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Vegas Championship 1 st place NFAA Indoor nationals 2nd place Atlantic City Classic 1 st place NFAA Outdoor nationals 1 st place
Braden Gellenthien Male Pro Freestyle Lancaster Shoot Out 1st place NAA Indoor Nationals 1 st place NAA Indoor Joad Nationals 1 st place NFAA Indoor Nationals 2nd place Texas Shoot Out 1st place Junior Outdoor world trials 1 st place Outdoor JOAD Nationals 1st place Junior World Championships England Gold Medal NAA Outdoor Nationals 3rd place
Clint Freeman (Australia) Male Pro Freestyle (current World Outdoor FITA Champion) National FITA field 1 st place National IFAA field 1st place National Indoor 1 st place National Target 2nd place National Matchplay 2nd place Grand Prix (Turkey) 2nd place
Erika Anschutz Junior Female Freestyle NAA Outdoor target 1st place JOAD National Outdoor Target 1st place Texas Shoot-Out Senior Women 1st place NAA Indoor Championships 1st place JOAD Indoor championships 1 st place NFAA Indoor Nationals 1 st place NFAA Mid sectionals 1 st place
Ed Horn Senior Pro Male Freestyle NFAA marked yardage 3-D 1st place ISAA Pro-Am 1st place NFAA outdoor nationals 2nd place
Robert Baskind Senior Male Freestyle NFAA Indoor Nationals 1st place
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Kurtis Kramer Young Adult Freestyle Limited
National Field Championship 1st place Canadian Open 1st place Ontario Field Championships 1st place 1st leg Ontario Triple Crown 1st place 2nd leg Ontario Triple Crown 1st place 3rd leg Ontario Triple Crown 1st place
Vegas Championship 1 st place NFAA Indoor Nationals 1 st place Atlantic City Classic 1 st place ISAA Pro-Am 1 st place
Derry Null Senior Pro
ISAA Pro-Am 1st place
ASA Classic 1st place ASASOY 1st place ASA Virginia 2nd place IBO Southern Triple Crown 1 st place IBO World 2nd place
BrendaTemperly Young Adult Freestyle
Lee Ford Pro Free Style Vegas marked 3-D 1st place
Jamie Van Natta Pro Female Freestyle Vegas Championship 2nd place
Connie Null Senior Womens Pro
Tom Crowe Senior Pro Freestyle
ASA 4 = 1 st places ASA Classic 1st place ASASOY 1st place IBO 1 - 1st place IBO 3 = 2nd places
Atlantic City Classic 2nd place ASA Classic 3rd place ASA SOY 3rd place
Tony Ooten Open A ASA Classic 1st place ASASOY 1st place
Burly Hall Senior Pro Freestyle ASA SOY 2nd place
Randy Brabec Male Freestyle Limited Vegas
Ken Rouse Semi Pro
Ryan Day Youth Freestyle
ASA Classic 1st place ASA S O Y 1st place ASA Florida 1st place
Junior World Championships England
Tommy Thompson Senior Open ASA Classic 1st place ASA S 0 Y 1st place
Cara Fernandez F8O IBO SOY IBO 2nd leg Triple Crown 1 st place IBO 3rd leg Triple Crown 1 st place IBO National Triple Crown 1 st place
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Junior World Team event Gold Medal
Mathew Mamo Youth Freestyle Junior World Team event Gold Medal World team trials 2nd place JOAD Nationals Olympic Round 2nd place NAA Outdoor Championships 2nd place NFAA Indoor Nationals 2nd place
Roger Wilson Senior Pro Freestyle NFAA Indoor Nationals 2nd place
Connie Calloway Pro Female Freestyle
Jennifer Gilley Women's Freestyle Limited
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Carolyn Elder Pro Female Limited Indoor Nationals 1st place
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270 Editorial byArlyne Rhode 272 International Field Archery Association News by Ken Rogers 275 IFAA welcomes a new President, Loet Smit............................. 276 Wind and World Records by Roy Rose 280 Report from Iraq by CpI. Clinton 284 The Wilson Boys by Howard Wilson Kid’s Quiver .. Jokes by Tiffany Oitker, Skip Sledge, Kaysha Stanley, and Samantha Redmond 290 291 Randy Oitker Promotes Archery.................................................................... on '1 294 MAA State Outdoor Shoot by Rhonda Campbell 295 Champion Dillon Felkel Thousands of Great Archers Compete in Tournaments by John Dudley.. 294 298 Coach's Corner by Bernie Pellerite 301 2004 School of Advanced Archery New Products 302 .. Gold Tip Ultra-lights take the ASA 303 .. Fist Inc.New CSQ Line - Quality Quivers for Less 304 .. Specialty Archery L.L.C, new products 305 Archery Doctor -Eight Ways to Remain Focused by Terry Wunderle 307 Target Panic by Roger Breternitz 308 Robert's Rules by Bob Ragsdale How to get Stronger Back Muscles in Three Minutes per Week 310 .. by Michael Linsin 312 .. Senior Corner 314 Tournament Schedules 316 Elite Clubs Advertisers and Press Release Directory..................................................... 318
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Editorial Report Arlyne Rhode
U.S. & International Archer Magazine acquires 3-D & Bowhunting Tinies Magazine Congratulations to all the Champions in all the final events for the summer. If you want to share a story with our readers, please send them to us with a photo or two. We are gearing up for maybe one of the most exciting years we have ever had in the reporting of tournament archery. As you can see by the press release on the right, we have acquired 3-D & Bowhunting Times Magazine. Starting with the January/February issue we will be combining the two magazines but have decided to hold any hunting reports for now. Also starting with the January/February issue we will start honoring all paid subscriptions for 3-D Times plus add three issues to each subscription. Please keep in mind that we ship on January 20th by bulk mail and it takes the postal system between two and three week for the magazines to arrive. If by that time you who should get 3-D Times, you may call me toll free at I888-250-3321 or email us at usamag@aol.com or write us at fax 1-520-742-0027. Mailing address is 7315 N. San Anna Drive, Tucson, AZ 85704. See you at the ATA Show, World Festival Events, and selected 3-D events. Please give us a chance to serve you better in 2005. By the time you read this issue it will be after Thanksgiving and before Christmas. We want to wish all of you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Thanks to our advertisers and writers we had a great year. We couldn’t do this publication without each and everyone of you. May God be with you and bless you during this holiday season and this coming year. We have a report from Cpl. Clinton in Iraq on pages 280-283. Our hope for this coming year is that peace will come to our world.We will be sending a box of this magazine to LTC Terry Gamble to share with the troops. As our thank you to the troops, we will be send magazines at no cost for one year to the first 1,000 persons in our military services who send us their addresses . Wishing you and your family the happiest of holidays! Sincerely, Cltfipie IR&xle
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October 29, 2004 TUCSON, AZ - Arlyne Rhode, founder and publisher of U.S. & International Archer Magazine announced today that her company had acquired the assets and business of 3-D & Bowhunting Tinies Magazine. The sale and transfer are effective on October 29, 2004. “I am excited about this opportunity,” said Arlyne Rhode. “U.S. & International Archer Magazine and 3-D & Bowhunting Tinies Magazine have been involved in promoting archery for a number of years. The two magazines are very complementary in nature. We are looking forward to serving the 3-D tournament archery community with news and information about that sport.” Arlyne Rhode founded U.S. & International Archer in 1982. The magazine is a tournament archery magazine that includes information on F.I.T.A., NFAA, N.A.A., ASA and IBO events wherever archery is found around the world. U.S. & International Archer has been an information pillar in a sport while a number of competitors have appeared and then faded away. “Our expectation is to merge 3-D & Bowhunting Times Magazine into our current publication,” Rhode continued. “Readers may expect to receive much of the same information on national and local tournaments, the major tournament associations and the shooters that have been the hallmark of 3-D & Bowhunting Times Magazine for the past 12 years. Many of the current writers for 3-D & Bowhunting Tinies Magazine will continue to provide stories and articles for U.S. & International Archer. Subscribers and advertisers alike will find that the blend of these two complementary magazines will give them added value for their money. This is a win-win situation for everyone involved and we are pleased to be a part of it.” 3-D c£ BowhuntingTimes Magazine launched with the JanuaryFebruary 1993 issue as 3-D Times Magazine. Since that time, it has been the premier source of 3-D tournament information, providing more coverage of tournaments, competitors, equipment suppliers and the sanctioning associations than any other source. The bowhunting stories of 3-D tournament archers became an official part of the magazine in 2001 with the insertion of the word bowhunting into the name and masthead. The transaction includes the 3-D & Bowhunting Times website: www.3-dtimes.com. It is being reconstructed and will be up and running again soon. Clubs and organizations will continue to be able to post tournament schedules and other information on this site, which has become an important industry resource. For more information, contact Arlyne Rhode at U.S. & International Archer Magazine, 7315 North San Anna Drive. Tucson, AZ 85704. The telephone number is (520) 742-5846 and the fax number is (520) 742-0027. E-mail: USAMAG@aol.com.
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International Field Archery Association News
IFAA President Ken Rogers
Dear fellow Field Archers, This is to be the last regular magazine column that I will file as President of the International Field Archery Association. It is with mixed emotions that I leave you: Relief, Sadness, Satisfaction and Happiness. Relief from the tensions of the office, the constant workload-no matter how much you may enjoy it, from the travel -no matter how much you may enjoy it, from the constant decision making-no matter how much you may enjoy it. Sadness at leaving a wonderful group of archers the world over, for the emptiness that I know will come on 1 January 05 and, from being on the outside looking in. Satisfaction in knowing the tasks were done to the best of our abilities, from knowing that the association has grown in many ways and, from knowing that the IFAA is better known today than it was ten years ago. Happiness in having been allowed to serve the IFAA (and Field Archery) in its See us in booth #2443 at the ATA Show.
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highest office for ten years, in knowing that World 3-D Championships, was I have made more friends than adversaries accepted/passed. No homemade 3-D in the process and, in leaving the IFAA in targets may be used in the W3DC after good hands. 1 January 2005. In the last issue, I promised to report 4. Am item submitted by FAAE (Estonia) on the Legislative items adopted by the was accepted/passed and, will IFAA Committee at their 2004 meeting in restructure the timing of the IFAA Watkins Glen, NY. Mail Matches. While a total of 20 Legislative Items 5. An item submitted by SFF (Sweden) were submitted from the affiliated nations, was accepted/passed which calls fora the disposition was as follows: 8 Items standardized Score Card to be failed; 6 Items died for lack of a seconding required at IFAA World and motion; 1 Item was withdrawn by the Continental Region archery events. nation of origin and, 5 Items were The item will not appear in the IFAA accepted/passed. Book of Rules by direction of the The Items which were accepted/passed IFAA Committee. are: The IFAA Technical Committee, under 1. An item submitted by the EFAA the chairmanship of Mr. Walter Rueger of (England), which changes the wording the USA, was asked to provide an opinion of the Longbow Rules. The to a question regarding the Longbow “Mediterranean release” has been Rules. That opinion was then put to the replaced by “An archer shall touch IFAA Committee prior to the Committee the arrow, when nocked, with the meeting of 2004, in the form of a Postal index finger against the nock. Vote. The results of that Postal Vote Finger position may not be were: Weight may not be added. changed during competition.’ internally or externally, to the This and additional wording longbow riser; the rings, required will appear in the next edition by IFAA, to identify the number of the IFAA Book of Rules. of each arrow, may not be placed 2. An item submitted by DFBV at or near the tip of the arrow and (Germany) was accepted/ used as a sighting aid; and, a Tennis passed with much amendment. style wrap on the grip of the bow, may Due to the resulting misunderstanding not be used. and confusion amongst the nations and A Postal Vote of the IFAA Committee, the delegates to the 2004 meeting after carries the same weight as items considered they had returned home, the IFAA in their IFAA Committee meetings and, will Committee (exactly as it was be contained in the next edition of the IFAA comprised at the 2004 meeting) was Book of Rules. (In this case, for the 2005re-called to session. The Legislative 2006 edition of the Book of Rules. item was brought back to the table. Please visit the IFAA website: The committee was instructed to www.archerv-ifaa.com for information on consider the item using exactly the upcoming events and, any other same information that was presented information or contact that you may desire. them at the meeting and, to make a My thanks, to all who have encouraged decision to vote for the Item as passed me in my truly remarkable Field Archery at the meeting or, to vote against the experience, it is you who make it all item. The vote to accept or reject the worthwhile. My special thanks to my item resulted in its failure. The fellow officers (both IFAA and NFAALongbow Rules as in the current USA) for your support. edition of the IFAA Book of Rules, Ken will be modified only as other items kendotcom@highstream.net (My which were accepted/ passed, might personal email address) dictate. Please turn to page 275 for 3. An item submined by EFAA (England) which results in removing a message from the new “Homemade 3-D targets” from the IFAA President Loet Smit. 1982 - 22th Anniversary - 2004
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Entry: This Match is intended to promote National and International participation and is open to all archers I Fee: $10 US dollars per person
Dates: From 01 December 2004 up to March 2005. Three scores during this period to be entered before the following dates: Round 1 : 06 February 2005 Round 2 : 06 March 2005 Round 3 : 06 April 2005 Note : The above dates may not be extended. Late scores will be returned and not recorded 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.
target will be re-shot. 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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Remember: a. Cubs (Under 13) shoot 10 yard distance b. Age group: Actual age as at the first day of the series c. 55 and older may enter as Veterans d. Age groups: (C)ub, (J)unior, (A)dult, (V)eteran e. Gender: (F)emale, (M)ale, {(B)oy, (G)irl (cubs only)} f. Bows: (C)ompound, (R)ecurve, (L)ongbow g. Style: Adult male barebow compound: AMBB(C) Cub female Freestyle Limited Recurve: CFFS(R) NOTE: A copy of the deposit slip must be faxed to the Mail Match Coordinator as proof of payment Entry fees to be paid to: No final scores will be posted without proof of payment I
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WORLD BOWHUNTER CHAMPIONSHIPS SOUTH AFRICA
4th to 8th July 2005
All IFAA member nations and their registered archers are hereby invited to attend and participate at the World Bowhunter Championships in South Africa in 2005. Dates and Format: __________________________________________________ The 2005 WBHC will be held in South Africa during July 2005 at the Aventura resort in the Mpumalanga Province. The WBHC will be a 5-day event, with 4 days of competition as specified in the IFAA book of rules, and a spare day in case of delays due to inclement weather or other factors etc. The shooting distances for all 4 official rounds will not be marked and a combination of 2D paper Animal targets and 3D Animal targets will be used over the 4 days.
