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Editorial by Arlyne Rhode Prof Dr. Erdener elected IOC Vice President by World Archery 10 USA Announces Rio 2016 Olympic Archery Team -___________________________~ vy 1 J niuiv / ki vuvi y i vuin by USA Archery 1H USA Archery Reflections on Stellar Rio Games Comp by USA Archery 12 Eight takeaways from the Rio 2016 Men’s Qualifier bvWorld Archery 15 Ku Completes 1st Gold Sweep in Olympic History by World Archery 16 Koren Women win 8th Olympic Team Title in a Row by World Archery 18 Seven takeaways: Rio 2016 Women’s Finals by World Archery 20 Face of an Olympic Champion: Chang Hye Jin by World Archery 21 Face of an Olympic Champion: Ku Bon Chan by World Archery 22 Korea ousts USA Men in incredible Olympic Team Fine' by World Archery 24 The Olympics and the Affect It has on the Mental Game by Rick McKinney 26 National Junior Dream Teams compete at the Canadian National Target Championship Article by Lany Wise Photos by Amy Skelton 28 She won the Gold! by David Merritt 30 Superman Hosts ASA Mathews Illinois Pro/Am Article by April Girvin Photos by Joey Girvin 36 S3DA News 47 Be ieve in Yourself by Terry Wunderle 48 NASP News by Brittany Jones & Staff 52 Dave Keaggy Sr. Thirty Minute Workout at Mountainside Fitness by Dave Keaggy Sr. 55 2016 Bow Hunting Western Kentucky by B. Howard Coney 56 2016 Bigfoot Open by Gene Grodzki 60 US Archer Media Information 63 Advertisement and Press Release Index Deadlines for Ads and Articles: Magazine Issuedfor Submissions Due: Estimated Ship Date: January - February December 15"' January 15"' March - April February 15"' March 15'" May - June April 15"' May 15"' July -August June 15"' July 15"' September - October August 15"' September 15"' November - December ________ October 15"' November __ 15"'
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What a whirlwind of Archery Tourmant action we had ® over the last two months. Action from the Olympic archer who has trained for years to perfect their archery form to the student just taking up archery for the summer and shooting their first Scholastic 3D event. We are so blessed to participate in this wonderful spoil. The World Archery staff sent us pages of coverage every day on the Olympic Games. We had room for only 15 pages of coverage starting on page 9. Our sincere thanks to the World Archery Staff for supplying the wonderful coverage of the 2016 Olympic Archery Games. My special thanks to photographer Dean Alberga for getting hi res photos to us for this issue. It has been the best ever! Following the Olympic coverage, four time Olympic competitor Rick McKinney tells us how he felt and what he saw in his Olypmic experiences. Our future Olympic Archers possibly will come from Junior Olympic Clubs, NASP or S3DA
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USA announces Rio 2016 Olympic Archery Team 31 May 2016 Newberry, FL (USA)
:/ircnery leant (l-r) Khatuna Lorig, Daniel McLaughlin, Zach Garrett, Brady Ellison, Jake Kaminski, Park Hye Youn, MacKenzie Brown and LaNola Pritchard rady Ellison, Jake Kaminski, Zach Garrett, Mackenzie Brown, Park Hye Youn and Khatuna Lorig finished top in USA Archery’s Olym pic trials. The USA’s Olympic team trials finished on 30 May at the Gator Cup in Newberry, Florida. The pro cess began in September 2015. USA has qualified a full team of three slots in the men’s competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but only secured one space in the women’s event. There is an opportunity to win a further two at the third stage of the 2016 Hyundai Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey in June. Brady Ellison, Jake Kaminski and Zach Garrett will represent the USA as its recurve men’s team in Rio. Mackenzie Brown has the lone recurve wom en’s place, and Park Hye Youn and Khatuna Lorig will join Mackenzie only if the USA recurve women qualify a team place in Antalya. “I’m in shock and awe. I’m speechless, elated, 1 don’t even know how to put it in words,” said Brown. 10
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My focus now is training with the team for Turkey to ensure we have our full qualification.” Park, the unknown in the trials, finished second. She emigrated from Korea several years ago and at tained US citizenship in 2015. If the women qualify a full women’s quota, it would send Lorig to her sixth Olympics. She re mained confident. Having a team means having more changes to medal. For the US, it is more realistic to medal as a team than as an individual. We have a strong team and 1 have no doubts,” said Lorig. Brady Ellison and Jake Kaminski made up two thirds of the USA recurve mens team that won silver at London 2012 and were excited about their prospects in Brazil. “We have an awesome team, we have a team that has the ability to shoot better than we did in Lon don and the Games are still a long way away,” said Ellison. I m honored to make my second consecutive Continue at the bottom ofpage 11, U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
USA Archery Reflections on Stellar Rio 2016 Games Competition August 16, 2016
