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The 2008 Olympic Games were held in Beijing, China and China's Zhang Juan Juan became the first archer to beat three Koreans in a row in the same event.

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230 Coach's Corner - Get a Grip! The Importance of the Bow Hand - Part 2 by Bernie Pellerite

National Archery in the Schools Program News Wire

Find out what NASP actually means, the dates for the 2009 Florida State Vitual Tournament, what's going on with the 2010 NASP National Tournament, and see the latest letter from NASP

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Big Sky Open - Grand Junction Results

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Story and Scores from the popular NFAA Pro Sanctioned tour­ nament. The next Big Sky Open will be held in Mesquite, NV. See the registration from on page 317.

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Fascinating report and photos by skilled archery reporter, J.R. Absher. See www.ibo.net for a full listing of scores and cash winnings.

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Articles for Archers: 266 Editorial Report by Arlyne Rhode

267 Focus For Life - "Forget Your Past" by B. Howard Coffey

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‘Editorial ^Report All outdoor championships for the Northern Hemisphere have been completed. Many champions were honored as the National and World Championships have come to a close. Checkout the prestigious Olympic report by Roy Rose on page 268. Congratulations to all the individual and team champions. My dear friend. Outdoor Life contributor JR Absher attended the 1BO World Championships in New York. See his story and photos on pages 302. Super Senior Competitor and photographer, Larry Hix sent us the picture story on the NFAA 3-D and Outdoor Nationals held in Yankton, SD, home of the new NFAA headquarters and ranges. Thanks to all our photographers and writers for making the U.S. Archer magazine possible. National Field Archery Association California office has been moved to South Dakota. Their new address is 800 Archery Lane, Yankton, SD 57078, (605) 260-9279 email: nfaarcherv@ aol.com. I spoke with twice NAA Champion and three time NFAA Champion Lynn Walter after she attended the NFAA Nationals with her sister, Lana Lynde. Her comments on the events were nothing but good. They stayed at the Best Western and could have walked to all but one of the ranges for the Field

Championships. The 3-D events were held across the river from the NFAA headquarters and ranges so those had to be driven to. She said they had lots of fun and can hardly wait for next year. Archery enthusiast Lynn is looking forward to next year’s competition so much she is organizing a group to go to the 3rd Annual Palmas De Cortez Archery Classic in Mexico on February 18-22, 2009. Her contact is lrwacs@aol.com or phone number 970-3962020 at 33250 County Rd 53, Gill, CO 80624. It will be great if a group of archers could travel together. See the entry blank on page 279 and more information on page 278. See you on the range or at a show,

2008 POMA Awards Inaugural POMA Pinnacle Awards Presented Tack Robinson, the press relations director for Mossy Oak (Haas Outdoors), announced the inaugural Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) Pinnacle Award honorees during POMA’s 3rd Annual Business Conference at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mossy Oak is the title partner of the POMA Pinnacle Awards. The 2008 honorees are: POMA Pinnacle Award for Magazine Article - Tes Jolly. Tuskegee, Alabama, for “Loverboy Lives” in Turkey and Turkey Hunting magazine. POMA Pinnacle Award for Newspaper Article - Harry Guyer, Loysburg, Pennsylvania, for “Granny and the Grouse” published in the Bedford (PA) Gazette POMA Pinnacle Award for Photography/Illustration - Tim Flanigan, Bedford. Pennsylvania, for “Grouse Portrait” published in The Sportsman Magazine (The Sportsman Channel). POMA Pinnacle Award for Broadcast - Steve Scott, Norman, Oklahoma, for “The Mountains of Namibia” from Safari Hunter’s Journal aired on the Versus Network. “Mossy Oak is deeply committed

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to POMA and the Pinnacle Awards,” Robinson explained during the awards presentation. “Traditional outdoor sports writers, illustrators and broadcasters arc the lifeblood of the outdoor industry. Through their voices, they engage their audiences, excite and encourage them, and teach them how to hunt, fish, shoot, trap and simply get outdoors. “Mossy Oak is proud to be the title partner in a program that honors those who excel at their craft and who also believe in and defend the outdoor lifestyle that means so much to all of us.” The POMA Pinnacle Awards honor journalists annually for exceptional journalistic achievement in traditional outdoor sports266

During the conference. Mossy Oak also committed to working with POMA as the title partner of the POMA Pinnacle Awards for many years to come. Together, Mossy Oak and POMA plan to grow the awards and their outreach - to augment the award’s reputation as the most prestigious honor an outdoor industry journalist can receive. For more information, contact: Laurie Lee Dovey - Phone: 814-254-4719 POMA Executive Director lldovev@r>rofessionaloutdoormedia.org

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Focus For Life Forget Your Past by

B. Howard Coffey B. Howard Coffey Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet: but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of Cod in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 3:13-14 RSV

-A.s the 3D season comes to an end, what are your thoughts? Do you think about all the blanked targets? Do you focus on the luck of other shooters on a day when you were on top of your game? Have the twin sisters, doubt and the feeling of giving up, entered your mind? Did your archery business achieve the goals you set for it last year? Perhaps you need to look ahead instead of behind. What lies behind is just that, BEHIND! You can’t change it, nor can you regain the successes of last year. You can only press on toward new goals. Robert Collier once said, “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” No doubt, the Apostle Paul would agree with him. Paul would say, you can’t worry about the mistakes of

yesterday; neither can you remain in the euphoria of past successes. You must live today and prepare your shooting abilities or your archery business for tomorrow. Because, you see, you haven't achieved it just yet. Paul says, I haven’t laid hold of it. . . as of right now! How will you know when it has been reached if you keep looking behind? Actually, you can’t discover what it is if your focus is past driven. As young boys, Gary and 1 lived on a hill-side farm in south eastern Kentucky. We knew when it had been reached. When the cows had been milked, all the animals fed, water carried from the spring up on the hill and coal carried in. At that point, it was behind and we could go eat supper. What about you and your shooting abilities or business? Have you achieved it yet? If not, keep working toward that goal. Put extra effort into your practice sessions. Maybe you need to spend more time working on technique, the basics or

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simply correcting some little mistake that keeps creeping in. For your archery business, have you been in contact with clients who bought your products in the past. These clients know you and your business. It’s easier to work with them than to develop new clients. Offer them a good deal on one of your products. Try putting two or three items together and giving them some money off the total package. Remember, you’ve already spent your advertising dollars. These clients represent extra bonus dollars above the money you spend on advertising. Paul’s right, of course. What is behind must remain. You can’t live your life constantly looking behind. Therefore, focus on what lies ahead. Press toward that mark with new vigor and a newly developed attitude. If the goal is attainable, the efforts grow dim in comparison. Work toward it by forgetting what lies behind!

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2008 Beijing Olympic Archery Competition by Roy Rose

mental capacity and the nerve to not let one poor shot creep into the equation, vital to medal prospects. On the ladies’ line, the Koreans were predicted to be even more dominate, but the form of the Chinese and a number of European recurve stars ensured some surprises. Ranking Rounds

The Korean Conquest Continues in Teams, Upsets in Individual

China’s superb archery venue in the host city, Beijing, was the site for the Olympic recurve archery competition, conducted under FITA rules, with double qualification rounds of 36 arrows at 70 meters, ranking the archers for the impending head-to-head 12 arrow eliminations, which would finally determine the medals. The finals’ archery stadium was a superb concept with the competitors very close to the spectators on three sides and the angled elevated stands assisted in creating both an intimate feel and shielding the shooters from any variable

weather. The audience presence was much larger than previous Olympics with the host nation and Asian giant Korea so prominent in contention, and the sport, itself, much more highly regarded in the Asian tradition. In the men’s recurve the Koreans, Chinese and Italian were the nations with the strongest teams, but many countries from Europe, along with the United States and Australia, had individual shooters experienced, in form, and capable of a medal. The very format of a 12 arrow headto-head knockout system lends itself to a likelihood of upsets, and brings literally dozens of archers into possible contention; maintaining perfect form, a positive

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Qualification, or the ranking rounds, as referred to by the archers, propels the top competitors into the head-tohead, sudden-death section of competition. Although it is therefore not imperative to create the perfect rhythm required for the 12 arrow format, nevertheless it can be a guide as to who is in top form and be confidence building. On the men’s shooting line, the way was led by Mexico’s Juan Serrano, a World Cup finalist last year. but still a somewhat surprising result. His 679 put him ahead of another unexpected contender, Mangal Champia of India on 678. In close attendance were Victor Ruban of Ukraine and Korean favorite Kyung-Mo Park. For the ladies, predictable Korean duo Sung-Hyun Park 673 and Ok-Hee Yun 667, led the field with a teammate HyunJung Joo next, ahead of Georgia’s Khatuna Narimanidze. The surprise was the poor showing of World Champ Natalia Valeeva who qualified 30th. The initial elimination confrontations in the men’s division saw the demise of major chances: Petersson of Sweden, Sky

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Kim of Australia, DiBuo of Italy, and his teammate, defending champion from Athens, Galiazzo. Also losing out was American hope Ellison, and British duo Godfrey and Terry. Shooting the high early 12 arrow totals were Park 116 and Serrano on the same score, and Russian veteran Bair Badenov 114. The major women’s casualties before the 1/8 series were Valeeva, World Cup Champ Banerjee of India, the USA’s Nichols and British star Williamson. Ruban, Park and Badenov were the high scorers in the 1/8 men’s round with World Champ Im, Brit Alan Wills, and World Cup Champion Tsyrempilov of Russia, all eliminated. In the women’s, the Korean trio continued on their winning

ways, with Lorig of the USA also in form and China’s Juan Juan Zhang also impressive, Park’s 115 total in her 1/8 match, an Olympic record. In the quarter finals Ruban, Park, Badenov and Serrano emerged as the medal contenders. America’s Vic Wunderle and Cuba’s Stevens excellent showings concluded, as was Moriya of Japan. Ruban had the high 12 arrow total on 115. For the ladies, Zhang although managing only a 106 winning total moved into the medal situation, favorite Park's 112 the top total. Leaving the field after commendable efforts were Lorig, Joo and Hayakawa, with Un Sil Kwon and Yun of Korea making up the final four. The men’s bronze medal match was a convincing win for

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Russia’s Badenov, an archer at the top level for over a decade, but achieving his best result ever, taking out Serrano 115 to 110. The women’s bronze medal match came down to a duel between Yun and Kwon, the Korean Yun prevailed 109 to 106. The gold medal matches now pitted Juan Juan Zhang of China against defending champion and favorite Sung-Hyun Park in the ladies’ division and the world’s leading men’s recurver now veteran Kyung-Mo Park and high scoring bronze medalist from Athens Viktor Ruban, whose string of 114’s and 115’s suggested he would provide stern opposition.

