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Sharks in the Water: U.S. Compounds Medal in all World Cup Events Submitted by USA Archery field, opening with a perfect 40. India dropped a 7 at the Hope springs eternal start of the second end in the city of the eternal and Keller and Wilde spring for USA as the closed in for an easy archers dominated win by a wide margin. final after final. In an intense Making two team match, Pearce, who podiums yesterday has made quite a and qualifying five name for herself on athletes for the the junior circuit World Cup Final. took on World No. 1 the untouchable ranked Sara Lopez on compound squad took The Sharks! Steve Anderson, Braden Gellenthien & Reo Wilde her home turf. Lopez to the field to shoot in had a loud fan section even,' event. Recurve Saturday opened with the women’s behind her, filled with friends and family, and with five individual podiums to her name in the Archery team down behind Mexico, but USA brought it back World Cups and multiple world records, there was to a shoot off and won. This morning again, USA great pressure on the match. women. Paige Pearce (Red Bluff, California), Lexi Keller (Omro, Wisconsin), and Danielle Reynolds Pearce had a slow start with a 27 in the first end, but finished strong, including a 30 in the third (Gilbert, Arizona) trailed behind Mexico by 4 points, which they made up in the third end with a near end to give Lopez a run for her money. Just three perfect 59 and went again to shoot off. With three points down in the final tally, Pearce took the silver strong shots, USA repeated yesterday and took the and her first individual podium finish in the Archery World Cup series. bronze win to start the day. The world record holding team (239 out of Wilde took to the field for a third time, shooting 240), Braden Gellenthien (Hudson, Massachusetts), for individual bronze in a highly anticipated match Reo Wilde (Pocatello, Idaho) and Steve Anderson with Denmark’s Stephan Hansen billed by World (Salt Lake City, Utah), have not missed a World Cup Archery as: “Experience v Generation X. One of the podium in 2015. At this final stage of the event, they most decorated compound archers in the world, the were not to be slighted. current 15-arrow match world record holder at 150 Shooting against historic rivals from Italy, the 12X and six-time (including 2015) Archery World match began very tight, tied with 58s after one end, Cup Finalist versus the new, 20-year-old World and then matching arrow for arrow. Things changed Archery Champion.” when Italy's Sergio Pagni faltered and dropped an 8. Wilde showed Flansen how the pros do itWith the final 6 arrows to go, USA had a five-point shooting only a single 9 in the third end, Wilde posted lead. The powerhouse trio increased the lead to 7 a 149 to keep the win out of reach for the young archer. points to take the gold win 234-227. Taking his third medal of the day, Wilde claimed the “We had a pretty good season as a team,” Wilde bronze and secured the U.S. a spot on eveiy podium told World Archery. “We had new people on the team of the day. so it’s good to walk away, get a lot of experience and See video of the matches and complete scores finish on top.” from the event here. For more, follow USA Archery “It’s really fun to shoot team rounds with Reo on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. and Steve because I have total confidence that they’ll About USA Archery: perform,” Gellenthien added. “When I’m out there I’m USA Archery is the National Governing Body able to relax. Even when I’m in the lead position and for the Olympic sport of archery in the United States. there’s a little bit of pressure to start the match, I know USA Archery selects and trains Olympic, Paralympic, that even if 1 shoot a nine they are going to back me up.” World Championship, and World Cup teams, as well Wilde took the field again with Keller for mixed as developing archery at the grassroots level across team bronze. The experienced 41 year-old and 19 yearthe United States. For more information, visit http:// old Keller continued their consistent dominance on the www.usarcheiy.org.

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Mexico City (MEX) Deepika Kumari, from India, took her fourth silver medal in five years at the World Cup Final. Korea’s Choi Misun beat Deepika Kumari in the gold medal match at the Mexico City 2015 Archery World Cup Final. She adds it to a list of accomplishments that includes a gold and silver medal at World Cup stages, silver at the Universiade, World Archery Championships bronze and gold at the Olympic test event. She achieved all that in one year: 2015, her first inter national season. Misun was tested through her first two matches in Mex ico City. Both the quarterfinal against host nation representa tive Alejandra Valencia and the semi, contested by the USA’s Mackenzie Brown, went a full five sets. But the Korean athlete was the top seeded recurve woman at the competition for a reason. Overcoming rough sets in both matches, 19-year-old Misun found the middle when she need ed it, clinching a path through the brackets in the last sets. In the final, she hit the ground running. Reeling off three 29-point sets to quickly put her Indian opponent, Kumari, on the back foot, Choi was 5-1 up and in charge. (Deepika also shot 29 for the first set.) Both archers put in a 29 in the last, split the set points, and Misun won gold, 6-4. “I just become Archer}' World Cup Champion, anoth er title that makes me the first in the world,” said the Korean, already ranked world number

Korea's World Cup Champion Choi Misun (right) congratulated by Silver Medalist Deepika Kumarifrom India

one after an incredible debut season. “This makes me happy and pretty sure it will help me to do even better as I would very much like to stay on top.” Kumari, collecting a fourth silver medal at the Archery World Cup Final after being runner-up at Istanbul 2011, Tokyo 2012 and Paris 2013 was dis appointed. “1 wish I had won gold,” she ad mitted. “It’s something that doesn’t seem to happen to me.” Incredibly, for all her success, Deepika’s only two international gold medals to date are the famous Com monwealth Games win in 2010 and, two years later, the Antalya stage of the Archery World Cup. “My arrows went up. I tried to fix my sight but nothing worked,” ex plained Kumari who, after reflection, noted that she had to be happy with yet another silver medal. An unparal leled achievement in consistency on the circuit. Chinese Taipei’s Le Chien-Ying, who qualified only at the last stage of the year, looked far more settled than Mackenzie Brown in the bronze med al match.

“I shot some good arrows but my sight was off just a little bit, I think,” explained Brown, who failed to gain a foothold and lost the third-place playoff in straight sets. “By the time I got it dialed in, during the last end, it was just too late.” Mackenzie had put fourth seed Ana Maria Rendon out of the competition in the quarter finals before taking eventual winner Choi to five sets in the semis. Shooting for bronze, she couldn’t find the same form. posting sets of 26 and 24 to go 4-0 down, before Chien-Ying scored a final 29-point set to se cure the medal. World Archery at www. worldarchery.org

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Mexico City (MEX) Without a world medal heading into 2015, the European Games Champion added his sec ond huge win of the year. Miguel Alvarino Gar cia, winner of the first European Games in Baku in 2015, made true on the promise he made when he was interviewed during the Aquece Rio Olympic test event in September. There, and after a quieter second-half of the season, he told reporters he was “taking it easy,” preparing himself for Mexico City.

Garcia beat Lee Seungyun in the first round, in five, tough sets, then took another five in a slow dismantling of the USA’s Collin Klimitchek in the semis. The decider was the last, when the Spaniard dropped a final-arrow X to clinch the set and match by a point. It put the seventh seed, the lowest points qualifier for the World Cup Final, into a gold med al match against France’s JeanCharles Valladont. A final between two Eu ropean archers, and the only two

European archers in the recurve competition in Mexico City. A low-scoring first three arrows handed Garcia the advan tage, 27-26, and then the pair split the next two sets. In the second they both had 27 points and then 28 in the third. Miguel Alvarino Garcia, who had never taken an interna tional medal before 2015, was two set points away from taking his second major gold of the year. Both started with a nine, then followed with a 10. Valladont, shooting first, U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

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had a chance to keep his tourna ment alive, but put his arrow into the nine, leaving a single point gap for Garcia to take the match. ‘“Miguel, make it 10!’,” the European Games champ said he screamed to himself in his head. It wasn’t just a 10. It was as close to the middle as you’d ever want in such a situation. XIO and a second hugely impressive crown in 2015 for Spain’s Miguel Alva rino Garcia. “This is a dream come true. This is the first time Spain wins a title at an Archery World Cup Fi nal, so winning it is amazing,” he said. “Next? Some holidays... I think I deserve them.” Possibly an understatement! Valladont, with silver, said he badly wanted to make the final

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nal, after second seed Lee Seungyun lost to the even tual winner in the first phase. “When I was shooting against Miguel I was more relaxed and worrying less about the arrows, and that’s why they spread left and right.” Frenchman Valladont, who won the World

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Demir Elmaagachi wins Turkey its first ever Archery World Cup Title

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World Cup Champion Demir Elmaagachi celebrating his win He beat India’s Abhishek Verma in a tense and tumultuous gold medal match, 145-143 The Mexico City 2015 compound men’s gold medal final was one few predicted. When the top four seeds in the competition all lost in the quarterfinals, a phase highlighted by the upset of top-ranked Mike Schloesser at the hands of Mexican athlete Mario Cardoso, it was left to the bottom of the draw to decide the podium. Abhishek Verma looked immensely strong when he dealt a perfect 150 on Cardoso in the semifinals, while Demir Elmaagacli - who had taken out USA favourite Reo Wilde powered past Dominique Genet, to join Verma in the final. Indian archer Abhishek started just as he’d left off, with a 10 - and a solid 29 for his first end to take a point lead in the gold medal match. The lead changed hands after each of the following four ends. A wild eight in the second set from Verma allowed Demir to take the upper hand, 57-56, before Abhishek rallied to shoot a perfect 30. The single-point advantage swapped back to the Indian, the score at 86-85 after nine arrows. It was at that point in the match when Elmaagacli pulled away. Two consecutive perfect ends of 30 out of 30 points, and Demir first won back the lead, then put the gold medal out of Verma’s reach. His total score for the 15-arrow match: 145. Abhishek trailed by two, on 143. “Throughout this year, 1 have believed in myself," said Demir. “I was always close, but I couldn't get it before. Ahead of this event, I worked very hard, I trusted myself and now 1 accomplished my goal.” “I’m very happy!” Turkey had never taken a medal in individual competition at the Archery World Cup Final before 2015. Demir had already made history by making the gold medal match, from the seventh

seed no less, let alone winning the entire tournament. What makes it even more special is that Demir had never won an individual medal at a senior event before. (He did take mixed team silver at the first World Cup stage of 2015 and was runner-up at the youth worlds in 2008.) Smiling, like usual, and thrilled with his silver medal. Verma gushed about the 150-point match he shot in the semifinals. “You never know when the perfect score is going to happen,” he said. “Sometimes you just have a good feeling and this is what happened to me. It's been a great experience.” India had also never won a compound medal at an Archery World Cup Final prior to the event. Dominique Genet took the men’s bronze. He didn’t miss the 10-ring through the first eight arrows of the contest and was already nine points up on Mario Cardoso with three ends shot. A further six 10s secured the medal, with a 149-point match total, and the 46-year-old Frenchman’s best finish at the Archery World Cup Final to date. He already had a fourth place at Paris 2013 and seventh in Tokyo the year before that. “This medal is so important because I've just returned from surgery. I stopped archery for a year and I didn't expect to be back at this level," explained Genet. Dominique said his quarterfinal against teammate and friend Seb Peineau was tough due to the emotion, and he blamed his semis loss on one bad arrow. “In that last match, the difference was motivation. 1 was back on the field and 1 was angry because I lost the previous one foolishly and wanted to pull myself together.” Demir Elmaagacli, Abhishek Verma and Dominique Genet: The podium that few predicted, but the one that these three athletes deserved. No doubt, though, that this was one of the most surprising compound Saturdays we’ve had on the Archery World Cup circuit. Gj-