he archery competition of Rio 2016 Olym pic Games took place in the Sambadrome, a historic, vibrant and beautiful venue, known in Bra zil as the birthplace of Samba and the home of the Carnival celebration. Loud, sequin covered dancers and musicians lined the field each day, welcoming the crowds and archers into the colorful stadium. There was an incredible juxtaposition of this joyous, rich celebration and the deep silence, focus and determi nation of the archers competing that was stunning to watch. Brady Ellison, Jake Kaminski, Zach Garrett and Mackenzie Brown represented the U.S. as fierce competitors, strong teammates, and role models for the archery community. Ellison won the U.S. its first individual medal in 16 years with his individual bronze finish. Together with teammates Kaminski and Garrett, the trio had a stellar run, earning silver for the second consecutive Games. In London, the team felt they had lost the gold, but this time was different, the unanimous feeling was that they had won the silver. They fought hard through matches for strong wins all the way through the gold final with Korea. Korea’s scores were near perfect, with only 3 arrows out of the 10-ring. The U.S. trio bowed with respect as Korea clinched the win, still deservedly proud of their own world-class performance. Constantly displaying great sportsmanship on the field, Ellison faced both Kaminski and Garrett in individual eliminations. The archers, teammates above competitors, decided not to have coaches join them on the field of play, but to watch from nearby. As athletes who grew up together, competing, living and learning together every day, it was about more than winning a match at the Olympics. When Ellison shot a perfect 30 in his match with Kaminski, Kaminski turned to congratulate him, and the two hugged at the end of the match in an emotional moment.
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Continued from page 10, team and am proud to represent the USA in Rio,” add ed Kaminski. The third member of the men’s squad, Zach Garrett, said he was relieved but felt his task was not complete: “I don’t think that anyone or I will really feel accomplished until we’re standing on the podi um!” The alternates for the team are Daniel Mc Laughlin and LaNola Pritchard. September-October 2016 www.usarcher.com - email: arlyne.rhode@gntail.com or ttsamag@aol.com
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Eight takeaways from the Rio 2016 Men’s Qualification 5 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
Sambodromo Olympic Archery Field in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ight quick-fire notes from the recurve men’s ranking round at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Archery, the second sport to start at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after football, opened with a bang. Kim Woojin shot a new world and Olympic record during the 72-arrow ranking round with 700 points out of a possible 720; one point more than Im Dong Hyun’s previously world-leading mark shot at
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London 2012. The ranking round seeded both individuals and teams for the rest of the competition. Here’s eight quick takeaways from the ranking round in Rio... 1. World record World number one Kim Woojin broke the world and Olympic record just as he said he would earli er this year during the Hyundai Archery World Cup stage in Medellin. After admitting it was the pay-off for his extra work ahead of the Games, he said he’d already moved his thoughts on to the team competition where Korea is seeded first, with a bye into the quarterfinals. Tomorrow there is a more important match. In terms of celebrating today -1 want to focus on tomor row s match,” the Korean men’s team captain said. 2. Top three Brady Ellison and David Pasqualucci seeded number two and three, respectively, behind Woojin. David Pasqualucci, the rookie on the Italian men team, was shocked and impressed with his first ever Olympic performance, one that he said boosts his confident for the team and individual matches ahead. I can’t believe what 1 did here today,” said David, with a big grin on his face. “I’m very happy. My hard work and play was done and now, with my U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
Rookie on the Italian men's team David Pasqualucci seed number three
teammates and coach, we will try to keep the good work. With my ranking and team position, the brack ets could be good.” “We want the medal and this starts a good track for us.” 3. 690+ Brady, the most experienced archer on the USA team, shot a 690-point round he thought could have been five or six points better. “It feels good, shot good, we had good weather today,” the three-time Olympian said. “I really think that everybody on this field should have shot five or six points better, even Kim Woojin. 1 really feel the performance he did today was 705 or 706. The platform was moving just enough to open everyone’s group up just a little bit, so the fact that he shot a world record is even more impressive.” 4. Orange Dutch man Sjef van den Berg took silver in 2015 at the Aquece Rio test event prior to the Games. The young man sat one point behind Woojin after the first half, then, in the second, he fell a little behind, still shooing 684 - good for the fourth seed his third best result in competition, he said. “The shooting was good in the first half, in the