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Beijing, China (August, 2008) Accurate X10 delivers winning performance with 24 out of 24 archery athletes taking medals with Easton X10. Team competitors left it all on the range with Easton arrows as the only common factor. Korea’s men, IM Dong-Hyun, LEE Chang-Hwan, and PARK Kyung-Mo triumph over team Italy with LEE Chang-Hwan of the Men’s Korean team setting a new Olympic 12 arrow record of 117 out 120 with X10. Team Italy with Ilario Dibuo, Marco Galiazzo and Mauro Nespoli manages to stay above China for silver, with China’s Jiang Lin, Xue Hai Feng, and LI Wenguan winning bronze. Like Korea’s men YUN Ok-Hee, PARK Sung-Hyun, and JOO Hyun-Jung of the Korean women’s team took gold with incredibly consistent shooting in an all matches. The women’s team competition rounded out with China’s Chen Ling, Guo Dan, and Zhang Juan Juan besting France for silver. France’s Virginie Arnold, Berengere Schuh, and Sophie Dodemont were honored with the bronze. The Archery venues were filled with excitement and anticipation as each eliminatory match came down to the last few arrows. Individual competition picked up fast after the first few elimination rounds. Down to the very last arrow Zhang Juan Juan of China sealed her gold over Koreas Park Sung-Hyun by only one point breaking Korea's 24-year dominance in the women’s individual class. Bronze was awarded to Yun Ok-Hee after a battle with Kwon Un Sil (PRK). After winning a two-arrow shoot-off in the semi-finals, Viktor Ruban of Ukraine fought against Korea’s Park Kyung-Mo for a one point win for gold. Bair BADENOV of Russia wrapped up the bronze by edging out Juan Rene Serrano of Mexico. Not only was every medal won with Easton X10, but, X10 is the dominating choice of 99.2% of all athletes qualifying for the games with 123 out of 124 athletes opting for the X10 barreled design for that extra edge needed to win.

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In the women’s individual final, shot in the rain, the Korean conquest was set to culminate with defending champion, Sung Hyun Park, opposed to China’s Juan Juan Zhang. After the first end. when the Chinese archer shot an 8, all seemed to be going to the script. However, Park posted two 8's in the second end, and then another in the third end, and suddenly scores were tied. Park steadied with a 10 on her first arrow, Zhang replying with a 10 also, then disaster for the Korean, an 8 on her second arrow; Zhang a 9, to take the lead. The defending champion supplied all the pressure left to her, with a final 10, but Zhang held her nerve, a final 9 giving her a 1 point win, 110 to 109 in front of her home crowd of jubilant supporters. Ok Hee Yun gave South Korea bronze, 109 to 106 over Kwon Un Sil of North Korea. Recognized as the world’s leading recurver, Korea’s Kyung Mo Park, on his 33rd birthday, met Ukraine’s Viktor Ruban in the men's gold medal match. After three ends Park led 86 to 85, but on his last end, an 8 sealed his fate, with the apparently nerveless Ukrainian taking the top honor 113 to 112. The final of the men’s teams provided one of the major highlights of the archery program. The Korean’s Park, Im and Lee with a spectacular run of 10’s established what appeared to be an unassailable lead. However, the Italians, Galiazzo, Nespoli. and Di Buo produced their win burst of 10’s to their opponents 9’s, to square the match, with one end to shoot. Sadly for the Italian, the young Nespoli who had shot magnificently, had his last arrow come through the clicker a little too quickly with a resulting high 7. While the ever reliable Park hit gold for the Korean 1 point victory, 227 to 225. China annexed the bronze. The women’s Korean team, led by Sung Hyun Park. established a new world record in their 14 confrontation, of 231. and convincingly took the gold over China, who qualified third, 224 to 215. The French squad of Schuh, Dodemont and Arnold, with 203, took out the bronze, after an engrossing struggle with Great Britain’s trio of Burgess, Williamson and Folkard on 201. The Koran men’s team final score of 227 established a new Olympic record, while China’s 222 to win bronze over the Ukraine was also an impressive effort. In the equipment stakes the big three Samick, Win & Win and Hoyt were the almost exclusive choices, with Samick emerging the dominant medal provider. Easton XIO’s remained the overwhelming choice in the arrow stakes, with Spin Wings by Range-O-Matic, as always, the almost exclusive fletching requirement. So concludes another Olympic tournament with team results definitely going as predicted, with Park’s loss in the women’s individual an upset. Although Zhang came in with major credentials while once again the world’s top rated archers in the men’s division failed to take the gold. A final congratulations to the great Butch Johnson - five Olympics, a tremendous achievement, and with his incredible competition drive, we may well see him again in London in 2012. For more information on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Archery event, visit www.archery.org

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______________________________ Men's Individual GOLD SILVER BRONZE

RUBAN Viktor UKR - Ukraine PARK Kyung-Mo KOR - Korea BADENOV Bair RUS - Russian Federation

__________________________ Women’s Individual GOLD SILVER BRONZE

ZHANG Juan Juan CHN - China PARK Sung-Hyun KOR - Korea YUN Ok-Hee KOR - Korea

__________________________________ Men’s Team GOLD KOR - Korea IM Dong-Hyun, LEE Chang-Hwan, PARK Kyung-Mo SILVER ITA - Italy DI BUO’ Ilario, GALIAZZO Marco, NESPOLI Mauro BRONZE CHN - China JIANG Lin, LI Wenquan, XUE Hai Feng

_______________________________ Women’s Team GOLD KOR - Korea JOO Hyun-Jung, PARK Sung-Hyun, YUN Ok-Hee SILVER CHN - China CHEN Ling, GUO Dan, ZHANG Juan Juan BRONZE FRA - France ARNOLD Virginie, DODEMONT Sophie, SCHUH Berengere

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2008 Beijing Olympic Medallist Profiles Profiles include recent notable international finishes of 2008 Olympic Archery Medalists.

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2008 OLYMPICS

Chen Ling Silver Medal - Women’s Team Olympics 2008 25th - Archery World Cup 4, 2008 28th - Archery World Cup 3, 2008 27th - Archery World Cup 2, 2008 3rd -Asian Championships 2007 9lh Archery World Cup 4 - 2007 Training regime: She trains for 33 hours per week. Most influential person in career: Zhu Younan, the head coach of the Jiangshu team. Hero: Former Olympic table tennis champion, Deng Yaping. Toughest rival: She says she is her own toughest rival. Motto: 'Those who are skillful are brave, and those who are brave are even more skillful." Ambitions: To become an Olympic champion and also a famous actor. Studied at Naijing Sport Institute Coach: Tian Yuling Started archery in 2000

Guo Dan Silver Medal - Women’s Team Olympics 2008 24th Archery World Cup 3 - 2008 2nd Asian Championships 2007 39th Good Luck Beijing test event 26lh Archery World Cup 3 - 2007 15th Archery World Cup 2 - 2007 6lh at 2nd Asian Archery Grand Prix - 2005 Hobbies: music Coach: Lian Guofu Started archery in 1997 Zhang Juan Juan Gold Medal - Women’s Individual Olympics 2008 Silver Medal - Women’s Team Olympics 2008 3,d Archery World Cup 4 - 2008 13th Archery World Cup 2 - 2008

4th Archery World Cup Final - 2007 5th Good Luck Beijing test event 2nd Archery World Cup 4 - 2007 20 top 10 international finishes 20082001 Team Silver Medalist Asian Games, 2006 Team Silver Medalist Olympic Games, 2004 Hobbies: music Coach: Lian Guofu Started archery in 1994 Jiang Lin Bronze Medal - Men’s Team Olympics 2008 19,h Archery World Cup 2 - 2008 12,h Asian Championships 2007 13Ih Good Luck Beijing test event 8th Archery World Cup 2006 25th Archery World Cup 2006 Hobbies: music Coach: Feng Yanchao Started archery in 1995

Li Wenquan Bronze Medal - Men’s Team Olympics 2008 2nd Archery World Cup 4 - 2008 59lh Archery World Cup 3 - 2008 11th Archery World Cup 4 - 2007 Hobbies: music * Coach: Feng Yanchao Started archery in 2000 W Xue Hai Feng Bronze Medal - Men’s Team Olympics 2008 4th Archery World Cup 4 - 2008 5th Asian Championships - 2007 20lh Good Luck Beijing 4,h Archery World Cup 4 - 2007 8th Archery World Cup 1 - 2007 3rd European Grand Prix - 2004 In Athens, lost the 1/8ths eliminations to Vic Wunderle Hobbies: music, computer games Coach: Feng Yanchao Started archery in 1995 272