Runers up (l-r) Silver Medalist Abhishek Verna, Bronze Medalist Dominique Genet with Dominique Genet

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Lopez World Cup Champion for a second year in a row! Courtesy of World Archery October 25, 2015

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The Colombian archer is only the second woman in history to win it twice, and the first to do it in consecutive years. The reigning Archery World Cup Champion from Lausanne 2014, Sara Lopez lived up to her billing in the Mexican capital. Impressive in the first round, where she beat teammate Alejandra Usquiano with 148 points out of a possible 150, she took a fright in her semifinal against local favorite Stephanie Salinas. In that match, Lopez had a three-point lead after two ends, but saw her Mexican opponent score a perfect 30, followed by 29, to force a tie at 114-each and three arrows to go. “At some point it was a bit windy and I’m not really good with that, but I managed to get past it,” Sara explained afterwards. Salinas finished with another 29-point series, and after two 10s, Lopez needed one more 10 to qualify for her second World Cup Final gold medal match in two years. World ranked number one, the Colombian archer had experience - and a banked world record for the 15-arrow match - on her side. She withstood the pressure and launched one last perfect shot. Victory by one point: 144-143. Sara had one match left to add another major title to her already long list of trophies - and at only 20 years of age - and become the first compound woman to win two Archery World Cup Finals in a row. The USA’s Jamie van Natta, the only other woman in the circuit’s 10-year history with multiple crowns, won her two titles four years apart, in ’08 and 2012. In the gold medal final, she faced seventh-

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seeded archer Mariia Vinogradova. The 21-year old Russian had beaten second-ranked teammate Natalia Avdeeva in their quarterfinal and then number-three Linda Ochoa in the semis. Against top seed Sara, Mariia held for two ends, before falling apart. She dropped an eight in each of the third and fourth ends, and trailed by four points 115-111 - with only three arrow to go. Vinogradova started the last end with a seven, followed by nine and 10. Lopez always says she doesn’t pay attention to her opponent’s score. Whether she was watching Mariia’s arrows or not, she drove her advantage in the match home even further. A perfect 30-point threearrow series to clinch the match and a secure a second Archery World Cup Final gold medal, 145-137. “I’m extremely happy,” the new two-time World Cup Champion said. “Today was a really hard day, with lots of pressure, but I enjoyed it - and I’m especially thankful to the Mexicans who supported me out there.” “When 1 won the match against Alejandra, 1 told her that I was going to win this for her, for us and for Colombia. I can’t describe how it feels! This has been an amazing year. Probably the best so far in my career.” The bronze medal match saw two local competitors, Linda Ochoa and Stephanie Salinas, face off on home soil in front of a Mexican crowd that - for the first time on the day - cheered both competitors on, equally! Ochoa and Salinas tied after the first and second ends, before the latter put in two 27s and watch as the match slipped away. “We were lucky to make it to the medal finals,” said Ochoa. “We wish we were shooting for gold, but it was good, anyway.” She took the bronze medal, 143-140. “1 felt really good, more confident and now I’m celebrating in front of my people! It’s an amazing feeling,” she added QX

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Hansen and Anear take Compound Mixed Team Title in Mexica City world archery

Courtesy of World Archery October 25, 2015 Denmark beat a host nation pair from Mexico to the mixed team title at the Archery World Cup Final in Mexico City’.

Denmark's Erika Anear and Stephan Hansen win the Compound Mixed Team Title Though not competing in the individual event, young World Archery Champion Stephan Hansen made the trip to Mexico to compete in the mixed team competition. He paired with Erika Anear - also shooting solely in the mixed team competition - to represent the top-ranked mixed team of the year, Denmark. Linda Ochoa and Mario Cardoso were chosen to represent their nation's interests against the Danes. Entering the field, the Mexicans hoped to ride on a wave of success after they both won their individual first round matches some minutes before. Fifth last year in Lausanne and third seed in Mexico, Linda beat USA archer Crystal Gauvin in her individual quarterfinal, with a solid score of 145. Mario was the real surprise of the morning. He upset top seed and world number two Mister Perfect Mike Schloesser by one point, 141-140. Three of six compound mixed team gold medals at the Archery World Cup Final had gone to the host nation since the event was introduced to the competition in 2009. Mexico City 2015 titled the balance in favour of the visitors. Entering the match as the favourite after winning two stage golds in 2015, Denmark was solid.

Anear and Hansen let just one arrow leak outside of the gold in their 16 shots. Mexico trailed from the very beginning when Linda opened the match with an anew in the red - an eight. Just when the Mexican pair seemed to be back into the match, Mario dropped a seven to close the second end, and the match was put out of reach. “I was really excited after my match against Mike,” Mario confessed. “For the mixed team match, Linda and 1, we were both more relaxed, and it think it was obvious.” “We still did well and we are now more than ready for what’s next in the individual semis. It’s really good to have the house packed,” Cardoso added. The 4,500-seat stadium seating was all-out in its support for the Mexicans. It was Denmark’s Erika Anear and Stephan Hansen that took the win and the 2015 Archery World Cup compound mixed team title, though, 151-144. “The match against Mexico was a bit tough because there was so many people cheering them on,” Stephan said. “We just did all our best and all we could, and it was enough.” Erika added that the pair came all the way to shoot just eight arrows: “So we’re all very happy with the result. We love Mexico, too, so it’s even better!

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The 2015 Archery World Cup Final ran on 24/25 October in the Zocalo, in the centre of Mexico City. On a weekend that saw favourites fall early and the competition brackets turned on their heads, a packed 4,500-seat stadium witness athletes make Archery World Cup Final history. Demir Elmaagacli won Turkey its first medal at the event when he took gold in the compound men’s competition, just after Sara Lopez became the first woman to win back-to-back World Cup Champion titles. At 19 years of age, Korea’s Choi Misun ended her impressive debut season, which included a win at the Aquece Rio Olympic test event, with the recurve women’s Archery World Cup crown. The biggest upset came when lowest qualifier, the seventh seed, Miguel Alvarino Garcia upset the brackets to win the recurve men’s competition. Garcia had been quiet in the second half of the season, since winning the inaugural European Games in Baku. It was for the mixed team finals featuring Mexico, and when Mexican athletes Linda Ochoa and Stephanie Salinas took to the field of play to contest the compound women’s bronze medal, which

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Linda won, that the capacity crowd really came alive. “This is simply the largest crowd we’ve had since the archery at the Olympic Games in London,” said World Archery President Prof Dr Ugur Erdener. Archery received one of the highest spectator satisfaction ratings of any sport at those Games. Both in the impressive stadium, and the millions of fans following online and broadcast footage around the world, it’s indicative of the growth in popularity of archery at all levels.” The Mexico City 2015 Archery World Cup Final marked a decade of the international circuit, as it returned to the country that hosted the first Final, which was held in the Mayapan Pyramids of Merida rather than the capital. “The iconic Zocalo square, surrounded by historical buildings whose foundations span 700 years, provided a dramatic backdrop for our 10th anniversary and the modem competitive evolution of a sport that’s equally as rooted in tradition. We have received many positive comments from our fans, partners and stakeholders on the beautiful location and exciting competition,” said Prof Dr Erdener. “Congratulations to our four Archery World Cup Champions for 2015, and we look forward to continuing to innovate in the way our sport is presented as we move into the second decade of the World Cup circuit’s lifetime.” World Archery returns to Mexico City in 2017, for the next edition of the World Archery Championships. Perhaps the biggest challenge in the two years before then is finding more space for spectators, as the passion for archery in Mexico only appears to be growing. 0>

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Crowd Pleaser Eric Bennett wins Five-set Recurve Final submitted by USA Archery

The eighth seed in Donaueschingen, who shoots his recurve with a mouthtab, recorded a 9.1 average arrow in the gold medal match. a car accident at the age of 15. A rule change on 1 April 2014 meant he could no longer use a release aid with his recurve bow, which he had been using for some time internationally previously, so Eric switched to a mouth tab system. Just over one year later, Team USA got another world champion in the shape of Eric Bennett. Adjusting to the rule change away from the mechanical aid was not as big as a challenge as it might have been for the experienced para athlete. “When I started archery I was actually shooting with a compound bow and using my mouth to release the arrow,” he explained. “The transition was not as complicated as some may think, as I have used the technique in the past, albeit with a compound bow.” He seemed nothing other than settled in the Donaueschingen finals arena. “I loved every minute of it. I tried not to feel nervous or under pressure and embrace all of it,” Bennett said. When asked about his

favourite moment of the week, although the gold medal was the obvious standout, Team USA got a honourable mention for their support. The United States has one of the biggest teams at the 2015 world para championships and made themselves heard in support of all their archers. “The support from Team USA was incredible. It always is. When you’re down and need a bit of motivation, you can be sure they will be there to help,” Bennett concluded.

