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'Editorial Report September and cooler weather have finally come to my home in Tucson, Arizona. 2007 has been a great competition year worldwide. All championships for the outdoor events have been decided except for the new Hunting Simulation Organization (HSO) which will be held in the RCA Dome at the ATA Show on January 10, 2008. See pages 264-265 for the 2007 regional finals schedules. Closing out the FITA season was the World Outdoor Championships featuring four new World Champions. Author Roy Rose and photographers, Burkhard Gauding of Germany and Erik Kornbek of Denmark bring us the report on page 266. Another highlight for FITA was the World Cup in Dover, England. Erik Kornbek reports on a new exciting Mixed Team Event played out on page 274. Check out page 278 for a message from the NASP President Roy Grimes on the school program. Also in that section, Steve Cornelius gives us some in depth articles on young champions. I BO closed out their season with the Championships
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2007 FITA World Outdoor Championships Leipzig, Germany, Home of J.S. Bach Story by Roy Rose Photos by Burkhard Gauding of Germany and Erik Kornbek of Denmark New World Champions in all four divisions In variable weather condi tions, upsets were the order of the day, as FITA conducted its 44th World Outdoor Target Championship’s on the scenic Germany city of Leipzig, with the world’s finest on show at the ultimate level. The predicted Korean domi nance of the recurve division was only partially realized with the youthful but now highly experi enced Dong Hyun Im annexing the men’s title, only to see his even more favored female com patriots lose out to the now veteran Italian, Natalia Valeera. The compound victors too were somewhat unheralded. Although with double 1400 FITA rounds in his nafive Canada’s major tournaments, and a world record holder at 30 meters. Dietmar Trillus could hardly be regarded as an upset gold medalist. Nor too, the Italian Eugenia Salvi, who added the outdoor title to her Indoor World Championship victory last year. Nonetheless, the depth of quality compounders, in particular is underlined by their results, with few expecting the leading World Cup perform ers to be outlasted by the confident Canadian and the diminutive Italian. Qualification is always an interesting exercise with archers out to make an early statement, but content nonetheless to make the 64 cut off for the elimination head to head. In the men’s com pound American newcomer Rodger Willet Jr. with an imposing 1393 led the pack with Norway's Morten Boe and Italy’s Sergio Pagni in close attendance on 1386. Defending world champion Morgan Lundin of Sweden 1385 and youthful American Braden Gellenthien 1382 were also in contention as was Aussie Pat Coghlan World number one and the dominating shooter so far in
this year’s World Cup. Jorge Jimenez finished tenth on 1380. The ladies compound division saw a brilliant 1408 from teenager USA contender Erika Anschutz with teammate Jamie Van Natta equally impressive with 1398. Sweden’s Petra Ericsson rounded out the top 3 with 1389 while world record holder Gladys Willems of Belgium managed a solid 1376 to take the 10th posi tion. The Russian duo of Goncharova and Kazantseva were back somewhat in the pack, but their head to head form suggested they were still mayor threats. With Bejing less than a year away, the recurvers too were out to show their wares, and in particular, to hopefully put a dent in the Korean confidence that they would take away the bulk of the medals. The men’s recurve qualification scores were headed up not surprisingly by Chang Hwan Lee and Dong Hyun Imof Korea with 1369 and 1366 respectively. England’s Simon Terry’s return to top competition continued to be impressive shooting a 1346. Italy’s Galliazzo and Frangilli also made the top dozen but countryman De Buo was well back in 44th position. The women’s division was led in by Olympic and world record holder Sung Hyun Park, with Italian Natalia Valera, in a purple patch of form at present shot 1369 to the Korean’s 1385 to hold down second spot. Eun Young Choi of Korea qualified third, with Japan’s Nami Hayakawa 1357 also having a strong opening. France’s Schuh.and China’s Zhang and British youngster Naomi Folkard also shot accurately and promised good competition in the eliminations to come. Early casualties in the head to head elimi nations included some big names in both recurve and compound disciplines; such is the depth of talent and the pressure ofjust 12 arrows to produce a winning total. The final eight in the men’s compound included two Canadians Deitmar Trillus and Kevin Tataryn, two Australians Clint Freeman and Pat Coghlan, American Braden Gellenthien, Denmark’s Martin Damsbo, Spaniard Jose Duo and European
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ULTIMA CP 520-6 Champion Frenchman Sebastien Brasseur. Trillus survived a close match with Cogolan 116 to 115. Dambsbo took out Tataryn 114 to 108, Gellenthien eliminated the former champion Freeman 115 to 110 and Duo surprised Brasseur 114 to 112. The Canadian and the American progressed to the gold medal finals with a 114 to 113 win over Damsbo and a 117 to 114 victory at the expense of Duo, respectively, Damsbo claimed the bronze medal with a comfortable 116 to 111 result over the Spanish champion. In the gold medal match the scores were tied at 115 after the 12 arrow pass. Gellenthien shot a solid 9 in the sudden death shoot off, but Trillus held his nerve to register a 10 and became the new World Champion! • The favorites fell thick and fast in the women’s compound but high qualifiers Amandine Bouillot of France, Italian World Indoor Champion Eugenia Salvi and third ranked Russian Albina Loginova joined in the medal matches by the unheralded Dutch shooter Irena Markovic. Loginova outlasted Bouillot 114 to 109 to make the gold medal decided against Salvi who defeated Maricovic 112 to 108. Former world record holder Bouillot shot a 10 to her opponent Markovic’s 9 in the sudden death match for bronze after being tied 114 a piece. The Italian Eugenia Salvi proved her indoor success was no over achievement by prevailing 11 to 107 to annex her second gold at this level over the Russian Albina Loginova. The recurve classes were to produce some more surprises Korean Im was a logical finalist, and he was joined by the always competitive Russian star Baljinima Tsyempilov and the two British achievers Simon Terry and Alan Wills who had qualified in a lowly 43rd place. September-October 2007
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The Brits fought out the bronze in a tight match. Tied at 112 after the 12 arrow formality Wills shot a 10 to his compatriot’s 9. Im, who had won a silver medal back in 2003 in New York, went one better this time around defeating the Russian 110 to 108. With the regular Korean team members. Park and Yang not in attendance, the Korean challenge had once again emerged victorious, and their Olympic credentials both as individuals and as a team look ominous for Bejing. The major upset was yet to eventuate. Despite finishing one and two in qualifications Korea’s Sung Hyun Park was a strong favorite to take the gold over a resurgent Natalia Valeera, now a seasoned veteran. However, the Italian showed her recent return to top form was not a mere flashback to her auspicious past, taking the major medal 108 to 106. The Bronze medal encounter matched the tall American champion Jennifer Nichols who had qualified a relatively low, 28th, in an arrow for arrow shoot out with the well credentialed Natalya Erdyniyeva of Russia, the European finally prevailing 106 to 105. The qualification scores in both the men’s and women’s recurve do indicate that the Korean domination, while still an "obvious reality, can be vulnerable if a mixture of inclement weather and the brief 12 arrow elimination system are paired together in Bejing. . While Park and Im do represent the supreme upper echelon of Korean recurve archery, the return of seasoned compatriots such as Kyung Mo Park and Jang in the men and the likes of Mi Jjn Jun in the women’s team, should see their Bejing aspirations likely to be realized once again.
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Valeeva's good form, should it continue, and the host of European men’s recurvers, especially the Italians, all capable of high 12 arrow totals, guarantees exciting times ahead at the Olympic Test event, the World Cup finals and the Bejing Olympics. The team events often provide more consistent results, with the favored countries almost certain to front one another in the medal matches. Korea where the obvious favorites in the ladies teams recurve and after dismissing Great Britain 216 to 213 in a relatively close semi final, they comfortably accounted for Chinese Taipei 226 to 221 to achieve their inevitable gold. The British team maintained their excellent showing in the bronze medal match and was rewarded with a 213 to 210 win over the Italian trio.
The men’s recurve promised a more competitive struggle for the Koreans with Italy’s Frangilli, De Buo and Galliazo an obvious threat, also the in form Brits Wills, Terry, and Godfrey. However, the Italian departed early, leaving the British to mount the challenge to the all conquering Koreans in the final only to fail 224 to 214. Chinese Taipei with a 218 did almost as well as their ladies team, beating the brave Poles 218 to 215 to take home the bronze. With Clint Freeman and Pat Coghlin shooting so strongly in the individual event it was no surprise to see the Aussies make the gold medal match in the men’s compound teams against the superb American trio. The match was extremely close with the USA emerging the victors by a single point 232 to 231. Sweden outlasted Spain 226 to 223 to give Morgan Lundin another medal to add to his considerable collection, in the bronze confrontation
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Russia, with Goncharova and Kazantseva rated one and two in the world, were hot favorites for the women’s compound gold, but lost to eventual gold medal winners Belgium in the !4 elimination round. Italy captured silver while the USA garnered the bronze 225 to 221 over the French. As usual Hoyt and Matthews dominated the compound line with Trillus for Mathews and Salvi for Hoyt the shining lights for their sponsors. The Easton X10 Pro Tour shafts were the arrows of choice for a majority of compounders, while Carter seemed the dominant force in the release aid stakes. Samick and Win&Win with the Korean and Chinese archers to the fore garnered the majority of recurve medals, with Hoyt still a popular choice with archers from Europe, the USA and Great Britain. Once again Easton XI0’s and ACE’s had almost exclusive reign in the arrow department with the ever popular Spin Wing Vanes again in great evidence. With the Olympics fast approaching, predictions of a Korean flavor in Bejing have been strengthened with the likes of Park and Jang likely to join Im in the men, and a host of Korean women capable of medals, including world record holder Sung Hyun Park. The factors of inclement weather and the lottery aspect the 12 ar row head to head eliminations can conjure up still make predicting medalists a questionable task as up Valera proved in Germany. For the compounders, their focus now will be on the World Cup finals in October and a final opportunity for the recurvers also to stake a claim prior to the Olympics.