France Virginie Arnold Bronze Medal - Women’s Team Olympics 2008 37th European Outdoor Championships 2007 14th at Good Luck Beijing test event 29th Archery World Cup 3 - 2007 24th Archery World Cup 2 - 2007 27th Archery World Cup 1 - 2007 1st team World Indoor Championships 2005 Coach: Marc Dellenbach Sophie Dodemont Bronze Medal - Women’s Team Olympics 2008 4th team in World Cup 2008 7th Team European World Championship 2008 21“ Archery World Cup 4 and 2 2008 9th Archery World Cup 2 - 2007 France Championships: T‘ 2007 outdoor, 3,d 2006 indoor Coach: Marc Dellenbach Berangere Schuh Bronze Medal - Women’s Team Olympics 2008 1st European Outdoor Championships 2008 3rd Archery World Cup 1 - 2008 14lh Good Luck Beijing test event 2nd Indoor Worlds 2007 7th Archery World Cup 2 - 2007 1st European Indoor Championships 2006 6th Universiades 2005 1st Indoor Worlds 2003 2004 Olympics 4th place team BTS (Bachelor) in Computer Science <Coach: Frederic Azambourg ^Started archery in 1996

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Mauro Nespoli Silver Medal - Men’s Team - Olympics 2008 11th Archery World Cup 1 - 2008 2nd Italian Indoor Nationals 2008 4th Archery World Cup 2 - 2007 6th Archery World Cup 4 - 2007 2nd Italian Outdoor and Indoor Nationals 2007 1st European Indoor Archery Championships 2007 Coach: Luciano Malovini - has been IPC (wheel-chair) World Champion and is the National Junior Coach. One week before the Varese World Cup, Nespoli beat the long standing Italian record of Michele Frangilli at 90m with 329 pts. Has competed in 20 international tournaments University computer engineering student

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Park Sung-Hyun Gold Medal - Women’s Team Olympics 2008 Worst international event (according to FITA website) since 2001 - 10th at 2007 World Cup stage 3 8 number 1 international finishes since 2001 1st team World Championships 2007 1st team World Championships 2005 1st team Olympics 2004 6th South Korean woman to win Olympic gold Korea’s favorite for another Olympic gold medal Holds world record with 1405 FITA (previous record 1388) Set 70m round (72 arrows) record at 2004 Olympics - 682. Holds world record for 70m round (36 arrows) - 351 Shot a near perfect score of 115 out of 120 in the 2008 Beijing Olympics to set a 12-arrow Olympic record in the women’s 1/8 individual elimination round. Holds 4 individual world records, 2 team world records Coach: Seo oh Seok Yoon Ok-Hee Gold Medal - Women’s Team Olympics 2008 In last 3 years, lowest international finish 5th at 2007 Asian Championships 3 international number 1 finishes (all world cup events) Set a 12-arrow world record of 119 points in May Holds 2 team world records with Park Sung-Hyun Coach: Kion Seung Hun Im Dong Hyun Gold Medal - Men’s Team - Olympics 2008 1st World Championships 2007 1st individual, 1st team Asian Games 1st team Olympics 2004

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Set and holds 70m round (72 arrows) world record at 2004 Olympics - 687 (previous 685) Holds 3 team world records Coach: Young Sul-Jang (national), Kim Gi-Chan (club)

Lee Chang-Hwan Gold Medal - Men's Team - Olympics 2008 9th Archery World Cup 3 - 2008 12th at 2008 Good Luck Beijing test event 1st team World Championships 2007 11lh Archery World Cup 1 - 2007 1st team Asian Games 2006 1st team Olympics 2004 Olympic 6th Asian Archery Championships 2001 Coach: Jang Young-Sul Holds 2 team world records Park Kyung-Mo Gold Medal - Men’s Team - Olympics 2008 Silver Medal - Men’s Individual Olympics 2008 8th individual, 1st team Asian Games 2006 1st team World Championships 2005 1st team Olympics 2004 1st individual, 2nd team World Championships 1993

15 top ten international finishes since 2001 Holds the Olympic record for an 18arrow match at 70 meters: scored 173 points out of the potential 180 to set the record at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004 Olympics, lost to bronze medalist Tim Cuddihy 112-111; finished 5th. Holds 1 team world record Coach: Seo Geo Won Interesting tidbits: - South Korea has created one of the great Olympic dynasties by winning every gold medal in women’s archery since the 1984 Games in Los Angeles (six consecutive Olympics) -"Our sensitive fingertips, descended from our ancestors, and our spiritual strength and willingness to fight until the very end - they are the secrets," Yoon said. -2 medals are expected - anything less a disappointment -Koreans also hold every women’s world record in outdoor recurve archery -National Training Center in Taeneung, the archery grounds have been remodeled to simulate the Olympic venue in Beijing. Coaches at

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Chris Marsh has been appointed as the London 2012 Organising Committee’s Competition Manager for Archery. He will be responsible for all the planning, organisation and management of the Olympic and Paralympic Archery events which will take place at the historic Cricket Ground Lord’s in north London, and Eton Manor in the Olympic Park. Commenting on his appointment, Chris said, “I am absolutely honored to be joining the London 2012 team. It will be a stunning event to organise, presenting a variety of exciting challenges and raising the profile of Archery on a world stage.” Tom Dielen, Secretary General of the International Archery Federation (FITA) said, “We are delighted to see Chris taking on this important challenge. Chris will make sure that athletes will be at the center September - October 2008

of the London Games. His experience in many areas will enable him to help deliver the best ever Games. We look forward working with him in this new capacity. He will have the challenge of managing an historical venue, Lord’s Cricket Ground, to deliver an exciting event. FITA is looking forward to combining, one more time, history and a modern competition as was the case with the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens in 2004." Chris’s key responsibilities include the overseeing of all aspects of the Archery competitions and to be the focal point for liaison with the International Archery Federation. He will ensure that the competition is organised in accordance with IF rules, the International Olympic Committee Charter and the Host City Contract. Chris will liaise with

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other functional areas to ensure the coordinated delivery of support services such as accreditation, venue operations, medical services and volunteers. Chris traveled to the Beijing Olympic Games to see what lessons could be learned from the Archery event there and will initially take up his post on a parttime basis, becoming fulltime in 2010. Born in Shropshire, the county birthplace of the Wenlock Games (the forerunner to the concept of the Olympic Games), Chris has been a competitive archer for 20 years. A former British Champion and record holder, he has competed from club to world championship levels across five continents. He had also been coach, armourer, team manager and member of various teams for national and international sporting events. He also was a volunteer reporter at the 1996 Atlanta Games and coached the Great Britain Paralympic team in their success of achieving two gold medals in the Athens Paralympic Games in 2004. He is currently based in Switzerland employed as a Regional Sales Director for an International Language School company managing Eastern Europe.

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Stage 3 of the World Cup in Turkey saw another successful onslaught by Aussie archers with a recurver Sky Kim losing a close match in the Quarter Finals to World Champion Korean Dong Hyun Im after qualifying high in 6th place. Despite some record scoring at home, Clint Freeman’s last minute call into the Aussie compound squad saw his early demise while Robert Timms lost to eventual gold medalist Sergio Pagni who shot a near perfect 119. Erika Anear did well to qualify 6th in a strong field of lady compounders, only to lose out in the eighth round. The Aussie men’s recurve team of Sky Kim, Mall Gray and Michael Naray continues to impress and could be an outside chance of an Olympic medal although Korea, Russia, Italy, Taipei, Great Britain and India all have excellent teams and would be favored to fight out the medals in Beijing. Another innovation in the 2008 archery calendar will be the Australian Open International, shot under FITA Olympic round rules with a ranking round and head to head eliminations. It will be staged by the Diamond Valley Archers in the southern state of Victoria.

Stage 4 of the World Cup was a triumph for National compound target and field champion Pat Coghlan, coming on top of his double 1400 tournament FITA’s and bold showings in the earlier World Cup stages the solidly built Aussie took gold in Boe, France and will now advance to the World Cup finals later in the year in Louisanne. The Australian men’s compound team also shone winning the silver medal in a close tussle with France. Sky Kirn continued his good form leading into the Olympics, with a solid 6th placing in the men’s recurve.

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Palmas De Cortez Archery Classic scheduled for february 2009 The 2nd Annual Palmas De Cortez Archery Classic was held in February of 2008. The Los Barriles, Baja California Sur. Mexico tournament grew by over 40 participants. Tournament organizers Butch Herold and Dante Maestri are expecting an even bigger and better shoot for 2009. In conjunction with the Palmas tournament in 2009, the Mexican participants will be shooting an unmarked 3-D round to qualify for a place on their World Championship team. The tournament will start on Wednesday. February I8,h with the opening ceremony and a day of practice. Thursday February 19,h we will shoot the long F1TA distances and Friday February 2O'h the short FITA distances. Saturday February 21s', the Unmarked 3-D will be shot and Sunday February 22nd the Marked 3-D. The unmarked portion of the 3-D tournament will be shot at Chucky VanWormer’s ranch, while the marked portion will be held on the golf course at the resort. The award ceremony will be held Sunday immediately after the Marked 3D. Aside from all the archery fun; there is the sun, great food, fishing for Marlin and other deep sea fish, sight seeing, ATV rides and more in the small village atmosphere of Los Barriles, B.C.S. For more information on the shoot contact Butch at 573-7693536 or email him at butchs@centurvtel.net or you may call Dante at 661-269-2326 or email him at dante4523@aol.com

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Ogden, UT - The International Archery Federation (FITA), Easton Sports Development Foundation (ESDF), the Ogden Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Utah Sports Commission today announced Ogden, Utah as the host for the 2009 Youth Archery World Championships, which will also serve as the archery qualifier for the first ever Youth Olympic Games. Ogden City will also host World Cup Archery events in 2010, 2011 and 2012. The Youth World Championship events, which will be held from July 13-18, 2009 at Weber State University, are expected to bring over 450 archery athletes. Participants are between the ages of 14 to 18 and represent over 50 countries. These events will also qualify countries for slots to participate in the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010. “As a city that is focused on attracting worldwide attention to our sports and recreation resources, we are honored for this opportunity and are fully committed to the success of these events,” said Ogden City Mayor, Matthew Godfrey. “These events will not only attract more attention to Ogden as a recreational hub in the west, but they are also expected to have a tremendous economic impact

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The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) is a joint venture between state departments of Education and Wildlife. Several archery equipment manufacturers and organizations are also partners. The program promotes student education, physical education and participation in the life long sport of Archery. The program’s focus is to provide International Style Target Archery training in physical education classes grades 4-12.