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Eric Bennett of the United States won gold in the men’s recurve category, defeating China’s Shi Xu Cheng in the last match of the World Archery Para Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany. Seeded eighth after qualifying, Bennett caused somewhat of an upset by defeating Xu Cheng in a high-scoring recurve men’s open individual final, 6-4. He did a good job entertaining the crowd in the final, averaging over 27 points (out of 30) per set. Trailing, 3-5 heading into the last set, Xu Cheng posted three nines, Eric a nine, 10 - and then the eight he needed to split the set, set points and take the match. Bennett defeated top seed Bato Tsydendorzhiev of Russia and eventual bronze medallist Gholamreza Rahimi on his way to the gold medal. “1 can’t describe it. It’s an incredible feeling,” he said. “I’ve been shooting internationally for over 10 years and it is a long time coming, but it feels awesome.” Bennett lost his right arm in

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The Compound Junior Dream Team August training camp was hosted by the Easton Foundation at their Salt Lake City facility. The Easton Foundation provides a wide variety ofsupport to archery all over the US. We are certainly gratefulfor the opportunity to use such a great venue for our team training camp and look forward to going back to Salt Lake City in 2016. At the 2014 COACH SYM POSIUM hosted by USAArchery at the Colorado Springs Training Center a special meeting was con vened regarding the Level 1,2 and 3 Coach Certification Programs. Representatives from USAA, NFAA and ASA were present and agreed to join together for the purpose of using the same manu als for coach training across these three levels. They also agreed to have the office of USAA manage the programs and records. Since then the Level 2 manual has been in the re-write stage with the Level 3 manual to follow soon. At that meeting coach Linda Beck and I were assigned the task of writing the Compound National Training System for use across the first three levels of coach certifica tion and for inclusion in the manu als. We completed that assignment over the following few months and included it in the materials submitted for the Level 2 and Lev

el 3 manuals. At that same time USAA with Coach Kisik Lee’s encour agement established a Compound Junior Dream Team to parallel their Recurve JDT program. The purpose of the CJDT would be to foster early and proper develop ment of our talented youth archers for participation in international and World Archery Association events, as well as focus on in jury-free techniques and LIFE BALANCE skills. Since Linda had a great amount of experience working with the Recurve JDT she was ap pointed to lead the CJDT as head coach. I agreed to assist along with Jim Pruitt, GA, and John Fluery, VT. Over the past year we have formed a very good working rela tionship learning from each other as we focus on the best path for ward for each of the team athletes. Each of us coaches have assigned athletes on the team with whom

we keep contact via SKYPE and other means during the time be tween camps. SELECTION CAMP 2014: The four-day selection camp for CJDT was advertised over the summer and fall of 2014 and was held at the OTC in Chula Vista, CA, in November. Having the appropriate qualifying scores, thirty-six young archers arrived with hopes of making the team and since this camp was during the school year all the athletes brought their books for evening study-hall. The camp activities includ ed morning warm-up exercis es, outdoor shooting at fifty and thirty-meters, form correction at blank bale, physical fitness test ing, presentations by training ex perts at the OTC and team games. Coach John and 1 conducted per sonal interviews each evening in an effort to get to know more about the athletes beyond their ar-

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Our archer-athletes were excited about every activity we did. This picture was staged but the enthusiasm was evident all day, every day. Especially at lunch!!!!

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chery endeavors. Linda and Jim monitored study hall and string-loop/stretch-band practice to gauge how well each athlete interacted in that structure. We got to know the parents that were there as well and found them to be highly supportive of our work. In the end our coaching crew had to make the selections for the team based on all we had learned over the four days. We originally wanted to have twenty-four on the team but the high quality of the entire group moved us to select thirty- Several of the remaining six were selected as alternates with the re mainder placed on the “invitees” list for future camps. So far we have held two camps, one at Chula Vista in April and the other in Salt Lake City in Au gust. Our next selection camp will be in November of 2016 following camps in March and May. This No vember 5-8 (2015) our INDOOR camp will be held

Our morning practice began with stretching followed by blank-bale shooting. The athletes focused on a single skill during this practice session with the most difficult part being the “no talking” rule!

at the Lancaster Archery Academy in an effort to get each of the athlete’s equipment and mind in gear for the upcoming indoor season. I’m sure there will be pictures on the Lancaster Archery web site during that weekend so have a look.

SALT LAKE CITY CAMP: This past August we held a CJDT CAMP at the EASTON FOUNDATION ARCHERY CENTER in Salt Lake City, UT. The center opened in early 2014 and is the state-of-the art in shooting facilities, to say the least, with a magnificent 70-m indoor range, of fices, museum, and a large 90-m outdoor range cov ered with artificial turf. It also has equipment storage rooms, workshop and classrooms. We used it all and our hats are off to the EFAC staff for their continuous support of our program as our every need was satis fied. Our days began with breakfast at the Fairfield Inn, where we were lodged, just ten blocks away

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from the Easton Center. We then were shuttled to the Easton center and began with warm-up exercises led by the team leaders. Blank bale shooting was next with focus on several important aspects of the Com pound National Training System. At this camp most athletes worked on Stance and Shoulder Line as these two posture issues relate to aiming stability and shot replication. Some worked on release technique issues as their needs required. Since CJDT covers ages from 12 to 18 years old we conducted scoring rounds and activities at both 30-m and 50-m distances. The first such score set a baseline for the remaining days of training. With such a great facility available to us we could do this both indoors and outdoors. Coach Jim devised a “wind shooting” exercise that helped our athletes develop skills for aiming “off-center”. The concept is to commit to aiming at a spot not directly in the center of the gold and main-

Team competitions and team games were a popular part of our program. Building relationships through this kind of cooperation is an important part of our “LIFE BALANCE" focus in the CJDT.

No explanation needed here but we do want to thank the parents who did the grocery shopping andfood prep — we couldn’t have done it without them.

tain eye focus on that spot through arrow impact - not easy. We also shot team events with both coach-se lected teams and athlete-selected teams which really fired up the competitive attitudes in our group. Our archers also played a new board game “Wheel of Mis fortune” using a target for the playing board and also for scoring. Like the earlier “aiming-off’ game this game focused on aiming at different colors on the left and right as each of four teams tried to move their team token around the playing-board circumference and then into the X-ring. Classroom time was spent reviewing the NTS steps, developing mental skills, and setting goals. We also spent time assisting each athlete writing their own plan of correction for the coming months. They would have this written plan to take with them, to show their personal coach at home and to know for certain what to work on in practice. When the plan is written we are all, coaches and athletes, on the “same page” - pun intended. Not all of the athletes attending the camp were on the CJDT Team. The team members have to attend at least one camp per year to maintain their team sta tus so that leaves us with about fifteen team members per camp. We invite others from the alternate list and still others who meet the minimum qualifying scores criteria. This gives our team members a chance to im prove leadership skills as they help the newcomers through the exercises and team games. We are finding that this is a good mix and bodes well for the future of our team.

WHY A NATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM: To be long-term effective and injury-free we need a common training system that is built on a sound understanding of biomechanics. In other words, we have to learn about and pay attention to how our body functions and use it accordingly if we want to “repeat” our shot process and prevent injuries. Just following home-spun techniques isn’t good enough when you run a National youth program. There are lots of ways to shoot an arrow - just 27

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The classroom space was used to great advantage as we coaches structured learning situations about goal setting, review of NTS form steps, attention shifting and written correction plans. We invited the parents to join us for all sessions as well.

the Recurve NTS but don’t confuse that with being the same as recurve form. Yes, there are many similarities but there are many significant differences because the two bow-types are different and must be drawn differ ently to ensure proper and complete transfer-of-holding into your back muscles. We have a much more detailed version that we teach at our camps which I can email you if you wish. Just let me know at www. laiTV@lart-ywise.com.

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Shooting for score at 50-m yvhile the dock was running gave everyone good experience for competitions next year. With no wind interference they could concentrate on theirform and mental attention-shifting skills yvhile aiming in the middle.

look on YOUTUBE to find hundreds - but when we put up a target face and record scores we strive to repeat our shooting effort and process. This word “re peat” is the biggest word in archery because it plac es a burden on how you learn to shoot your first ar row and since we use our bodies to draw and shoot the bow and arrow we must focus on our anatomy. Therefore, developing our National Training System required many years of research, verification and con tinued review as we learn more about how our body function when shooting archery. In the past 1, myself, have worked with at least five doctors of anatomy and continue to work with two of them on a regular basis. I've also worked with two orthopedic surgeons who are also archers to ver ify what we now teach in the Compound NTS. Our coaching staff must continue to do this to learn more in the coming years.