Registration: _________________________________________________________________ The Registration opening dates and fees will be advised as soon as decided and there will be no cut-off in terms of number of Archers. The Venue:_______________________________________________________________________ The event will be held at the same venue as the 2002 World 3D championships - the Aventura Loskopdam resort. Situated on the banks of the Loskop Dam, this Eco Resort is surrounded by the Waterberg Mountain range and nature reserve, which is home to white rhino, leopard, crocodile and hippo. The resort has a heated pool, angling opportunities, abseiling, game drives, tennis, volleyball, restaurant and conference facilities. Distances to Pretoria 200 km, Johannesburg 230 km, Johannesburg International Airport 220 km. Accommodation - please contact the resort directly -____________________________ _________ FOREVER RESORTS AVENTURA LOSKOPDAM ; Tel: +27 (0) 13 262 3075 ; Fax: +27 (0) 13 262 5269 E-mails: loskoD@aventura.co.za WEB: http://www.fullhouse.co.za/aventura/loskopdam/loskopdam.htm Log cabins, chalets, family houses and a guesthouse. The caravan and camping park that stretches to the water’s edge has 281 Stands (145 with power), serviced by five neat ablutions.
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The IFAA welcomes a new President, Loet Smit.
re-election after his ten years of service in that position, it presented me with an opportunity to continue my service to our common sport. After much deliberation, the decision was made to stand forelection as President. I welcome this opportunity to be of further service to the IFAA and its affiliated Nations. During my term as President of the IFAA, I hope to meet many of you who read this introduction and, to visit with you in your nation. In accepting the stewardship of the IFAA, my pledge is to
do my very best in forwarding the principles of Field Archery and, to continue the expansion of the IFAA into a greater affiliation of nations. Further, I would hope to engage more of our affiliated nations to take an active role in our World Championships and, in our Legislative meetings where our rules are made and voted. My greetings and kind regards to each of you, Loet Smit
WE FIT YOUR STYLE! IFAA President Loet Smit
Good day. Please allow me to introduce myself to the Field Archers of the World. My name is Loet Smit. For the past ten years, I have been a member of the International Field Archery Association (IFAA) Executive, serving asSecretary of the association. During the last scheduled elections for officers of the IFAA, I was elected President. The new officers of the IFAA will take office on 1 January 2005. My occupation is that of Civil Engineer. I work for a company of international consulting engineers with their offices in the Republic of South Africa. 1 am mainly involved as a Resident Engineer or Project Manager on construction sites for roads and bridges. My home of residence is South Africa however, my occupation often takes me to a myriad of locations. Currently I am engaged in a large construction project in Mozambique on the east coast of southern Africa I have been involved in the sport of Field Archery for many years. Most notably, having served as President of the National Field Archery Association of South Africa, IFAA Representative and, as mentioned above, Secretary of the IFAA. During my ten years as IFAA Secretary, it has been my pleasure to attend IFAA meetings and World Championships in all comers of the world. My wife, Colette, and I, have met many people the world over and have made many friends in the process. When the current IFAA President, Ken Rogers of the USA, chose not to stand for
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Wind and World Records! 2004 Olympics Report by Roy Rose Photos furnished by FITA photographers Yoshi Komatsu and Andre Gegg
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Athens, 2004, provided the world’s elite archers with a diverse cross section of conditions, from near perfect, to horrendous, permitting scores from new, almost unbelievable, world records, to totals the average good club archer might be capable of. Whether the men’s day one eliminations should have been postponed (the following day was a rest day) remains a point of conjecture. Although the leading archers who were eliminated were quick to concede that it was equally gale force winds for all, the conditions certainly demanded a much more rational approach, considering the magnitude of the occasion. With many still regarding head to head elimination over 18 and 12 arrows somewhat of a lottery, the added factor of incredible winds surely only added to the unpredictability of results. Nevertheless, the cream, in general, survived, and eventually came to the top, as competition resumed in considerably improved weather. Qualification 1 to 64 brought the usual mix of supreme scoring and relative failure, by the world’s best, with the near perfect conditions taken ultimate advantage of, by both the men and women of the much favored Korean team with some remarkable scoring. Sung Hyun Park’s 682 in the ladies and Dong Hyum Im’s 687 both established new world records, while gold medal favorite Mi Jin Yun in the women’s event was equally impressive with 673. Sung Jin Lee, He Ying, and Natalie Valeeva all made the top 10 with the USA hope Jennifer Nichols, solid at 19. Unlike the men’s qualification most of the accepted aspirants for medals qualified strongly. Im, Magnus Petersson, Marco Galliazo, Kyun Mo Park, Yong Ho Jang and BalzinimaTsyrempilov all qualified in the top 10 in the men’s division, but highly favored competitors Michele Frangilli, the reigning world champion at 24, defending gold medalist Simon Fairweather at 20, David Barnes at 39 and 2000 silver medalist Vic Wunderle at 28, were results that did not auger well for their chances on the ensuing days, a prophecy to become reality all too soon. Day 1 head to head eliminations, in the much publicized horrendous wind, saw the demise of major contenders Fairweather, Custers, Barnes, and the USA’s Butch Johnson with 18 arrow totals decimated. On the distaff side the favored ladies survived, and in the friendlier weather of Round 2 some more surprises emerged, with World Champion Frangilli eliminated by the ageless Yamamoto, Van Alten, bronze medalist in Sydney, Lind of Denmark, Zabrodsy, and Swede, Petersson, all falling by the wayside. Im’s 171 consolidated his position as favorite for the Gold, and Szu Yuan Chen ofTaipai also registering a 170, really impressed the meagre crowd of spectators, a situation shared by virtual all venues. In the ladies’ division, defending gold medalist Yun shot a sensational 173, while China’s He Ying survived a tie shoot off with Aussie Melissa Jennison to proceed to the 1/8 deliberations. As the finals approached, the Korean dominance in both the
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ladies’and men’s divisions heralded perhaps their best ever result, with team competitions on the final day, a further opportunity to register more medals. The ladies' finals always had an air of predictability and even the exclusion of defending gold medalist and reigning world champion Yun at the hands of Chinese Taipai’s Shu Chi Yaun did not preclude an all Korean final. Sung Hyun Park who had topped the Qualification, shot solidly in the Gold Medal Match to edge out fellow country woman. Sung Jin Lee, while Great Britain’s long time representative Alison Williamson showed all her experience, to out last Yaun for the bronze medal. Park and Lee both shot Samick bows, with Samick Masters limbs, the weapons ofchoice also fortheir male counterparts Dong Hyun Im, Kyung Mo Park and Yong Ho Jang, while Alison favored a Hoyt Matrix riser, fortified with Hoyt G3 limbs. Her countryman Laurence Godfrey used a similar set up, while the remaining men’s semi finalists. Tim Cuddihy employed an Aerotec with G3 limbs, Yamamoto, a Yamaha, and Galiazzo, a Matrix handle accompanied by Samick Masters limbs. The men’s finals also followed the pattern of the past four Olympics with the Korean men dominant, until it really mattered, and then failing to make the semi finals, surrendering to lower rated competitors. Australia’s 17 year old Tim Cuddihy took out
Yang and Park, with veteran Japanese Hiroshi Yamamoto accounting for In. Unheralded Brit, Lawrence Godfrey, exceeded all expectations defeating highly rated opponents Petersson, and Vic Wunderle in the quarter final. So once again, four archers probably not expected to figure in the medals, had made the semi finals. Not that they didn't have quality credentials; Cuddihy being the reigning Junior World Champion, Yamamoto at his fifth Olympics, and Galiazzo supreme in the 2004 European titles. Still. few would have forecast a final four with no Koreans, and no Frangilli, especially after day one qualification. Both the Aussie and the Japanese excelled in their semi final with 115 points, an Olympic record, Cuddihy losing the extra arrow shoot off, while the Italian conquered the Brit, to join Yamamoto in the gold medal match. In a seesawing contest the Italian held his nerve to win the gold medal, while Cuddihy accounted for Godfrey in the bronze medal shoot out. With Frangilli and De Buo to join the new champion in the teams, a real battle was now being forecast with the Koreans Im, Park and Jang still the favorites. There was no denying the 21 year old Italian Marco Galiazzo had earned his gold medal. Third in qualifying, he maintained a high standard throughout, and displayed a quiet composure in the finals. Cuddihy too, with coach Ki Sik Lee in support, shot superbly and Yamamoto, enjoying a well deserved resurgence at 41 years
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young, seemed relaxed and confident. The tall, left handed British semi finalist, Godfrey has an obvious future, and was in solid contention in both his finals matches and clearly enjoyed the experience. After a rest day, the team’s championships rounded out the Olympic program. The Korean women’s team arc perennial gold medalists, and on the strength of their individual competition efforts, it seemed that this trend was certain to continue. The semi final saw Chinese Taipei eliminated by China, while Korea were very comfortable victors over the French team 249 to 234. The Chinese Taipei archers excelled in their bronze medal match registering a 242 to 228 result over the valiant French women. The final developed into a marathon struggle with the less favored Chinese team, headed up by Fli Ying, going arrow for arrow with the Korean trio of Park, Lee and Yun. In the final analysis the Koreans scored the narrowest of victories, 241 to 240. The men’s competition promised a much more engrossing struggle with the Koreans certain to face strong challenges from Italy with Frangilli, De Buo and Galiazzo, and Australia, whose team had been so successful in the Grand Prix events leading to Athens. At least half a dozen other teams, however, had the potential to medal, including Sweden, the Netherlands and India. Surprises came early, with Australia eliminated by Chinese Taipei and the highly regarded Italian, bowing out to a tenacious USA. In the Semi FinalsTaipei maintained their charge, taking out the USA by a mere point, 244 to 243. In the other semi, Korea out lasted the Ukrainians 242 to 239. The Bronze medal match was another arrow for arrow struggle, with Ukraine just edging the brave USA trio 237 to 235. Chinese Taipei shot splendidly in the gold medal match, their 245 total a fine effort. However, the super talented Koreans were not to be denied, defending their gold medal won in Sydney, compiling a superb 251 points, making it double gold for both the men's and women’s teams. Equipment wise the usual cross section of bows tasted success in Athens. With the Korean men’s and women’s teams favoring the Samick Masters, its profile, along with the Win and Win shot by Mi Jin Yun has certainly been enhanced. Men’s champion
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Galiazzzo also utilized the Samick Masters limbs on his Hoyt Matrix, a bow also employed by Godfrey the fourth place getter while the Aussie Cuddihy, and his compatriots Fairweather and Barnes also shot Aerotics with G3 limbs. Once again Easton dominated the arrow department, with every major participant shooting either X10’s or ACE's, while the ever popular Spin Wings were the predominant fletching agent. So another Olympic tournament has come and gone, and the results pattern is perpetuated, inevitable Korean dominance
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in the ladies' events and surprises galore in the men’s competition, where the high qualifying Koreans failed to win an individual medal, and the world’s top ranked archers, in general, continued to fail to present their best in the tournament they all regard as the supreme honor. We look now to Bejing in 2008, where many who competed in Athens will again return, along with a host of new young contenders, all striving for the Olympic glory. By Roy Rose
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We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation for your support to the United States Military and the Iraqi International Archery Competition. The event, which was held on August 13th 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq, was a tremendous success thanks to the support we received from you and numerous manufactures in the archery and other industries.
The purpose of the event was to give our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, as well as coalition military and civilian personnel stationed in and around Baghdad, an opportunity to get away from their normal tedious and dangerous day to day activities, give them a chance to relax and participate in a day of competition. In addition to the U.S. military personnel that participated, numerous U.S. and foreign civilians working in the Green Zone took advantage of the opportunity, as well as foreign military personnel from Ukraine, Poland, Britain and Australia. Also, we had two Iraqi girls, ages 9 and 14, participate in the Ladies Class.
All in all, the event was a huge success, thanks in no small measure to the support we received from your organization and numerous other manufactures in the archery and other related industries. Again, we would like to express our sincere appreciation for your support without which this would not have been possible.
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Service members and Iraqis score a bulls-eye in archery competition Story by CpI. Clinton Firstbrook Multi-National Force-Iraq Public Affairs Baghdad, Iraq
Standing 10 meters from an archery target a Marine draws back on his composite bow and aims, utilizing the principles of marksmanship he was taught in bootcamp. As he releases, the drawstring snaps back into place and the arrow whooshes by striking dead center. Bulls eye. Service members and Iraqis came
together behind the Morale Welfare Recreation office Aug. 13, scoring a direct hit at the first Iraqi International Invitational Archery Competition. “Myself, and a few other staff members that are here were part of the first Bosnian International Archery Championship back in 1997,” said archery competition co-coordinator, Col. Logan Barbee. “We thought it would be good to hold another event here just like that one to take everyone’s minds off everything that was going on, if only for a few hours.’’Competitors had four classes to choose from depending on their skill and amount of archery experience; ladies, novice, hunting with sights, and hunting without sights. “Our shop came out to participate today for a break from the office,” said archery competitor Staff Sgt. Jesse Tomasek. “This event was really my first time shooting and I did pretty well. I shot a 59 in the novice category, although if I want to shoot any better, I'm going to have to put in a lot more practice time. I’m actually having a bow sent to me from back home.’’This Olympic event not only brought out individual archery enthusiasts and office departments, but also entire families looking for a good time. “Everyone in my family came out today to participate in this event and my daughters did
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extremely well,” said archery competitor, Ali Al-Dabbagh. “When the next one comes around we’ll definitely all be here again to compete.”Although most shooters had only one or two practice runs on an archery range there were still those with experience on hand to give pointers to get everyone’s shots center mass. “I started shooting when I was
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shots closer to the center.”Aside from letting loose arrows from the 10 and 15 meter firing line, archers could also participate in a William Tell apple shooting challenge, a knife throwing contest, and try their luck at hitting decoy targets from a tower stand. “This is truly an international event and the archery world is ecstatic about it happening. So many people have already stopped by to participate and it’s still early,”
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currently setting up another competition at one of the stadiums for the Iraqi children,” said Barbee. “Afterwards we’ll be donating all of the equipment you see here today.”“What’s interesting is that all of this equipment was given to us from companies back in the U.S. who heard about what we were going to do. If we bought all of the equipment ourselves, the price tag would’ve been in the thousands of dollars.” For their participation, competitors received an archery competition T-shirt, a coin, and a certificate of appreciation. But to those who helped out, the camaraderie they felt was what made it all worth while. “I was glad to see we could all come out to bond and compete together,” said Perkins. “Even with the language barrier, we all are the same when it comes to sportsmanship.”