Construction is set to begin on the Newberry Archery Park, a facility funded by Easton Archery and the City of Newberry, that we can call home for future Florida State NASP tournaments. Newberry is located approximately 12 miles west of Gainesville, and is centrally located between Pensacola and Miami. Numerous hotels and restaurants are available in Gainesville, with plans to erect more in Newberry in the future. The Archery Park will have a gymnasium, outdoor field archery and 3-D courses that will be open to the public. The expected completion date is fall of 2009, allowing us to schedule our Tournament in February of 2010. Stay tuned for further details.

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February 14 - 27 will be the dates for the 2009 Florida State Virtual Tournament. Once again schools will conduct their own tournament in their gymnasium (or elsewhere on school grounds) and mail in their scores to compete against other schools in their division. (Last year’ s division winners were Palm Coast High School. Daniel Jenkens Academy Middle School and Altha School elementary team.) Invitation letters will be mailed to all NASP-trained schools this coming December. Please contact us at our new e-mail address, NASP@myfwc.com to notify us of your intent to participate. Last year’s tournament involved 592 kids from 28 Florida schools, and since we are now up to 120 schools trained statewide, we expect a substantial increase in participants for 2008.

The NASP program will be actively represented at this year’s FAHPERDS conference in Orlando, Florida on October 2-4. A teacher training will be conducted on the 2nd, so if you know of anyone in need of Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) certification, have them sign up for that workshop. We will do a presentation on Friday the 3rd, and will have an booth for teachers and administrators to learn more about the program. If you are attending this year’s conference, be sure to stop by the booth and say “hey!”

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Pictured above are Florida's top two archers from the NASP 2008 National Tournament, Chelsea Blackburn and Terrell Walker. While neither qualified in the top ten, they both topped their state's scores at the National Tournament, Chelsea from a 253 to a 272, and Terrell from 269 to a 270. Chelsea will be a senior and Terreli a junior, and both have plans to return to the National Tournament in 2009.

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The National Archery in the Schools Program’s (NASP) Director of Governmental & Business Affairs and my friend, Tom Bennett is on my heart as I write this. Tom is in an intensive care facility at this very moment, fighting for his life. The number of family and friends waiting, pulling, and praying for Tom surely outnumbers the staff at this very large Louisville hospital! Those who are privy to the very beginnings of the NASP will recall that it was Tom’s desire that archery become a high school sport in Kentucky, that led to the creation of the NASP. In those days, Tom was the very successful Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR). Like so many other leaders of conservation organizations, he was concerned about the continued decline in time being spent by our youth with wild things in wild places. If youth can’t be inspired to get off the couch and away from the computer for awhile, stewardship of fish and wildlife resources will be in jeopardy. Somehow the cool-factor of outdoortype skills needed to be increased. Tom’s desire has become the reality of the National Archery in the Schools Program. Since its inception, at least 3.2 million young people in grades 412 have ventured from their computers and cell phones long enough to learn the skill of NASP-style target archery. Tom graduated (retired) from the KDFWR a couple of years ago and joined the full-time NASP staff (we are two) to help strengthen and sustain the effort. A primary role is to help the few remaining state agencies who don’t lead the NASP in their state, to answer the call. Additionally, Torn is determined to help those who should be supporting the NASP’s mission make the decision to do so. Just a couple months ago Tom piloted an effort in a Frankfort, Kentucky school to determine if a “banquet model” fund raiser could September - October 2008

work for schools and students in the NASP. At the 2nd Street Middle School, Tom teamed with teacher Lisa Frye and her husband and many others, to plan a fund-raising evening for the kids and their families. More than 200 people attended the banquet, watched the children practice their archery skills, and bid on silent and live auction items. This school needed to make a few hundred dollars to replace arrows and buy another bow or target or two. The school also hoped to raise enough money to help a neighboring school join the NASP. Thanks to many local businesses and parents the inaugural event was a huge success,. The fund raiser netted $8,000 -- $3,000 more than the goal they set for themselves. The recipe for this fund-raising idea is going to be canned and shared with 4,700 NASP schools this fall. Not only will the schools be able to afford replacement equipment, some will help new schools join. These funds can also be used to promote after school shooting activities including attendance to state and national NASP tournaments. A great thing about the archery banquet concept is that every time an archery class and their parents graduate and move on, a new group of young people will be coming into the program. Having been to many similar style events in the name of elk, turkey, ducks, and quail, I am pleased to report that I’ve never seen so many children and young parents at such an affair. This fund-raising concept will work as long as there are young people and families who care about them. Tom is also working with a number of large conservation-minded

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Carbon Express introduces Built-In Weight Forward technology

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Grabbing the Bow______________________________ Most archers know that “grabbing the bow” is a big no-no! It is a form of “dynamic torque,” which is torque al or during the release. I’m sure a lot of you know that it’s a tough habit to break if you have it, but there are some simple remedies. When we video each student in the school and play it back later in slow motion, quite often we will “bust” someone “grabbing the bow” before or during the release (see photo F). Can you imagine how much you can influence the flight of an arrow if you move the bow by grabbing it right at the moment of release? Most shooters who shoot-and-grab don’t influence the shot all the time because sometimes, the arrow is gone before they grab. But frequently, because of anticipation, they’ll grab-while-shooting or grab-then-shoot! This is usually where they get some of their unexplained “fliers." Occasionally, you’ll see archers with their bow hand fingers sticking out straight and tense (see photo G). I guarantee that they used to (or still do!) grab the bow . . . and this is their solution. One of the best solutions is to tuck and relax your 3rd, 4th and 5th fingers in against the grip. Leave only the index finger and thumb out. This is a great hand position and a lot of top shooters shoot this way. Lightly touch the front of the riser with the tip of your index finger (see photo H). This will give you a secure feeling without affecting the shot. Whatever you do, don't pinch or "crab claw" the bow handle with your hand . . . you’re defeating the whole purpose. Tucking three fingers under will also help you keep from putting too much hand in the bow. Consequently, the forearm is not as close to the string and therefore, there is less chance ofhitting your arm. Professional archer, Frank Pearson, taught me this grip and Freddie Troncoso, top coach and founder of Golden Key-Future, taught it to Frank. Freddie actually developed this grip while he was coaching his wife, Eva, to six national championships.

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Use a Bow Sling______________ I highly recommend that everyone use a bow sling. They arc inexpensive and can help you have a good, clean release. The way it fits you is important, though. If it’s too tight., it can cause torque. If it’s too loose, you’ll continue to grab the bow . . . because you won't trust it\ Sort of like having an 11 foot safety rope in a 10 foot tree stand! The sling should allow the bow to jump out of your hand, no more than about % of an inch. Any more than that and you won’t feel secure and you won’t trust it. There are three common types. I use the finger type sling, which is simply a loop around the thumb, and around the front of the bow, then attached by another loop to the index or middle finger. Another type is a rope sling that is looped around your wrist (like a lasso) and the loose end has a hook on it that you pass between your fingers, around the bow, and hook on to the loop on your wrist. The third and probably most common is the kind that attaches directly to the bow. It’s usually a strap or a plastic or rubber tube that you simply slip your hand through when gripping the bow. These, however, were originally designed for hunters and are usually the ones that are either too tight or too loose and can cause more problems than they solve. If you have this type or want to use this type, make sure it is adjusted properly. Note: You may find it needs to be much looser when hunting, so you can get in and out of it more quickly.

The grip of the bow is sort of like the seat of your car. Regardless of what’s under the hood, if that driver’s seat fits you and feels good, you’ll probably like the car. I’ve known guys who have traded in a perfectly good bow, “because it didn’t feel right in their hand.” Chances are it was just the bow grip and there are quick and cheap remedies. You can take the existing handle off completely or put a different one on. Or, just modify the one you have by building it up or sanding it down. Regardless of which grip you prefer or which hand position you use, there is one common thread throughout: it must be easily repeatable, comfortable, consistent, and does not disintegrate under stress, fatigue or nerves. Most importantly, you must practice it until it is subconscious and you don't have to think about it. So, the next time you go to practice, pay particular attention to the way you put your hand in the bow. It can make all the difference in the world, if you’ll “just get a grip!”