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Dietmar Trillus and the Culture of Celebrity Heroes by Rick Sapp
Shooting in the Gold Medal match Canada’s Dietmar Trillus defeated America's outstanding archer Braden Gellenthien
Our popular heroes always make us a little crazy. Each generation has cultural images that will not easily fade. The men must be strong, but modest, even shy; intelligent and steadfast and young. They are Owen Wister’s The Virginian, and John Wayne as Sean Thornton in The Quiet Man, and Masi Oka as Hiro Nakamura on Heroes. It may even be more difficult for women to measure themselves against the current ideal - bright and beau tiful, strong and moral, yet soft and passionate: Linda Carter as Wonder Woman, Evangeline Lilly who plays Kate Austen on Lost or even ... Paris Hilton. And sowhen authentic heroes slide briefly through our aware ness, we are prone to ignore them, because they inevitably do not conform to the popular notion. If they are brash, we turn them off. Unless they have lustrous hair, at least one earring and tattoos, we flip the page. When they fail to show up with six-pack abs or the anorexic look that Hollywood and Madison Avenue favor, our tendency is to judge them. If they are too old, have a large nose, walk with a limp or speak with a lisp, wc imagine their heroism is a fluke, a misprint and we Google someone else, someone younger and closer to the culturally promoted ideal.
best and the brightest,” and yet he is a solid - if yet poorly rec ognized - member of that elite club. DT is not going to conform, either. To embrace this archery champion, we will probably have to do so on his terms. Not so focused perhaps as Darrell Pace during the years when every archery competition was a largerthan-life struggle between that introverted Ohio electronic techni cian and the attractive, outgoing Rick McKinney. Not so young and handsome as gold medalist John Williams, and not nearly as flashy and happenin’ as the ultra cool, and now largely lamented Justin Huish. The ultimate disqualification from entering target archery’s hero hall of fame, however, might be DT’s choice of equipment. Trillus shoots a compound bow. Thus some will wonder whether, in a world in which the “ideal gear” is a bow without wheels and cables, a bow for which the antique term fistmele actually has a practical meaning, a lurking snobbishness might mar DT’s otherwise amazing and heroic feats. Will the fact that he shoots a compound bow disqualify him from being thought of- much less remembered - as a champion a generation from now? Will his gear leave a perception that he was only lucky, perhaps, a man who used archery’s next-of-kin to steroids, the compound bow, rather than a man who is a master of his shooting domain?
Enter Dietmar ... Dietmar Trillus or DT - and he pronounces it Deet-mar - came to the attention of the international competition archery commu nity in a most curious manner, for he was a bowhunter and 3-D shooter before he took an interest in round target shooting. And he has only been shooting the bow and arrow for eight years. DT’s family emigrated from Germany when he was three years old, his mother having “an opportunity,” and his father working as a gunsmith. So the boy began handling guns and shooting at an early age, and he credits familiarity with firearms for his hand-eye coordination, another black mark in the man's political correctness column: “I had years of shooting experience. I already knew how to
Defying the Cultural Stereotype Thus, 1 am trapped wondering about the fate of Dietmar Trillus, who is not yet a household word in archery-and certainly not in bowhunting - and may never be such an icon because the man refuses to conform to our institutional stereotypes. Relatively speaking, he is no longer young and although he is bright and energetic, hardworking, dedicated to his craft, he is certainly not shy ... or especially modest. Dietmar, or DT, is in many respects, today’s archery anti-hero. At 49 years old, he is graying slightly at the temples. Not fat, but a touch pudgy, with that approaching-middle-age softness that it is so difficult forthose of us in well-fed countries to avoid. Two chil dren and a spouse. Nothing flashy or hip about his occupation as a cabinet-maker, either. Plus, he is a German-Canadian for heaven’s Exultant in victory in Leipzig, Canada’s Dietmar Trillus isfrank sake, a Canadian who tends to speak without the characteristic in his assessment of winning versus losing: Something about “eh that we both love and love to poke fun at. winning tournaments is very appealing. It is absolutely fun." This Canadian simply defies our preconceptions about “the
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flinch and how to not do it with a gun, and I sort of knew how to not do it with a bow, too. Like bad habits and good habits. Consistency I guess is what it is all about.” So he gun hunted with his father - “He passed away 15 years ago on me, which I’m still a little bit upset about, but there’s nothing I can do about that.”- and eventually realized that the archery season would give him a chance to hunt the local whitetail herd for more than just a few days each fall. “I traded an antique air rifle for my first bow and shot it for the first time on January 10, 2000.” he says. “I guess you could say that I haven’t looked back.” It was that moment, when he made the decision to take up the stick and string, that DT’s latent perfectionism put him on the road to the 2007 F1TA World Championship shoot off against Braden Gellenthien of the U.S., an archer half his age. Dietmar was then almost 42 years old. As a naturalized Canadian, DT is almost droll, with many “so [then] I” ho-hum steps in what is actually a brief but excit ing archery saga which has quickly moved from bowhunting to 3-D shooting - where he first built a name as a marksman - to regulated tournament competition. "1 thought I’d get proficient at it so I wouldn’t wound any animals because I do love nature. Harvesting a deer, 1 don’t think there’s anything wrong with it, but I do think you ought to be proficient with whatever you are hunting with. “So I joined a club and shot 3-D for five and a half years and apparently was very good at it, especially for up here in Canada. Then I decided to try an event at my home club called FITA Field, a metric field round. “So I decided to go and shoot this FITA Field, more in support of the home club [Archers of Caledon www.archersofcalcdon.org] than anything. The rules were totally foreign to me. Never shot field before or FITA, and 1 set a Canadian national record the first day, a 358 out of 360 possible. A lot of people thought it was rather astonishing, especially for a guy who shoots rubber animals [his 3-D shooting] and who kept asking what the rules were and so on and how to do it on every target butt. Everybody contributed that it was just BS luck, so I went out the second day and tied my score from the first day, another 358. Apparently that's pretty darn good. “So then somebody dragged me to the Provincial Target Championships, which is FITA, which I promised [remember that he began archery as a bowhunter] you would never catch me doing in a million years and I tied the Ontario record the first day and broke it the second day, and it had been held by my good friend Dave Barnsdale.”
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things and turn away shaking their heads. They hear him say that he “took someone out” and, in an age when people seem to wear their feelings on the outside, they are personally offended. They would be wrong, though, because they do not understand the sacrifice that a 49-year-oId man with a family to support has made to climb to the top in so very few years. Dietmar Trillus is just as convinced that he is a fine cabinet maker as he is convinced that on one venue in July, that wonderful FITA set-up in Germany, he was the very best in the world. “I’m a cabinetmaker by trade - have done it for 28 years now and apparently I’m very good at it - so what if I start my own business and don't worry about anything else and make sure I have enough money to put my children through college. “I don’t want to be 65 years old and say, ‘What if I would have continued pursuing this ... because I really liked doing it?’ “Life’s all about money, but I don’t worship the almighty dollar. So struggling a little bit and being happy.... Well I see a lot of people with a lot of money who are not happy, and hey I just won the World Championships. I won the major leagues; the biggest of the big and I can say that on Sunday the 15th I was the world’s best - although maybe not today because each day is a different day. “Am I the world’s best, truly? Well on Sunday I was. Today? I guess I’m just like everybody else again. Still, aside from a swollen head, that’s more than money can buy.” And Trillus talks about supporting his family and compet ing as an adult who has responsibilities and about his fears for the future: “It is very hard to hold a job and go to the events that my sponsors expect me to go to. Not very many employers will say ‘Well, we’ll see you in three weeks. No big deal.’ Most employers if you take off fora week here and a week there, they get tired of it pretty quickly, even if you only miss a few hours a week. I work for other people and I’ve been notorious over the last three years when, if there was a tournament somewhere, and I'm working and my boss says ‘No you can’t go’ I usually take my tools and find a new job when I get back. “Job security isn’t ... well I guess people have different val ues. I don’t worship the almighty dollar, but I do worship a smile on my face, a smile on my family’s face. Money cannot buy that. Money cannot buy happiness - a certain amount, but it is not the
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“So there is no job. It’s hard to hold a job when you go to some of these tournaments. I have a family and they have been extremely supportive and extremely understanding. “We have a tough time making ends meet a lot of times, but there is this little factor. I watched my father pass away and he still had dreams that he never got to fulfill. Things he wanted to do that he never got to do. The last few years of his life ... he was a very hard-working man, but he never got the time to spend with his family like he would have liked to. He never had any hobbies other than his work; that’s what made him tick. “I started in motocross and have always been into rifle shooting and shotguns and handgun shooting and got into racing bicy cles and canoeing, fishing, mountain biking. I was always very good at what I did.”
A Certain Steadiness It is perhaps this forthright steadiness of character that separates Dietmar from our media-authorized version of a hero. He possesses a frankness in stark contrast to the “Aw shucks, it weren’t nothin'” character so often portrayed by James Stewart, and that “It was a team effort and I couldn’t a done it without them....” spirit. But archcry is not a team sport, even though FITA allows groups of individu als to shoot as national teams. Archery, bowhunting - and FITA or NFAA just like our down-and-dirty 3-D shooting - is one person loosing one arrow at one target at a time. And in spite of all of the cards stacked against him - his age and relative inexperi ence, his struggle to support his family while he competes, the compound bow and the fact that he revels in winning - “Something about winning tournaments is very appeal ing. It is absolutely fun.” - Canada’s Dietmar Trillus is an honest-to-goodness hero for our times and our sport. /S’.
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4th World Cup, Dover, England Mixed Team Event by Erik Kornbek of Domino Targets from Denmark
1 have had the pleasure here in 2007 of being part of two excit ing F1TA Archcry Events - the World Championship in Leipzig. Germany Erik Kornbek id latest the World Cup in Dover, England. The competitions have been very well organized and the archers have performed at top level - I am sure that ev eryone enjoyed being part of the game. The World Cup in Dover was special in two ways: The fantastic Ground at the Duke of York Royal Military School and the newFITA idea of a Mixed Team Event. I am not sure about the background for this special tournament where the archers were mixed in teams of a woman and a man
from different countries - recurve archers together and compound archers together. The scoring was based on a “hit or miss system”. The recurve archers shooting at a 122cm target face and the compound archers at a 80 cm target face - Getting the arrow into the yellow (10 and 9) was a hit - and outside the area a miss. Pretty easy to understand - and also easy for the spectators to get an idea of “what was going on”. I believe it was an event meant for fun - and it was fun. But it was also a real tournament; everyone was shooting for GOLD - but in a different “atmosphere”. You could feel the archers really liked this special competition - no doubt, they all enjoyed the shooting very much. 1 do not know if FITA will “go for” this special event in the future - let us sec, it was great and I will repeat the statement of my Scandinavian friend FITA First Vice President Paul Paulsen from Norway: “
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Focus For Life ‘Decisions That Last” by B. Howard Coffey Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it (Proverbs 22:6). No doubt, the greatest gift a father or mother can give to his/her child is the art of leadership. Good leadership requires the ability to make decisions. Does this sound familiar? You walk to the marker, view the target some 43 or 56 yards down range. You make a decision. You decide the exact yardage, set your sight pin on that yardage, draw your bow and send the arrow into the 12 ring at the exact yardage you judged it to be. How long does it take you to make a decision about the target distance? Do you fret about the yardage until someone waiting way back in the back of the line yel Is, “For the love of Pete! Make up your mind!” As school begins once again, I’m reminded of the days I spent as a teacher and a high school administrator. Too often I dealt with children whose parents never taught them how to make decisions. Then of course later in life, you see these “don’t know how to make a decision people” waiting at a stop sign. The drivers can’t seem to make a decision as to when to pull out into traffic. The most aggravating thing in the whole world of driving is to get to the end of an entrance ramp where one is to merge onto an Interstate and find someone stopped, just sitting there waiting for an opening into which they might creep. Come on! As the
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The 2007 PALMAS DE CORTEZ ARCHERY CLASSIC was held March 24TH and 25TFI at Palmas de Cortez Resort in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur Mexico. The Palmas de Cortez resort on the Sea of Cortez is home to some of the best deep sea fishing in the world. The tournament organizers Dante Maestri, California, and Butch Herold, Missouri were hoping fora larger turnout, but every thing worked out fine having 20 members of two Mexican Olympic-training clubs, one from Cabo San Lucas and the other from LaPaz show up. The tournament consisted of FITA round and a marked 3-D anima! round. September-October 2007
The marked yardage 3-D round was set up on the golf course. Dante with the okay from Chucky VanWormer who along with his father, mother and brothers own and operate the resort, worked with the Critter Factory from California to design some unique targets that fit right in with the fishing resort. There were five large fish targets including two Marlins, a Tuna, a Shark and a Dorado that were mixed in among the traditional 3-D targets such as deer, turkey, coyotes, cougar etc. The three adults divided up among the youths and everyone had a great time. The grand finale was a large Marlin hanging from a stand on the beach with the Sea of Cortez
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and the fishing boats in the background. The adults shot from above the sea wail on the sidewalk of the resort while the youths shot from the beach. Naty Jamie from California also flew in to work with the coaches and the kids, says that there could be an additional forty to fifty Mexican youths joining us next year. The award ceremony was held on the bandstand with the Sand and Sea as background. The VanWormer family, Dante and I would like to invite anyone who would like to join us for the 2nd Annual tournament to be held on February 6th - 9th, 2008.