TEACHING WHAT, HOW & WHEN: Teaching and learning to repeat any sport ac tion requires that we know and do three things: First we must know what to do then learn how to do it properly. However, lots of archers know what to do and how to do it properly but still are not able to reach their highest potential because they are missing that third and most critical element of repetition, knowing WHEN .to do it. Yes, timing is everything. Here’s are examples. How many archers do you see nock an arrow, raise and draw their bow and then shift their head a bit? Or shift their bow hand? Or change their foot position? These are all important things to do but doing them at full-draw is a NO-RE PEAT action. You can’t repeat those actions twice out of a hundred tries while in your holding position. They have to be completed earlier in the step sequence to get maximum repeatability. 1’11 include the CNTS form sequence outline here for all to see. The step titles are very similar to 28

THE C-NTS FUTURE: As we enter our second year of the compound Dream Team program we are optimistic about our fu ture. Our team members and the invited guests to outcamps are showing significant progress as evidenced in their scores at competitions. We coaches know that the continued training that our camps offer will have

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August was warm in Salt Lake so everyone was happy to shoot inside. Most shot at thirty andfifty meters hut a few tried out the seventy-meter targets as well. We could access target butts on the side of the range for those working on form issues — what a fantastic place. even more of an impact over 2016 and beyond. To have “complete athletes” we must help our team members develop “life balance” skills. That means we must be sure that they are hitting the books

at school, playing other sports and taking time off from archery. Yes, some “time off’ is as important as “time on” for young teens so their body is not over stressed and growing tissues are not harmed by too much archery. Research is now showing that sports specialization is for teens eighteen or older. We must continue to help our Dream Team work smarter and not harder. If we do, our young athletes will be ready for world competition when their opportunity arrives. Keep well, shoot straight, aim for the future. Larry Wise

AH were happy at the end of our camp. Special thanks to Jesse and Lee for helping us kick-off the Coach Mentor program — they were terrific and will help spread proper understanding of the NTS to others in their home states. Camps are hard work hut seeing the smiles at the end makes it all worthwhile. GO TEAM. November-December 2015 www.usarcher.com - email: arlyne.rhode@gmail.com or usamag@aol.com 29

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Cara Kelly, Levi Morgan and Duane Price all claim Shooter of the Year titles. by Laven Newsom & Damon Newsom

ASA ProAm - Fort Benning, GA -July 24-26, 2015

Laven Newsom and his dog “Bear"

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The Archery Shooters As sociation ended the year on a high note as hundreds of spectators packed the dome in Columbus, GA to watch the best 3D shooters in the world battle it out for the big checks. In a change from re cent years the ASA moved the Pro Shoot down off site on Saturday night to give the fans a chance to watch their favorite shooters battle it out indoors under the lights. In Men’s Open Pro it was the Justin Bethel show to open the tournament as he stormed out to an early lead on day one with an opening round of 220 with 11 12’s. Bethel was able to hold onto

his lead on day two by shooting a 216 and entered the shoot down in first place. Sitting behind Beth el on Saturday night was Tommy Gomez in second, Dan McCarthy in third, Levi Morgan in fourth and Chad Chenault in fifth. Unfortunately for Bethel his lead didn’t last long as McCar thy, Gomez and Chenault all shot lights out on the first few arrows to pull ahead and make it a three man race for first. With the spotlight on, Mathews shooter McCarthy stole the show down the stretch in the shoot down by shooting 3 -14’s and narrowly besting Gomez on a

final arrow to claim the ASA Clas sic title. Rounding out the podi um was Prime shooter Chenault claiming fourth and Elite's Mor gan in fifth. While Morgan placed a dis appointing fifth, it was enough for him to claim his record 9lh straight ASA shooter of the year title slightly ahead of Gomez and Mc Carthy respectively. On the women’s side it was a familiar face atop the podium when the smoke cleared as Hoyt’s Cara Kelly shot back to back 208’s to open the tournament and then pulled away in the shoot down to take home the title. For Kelly it U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

ASA Classic Open Champions (i-r) Gomez 2nd, Champion McCarthy and Chenault 3rd

was the culmination of a banner year as she claimed both the 1BO and ASA Shooter of the Year titles. While Kelly pulled away late to seal the win she had tight competition early as Connie Griffin matched her 208 on day one and Kailey Johnston sat just two points behind. While Griffin faded on day two John ston kept the pressure on and entered the shoot down in second place, just 4 points behind Kelly. In the shoot down no one was able to keep up with Kelly’s 3 12’s as Johnston finished in second, Emily Veyna grabbed third, Sharon Carpenter took home fourth and Connie Griffin finished fifth. In the Shooter of the Year race the podium fin ish for both Johnston and Carpenter was enough to give them second and third respectively. It was a back and forth battle all weekend long in Senior Pro as all five shooters in the shoot down had a shot at the title. The weekend opened with Ray Young coming out hot shooting a 216 and opening an early lead over second place Thomas Crowe and Allen Conner who shot matching 212’s. On day 2 Young faded, shooting a 202, and Joe Dupree re bounded from a slow opening day with a 216 to shake up the podium. Entering the shoot down it was Crowe in first (222), Dupree in second (220), Conner and Young in third (218) and Duane Price in fifth (217). While New Breed’s Conner made an early push to deny Mathews the sweep it was ultimately not enough as the podi um was a sea of Mathews yellow. Crowe was able to hang on to his lead to claim the ASA Classic title while Young bounced back to narrowly best Dupree on a final arrow. In the battle for fourth Price nar rowly bested Conner after they both posted identical scores. The fourth place finish for Price was huge as it guaranteed him the Shooter of the Year title ahead of Art Brown and Ray Young respectively. Looking towards 2016 there are a variety of changes on the reduced ASA calendar as the opening tournament is leaving Florida and headed to Foley,

ASA Classic Womens Pro (l-r) Kailey Johnston 2nd, Champion Cara Kelly and Emily Veyna 3rd

ASA Senior Men's Pro (l-r) Ray Young 2nd, Champion Tom Crowe and Joe Dupree 3rd

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Perfect shots taken by Damon & Laven Newsom ASA ProAm - July 24-26, 2015

ASA ProAnt - Fort Benning, GA -July 24-26, 2015

Cara Kelly has her number in the Shoot Off

Connerfocusing hard during the shoot off

Joe Dupree in his first Pro Shoot off

Tom Crowe holding on to his lead

McCarthy shoots his 6th arrow for the win

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Open Pro SOY (l-r) Gomez 2nd, Champion Levi Morgan and McCarthy 3rd

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Ray Young trying to make up a few points on the leaders in the shoot off

Kailey Johnson trying to catch Kelly

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ASA Womens Pro SOY(l-r) Johnston 2nd, Champion Kelly and Carpenter 3rd

Levi Morgan Completes IBO Grand Slam by Damon & Laven Newsom Ellicottville, NY August 6-9, 2015

I BO World Championships - Ellicottville, N Y August 6-9, 2015

Laven Newsom and his dog “Bear”

Open Men's Pro winners:(l-r) Joby Shaw 2nd and Champion Levi Morgan

Open Women’s winners: (l-r) Kaitlyn Price 2nd anti Champion Cara Kelly

The International Bowhunting Organization World Championships returned to the slopes of Hol iday Valley Ski Resort in Ellicottville, NY for the year ending tournament. The tournament terrain is in stark difference to the other IBO tournaments with the ranges positioned on top of a ski slope and shooters are required to ride the ski lift to the top to shoot their targets. Steep inclines make for tricky footing and give shooters an additional variable they have to deal with. While the difficult terrain may affect some shooters, it was not a problem for Levi Morgan who completed the IBO Grand Slam, a first in the history of the IBO organization. On day one Morgan found himself consistently judging short on his yardages early on before reeling off 6 11 ’s on his first 10 targets.

His hot start, combined with no 8’s, gave Morgan a 211 for day one, which was good enough for a 1 point lead. While Morgan had the lead he was anything but comfortable due to five Pros being within two points going into day two. On the second day of competition Morgan was able to add another point to his lead to give him a two day total of 419 and the top spot entering the 10 tar get final round. Entering the final ten targets it was Morgan atop the leaderboard followed by Mathews’ Joby Shaw and Elite shooter Chance Beaubouef. The hot shooting Shaw pushed Morgan to his limit as he racked up points but ultimately it was not quite enough as Morgan claimed the title by a single point with a weekend final score of 523. Rounding out the top 5 was Shaw in second with a 522, Beaubouef

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with 521 (27 X’s), Joseph Goza with a 521 (25 X’s), and Dan McCarthy 516. On the women’s side Cara Kelly again grabbed not only the World Championship but also her impres sive 6,h IBO shooter of the year title. Kelly’s fourth 1BO World Championship in 5 years was absolute ly dominating as she rolled to a large lead and never looked back. Kelly finished the weekend with a 494, 13 points better than second place finisher Kaitlyn Price. Behind Price was Alicia McHenry with 477, Connie Calloway with 464 and Samantha Morgan with 464. After Mathews shooter Art Brown shot a 500 in 2014 leaving him one point off the lead he returned to Ellicottville determined to claim the title. This year Brown posted an identical score to that of 2014 and it was enough to land him the World Title. Brown’s score of 500 narrowly bested the rest of the field and gave Brown the redemption that he had been looking for. Sitting just behind Brown in second was New Breed shooter Allen Conner at 496 (16 X’s), Ray Young took home third place with 496 (13 X’s), Ran dy Boggs grabbed fourth with a 495, and John Vozzy rounded out the top five by shooting a 493. Looking forward to 2016 there will be a number of venue changes as the IBO organization is moving numerous events and the World Championships will be returning to Seven Springs, PA over the weekend of August 12th. The 2016 IBO event calendar can be found online by visiting http://www.ibo.net/schedule. PhpG&

IBO World Championships - Ellicottville, N Y August 6-9,2015

Senior Men's winners: (l-r) Alien Conner, Champion Art Brown and Ray Young 3rd

(l-r) Greg Bodenschatz 2nd, Champion Shane Bragg & Tony Taza 3rd

Pro Hunter winners (l-r) Scott Tozier 2nd. Champion Van Horn & Sam Grove 3rd

Youth Boys Shooter of the Year winners

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Shooter of the Year Champions! More perfect shots taken by Damon & Laven Newsom IBO World Championships - Ellicottville, NY August 6-9, 2015

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Regions Archery National Championships - Branson, MO - August 14-16, 2015

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Branson was awes< My sisters, dad and I got to go down a zip line, a 50 second thrill ride through the trees. There were so many fun things io do while we were in Branson. We were attending the Regions archery’s last event of the year. The event sight was beautifully set in the Ozark Mountains and shooters had to take trolley rides down the mountain to get to the ranges. There were a good number of kids shooting this weekend and I got a chance to talk to a few and see how they were doing. Lainey Barg and her brother Mason were from Little Rock, AR were at the event with their parents. “'hey ' said they shoot together ten at home. Mason I Sen: .agle Class ;aid he really enjoys archery. bear he was diagnosed with

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Jr. Eagle shooter Branden Tinsley

Leg Calf Disease and had to quit all extracurricular sports. He was able to devote all his extra time to archcr-y and it has-paid off. He started shooting in 4H archery and did well, so he decided to try out the ASA. He won the' ASA Monroe and now shoots as much as possible. He shoots alL local events and as many Regions events as he can. He is sponsored by, 12Ring Archery in Conway, AR, CBE, AEP and is on the shooting staff with Bohning. Mason took first place this weekend in Senior Eagle Class, with a total score of 431. His sister Lainey shot in the Junior Eagle Class. She has been shooting for about three years and shoots a Pierson Cadet. I asked her what she likes most about archery, ' she said “Winning!” I think she might be a little bit competitive. Lainey‘.took second place in the Junior Eagle Class this weekend. Braden Tinsley from Bristo, Oklahoma shot in the JuniorEagle Class aswell. He was ] Q targets in when 1 talked to him

out on the range. He was happy with his score so far, he had made some good shots. He said “There are so many different targets to shoot, shooting a bow and arrow is so much fun!” Callen Viet was another Junior Eagle shooter this weekend. He shoots a Diamond Atomic and shoots Often with dad. Callen won the Oklahoma Regions state shoot and won a really cool belt buckle He came up earlier in the week with his family and had been enjoying the fun things Branson had to offer. This event was a lot of fun and a great way to end the year!