second it was a little less. I think it was mainly be cause of my energy level being too low. I got really sick two days ago and just didn’t have the energy to shoot the second half as good as the first one,” Sjef explained. 5. Congratulations
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India’s sole man in Rio Atanu Das was seededfifth Atanu Das, India’s sole man in Rio, was seeded fifth. The 24 year-old man had something else to cel ebrate rather than his own results... “It was good for me but I’m happier for Kim, he shot the world record,” said Atanu. “I wish I did! For my first Olympics 1 think my ranking round it’s good but here everyone else is too, it’s not going to be easy.” Kim and Atanu shot against each other for bronze at stage three of the 2016 Hyundai Archery world Cup - which ended in an incredible shoot-off. Kim won that tiebreaker, but by millimetres, if any thing!
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6. Relief London 2012 silver medallist Furukawa Taka hara finished seventh. His thoughts on his perfor mance had an interesting twist. “I feel relieved! 1 will not shoot against any ar cher from Korea until the semis, so I’m super happy," he said. The seeds slot into positions in the brackets, and Furukawa had checked his potential path to the finals. “I didn’t want to [meet them] and finishing seventh helps me.” 7. Tough going It wasn’t a good a day for European Games Champion Miguel Alvarino. The Spaniard shot some low arrows, even one miss, in the first half - which positioned him lower than he expected. “It was pretty bad. 1 had some back luck, h; d three bad arrows and 1 missed one because 1 pres> .1 it too much. I had all the cameras behind me and 1i nervous,” he explained. “It was also bad luck. 1 had arrows very close to the 10, but millimetres count and they scored Just nine. 1 hope tomorrow with the teams this doesn t happen again and then, in individuals, 1 hope to o better than today as well.” 8. Lifetime performance
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Alvarino’s teammate, Juan Rodriguez, had a better day. He was in the top three for much of the round, eventually settling in to rank 10th. “It’s something less to worry about, now the fun really begins and I’m looking forward to it,” he said, referring to the ranking round. “As a team, we are feeling great, although my teammates had some bad shots today. We all have bad days... The most important thing is to leave those moments behind and stay positive for what tomorrow brings." Gs'
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Oh world 3Un archery ith Ku Bonchan’s victory in the men’s event, Korea won all four titles for the first time at the Olympics. Korea’s Ku Bonchan sur vived a pair of shoot-offs in the quarter- and semifinals, then beat France’s Jean-Charles Valladont to Olympic gold in five sets, the last arrows of the Rio 2016 Olympic archery competition. “I’m so happy tonight is beautiful,” said Ku. He dropped to his knees after winning gold: “It was the most respectful way to give thanks to the spectators who cheered for me.” After winning his first two rounds in straight sets, Ku needed five sets to win each of the remain ing four matches. Both his quarterfinal with Australia’s Taylor Worth and his semifinal against Brady Ellison, of the USA, went to a one-arrow tiebreaker. He won the first with a 10, the second with a nine. Before the final, Ku’s coach, Park Chae Soon, was seen giving him stem instructions in the call room. “He said, ‘you’re not focus ing on your arrows, you’re think ing about the other guy’s arrows and the score. Just focus on what you do’,” Ku explained. Ku jumped 4-0 up in the men’s Olympic final and then cel ebrated after the third set, when he looked to have taken a clean-
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sheet victory. But an arrow of Valladont’s was upgraded in score it had just nicked the edge of the 10 on the left - and it gave the Frenchman a new lease of life. Valladont won the fourth set - then shot a pair of eights in the fifth, which Ku capitalised on to take Olympic gold. Ku Bonchan becomes only the second Korean man to win the Olympic title, after Oh Jin Hyek won in London in 2012. Ku’s win completed Korea’s first clean sweep of archery’s Olympic gold medals. The Korean team came close in 1988, 2000, 2004 and 2012, winning three golds at each Games, but had never before walked away with all four titles. Brady Ellison took bronze in Rio. He beat the Netherland’s Sjef van den Berg, 6-2 to the last spot on the podium. It is his first individual Olympic medal, after being part of second-placed teams in both 2012 and 2016. QX
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Korean Women win 8th Olympic Team Title in a Row 7 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) Chang Hye Jin, Choi Misun and London 2012 individual Olympic Champion Ki Bo Bae won Korea its eighth consecutive Olympic archery women’s team title at Rio 2016. Since the event was introduced in 1988, the Korean women have never lost a match at the Games.