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August 13, 2007 On June 20, 2007 Nova Scotia joined the National Archery in the Schools Program making Canada the third country to adopt the effort. Each of the 11 BAIT and 16 BAI workshop attendees were employees of the Province’s Ministry of Education. In fact, the Ministry of Education will be the lead coordinator of the NASP in Nova Scotia rather than the Wildlife Conservation agency. Educators in Nova Scotia (and across Canada) are very concerned at the declining activity level among their students and think NASP is well-designed to ’engage the unengaged’— sound familiar? The training was conducted at a very modern and large school in Halifax. Nova Scotia. The students were completing the school year by taking year-end evaluation exams. I was amazed at the diversity of students who attend the school - 47 different languages arc spoken among the student body. (I know, it doesn’t take much to amaze a guy from London. Kentucky!) Most of the BAIT and BAI candidates at the Nova Scotia workshop were Physical Education teachers. One was the
Ministry’s head architect and an officer in Canada’s Archery Federation. Six of the BAIT candidates were in “experimental” positions with the Ministry called Physical Education Animators. 1 had never heard of a PE Animator position before. Apparently these folks’ job is to help bring non-traditional “sports” to the physical education curriculum in their schools and then link these school-based activities to after school activities, businesses, and facilities. For example, in addition to archery, they are very keen on skate boarding and have brought a Colorado-designed skate boarding program to their schools. The educators at this workshop were very impressive. Only a couple had shot bows and arrows before and only two were “active” archers. They were very open-minded and appreciated the educational techniques and messages we present in the NASP. They were most enthusiastic about the positive language and safety features of the training. One of their favorite lessons was learning to perform CPR without the use of an “Annie Doll” when correcting an archer. They learned to Compliment the archer on some aspect of the 11 Steps to Archery Success, then to provide Positive correction, and finally to Review after the next shot to make sure the correction was implemented. One of the BAIT candidates indicated on his evaluation that the training ‘was the best 3 days of his life!’ Wow, that’s exciting but also a bit intimi dating — that our training can have such an important impact on a professional educator. At the conclusion of the workshop some of the educators declared they would adopt many of the NASP instructional methods in the teaching of other physical education lessons in their schools. One of the biggest revelations for me as I presented the BA IT and BAI training was the communications problem associated with imperial versus metric measurement systems. Before the NASP expanded beyond the United States we were doing okay referring to distances (range set-up) in inches, feet, and yards. The educators didn't have any idea what an inch, foot, or yard was in relation to their centimeters and meters. We will correct this oversight in our next edition of the training materials as we incorporate “yards and meters” in our distance specifications. For example the “waiting line” will be designated as ‘a line 4 yards or meters from the shooting line’ rather than the current ‘10-15 feet from the shooting line'. These Nova Scotia educators intend to help other Provinces in Canada adopt the NASP. Already they are helping educators in Saskatchewan get ready to launch their program, again with the lead provided by the Ministry of Education. This fall, Hawaii, New Mexico, and New York will be comes states #43, 44, & 45 to join the NASP. Massachusetts and Connecticut will be the first to join the fun in late winter, 2008. I hope each of you will have a very fruitful school year in 2007-2008 as you help bring successful archery experiences to young people throughout Kentucky. Sincerely, Roy Grimes President, NASP Foundation
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OLYMPIC HOPEFULS Ashley Rose, Chad Leigh are two of 20 archers selected to the Olympic Junior ‘Dream Team’ By STEVE CORNELIUS CJ Sports Editor
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For most Americans, the Olympic Games are something that happens in some far away land that we watch on television every four years. For Pulaski County High School seniors Ashley Rose and Chad Leigh, the Olympics are something that that have their sights set not as spectators, but actual competitors. Just two years ago, National Olympic archery coach Kisik Lee came to the 2006 National Archery in Schools Programs’ National Championships in hopes of find ing some future Olympians. As USA Olympic coach Lee wandered the convention floor of the Kentucky International Convention Center, he was drawn to the ’maroon and white’ contention from Pulaski County. More specifically, he was drawn to Rose and Leigh. And why not? Rose is only a two-time NASP na tional champion, while Leigh is the 2007 State NASP champion and the 2006 NASP National runner-up. “Coach Lee talked to us for quite awhile and invited us to visit the Olympic Training Center (in Chula Vista, CA.),” Rose said. “We were not sure if we were just going to tour the center, train or com pete.” Once Rose and Leigh arrived at the Olympic Training Center, they soon learned that they were chosen as two of 20 archers in the nation to take part in the September-October 2007
Olympic Junior Dream Team. “Being chosen as one of the twenty junior archers to train at the Olympic Training Center is a great honor for both of us,” Leigh said. “We were the only two archers chosen from the NASP.” The first camp for the Dream Team was held August 20, through August 26, of 2006 at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California with twenty team members and four coaches. The program for the week consisted of an orientation and a presentation about what it takes to be the best in the world by Olympic Silver Medalist, 3-time indi vidual and 5-time team world champion, Rick McKinney, an equipment presenta tion by George Tekmitchov from Hoyt, Sports Psychology by Dr. Jim Bauman, Weight Training with USOC Staff, training plans by team manager Tom Parrish and a lecture from head coach Kisik Lee on proper Biomechanically Efficient Shooting Technique. Since that initial visit. Rose and Leigh have attended three more camps at the Olympic Training Camp in California. While working with the best archery experts in the nation, Rose and Leigh will gain some great experience in the sport. However, they will have to work hard to even get a chance to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials. “We are not even close to hitting the U.S. Olympic Trial qualifying standards,” Rose said. Part of the challenge for Rose and Leigh is juggling their time training between two different disciplines of ar chery. The NASP uses a special designed
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Genesis compound bow and they shoot targets from distances of 10 meters and 15 meters. Olympic competitors use a recurve bow and they shoot from distances up to 70 meters for women and 90 meters for men. “We train a lot with the recurve bow, but most of our competitive experience has been with the NASP compound bow,” Leigh said. “The more Olympic style com petitions we compete in, the better we will score with the recurve bow.” Another big difference between NASP archery competitor and Olympic style com petition is the format of the competition. NASP archers shoot for a best score amongst hundreds of other archers, while Olympic archers shoot in head-to-head competition. Head-to-head competition is where Rose and Leigh really seem to thrive. “Both, Chad and 1 have done well in the NASP Scholarship Shootouts over the past few years and Coach Lee liked that part of our archery skills,” Rose said. And while the four trips to the Olympic Training Center has been great adventures for the two local teenagers, the amount of dedication to the sport has almost been overwhelming. “We constantly do cardio training (on top of their shooting practice) to help lower our pulse rate, which will improve our shooting,” Rose explained. “But the toughest sacrifice is that we have had to give up any form of caffeine, which means no soft drinks, no coffee, no sweets and no chocolate.” “Well, 1 still sneak in some chocolate every now and then,” Rose said in a secre tive voice. (£■
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Morgan Floyd LOUISVILLE — The weekend of June 8th over 1,500 high school students from around the nation com peted in the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) National Championships at Louisville's Exposition Center. Madison Central High School sophomore Morgan Floyd walked away with the top honors by claiming the 2007 NASP Female National Championship individual title with a combined score of 288 out of a possible 300 points. Floyd, 16, ousted defending national champion Courtney Campbell ofMeade County and a host of other female sharp-shoot ers around the nation to claim top honors in a sport that is quickly gaining popularity with high school kids around the nation. In a five-year period, the NASP has grown from a hand ful of kids competing for the national championship in 2002 to this year’s event where teams had to qualify in regional and state competitions prior to this weekends’ national event. Archers shoot a total of 30 arrows in rounds offive arrows per session from distances of ten and fifteen meters. Ten points arc awarded for a bull’s eye center shot, making 300 a perfect score. Going into her last five shots, Floyd knew she was in the running for the national title. Out of her 30 total shots, Floyd placed a total of 19 arrows in the 10-point center circle. “Coach (Kim) Riggs came up to me and told me that 288 was the score I would have to shoot to tie for the national title, which meant 1 would need to shoot a 48 in my last five arrows,” Floyd said. “1 shot a nine and an eight on my first two shots, so I thought there was no way I could win. I relaxed and shot ten’s on my last three arrows.” “When I went to score my arrows, I saw that my nine had actually broke the line of the 10-ring giving me my 288,” Floyd said. “At best, 1 thought I might have tied for first place.” As it turned out, Meade County’s Meagan Parcel! shot a 287 and Henderson County’s Rachel Roberts shot a 286 to take second and third, respectively At the end of the competition, four of the top female archers and four of the top male archers competed in the Scholarship Shoot-out. At this time, Floyd compared scores with her three competitors and, much to her sur prise, found out she had the highest score of the four girls. “When 1 found out that 1 had actually won, I was so happy and grateful,” Floyd said. “It was truly a blessing that I had won and
there are so many people that have helped me in my archery career.” Floyd.whohascompetedintheNASPsincethesixthgrade.wasunsure ifshe would everget to compete after transferring from Somerset High School to Madison Central High School just one year ago. Morgan’s father, Tommy Floyd, who is a NASP board member and executive director of the Kentucky NASP fund-raising committee, quickly got the word to several of the educators in the Madison County school system about the importance of the NASP program in the school system. “I found some great ‘kid-centered’ educators that eventually started the NASP at Madison Central High School and Madison Southern High School,” Tommy Floyd commented. “Kim Riggs, Tracy Poss and Daniel Rogers have done a great job with the Madison Central NASP program, while Doug Carter has done an equally great job for the Madison Southern program.” “These coaches already had a list of kids they want ed to get involved in this program,” Floyd said. “The NASP is about helping kids with their self-development and getting them involved in a school-related activity.” “When we first arrived in Madison County, I can still remember Morgan crying because she thought we would not be able to field an archery team at her new school,” Floyd said. “I believe that God brought my family here to Madison County for a reason and He blessed us with great coaches to guide the Madison County archery programs." Not only did Madison Central and Madison Southern field archery teams but both teams qualified for the NASP Nationals, al lowing Floyd a chance to compete for her individual national title. “I am so proud of my teammates and coaches,” Morgan Floyd said. “They all have worked so hard to prepare us for the nationals." Kayla Bagwell shot a 259 and Kendra Patton shot a 236 for Madison Central Lindsey Carr led Madison Southern with a 255 and Deadra Colwell 247. The boys were led by Madison Southern's Zach Short’s 277 and Robert Holliday’s 265. Madison Central’s Michael Dorman shot a 251.