Junior Eagle Shooter Callen Veit.

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REO IS BACK! BIG SKY OPEN by Tootle Brabec pictures by Lisa Tenbrook

It’s June 13, 2015 in Grand Junction, Colorado at the 35th annual Big Sky Open tournament for target enthusiasts across the nation.

Reo Wilde

Throughout the hot, hazy weekend, repeat Big Sky Champion Reo Wilde wiped his

Seneca Francis

brow and found himself staring at the 10 spot of each colored target at each given distance. When Sunday rolled around, Reo relaxed a bit. He recorded a good first round, but slipped some on the second. Sixty-five yards is a long shot and the last target on the V-Formation range. Pulling up twice, Reo sunk two arrows in the nine ring; his last was in the ten. With a shrug and a smile, he still managed to keep the seven point lead over his fellow competitors, Jeremy Terhune (WY) and Colton Hamilton (UT) to win his fourth Big Sky title in the Mens Freestyle Championship Division. His last win at this tournament was in 2011. Seneca Francis, a strong Utah contender, won her third Big Sky title, this year. Little Kaylee Geist of Colorado Springs, who has been shooting since the age of three, gave everything she could to try and best Francis, but came in second by a two-point deficit. Brenda Wilde pulled in third in the Womens FS Championship division.

Going through past results, Nancy Zom, a well-known archer across the U.S., had never came up as a competitor in the Big Sky Opens until this year. Nancy graced our tournament with her competitive skills and outshot others registered in the Womens Senior class to win the event. Die-hards and backbone of target archery, the Mens Seniors showed up in numbers. Why is this division the largest in target archery? Because these guys have stuck with the sport since heaven only knows when. Perhaps back as far as the 1940’s, but their numbers never cease and they never cease to amaze. Many of them are champions of Local, State and National tournaments. Their MO is that they love the sport of archery. Thus, the Big Sky Open has compelling numbers from the Seniors and their tenacity to want to compete and have fun. Bill Pellegrino (CO) in his second year as a senior won that division at the Big Sky with a 17-point lead over Marty Kraft (SD) and Benton Christensen

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(ID). Dee Wilde, staying true to the Wilde tradition, won the Sr. Mens Silver over Jerry Farris (CO) and Randy Rutledge (IL). In the granddaddy division, which is labeled the Masters, Bob Jacobsen (UT) won first over Carl Speakman (CO) and Vem Metcalf (UT). Travis Rahart (NM) won the top money in the Championship Bowhunter division over Maurice Foye (CO) and Mark Hanson (AZ). In other divisions of the Big Sky, Becky Korte (CO) was Barebow Womens Champ; Cleveland Young (CO) Mens FreeStyle Limited Champ; and Megan Smith (CO) Womens Bowhunter Champ. Two extra events for fun and

money are: The GOFOR1T Clay Pigeon shoot Friday evening kicks off the weekend. The SHOOT DOWN on Saturday spins out the afternoon after fierce competition from earlier in the day. Each event is designed to give the archers some serious practice in trying to hit clay pigeons with one arrow all the way from 20 to 65 yards (10 to whatever on the Shoot Down). Skill, a mean eye and a steady aim is the name of the game. These are not timed events! The archers maintain their own timing in aiming and shooting. They are also two separate events from the regular competition and anyone can just register and shoot them if they choose to do so. A special thanks to the sponsors of the Shoot-Down: American Whitetail, Total Bow Performance and Perri’s Collision Center. You have made the “One-Shot” winners very happy with their earnings. In the GoForlt, winners were Colton Hamilton (UT) won first Championship Mens; Kaylee Geist (CO) 1st-Womens; Kyle Douglas (UT) Ist-Mens Flights. There were no perfects recorded this year so we will have to wait until next year to see if any archers will join the GoForlt Club. To join and get a pin, just shoot a perfect! The Shootdown made Benton Christensen (ID) our new champion as he was last man standing at the 65 yarder in the Mens; Jennifer Doramus (ID) won the Womens at the 40 yards;

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and Rocky Miracle won the Mens Flights at the 55. Courtney Sprinkle (WY) was our Young Adult Female Champion; Jacob Pettit (CO) won the Male Young Adult division; Kristin Mattes (CO) Youth Female Champion; Kaje Franchow (UT) Youth Male Champion; Breanna Brennan (CO) Youth Female Barebow Champ; Annalyn Kemp (UT) Cub Female; Carter Hansen (UT) Cub Male; and Ronnie Boushee (NM) Male Cub Champion. Congratulations to all the 2015 winners of the Big Sky Open. Again, there has never been a perfect recorded on the targets in regular competition. Unlike indoor shooting, the Big Sky Open presents a challenge that has never been met by any archer in shooting a perfect score. After a lot of deliberation, we have decided to move The Big Sky Open to a new location next year. The Easton Archery Center in Salt Lake City, UT has made it possible for us to do this. Everyone, 1 know, will miss the hotel that has co-hosted our tournament since 1984, but we look forward to the new move. While the Easton Archery Center meets most of the standards we have been able to set and enjoy in the past, we look forward to the new move. The Big Sky Open scheduled for June 10, 11, 12, 2016, will still be an U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

outdoor V-Formation tournament with colored targets and two side events. Again, thank you to all our Sponsors who made the Big Sky Open happen once again: Matthew’s, Inc., Gordon Composites; Rocky Mountain Gun Club; Specialty Archery; Easton Technologies; Gold Tip & Bee Stinger; Jake’s Archery; Carter Enterprises; BCY; Sportsmans Warehouse; and the US Archer Magazine. Thanks, as well, to all who helped and to all the participating archers. So who will the 2016 winners be in the Wilde’s backyard? Hope you will make plans to come to wonderful Salt Lake City on June 17th, 18th and 19th, bring your family, make a vacation of it and enjoy some target archery competition.

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Regions Archery National Championships - Branson, MO - August 14-16, 2015

Regions Archery Bowhunters Pro/Am Tour August 14-16, 2015 New Shepherd of the Hills Branson, Missouri Branson, MO is not lacking in fun things to do. You can take your pick, go-carts, dinner shows, shopping, Silver Dollar City, zip lines and, of course, the main attraction that put Branson on the tourist map, Shepard of the Hills. This sight was home to Regions Archery this past week. Preparations for the event site began months prior, when Shepard of the Hill’s started to cut lanes through the rocky terrain of the Ozark Mountains. The targets were set in the beautiful hills making for some extreme shooting conditions. This being the last event and the national championship for Regions, Richard Pintcke had set his sights on a difficult shooting arena. He said “You wouldn’t have the PGA tournament at just any local

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golf course, the same goes for this National Championship we wanted to make it a challenge.” It definitely was that. I heard from shooters all weekend about the tough shots up and down hill. The team shoot got underway after the 1:00PM safety meeting. Shooters loaded up on the trolly’s to be bused down the mountain to the ranges. Trolley’s ran all weekend to give shooters the freedom to move up and down the mountain and around the event sight with ease. Team shooter Cooper Hill came from Vinita, OK, 1 caught up with his team on target #3 (Black Bear) where he had just shot a center 11. This was Cooper’s second Regions event and he said “1 enjoy shooting in the team shoot, because it helps me work out all the kinks before

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I shoot on Saturday.” Cooper shoots in the Men’s Hunter Class with his Bowtech Insanity CPXL. Pat Woods, another shooter in the group, shoots in the Sr. Masters Class and was giving me a bit of history about archery. He told me about the first bow he had ever bought, an Allen Bow. Pat told me they were the first company to have a patent on a compound bow. “The shop was about 20 miles from me so naturally that was the first bow I ever used.” Through the years he has gravitated towards Darton and has made it his bow of choice. When I asked him what his favorite thing about archery was, he said, “I have been in this sport a long time and I like shooting with all these young people. It keeps me young and when I beat them it’s really cool.” Brian Rowan and David Gibson were the other two shooters among this group. Brian, from Alma, AR shoots an Elite Bow and said “The sport of archery is great because when hunting season comes you are confident and ready to go.” David Gibson had a great shot on the whitetail deer, a solid 12 when 1 interviewed him. He has been shooting for years and shot this weekend with his Bowtech Fanatic. He regularly shoots with his three daughters at home. He said the best thing about archery is “You can never beat it, you are always setting new goals and learning new things.” I got pictures of a lot of the shooters in the team shoot, but I was only allowed to get his picture if 1 was able to capture his skinny side. U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

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Modern Bowhunters shooting in the early Sunday morning fog on the Bow Life HSC