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THE WILSON BOYS Norman, Jack, Bob and Howard By Howard Wilson Arlyne Rhode called, we visited a while about old times, and then she asked if I would write an article about the Wilson Boys and the evolution of archery in our family. Based upon our association tracing back over 40 years, 1 impulsively said, “Yes, I’d try to put something together - and possibly include some photos”. In retrospect, I’ve had second thoughts, for a couple of reasons. First, There are not a lot of people around today who would remember, first hand, the Wilson Boys and our archery exploits of the 30’s, 40's and 50’s. Second, in thumbing through several back issues of The US International Archer, it’s apparent that we are talking about two very different worlds when considering today s equipment and the technical aspects of archery. Being forewarned, here is my story. We were raised on and near a farm owned by my grandfather, Ira N. Wilson, located about seven miles north of Springfield, Missouri - generally referred to as “The Queen City of the Ozarks”. Ira and Nora Wilson had five boys, Hubert, Howard, Norman, Jack and Bob - and one daughter. Olive. I was Howard’s son and Bob. being the youngest of the Wilson Brothers, was near my age and he was more like a big brother than an uncle to me. Living in the country with no close neighbors, we provided our own entertainment. My dad was a good fiddle player. He taught Norman how to play and gave him his first violin. My dad also formed a vocal quartette that provided the motivation for Norman and Jack to form their own group. Their talents expanded and as later refined, led them to leave the farm and to start performing on a radio station. K.FEQ. St. Joseph. Missouri. Bob and I were still in school and we helped my dad in the manufacturing of hooked rug needles that was marketed nationwide by my grandfather. When we were not working, we were hunting, fishing, playing music or reading. There was a nearby stream, the Sac River that flowed into the headwaters of McDaniel Lake that adjoined the property. Forests also surrounded us and the area teamed with wildlife. It was
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common that we would have in our hands a fishing pole or a gun. Hunting and fishing were not considered pastimes; rather, they were intended to put meat on the table. There were times when we were allotted so many shells, the message being that we were to not be “target practicing”. We had a Black Walnut grove on our farm and Bob could cook up a gourmet serving of chocolate fudge that was liberally saturated with the black walnut kernels we harvested. We’d then prop ourselves up in bed at night and read books - including Horatio Alger, Tom Swift, Zane Grey Howard Wilson and Mark Twain. Bob obtained a book, “Two Little Savages” written and illustrated by Ernest Thompson Seton. There was a chapter about bows and arrows and Bob thought we could do that. The next day, with a drawknife in hand and a stave we had split from an Osage Orange fence post, he fashioned a bow. That was the beginning of the Wilson Boy’s archery adventurers. Bob experimented with different bow designs - variations of the long versus flat - straight versus recurved - until he found what seemed to be the most efficient. Making arrows was difficult acquiring wood dowels and then painstakingly wrapping and gluing feathers on the shafts. We would roam the fields and forests, shooting at anything that was suitable for the table. We'd practice shooting at hay bales, clods of dirt - objects that would provide a target without destroying our treasured arrows. Freshly plowed fields were especially inviting because shooting at the raised clods of dirt not only provided good targets, our misses were easily retrievable. Norman and Jack were becoming more successful with their radio performances and as soon as Bob was finished school, they asked him to join with them. Bob played the guitar and was blessed with a fine singing voice that was pure and always on a true pitch. Success breed’s success and they began performing at other radio stations across the Midwest, honing their musical skills and becoming more in demand. During this time. Bob introduced Norman and Jack to shooting the bow and arrow and they immediately took to the sport and its challenges. Their travels eventually brought them back to Springfield, Missouri and to the local radio station, KWTO. Some of their entertainment world associates that visited the farm included Les Paul, who enjoyed looking for arrowheads that were common in our locale. In those days, Les Paul was known as “Rhubarb Red”, a good musician and a fun guy. Our family then moved from its rural location to Springfield and I was learning to adapt to “city life”. 1 joined the Boy Scouts of America and was invited to participate in their annual archcry tournament at Phelps Grove Park.
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I had no knowledge of “formal target shooting” but thought it might be fun so 1 took my bow and arrows and entered the competition. My scoring in the Junior American Round was almost double the second place finisher. 1 didn't understand why people were so impressed - the targets were huge, four feet in diameter and they were not moving! All of my shooting up to this point was instinctive. Bob was pleased and thought my performance was something special. He proceeded for us to join the Ozark Archery Club and continued making bows, experimenting with different deigns that included incorporating a “working recurve” Our arrow making became more refined. We would sort through several hundred dowels and sort them out into groups of a dozen or so with the about the same weight and spine. Even so, taking a dozen completed shafts, we would "clock” our arrows - for example, number three would fly at two o’clock, a little high and to the right - number seven would fly at nine o’clock. One thing for sure, it taught us to concentrate on each arrow released. Norman and Jack decided to continue their broadcasting at other radio stations around the country. Bob stayed in Springfield and our interest in archery
increased with participation in local and regional tournaments. The style and efficiency of Bob’s bows began to catch the attention of other archers and he started making and selling bows on a custom basis. This resulted in our walking most every Osage Orange (Bois D'Arc) hedgerow in southern Missouri looking for suitable sixfoot lengths that would produce satisfactory staves for making bows. Six-foot lengths from an Osage Orange tree with straight grains were very difficult to find. A thorny, gnarly tree, they are also difficult to cut down, split into staves, shellac, and store for seasoning before being sufficiently cured for making into a bow. We cut, split, stored and sold staves to bowyers all around the country. We also traded with other people in the business, including the notable Collins twins at Sedalia, Missouri who were also in the business of marketing bow staves. Finding suitable staves six feet long became increasingly difficult. Finally, the technique of joining billets was perfected, thus we could also cut and process three feet lengths. Expanding our archery interests, we opened a commercial archery range at the intersection of Commercial Street and Glenstone Boulevard in Springfield. We
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developed a core of customers including students from the local colleges. Bob ran the range during the week; I was still in High School and would run it on weekends. We continued to participate in tournaments. winning our share and Bob’s bows were gaining in popularity. Running the archery range also provided us with lots of practice. Keeping the commercial range supplied with arrows, plus what we sold to individuals, resulted in our hand crafting a number of them on a regular basis. For the feathers, I would regularly visit the local poultry processing plant and dig through barrels of turkey feathers, sorting out the precious few wing feathers that were suitable for arrows. We cut and ground the feathers and then, after gluing to the shafts, we shaped them using a feather burner fashioned out ofan electrical coil. We’d buy the nocks, points and Port Orford cedar dowels, then varnish, assemble, crest and deliver. We were proud of our creations! We met and participated with a number of notables along the way including Ben Pearson and his Genera] Manager. Pat Chambers, Earl Hoyt, Fred Bear, Doug Easton, and a number of other early bowyers and manufacturers. My grandfather, Ira N. Wilson, was a charismatic person and good organizer. A great ambassador for archery, he was often asked to be the Field Captain for state and regional tournaments. Bob relocated to join with Norman and Jack, this time in Long Beach, California leaving me to operate my grandfather’s manufacturing business. I continued participating in tournaments and won the state title three times. Club members sponsored me to participate in the annual National Archery Association tournament at St. Paul, Minnesota where I won second place in the Junior Division. Fred Folberth won first place using what was my first look at a composite bow. Sonny Johns of Tacoma, Washington - the previous year's winner, placed third.. The next year, at 17 years of age, I won my first “adult tournament” - the Springfield, Missouri Ozark Archery Club Regional Championship. That was a proud moment for me - I sent Bob the medal I won because it was due to his motivation that I became involved in the sport. Another proud occasion for me was being asked by Russ Hoogerhyde to perform with him at one of his performances. He crisscrossed the country for four years, traveling to high schools and colleges, putting on demonstrations of archery’s might and accuracy and lecturing about its history. He was my target archery hero, having won six of the eight National Tournaments in which he participated from 1982 - 22nd Anniversary - 2004
1930 to 1940. I also shot with him and Howard Hill, of the movie “Robin Hood” fame, at the Milwaukee Grand American Open Archery Tournament. World War II resulted in Jack, Bob and myself entering the armed forces. Jack served in Guam, Bob in Africa and I wound up on le Shima, a little island just north of Okinawa. Norman served on a deep-sea fishing boat. After the war, we all convened in Springfield and determined that we would form a partnership to restart my grandfather's manufacturing business with a new array of products and national marketing. Along the way, we combined our musical talents and advertised the products we manufactured by performing on the local radio station and by recordings at several other radio stations throughout the Midwest. I still have some of those old recordings. We met some interesting personalities including Chet Atkins, with whom we shared the station’s studios. He was a gifted guitar player with music in his soul and a genuinely good person. While living in California, Norman, Jack and Bob struck up a friendship with Larry' Hughes whom, I believe, was one of the greatest target archers of all time. Larry gave them information that he considered to be the essentials for shooting consistently high scores. Accordingly, it was decided that if we applied ourselves, we could become contenders on the national scene and included in our schedule of activities a significant amount of practice toward that goal. Admittedly, it wasn’t just for the fun and glory of it all, we hoped that our performance would gain for us national marketing attention that would lead toward increasing the sale of our archery equipment. We practiced diligently and participated in local and regional tournaments to hone our skills. We had a significant advantage in that when one was practicing, there were three critical “coaches” evaluating every shot. Whether it is golf, tennis, or any other sport, one cannot see themselves and it helps when a knowledgeable person is observing. I think that only “brotherly love” could have tolerated the degree of the severe individual critiques involved among the four of us The “essentials” we applied primarily involved how to gripped the bow and positioning of the left shoulder. When we released an arrow, with every shot the bow’s follow through was directly toward the target and the release was straight back. There were no side thrusts on the arrow that could result in it being skewed one way or another. In short order. Jack won the Missouri THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER
State target championship and I won the field event. In 1946, we attended our first National Archery Association tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio. We didn’t win any individual honors, but did win the Men’s Team Championship for the Ozark Archery Club. We made a lot of new friends and some knowing that we were also entertainers, asked us to perform at the banquet proceedings. We enjoyed the camaraderie. The next year the National was held in Amherst, Massachusetts. We won the Men's Team Championship again and Jack was 1 st, 1 was 2nd. Bob 9th and Norman 12th out of 184 participants in the individual competition. On a personal note, I was then experiencing what some now refer to as “the Zen of archery”. With absolute confidence, when I pulled an arrow back to shoot, there was with an effortless but absolute confidence that it would find its mark. It was, indeed, a “zone”. 1 was awarded the perpetual trophy for the greatest number of scoring hits in the fiveday tournament. Robert Elmer wrote me a nice note and sent an autographed copy of his classic book. Target Archery In 1948 in Reno, Nevada, we again won the Men’s Team Championship but lost the individual honors to Larry Hughes, a true champion who had also won in 1941. All of our National tournament records, along with some photographs, are detailed in Robert Rhode's “History of the National Archery Association”, Volumes I and II. There are also additional articles and photographs in another Rhode’s book, “Archery Champions”.
Among the four of us, we had achieved most of our goals in the archery world. Feeling a need for a change of direction, we decided to channel our energy in other activities. We did a lot of hunting, fishing, playing music and we took up bowling, again entering the competitions as a fourman team. However, the lure of archery pulled us back toward the ambitious objectives that resulted in the now well-known Black Widow Bow. We spent more time participating in the rapidly developing Field Archery activities and thoroughly enjoyed its diversity and unique challenges. Although proud of my Dallin Medals awarded by the National Archery Association in two different decades of target competitions, instinctive shooting was my first love and was always my passion for pure enjoyment of the sport. Indeed, as noted above, that’s how I won my first target tournament. In the 70’s, manufacturing of the Black Widow Bow was sold to Mr. Ken Beck who has since increased its worldwide quality reputation by expanding the number of models and improving their performance. The manufacturing of selected accessories was retained by the Wilson family and variations of the Black Widow shooting tabs have been sold all over the world. Continuing with the traditional design, Ken Beck has employed a perfectionist’s pursuit of better materials, tools and design and has employed computer technology to fine-tune his company’s craftsmanship. Black Widow has been the choice bow of many tournament champions. And on a personal note, I have good reason to know Ken Beck as a fine sportsman and one of the most caring gentlemen that I’ve ever known. Norman. Jack and Bob have all passed on and that makes me a “survivor” of sorts.
blessed with remarkably good health and still physically active. As a superintendent of quality, I took early retirement in 1983 from Bendix and have continued my engineering interests by performing book reviews for the American Society for Quality. My wife and I have been involved in boating, we travel extensively, play a lot of golf and I still enjoy playing music. Bob’s wife, Cristine, a tournament
champion archer in her own right, still lives in Elkland, Missouri. She was prominently involved in the Black Widow shooting tab business. My wife, Lucile, and our three children. Greg, Doug and Lucy have had their own archery experiences and their families are all enjoying Florida lifestyles. I’ve always been proud of my archery heritage. There's something to be said for being involved in a sport that had its beginnings among man's oldest weapons and has been a major factor in the bearing of history. I'm not expecting that there would be many folks out there who would remember the Wilson Boys, but if there are, it would be good to hear from you. I can be contacted at HowardWilson@comcast.net. Keep your feathers dry and your bow fillly strung. Hope to see you downstream. Howard N. Wilson
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The Future... You’re Lookin’At Him! By Stephanie Mallory
Young Realtree Pro Staffer Making Waves! Young gun Randy Oitker is not just making a splash in the archery industry, he’s making a wonderful tidal wave for the future of the outdoor sports! By Stephanie Mallory At only 17 years old, professional archer and Realtree pro staffer Randy Oitker, of Plainville, Illinois, may be young, but he shoots his bow as if he’s had years and years of experience. Two-time North American Bowhunters (NABH) World Champion and
This is Tiffany Oitker with her first fish that she caught in May 2004 while fishing in the family pond. She is 10 years old and in the 5th grade at St. Anthony School in Quincy, IL.Tiffany likes outdoor shooting sports like target shooting with her bow and .22 rifle. She has one dog named Gypsy and 12 outside cats. Her favorite cats areTater and Chandler. Tiffany sent us these jokes. What did the plow say to the tractor? Pull me a little closer John Deere. Why didn’t the ghost go scaring people in the forest? He heard that you needed a haunting license. See you in Louisville for the National Archery in the Schools Program Championships! 288
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three-time NABH Shooter of the Year, Oitker, who has won a total of 17 national titles, has accomplished more than many professional archers three or four times his age. Randy does several speaking engagements each year. Team Muzzy is one of his biggest sponsors.