The Misteq ofArchery by Steve Cornelius It always bothered me when some stuffy educator would say that athletics gets in the way of education. Talk to any National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) coach and they might give you an earful on how their sport has made a difference in many of their students’ academic careers. Yeah, that’s right. I said it. Sports made a difference in their academics. Over the past three years I have covered the sport of archery. When I talk to the archery coaches about their sport, they never talk about winning or losing, but they always say the same ole’ thing. This sport — archery — has made a difference in many of my students’ lives. It has given them confidence, it has given them a new outlook on life, it has taught them the importance of
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And believe it or not, most of the top high school archers are some of the greatest athletes in the state. Many refrain from drinking pop, or any beverage with caf feine, in an effort to lower their heart rate which steadies their aim. Some of the best high school basketball players in the state might average hitting 80 percent of their free throws from a dis tance of 15 feet away. Many archers will hit the center-target bull’s eye about 80 percent of the time from a distance of over 30 feet away. I had always heard the archery success stories from coaches and parents, but it really didn’t hit home with me until this week end. Six years ago, I tried to convince a young fifth-grade Meece Middle School student to come out for the high school track team. Her father had hoped that maybe track would be a sport she could compete in and get her involved in a school activity. She came to only one practice and we both realized that track was not the sport for her. This past Saturday, the same young lady stood tall and proud as she won the NASP National archery title over thousands of other archers in the nation. Even more importantly, many of the students she defeated were some of her best friends.
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Cundiff wins second NASP Elementary Title by Steve Cornelius, CJ Sports Editor
Taylor Cundiff
LOUISVILLE — Meece Middle sixth-grader Taylor Cundiff is a lot like any other 13-ycar-old young boy. But when Cundiff toes the line at the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) National Championships, he becomes a man on a mission. This past Saturday. Cundi ff claimed his second NASP National Elementary title in three years by shooting a 288 and edging out his nearest competitor, Henderson County’s Zack Eunice by 10 points. Asa matter of fact, Cundiff’s 288 score was three points better than the middle national boys champion’s mark. And out ofthe 1,500plus archers that competed in the NASP National Championships at Louisville’s Exposition Center, only eight high school archers in the entire nation recorded a better mark than Cundiff’s 288. But two year’s ago, when Cundiff won his first of his two elementary national titles, his winning 286 score was only bettered by Trigg County junior Graham Cofield and Trigg County eighth-grader Grady Cofield. Cundiff had a one-year absence from the NASP win ners’ podium after shooting an un-Taylor-like 277 in the 2006 NASP nationals and losing to Henderson County’s Brad Conrad. Earlier in the year, Cundiff’s 281 was de feated by Payneville Elementary’s Taylor Knott’s 283. Cundiff took those two NASP defeats seriously and started increasing, his already demanding, archery training regiment. “After losing last year, I really worked that much harder
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and I wanted to win again that much more,” the young Taylor Cundiff said. “I am just happy to have won today.” Cundiff’s hard work paid off as he put 19 of his 30 shots in the center I0-point circle en route to his second national championship. “Taylor is not one to pout or complain after he loss es, he just wants to go out and work harder,” mother Misty Cundiff explained. “Taylor has always been ma ture for his age and takes these archery very serious.” Cundiff shoots a compound bow in year-round compe titions and shoots the NASP approved Genesis bow for NASP events. Cundiff practices with Somerset High School teammates of the daytime and then works on his shooting techniques in the basement of his home at night. At the tender age of four years, Taylor Cundiff got his first wooden bow from his grandfather Delmer Pitman, who would take the youngster bow hunting. “We have a picture of him with his grandfather in a tree stand when Taylor was only four years old,” his mother said. “His grandfather introduced him to the sport of archery and his grandfather is probably his biggest fan.”
Chad Leigh has another strong NASP finish For the third consecutive NASP tournament, Pulaski junior Chad Leigh finished among the top four competitors gaining him entrance into the post-tournament Scholarship Shootout. Leigh, who won the 2007 NASP State Championship, shot a 293 to finish fourth in Saturday’s NASP National Championship. In the NASP state tournament, Leigh had to go head-to-head with Grady Cofield in a shootout for the state title after both competitors tied witha29l. Leigh won the five arrow shoot-off from 15 meters, Leigh shot a 48 — out of a possible 50 — while Cofield shot a 46. Leigh later went on to finish second in the Scholarship Shootout. Leigh’s experience in three consecutive Scholarship Shootouts proved crucial in his $2,500 Scholarship Shootout win on Saturday. Over a two-year period, Leigh has earned $5,500 in scholarship money from the NASP Scholarship Shootouts “My experience in past shootouts helped me a lot today,” Leigh said. “I am more relaxed in the shootouts even though a lot of people are watching. I guess I like the head-to-head competition.” Just missing the Scholarship Shootout was Pulaski ju nior Ben Blevins, who shot a 291 to place fifth in the nation. Southwestern senior Josh Walters shot a 288 to place ninth in the nation. Pulaski freshman Alex Gibson shot a 284 to place I3th and Southwestern’s Matt Durham shot a 283 to place I7th. Pulaski’s Ashley Rose, a two-time NASP national cham pion, shot a 282 to finish eight in the girls’ high school di vision. Southwestern’s Molly Merrick shot a 277 to finish I3th, Somerset’s Carol Denney shot a 274 to finish I6th and Pulaski’s Sarah Hansford shot a 272 to finish in 18th place. Pulaski would finish fourth in the high school division with 3303 points, while Southwestern finished fifth with 3294 points. Henderson County won the national team title with 3422 points. Pulaski sixth-grader Kennedy McAlpin finished fourth in the girls’ elementary division with a score of 273. McAlpin claimed the elementary NASP National title last year with a 265. Led by Andrew Leigh’s 270 and Brandi Barron’s 264, the Northern Middle School finished fourth in the nation with 3158 points.
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sional staff. Dietmar’s experience and the Nano-XR™ superior design brought vic tory as he averaged 116.43 over the grueling seven elimination rounds. The win marks the first of many to come for the new NanoXR™ from Carbon Express. “We congratulate Dietmar on his ex citing win, and are thrilled to see so many shooters embrace the new Nano-XR™.” Stated Lennie Rezmer, Executive Vice President of Carbon Express. “This win affirms the superior construction and per formance that is built into each and every Nano-XR™.” In the Compound Men’s Team event, world renowned Clint Freeman from Australia helped his team to capture the Silver Medal. “The proof is in the per formance” said Joel Harris, Professional Staff Manager for Carbon Express. “From a competitive field of over 700 shooters, both staff professionals using the NanoXR™ - Dietmar and Clint - won medals. An impressive performance indeed for our staff professionals and the Nano-XR™.” The slim diameter Nano-XR™ repre sents the next generation in high precision arrows. This premium, ultra-small diam eter target arrow is innovatively engineered to deliver ultimate accuracy and precision. The slim diameter helps eliminate cross wind drift and optimize X-ring results. The 40-ton high tech carbon construction of this arrow results in quick recovery out of the bow and an overall flatter shooting trajectory. Skillfully engineered for those who expect to shoot their best, every target, ev ery time, the Nano-XR™ has straightness tolerances of +/- .0015, weight tolerances of +/- 1 grain per dozen for increased ac curacy and durability. About Carbon Express®
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Danage Domino Target Review by John Dudley About three years ago I set out to find a better backstop target for my own personal use during practice. I was frustrated with the options we have here in the U.S. for several reason. It seemed there was always a down side with a target that I had purchased before. I wanted something that was light enough that I could take them in and out of the garage as I practiced. With the bulkier, heavier targets that can be a challenge since I like to move my targets around a lot to have some variety in my practicing. I also wanted something portable enough so that if 1 wanted to set a field range I could put multiple targets on my ATV or in my car. Most importantly though it needed to still be good enough to stop the arrows I was shooting out of my performance target bows. It was brought to my attention from an International shooter that there was a target being made in Denmark that was really different then what we had here and would be really practical for my applications. That is when I first looked into getting the Danage DOMINO Target system. I saw from the long list of events they had used the targets including the Olympic Games in Athens, Indoor World Championships and Junior World championships that they were being proven in the field. The basic selling points were that they were portable, durable and adjustable. The DOMINO system is unique because the target has sections of squares that all assemble into one unit. This was a perfect solution to the problems of most performance shooters that tend to shoot the middle out of their targets and then have no way of utilizing the rest of it. With this design it allows the shooter to move the shot out sections around so that you can continue to have a fresh section of foam and ulti mately use the entire target for shooting. Or you have the option to just replace the middle section and leave the other sections as is. 1 didn’t hesitate to get one of these on the way to my house all the way from Denmark. When I got the first target I was really surprised with the size of a box it came in. I had ordered a target that was big enough for an 80cm target face. However, this box didn’t seem anywhere heavy enough or big enough for a target that size. Because the target is made of sections it was all broken down into a small package. However, the assembly was easy, consisting of four screws that hold the square wooden frame together and also the foam sections that crafted together to make a flat 34”x34” square mat. They went together like a puzzle and I would say 1 had it all together in less than five minutes. Here is what was most surprising to me. This target was virtually the same length and width dimensions as the outdoor range bag target I had used for years. Only the different between my DOMINO target and the Outdoor Range target was that the bag target was nearly 40 POUNDS HEAVIER than the DOMINO target! Since I like to practice a lot of field shooting I was really excited about how much easier these targets would be for moving around as compared to my old ones. Also since the target is all foam it is very easy to pin up a target face in any area of the target with and nail, golf tee or proper target pin. (Which I have not found to be true on bag targets) You can also put mul tiple faces on with no problem or move a single face around in different zones to prevent wear and tear in one area. Most targets that are large enough for this are again just too bulky or heavy for the average practicality. But aside from all of this I guess what matters the most for all shooters is how well it works at stopping arrows. I put this first target to the test using my Easton X10 arrows September-October 2007
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shooting anywhere from 15-90 meters. There was no problem stopping arrows at any distance because of another feature to the DOMINO system is what is called the Power Stop Netting which acts like a parachute in stopping the arrows. The Power Stop is essentially a “back stop” that absorbs the kinetic energy of the arrow as the foam is using friction to slow it down. By using the Power Stop Netting to help stop the arrows it allows for less foam to be used in the target which means a lower cost and easier pulling for us archers. I shot an entire practice season on my first DOMINO target and have since invested in an entire field range of the same targets. Everyone is different in how they use their targets and the wear and tear can vary. However, I usually shoot groups of 6 arrows at a time and my original target (which I still have at 70 meters) has literally had thousands and thousands of arrows shot into it. (See photo) In all fairness I do frequently move