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________________ leg of the IBO Triple Crown at Bedford due to last year’s slow sales but I do like to do at least one of the Triple Crowns and Bedford fits my schedule best, so off I flew to Indianapolis to give it a try. For the third year in a row, the sun shone on the White River Bowhunters after several years of nothing but rain and the vendor’s show went well for me too. The new Bitzenburger Nock Receiver Upgrade I introduced this winter has made the traffic at the booth much heavier and adds quite a bit to my sales total. I’ll be back next year for sure, as this is one of the areas I enjoy coming to. This is the year of the New York shoots for me and my Prius is getting a real workout. Since April my average mpg has been 52 and when gas is $4 and up it’s the

and complete the loop from there. A little harder route, but still doable. This year’s rescheduling of this end of the year trio really messed things up for me. That and the S4 price of gas here in the east brought about the decision to cancel my trip to the Classic (now the first shoot in August) and go directly to my state shoot from Virginia and then to the final of the three, the 1BO Worlds, which has moved to Ellicottville in western New York. I don’t expect anyone reading this to get it all straight in their mind, since I’m not too sure of it all myself. Now that you know where I am and what to look forward to in the next article, let’s get back to report on the events which I’ve been to since my report from the Western Trail Shoot. This year 1 considered skipping the first

Welcome back to the Senior Corner as summer is winding down and hunting season approaches. I’m currently on vacation at my daughter's in Virginia, which has been my routine for the last several years, but changes in the scheduling of the end of season shoots and the increase in the cost of travel has brought about a change in plans. For several years, the schedule worked perfectly: a trip to Snowshoe with my wife for the I BO Worlds, followed by a quick ride to my daughter’s in Richmond where Grandma stayed while I traveled to Georgia for the ASA Classic and then the last event of the year, my state field shoot. Last year, the I BO moved to Anderson, Indiana so 1 had to fly there and back home, pick up the wife and car

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cheapest way for me to travel to anything within 500 miles. The NY Senior Games were in Cortland, as usual, and this year it was once again time to shoot a qualifier for next year’s National Senior Games to be held in the bay area of California in 2009. My inside source for games information is Tim Austin, who’s run the archery events for the last several years and he’s informed me that we’ll be shooting in the Stanford University stadium, which should be a spectacular venue. The format of how the three archery sessions will be run is also being changed. I’ve been bugging Tim to get the NSGA to shoot a 600 round instead of the 900 round to lessen the time it takes to shoot each day. The compound release shooters always far outnumber the recurve and finger shooters and there are just not enough targets to shoot with four on a butt. Having five or six on a butt forces the 40 yard distance to be broken down into two 3 arrow segments, which is very time consuming and a lot more walking. Tim took a poll in Louisville on my idea and to my surprise the majority wanted to stick with the 900 round. Tim agreed that something had to be done for the release shooters and came up with the idea of switching the way the three sessions are grouped. Instead of grouping by style, recurve, compound fingers and compound release, which causes the uneven distribution of archers for each session, he approached the powers that be of the NSGA with the idea of grouping by age group and they agreed to let him go ahead and set it up that way. This will allow him to even out the distribution of archers for the three sessions by selecting the age groups shooting in each session. It will also allow the archers to visit with other archers of their own age group who shoot a different style. With the previous style grouping we never got to see the other guys at all. I’m sure there will be some problems to overcome and adjustments to make but 1 have great faith in Tim’s organizational abilities and it should make our time spent shooting the round shorter, which was my original reason for bugging him. Although we had a record turnout for the NY Senior Games in Cortland, I still feel that there are shooters who are missing out due to not getting the information about the whole NSGA system and how it works through the state organizations. 1 advise anyone who would like to add some fun to their archery schedule to go to the NSGA web site www.nsga. com and learn how to get involved. Even if you can’t get to the games in your home state, many other states allow guests to shoot and qualify in their state games. I’ve done this twice before due to conflicts with other shoots I had scheduled. This year it was Cortland for me and as usual the scores suffered from a windy day, the bane of target archers. It was hot once again but way better than the bone chilling cold and rain of two September - October 2008

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years ago. WeTe due to break out next year with a primo day, just like Bedford did after several bad years in a row. Three weeks later it was back into the Prius and on the road to Watkins Glen for the Mid-Atlantic Field shoot. It’s been awhile since the Mids was last held at the Glen and evidently people were anxious for another try at Sugar Hill’s legendary ranges. A turnout of over 150 shooters far exceeded anything seen at the Mids for several years. Hosted by the NY FAB under the direction of NFAA councilman, Mike Lepera, there were a few glitches but since this was the first shoot being run by a new group of young state officers, I think things went pretty well. I’m sure they got lots of good advice from the older past officers and will develop their own routines as they gain experience. My hat is off to these young archers for being willing to take over the reins of the state organization and continue the tradition of field archery in New York. A month after the NY Senior Games 1 was back upstate in Binghamton for the Empire State Games. In general these games are for those under 50 years old but they do offer a Masters Division for those 50 years old and up and compounds and releases are allowed. The younger archers are limited to recurves and fingers which 1 vaguely remember from somewhere in my past but have no desire to try again. Once again I feel this shoot is under attended by the senior archers even though there

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were 40 shooters, which was considered a very good turnout. The weather was very nice and the field was positioned just right to deal with any wind, so my score was much better than I’d shot at the Senior Games, even though we shot the meter rather than the yard distances. I normally have to miss this shoot due to its overlap with the NFAA Outdoor Nationals but this year 1 decided against the long trip to Yankton. I dread shooting in the heat and wind and based on my past experiences in Yankton I feared that was what was in store. From the reports I’ve seen from those who did attend the conditions were moderate and my fears were unfounded but making that long of a trip to shoot for a week on open ranges in South Dakota in July is just not something 1 want to risk. So, tomorrow we’ll leave Virginia and head once again to Watkins Glen for the NYFAB Championships which will be the second event run by the new staff and I’m looking forward to a great shoot. I’d love to see the attendance decline reversed this year and start climbing back up to numbers of past years. From there it’s on to spend a week in a rented condo at the Holiday Valley Ski Resort in Ellicottville, NY. I’m hoping it will be as much fun as Snowshoe was for all those years and in the next issue 1’11 be reporting on that. See you then. Joe Bauernfeind Zenith Archery Products www.zenitharchery.com

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“2006 Mathews Invitational (Truck Shootoff), 2002 Vegas Open Pro Champion, 2001 NFAA Outdoor National Champion, several top 5’s at NFAA, Vegas, IBO and ASA.” What tournaments do you compete in?

“I compete in a few locals, along with all of the NFAA 3 Star Tour and the IBO Triple Crown. I also like to do any ASA’s whenever I can.” How long have you been shooting?

“Twenty-two years in tournaments, about twenty years in the larger tournaments.” What companies are you affiliated with?

“Mathews, Sure Loc, Trophy Taker, Easton, Shrewd Precision, Nikon, Carter Enterprises and of course Specialty Archery.”

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As we near the end of the archery tournament season, our thoughts turn to the excitement of harvesting that big buck in the upcoming hunting season. However, many of us take little time to consider something as important as “Hunter Safety.” We think to ourselves “my tree stand has been secure for all these years, it should be just fine again” or “bad things happen to other people, it won’t happen to me!” And so, we at the US & International Archer magazine would like to take this time to remind all the hunters out there in our archery family to make time to be safe in the woods and remember that accidents can happen to anyone at anytime. Many of you will recall the terrible fall that was taken by archery pro shooter, Michael Anderson last season as he situated himself in nis tree stand, readying for the day’s hunt. Luckily, he survived that fall, but not without injuries that will take much time and patience to properly heal. Anderson has been a familiar face around national, state and local tournaments for many years and has a long string of awards under his belt. He is also the General Manager of Specialty Archery, LLC and has a wealth of archery knowledge and experience in his blood. Shortly after the accident occurred, I asked Michael if he would answer some questions about himself and share some of his thoughts about the accident with readers out there so that others could learn from his experience, and make their time in the woods this hunting season a memorable AND safe one!

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“I live in Spencer, Iowa.” Where were you hunting when the accident occured?

“I was hunting near Bloomfield, Iowa.” What happened out there?

“First, 1 would like to extend my most sincere and heartfelt thanks for all of the emails, cards and phone calls I have received since my accident. Your thoughts and prayers meant a lot in my time of need and they often gave me strength when it was needed. Second, many of you have asked what happened. Here is a slightly condensed version: I entered the stand on the morning of November 8,h. I immediately secured my Hunters Safety System vest, as I always do. Upon attempting to raise my bow with the pull rope, I found it had become snagged on the ground. I then unclipped my harness and climbed down to free my bow. After climbing the stand for the second time, I stood on the platform and prepared to reconnect the safety harness again. It was at that time that the chain holding the stand broke and dropped me like a trapdoor to the forest floor 20 feet below! Keep in mind that this was a stand that 1 had hunted in for eight hours on the previous day, without problems! However, it The U.S. and International Archer, Inc. - www.usarcher.com

was a stand that was in that particular tree for several years without being removed and serviced. As a result, I have a burst fracture of my LI vertebrae (that is the first one right below the rib cage) and a very serious fracture of my tibia and fibula (lower leg bones) on the right leg. I will have the restriction of no weight bearing for the next three months on the leg, with similar restrictions of wearing a back brace for a similar time period for my back injury. I believe I will make a full recovery as far as functionality goes, but it will probably take several months. My shoulders and upper back are fine, and I would be back shooting tomorrow if the Doctors would let me!”

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“I was able to dial 911 and notify EMS as to where I was. 1 think that it is important to note that you should keep your cell phone on your person while hunting. My pack was still hanging in the tree while I was lying at the base of the tree. Had it been in my pack, I would have been in trouble.” How are you now and what therapy do you need to do?

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“I had the pins removed from my leg last Friday (Feb 8"') and am now hobbling around on a walker with a walking boot. I am not doing any formal therapy other than shooting, exercising and trying to rebuild muscle that I have lost in the hospital.” Who is looking after you while you recover?

“My wonderful girlfriend, Rachel, has been my savior throughout this whole ordeal. My parents and sisters have also been very supportive, along with my “extended family” in the archery community.” What advice would you give to fellow hunters?

“When I was at Scheels, I would see customers have “sticker shock” at the cost of a good safety harness like the HSS or other similar models. I think that spending money on a good safety vest is much more of a sound investment than many other purchases that a customer can make. Also, never hunt out of permanent stands! The one I was hunting in was welded steel and was chained to the tree. It had been left in the tree for several years, and the tree had grown and stretched the chain, leading to its eventual breaking. If you are going to hunt from permanent stands, inspect them often and perform the necessary maintenance to prevent this sort of accident from happening. Every fall I take each and every one of my stands out and put them up on a tree about a foot off the ground and inspect them for any problems.”

