortable way to shoot, although I did manage to hit the trigger a couple of times with my thumb before I was aimed. One of those boo-boos was off the target but a 538 was enough to hold off Louie, who once again was in the 40’s. The Icon proved to be the smoothest shooting bow I've ever had and next year it will be #1, with the Conquest, set up for 3D, as a back-up. The shot into the wall at the Lodge was a piece of cake after those two rounds. Even I can hit a wall at 20 feet. The rest of the season finished out with a trip to the ASA Classic, which had been switched from Gainesville. GA to Anniston, Al due to a tree infestation at the Georgia site. This was the second shoot of the year in Anniston and it once again proved itself to be great site for an archery tournament. The town really catered to the archers and made us feel welcome. If they could just turn the August heat down a notch to the March levels it would be perfect. Thanks to a huge portable AC unit and some ingenious use of large, elephant trunk tubing, the vendor area was a good place to be for the weekend. Once again the 3D organizations manage to come up with good venues for their shoots. The rest of the waning summer wras taken up by shooting some local 3D tournaments in hopes of learning to get excited about this type of archery. I guess if you've been weaned on spot shooting, it's tough to get used to 3D. The unmarked distance is not really what bothers me. it's trying to hit a target (the 10 ring) that you can't see. I get a thrill aiming at a distant spot and watching the arrow fly into the middle of it. Even though I may shoot that 10 ring on a turkey target (big target, small spot). I don't get the same feeling because 1 wasn't aiming at it. but where I thought it should be. Maybe it’s just me, I don’t know. By the time you read this the 2002 North American Field Archery Championships will be history and I'll be home writing about all the fun I had shooting with Bob Deston, Frank Gandy and all the other smart seniors who attended. I hope to have some fishing tales as well. Bob and his son Chris and I are going out on Les Bagley’s deep sea fishing boat on Friday, to catch the big one. There should be enough material there for another whole column. So long for this issue and don't forget to get registered for the Senior games next June. Joe Bauemfeind www.zenitharchery.com
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The Shot Doctor...FOCUS ON FORM by Terry Wunderle
One of my students shot an indoor target tournament and did well with the exception of a couple of shots. I asked him. "Did you run your mental program every shot?" He replied. “Yes." His buddy, who was standing beside us said. “He may have been running his program, but he was flipping the channels. That is when the true problem came to light. The archer’s concentration was broken by something that was going on behind the line. Instead of letting down and starting over, he continued with the shot. His score reflected so in the results. In order to shoot consistent tight groups, every arrow must be shot identically. If there is a breakdown tn concentration, this usually results in a variation in form and the arrow will not hit in the same place. I believe that an archer’s primary focus should be on executing a shot with perfect form. With perfect form. every arrow will hit where the sight is aiming. Thus, by allowing the pin to hold on or float around the desired impact point, that is where the arrow will hit. Conversely, if your concentration is directed at holding the pin on the impact point, then you are
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more apt to have a breakdown in form which will guarantee an undesirable impact point. Most shots are missed because the archer had a breakdown in the normal shot execution. Rarely is it because the pin wasn't on the target. This is why you must concentrate and direct yourself through the shot process. The most common complaint from archers is they do not shoot as well in tournaments as in practice. Why don’t they? There isn’t any pressure during practice, so they do not force themselves to concentrate on shooting a perfect shot. They are relaxed and naturally shoot the same shot. During tournament situations they tighten up and shoot a different form. Their mind is going in ten different directions none of which is shooting perfect form. Concentration is learned on the practice field and practiced on the tournament field. Tournaments are the only place to truly test your concentration level. The more tournaments an archer shoots and practices concentrating, the better he or she will become at it. Every shot executed on the practice field must be done with the same amount of concentration and intensity as it will require in a tournament. If you don't follow the same format in practice, you can not expect to follow it in a tournament. When 1 watch my students shoot. I rarely watch the arrow fly to the target. Instead. I watch the form that launched the arrow. Most of the time I can tell you where the arrow is going to hit. How? Ifthc archer has made a variation in form, it will drastically effect the shoot. Set up a video camera on a tripod and film yourself. When watching the video determine if you are doing everything the same. Does your release hand end up in the same place? Docs your bow arm take the exact same path? Is every shot executed in nearly the same amount of time? If the answers weren’t “yes”, “yes", and “yes", you had better work on your form. Consistency in form produces consistency in arrow groups. Focus on your form.
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DISTRACTIONS By Roger W. Breternitz Ch.T. Roger B '. Breternitz Ch. T.