Korean Olympic Team Champions (l-r) Chang Hye Jin, Choi Misun and Ki Bo Bae ince the event was intro duced in 1988, the Kore an women have never lost a match at the Games. Chang Hye Jin, Choi Misun and London 2012 individual Olympic Champion Ki Bo Bae won Korea its eighth consecutive Olympic archery women’s team title at Rio 2016, with wins over Japan, Chinese Taipei - and Rus sia in the final. The Olympic gold medal is the third of Ki’s career. She won double gold at her Olympic debut in London in 2012 - and has the chance to become the first ever archer to successfully defend her title in Rio, if she wins the individ ual competition again. “I’m happy that I got my third medal and I’m very thankful for my teammates,” Ki said. “This medal was won not just by the team but by everyone who sup ported us. That is why I cried.” “When it’s time for me to sleep, 1 always think about ar chery. That is why I can stay on op.”
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Korea has won every wom en’s team title at the Games since it was introduced in 1988. Four years after its debut, in 1992, matchplay was introduced to the archery competition - and, now in a streak that’s lasted 24 years, the Korean women have never lost a
match at the Olympics. At Rio 2016, Chang, Choi and Ki’s campaign began with a top seeding and featured an in credible perfect-set in the semifi nal. The title-sealing gold med al match, against World Archer'. Champion Russia, saw the Koi an women go 4-0 up off the back of consecutive series of 59- and 55-points - and one archer, Choi Misun, dropped all five of those points in the second. (Her tear imates made up for it, shooting four 10s.) The third set went down <> the line. Korea’s score - 51 - w the team’s lowest of the mate play. Russia had shot an excel lent group, but it was to the left of the gold, and scored 51 points. too. There was one Russian arrow close to the line. If called in, it would upgrade their score to 52, win the set, and extend the final. It was called out - and Ko-
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Women’s Team Champions - (front to back) Korean Women’s Gold Medalists, Chinese Taipei Women’s Silver Medalists and Russia Women’s Bronze Medalists. rea took the win, 5-1. Korea has already two ar chery gold medals from Rio, af ter the men took team gold on the first day of competition at the 2016 Olympic Games. Ki said the men’s team gave the women ad vice on how to handle the match play arena. “That really helped me in
the matches today and that is why I got good results,” she explained. Chinese Taipei beat Italy in the bronze medal match, also 5-1. “This is my first time at the Olympics and we’re super excited to have won this,” said Lin ShihChia. “This [Chinese Taipei] is my country and 1 feel very proud of iL” G&
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Women Olympic Medalists congratulating each other hang Hye Jin became the eighth Korean woman in history to lift the individual gold at Rio 2016. The three Korean women, seeded 1-2-3 after qualifications, were expected to deliver medals on women's finals day at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. They did, with Chang Hye Jin winning an Olympic Champion title - but Germany’s Lisa Un ruh and Alejandra Valencia of Mexico both caused the Koreans trouble. Unruh finished with silver, Valencia fourth. Here are seven takeaways from women’s indi vidual finals day... 1) Korea have collected their third gold at Rio 2016 after both men’s and women’s team Olympic ti tle on the opening weekend. But it was not as easy as expected
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Women’s Olympic Bronze Medalist Ki Bo Bae All three Korean women were still alive in the quarterfinals. That’s when top seed Choi Misun was upset by Mexico’s Alejandra Valencia in straight sets. 6-0. 2) Chang Hye Jin and reigning Champion Ki Bo Bae went through to the final four - but the second and third seeds were to face each other in the semis. The older of the two, team captain Chang, shot a three in the first set. But she soon regained control to win three of the following four sets and the match. She went on to win the Olympic title, while Ki fin ished her competition in Rio with bronze. Ki Bo Bae, who won the women’s individual event in London in 2012, claimed her fourth career medal in Rio - totalling three golds and one bronze. The only other Korean archer to go better is Kim Soo-Nyung with six Olympic medals - with four golds, one silver and one bronze. 3) Korea won its eighth gold medal in the wom en’s individual event in the last nine editions of the Games when Chang won at Rio 2016 on Thurday at the Sambodromo. Only China’s Zhang Juan Juan has been able to upset the Korean women’s supremacy since Los An geles 1984, when she won the Olympic title at Beijing 2008 on home soil. U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