There is a wealth of advice and thoughtfulness here for all to heed before readying to go into the woods this hunting season! Have questions for Mike? Email him at: drmvanderson@yahoo.com. While you’re at it, check out Specialty Archery products at www.speciartvarch.com As for Mike ... we think that you’re a good example of that old saying that sometimes “bad things happen to nice people!” Your archery family wishes you the best of luck in the future and . . . we’re glad we didn’t lose you!

Will you use a permanent tree stand again?

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Despite the “first year jitters” that invariably accompany a new town and facility’s initial hosting of its premier annual shooting event, the International Bowhunting Organization’s 2008 World Championships held at Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, New York was a flawlessly choreographed production. Even all the unpredictable variables—like the weather—cooperated perfectly.

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In his remarks during the event’s finale and awards ceremonies, IBO President Ken Watkins cited a long list of individuals who contributed to the success of the enormous undertaking, including the IBO Board members, dozens of local volunteers and Brian McFadden of the Ellicottville Chamber of Commerce, as well as the staff of the beautiful and accommodating Holiday Valley Resort. “They all deserve the credit for making this an incredible and successful tournament and experience,” Watkins said. “Although, I’d like to take personal credit for the delightful weather,” he joked.

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money and overall interest, Levi Morgan of Rosman, North Carolina came out on top after three days of competition, shooting a 526 with a smokin’’ day-three posting of 104. Placing second in PMR was perennial contender Jeff Hopkins with a 519, followed by Adam Hayden, who posted a 509. The Pro Female (PRF) class was won by Amy Wenmoth of Milton, West Virginia, with a 478 and a daythree 100. Placing second was Alicia McHenry with a 477, followed by Susan Thompson-Davis, who shot a day-three score of 473. After 3 days, Derry Null of Zanesville, Ohio, was on top of the always-competitive Pro Senior (PSR) class, scoring a 492—with a day-3 finish of 104. Second place was taken by Thomas Crowe with a 485, with Charles Blankenship finishing third at 481. The final professional class, Pro Fingers (PMF), was won by Charlie Owens of Greensburg, Indiana with a score of 469. Placing second in PMF was Larry Goza with a 465, and third was taken by Rodney Huffman with a 463.

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Just fewer than 1,700 shooters participated in the trophy and championship competition taking place August 20-23. Record-high gasoline and travel prices notwithstanding, the IBO’s premier event actually showed an increase in participation over 2007’s World Championship—by shooters and vendors alike. The IBO’s Watkins attributed the strong interest and attendance partly to the return of the event to a New York state venue, after a hiatus of nearly a decade.

“There’s an incredibly strong core of bowhunters located here in the New York/Pennsylvania/Ohio region,” surmised Watkins. “In addition, we also have a high participation from Canadian shooters here.” Special shooting events taking place during the evenings at the McKenzie/ 1BO World Championships included the Best of the Best Shoot-off on Wednesday, which pitted the winners of each class of the IBO National Championship Triple Crown in a head-to-head, shoot-down format. The last shooter standing was Bowhunter Release class winner Shane Gillispie of Corinth, Kentucky who received a new Rolex watch, courtesy of the three National Triple Crown host clubs. Thursday evening saw the LimbSaver Shoot-Off, in which the class winners from the Third Leg of the National Championship Triple Crown competed. Winning first place and $1,000 was Danny McCarthy, with Dave Thompson receiving $500 for second place. Youth September - October 2008

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shooter Garrett Ayersman received a S500 scholarship for his finish. Bill Sennick left Ellicottville $1,000 richer for his first place finish in the annual Easton Eagle Eye shoot-off. Joe Otto received $500 for second place, and Thomas Crowe placed third, receiving $250. After the final tally of scores on day three in Ellicottville, the recipients of the 2008 IBO Shooters of The Year were named.

Designed to honor 3-D archery’s pinnacle of performance, the IBO Shooter of the Year (SOY) program was first instituted in 2003 as a method of identifying the strongest, most consistent 3-D archery competitors in each IBO class for a given shooting year. The IBO Shooter of the Year title is based upon five scores from seven IBO national-level events occurring each year, including the IBO Southern Triple Crown, IBO National Triple Crown and IBO World Championship. A class must have at least ten separate participants registered in Shooter of the Year events in order to give an award in that class. The “Class of 2008” is comprised of Michael Grant (AHC), Audrey Stone (FBO), Leanne Hayes (FBR), Martha Lorence (FSR). Diana Smith (FTRD). Ken Redding (LB), Rick Siestema (MBF), Jerry Whittington (MBO), Shane Gillispie (MBR). Charles Buhler (MCBH), Rodney Huffman (PMF), Danny McCarthy (PMR), Andrea Nicholson (PRF) and Thomas Crowe (PSR). For more information on IBO events and scores see www.ibo.net

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Bill Pellegrino’s favorite song just might be “Dream A Little Dream With Me,” since the Mathew’s Pro Archer from Colorado won the Mens’ FS Championship competition at the 28lh annual Big Sky Open in Grand Junction, CO June 15th. Gas prices didn’t stop those who wanted to spend a weekend of fun with the sport they love. Instead, archers car-pooled and competed. But then, most are doing this for any tournament, aren’t they? It’s simply more fun in numbers than going alone. Pellegrino, on the other hand, brought his family to share the fun. And of course, winning is fun! Friday and Saturday, the traditional “GoForlt” team events were held. The two-day separate events with team drawn members placed Andrew Wilson & Dillon Sether first for money with a total score of 91 in the dual championship section on Friday and Andrew Wilson & Rob Morgan on Saturday with a 94. Ray Tenbrook & Tony Mansfield were first in the Championship/Flights section with a total score of 85 and Tony Mansfield & Rob Morgan on Saturday with a 91. Drew Bortman & Steve Swaeby won the dual Flights section with a score of 88 winning money for first while Benton Christiansen & Tony Mansfield won Saturday with an 85. Interesting! All teams were drawn and yet the hottest clay pigeon shooters were Tony Mansfield, Rob Morgan and Andrew Wilson. Talk about the luck of the draw! Over S1800 was given away to the lucky winners of the Clay Pigeon “GoForlt” Team events. When the individual competition ended on Saturday, the leader on the board was Jeremy Terhune of Wyoming. Terhune’s first Big Sky was last year. For Jeremy, the first day was astounding and hopeful, but when it comes down to shooting with the seasoned “big boys” like Dave Cousins, Logan Wilde and Duane Price, it's going to take a lot of focus and hanging in there to win. But “dream a little dream” as well, Jeremy. Like Pellegrino, you too can do it! Quiet, petite Diane Davis from Utah has been increasing her scores in target archery the past year. Diane competed at the Big Sky in Mesquite from the onset and decided to try the Grand Junction scene this year. Jamie Van Natta and Erika Anschutz, both Pro’s for Hoyt, have been battling it out everywhere with Jamie making #1 her most favorite number ever and Erika, not real fond of 2, was hot on her back to change that around. Jamie was only one point ahead 306

of Erika on Saturday. She knew that in order to beat Erika, it was going to take a good deal of concentration, so with one final glance at that sparkler on her finger, Jamie focused on the center of the target and released her winning arrow to bury Erika’s score by two. No shootoff this time! One of Colorado’s finest women archers, Jane Mowbray competed twice at the Big Sky in the past, but for health reasons couldn’t shoot archery for about 11 years. “I just didn’t realize that it had been so long since I came to this tournament”, she commented, “but target archery is hard to give up, so I started shooting again and was surprised it all came back so naturally. It was time to see what I could do at the Big Sky against the other championship women.” Jane won the Women’s FSL Championship in 1984 and came in second in 1985. Picking up a release, she is once again competing with the best. Rhonda Calhoun, Mathew's Pro Staff shooter, hails from Texas and is no stranger to winning; mainly 3-D shoots. Recently, she expanded her archery venue by entering target tournaments resulting in a change of lifestyle that may be harder and a bit more challenging. Target rounds take longer because you shoot not just one arrow for score, but three-to-five per target. The gift, for those who seek it, is consistency and accuracy resulting in becoming a finer shooter! The ticket is practice and if you love the sport, as so many do, the reward is worth it! Becky Pearson of Arizona, a favorite of the Big Sky Open, rounded out the women’s group in the Championship division at the Big Sky Open. Although Becky didn’t place, she is a dedicated archer and legend among contenders. Special awards were given to Becky & Frank Pearson and Dee Wilde for their help and promotion of the Big Sky Open tournaments every year. Jim Law, a local archer, celebrated his 75lh birthday at the Big Sky and also received special award, not for just his birthday, but for all he has done for the tournament. These fine archers are so appreciated. Pellegrino couldn’t believe his luck! “I was scoring smaller on the closer targets”, he commented when asked about his surprise win, “and I was amazed that I was doing better on the longer ones. The closer targets just chip shots, but I just wasn’t grouping the arrows in the center as I should have”, he finished. In the first group, Dave Cousins was leading. On the 65-yardcr, he related, “1 looked over and thought to myself, I got him, 1 got him! I thought 1 had won!” Don’t think for a minute that one group doesn’t know what the other groups are doing they do! Things were pretty quiet among the top four at the end of the competition. 'I he I l.k. and International Archer, Inc. - www.usarchcr.com