John Dudley with his well worn Danage target
the target face around on it slightly and also make adjustments or repairs to the Power Stop Netting as my arrow start to penetrate beyond the back stop. But that is far better than having a large bulky target with a hole through the middle of it with no other options for stopping the arrows or making repairs. There are dif ferent thickness targets available for either recurve or compound archers. Make sure to ask for the target that is designed for your equipment. As a side note you can also make your own power stop by using rubber matting or an old conveyer belt rubber. Just make sure it hangs loosely from the back of the target. We all seem to make high dollars purchases on high perfor mance bows and arrows. However most people don’t look into what is the best at preserving those investments. Having a target that is as easy on your equipment as it is on your body can mean big saving in the long run. I don't make product endorsements very often but I strongly believe in these targets. I showed them to Rob at Lancaster Archery a year after I first got mine and he is now stocking them and providing them to people here in the U.S. If you are at the point where you are looking to make an investment in a new target, then take a look at the Danage DOMINO target. I think you will like the durability, portability and reliability of it. You can research it for yourself at www.domino-target.com Good Shooting, John Dudley
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Offer Quick Target Acquisition During the rut, bucks rarely stand still. That's one reason why some hunters like a vertical reference line down the center of their aim points. It can help them get on tar get faster when game is on the move and it can help them keep their bow vertical when there's no time to check the bubble. Toxonics has expanded the line of
cross hair sights it markets for 2007, by adding Cross Breed models that offer finer .019 aim points, in addition to the .029 models it introduced last year. The three or five Metal OpticTM pins are carried in twin, angled tracks so their aim points are set in the same plane. Their aim points line up with a vertical steel reference pin. Once the individual pins are set at the gaps you need, final adjustments to windage and elevation can be made with the gang adjust feature found on the windage and elevation dovetails. Two different locking systems are offered. The CB55-19 desig nates a sight with five .019 pins where an alien wrench is used to loosen the dovetail elevation and windage adjustments. Pick up a CB55-19-T, and you'll see that the “T” at the end of the model name designates toolless adjustments where levers are used to free up the dovetails. High visibility adjustment scales on both series utilize black against yellow. Since the scales face the shooter, they are no more likely to spook game than the high visibility florescent green ring that outlines the machined aluminum pin guard. That guard comes standard with a bubble level to aid long-range accuracy, and is tapped for an optional sight light. At the heart of this model are thin ner Metal Optic TM pins that combine a tough steel blade with a brilliant fiberoptic tube fully supported in a channel along its entire length. The half-moon-shaped pins are no wider in the hunter’s view than the thin rods used by other manufacturers, yet they are far stronger. “The .029 Metal Optic TM pins we invented for 2006 solved the weak link in fiber optic sights,” designer and President Scott Slates said. “They
eliminated the fragile exposed fiber optic loop. The new .019 Metal Optic TM pins provide our dealers and customers an even greater advantage over competitive sights, because rod style .019 sight pins are gener ally weak enough that one encounter with a twig can bend them over.” Toxonics feeds each of its brilliant pins with light gathered by 14 inches of fiber protected on a rattle-free spool carried within the body of the sight. The aluminum extension bar on the base sights is off-set and reversible, to help you center the sight pins within the guard. It’s designed to mount directly to the bow riser and should fit the needs of most shooters. If you need to remove the sight fully to fit it in a case or just prefer that mounting option, you can have your dealer order the CB55-19 with a
rugged, 7/16 inch thick dovetail extension bar. A second, longer dovetail mounting bar option incorporates a 3rd axis adjust ment, so you can make sure the pins lie in the same plane as the riser for the utmost in accuracy at longer ranges. You’ll be able to see these Toxonics Metal Optic TM Cross Breed sights for 2007 at major archery retailers, at your favorite pro shop or on-line at www.toxonics.com
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COACH'S CORNER Shooting in Adverse Conditions Part 1 Shooting in the Wind
by Bernie Pellerite © 2007
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Bernie’s book, "IDIOT PROOF ARCHERY”. This “tell-it-like-it-is, no-holds-barred” approach is what makes Bernie so popular with his students. This 300+ page book, now in its 4th printing, is illustrated with over 350 photos and diagrams and has already proven to be the best and most comprehensive ever written for the competitive archer! For those of you interested in more personal instruction, or wish to become an advanced level archcry instructor, you can attend one of Bernie’s shooter’s schools (see schedule on page 296) or call 614-322-1038 or go to www.robinhoodvideos.com for more.
Some of the toughest things to do with a bow and arrow include shooting while the wind is blowing, while it’s raining, or while you’re shooting uphill, downhill or on side hills. Because 1 have produced over three dozen archery videos with over a dozen world and national champions, 1 have been able to “pick their brains” and discover their techniques for shooting in these conditions. Also, because my wife and I spent six years shooting competitively in Hawaii where the wind blows almost constantly, we got a lot of experience prac ticing these “do’s and don’ts of playing the
wind.” And since then, 1 have picked up some additional tips that make up a fairly comprehensive “arsenal” against wind, rain, and on hills that I now teach. Due to the length, and since the con ditions are so different, we’ll look at each separately. In this issue, we’ll discuss shooting in the wind. In the next issue, we’ll cover shooting in the rain and on hills. The following should better prepare you to make the best of a bad situation. Don’t Practice In The Wind If you shoot a compound bow with a release, you cannot effectively practice while the wind is blowing you all over the target. It will also cause most people to start punching the trigger of the release (or worse!). If you shoot fingers (without a clicker), you can end up plucking the string or snap shooting. Rule #1 The wind never blows consis tently. Rule #2 Practice is, by definition, a controlled environment in which we try to duplicate excellent archery shots. We do this to ultimately absorb those techniques and/or feelings into our “muscle memory” (subconscious program). Rule #3 You can’t (effectively) practice shooting a station ary target if you’re in a rowboat during a storm, or while riding a bucking horse, or shooting in an unpredictable wind . . . without causing more problems than you solve. Consistency is the key. But by all means, go out on a windy day and try out or test the following “wind systems” once you’ve practiced learning them under controlled conditions. This will give you a feel for what or how shooting in the wind affects your head and your system ... but don’t try to learn your system in the wind! Practice on a calm day and log your results. Finger shooters with clickers (which dictate “let-go”) may be able to get some benefits practicing in the wind. But for the majority of us, especially those with, or on the verge of, target panic .. . it’s a major no-no! Aiming In The Wind There are only two ways to aim in the wind . . . bad and worse! Just kidding! You can aim off to one side of the bullseye and let the wind blow
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the arrow into the center (pray it will) . . . or cant your bow to one side . . .and aim in the center. Whichever method you choose, don’t expect to hold rock steady or get per fect results ... it won’t happen!
Aiming off
Aiming Off is not recommended for most personality types. This is because your subconscious mind is always trying to put your sight in the middle of the target. . . naturally! You have a natural self-centering subconscious. You are now trying to con tradict that natural tendency, and very few people can do it effectively. Some shooters who focus or concentrate on their apertures rather than on the center of the target can do this more effectively. But, most of them don’t hold as long at full draw and/or they aren’t using telescopic sights (scopes) that magnify movement. These archers are usu ally ex-rifle or pistol shooters that are more comfortable with focusing on the sight; not the target. These individuals may find it more effective and easier to aim off (see diagram), than to cant the bow. Canting The Bow I have found that this is the method that works best for most people. Simply tilt the top limb of your bow into the wind ... 3,4, or 5 inches (or 5, 10, or 15 degrees, etc.) off normal (or plumb), and aim in the center of the target. The cant (or tilt) automatically casts the arrow away from the point of aim in the direc tion of the cant. For example, you might ultimately find that, if you cant the top limb 5” (or X degrees) to the right into a 10 MPH crosswind (right to left) from 30 yards . . . then your arrows will end up close to the
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Canting the bow to the right (from the archer’s perspective) casts the arrows to the right. middle. You can practice this method on a calm day by aiming in the middle and canting the top limb different amounts, to find out how far left or right your bow shoots the arrows at different distances. If you have a level mounted on your bow or sight, practice using the bubble in the level. For example, at 45 yards with all of the bubble to the left of center (top limb canted to the right), your arrows might hit 6 inches to the right. Record this informa tion in your logbook. At 50 yards, you may be 8 inches to the right. Record this also. Next, practice at different yardages with ’A of the bubble off center, then !4 of a bubble, etc. and record your results. Get as much information as you can. If you practice on a calm day when you know your shots are being consistently executed, you can trust the results! Then, take all of this informa tion to the range on a windy day. Try out what you have discovered against the wind, and record your results. This logbook could save you at the next tournament. Don’t Over-Hold Shoot in the wind with the same timing as you do on a calm day. Let down and start again, if you can’t get the shot off with your normal timing. One of the most common mistakes is to try and hold longer (and therefore better). This is wrong! If your natural shot sequence is 8 seconds and you try to hold an extra 3 to 4 seconds . . . you’ll probably stay in trouble because of the wind. Over-holding causes several bad things to happen. Your September-October 2007
muscles (and therefore your sight picture) will start to shake from oxygen deprivation and fatigue, if you try to hold past your physical comfort zone. Because the wind is blowing your sight around anyway, this is aggravated by the shaking from muscle fatigue. Even worse, over-holding causes your mind to leave the target. . . and go to the release (where it should not be), in an effort to time the shot, causing all kinds of fear, anxiety and panic to build. This situation can cause you to start punching the trigger or plucking the string, causing bad shots and bad habits to form. Also, the longer you tend to hold, the greater your tendency will be to push excessively with your bow arm because you start to feel it collapsing, or in an effort to “help the shot.” In right-handed archers, this will cause left arrows. Don’t Over-Control If you try to “muscle the bow” into holding steady, that will only make it worse. Again, recruiting muscles causes movement! Relax, and let the sight move around . . . it’s going to, anyway! Also, focus on the spot you are aiming at . . . not the sight, and shoot the best shot you can. Shoot through it... don’t alter the shot sequence or timing! Add yardage (maybe) You will prob ably find you have to add yardage to the shot because the crosswind will “kill” some of the arrow velocity, causing it to drop low . . . even if you canted or held off correctly!