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4) Chang winning the women’s individual event in Rio gave the nation its 22nd Olympic gold in archery, overtaking Korea’s previous most-successful sport - short track ice skating at the Winter Olympics on 21 golds. 5) Lisa Unruh is Germany’s first individual medallist in archery at the Olympics - while mak ing her debut in the Games. The nation had won two medals prior to Rio, both in the women’s team event: silver in Atlanta in 1996 and bronze at Sydney 2000. Unruh, 28, is the reigning World Archery In door Champion and World Archery Field Champion. Now, she’s the Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist. “I can’t believe I’m an Olympic medallist. It’s a big, big present for me,” the German archer said. “Now I need a break. I’m going to the German house to celebrate.” The houses are homes from homes for athletes and officials at the Games.
Naomi Folkard and home favorite Ane Marcelle Dos Santos on the shooting line
6) Home favourite Ane Marcelle Dos Santos claimed the host nation’s best ever result in archery at the Olympics when she ranked ninth in Rio. No Brazilian archer had never past the first round in the three recent editions they were represent ed - 1992, 2008 and 2012 - since matchplay was in troduced in Barcelona. Ane Marcelle won two match es in Rio. 7) Naomi Folkard, 32, competed at her fourth consecutive Olympics in Rio. Her highest finish at a Games was 11th in 2004, and she finished fourth as part of a Great Britain women’s team in 2008. In Rio, Naomi improved her personal best at the Olympics, making the top eight - but this, she said, is where she’ll stop. “I’ve been a full-time archer for 11 years now and 1 need a life,” Naomi said after losing to Chang Hye Jin in the women’s quarterfinals in the Sambodromo. “I want to get into coaching and bring the next lot up to become Olympic Champions.” Q
Naomi Folkard competed in her fourth consecutive Olympics and now plans to get into coaching
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Face of an Olympic Champion: Chang Hye Jin Born: 13 May 1987, Daegu, South Korea 17 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
Olympic Champion Chang Hye Jin eam captain Chang became the eighth wom en’s Olympic Champion from Korea in the last nine Games at Rio 2016. OLYMPIC JOURNEY Chang Hye Jin became the eight Korean athlete to win an Olympic gold in the women’s individual competition at the Games on 11 August in the Sambodromo, the iconic samba stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Bom and raised in Daegu, a city in the south east of South Korea, Hye Jin started archery when she was only 11 years old. Back then, though, her interests in the sport where more orientated to the enjoyment with her school friends than anything else. Being a profession al athlete was something that, Hye Jin said, was out of her mind. The reason: her size. “When 1 started archery I didn’t even know what the sport was. I wasn’t even good enough be cause 1 was too short and not strong,” said Hye Jin. “I’m still short but now I’m stronger.” When she began her university studies in Seoul, her home nation’s capital, Hye Jin started to go deeper into the sport and attend competitions at a medium level. Then, things changed. It was at her fourth year of university when she realised that she wanted to be part of Korean national team. “I gave and dedicated all my life to archery. There was not much time to go out, enjoy or relax. It was all about training to become a good archer,” she said. The oldest of four sisters and captain of the Ko rean women’s team in Rio quickly built up her con fidence. She was soon part of the Korean squad that competed in Belgrade, Serbia, at the Summer Uni versiade in 2009 - where Hye Jin won her first inter