Mathew’s Contingency monies were won by Pellegrino and Price. Hoyt had a clean sweep in the Women’s Championship Division through Jamie, Erika and Diane, while Pro Archer Dave Cousins earned his by coming in second. Thanks to Mathew’s Inc. and Hoyt for recognizing those who shoot their bows at this tournament. They all do a great job in promoting their sponsors. A couple of years ago, we had life-size cutouts made of several archers. Becky Pearson was one of these and while the others were happy to claim their cutouts after we were through using them for advertising, Becky didn’t take hers home. So, we had a little auction in which the money from the “cardboard babe” went to the Cancer Society. Becky is currently in remission from cancer and gave us permission to auction her autographed cutout to the archers at the closing award ceremonies. Highest bidder was Harry Loughran from Colorado Springs. So, Harry, where is “Becky” now? Thanks to everyone who participated in this small event in the interest of charity. In the other Championship Divisions, results are as follows: Dee Wilde is aggressively on a roll! Dee won the Men’s Senior FS Championship in 2007 and returned to claim his title again in 2008 by besting his record on the colored target by shooting an 1152 over his ’07 score of 1144. Don Borg/UT and Richard Smith/CO tried to keep up with him, but somehow couldn’t pull it off. Randy Brabec, FSL Champ didn’t break his last year’s record, but still managed to out-shoot his competition. Bob Besanceney/ KS and William Caires/CO to again claim that title. Lynn Walter bested her old record of 849 from 2006, to shoot an 881 in the Championship Classic Division. Way to go Lynn! Judd Wathen/UT becomes the new BHFS Champion! Judd managed to squeeze three points better out of his arrows and target over Ramie Haines/WY and returning Champion Steve Christian/ MO. The last time a Barebow Archer registered at the Big Sky Open was in 1979. Hey! Where are you guys, anyway? Richard Lucangioli of Colorado wasn’t afraid to step up to the plate and coax his arrows to a home run with 712 recorded on the colored targets. Congratulations, Richard - so glad to have you. The challenge for next year, who dares to beat his record on the colored targets in BB? In the Flights, Top Male was Drew Hortman/UT with an 1154 breaking the 2005 record held by Mike Gerard, also of Utah, by one point. In the Women’s, Kris Weaver/UT shot a high of 1118, breaking the record held by Shauna Morgan/MT in 2007. Five Mens’ flights and two Women’s flights were awarded over $4,000 to the lucky winners. Youth Amateur archers earned trophies with their skills from our Trophy Sponsor, Grand Junction Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge. Top winners of the trophies were: M-Intermediate FS - Keegan DePriest/CO with a score of 1082; M-Junior FS - Zachary Rickard/WY scoring a 1062; F-Junior FS - Kendra Davis/UT with a 1051; M-Cadet FS - Tristen Holmes/CO - with a 1075; F-Cadet FSL - Braydin Henderson/CO scoring a 238; and Bailie Bescanceney/KS shooting a 1058. Thanks GJ ChryslerJeep-Dodge for your support with the Big Sky Open Amateur Trophies for these aspiring young target archers! For just a few minutes, let’s embrace Pellegrion’s archery dream, as we know it, from the standpoint of the Big Sky Open starting with 1994; his first trip and first money from the sport of archery in which Pellegrino placed second in the FSL Division. “To this day,” he commented, “I couldn’t believe I actually won money from archery and it was at the Big Sky Open!” 1995 to 1999, there wasn’t a Big Sky Open tournament for him to return to. The Big Sky started again in 2000, but did not receive a registration form from Pellegrino until 2004. Practicing with a release, Pellegrino registered in the Men’s FS Division. For two years in row, he placed third. In 2006, Bill placed 4'h. In 2007, his dream slipped all the way to 12"’. So what was this “Dark Horse’s” method for redemption in 2008? Focus, have fun, bring your family along for a vacation, and what the heck! Second top group isn’t so bad (consisting of Andy Turnquist/ September - October 2008

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WY, Josh Schaff/MT, Rob Morgan/MT and Pellegrino)! Terhune, Cousins, Price and Logan Wilde had a mere twelve points separating them, so who knew what would happen on Sunday. We all found out. Pellegrino in second group WON! It was De j’ Vu 1990 and Marlow Larson all over again! Hearty congratulations to all the 2008 Big Sky Open winners! Over $17,000 was awarded to winning archers in the Championship Divisions including Sponsor Contingency money. Thanks to our sponsors of the Big Sky Open-GJ: Sportsmans Warehouse; Mathew’s Inc; Hoyt; Martin Archery; Winners Choice Custom Bowstrings, Inc; the U.S. & International Archer magazine; Jake’s Archery; Gold Tip, Inc; Specialty Archery Products; and GJ DoubleTree Hotel. Thanks to our continuous Bale Advertisers: Sure-Loc Archery Products; Carter Enterprises; Saunders Archery Company; BCY, Inc; Western Recreation Industries; Gordon Composites; Bear Creek Archery; Pellegrino’s Archery Hut; Red Rock Archery; Archery Adventures; D & R Construction; and WW Peppers. Thanks to the companies who donated door prizes and thanks to our Signature Archery Club, the Grand Mesa Bowmen. Thanks to our volunteer helpers: Ann & Myron Peters who run the “GoForlt", Support staff, Linda & Jeff Cell; Referee, Mike Kaiser; Runner, Mitch Holmes; our announcer, Linda Marten; and Shelly Moore, Youth Score-Keeper. Without their help, the Big Sky Open wouldn’t be possible. Hope to see you all next year - June 12, 13, 14 — 2009! Log on to our website www.bigskvarchervonen.com for more information.

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The Lady Behind “Big Sky Open” by Jerry Brabec

Like so many young women, her archery life began with this statement, “you are not leaving me home to go shoot another archery tournament. “Tootie” Brabec gave this ultimatum to husband Jerry. So Jerry got her a bow and she started her journey into the archery world. By end of the tournament season in 1965, she was one of the top women bare bow shooters in the state of Montana, the NFAA North West Section and the Nation. She was hooked; archery became a major part of the Brabec’s lives. In 1968, she became secretary of the Black Otter Bowmen of Montana and secretary for Jerry who had become director for the NFAA of the North West Section. In 1969, Margret and Jerry started their tournament experience running sectionals for the NFAA and tournaments for the Rocky Mountain Archery Association. Their goal was always to provide for the shooters; to make tournaments something other than one must “win” to have fun. Tournaments should be about shooting the bow and people. After 308

years of spending hours, days and weeks planning, soliciting prizes and moneys for tournaments, they became frustrated. For whatever the reasons, they didn’t feel that archers were being rewarded in the fashion they thought they deserved. After attending “the Lake of The Woods Tournament of Illinois in 1972”, “Tootie” said, “enough is enough” and the idea of Big Sky was born. After many, many hours of searching the Brabecs found K.O.A. campgrounds that were willing to host tournaments. Tootie started putting it together, talking with potential sponsors, inviting the NFAA pros, discussions on what target faces, what kind of layout and all of the hundreds of other little details that go into a successful shoot. Billings Montana was the first. The success of the first brought on the next and the next and the next. The tournament’s success is widely known. Tournaments that become this big and this successful do not just happen; they are the result of hard work and dedication. Today there is an early summer “Big Sky Open” in Grand Junction, CO and one in the fall in Mesquite, Nevada. Big Sky has

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Terry Howell - UT 551 1094 3rd $132.00 543 Flight 3 MEN Kerry Baird - ID $264.00 558 1089 1st 531 Lucas Jolley - UT $198.00 1084 2nd 533 551 Clinton Suskey Sr - CO 529 1071 $132.00 3rd 542 Kenneth Wilson - WY 526 1064 $66.00 538 4th Flight 4 MEN Toby Dellamano - CO 506 1st $264.00 542 1048 LeRoy Brown - CO $198.00 1029 2nd 510 519 Josh Glory - CO 514 3rd $132.00 511 1025 Kirk Henderson - CO 511 4th $66.00 1010 499 Flight 5 MEN Jonathan Ruspil - CO 1st $264.00 469 501 970 Michael Mowbray - CO 476 2nd $115.00 487 963 Scott Heimann - CO 2nd $115.00 963 474 489 Jim Chiaro - CO $66.00 457 476 933 4th Flight 1 WOMEN Kris Weaver - UT 1st $210.00 565 553 1118 2nd Amber Christensen - ID 545 539 1084 $126.00 Shauna Morgan - MT $84.00 3rd 541 539 1080 Flight 2 WOMEN Kim Chase - CO 1st $210.00 979 484 495 Nicole Bassett - ID 2nd $126.00 497 480 977 Brenda Young - CO 482 969 3rd $84.00 487 Youth Amateur Cadet Freestyle Limited GIRL Braydin Henderson - CO 106 132 238 1st Youth Amateur Cadet Freestyle Unlimited BOY Tristen Holmes - CO 547 528 1075 1st Sam Blaine-NM 511 506 1017 Youth Amateur Cadet Freestyle Unlimited GIRL Bailie Besanceney - KS 535 523 1058 1” Youth Amateur Intemiediate Freestyle Unlimited BOY 1st Keegan DePriest - CO 537 1082 545 2nd 1046 Tate Morgan - MT 532 514 Henry Bass-UT 507 531 1038 3rd Youth Amateur Junior Freestvle Unlimited BOY 1st Zachary Rickard - WY 524 1062 538 2nd Brad Carter - ID 540 521 1061 Ostan Holmes - CO 3rd 482 980 498

become one of the most prestigious shoots in the country. As Michelle Ragsdale once said, “if you are anybody in archery you’re at Big Sky”. Terry Ragsdale, who has won almost every shoot in the U.S. at one time or another, has never won Big Sky. This speaks to the quality of this tournament. The quality of shooting skills is only a part of Big Sky. Pros sharing with new guys, the camaraderie of standing on the shooting line with new as well as old acquaintances, the pleasure of shooting in great weather at the start of summer or at the end of fall, these are some of the things that Tootie finds important. She works hard to create an environment that will make Big Sky an exceptional experience. Big Sky is not the effort of a company or organization, it is the effort of the Brabec family and a few close friends. Tootie has been the driving force for 30+ years. Her goals have not changed over the years. It is about the shooters. In her articles she tries to balance information about the sponsors who make the tournament possible, the winners and shooters down in the flights. She feels that it is important that a new young shooter or an old timer is recognized for their willingness to step to the line and shoot shoulder to shoulder with some of the best archers in the country. September - October 2008