Consider Adding Mass to Your Bow You will find it much easier to hold steady in the wind if you add mass weight to your bow. You might add a heavier stabilizer or a set of V-bars or a back weight. Any of these can make a big difference on a windy day. It will also make you steadier when the wind isn’t blowing! Caution: Make
Consider adding mass to your bow with a weight or v-bars. Either could make your bow steadier in the wind. sure to keep the added weight close to and preferably, below your hand. And, don’t just add the weight when the wind blows! The extra mass weight changes your shot dynamics and your physical comfort zone, so work up to the heavier weight slowly in practice (so you don’t injure yourself) and record the results in your logbook, so you know what to expect when you shoot on tournament day. Set Realistic Goals As with normal shooting, it is important not to set your expectations past a point that you can reasonably expect to reach. Don’t expect miracles! Remember, all these methods will vary from shooter to shooter, bow to bow, and arrow to arrow, depending on the speed of the wind. It is not an exact science! What they will do is give you that few extra points that your opponent won't get! You’ll have a plan and are much less nervous and afraid .. . because you are more aware of and prepared for what is probably going to happen when the wind does blow. In the next issue, we’ll cover Part 2 of Shooting in Adverse Conditions: Shooting in the Rain and On Hills.
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Learn from Defeat By Terry Wunderle
Years ago before a Junior World Championship, several of my top archers had come to my home for final preparations. One of the archers was losing her focus and having a very poor performance during the head-to-head competitions. She placed the blame for her difficulties on the equipment. This was certainly not the first time 1 had been given this excuse, but 1 made up my mind that it was going to be the last. Stepping away from the group so as not to embarrass her in front of her peers, we had a serious discussion. I made it very clear that the problem rest with her lack of focus, not the bow in her hands. I explained how to correct the difficulty and stated that I would never again hear the words “equipment failure." Upon returning to the shooting line with a modified at titude. this young lady began performing like a champion. A few weeks later, she won the Junior World Championship. Too often archers look for something else to blame rather than face the grim truth that they are the problem. I find it very strange that equipment only breaks down during a tournament, or does it? It is much easier to find fault with something mechanical than it is to acknowledge weaknesses in oneself. If an archer does not accept the blame, how is he or she going to identify and correct the problem? When you have a bad performance, do you think you are the only person who experiences this? What about that person who is standing up there getting that first place award? Rest assured, it was no path of rose petals for him or her to get to that position. The archers whom I coach have won over 300 national and world championships. Every one of them will tell you there
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were numerous bumps and chuckholes in the road to the top. They accepted the responsibility for defeat, learned from it, and then raised themselves to a higher level of performance. Mark Spitz was a great Olympic swimmer and everyone had high expectations of him bringing home numerous gold medals in the 1968 Olympics. At the games his performances fell far short of his abilities. Claiming two medals, he went home devastated, but not beaten. After evaluating his lack of a focused performance, Mark identified his weaknesses and worked hard on them for the next four years. When the 1972 Olympics arrived, he redeemed himself with a record-setting performance of seven gold med als and seven world records. As an archer, losing or coming up short of your expectations can also hurt. You need to address the problems and move forward. Rather than sitting back and having a “pity-party,” learn from your performance so you can become a winner. Olympic archer Ed Eliason has been a top competitive ath lete for several decades. I remember talking to him following a less than stellar performance at an important competition. He addressed the situation with a positive attitude saying, “You can learn more from a bad tournament than you can from a good one. I think 1 learned a lot from this one. I’m going to use what I have learned and I’ll be ready for the next one.” When your performance falters, analyze your game to see where you got into difficulty. Was it nervousness, too much sight movement, a breakdown in form, over-aiming, trying too hard to hit the ten-ring, distractions from the crowd, not feeling comfortable, or perhaps a loss of focus? When you have a bad tournament, instead of looking for an excuse, look for a reason. Then “fess up” to the real weakness and accept the responsibil ity for it. You cannot correct an excuse, but you can certainly correct a reason. By identifying the problem and acknowledging it, you give yourself the power to correct it. Every problem is a challenging situation waiting for a solution. Undoubtedly, you are not the first to have faced this difficulty; so if you are unable to solve it, seek help. Becoming a top archer is not easy, but you can make it to the top more quickly with a positive attitude. Refuse to invest your time dwelling on the negative results of a poor performance. Instead, build on a positive approach that will help you improve. Refuse to give up on yourself and quit giving it 100% during a tournament. Ifyou do, you are performing like a loser. When you give it all you have and you fall short of your expectations, you are still a winner. This “can do” attitude provides a foundation that allows you to build toward a championship performance. In the end, winners are not born; they are formed. Learn from your mistakes so you can be on a successful path to the top. 290
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IFAA in the lower Latitudes and a few shots from South East Asia By Peter Bourke
Heather and Peter Bourke The 2007 Australasian IFAA Field Archery Championships (Pacific Region Championships) were held at Sale in the state of Victoria just about as far south on the Australian mainland as you can go. An area of outstanding natural beauty nestled on the edge of the South Gippsland lakes district with a myriad of tidal lakes and river deltas forming an aquatic wonderland that has earned a reputation as a favorite among Victoria’s summer holiday goers. The trip to Sale from Melbourne airport is one I can recom mend as a must see to anyone visiting Australia, starting with spectacular vistas of the city from the towering Westgate Bridge as you cross the Yarra River on the 250 kilometer drive south east.
Heather Bourke (r) takes out Australian Regional Championship Freestyle Limitedfor Archeryfix.com You soon break out of the sprawling cityscape into undulating foothills as you skirt the Dandenong Mountains to your north. This is prime cattle grazing country with fields of rich clovers and grasses the likes of which we never see in our tropical homeland of north Queensland where a small grazing property is measured in the tens of thousands of acres. On our arrival at the Phoenix Archery Club grounds we were greeted by many old friends and made to feel right at home with a guided tour of the amenities and allowed to find a camping spot for the four days of competition. As I had mentioned earlier we were camping in the southern Latitudes where a lazy breeze whose last landfall was Antarctica gently froze our tropical bones to the core. This was no drawback as it gave our southern friends great cheer to comment on our multiple layers of clothing and constant shivering. The format for the Championships was run as a full 5 day international tournament condensed into 4 days by running the animal round on the second or third day depending on which day
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For the case against •Some Freestyle shooters complained of low light levels toward the last few targets ■A large percentage of competitors fall into the high end of mature age and found it very tiring and felt they dropped points due to tiredness •Less experienced archers particularly in the finger release classes could possibly shoot up to 196 arrows in one day making it into an exhausting day (up to 3 arrows per target till you score on the animal round) ■The same program could be dangerous if run in the hot tropics where dehydration and heat related illness could effect competitors I personally made it through with some dropped points that can only be blamed on me as usual, and I feel the general view was that it went well and will probably be run along the same lines again in future cool climate tournaments. The Phoenix ranges were in beautiful condition running through undulating terrain with some excellent cross slope shots in a mixture of lightly to heavily treed Eucalypt forest. While there were no steep shots requiring large shot cutting you still had to be on your toes as some shots were very deceptive. The ranges were a credit to the range Master and club workers who had spent a considerable amount of time preparing for our tourna ment. The catering was of the highest standard with spit roasts and an Aussie favorite, stews cooked in camp ovens (a large cast iron cooking pot that is buried in the hot coals of the camp fire to cook slowly). It is through the dedicated work of these hard working club volunteers that our wonderful sport is able to continue as it has, so three cheers for the ladies and gents of the Phoenix archery club. Even the native wildlife put in an appearance to delight our international guests with Sugar Gliders (a small gliding opossum) skimming from tree to tree, Wallabies (a small relative of a kangaroo around 15” high) and a variety of small thrill seeking bird that liked to sit on arrows in the targets between shots. During the 4 days of competition 51 Pacific Regional records were set; this I am sure can be seen as an indication of the improving standard of competition in the Pacific region. This same trend is showing up world wide in field Archery with archers diversifying into field from other disciplines and bringing with them many talents to share with their fellow archers as field archers are moving into FITA and other disciplines. September-October 2007
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you shot your Hunter round. Basically this meant that you would shoot 28 Hunter targets in the morning followed by 28 Animal targets in the afternoon. Previously the animal round was run as 14 targets on the second and third day. This caused quite a bit of discussion among shooters with not all being positive. The points in favour and against as pointed out to me by competitors and officials where; In favor of running the full animal round on one day ■Scores for the animal round are eligible to be recorded as records ■Only one long day in the tournament ■Management of ranges is easier for the host club •Score recording management is easier
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Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand competed in the fourday tournament in a spirit of genuine camaraderie and sports manship. With such a positive outcome to the tournament I am sure this will be the first of many SEAAFJC tournaments. The next and probably the greatest change to archery in Asia will be the introduction of field archcry affiliated to the International Field Archery Association. I am currently working with George Loh to introduce field archcry and to design a field archery range that will be capable of hosting international com petitions. With the successful introduction of the IFAA Pro tour nament in Europe Asia is the next logical move for Pro Archery and Singapore is leading the charge. Excellent locations have been identified for the ranges that will give a truly equatorial feel to a