Hopefully he will approve. The Modern Bowhunter Class was given a challenging course with tree stands and ground blinds. These shots required a bit of maneuvering to get the right shot placement. Shooter George McCall from Kansas City, MO felt at home shooting from the ground blinds. George is an avid hunter and prefers this style of shooting. He shot this weekend with his Hoyt Vector 35. He said he likes bow hunting because it puts him in the same air space as the animals and it allows him to get up close and personal with that big buck. I agree there is nothing like

seeing a deer come in right under your stand or out in front of your ground blind to give you a great 20 yard shot. Brothers, Newley and Guthry Mcspadden came to shoot the Modem Bowhunter Class. Newly said they grew up hunting and shooting bows together but it wasn’t until after some serious encouragement from his brother Guthry that he tried a 3D tournament and was hooked. After making it into the shoot down with the top 10 shooters in the Modem Bowhunter Class, Newly ended the weekend with third place overall. The shoot down for the National Championship Title in

Thefinal round in the shoot offfor National Champion in the Modern Bowhunter Class (shooters Heath Brashear and Randall Stevens

George McCall shooting from the ground blind in the Modern Bowhunter Class

Arkansas Ladies shooting in the Women’s Hunter Class (L-R Summer Wells, Stacy Mitchum, Lisa Ingram, Courtney Hatfield & Kim Franks)

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Open C shooter Josh Burg in the shoot down for 2nd place

the Modern Bowhunter Class was between Randall Stevens and Heath Brashear. It came down to the last shot. Randall had the lead and nailed a 10 on the Leopard, Heath knew he would have to shoot for the 14 to close the gap and take the win. He shot and nailed the 14. This was all very exciting to watch as it unfolded. Along with the title of National Champion, He got a check for S690.00, SI00.00 gift card from AEP, Plano bow case and a really cool trophy. Great shooting! The ladies of Arkansas came out in full force in the Women’s Hunter Class. Stacy Mitchum, Summer Wells, Courtney Hatfield, Kim Franks and Lisa Ingram were having a great time shooting together. Stacy was leading the pack, but the other ladies were making some impressive shots as well. Summer Wells was telling me that she was the only women to beat Stacy Mitchum with her own arrow. A few years back Summer and Stacy were at a 3D tournament together when Summer was in need of an arrow. Stacy, being the good friend she is, loaned an aiTOw to Summer. They were shooting neck and neck all day when it came down to the last shot. Summer took out her arrow that Stacy had loaned her and ended up beating Stacy by 1 point with her own arrow. It was funny to watch

Heath Brashear National Champion in the Modern Bowhunter Class

Team shooter David Gibson letting me take his picture from his “skinny side”

Summer and Stacy relive this experience and give each other a hard time. They really are a great group of ladies and obviously not too competitive to help a girl out when she needs it. Stacy did end up with first place for this Regions event and Summer was very happy for her. Open C Shooter of the Year, Josh Burg said the course in Branson was definitely difficult, but more than the challenging ranges was the Sunday morning shooting conditions. “The heavy fog makes the visibility on the targets very difficult, it seems to be throwing everyone off.” Josh ended the weekend with a shoot down for second place in Open C. With 1 arrow each Josh and Easton Brownell shot the Hyena. Easton shot first and nailed anl 1 but Josh nailed a 12 and won the shoot down. Josh took second place overall with a 422 and Shooter of the Year in Open C. The Known 45 Class was challenging as well. Chase Burch, Frank Aiuppa and Scott Bennett were making the most of their downhill shots. I caught up with them on the standing buck target. This was a 45 yard shot downhill

and through the trees. All three shooters made great shots. Chase and Frank both with 10’s but Scott had a 12. Great job shooting! Ryan Hurt stayed strong all weekend with his shooting in the Known 45 class. He ended the day on Saturday with a 211 and Sunday with a 223 giving him a total 434 and first place. Ryan also walked away with Shooter of the Year in Known 45. As I have said several times, this terrain was very rough. Lots of rocks, lots of hills, the right shoes were essential. So you can imagine my interest in the “Barefoot shooter.” All weekend I get to pester the shooters with pictures and interview questions. Everyone was so kind to me and always on the lookout for interesting things for me to write about. I kept running into people who said, “Hey did you get a shot of that girl shooting barefoot? “ I began to look for her, but it was already midday on Sunday and 1 had not had any luck yet. I think I just kept missing her. Turns out, she was shooting with the Youth Girls Class. Her name is Grace and she is 15 years old. I caught up with her dad out on the range and he filled me in on her archery life. He said, “Grace has always run around barefoot everywhere. She must have iron feet.” I asked U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

Grace Wetherly (Barefoot shooter) winning 1st place in the Youth Girl’s Class

him about this rocky, hilly terrain. “How could she stand it?” He said, “This was nothing for her.” I had a chance to talk to Grace so I asked her what her logic was on this whole barefoot thing. She said “It’s kinda my trade mark. I have shot like this for a long time and I’m just more comfortable like this.” When people see me they don’t really react strange, they just say, “You must be that girl that shoots barefoot” and they leave it at that. It was a pleasure meeting Grace. She is a very sweet young lady. I wish her the best and hope her feet hold up. This Regions event was great in Branson, MO. We got to do a lot of fun things around town in addition to archery. Being the last event of the year we were all a little sad to leave, but are very excited about what the future will bring. Thank you to all the shooters who have answered my many questions and have smiled for the camera time and time again. You all are the best!

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Archery - Target 2015 Results Two 900 rounds were shot for a total of 1800 Overall Recurve

Gold, Raymond Allen, Jones, OK, 1252 Silver, Eigoro Horiuchi, Brighton, CO, 1100 Bronze, Peter Stiegelmar, Langley, BC, Canada, 421

Men, Rick McKinney, Gilbert, AZ, 1679 Women, Vonda Kemmerer, Damascus, OR, 1621

Compound Men, Jay Benard, Bountiful, UT, 1775 Women, Alanna Dunaway, San Marcos, CA, 1747

Barebow Recurve Men 55-59 Gold. James Skinner, La Center, WA, 744 Men 60-64 Gold, Michael Brown, Chula Vista, CA, 1433 Silver, David Vaughan, Anchorage, AK, 1401 Bronze, Robert Britton, Sandy, UT, 717

Men 65-69 Gold, Rick Stonebraker, Houston, TX, 1598 Silver, Dennis Beach, Walnut Creek, CA, 1166 Bronze, Jim Phillips, Craig, CO, 1111 4th, Ricardo Roybal, Santa Fe, NM, 1046

Men 70-74 Gold, Barry Dorion, Wichita, KS, 1171

Men 75-79

Men 80-84 Gold, William Burningham, Sandy, UT, 306

Women 55-59 Gold, Gayle Fristoe, Washington, UT, 837 Women 60-64 Gold, Ida McClellan, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, 1041 Women 65-69 Gold, Emma Roybal, Santa Fe, NM, 771 Women 70-74 Gold, Aaltje Stiegelmar, Langley, BC, Canada. 215 Women 75-79 Gold, Kumi Horiuchi, Brighton, CO, 718 Barebow Compound Men 70-74 Gold, David McHuron, Concord, CA, 1241 Silver, Bill Ruley, Houston, TX, 1081 Women 55-59 Gold, Debra Skinner, La Center, WA, 337

Eigoro Horiuchi, Peter Stiegelmar, Barry Dorion, Raymond Allen, Rick Stonebraker, Dennis Beach and Jim Phillips

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Elisabeth Johnson, Barb Sharp, Julie Clawson and Lesley Farry

Women 75-79 Gold, Wanda Newsom, Taylor, TX, 487 Freestyle Bowhunter Men 55-59 Gold, Bret Moran, Dewey, AZ, 1757 Silver, Cory Woolson, Stansbury Park, UT, 1702 Bronze, Lynn Baldwin, Fruit Heights, UT, 1555 Men 65-69 Gold, Tony DiStefano, St. George, UT, 1671 Silver, David Burton, Leeds, UT, 1606 Bronze, Marve Mitchell, Kamas, UT, 1577 4th, Roger Jorgenson, St. George, UT, 1249

Men 70-74 Gold, Del Moore, Bend, OR, 1691 Silver, Bob Perschon, Hurricane, UT, 1673 Bronze, John Heffelfinger, Phoenix, AZ, 1648 4th, Ron Kirchen, Mesquite, NV, 1566 5th, Arlan Wooden, St. George, UT, 1492

Women 50-54 Gold, Lesley Farry, Helena, MT, 1491

Women 55-59 Gold, Julie Clawson, Chico, CA, 1677

Women 60-64 Gold, Linda Latham, Tooele, UT, 1236 Women 65-69 Gold, Barb Sharp, Norwalk, 1A, 1497

Cory IVoolson, Bret Moran, and Lynn Baldwin

Women 85-89 Gold, Elisabeth Johnson, Washington, UT, 1310 Freestyle Limited Recurve

Men 55-59 Gold, James Shackelford, Farmington, NM, 1500 Silver, Allen Wald, Salt Lake City, UT, 1379 Men 60-64 Gold, Rick McKinney, Gilbert, AZ, 1679 Silver, Bob O’Brien, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, 1524 Bronze, Eric (Spike) Ford, St. Helens, OR. 1407 4th, George Logsdon, Pocatello, ID, 1371

Men 65-69 Gold, Michael Foreman, Livermore, CO, 1420 Silver, Keith Kemmerer. Damascus, OR, 1103

Men 70-74 Gold, Dave Aprea, Fountain Hills, AZ, 1461 Silver, Thomas Sanners, Omaha, NE, 1377 Bronze, Terry Labeau, Tucson, AZ, 1374 4th, Gene Queen, Damascus. OR. 1329

Men 75-79 Gold, Edwin Eliason, New Harmony, UT, 1406

Women 50-54 Gold, Janis Grellner, Linn, MO, 1611 Women 55-59 Gold, Diana Dancz, Escondido, CA, 1497 Silver, Eileen Raycroft, Sylmar, CA, 1413