When someone says "Concentration" what do you think of? The definition of concentration is bringing force or energy to bear in a small area or focus. What is it when we concentrate all of our thoughts in one area? Actually it’s just the opposite of concentrating ALL your thoughts, but the blanking OUT of all your thoughts from your conscious mind, that will make you a true winner in any sport. Once you have gotten the form, essence, and execution down perfectly on one shot. doing it on ALL shots is just a repetition of the last performance or execution. So why can't we do it on each and every arrow, each and every time? Several things that have nothing to do with concentration like physical stamina for one. You-get-tired! That's why when it’s coming down to the "Wire” at the end of the shoot the people who usually win arc the ones who have shot efficiently, use a good "Post" arm position instead of a bent bow arm that wears down their shoulder and triceps, and they don’t let being frustrated rob them of mental and physical energy. Now if we put aside all those things like physical stamina what do we have left? MENTAL stamina. It's called being tournament tough, or having a competitor's edge. This means no matter what happens out there on the line you let it pass over, under, around or through you
and not BECOME a part of you. These arc called distractions...and they can cause even the top shots to allow a crack in their iron-clad concentration. What is a distraction? Anything that weakens your focus or causes you to think about anything except shooting the same arrow that landed exactly where you wanted it to the last time you shot what you considered a perfect arrow. I've had people tell me things like 'Ya know Rog, I was doin' really good until I started think'in about the fact that I haven't had a miss yet. and that 1 was doin’ so good I might actually WIN this tournament. That's when I dropped my first arrow”. This person provided their OWN distraction. The part of their statement where they faltered was in the first few words. “Until I started thinking"....that's it...don't even need to finish the sentence. You can be your own worse distraction when you start the actual act of thinking...thinking about anything. This activates the conscious mind and then you start NOTICING all sorts of distractions that you never noticed before. and pretty soon you can't hit the air in front ofyou! There's a saying, "Don’t count your money while you're sitt’in at the table". In this case, don't count your score while you’re standing on the line. Pure concentration blocks out ALL stimuli that is not important to you shooting a perfect arrow. I am an ardent trapshooter, and in the National Trapshooting Magazine there
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was a story about a legendary shooter in the 30’s who was so good that he would hitch hike across three states to go to a shoot where they were giving away a truck, because he new he would win, and would be driving it home (which is exactly what happened). One time near the end of the tournament the empty shotgun shells were thick all over the shooting stations and everybody had to actually kick them out of the way to find a place to stand when they shot at their station. This legendary champion just walked on TOP of all the shells and shot his stations with out even kicking them out of the way to make a place to stand, (and still never missed). One of the guys finally asked him about it saying “Don’t those empty shell casings bother you when you get ready to shoot? His reply was. "What shell casings". This is the “Iron focus" rock hard concentration that blocks out ALL distractions that will take your mind of the task at hand, shooting the perfect arrow, and doing it EVERY time. It’s all in how you look at things, do you sec events as problems, distractions or just a test of your ability, to strengthen you and make you better. Some people use a “Klickcr" as a draw check, and actually use it to trigger the release. One unscrupulous competitor used a Zippo lighter as a distraction, clicking it open or shut just as this person was about to release. Naturally it was a major problem for the shooter and it almost came to fist-a-cufTs right there and then. When it was over the shooter was so enraged he was lucky to hit the bale for the next three rounds. Bottom line, if you let something bother you it will get worse. Do something about it if you can, if you can't then concentrate ONLY on the task at had and keep conscious thought to a minimum or total zero if you can. You have spent hours training your automatic reactions to do the job of taking you to first place, now just have faith in these abilities and let your body do it’s job without any mental help. DON’T THINK. JUST DO. The best of luck and. Good shooting For comments and more info email me at rogcr@vectorstudios.com THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER
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2002 IBO World Championship by Rhonda Campbell Rain. Rain and more rain was the name of the game at this year’s LB.O. Outdoor World Championships, held high atop the mountain ridges of Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort in West Virginia. August 1518. Each of this season's Triple Crown tournaments had been rained on, and shooters at this Grande Finale tournament did not get a break from the inclement weather either! The lodges of the scenic resort buzzed with activity all weekend, with restaurants. gift shops, wildlife seminars and the village play area. In addition to the tournament there were archery jamborees and seminars, the Archery Manufacturers Trade Show, target auctions and money and trophy tournaments. It was a family oriented event. The courses were set in various locations along the mountain range. As in the past, shooters had to watch their steps at they walked up and down the mountainside to make their shots. Clouds and rain hovered over the mountain throughout the tournament, making it 276
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Name Fid Htr Fid Htr Anl TOTAL ADI LT FEMALE BAREBOW FLIGHT1 480 478 457 C McManus 492 538 2445 C Wilson 445 405 380 436 510 2176 J Davies 418 390 415 412 498 2133 ADULT FEMALE BOW HUNTER FLIGHT! S McCain 440 453 435 457 500 2285 ADULT FEMALE BOW HUNTER FREESTYLE FLIGHT 1 527 527 514 526 J Hakl 556 2650 518 505 V Clem 521 542 2608 J Muller 500 508 509 513 542 2572 ADULT FEMALE BOW HUNTER FS/LTD FLIGHT 1 C Goldsmith 449 445 442 457 538 2331 S. Thater 433 411 429 474 415 2162 ADULT FEMALE FREESTYLE FLIGHT 1 S Weinstein 528 533 540 539 556 2696 524 T McAllister 524 540 535 558 2681 II Tucker 531 527 516 532 560 2666 FLIGHT 2 DOItz 512 501 513 515 546 2587 F Wise 499 507 502 503 552 2563 J Vonderschniidt 503 500 503 550 501 2557 ADULT FREESTYLE LIMITED FLIGHT 1 J Gilley 491 493 506 495 556 2541 S Blickenstaff 501 503 488 542 498 2532 E Grosso 473 445 444 461 526 2349 ADLLT FEMALE L I D RECURVE/LONGBOW FLIGHT 1 M Mellinger 348 333 341 474 382 1878 D Krienke 429 428 427 422 0 1706 ADULT FEMALE TRADITIONAL FLIGHT 1 C Skubish 212 171 210 217 322 1132
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