Early Years Getting his start in archery at only eight years old, Oitker credits a friend of his father’s for peaking his interest in the sport. "My dad’s friend is a bowhunter, and I just thought that bowhunting was a really cool sport. So, my dad bought me a bow, and 1 started shooting.” Archery was the perfect sport for Oitker because as a youngster, Oitker had severe allergies and couldn’t participate in the typical outdoor games that other boys enjoyed, such as baseball, soccer and football. “When I was young, archery was the only sport I could participate in because I could shoot at indoor ranges and my allergies wouldn’t bother me. While other children were outside playing, I was inside practicing my archery skills.” Natural Talent and Hard Work “My dad’s friend suggested that I give 3-D archery a try before I started hunting,” Oitker says. “So I followed his advice, and I won a few local tournaments. Then some folks suggested that I try shooting in national tournaments.” Crowds gather at events like Cabela’s store openings to see Randy perform various archery trick shots. Oitker placed 8th in his first national tournament and decided then that 8th place wasn’t good enough. “After that tournament, 1 practiced the entire year, and the next year I ended up winning all five qualifiers, the NABH World Championships and NABH Shooter of the Year,” Oitker says. At a young age, Oitker instantly fell in love with the sport and decided to turn archery and especially bowhunting into a lifelong career. “1 enjoy competing in archery tournaments, but I especially love bowhunting. There’s nothing like being in the woods on opening day of bow season. Since 1 live in Illinois, my main focus is whitetail hunting, but I love all types of hunting.” When he’s not hunting, Oitker travels the country attending outdoor sports shows doing seminars and performing archery trick shooting with his compound bow. He also spends a lot of time writing for outdoor magazines and working on his upcoming TV show called Randy Oitker—Through the Eyes of a Young Hunter, which will air on the local CBS station. Teaching treestand safety is no laughing matter for Randy. He knows the importance of safety and is passing on his knowledge to future high-climbers! “I have some good hunts filmed for my show, but I haven’t edited them yet. 1 haven’t had time with my busy schedule. My program isn’t going to just show hunts, it will also include instruction, safety and some light-hearted stuff. I’m patterning this show after Michael Waddell’s Realtree Road Trips. I want it to be a fun show with a lot of sustenance.” Through the Eyes of a Young Hunter will air for 350,000 viewers in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. Oitker hasn’t decided if it will air one day a week for six weeks or for an entire year. He says the duration of the show will depend on how many shows he gets edited. “Once I get that show going, I’ll have some promo tapes that I can send to sponsors and to other stations. 1 eventually want to get bigger sponsors for the Outdoor Channel.”
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Great Role Model “My inspiration is Michael Waddell,” Oitker says. “Michael got started in the industry much like I did. He’s just a country boy
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who got picked up by Bill Jordan after a turkey-calling contest. He’s risen to the top as a hunter and entertainer by just being himself. I also like Jeff Foxworthy because he's a comedian, and I like comedy. I’m constantly quoting his jokes.” Oitker got hooked up with Realtree and became a pro staffer in 1999 at the young age of 12. “The folks at Realtree are like family to me,” he says. “I got to meet Bill Jordan my first year on the pro staff. He’s just the nicest guy you’d ever want to meet. I love Realtree s patterns and believe by far that they offer the best camo patterns out there.”
The Future Generation This determined teenager says his biggest passion is kids, and he wants to do all he can to be a good role model for the younger generation. “I’m just a young person with a passion to help other young people get involved in hunting and archery,” he says. “The future is in the youth. If the youth doesn’t get involved with bowhunting and archery, that sport will become a thing of the past. Parents are just not taking their kids hunting anymore. They’re doing other things. Ted Nugent says, ‘Hunt with your kids so you don’t have to hunt for them.’ 1 believe that’s true, and 1 want to do my part to get kids hunting. This day and age, a lot of kids are hooked on video games and TV I want to get them out of the malls and into the woods. I want them to find the same passion I did when I was eight years old.” Hunters and adults alike would find it difficulty to find a better role model than Randy Oitker. Oitker says he’s effective in getting kids involved in the sport because of his young age. “When they see someone their own age shooting a bow and hunting, they think that’s really neat, and they’re willing to give it a try.” The young archer didn’t realize how big of an impact he had on other kids until he helped with a NRA Youth Camp recently. “More than 100 kids attended the camp this year. That’s more than in the years past. A boy’s father came up to me and said he’s always wanted his boy to learn how to bow hunt, but that the boy wasn’t even interested in the sport until he saw what I was doing. That is the kind of positive impact I want to make on kids.”
A Trick up His Sleeve One way this enthusiastic teen reaches children and even adults is through his trick shooting. “One of the magazines I wrote for wanted me to shoot at an outdoor show,” Oitker says. “I went and shot a few balloons, but people got kind of bored with that 290
performance. So I decided to come up with some interesting tricks. Mom asked me if 1 could shoot two arrows at once. 1 said no, especially not with a compound bow. Then I later thought it might be possible. So, dad and 1 went out to the range and gave it a try. Using a Muzzy Zero Effect Rest, I can now shoot two arrows at one time and hit two different targets. I figured out how to shoot two separate balloons 14-inches apart at the same time at 20 yards. 1 started performing that trick at some shows. One day at a B.A.S.S. show, one guy came up to me and said, ‘That’s good, but can you hit two lifesavers at the same time?”’ Randy’s passion for the hunt stems back to his introduction to archery from one of his dad’s friends. Today Randy’s parents and sister are key supporters in all that he does. Oitker decided to give it a try and ended up hitting both lifesavers on the first shot. Then, he hit the lifesavers several more times in a row. “Everything has to be set up just right to make that type of a shot, and the conditions were obviously just right that day. I continue to perform that trick in all my shows. Although I don’t always hit the lifesavers, I get really close.” This talented young man also enjoys performing a shot while lying on his back and holding his bow like a crossbow. “I’m working on some other shots as well,” Oitker says. “I want to eventually perform a trick shot hanging upside down, but I’ve got to figure out how to rig up a device that can hold me upside down and that I can carry in the bed of my truck.”
Friends and Family When he’s not on the road, writing stories or working on his TV show, he's hanging around with his friends like other normal teenagers. “My friends think what 1 do is very neat. They especially like it when I have promo stuff to give them like hats and T-shirts. I’ve taught several of my friends how to shoot a bow and have given them some pointers on form and technique. 1 actually let the kid up the road shoot one of my bows for a couple of years until he could afford his own bow. I like that I can share this gift with my friends” Big game adventures are awesome in Randy’s eyes, but chasing big whitetails in the midwest is what he’s most fond of in the hunting world. When he reflects back on his childhood and his accomplishments, Oitker has mostly his parents to thank. “They’ve been so supportive of me. When I was young, they drove me all over the country to shoot in the Cabela’s, I BO and ASA tournaments. It was those opportunities that helped me get my name out there. They are the reason I’m successful today.” For more information Randy Oitker welcomes your emails. Email him today at RandyOitker@hotmail.com Editor’s note: Currently Randy Oitker is gearing up to have a web site where folks can visit and find out where he’ll be appearing. In the meantime, try Googling Randy today. You’ll wind up with more than a day’s worth of reading and surfing! Thank you to Stephanie Mallory and Realtree for furnishing this information on an outstanding young archer and promoter of archery.
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MAA State Outdoor Shoot by Rhonda Campbell
Winners All! L-R: Dave Hindbaugh (2nd-MSFS), Glenn Campbell (Ist-SPro), Lyn Phelps (Ist-ALFS), Ryan Phelps (Ist-YAFS), Ben Bath (Ist-YFS) and Michele Barrowman (3rd-ALFS)!
Most states have their own State Archery Organizations. These organizations put on a series of indoor and outdoor archery tournaments in different locations throughout the state each year. This gives archers of all ages and shooting divisions the chance to travel across their home state to participate in tournaments where they will have fun. make new friends, gain valuable shooting experience in different settings, get new ideas to bring home to their own clubs as well as gain many chances to win 1st place in their “state” division. Not to mention the fact
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that they may break a record while they are at it too! State tournaments are a great thing for all archers to participate in, whether in the organization of the event or in the competition itself, or even as a spectator! State tournaments hold something for everyone! In June, the MAA (Michigan Archers Association) held its State Outdoor Tournament, hosted by the Lincoln Bowmen Archery Club in Brownstown. Michigan. Shooter turnout was high! It was a fun, well organized event. The grounds were neatly groomed, the facilities
were clean and there were plenty of refreshments on hand when the sun heated things up! Participants had the chance to shoot well, win their division title and receive handsome award plaques and pendants. Michigan is one state that is thriving where archery is concerned. Someone in almost every family is either a bowhunter ora target archer. Yes, archery is alive and well in Michigan and we're glad that it’s alive and well in other states too!
L-R: Scott Turner and Joe Kapp make their shots. Each has participated in MAA tournaments for many years—they are the shooters who help keep archery going strong in Michigan! Kapp won 1st place in the Pro division and added this to his long list ofstate and national wins! 1982 - 22nd Anniversary - 2004
Lyn Phelps is Up-N-Cotning in archery! She has been shooting for a mere 2 years and has placed at or near the top at all tournaments she attends! Today she took the top spot in the Adult Ladies Freestyle division!
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Sally Robie's perfect form and style rewarded her with 1st place in the Womens Pro division. She is MAA Executive Secretary, active in the organization of Michigan State Tournaments, participates at most all of the them and has set some state records along the way too!
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La Crescenta, CA- Raising children in todays world of choices, between sports, PS2 games, videos, or even which fast food restaurant to have dinner, makes 12 year old Dillon Felkel stand out with his own personal accomplishments and choices. As a resident of La Crescenta, CA, 12 year old Dillon Felkel has chosen Archery as one of his personal sports and taken his talent and concentration to a level of champions. Competing in 8 events in the first half of 2004, Dillon has placed 1st in each competition and also amazingly set a total of 10 National records and 2 California state records. As a member of the Junior Olympic Archcry Development program, JOAD , and coached by former Archcry Champion, Sandy Gottlieb, Dillon is currently ranked Number 1 in the nation in the 12 and under Bowman Recurve division. With Dillon s consistent practice schedule and commitment to the sport, he has his sights set on moving up to the 13/14 year old Cub Division in 2005 and aggressively challenging top ranked competitors within his age group. As a student of St. Bede School in La Canada, CA, not only docs Dillon focus on his education, he also finds the time for his daily archery practice along with his other favorite hobbies such as hunting, shooting, knife collecting, snowmobiling, and reaching the rank of Eagle Scout. With such an active well rounded schedule, Dillon amazingly faces his personal goals and challenges as a mature and focused young man, certainly preparing the way for his continued success to come. As the years of growth take Dillon along his path of accomplishments, he will certainly be a positive force amongst his peers of which a community of friends and family will be very proud of.
Ryan Phelps won 1st place in the Young Adult Free Style division! Phelps comes from a family of archers and is an Up-N-Coming Archer on the rise!
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Thousands of Great Archers Compete in Tournaments By John Dudley To say there are a lot of good archers out there would be a HUGE understatement! There are thousands of GREAT archers out there. The scores that are shot at major tournaments are a really poor reflection of what most people are capable of doing. Every tournament I hear the bragging about how good someone is shooting. When the whistle blows though a whole different person shows up. Nerves play a big part of this, but 1 have also noticed so many things over the years that have cost people tournament after tournament. To go over all the different circumstances would take forever. Many of the screw ups have been on things that I believe could have been prevented. I have stressed over the years that the most important thing for an athlete to remember is to keep an open mind. I think of my brain like a fuel restrictor on an engine. If I limit what I’m putting in then I will limit what I'm getting out. I have tried some really dumb things that I would consider a real waste of time. However, I have tried some dumb things that have ended up really paying off and making me a better archer. I believe most people focus most of their attention on the shooting process. “Practice” if you will. I believe there is more to include to pre-toumament preparation than just shooting your bow. What I would like to do is share three things that I have found to dramatically change the outcome of how I perform at major tournaments. I would call them pre tournament preparations. They would include physical, nutritional, and technical preparation. 1 believe that the single most overlooked aspect of the sport of archery is physical preparation. If someone were to gather people from different sports and give them an all around fitness test I’m sure we (archers) would fail miserably. In 1998 I was shooting the 3D World Championship and the terrain was very severe. 1 made my way around and wasn’t really considering what affect it was playing on my body and my shooting. I had the privilege of having Randy Ulmer in my group. I took note of how he was managing his body according to the terrain. Several times I noticed Randy checking his heart rate before he shot. I later asked Randy
what type of physical activities he did outside of shooting a bow. He told me that he was a very disciplined runner. 1 went back and looked at what tournaments Randy tended to excel at, and low and behold he shot well on ranges with challenging terrain. Surprise, surprise! His conditioning helped him when others were not prepared for the terrain. Another proven shooter in the 3D tournaments is Jeff Hopkins. He spends all his time on a farm and could be best described as just a “big ole’ farm boy”. What is interesting about Archery is that it is one of the few sports that a person can be stronger than the sport. Shear strength is nothing other than an advantage. If you are fairly strong then strength will bail you out of many form flaws you may have. I don’t want to lake anything away from Jeff’s form, but I know that his hay baling strength has bailed him out of some challenging shots on an archery range. In the early 1990’s I was in incredible shape because 1 was focusing on my college football career. After a few years that slowly went away and I found myself about average when it comes to fitness. I learned from Jeff and Randy and decided to combine both endurance and strength to my archery game. I have spent the last 3 years focusing as much on physical fitness as I do on shooting my bow. I believe that my single most dominating part of my game is physical preparation. I know it has unquestionably won me tournaments. This past July at the World Field Championships I noticed something about another competitor that was very impressive. I was in my room and in the process of getting my morning workout in and I see Morgan Lundin running by the hotel. This was the first day of competition and he was out for his 5 mile run. After leaving my room I heard other archers commenting that they saw Morgan running at 6AM and thought he was crazy. In my mind 1 knew that he was ready to bring a good game to the tournament. Morgan went on to win the Bronze medal there and I would like to say some of his performance was due to his physical pre tournament preparation. To sit here and write a program that is perfect for every person would be next to impossible. For someone starting out I would highly recommend finding a health club that has a certified trainer to get you familiar with the equipment and the different exercises. It’s been my experience that my body reacts differently at different times. What is most important to me is that I am making adjustments so that I can continually see improvements. There are 2 different types of Physical preparation that I focus on, weight training and cardiovascular training. I spend an average of 7 hours per week either in the gym or on the pavement. In the chart below I have listed my schedule.