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“GOFORlT’Clav Pigeon Team Event SATURDAY, June 14, 2008 DUAL CHAMPIONSHIP 1- Rob Morgan & Andrew Wilson 2- Jeremiah McConnell & Randy Brabe 3-Richard Smith & Josh SchafF CHAMPIONSHIP/FLIGHTS 1-Rob Morgan & Tony Mansfield 2-Benton Christensen & Richard Smith 3- Jeremiah McConnell & Kerry Baird 4- Phillip Cook & Jeremy Terhune DUAL FLIGHTS 1-Tony Mansfield & Ed Huddleston 2- Michael Bean & Matt Bassett 3-Terry Howell & Mike Kiser 4-Justin Howell & Shelby Moore

When you visit with Tootie about archery, you will never hear from her about her successes at the State and National level as a shooter. She will not mention that in 1970, she was awarded the prestigious NFAA Compton Medal of Honor for her work above and beyond in the world of archery. What she will talk about is that they stopped Big Sky for a few years and how they received so many requests to start it back up. She will talk about ways to make the next one even better. She isn’t looking for a way out of the responsibility. She is looking forward to the next 20 years. Forty plus years of archery has never been about Tootie. She suggests that her rewards for her efforts are the pleasure shooters get from shooting the Big Sky Tournament. She, in fact, thanks the shooters for being there. Her given name is Margret; this isn’t supposed to be public knowledge, but what the heck. Thousands of people in the archery world know her as Tootie. No matter what name she goes by, one must give her a heartfelt thanks for her efforts to provide a quality tournament for archers of all skill and age levels. She would tell you, “don’t worry about the score,just come and enjoy yourself’.

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Gordon Composites, Inc. 2350 Air Park Way Montrose, CO 81401 Phone: 800-399-0757 www.gordoncomposites.com

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Danage of Scandinavia Industrivej 13 6310 Broager, Denmark www.danage.dk

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Archery Shooter Systems 109 N Wagner Street Endeavor, Wl 53930 Phone: 608-587-2254 Fax: 608-587-2565 www.bowhanger.com

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Phone: 270-522-9857 Fax: 270-682-0003 www.goldringcase.com

Doinker (Leven Industries) 9025 Eton Avenue, Unit A Canoga Park, CA 91304 Phone: 818-700-2899 Fax: 818-700-2897 www.doinker.com

E 258 Easton Technical Products 5040 Harold Gatty Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84116-2897 Phone: 801.539.1400 www.eastonarchery.com

H 262 Hunting Simulation Organization PO Box 3029 La Pine, OR 97739 Phone:541-419-6650 Fax: 541-536-2676 www.huntingsimulation.com

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George Champan Archery 6649 N. Montrose Drive Tucson, AZ 85741 Phone: 520.742-5815 www.rchycoach@aol.com www.chapmanarchery.com

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Genesis Archery www.genesisbow.com

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Gold Ring Cases (Custom Manufacturing) 5639 Hurricane Road Cadiz, KY 42211

Jim Fletcher Archery PO Box 218 Bodfish, CA 93205 Phone: 760-379-2589 www.fletcherarchery.com

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Mathews Inc. PO Box 367,919 River Road Sparta, Wl 54656 Phone: 608-269-2728 Fax: 608-269-3120 www.mathewsinc.com

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Mathews TV (Mathews Inc.) www.mathewstv.com

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Motion Targets Phone: 541-575-0247 www.motiontargets.com

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GrivTech.com www.grivtech .com

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National Aliance for the Development of Archery www.teacharchery.org Phone: 352-472-2388

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Norway Industries www.duravanes.com Phone: 800-778-4755

2008 in order to guarantee you a room. PLEASE NOTE: HOTEL INFO MA Y CHANGE BEFORE JUNE 1, 2008.

ARCHERY COMPETITON SPORTSMANS $20,000

(At the Baseball complex off 1-15) Championship Awards-

St BIG SKY OPEN

**$1700 l!l Place TOP MALE (FSU Championship Division) $850 2"d Place First two places guaranteed-subsequent places based on attendance. 80% payback, (one per 3 on all) $500 1” Place TOP FEMALE (FSU Championship Division) S500 1” Place SENIOR MENS Championship Division FSU (55 up)

Mesquite, Nevada (Fly into Las Vegas or St.George, UT)

The Mesquite Baseball Complex - Mesquite, Nevada

★MfgContingency Money where specified $500 U'Place CHAMP DIV - MFSL, MBHFSU Champ. Classic, etc., Divisions - 70% payback

Oct 31. Nov. 1. 2. - 2008

M/W - Flight Divisions, Cash Awards (80% payback) ♦ ♦**

Sponsored by: Sportsman’s Warehouse, Martin Archery, Hoyt, Rocky Mountain Bowstrings, Specialty Archery Products, Gold Tip, Inc., Jake’s Archery and USA Magazine.

Amateurs (13- 17 yrs of age, only) - Trophy Awards Oct. 31, Nov. 1, Friday, Saturday - Team Events

November 1 & 2, Saturday & Sunday — Individual Competition

NFAA PRO SANCTIONED

Colored Target Faces 20-65 yards. V-Formation (Targets are 40, 60 Ft 80 centimeters) (3 arrows per target - possible 600 per round, per day )

Check our website: www.bigskvarchervopen.com Oasis Hotel - 800-216-2747. Group #231319 by Oct, 1st

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$140 $165

Flights

Youth Amateur (15-17 years)

$75 $100

$25 $50

**Please note: Late registration will be enforced — please pre-register; it helps the Hotel & us to plan better! (First 28 Pro s to pre-register will shoot with their competition; after that time, Pro's will shoot with FEES: (do not write in this space) whomever they are placed with. No exceptions! PLEASE CHECK WHAT COMPETITION YOU ARE SHOOTING IN:

CHAMPIONSHIP FreeStyle Unlimited FreeStyle Limited Classic Limited BH FS Unlimited BH FS Limited SENIOR MEN FSU

FLIGHTS All Styles will shoot together

(Men & Women will have separate Flights}

YOUTHAMATEUR intermediate (15-17) FS FSU (only intermediates & Jr's will be allowed to shoot) (No Adult Amateur Division)

CHECK-1N/LATE REGISTRATION AT THE BASEBALL COMPLEX: FRIDAY (10/31) 12;QO gm to 6:00 pm----SATURDAY 8:00 am to 10:00 am FIRST GROUPOUT ON November 1 &2. WILL START AT 8:30 am SHARP!

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Make check/Monev Order (for tournament registration) to: BIG SKY OPEN 2941 N. 15,h St. Grand Junction, CO 81506 FOR MORE INFORMATION call: 970-243-1319________________ www.bigskyarchcryopcn.com 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 2008. I 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 injur}’, 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

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Outdoor Profile www.outdoorprofile.com

Specialty Archery, LLC P.O. Box 877 Spencer, IA 51301 Phone: 715-580-5762 Fax: 715-581-2020 www.specialtyarch.com

Physically Challenged Bowhunters of America, Inc. 2152 Route 981 New Alexanderia, PA 15670 www.pcba-inc.org

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320 Stanislawski Archery Products 173 State Street Auburn, NY 13021 Phone: 315-258-9269 Fax: 315-258-0529 www.stanislawski.com

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Ram Products 1220 S. Mountain View Road Moscow, ID 83843 Phone: 208-882-1396 Fax: 208-882-2634 www.ram-products.com

308 Robinhood Video Productions 1600 Reynoldsburg -New Albany Road Blacklick, OH 43004 Phone: 614-322-1038 Fax: 614-322-1039 www.robinhoodvideos.com

Sure-Loc Archery Products (C.S. Gibbs Corp) 100 Quality Lane, Versailles, IN 47042 Phone: 812-689-9926 Fax: 812-689-9927 www.sureloc.com

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Target Sets 2036 Nevada City Hwy #240 Grass Valley, CA 95945 Phone: 530-265-4856 www.targetsets.com

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Zenith Archery Products Phone: 631-929-3223 www.zenitharchery.com

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Trueflight Manufacturing Company, Inc. PC Box 1000 Manitowish Waters, Wl 54545 Phone: 715-543-8410 Fax: 715-543-2525 www.trueflightfeathers.com

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Shibuya Archery www.shibuya-archery.com

292 U.S. & International Archer, The (U.S. Archer Inc.) 7315 N. San Anna Dr. Tucson, AZ 85704 Phone: 888-250-3321 Phone: 520-742-5846 Fax: 520-742-0027 Email: usarcher@qwestoffice.net www.usarcher.com

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Shrewd Archery Phone:540-387-2922 www.shrewdarchery.com

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Winner's Choice Custom Bowstrings Phone: 541-575-0818 www.winnerschoicestrings.com

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Range-O-Matic Archery Company 20625 30 Mile Road Ray, Ml 48096 Phone: 586-749-8622 Fax: 568-749-6721 www.rangeomatic@comcast.net

Win & Win www.win-archery.com www.greatreearchery.com Skip@Greatreearchery Phone:800-337-1128

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Whole Life Planner B.C. Ministries, Box 915 Eddyville, KY 42038

Palmas De Cortez 3rd Anual Archery Classic February 18 - 22,2009 45 miles north of Cabo on the Sea of Cortez Resort Reservations: Dante Maestri Phone: 661.269.2326 Email: dante4523@aol.com Tournament Info: Butch Herold Phone: 573.769.3536 Email: butchs@centurytel.net

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