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Changing trends in Asian archery South East Asian archery is becoming a very dynamically evolving sport, with more emphasis being placed on archery for the disabled and introducing major junior Championships for F1TA and the introduction of IFAA Field Archery in the near future. Archery Singapore is currently running special briefing courses to assist coaching staff to work with archers with a dis ability. The eventual aim is to allow these archers to travel to com petitions and represent their country in international competition on a level footing with able bodied archers. This is a marvellous move and one that will excite the archers with a disability that I work with in Singapore. The Archery Association of Singapore has just completed the inaugural South East Asia Archery Federation Junior Championships (SEAAFJC) these were held at the Zhenghua National Range in Singapore. Junior FITA archers from across South East Asia now have a competition to work towards that is uniquely their own. The overall championship winner was Singapore as can be seen in the broad grin on George Loh (President of Archery Singapore in the adjoining photo) however the true winners were the junior archers of Asia. The tournament was officially opened by the honourable Mr. Liang Eng Hwa Member of Parliament for Singapore at the welcoming dinner. Junior archers representing Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
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From the Senior Corner by Joe Bauernfeind
Hello again, from the Senior Corner. The archery season ended for me this past weekend when I competed in my state field archery championship and I have to say “I’m glad it’s over”. In iny last report I promised you a look at the ASA in London, KY, the Mid-Atlantic NFAA Sectional and the Senior Olympics in Louisville, not re alizing that by the time I had to write the article I’d also be including reports on the NFAA Nationals, the IBO Worlds, the ASA Classic and my NY state shoot, mentioned above. At the end of the season, the shoots come one after the other and they’re all in the “can’t miss” category but it kind of burns me out by the time they’re over. I’ll try to give you a quick rundown on each of them without going into too much detail. The ASA visited London, KY for the first time this year and drew over 1100 shooters. The site was typical of the ASA’s venues, a nice town with plenty of motels and eateries and a shoot site with a building for headquarters and booth space for the vendors. The ranges surround the headquarters and parking area so there’s always lots of shooters in the area to keep the vendors happy, although for me the sales were way down. I guess after so many shoots, everyone has bought what they need and the price of gas being so high doesn’t help much either. The number of archers attending these 3D shoots contin ues to amaze me. On the other hand, the declining number of archers at field shoots continues to depress me. This year’s Mid-Atlantic Sectional was hosted by the Garden State Archers and they truly did an outstanding job to make it an enjoyable shoot in spite of the declining attendance. Once again the seniors and master seniors made up probably 50% of the registration and the cubs, youth and young adults, maybe September-October 2007
10%. So far no one has come up with any way to reverse this trend and I’m not sure that there is a way. It seems that all good things have a life span and then fade from sight, even though we still love to do them something new takes their place. Look at big band music and TV variety shows as an example. Archcry at the Senior Olympics con tinues to grow with over three hundred shooters attending this year’s games in Louisville, KY. This was one of the best sites in recent years with the archery field set up in the stadium formerly used by the minor league baseball team in Louisville. The field was astroturf and was lined with a football gridiron which formed shooting lanes for the archery. The sight of thirty target butts covered with the multi-col ored FITA faces was really spectacular. Unfortunately those thirty butts aren’t enough to handle the almost 180 compound release shooters without putting five and six shooters on a target, which makes for three arrow ends at 40 yards and a lot longer time out in the hot sun. That's one of the reasons I’ve been bugging Tim Austin about going to the shorter 600 round and as you may remember from my last column Tim agreed to take a poll of all of the archers on the change. The results of the poll were 66% for the current 900 round and I’ve agreed to stop bugging him about it anymore. He had another idea though which he’s going to pitch to the NSGA to try to solve the problem. He’s suggesting that instead of splitting up the three 2 day sessions by style, (recurve, compound fingers and compound release), which makes for a very uneven distribution of archers per session, the sessions be spit according to the age groups now used. This would allow the numbers per session to be equalized by selecting which age groups would shoot each session and have the added benefit of intermingling archers of the same age but different shooting styles. As it is now we don’t get to meet any of the recurve or finger shooters. 1 like the idea and I wish Tim good luck with the NSGA. The next stop on this whirlwind tour was Darrington, WA where the NFAA once again held their outdoor nationals. It’s a tru ly beautiful site and was blessed with four
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to make up the difference. From what I’ve heard, Darrington is putting in a bid to host the shoot again in 2009 after Yankton in 2008. As a pleasant surprise, I’ve been told that the club in Mechanicsburg, PA will also be putting in a bid for 2009, which would hopefully establish a three region rotation once again. It’s a wonderful club where the Mid-Atlantic sectional has been held several times and I think it would be a place everyone would be happy with. Of course the 3/5 day debate rages on and there doesn’t seem to be a solution in a format that will keep everyone happy. Once again I have to say that there may not be a solution which will restore the days of old and we may just have to accept that. The I BO left the top of the mountain at Snowshoe, for a new venue this year in the middle of Indiana, Anderson, to be exact. What a traumatic change it was for many of us who loved the trip to the cool mountains in the middle of summer. The site central was situated at Hoosier Park, a horse racing facility located in Anderson. Unfortunately none of the ranges were adjacent to the site, which turned out to be a major problem for both the archers and vendors. A shuttle bus system was put in place to take the archers from the motels to the parking lot and then to the ranges, some of which were situated as much as 25 miles away from shoot central. Even the popu lar Bowhunter Defense Range required a drive by car or shuttle. The vendors were located at shoot central, both outside on the blacktop parking lot and inside in the grandstand building. The shuttle stop was 296
at the other end of the parking lot, which made for a limited flow of traffic through the vendor area. After shooting for five hours in 95 degree heat, waiting for a pickup by a school bus, which was what they used for shuttles, and being dropped off at the opposite end of the lot, most of the archers just wanted to get back in their cars and go back to the pool at their motels. By the time they chilled out and were ready to go back for a vendor visit, the area was closed. I know the people who worked long and hard on setting up the event and planning all the different things needed to handle 2500 archers did their best and will iron out some of the kinks next year but I just don’t think Anderson will ever work really well because of the lack of ranges adjacent to the site. I hope the IBO will take this into consideration when they select a site for the Worlds in 2009. I got back home from The IBO about mid-day on Monday, took on some clean cloths and supplies and got on the road with my wife to Richmond, VA on Tuesday, heading for my daughters house. It was a one day visit for me at the house, since Thursday was the start of my drive to Columbus, GA for the ASA Classic. Once again my wife stayed with the grand sons, which always makes grandmas happy, while I went down for the grand finale of the 3D season. This was the ASA’s third year at the Uchee Creek campground site located on the grounds of Fort Benning and in an average year it’s a great place to have an event like this. This year though wasn’t an average year, even by Georgia
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standards. It was HOT, HOT, HOT. My car thermometer hit 108 degrees on both Friday and Saturday and that’s too hot for any sane person to be doing outdoor activities. That didn’t keep the shoot from going on of course but the Para-medics were kept busy reviving heat exhausted archers all week end. In one half hour period, four women collapsed in the indoor vendor area and had to be treated by these hard working guys. There were no complaints about lack of water like I heard at the IBO and the Army guys assigned to the shoot for the weekend did a great job delivering ice and water to the ranges but the body can take just so much, especially when not acclimated to those kind of temperatures. This is a nice compact site, with everything close by, so the logistics of using shuttles to multiple range sites was avoided. The ASA has a list of what they need from a site to make it suitable and high up on that list is adjacent land for parking and ranges. While larger in size, 1 think the IBO Worlds should also make that a necessity when site selection time rolls around. When I got back to Richmond on Monday, they were suffering from the same kind of heat as Georgia but about ten degrees cooler. It was hot enough to keep me indoors for the later part of the day but 1 did get out for some practice at the local range in the morning, before it got too hot. We spent a couple of pleasant days spoiling the kids and headed for Watkins Glen on Friday, a long, slow ride to say the least. I picked the short route on my cars naviga tion system and that turned out to be a mis take. I should have stuck to the Inter-states and avoided some of the tie ups we got into on the local roads. The shoot started on Saturday morning and when 1 got up the thermometer was in the low 50’s. What a welcome change that was. I had to shoot with a jacket on for the first 14 targets but by noon it warmed up to almost 70 degrees, very pleasant, indeed. Saturday’s round was not what I had hoped to shoot but I’ve been working on a deep grip on my release and a new anchor point so 1 was happy to see some progress. The first 14 on Sunday were about at my average but I caught fire on the second half and shot a 275, which gave me a 541 overall and some hope for the future. It was good enough to win in the Master Seniors Division which means that I got to shoot an arrow into the wall of champions at the Seneca Lodge, one of my favorite things to do. If you ever get to the Glen be sure to visit the lodge and see the September-October 2007
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Inspiration at the National Senior Games Article and Recurve/Barebow Champion photos by Diana & Terry LaBeau Compound Champion photos by Larry Hix
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The beautiful archery range for the National Senior Games at the Old Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, KY.