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A wise alternative to sports bars is beef jerky. There is usually about 16 grams less sugar and plenty of protein. My routine changes about two weeks before a major event. During that time I focus more on my cardio to keep my upper body rested. Keep in mind every 2 months I make adjustment to this program to make sure my body doesn’t become stagnant on the same thing over and over. If you make a serious effort to physically change your body for the better, you will be amazed at how much it can improve your game. Here are a few areas where 1 have really noticed the benefits. In a tournament there comes a point where people just seem to run out of gas. The body is fatigued and out of shape. Usually it is within the last 5 targets or 5 ends. This is where you can excel because of the endurance you have worked on with the cardio training. In tournaments that have serious terrain with steep up and down hill climbs you can also excel. You should be able to get your heart rate down before the majority of your competitors. Pay attention and you will see how many points people drop because their bodies are still trying to catch up to the climb instead of focusing and making a good shot. The weight training is going to really come into play when you are making shots where you have to be out of a natural position. For example severe angled shots. The weight training will aid you in situations on Field ranges where you utilize ropes for pulling yourself to targets. The benefits go on and on. If you are serious about improving your game then get serious about improving your body. As you know, physical fitness and proper nutrition go hand in
hand. Believe it or not, proper nutrition and how you perform with your bow also go hand in hand. When I have students here I usually let then go about their normal diet for the first day. On the second day I have them make a few minor changes and let them see how it can affect how they perform. One day can make all the difference. First and probably most importantly STAY AWAY FROM CAFFEINE! This is the enemy to anyone trying to be steady with any type of aiming device. Sure it can perk you up when you get tired but if you are prepared physically you won’t need that. If you absolutely have to drink your morning coffee then do it in moderation and well before you will compete. As a rule of thumb, just remember that WATER is your best friend. I try to drink almost a gallon of water before I start shooting. Constantly drink water while you are shooting. In fact just try to drink some between each target. If you feel thirsty chances are you have gone too long without water and it may have already
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had affect on your shooting. I love to see people ordering candy bars and coke while we are on the range. It works to my advantage. Take some grain bars, fruit or even a sandwich that you can consume every few targets. A smart alternative to bars is a package of beef jerky. Keeping something in your stomach is important. Don't make yourself full because having too much blood in your stomach also has a negative affect. Just eat enough to keep it from being empty. Many times this also helps from feeling sick it you are really nervous. Avoid foods that contain high sugar counts. Sugar will give you inconsistent amounts of energy that will relate to inconsistent shots. If you are going to have something that has high amounts of sugar try to do it after you have finished
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shooting for the day. While at tournaments eat foods that are easy to digest. Everyone loves a big steak and potato for dinner but this is not the kind of meal to eat at the end of the day. Eating a real hearty meal like will most likely keep you from getting a good night’s rest. Those of you that have shot with me know that my shooting stool is filled with things that I can fuel my body with all through the day. This also helps me from being so hungry at night that I want to eat the big steak and potato. It’s the small things that count and making small changes to your nutrition will increase your chances on big wins. Last but not least is don’t neglect your equipment. Have all your equipment prepared before you shoot. Don’t be the guy that is running around trying to get marks for your sight, tune your bow, ect... I want to just give you a rundown of all the things I go over before an event. I have a checklist that includes 3 things the Bow, Arrows and Miscellaneous. Included in the miscellaneous is a repair kit. This is a small pouch that I carry that has several items to be used incase of an emergency. Here is a look at my checklist. BOW Strings a) Servings, b) Loop, Nocks, c) Peep tied & marked Rest - Tight & marked Sight - a) Cleaned lenses, b) Leveled bubble, c) Accurate marks ARROWS Shafts - a) Check straightness, bJPoints glued, c) Marked & numbered Fletch - Check vane adhersion Check Vinyl wrappings Nocks - New nocks Nock alignment MISCELLANEOUS a) Spare releases aids b) Repair Kit - Serving thread, Lighter, Pliers, Loop material, Spare lenses. Lense cleaner, Tape, & Velcro When I get to a tournament and take my bow out of the case I don’t want to think about anything except making good shots. I would go crazy if I knew that I had procrastinated in getting my equipment ready. If you currently are using products that you can’t rely on to be unchanged from when you leave home until you get back I would say this: Use a product that has been proven by shooters that are consistent. Consistent shooters use consistent equipment. There is a much finer line between being a winner and just being another run of the mill archer than what people think. I have 1982 - 22nd Anniversary - 2004
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Coach’s Corner YOUR PERSONALITY Can You Handle the Truth? By Bernie Pellerite ©2004
Author’s Bio: Bernie Pellerite is a Professional Level IV Master Coach and has 10 animals in the top 10 of the S.C.I. Bowhunting World Record Book. He’s a leading technical writer and archery analyst, published in many foreign countries as well as several U.S. archery magazines. His extremely popular book “Idiot Proof Archery” is presently in its 3,d printing. He is president of Robinhood Video Productions with 37 titles to offer, and is the inventor of 3 back tension release aids: Bernie’s Missing Link, Bernie’s Knuckle Under and The Bernie’s Can't Punch™ which eliminates punching and target panic. Also, he manufacturers Bernie’s PanicMaster and Bow Simulator, Bernie's LazAir, which is similar to the once popular air-bow, and a line of custom stabilizers called Bernie's Control Freak Stabilizers. As a professional coach, he now runs his own school called “The School of Advanced Archery”, which also certifies advanced level instructors as an option. Bernie and his wife Jan, are 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) 322-1038, fax (614) 322-1039 or visit the website at www.robinhoodvideos.com.
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No one wants to hear that they have a problem and the reason is ... them! In this case, though, it is true — part of your problem is based on your personality, or rather that you haven’t taken your personality into account. Not much has been written about the role that personality plays in top level archery performance. Several years ago, as 1 drove my friend and mentor Len Cardinale to the airport after shooting his two videos, the subject of personality came up. Len is literally an “encyclopedia of knowledge.” He is an internationally respected coach, archery analyst, seminar speaker, contributing writer for Bowhunter magazine, and member of the Bowhunter Hall of Fame. His insightful and analytical view of archery is deeper and more diverse than anyone else I have ever met. We talked of many things on that ninety minute drive and Lenny, as always, was happy to share his knowledge. As he reeled off the highlights of his thirtyfive-year archery history, 1 reeled it in. He spoke of years, shooters and events gone by, and many had a lasting impact on me; in particular the subject of personalities. The late 1960s and early 1970s were the heyday of the now defunct P.A.A. (Professional Archer’s Association) when there were 450 members. Cardinale and others noticed a pattern in the occupations of the many archery champions of the period. It was discovered, to the amazement of all, that there was a disproportionate number of champion archers with vocations involving electricity — electricians, 1982 - 22nd Anniversary - 2004
electrical technicians, electrical contractors, installers, and the like. The conclusion drawn from this information was that there must be a parallel between the personality type it takes to handle lethal amounts of electricity for a living and the ability to perform well under the pressure of top level tournament archery. Actually, it is logical if you think about it. All top archers do everything the same, in a particular order. one step at a time, and do not skip any of the steps. Electricians do their jobs with the same ordered, step by step routine and do not skip any of the steps or they will probably come face to face with this “shocking” reality ... “There are old electricians and there are bold electricians, but there are no old. bold electricians.” The same could be said for any personality that is suited for coping with dangerous or stressful professions like airline pilots, deep sea divers, mountain climbers, doctors, pharmacists, or any profession that demands an ordered mind with an unalterable progression of steps toward a successful conclusion. The price of failure would be severe consequences, in most cases. It seems that certain personality traits, whether learned or inherited, have a distinct advantage when applied to exact disciplines like tournament archery or rifle and pistol target competition, among others. The innate ability to subconsciously repeat and trust a complicated sequence time after time (under stress!) with machine-like duplication is not a common personality trait, especially in archers. In archery, a focused or ordered mind has the ability to shut out all outside interferences, like noises and other similar distractions, temptations to do it faster, slower, push or pull more, etc. These do not seem to penetrate the inner sanctum of “confident, composed concentration” (organized thinking). THE FOUR BASIC PERSONALITY TYPES A few celebrated psychologists have divided us into four basic personality types, or profiles, as far as our social interactions THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER
are concerned. Di flerent psychologists vary somewhat as to the type or profile names but they all describe the same behavior. For example, one divides us into passive, aggressive, intuitive, or analytical types. Another separates us into supporter, controller, promoter, or analyst as types. A third divides us into amiable, driver, expressive, or analytical. There are a few more, but as you can see, these three examples have very similar group names. Group A aggressive, controller, driver (Bcrnie-ism “control freak”) Individuals tend to be intense, impatient, “in charge,” and don’t trust. Group B passive, amiable, supportive (Bernie-ism “focused”) Similar in that they tend to be easygoing, patient, deliberate and very trusting. Group C intuitive, promoter, expressive (Bernie-ism “risk taker”) Tend to be creative, spontaneous, emotional, and prone to gamble or take chances. Group D analytical or analyst (Bernie-ism “over thinker”) People in this group tend to analyze everything and experiment a lot. 1 have coined my own profile names and phrases, called Bernie-isms ... sort of a “naked truth shorthand." This is probably because I never worried too much about kissing up or sounding “politically correct,” I just wanted to make sure nobody ever said “what the heck does that mean?” So, I sort of come right at you! For another reason, the medical profession divides us into just two groups, Type A and Type B, for the purposes of evaluating the risk of heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, and the like. People with Type A personalities are usually impulsive, hard driving, in control, non trusting, intense, always in a hurry, usually high stress and/pr workaholics. People with Type B personalities usually have focused or ordered minds and are calm, patient, very trusting, deliberate, and even-tempered. It’s easy to understand why Type A’s are much more prone to stress-related heart disease than Type B’s. Although you may have already tried to “pigeonhole” yourself into one of these categories, all personalities fall into two or more groups with one dominant trait. For example, I am a classic dominant Type A/driver, with analytical, and expressive traits. A Bernie-ism for this is ... I am a Control Freak with tendencies to “over-think” everything and take risks. Not a pretty picture, is it! My wife however, is a dominant Type B/amiable, with expressive traits. It’s a good thing, too, because without her focus, organizational skills and calming influence, 1 would have self-destructed
years ago! As you can see, there are thousands of possibilities. For example, you could be 60% Type A/driver, 30% expressive, and 10% analytical, or 70% analytical, 15% expressive, and 15% driver, and so on. So, what does all this have to do with archery? A lot, if you think about it. It may help you determine whether you are a natural candidate for high level archery competition, or if you should use a high or low power scope, or should focus on the sight or the target when aiming, or use a circle in your scope instead of a dot, to have a clear scope or a slightly blurry one, whether to use an index finger, thumb, or a back tension release. You see, if your personality profile is like the medical Type B or Group B (amiable, passive, supportive), then you are more likely to be able to naturally duplicate a shot sequence with the machine-like precision of a top ranked professional archer. You will be able to naturally trust this “system” (your shot sequence) to work on its own without trying to improve, analyze, assist, or control any aspect of the system, from shot to shot. This ability of your conscious mind to trust what you believe to be the best system for you, enables your subconscious mind to more quickly and completely absorb it. It follows that since the subconscious is now in control of the shot sequence, your conscious mind does not have to be! Your conscious mind can now focus entirely on aiming, trusting the subconscious mind to run the “release program” or “let-go” system, which is the only way truly excellent archery is ever achieved by most. Therefore, I will repeat this concept many times throughout the book because it is an integrated part of the whole philosophy and interweaves with different topics. It is the real key to understanding, and therefore unlocking, your potential. On the other hand, if your personality corresponds to Type A or Group A profiles (controller, driver, aggressive) and/or possesses dominant or significant Group D (analytical) or Group C (intuitive, promoter, expressive) tendencies, then (theoretically) your chances of becoming a national or world champion archer decrease substantially — because top level shooting usually depends on trusting the duplication of form and execution, shot after shot, and the ability' to concentrate and stay focused with a calm, confident, ordered mind. However, the fact that you are not a Type B personality does not mean you cannot succeed at high level competitive target archery! It just means it will be much more difficult for your
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personality to overcome its natural tendency to consciously control the movement of the sight or the instant of the release. For example, in the case of “Control Freaks,” if this is coupled with an overly analytical mind, you might tend to anticipate triggering your release, grab the bow, or over-analyze each shot and therefore pick apart, try to improve, or change one aspect or another from shot to shot, creating inconsistencies in shot execution. If substantial “Risk Taker” tendencies exist in your profile, you might tend to gamble and release a shot that does not feel right instead of letting down and starting the shot sequence over. If you’re analytical, your mind may wander from one thing to another, become easily distracted, and find it extremely difficult to concentrate all the way through the shot. Of course, all of the above can, and do, happen to Type B personalities, but not nearly with the same frequency or intensity, and it’s usually much easier for them to handle those problems when they do occur. Why? Because truly “focused shooters” trust their release and are naturally focused on the present. (There are only about twelve of them nationwide. You know the ones ... the ones who win most of the time!) They are not worried (like the rest of us) about the future or the past
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... where the arrow is going to go or where the last one went. These Type B shooters can use any release method, aim any number of ways, shoot any bow. use any form, and have less than perfect arrow flight, and still manage to win! They can focus on a B-B at 20 yards for half an hour and their minds never leave the B-B. They have no blood pressure, no pulse, and no nerves... you know the ones!