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John Heffelfinger. Boh Perschon, Del More, Tony DiStefano, David Burton and Marve Mitchell

Eileen Raycroft, Diana Dancz, Martha Padmore and Janis Grellner

Bronze, Martha Padmore, Barbados, 1298 4th, Lucinda Wald, Salt Lake City, LIT, 1005

Women 60-64

Vonda Kemmerer, Diana LaBeau & Barbara Schettler-Jehl

Gold, Vonda Kemmerer, Damascus, OR, 1621 Silver, Diana LaBeau, Tucson, AZ, 1397 Bronze, Barbara Schettler-Jehl, Escondido, CA, 1379 4th, Becky Sue Moore, New Harmony, UT, 975

Freestyle Limited Bowhunter Men 70-74 Gold, Alvin Latham, Tooele, UT, 1470 Freestyle Limited Men 65-69 Gold, Nate Holt, Austin, TX, 1439 Women 65-69 Gold, Nancy Holt, Austin, TX, 1217 Freestyle Men 50-54 Gold, Jay Benard, Bountiful, UT, 1775 Silver, Dougo Wentzel, Grand Junction, CO, 1749 Men 55-59 Gold, Mike Gerard, West Jordan, UT, 1765 Silver, Steven Belzner, Apache Junction, AZ, 1703 Bronze, Arthur Pendergraft, Greeley, CO, 1674 4th, Gene Grellner, Linn, MO, 1563 5th, Oliver Brad Allen, Paradise, UT, 1529 Men 60-64 Gold, Larry Butterfield, Sun City AZ, 1748 Silver, Buckey Hansen, West Jordan, UT, 1623 Men 65-69 Gold-tie, Larry Phillips, Olathe, CO, 1752 Gold-tie, Randy Spray, Phoenix, AZ, 1752 52

Rick McKinney, Boh O’Brien, Spike Ford, Janies Shackelford and Allen Wald

Bronze, Stephen Helland, Maple Plain, MN, 1718 4th, James Murdock, Cedar City, UT, 1709 5th, Gary Stanley, Riverton, UT, 1685 6th, John Martin, New Harmony, UT, 1679 7th, Kenneth Sharp, Norwalk, 1A, 1666 8th, Billy Guy, Flagstaff, AZ, 1657 9th, Chuck McLain, Pinon Hills, CA, 1625 10th, Jan Klinger, Grand Junction, CO, 1578 11th, John Huczek, Rochester, Ml, 1538 12th, David Merritt, Ogallala, NE, 1167 Men 70-74 Gold, Frank Pearson, Saint David, AZ, 1746 Silver, Dan Kolb, Casper, WY, 1743 Bronze, Carl Speakman, Grand Junction, CO, 1734 4th, Gerard Tedesco, Beech Bluff, TN, 1708 U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

Ed Eliason, Dave Aprea, Tom Saunders, Terry LaBeau, Michael Foreman and Keith Kemmerer

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5th, Oleg Ratner, San Diego, CA, 1685 6th, Ken Miller, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1683 7th, Norm Rice, Simi Valley, CA, 1669 8th, James Maze, Jackson, TN, 1622 9th, Ruel Christensen, Moroni, UT, 1547

Men 75-79 Gold, Bob Jacobsen, Orem, UT, 1714 Silver, James Bots, Marthasville, MO, 1694 Bronze, Vein Metcalf, North Ogden, UT, 1685 4th, Kaare Haugland, Sebastian, FL, 1682 5th, Jack Head, Richfield, UT, 1670 6th, LeRoy Dukes, Selah, WA, 1651 7th, Jim Hamilton, Tucson, AZ, 1562 8th, William Rucker, Fruita, CO, 841 9th, Gary Schaaf, Lake Elsinore, CA, 16

Men 80-84 Wesley Naish, Warren, OR, 75 Men 85-89 Gold, Dick Blanke, Stockton, CA, 1668 Women 50-54 Gold, Alanna Dunaway, San Marcos, CA, 1747 Silver, Judyth Jensen, Santa Clara, UT, 1250 Women 55-59 Gold, Catherine Belzner, Apache Junction, AZ, 1691 Women 60-64 Gold, Becky Pearson, Saint David, AZ, 1716

Roger Moody and Carla Burningham

Women 65-69 Gold, Cherie Stanley, Riverton,UT, 1457 Women 70-74 Gold, Rose Dorion, Wichita, KS, 1557 Silver, Jacque Rice, Simi Valley, CA, 1553 Bronze, Connie Miller, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1449 Women 75-79 Gold, Maxine Bots, Marthasville, MO, 1669 Barebow Longbow Men 75-79 Gold, Roger Moody, Oklahoma City, OK, 855 Women 65-69 Gold, Carla Bumingham, Sandy, UT, 353 International Crossbow Men 70-74 Gold, Stan Pennypacker, Montrose, CO, 1680 Women 65-69 Gold, Vickie Day, Montrose, CO, 1573 Photos on https://2015hwsg3d.Shutterfly.com/

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Cherie Stanley, Becky Pearson, Catherine Belzner, Alanna Dunaway and Judyth Jensen Maxine Bots, Rose Dorion, Jactpie Rice and Connie Miller

Larry Butterfield, Backey Hansen, Mike Gerard, Steven Belzner, Arthur Pendergraft and Dougo Wentzel

Stan Pennypacker and Vickie Day

On right: Overall Champions Alanna Dunaway, Rick McKinney and Vonda Kemmerer

Bottom: James Bots. Vern Metcalf, Frank Pearson, Dan Kolb, Randy Spray, Stephen Helland and Larry Phillips. Kneeling Dick Blanke & Bob Jacobson

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October 5-9 Sponsored by Easton Foundations & ‘Bout Time! 3D Archery Directors: Ed Eliason and Tony J. DiStefano

Dennis Beach, Michael Brown, Craig White, Peter Stiegelmar, Raymond Alien, Eigoro Horiuchi and Wiliam Burningham

Janies Dumont, Bret Moran, Boyd Bekemeyer, Bruce Somerville, Jerry Morben and Cory Woolson

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Tony DiStefano, Jim Clawson, Michael Cole, John Heffelfinger and Del Moore

Dave Aprea, Tom Saunders, Rick McKinney, Spike Ford, Martha Padmore, Bob O'Brien and Ed Eliason

Archery - 3D 2015 Results Overall Recurve Men, Rick McKinney, Gilbert, AZ, 948 Women, Martha Padmore, Barbados, 548 Compound Men, Dougo Wentzel, Grand Junction, CO, 1102 Women, Becky Pearson, Saint David, AZ, 1036 Barebow Recurve Men 55-59 Gold, Craig White, Summit, LIT, 715 Silver, Allen Wald, Salt Lake City, UT, 557 Men 60-64 Gold, Michael Brown, Chula Vista, CA, 691 Men 65-69 Gold, Dennis Beach, Walnut Creek, CA, 581 Men 75-79 Gold, Raymond Allen, Jones, OK, 533 Silver, Eigoro Horiuchi, Brighton, CO, 441 Bronze, Peter Stiegelmar, Langley, BC, Canada, 379 Men 80-84 Gold, William Burningham, Sandy, UT, 299 56

Women 55-59 Gold, Gayle Fristoe, Washington, UT, 498

Women 60-64 Gold, Ida McClellan, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, 375 Women 70-74 Gold, Aaltje Stiegelmar, Langley, BC, Canada, 232 Women 75-79 Gold, Kumi Horiuchi, Brighton, CO, 265 Barebow Compound (no sights) Men 70-74 Gold, David McHuron, Concord, CA, 583 Women 75-79 Gold, Wanda Newsom, Taylor, TX, 271 Freestyle Bowhunter Men 50-54 Gold, Boyd Bekemeyer, Deer Park, WA, 690 Freesty le Bowhunter Men 55-59 Gold, Bret Moran, Dewey, AZ, 1064 Silver, Cory Woolson, Stansbury Park, UT, 1007 Bronze, JeffFewell, Santa Clara, UT, 889 U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

Alvin Latham

Nate and Nancy Holt

Catherine Belzer, Chris Moran, Becky Pearson, Connie Miller and Jacque Rice.

Men 60-64 Gold, Bruce Sommeville, Roseville, CA, 975 Silver, James Dumont, Tracyton, WA, 823 Bronze, Jerry Morben, Ivins, UT, 757

Men 65-69 Gold, Jim Clawson, Chico, CA, 978 Silver, Tony DiStefano, St. George, UT, 971 Bronze, Michael Cole, Corona, CA, 965 4th, John Martin, New Harmony, UT, 926 5th, Marve Mitchell, Kamas, UT, 859 6th, Roger Jorgenson, St. George, UT, 816 7th, Mike Nielson, Oakley, UT, 633

Men 70-74 Gold, Del Moore, Bend, OR, 1007 Silver, John Heffelfinger, Phoenix, AZ, 923

Women 55-59 Gold, Julie Clawson, Chico, CA, 898 Women 60-64 Gold, Lucy Hullinger, Gilbert, AZ, 805 Silver, Linda Latham, Tooele, UT, 507

Freestyle Limited Recurve Men 60-64 Gold, Rick McKinney, Gilbert, AZ, 948 Silver, Bob O’Brien, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, 742 Bronze, Eric (Spike) Fork, St. Helens, OR, 651 Men 70-74 Gold, Dave Aprea, Fountain Hills, AZ, 797 Silver, Thomas Saunders, Omaha, NE, 746 Men 75-79 Gold, Ed Eliason, New Harmony, UT, 803 Women 55-59 Gold, Martha Padmore, Barbados, 548 Freestyle Limited Bowhunter Men 65-69 Gold, Michael Searle, St, George, UT, 571 Men 70-74 Gold, Alvin Latham, Tooele, UT, 815 Freestyle Limited Men 65-69 Gold, Nate Holt, Austin, TX, 861