Over the years, we have par ticipated in several Olympic Team Trials, World Target Trials, and many international tournaments. Terry and I can honestly say that we have never found more inspira tion and motivation than what we experienced when participating in the National Senior Games. At this year’s Nationals, held in Louisville, Kentucky at the end of June, the old est group was 85-89 years young. Terry, who has been competing with a recurve bow for over 50 years (the last 14 in the Senior Games), joined many of his old rivals who still compete with a recurve. “It was like old home week 35 years later
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WILDE ‘est OF WEEKENDS The annual Big Sky Open - Grand Junction By Tootie Brabec As the small American flags fluttered over the colored targets, competing archers from 19 states focused on the distance they were about to compete from in hopes of scoring well and taking home prize money from the annual Big Sky Open - Grand Junction tournament, June 8,9, 10. The fun was just beginning! Because the archers were getting very adept in cleaning the clay pigeons in the “GoForlt” Team Shoot, it was decided to “up the ante” by having the championship entrants shoot only the mini clays all the way through. So Friday evening at the start of the team event, binoculars were everywhere as they stared at a small spot from 65 yards that looked like a fly had September-October 2007
landed. That did it! No perfects were recorded by any of the pro’s, but one open shooter came close with a 48 — Kerry Baird from Idaho! That was Friday! On Saturday Benton Christiansen (also from Idaho) decided enough was enough and taking deliberate aim with each arrow and shot a perfect 50. Christiansen's perfect was the only perfect shot during the three days of competition. So docs this mean that Christiansen and Baird (the Idaho Duo), are going to be the hottest team members for the rest of 2007 and on into 2008? And the phones will just keep ringing.... Christiansen adds his name to the list of those who have shot a perfect on a
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clay pigeon round: Becky Pearson, David Cousins. Tony Clem, Logan Wilde, Mike Grell, Tyler Tenbrook, Tim Gillingham, Cotty Hayes... Because it was basically a new round with the mini clays, Gillingham set a new record with a single score of 46. The championship team “Mathew’s Pro Gold Tip” team with Gillingham & Tony Clem set a team record with a score of 83, while the Champ/Open team “Easton Slayers” (Gillingham & Christensen) recorded a high score of 89. At the end of the first day of the individual competition on the colored tar gets, Erika Anschutz was ahead of Jamie VanNatta by five points. It was no surprise
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to anyone that it was going to be a strong fight to the finish. Becky Pearson, who had just gone through some surgery and is generally one tough lady to outscore, was clearly not at the top of her game and ended up trailing her competitors. In the Seniors. Frank Pearson was ahead of Dee Wilde by a mere 3 points. But it was the “boys with the 80’s” (Gillingham, Reo Wilde, Jeremiah McConnell. Dave Cousins, Zak Kurtzhals, Charlie Owens and Logan Wilde, respectively) who were set on playing mind games to try and secure first place. Sunday was promising to be a very long day. Little things of interest keep happening at the Big Sky Open - Grand Junction. Bob and Karen Jacobsen every year, spends their wedding anniversary with the archers at the Big Sky; Trina and Mitch Holmes, instrumental in helping work the tournament, rushed home from their honeymoon just to help out; Terry Ragsdale decided to pick up his bow again and entered the competition, although he injured himself in Yellowstone National Park on the way to the Big Sky; Dave Cousins came back after three years absence to try and win top prize money; the Big Sky Open had a shoot-off which hasn’t occurred in years; and two Robin Hoods were shot by Lisa Tenbrook and 10 year old Dugan Denton! It's amazing how those Robin Hoods cause such a stir, especially among the local news media! However, both archers were proud of their Robin Hoods, but not the fact they had some how just ruined an arrow! So with Sunday’s “best” lined up to complete the competi tion, the sound of arrows making distinctive “thuds” as they hit the targets were the final sounds of the weekend. That and the conspiratorial whispers amongst the “80’s boys” trying to outdo
each other to win the Big Sky. Gillingham, on the edge at the final target, was seen staring at the ground and shaking his head in disbelief that he failed to shoot the final winning score he was capable of. Reo was beaming and wiping sweat from his brow when his score revealed he had won first. Cousins managed to take third place from McConnell and Logan Wilde went from 7th to4th. Kurtzhals tied for IOth and Owens came in 15th. The final day can be related to a barometer. Anxiety makes the temperature rise, but a cool head combats the oncoming storm! From all the energy going on in the Men’s Freestyle Championship division, Dee Wilde, competing in the Seniors, picked up 20 points over Frank Pearson and won this division for the first time. All three 2006 Champions-Gillingham, Anschutz and Pearson - came in second place for 2007. Gillingham made the comment “that he used to be happy with second — but not anymore!” The two-point upset had that effect when he mur mured, “I just blew it!” The big “buzz” that Terry Ragsdale created amongst his rivals could have changed the arena of winners had he been able to pull his bow the first day. But just to show how tough and determined both he and Becky are as accomplished professional archers, Becky fought off fatigue, shot with her competitors and did well. Terry created some magic on his arm and came back the second day to shoot a 551. You just can’t keep a good archer down! In the Men’s Freestyle Limited division, Randy Brabec placed first with a strong lead over Clyde Whyte and Tim Driscoll. “Having a lead bothered my concentration”, he commented, “and I didn’t shoot as well as 1 would have liked.” However Brabec outshot his old score for a new record in this division. Jamie
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VanNatta broke Michelle Ragsdale’s old score from 2002 while look for our website www.bigskyarcheryopen.com The Big Sky Dee Wilde set a new record as well as Lana Lynde. Open - Grand Junction is scheduled with the DoubleTree Hotel, Oh yes, the shoot-off! Ramie Haines, one of Wyoming’s finest June 13, 14, 15, 2008. archers and Kurt Geist of Colorado, managed to tie up their scores Thankyou to all our sponsors: SPORTSMANS WAREHOUSE, in the Men’s Champion BHFS division. Now how do you do that? MATHEWS, INC, HOYT, MARTIN ARCHERY, ROCKY By Ramie shooting one-point better than Kurt on Saturday, and MOUNTAIN BOWSTRINGS, JAKE’S ARCHERY, SPECIALTY Kurt shooting one-point better than Ramie on Sunday! Wa-la, a ARCHERY, GOLD TIP, INC. US ARCHER magazine, FUOCO shoot-off and everyone wanted to watch. Now that could make MOTOR COMPANY; and the DOUBLETREE HOTEL. Thank any archer nervous! However, after two ends of sudden-death, you to all who gave door prizes and took Bale Ads. A great big Kurt pulled through and was number one! thank you to Myron & Ann Peters, Linda & Jeff Cell. Mitch & Contingency money from HOYT was earned by Reo Wilde, Trina Holmes, and our Referees, Mike McDonald and Tommy Dave Cousins, Jamie VanNatta and Erika Anschutz. Becky Younger, for helping us put the Big Sky Open on. Everyone is Pearson, Tim Gillingham and Dee Wilde earned contingency so appreciated! money from MATHEW’S, INC. (Browse their websites for The United States, what a great country to live in and be pictures) These two bow manufacturers have the finest line-up blessed with the freedom to shoot in a competitive sport that we of Staff Pro Shooters in the country and both work hard to make all love! It is an honor to be able to put on a tournament for those sure their staff shooters are well taken care of. Thank you Hoyt who like to compete on the colored targets. It is also an honor to and Mathew’s for rewarding your top archers at the Big Sky Open have so many fine archers come to the Big Sky Open to compete. - Grand Junction. There are no losers, there are only winners - winners in each and Another year gone by (27 to be exact) and still no perfects have every archer who has the determination and the desire to challenge been shot at the Big Sky Open. Amazing and yet if an archer ever the elements.outdoor archery has to offer. There can be no finer happens to do this, will certainly make a name for him/herself. way of shooting a bow & arrow. The outdoor conditions are not bad; it will mainly be an act of focus and mental condition that will do it! The Juniors and Cubs had their own range this year, some thing that has not been done since the 90’s and out of this com petition, Dusty Weaver, UT and Tanner Clem, CO reigned as champions respectively. The Intermediates shot with the adults and Chris Brunstch, CO and Amber Pinglc. CO claimed highest scores to win the Fuoco Motor Awards in their divisions. The 2007 Big Sky Open - Grand Junction was dedicated to two very fine archers we lost this year: John Chesnick of tn arrow spine make a difference in your groups? Wheatridge, CO and Fred Marks of Cody, WY. While Fred was You will be amazed by the difference it makes! a good friend and mentor to many in archery, he was also heavily ►Provide your customers ►Sort arrows for perfect consistency involved in organizing archery in that state. John, too, was a friend with a valuable service, "The ► Precisely index nocks to stiffest portion ultimate in arrow accuracy" of many, a proponent of money tournaments and a manufacturer of the arrow shaft for tightest groups Dealer Pricing & Incentives Available of archery accessories. Both are missed greatly. ► Check broadhead consistency to .0005" •rr.au ■» With the close of this tournament, we are looking forward to ►Measure tip to tip arrow straightness the Big Sky Open - Mesquite scheduled for November 2, 3 and ► Monitor degradation of arrow spine, ' 1-900-992-1599 catch problems before scores decline 4 in Mesquite, Nevada. For more information and registration,
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The final Pro/Am prior to the Realtrec ASA Classic on the McKenzie ASA Pro/Am Tour was held June 29 through July 1, 2007 at the home of Superman, Metropolis, IL. ASA caught a break with the weather until Sunday morning when the skies opened and the rain fell on the archers for the majority of the time the shooters were on the course. There were several firsts in the Mathews Solo-cam Pro/Am. Mark Klug of Wheeling, West Virginia in Senior Pro and Tony Tazza of Boswell, Pennsylvania in Open Pro recorded their first ever ASA professional titles. Tazza has won in both NFAA and IBO but had never put together
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points ahead of the other three shooters. That was the point in the shootdown when everything changed and got exciting fast. Tazza and Hopkins both shot 8s on the fourth shot. Eyler hit a 14, Beaubouef a 12 and Wallace a 10 which pulled everyone within six points. On the fifth shot Wallace shot an 8. This time it was Beaubouef with the 14 and Eyler with a 12. Hopkins and Tazza shot 10s. After five shots Eyler, Tazza and Hopkins were tied with Beaubouef only two points back followed by Wallace six points behind the leaders. On the sixth shot Wallace went for the 14 and ended with an 8. Beaubouef was next and shot for and nailed the 14. With a three w'ay tie for the lead this put a lot of pressure on the remaining shooters. They now needed a 12 to tie Beaubouef or a 14 to put him out of the shootdown. Eyler tried to put Beaubouef out but his yardage was a bit high and he ended with a 5 three points higher than Wallace. Next was Tazza. He elected to go for the 12 ad got it tying Beaubouef. The final shooter was Hopkins. Hopkins decided to end it here and went for the 14. His shot went over the back of the McKenzie bedded buck and skip up off the ground striking the metal barn behind the shootdown area. Hopkins finished in fifth with Wallace in fourth and Eyler in third.
Chance Beaubouefand Tony Tazza thefinal two in the Men’s shootdown Chance Beaubouef of Tennessee and Bob Eyler of Michigan both were mentally figuring the cut line for the top five and both decided they needed to be aggressive on the final shot to make the shootdown. Shooting in the same peer group they both shot for and hit the 14 to take the final two spots in the Pro Pressure Point Shootdown and both helped make this a shootdown to remember. Jeff Hopkins of Delaware entered the shootdown in the lead with a score of 418 and 15 bonus rings, followed by Tazza with a 418-13, Jack Wallace of Ohio with a 416-17, Beaubouef 414-11 and Eyler 414-10. On the first shot in the shootdowm Wallace shot an 8. Everyone else scored a 10. Hopkins and Tazza 12’d the second shot. Eyler moved from fifth to third with a 10. Wallace and Beaubouef were tied after they each shot 8’s. When Eyler hit an 8 on the third shot along with Wallace and BeauboueFs 10s Hopkins and Tazza were sepcarating themselves from the field with a tie for first eight
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•Cancellation Refund Request (in writing): a Any authorized refuunds will be mailed back after the roumament. (An operational fee will be withheld)
Make check/Monev Order (for tournament registration) to: BIG SKY OPEN 2941 N. 15,h St. Grand Junction, CO 81506 FORMORE INFORMATION call: 970-243-1319 * Hotel reservations must be made by Oct. 1,2007 in order to guarantee you a room,_______________________________________ ALL INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED ON SUNDAY AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY. PAYBACK BASED ON TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION IN EACH DIVISION WAIVER FORM MUST BE SIGNED BYALL PARTICIPANTS
In consideration my participation at the Big Skv Archery Open 2007. 1 ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT: I risk bodily injury, including paralysis, dismemberment, and death as well as loss of life or damage to property? I knowingly and freely assume such risk and; I, for myself, and on behalf of my heirs, assign and next of kin, hereby release, hold harmless, and promise not to sue the Big Sky Open Tournament Sponsors, their Co-ordinators, paid officials, agents and/or landowners, with respect to any, all such injury, paralysis, dismemberment, death, and/or loss or damage except that which is resultant of willful or wanton misconduct. SIGNATURE OF PARTICIPANT __ ___________________________________________________ DATE SIGNATURE OF PARENT/GUARDIAN OF AMATEUR COMPETITOR DATE 1. 2. 3.
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