“punch” the trigger in an effort to release the arrow, before the sight moves out of the center of the target.
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Personality traits may also affect the way you select or shoot different archery accessories. These traits do not always end up being compatible with the equipment or methods you have selected. For example, most Control Freaks prefer an index finger release so they can control the instant of the shot (possibly acquired from pistol or rifle shooting). Controlling the release is exactly what we do not want to happen. These people and the Over Thinkers would do better if they shot thumb, or better yet, back tension releases, like the Stanislawski. Carter. Zenith, or the Can’t Punch Release© that 1 invented. It is a wrist-strap, caliper release, with two triggers that prevent trigger punching, but is still activated by your back muscles, like the other back tension releases. Generally, individuals with controlling personality traits also tend to have an overwhelming urge to “fight” the aiming dot in a scope, trying too hard to perfectly align the sight, leading to over-holding and eventually shaking. Often, these folks buy very clear, high powered scopes so they can see better to “aim more precisely,” which compounds their problem because it also magnifies every movement. This practice often leads to frustration and punching, or snapshooting. They would be better off with a pin sight or a slightly blurry scope lens or lower magnification that minimizes “perceived movement.” Also, they might avoid the over-controlling problem better with a circle in the scope or on the end of their pin so they can see the bullseye through the circle, even when the sight is moving around slightly. Sort of like having a ring the size of a quarter around a bullseye the size of a nickel — there is room to “let it float” and still see all of it. Another method is to use a low or no power scope with a larger dot or larger pin that covers the entire middle scoring ring on the target. For some personalities, this produces a calmer looking sight picture. People with controlling or excessively analytical personalities (really, most all the rest of us) shouldfocus on the X in the middle of the target and let the sight become secondary and slightly blurry. This will help over-controlling-type shooters who try to “muscle” the constantly moving sight into the “exact center” and then “snapshoot” or 300
You may be one of those people whose mind easily wanders (like me)! Scattered, jumbled, or flash thoughts are fairly common among several personality types. This makes aiming very inconsistent or fragmented. Fortunately, in addition to my book, “Idiot Proof Archery”, there is help available as close as the local library or book store. There are many other books that can help improve concentration through a series of simple visual and mental exercises. By performing these mental drills, one can develop the stability and control necessary for focused and organized thinking, making it possible to more dependably and completely “immerse into aiming” shot after shot. People with concentration problems, like ADD — Attention Deficit Disorder, (or like me with AD — double damn D) may need to mentally recite a mantra over and over to keep their mind in the center of the target until the shot occurs subconsciously, such as,"... find the center, find the center of the center ... focus on the center ... focus on the exact center!" ... etc. It is important to realize though, that personality is not the only thing that can determine your degree of success in archery. Things such as work ethic, attitude, determination, physical fitness, training, concentration, and preparation play big parts. A perfect example is my friend, Ed Eliason, 7 time NAA National Champion, who at age 57, won the Pan American Games. Ed is an ex-Green Beret with a classic Type A/controller personality. But, because he is as optimistic as an accordion player with a pager, as determined as a pit bull, as fit as a college athlete, trains like a boxer, concentrates like a Zen master, and is as prepared as a troop of Boy Scouts, he can overcome nearly anything. But Ed is the exception ... not the rule! There aren't many that will put that much effort into this, or any sport. However, this goes to show that people like you and Ed, by being aware of your personality profile, can take steps to counteract or neutralize your undesirable tendencies and make full use of the desirable ones. The important lesson here is to discover, counteract, or learn to live with your limitations so you can set realistic goals and continue to enjoy shooting archery for years to come!
Editor’s note: The preceding article is an excerpt from Bernie’s book “Idiot Proof Archery” (See ad on page 286). This best selling hardcover book has over 300 pages and 350 photos and diagrams. It is one ofthe most comprehensive books ever written on archer and the most popular that’s available.
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“The School of Advanced Archery & Instructor Certification” UPDATE The School ofAdvanced Archery & Instructor Certification a.k.a. “A Weekend at Bernie’s” has completed its first year. So far, the ever-popular mobile Shooter's School (formerly the NFAA Shooter’s School) has conducted 10 schools. 128 students have attended with 115 becoming Certified Instructors. At press time, several schools have been booked for 2005, with plenty of open dates! Graduates of school hosted by Southern Lancaster Co.
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Jan and Bernie report that there is still an incredible amount of interest expressed in attending the Shooter's School, but more people willing to host the event are needed. So, you interested shooters, go after your pro shop owners and club presidents and book a Shooter’s School near you! Remember, the host shop or club receives 10% and the contact person attends for free, or gets $300 in merchandise.. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the school and the limited number of open weekends, it is recommended that interested pro shops or clubs schedule as soon as possible. Available dates always fill up quickly, so book yours today! You can also be put on the waiting list. The following is a list of the schools presently on the schedule. Additional schools will be posted here as they are booked. CURRENT SCHEDULE - 2005 Any shops or clubs interested in hosting a school should call immediately. March 4-6,2005 - Wapati Archery, Grants Pass, OR. Contact: Bill Stiger 541-476-5679 or 541-664-9792 Email:
3 day course with 10 person minimum • The format is as follows: Friday afternoon and early evening - video taping of the students. School lecture starts Friday at 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Saturday and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Minimum 10, maximum 25-30 students. (Any number less than 10 students must be pre-approved). • $300 per student. • Second time students $150 and students who wish to just audit the course or can only attend one day, $175. • 10% goes to the host shop or club the contact person attends for free, or gets $300 in merchandise. • The Certified Instructor Program will be an option in the school for an additional $25. (Must be at least 16 years old.) • The logo for the school is available to all students on Tshirts and patches. • Curriculum is for intermediate to professional level. • Topics include 3-D, target shooting, bowhunting, practice regimen, equipment set-up, tuning, holding steady, mental and physical aiming, back tension, professional form, shot sequence and execution, tournament pressure, and judging yardage. Problem solving and question and answer sessions will cover topics such as punching the trigger, bow torque, penetration, target panic/buck fever and much more.
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Gold Tip Ultra-lights take the ASA ! On August 8, 2004, Jeff Hopkins won his eighth consecutive ASA Shooter-of-the-Year title. The only thing different this year was, his choice of arrows - Gold Tip X-Cutters. In his first year with Gold Tip his scores improved an average of 11.8 points per round for the 2004 ASA season. Said Hopkins. “I have finally found an arrow that can withstand my shooting regiment.” Jeff also placed top 5 in five of the seven ASA Tour events this year. On April 4,2004 Tim Gillingham, also shooting Gold Tip X-Cutters won the Myrtle Beach Pro-am Tournament in the men’s pro class. “After a rough start on Saturday, I Jeff Hopkins shot 12’s for eight of the last nine targets. This put my score at 210 and in tenth place going into Sunday", said Gillingham. “On Sunday 1 shot 12’s for 13 out of twenty targets with no eights, which put me into the shoot-off leading the next closest competitor by only one point.” This is the first ASA Men’s Pro Division win with an all carbon arrow. After one of the most dramatic shoot-offs in ASA history, where at one point he trailed by six points after shooting a five, Gillingham went on to shoot three 12’s in a row in very windy conditions to take back the lead and win his first pro tournament. Gold Tip staff shooter Colin Boothe also finished in forth place at Myrtle Beach.
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All in all Gold Tip shooters won seven ASA Shooter-of-lheYear titles in 2004. Brandon Reyes, Mike Cogar, Adam Hayden, Chris Hacker and Donnie Meadows all finished extremely well in the Semi-pro events.The 2004 season was a great success with over 75 top three finishes in the ASA, IBO and NFAA national events and 11 Shooter-of-the-Year and Triple Crown champions crowned. In the future look for other great names to be shooting Gold Tip and finishing in the top of their classes. Shooters like, Frank and Becky Pearson, Doug Williams, Billy Meyers, Daryll Diehl. Dean Pridgen, Ed Horn, Tony Clem, Allen Ruddock, Dave Kerg, KJ Polish, Mel Shrewsbury. Mike Slinkard, Doug Monteleone, Bill Pelligino, and many more. Shooters spend a lot more time shooting and a lot less time building arrows as the calling card “The Toughest Arrow You’ll Ever Shoot” expresses. Shooters agree that not only are Gold Tip arrows the worlds toughest, they are the most accurate - a perfect combination for today's discerning archer. Shooters can also feel confident that they are shooting an arrow that is made 100% in the USA, supporting American workers and shooters alike. Gold Tip congratulates all of the members of the national and dealer staff for their exemplary performance in 2004. Jeff
Tim Gillingham Hopkins. Colin Boothe, Tim Gillingham, Brandon Reyes, Mike Cogar and Adam Hayden were only a few of the shooters that took home part of the over $60,000 in Gold Tip Contingency money offered in 2004. What’s “NEW” for Gold Tip in 2005? • Over $85,000 total contingency money offered to almost every major tournament in the USA in amateur and pro classes alike • New improved components for the entire line ■ Better and faster customer service ■ An arrow shaft for your every archery and bowhunting need You can contact Gold Tip via our web-site, http:// www.goldtin.com/. Up to date information will be available on the web-site along with posts on ArcheryTalk.com releasing the new 2005 product line around November 1“. Gold Tip Inc. 352 S. Gold Tip Drive Orem, Ut 84058 Phone:800-551-0541 801-229-1666 Fax:801-229-1675 Email: info@goldtip.com
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SPECIALTY ARCHERY, L.L.C. Super Hunter Peep System With The New Verifier “OLD EYES MADE NEW AGAIN” As we age gracefully, we begin to notice changes in our vision. Those objects up close become increasing difficult to bring into focus, until Specialty Archery, L.L.C, developed the Verifier. The Verifier peep has a lens similar to those found in reading glasses which will allow you to see your sight pins clearly. There are currently four different powers available that will match most individual’s eyes. The concept is to select the verifier that will sharpen your pins but still leave the target in focus. The Verifier peep only allows enough magnification to see the pins. It will not magnify the target because the focal length (distance between your eye and the peep) is too short to enhance the target. There are two different diameters available at this time 1/8” and 1/4”. These two diameters will allow the peep to match up with the diameter of the pin guard. This will make your anchor more consistent and result in a more accurate shot. The 1/8” verifier will fit into all Super Peeps and the Super Hunter Peep System (part # 750). The Super Hunter Peep System includes a cable key, 14” of silicone rubber tubing, Hunter Peep body with hood, 1/8” aperture and a wrench. The 1/4” verifier will fit in the Super Hunter Peep System (part # 753). This kit includes a cable key, 14” of silicone rubber tubing, Hunter Peep body with hood, 1/4” to 1/8” peep reducer bushing and a duel size installation wrench.
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THE DUAL LENS “ANOTHER SUPER IDEA FOR YOUR SUPER SCOPE” Specialty Archery, L. L. C. has developed a new type of lens called a dual lens. This lens has two lens built into one. The base lens is a 2 power which gives you an excellent field of view, and the center lens allows you higher magnification of the spot that
you are aiming at. The diameter of the center lens is available in three diameters, 1/4”, 5/16” and 3/8”. Center lens magnifications are available in 4, 6 and 8 power. This enables you to select the correct lens that will help maximize your effort of focusing only on the spot you are shooting at. It works incredibly well at controlling target panic, and actually allows you to settle on the target quicker to make a more accurate shot. It works great at any distance.
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Shot Doctor Eight Ways to Remain Focused By Terry Wunderle
Terry Wunderle
Put yourself in this situation. There is one target left in the tournament and you are tied for first with another person in your shooting group. He shoots first and scores an eight on a long, hard turkey target. Now it is your turn. What is going through your mind? Are you thinking that you need to hit a ten to win? Are you thinking that you have to at least hit an eight? Are you thinking that you cannot hit a five or you’ll lose? I hope you are not entertaining any of these thoughts. Instead, you need to be focused on using the best form that you arc capable of shooting. You have to remain focused on the task that is facing you, which is perfect shot execution. There are many things that can distract archers to the point that they lose their focus. Once this happens, their performance will suffer. Here are some ways to combat the distractions and help you remain focused: ■ Use pre-tournament preparation. Do not think of the upcoming tournament in terms of winning or having a fabulous score. Instead, think in terms of you making every shot with the best form that you can produce. When practicing, try to shoot every shot with perfect form. Then each time tell yourself that is what you are going to do at the tournament. ■ Relax. The whole key to being able to execute good form is staying relaxed. Regulate your breathing. Take deep, slow breaths. Constantly remind yourselfto drop your shoulders and relax your muscles. ■ Think performance. You know you can shoot great form. You do it constantly in practice. All you need to do is execute the same shot that you have been practicing. ■ Do not be concerned with results. Do not put any emphasis on your score or
the score of others. You can be concerned about that after the tournament is over. Being concerned about points while competing will distract you from a top performance. ■ Be totally involved in the moment. Forget the shots that you have already taken and the ones that you are going to face. Only be concerned with the shot that is in front of you. ■ Do not give shots a more significant value. In the scenario at the beginning of this article, most of you probably looked at the shot as a win or lose situation. By doing that you place a higher value on the arrow. When you do that too often you try to fine tune your sight (over-aim) and make a poor
shot execution. It is just another shot, so allow yourself to shoot the way you have practiced for months. ■ Use Mental Imagery. Before releasing the arrow, look at the target and see yourself going through the motions of using perfect form. Let your body and mind feel the shot and then execute that same shot. It is easy to get lost in thought, especially thinking that is not part of the task in front of you. When your mind strays, stop and bring it back to reality. To be a good archer. you have to discipline yourself to stay focused by controlling your thought processes.
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TARGET PANIC By Roger W. Breternitz Ch.T. Roger IK Breternitz Ch.T.