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Standing -Randy Spray, Mike Gerard, Dougo Wentzel, Clark Htdlinger, Backey Hansen, James Murdock, Kneeling- Gary Stanley, Steven Belzner and Larry Butterfield

Carla Btirningham, Marie Langness, Jim Phillips and Roger Moody

Rick McKinney, Martha Padmore, Becky Pearson and Dugo Wentzel

Gerald Tedesco, Dan Kolb, Frank Pearson, Jay Walk, Fern Metcalf and Boh Jacobsen

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Arizona Group of archers (l-r) back row: Bret Moran, Ken Miller, Jim Hamilton, John Heffeljinger, Terry LaBeau. Randy Spray, (third row) Chris Moran Connie Miller, Becky Pearson, Steven Belzer (second row) Larry Butterfield, David Aprea, Clark Hullinger & Lucy Hullinger (front row) Diana LaBeau, Frank Pearson, Rick McKinney, Caytie Belzer and Dan Kolb

Women 65-69 Gold, Nancy Holt, Austin, TX, 478 Freestyle Men 50-54 Gold, Dougo Wentzel, Grand Junction, CO, 1102 Men 55-59 Gold, Mike Gerard, West Jordan, UT, 1096 Silver, Steven Belzner, Apache Junction, AZ, 1030 Bronze, Clark Hullinger, Gilbert, AZ, 1006 Men 60-64 Gold, Larry Butterfield, Sun City, AZ, 1096 Silver, Buckey Hansen, West Jordan, UT, 1022 Men 65-69 Gold, Randy Spray, Phoenix, AZ, 1052 Silver, Gary Stanley, Riverton, UT, 1016 Bronze, James Murdock, Cedar City, UT, 1012 4th, Larry Phillips, Olathe, CO, 996 5th, Jan Klinger, Grand Junction, CO, 957 6th, Chuck McLain, Pinon Hills, CA, 918 Inc, Billy Guy, Flagstaff, AZ, Men 70-74 Gold, Frank Pearson, Saint David, AZ, 1039 Silver, Dan Kolb, Casper, WY, 1030 Bronze, Gerard Tedesco, Beech Bluff, TN, 1028 4th, Norm Rice, Simi Valley, CA, 992

5th, Ken Miller, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 942 6th, Oleg Ratner. San Diego. CA. 939

Men 75-79 Gold, Bob Jacobsen, Orem, UT, 1009 Silver, Vern Metcalf, North Ogden. UT, 995 Bronze, Jay Walk, Grantsville. UT . 844 4th, Jim Hamilton, Tucson, AZ, 813

Women 55-59 Gold, Catherine Belzner, Apache Junction, AZ. 1021 Women 60-64 Gold, Becky Pearson, Saint David. AZ, 1036 Silver, Chris Moran. Dewey. AZ, 846 Women 70-74 Gold. Jacque Rice, Simi Valley, CA, 876 Silver, Connie Miller, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 801 Barebow Longbow Men 65-69 Gold. Jim Phillips, Craig, CO. 591 Men 75-79 Gold, Roger Moody, Oklahoma City, OK. 592 Women 65-69 Gold. Marie Langness, Washington, UT. 516 Silver, Carla Burningham. Sandy, UT, 240 Photos on https://2015hwsg3d.Shutterfly.com/ See you next year!

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MARCH 3-6,2016 COLUMBUS. OHIO USA

2016 Arnold Sports Festival 50 Sports & Events SportsWorld EXPO *

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 2016 Arnold Sports Festival and the world-renowned Arnold Classic bodybuilding championships will celebrate its 28th Anniversary''” in 2016 when the four-day health and fitness celebration presents more than 50 sports and events March 3-6, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. The Arnold Sports Festival will attract an estimated 185,000 sports and fitness fans to watch 18,000 athletes compete in 50 sports and events, including 14 Olympic events, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus and the Ohio Expo Center. The Arnold Classic and related IFBB Pro League events and the Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding Championships will be held in the Battelle Grand and on the Arnold Fitness EXPO Stage at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. An expanded Arnold SportsWorld EXPO For Kids & Teens will be held March 5-6 at the Ohio Expo Center. Archery,

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Registration is now open for the 2016 Lancaster Archery Classic, scheduled for Jan. 21- 24, 2016, at the Lanco Fieldhouse, 1901 Miller Road, East Petersburg, Pa.

This tournament, held the weekend after the Nimes competition and the weekend before the Las Vegas shoot, has grown to become one of the best paying archery competitions in the world, and 2nd only to Vegas in the USA. European archers can easily travel from the Philadelphia, Baltimore/Washington or New York airports to the quaint countryside of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for the LAS Classic, then take a train or car to tour NYC, Washington, D.C., Baltimore or Philadelphia before heading west to Las Vegas for the World Archery Festival Vegas Shoot.

Cheerleading, Table Tennis, CrossFit Endeavor and Equestrian are among events at the Ohio Expo Center. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer have co-produced the Arnold Sports Festival since 1989, when it debuted as a one-day bodybuilding competition known as the Arnold Classic. The Arnold Sports Festival has steadily grown over the years and is now a four-day festival that features professional and amateur bodybuilding, weightlifting, powerlifting and strongman. Also featured is a lineup of youth sports that includes gymnastics, cheerleading and dance, fencing, martial arts and many others. New in”2016 is the Arnold Miss Teen Fitness Pageant which helps to promote fit and healthy lifestyles for young women. The winner, crowned by Schwarzenegger, will be an advocate for raising awareness of health and fitness. Olympic sports in which youth compete and Olympians or Olympic hopefuls appear include archery, boxing, equestrian, fencing, gymnastics, judo, karate, running, swimming, table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, track & field and weightlifting. Europa Sports Products is the presenting sponsor of the Arnold Sports Festival.

The Lancaster Archery Classic has awards of over $145,000 in cash and prizes, including a guaranteed payout of $15,000 for the Men’s Open Pro champion; nearly $4,000 for Men’s Open Amateur winner; and $2,000 for Men’s Recurve champ. To show appreciation for international archers competing, a $250 LAS Gift Certificate will be awarded through a special drawing exclusively among the international competitors only. At nearly 3 times the size of last year’s venue, the T.R.U. Ball/Axcel Complex at Lanco Fieldhouse will easily accommodate 1,300 archers, spectators, vendors and a Lancaster Archery Supply Shoot-Up Finals Stage, just 10 minutes from Lancaster Archery Supply and most of the area hotels. New features this year include: $150 drawing for inviting new classic archers; free meals for competitors; $20,000 in door prizes to be drawn during qualification rounds; youth open classes; vertical 3-spot targets; 30-second, timed shootup final matches; and an expanded schedule with Thursday/Friday qualification. The elimination and shoot-up finals will be held Saturday and Sunday. Free shuttles will be available for practice, visits and tours at the Lancaster Archery Pro Shop and Distribution Center facilities. Shooting lines are filling up fast, so don’t wait to sign up! You can register at www.lancasterarchery. com/archery-classic Lancaster Archery Supply, Inc. offers the world’s largest selection of 3D, target, bowhunting and traditional archery equipment through its Distribution Center at 21 Graybill Road, Leola, and its Pro Shop al 2195-A Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

New 2016 Target Lineup from American Whitetail Announced www.archeiytargets.com ralph@archeiytargets.com The HybriMAT X5 Range Mat Cat# HMX5 Size50”x50”xl8” Weight 125 Lbs MSRP $749.95 The all new HybriMat X5 is a totally new concept in range targets, using compart mentalized design, in which each target is independent of the others, featuring woven NoWear SnyScreen, over shooting stations designed for 5 spot, 3 spot Vegas faces, or the 80CM 50 meter target face, arrow removal is two finger, with arrows from the largest indoor diameter to the super small outdoor competition arrows. The X5 is totally repairable, each module has it’s own repair port on the side, allowing easy access to the inner ballistic material, in minutes the stopping power of any of the target stations can be restored to brand new, at no cost. Rated to 370 FPS. A 18” foam stand is included with each X5 at no additional charge. The SpitFIRE Broadhead Target Cat#SPF12 Size12”xl2”xl8” Designed for broadheads only, the Spitfire is the perfect carry along, inexpensive broadhead target, lightweight, with a built in handle . Stopping broadhead tipped arrows up to 300 FPS. Not Crossbow Compliant. MSRP $39.95 The Torrent Cat# VXNW 18 Size18”xl8”xl4” Using the same design as our original HybriMAT NoWear series, the all new Tor rent offers archers the same great durability, with woven 100,000 shot SnyScreen, two finger arrow removal with either compounds or crossbows, rated to 400 FPS. Like all No Wear targets, the Torrent also features a repair port on the bottom of the target, allowing archers to repair, by repacking the inner compression material in minutes returning the Torrent to like new arrow stopping ability. MSRP $89.95 The SpeedTrap Cat#SPFT18 Size18”xl8”x23” MSRPS129.95 When archers say they want a target that works for both broadheads and field points, they don’t mean can I shoot my foam field point target to pieces with broad heads....but till now that is all they could do. The all new Speed Trap changes that. A twin target system, with a HybriMAT NoWear target for field points mated with a jacketed foam broadhead module that hinges up from behind when broadhead season nears. The Broadhead module is 9” thick and features a replaceable center core. To remove arrows simply unscrew the broadhead from behind and the arrow removes easily. Both targets are rated to 400 FPS with either crossbows or compounds. The ancient art of archery meets 21st Century technology. The BladeMaster Cat# BLDM 18 Size 18”xl8”x9” MSRP $69.95 The all new BladeMaster broadhead only target, is built using our Jacketed foam technology, which alternates laminated high and low density foam layers. This re sults in a target that stops crossbows or compounds in an amazing 9” thickness, up to 400 FPS. To remove the arrow, simply unscrew the broadhead from the bolt or arrow, and removal is a breeze...even at 400 FPS. Featuring high definition graphics, on both sides, with a multitude of aiming points, free standing with a built in carry handle. November-December 2015 www.usarcher.com - email: arlyne.rliode@gmail.com or usamag@aol.com

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