I’ve been told by some of the most credible sources in the game and the industry of archcry that target panic...TP as we will call it here, it the chief reason 95% of the new archers quit the sport. So I thought I would explore that great deep dark valley of the “Great grey cloud of indecision”, or to shoot or not to shoot. First of all let’s try and define the problem, which is the initial step in correcting and unwanted behavior. Just what is target panic? What is it that causes you to freeze on the target unable to release, or to release whenever your sight touches the bulls eye or X ring? Let’s examine some of the POSSIBLE reasons. These are just some of...not all...and I am sure you can think of more reasons, or maybe you have your OWN reasons (send me an email at address below) 1. FEAR The number one reason someone freezes on the target is fear. But fear of what you say? Fear that when my boss realizes that 1 lost this tournament he will fire me, because he will think I can’t do my job (which could be true). Fear, because if I miss, 1 will look like Rodney Dangerfield (GRHS) talking about his first wife on their first date getting no respect? Fear because if I win I will have to work a lot harder to keep up with the winners who have been there for a long while? Yes there could be a lot of reasons connected to fear of losing AND fear of winning, that could cause you to develop target panic. The point is...fear of some kind...is causing you to break your concentration. The concentration you should have, if you have the inner belief system that says you ARE THE POWER! YOU... are the one who controls the situation. Panic if you analyze it, is nothing more that fear of indecision. Shall I turn right or left, go up or down, shoot or don’t shoot. The answer...intense concentration, focused thought, brought about by previous mental and physical pre-programming, and executed by relaxed self confidence. Do you think that a veteran police officer has target panic when he draws down on an escaped felon with a gun pointed his direction? Of course not, why, because he has had intense training, and experience enough to KNOW he is in the right, and the training takes over. Bottom line, pre-programmed response, and training cannot be over-ridden by indecision, fear, or anything else that gets in the way of instant and correct reaction. You want to control or eliminate target panic, instill, and ingrain, burn in, and carve in concrete the correct response with training, and a mental belief system that says, “I am a winner”, and it’s a “Done deal”! No target panic, it’s something you “Read about”. 2. PRE-PROGRAMMED RELEASE This is connecting two things, be they visual, auditory, or inner feelings...and matching them up to a single response that may
not always be the response you want. Like for instance, your sight touching the X-ring. Some people have a release trigger that activates when they just see the sight on the bulls eye or X-ring. They can’t control it, no matter what they do. I knew this guy on our club that swore he didn’t shoot by his *clicker. I told him “Yes you do, no matter what, you shoot when you hear it go off”. He was so intent on proving he DIDN’T, that he went and got a target, taped it up on the door of his brand new station wagon and said, “Watch this”. Drew down on the bulls eye, we heard “Click”.. .next thing there was an arrow sticking out of the bulls eye, and of course the door of that station wagon. He slept on the couch that night (I’ll bet). Pair bond...the combining of two or more stimuli producing a predictable and sometimes unavoidable result. Sight, + X-ring=release= start of target panic. WHAT TO DO What if there was no target, no gold, no X-ring, just a bare bale of hay or excelsior. You would have no reason to aim at anything, or to release before you wanted to. or after you wanted to or when you didn’t want to. Mainly because there is no end result to be attained, or to be “Missed”. There is no DEGREE of Judgment to embarrass you if you do not too good. That’s why women sometimes are better competitors than men when strength is not a factor. When you’re a little girl, how can you lose at a hot game of “Dolls”? End result; put yourself in a situation where there IS no end result factor associated with aiming and release. Stand up there and close you eyes 10 ft. from the bale and draw an arrow pointed at the bale. Stay at full draw, and then LET DOWN. DO NOT SHOOT that arrow. Do this 10 times. Then do the same thing, only this time, eyes open, aim at the center of the bale, draw to full draw, and DO NOT RELEASE THAT ARROW. Do this 10 times. Then do the same thing, draw, and hold for 3 seconds and then release. Do this 10 times. Now put up a target and repeat steps 1,2, and 3. INNER BELIEF It's your inner belief system that makes the difference in your self-confidence, and your ability to depend upon your decision to shoot and WHEN to shoot. Mental reprogramming CDs or tapes can help you to develop this inner sense of self-confidence and true inner belief system to prevent this panic attack or target panic, which is nothing more but your indecision on when to pull the trigger. It doesn’t matter how much training, or coaching, or practice you go through, if you don’t have a winner's true inner belief system to operate from you are going to have a very difficult time being successful in any competitive sport and archery is an outward manifestation of how well you handle your inward problems. Ifyou do have the coaching, training, and practice don’t let it go to waste, just relax and let your body to do work and you will always do your best, and that’s all anyone can ask for. The best of luck and good shooting Roger *clicker-A metal strip of spring steel placed on the opposite side of the arrow away from the bow that will “Click” against the bow, when it slips over the tip of the arrow at full draw.
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Robert’s Rules TURNING ADVERSITY INTO AN ADVANTAGE Always permit those who when our accuracy level suffered due to immediately begin to whine and some adverse mental, physical or complain about tournament mechanical incident. If there is another conditions or aggravating situations “secret” it is to not let each distraction turn to distract themselves and “beat you into a “basket case. ” HOW PERFECT SCORES ARE themselves” literally before the POSSIBLE. Since we understand that competition begins.. C. Then, have a specific goal for the competition between those who are well day no matter how simplistic. By prepared comes down to a contest of “who keeping a goal in mind such as your makes thefewest number ofmistakes” we highest total score ever to a perfect can concentrate on avoiding them. And that on the 80 walkup to outscoring a means training yourself to not let yourself certain individual serves to keep your be distracted by incidental, trivial things. OBCESSED WITH THE RUNNING mind on the business at hand. The secret to closing the gap between SCORE. In all shooting sports I suggest you and those you expect to shoot more continually working with the realization accurately than you, is to keep your that you start every competition with a emotions under control and to always perfect score and that “eveiy shot is still “expect the unexpected. ” By taking worth full value until you prove aggravating incidents in stride it can serve otherwise.” By either mentally or you well by preventing frenzy or mechanically “keeping your score by frustration and help you avoid making bad POINTS LOST rather than POINTS decisions. GAINED” you may benefit Remember how many times you psychologically. When thinking “my last arrived at a tournament with great shot GAINED me 8 of the 10 points expectations and a high confidence level possible” you may inadvertently be based on your outstanding practice lowering your intensity by thinking "I did sessions? We’ve all arrived well prepared, pretty good.” Whereas admitting that “I ready to participate and feeling infallible. lost 2 points on the last shot, I could have With each of our arrows mechanically done better” will avoid complacency and perfect and capable of impacting exactly help keep your intensity high. as the others and our impeccable sight LOOK AND ACT THE PART OF A settings we also feel confident we can WINNER. My coaching technique perform our physical duties equally well. includes working to always look and act With our gear well prepared with every the part of a “spoiler." When someone asks conceivable precaution taken to assure you “how are you shooting" 1 suggest you there will be no mechanical failure to invariably reply; "great" with a smile on compromise our exacting sight settings or your face that might deflate your our arrow’s departure angles we feel we competition. 1 suggest not bothering to have set the stage for an outstanding think about how all others are performing personal performance. We anticipate and even going out of your way to not executing every shot so as to allow our bow notice. Remember that like you, the odds to do its simple recovery job are that they can make mistakes all the way unencumbered so as to permit each arrow to the last shot, each of which will present to impact precisely as planned. With all of you with an opportunity to overtake them this under control, the challenge then or expand your lead. becomes making the right decision on how In my view, the more intense you are to setup for each individual shot. Decisions the more you should be happy andfriendly to add or subtract a little yardage and/or to others as well as strive to avoid favoring the right side or the LEFT side controversial conversations that could for the very first shot can eliminate points become distracting. Discuss only brief and lost while discovering how the shot needed enjoyable subjects that allow you to to be made. quickly return to the business at hand, Often such a day ends with great shooting to excel. The archer that is personal satisfaction, but we’ve all either thinking about fishing while aiming at full seen or experienced quite the opposite draw is at a serious mental disadvantage. B.
Bob Ragsdale
ARCHERY IS NOT SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING, LIGHTEN UR All types of fishing and hunting and sports games are considered recreation, as a form of therapy to relieve civilization from the rigors of the continual workaday life. With archery no more than a recreational sport it means that you have only yourself to satisfy and no different than when pitching horseshoes or playing golf, one else really cares how accurate you eventually become. The HUGE exception is, of course, if you become a hunter of our wildlife, then EVERYONE CARES. So you are free to compete at any accuracy level you choose, with no questions asked and no apologies to make. The idea is to ENJOY your recreation time and effort, not make yourself and everyone around you miserable as some do when they begin to measure their level of enjoyment by their level of accuracy. If you ever find yourself in this unenviable situation or when you seem to be stuck at a plateau where you can’t seem to improve, I submit the following as a shot at raising your score to greater heights. TOTAL PREPAREDNESS. No matter how good you become you will eventually face competitors with higher levels of skill and experience and that’s when the only game in town is to try to “outsmart those you normally cannot out-shoot.” In essence, you must learn to make fewer mistakes than your competition by remaining exceptionally alert to your surroundings and staying completely committed to your goal which means you must be alert to everything related to the competition in progress. A. First you must be prepared to the point that you have a plan for every situation that might arise and then carry it out precisely on each specific shot. 308
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Never forget that each and every point you score may be the individual point that will cause you to reach your goal so you have neither won nor lost until after the last shot is made. CONTINUALLY OBSERVE CONDITIONS. You can really only trust the information you gather yourself and the rumors such as “Target # 12 shoots 3 yards short,” rarely prove totally reliable. Particularly on older field course, the shooting positions are notorious for having truly accurate target distances. Not only do the techniques for conducting the original measurements vary but time and weather and repair parties often take their toll when target butts and shooting stakes are inadvertently relocated. By being alert and noting such things as 2 positions near each other which are obviously not as far apart as their numbers indicate can become the clue that prevents you from losing unnecessary points while trying to understand why your first shot or two hit high or low. IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. When it is windy or raining for example, let the others cry and complain and beat themselves before they even begin. Agree with them that conditions are bad for everyone while they begin to lower their expectations and resign themselves to accepting a lower level of accuracy. Seize the opportunity by instead actually raising your level of intensity. Under adverse conditions others often immediately expect less of themselves so realize that working to perform at an even higher level of efficiency under these adverse conditions you may derive a distinct advantage. The same applies when there are registration or target assignment problems or tournament delays during the rounds, let such things be detrimental to the others but not yourself. By gritting your teeth and trying even harder while others are making excuses you have the potential to take or widen your lead and even outperform those you normally trail behind. SET A GOAL AFTER MECHANICAL FAILURES. Even after a catastrophic failure has caused you to fall behind where you had planned to be, you then have a choice of either lying down and quitting or challenging yourself by setting another goal. I often relate a classic example of such things that occurred at the popular Las Vegas indoor tournament in 1984. Early in the first day if the 3 day event my son Terry had the rope loop pull out of his release aid during the draw the caused the suddenly loosed arrow to strike the cardboard scoring device near his name tag, for a 10 point scoring loss. With
several Vegas wins already and the only person who had ever posted a perfect 1200 score anywhere he naturally had high expectations, but a 10 point deficit from only 1 shot means instantly falling behind at least a hundred shooters with no chance for a respectable finish. So, the only game left in town was “to see how many people 1 can pass before it’s over.” To his personal satisfaction, it turned out that this was the only arrow of his entire 120 shot tournament that did not score as a ten, while the final winner had 4 shots that were not a ten. There can be a lot of personal satisfaction in never giving up until after the last shot is fired. Figure 1. Just a little test for you. You are on a level 50 yard target with no wind at all with your first 3 shots absolutely dead center. Assuming nothing had changed and the arrow you used was proven to be as consistent as the others, when the bow jumped and fired while steady on the target but this is what you saw on your bubble at that instant, where should you expect arrow number 4 to impact? Answer is above, in bold and caps. in the second paragraph above the HOW PERFECT SCORES ARE POSSIBLE heading. It hits on that side because the bow was canted with the top limb to your left. How far left? If that bubble is capable
of moving farther right than what we see it can will be only a few inches. If the bubble is stopped there and can go no farther there is no telling how badly it was canted, so the miss to that side could be anything from the few inches to quite a few. This where personal experience comes in and you should have a feel for how far to the side a quarter bubble-off and a half bubble-off will produce. Having a feel for what your bow will do at both 20 yards and 50 yards can give you an idea of how much cant you should intentionally inject if you wanted to aim straight at the target and let the wind bring it back over and into the dot. People who cannot make themselves aim off the center use this technique. So the rule is: Ifyou want the arrow to impact to the, tilt the top limb to the LEFT.
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How To Get Stronger Back Muscles In Three Minutes Per Week By Michael Linsin
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Michael Linsin learned to shoot a bow at a young age from his father while growing up in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the University of Kansas where he studied psychology and health education. After moving to Southern California, Michael earned Master’s Degrees in Sports Management and School Counseling. He also holds multiple subject and physical education teaching credentials. Michael teaches physical education in the San Diego Unified School District. He specializes in strength training which he has studied for nearly twenty-five years. He is a member of the National Council of Strength and Fitness and the Professional Bowhunters Society. He is the author of the book Archery Strong: A thirty-minute onceper-week strength training program designed specifically for archers. This easy-to-use program has been endorsed by the US Olympic gold medal winning archery team coach and is highly effective in improving archery performance (call 1-877-3738023 or 858-715-0282 for ordering information). Michael believes in a functional approach to strength training because of its high degree of specificity, and its proven effectiveness in the areas of physical therapy, injury prevention, and performance enhancement. It is also an extremely efficient and inexpensive way to improve strength. Michael enjoys shooting his bow at his local field range and competing in local archery tournaments. He is available for seminars and personal training consultation and can be reached at archcrystrong@hotmail.com.
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Your upper back muscles play an important role in the process of shooting a bow, and strengthening them can improve your ability to smoothly draw and release with greater control. This translates into improved accuracy and greater success.
The use of the upper back muscles as a mechanism for a more consistent release has become more popular and underscores their importance. Furthermore, engaging more of your back while drawing and holding will lesson the chance of injury to your shoulder joint. Undeniably, having a strong back is a great benefit to any archer. The good news is that there is an exercise that can give you excellent upper back strength in about three minutes per week! There are many ways to strengthen your
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attention to the exercise. Pull-up bars that have been installed in your doorway at home work fine, but can be somewhat narrow and close to the ground. You may have to make some small adjustments like using a narrowergrip and pulling your feet up behind you.
Hook Over Pull-ups, performed in the manner I am going to describe them to you. is the best choice of back exercises for archers. You don’t have to purchase any expensive equipment or do them in a gym, and the way in which you will do the exercise will make you very strong in a short amount of time. Additionally, you will only have to do two sets of the exercise only once a week. Each set takes about 90 seconds which means you can achieve the benefits of stronger back muscles in about three minutes of exercise per week.
To perform Hook Over Pull-ups, grip the pull-up bar with your hands slightly wider than shoulder width. Your palms should be facing away from you with your thumbs positioned alongside the index finger of each hand—do not wrap your thumbs under the bar (figure 1). You will find this hook-like grip to be a more natural hand position for this exercise. It will give you a more secure grasp of the bar, place less muscular tension on your hands and forearms, and increase the workload on your back—where it belongs. Crossing your feet at the ankle and keeping your legs completely relaxed throughout the exercise will help you maintain good balance (figure 2). Pull yourself up toward the bar keeping your elbows back and in line with your torso (figure 3). Focus on pulling your chest up toward the bar as you squeeze your back muscles. This will help you to maintain good form and keep you in proper position. A good image to keep in mind is one of pulling your elbows together behind you. This will help ensure that you achieve the maximum contraction of your shooting muscles. At the top of the exercise, your chin should be even with the bar. Do not put your chin above the bar. Not only is this dangerous, but it will completely min your form. 1 see a lot of people jerking themselves up to the bar, dropping quickly, and then jerking right back up again. They do this over and over again until they reach a predetermined number of repetitions. This is the wrong way of doing the exercise. It leads to injuries and doesn’t exercise the targeted muscles very well. You should perform your Hook Over Pull-Ups smoothly and in control—much like shooting a bow. They also must be done until failure. This means doing as many repetitions as you can while maintaining good form. When you reach the point where you cannot do any more. you are at the point of failure and have greatly fatigued your muscles. However, 1 don’t want you to stop quite yet. I want you to attempt to hold your final position for another five to ten seconds. Tremendous strength benefits result in performing the exercise this way. Don't concern yourself with the number of repetitions you do. This is unimportant. What is important is completely fatiguing your back muscles, and the best way to accomplish this is through using good form and exercising until failure. During your final hold, you will be feeling some major discomfort in your muscles. This discomfort is not the same as pain due to injury, but is normal and
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something we welcome as part of our workout. It means that we are accomplishing our goal of completely fatiguing the muscles. Stay in control and breathe throughout the entirety of the exercise. This high intensity training greatly reduces the amount of time needed to strength train and is tremendously effective in increasing muscular strength and endurance. Do a total of two sets of this exercise. My experience has been that it is very difficult to reach the level of intensity needed to fatigue the muscles on the first set. Doing two sets ensures that you will completely exhaust your back muscles and guarantee your success. The amount of rest needed between each set varies according to your level of fitness. One to two minutes should be enough for most people. Simply rest until you are ready to give 100% effort. Hook Over Pull-Ups can be a difficult exercise to do at first. It takes a lot of strength just to perform one repetition properly. Therefore, you may want to try the exercise using a chair or a stool to assist you. To do this, follow the same protocol as before except you will place the tops of your feet on the top of a stool or chair to help support you (figures 4 and 5). You will then pull yourself up to the bar from here (figure 6). Be sure to use only as much leg power as you need. If you are doing the exercises at home in a doorway, you may not need to use a stool/chair for assistance. The shorter distance between the bar and the floor may allow you to use the floor as your support. Hook Over Pull-Ups can greatly improve the strength you need in your back muscles for better shooting. If you stick with doing them once every week you will notice improvements in your ability to draw, hold, and release, and you’ll be able to do it with a new feeling of power and control. Always make sure you use proper form, breathe throughout the exercise, and use a safe and secure pull-up bar. Start slowly and take it easy at first. Practice doing the exercise with perfect form for a couple of training sessions before attempting to do it until failure.lf you have any questions about this or any other exercise e-mail me at archerystrong@hotmail.com. I am always happy to help. For more information on a complete training program just for archers visit ArcheryStrong.com. Michael Linsin Phone 1-877-373-8023 or 1-858-715-0282 archerystrong@hotmail.com 3ll
From the Senior Corner by Joe Bauernfeind
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Welcome again to the Senior Comer. As some of my regular readers may have noticed (1 hope), my column did not appear in the last issue. Things got pretty hectic for a while in June and July and the boss (Arlyne) gave me some time off. I was putting in a lot of practice time with my new Bowman Accu-Riser bow in hopes of having a really good week at the NFAA Outdoor in Watkins Glen. Last year in Washington. I went into the Master Senior Pro Division and shot without any competition, but this year was going to be another story. My old buddy Larry Hix joined the division at the Mid Atlantic shoot this year and he too was honing his skills in his quest for his first NFAA silver bowl. When Larry's at his best. 1 can’t stay with him but if he's off a little and I’m in the zone, it can be a pretty good match. Another possibility was that Dean Pridgen, who’s won more bowls than 1 can count, might jump back into the Pro's to give both of us a fit. I did manage to break into my practice routine for a trip to the ASA Pro/Am in Metropolis, Illinois during the last weekend of June. It was my first trip to this shoot, which is sponsored by Mathews, and I was pleasantly surprised by the nice turnout and the beautiful weather. I had heard the horror stories about the heat at some of the previous shoots at this site but this time it wasjust about perfect. Of course there was some mud, which seems to be the standard condition for these major 3D shoots but the 3D guys seem to be used to it and come well prepared to handle it.The strange thing 312
about this trip was that it involved three states, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois. 1 usually look for the Internet specials on Southwest Airlines and then see how I can fit them into my travel plans and in this case a cheap flight to Nashville put me within driving range of the shoot. Metropolis is just across the Ohio River from Paducah. Kentucky, which is a much larger town, so I wound up staying in Kentucky. It sounds a little strange but it works for me. Anyway, most of June and July was spent pounding the paths of my home club, the Pinewood Archers in Baiting Hollow, NY. trying to get a reliable shot working for the big match coming up. Of course that time of the year on Long Island brings out the mosquitoes and ticks but so far I’ve been lucky and avoided anything like Lyme disease or West Nile fever. Of course, if you’re in the woods in the summer, you’re almost certain to get bitten by both over a period of time. The warnings on Lyme disease, which is very common here on Long Island, say that if you remove a deer tick within 24 hours after being bitten you should be safe from being infected and although I’ve been bitten quite a few times, I’ve always found them within the time noted and never had a problem. That was soon to change. Saturday, July 17lh, was jumping off day for the Glen. My trip takes me through New Jersey and 1 had arranged to pick up my old buddy Mike Lepera and his two houseguests from Hawaii, George Kong and Jason Favila. This was to be a repeat of the last National’s at the Glen, when we stayed at the Seneca Lodge together and had a great time all week. It didn’t take long for things to start downhill. By Saturday evening 1 started feeling achy and feverish and it didn’t clear up after a restless nights sleep. We went to Sugar Hill on Sunday to shoot the practice range but only got in about 4 or 5 targets before the rain started and we were forced to quit. Back at the lodge the Tour de France was on TV so the rest of the day was spent watching and relaxing. I was taking some aspirin in hopes 1982 - 22th Anniversary - 2004
of beating off the flu-like symptoms 1 was having but it wasn’t really helping much. By the start of the opening round on Monday, I knew I was in trouble. 1 was shooting with Larry and not doing too bad, until we made the turn on the Presidential range and started to shoot our way back up the hill. By the time we got to the top, 1 still had a possible 540 going but I was really hurting and dropped a bunch of points finishing up the last three targets on the first side. Larry was a little off too but stayed in the 40’s which is the sweet spot for us Master types. All I wanted to by that time do was get back to the lodge and get in bed. I still had hopes that it was a 24 or 48-hour virus blit strangely, my stomach felt all right and I didn’t feel a cold coming on.
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the doctor said that he suspected a tick bite disease but not Lyme. He explained that there are two other diseases that can be contracted from bites from either deer or dog ticks; Babesiosis, which I had heard of, and Ehrlichiosis, which was a new one on me. He said that based on the blood test, he suspected the Ehrlichiosis, which turned out to be the correct diagnosis, although that wasn’t confirmed by blood tests until a month later. Be aware that the 24 hour rule doesn’t apply to these other diseases either, so if you get bitten and start to feel bad about a week later, get it checked out. I found a lot of information on www.emedicine.com and avoided some expensive tests my own doctor wanted to do. By Saturday the fever was down and I felt much better but still pretty weak. 1 had to promise not to drive on the way home, which was fine with me, and left for home with a prescription for two more weeks of antibiotics. When we got to Mike’s house I decided to stay overnight and get a fresh start in the morning when I’d have to drive home alone, still in a little bit of a shaky condition. As you've probably figured out, I made it all right and am now back in good health. I’d like to thank all of those who came to visit me at the hospital and also
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of the lack of stomach upset or cold symptoms, I was starting to wonder what else could be causing the flu-like symptoms I was having. Finally the light bulb went on in my head and I remembered the two tick bites I’d gotten a couple of weeks ago. Wednesday brought more of the same and although 1 gave it my best shot, 1 only made it around half of the range before giving up and heading back to the Lodge. By that time I was more and more convinced it was Lyme disease and I decided to go to the local emergency room for some antibiotics. This left my riders without transportation but I knew they’d manage to get around somehow. The thought never crossed my mind that the doctor I saw would want to admit me to the hospital but after looking at the results of the blood test he ordered, that's just what he did. My white blood cell count was way down, which can open you to infection, and my platelet count was way low too, which will lower your blood's clotting ability. On top of that, my liver functions were screwed up and my temperature was 102, so 1 didn’t argue with him about staying. The next thing I knew was into one of those horrible hospital gowns, pushing around an IV stand with a couple of hanging bags feeding fluid and antibiotics into my arm. The next day
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the many who have inquired about my health since then. As far as the results of the Nationals went, Larry shot great for the rest of the week and took home his first bowl. The way he shot 1 wouldn’t have been much of a problem for him anyway. The big surprise was the win in the Master Seniors of Don Kudlacek who broke Dean Pridgen’s long string of Championship wins. Congratulations to Don and also to my old pal O. J. Avery who finished in third place. The young Pros shot some scores that were out of sight, with Dave Cousins again coming out on top. Congratulations also to everyone else who competed and finished up through a muddy week. I missed out on all the fun but I’m already looking forward to next year in Brucieland (South Dakota). In the mean time though. I'll once again be shooting the NAFAC shoot in Homestead. FL. Check it out at www.tloridaarchery.org and come on down for some winter Field Archery. Thanks once again for listening to the ramblings of an old timer and I hope to see all of you next year, if not sooner.
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| NEW for 2004 PRO Scope The Pro Scope is designed for the serious indoor, field, or FITA shooter. The CNC machined aluminum housing is a state of the art design which features a higher level, one inch field of view, and a removeable rod. The Pro Scope also accommodates three different lenses: (1) The Maxxis, an aspheric polycarbonate lens with a drilled hole. (2) The Nuvis, a high quality meniscus glass lens with Zeiss Gold coating. (3) The Truespot, a magnified center provides clear image and allows the shooter to relax and focus.
■. Millennium Series Target Scope__________________________________________ The smallest in the Millennium Series, the Target Scope offers a CNC machined alu minum housing, removeable rod and level, and a camera type screw in retainer ring. The 1.375 inch field of view appeals to indoor and field shooters.
The Maxxis, Nuvis, and Truespot lenses fit this model.
All-Purpose (AP) Scope________________________________ With a 1.50 inch field of view, the Millennium AP Scope is extremely popular with our indoor, outdoor, and 3-D shooters. This scope centers easily and is constructed using a CNC machined aluminum housing, removeable rod and level, and a camera type screw in retainer ring. Sunshades and Up-Pins are available for this model. The Maxxis, Nuvis, and Truespot lenses are accommodated by the AP.
Grande Scope__________________________________________ The Grande Scope is the largest in the Millennium Series with a 1.75 inch field of view. Excellent for 3-D shooters, this scope offers a large diameter that allows for maximum light exposure. The Grande is constructed with a CNC machined aluminum housing, removeable rod and level, and a camera type screw in retainer ring. Accesso ries such as Up-Pins and Sunshades are available. The Maxxis or the Nuvis lense option makes a great combination for any archer.
Boss Scope_______________________ The Boss Scope has been our best selling unit for 3-D shooters for years. Great for beginners and hunters, this carbon composite housing is light, durable, and affordable. The carbon housing has a 1.75 inch field of view that includes an easy change lens index locking system. The Maxxis lens, featuring the center drilled fiber optic system is included with this unit. Right or Left Handed scopes are offered.
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made the switch to ANTS Technology. "At this level of competition, it is crucial that archer's make use
of the most advanced technology,
Michele Franqilli
NAA & US AT member uses
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Levi Morgan
2003 - IBO 1st Leg Trippie Crown - 1st place. 2002 - IBO Shooler of the Year 2002 ■ 1B0 Shouthern Trippie Crown Champion 2002 - ASA Shooter of the Year 2002 - ASA Florida-Champion 2002 - ASA Louisiana-Champion 2002 - ASA Michigan-Champion 2002 - IBO World Championship 2nd place
2003 ASA Classic SIMMS - 1“ 2001 IBO World Champion (Tint and only perfect 500) 2000 Swept ALL ASA/Pro Am's 2000 ASA World Champion 2000 ASA Shooter of the Year ! SS9 ASA Shooter of the Year 1998 Cabal's World Champion
Burlev Hall 22 Time National Champion 2093 1st lust Leg Southern
Trippie Crown 2003 I11 Second Leg Southern Trippie Crown
Ulrika Siowall Swedish Field Champion ■ 2002.2000 1998,1538 Swedish Target Champion - 2000 1999 1998 Swedish Indoor Champion ■ 1999 2002 HTA World Archery
Championships - Is1 Team Round 2001 World Target Champion - Berino China
lackie Candle 2003 ASA World Champion 2002 1st First Leg Southern
Trippie Crown 2002 1st Second leg Southern Trippie Crown 2000 , 1993,1991, 1990 Buckmaster's Champion 2000 ESPN Great Outdoor Games Champion
Braden Gellenthien 2003 NTAA Indoor Nationals - Champion 2003 Atlantic City Archery Classic - Ist 2003 FITA World Championships Qualifier - lsl 2003 World Record - 18 Arrow Elimination
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