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national gold medal in the women’s team event. During 2010 and 2011, Hye Jin lived through her first disappointments as an athlete. She failed to make the national team again. “Out of eight pre-selected women for the team, 1 was nine. It was hard for me. That’s when I decided I wanted to be at the highest level, not out of it,” she said. Hye Jin was back in a Korean shirt at the start of 2012, competing at both the Shanghai and Anta lya Archery World Cup stages. She failed, though, to make the most important team of the year: the one that would compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games. “I was fourth, 1 was the alternate. I didn’t do well enough to be on that team - that was hard,” re called Hye Jin. “People that know me, know that 1 have ha< difficult times through my entire career; 2012 was on< of those tough years. But then, that’s how they alsi know all the effort that 1 had put in to the past fotr years to be here in Rio celebrating that I’m an Olym pic Champion.” At Rio 2016, Hye Jin beat Lusi Tatafu and Lidiia Sichenikova to start her Olympic journey, then shot against Kang Un Ju, from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in the third round. That match, she said, was the hardest of her competition in Rio. “It gathered a lot of attention in our country. 1 had a lot of pressure and I knew that I needed to win it. So I did. Then, it was also hard to shoot against one of my best friends and favourite teammate Ki Bo Bae.” Defending Olympic Champion Ki came in the semis, after a quarterfinal win over Naomi Folkard. Hye Jin prevented her teammate from becom ing the first archer to defend an Olympic title when she relegated her to the bronze medal match, which Ki won. Chang, meanwhile, went on to take an Olym pic crown herself, with a 6-2 win over Lisa Unruh. Celebrating in front of the loud Sambodromo crown, Chang Hye Jin’s second individual world win was the biggest of all. “This is the proof of many years of effort. Ar chery means many things for me, but especially, that’s the reason why I built up my confidence and strength - to be here in Rio celebrating my biggest achieve ment ever, an Olympic gold medal,” she said. “I want to keep doing archery, keep training and prepare for the national team selection tournament at the end of the year because I want to stay on the team again.” “It’s not over yet for me.” G? U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
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Face of an Olympic Champion: Ku Bon Chan
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u Bon Chan became only the second Kore an athlete to win Olympic gold in the men’s individual competition on 12 August in Rio de Janei ro, Brazil. It happened at the first opportunity after Oh Jin Hyek, Korea’s first winner in the competition, was crowned. “It means honor and pride,” said Ku while looking at his medal. “I’m the second Korean man to become an Olympic Champion and it happened only four years after the Games in London in 2012.” Born in Kyung-Ju, a city in the southeast of South Korea, close to where teammate and Rio 2016 Olympic Champion Chang Hye Jin originated, Ku re flected on a journey that started in 2004, when he was 12 years old. “I was in fifth grade at school when one of my teachers suggested I could be good for archery,” he said. He pursued the suggestion and spent the next 10 years figuring out that his teacher was right, although - initially - the idea of becoming a professional ar cher never crossed his mind. “1 never really thought about being a top level archer, but in 2013, when I made the Korean nation al team for the first time ever, for the Asian Archery Championships, I knew there was something else for me to do in the sport. I liked that experience and I de cided that I wanted to stay on the team,” he said. At those Championships in Taipei City, Ku fin ished fourth individually, and collected one gold and one silver in the men’s team and mixed team compe titions, respectively. Two years later, in 2015, he won his first gold medal at a Hyundai Archery World Cup stage - in Shanghai. As part of a strong Korean men’s team, the achievements flowed.
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Ku became World Archery Champion in Copen hagen with the squad and, since he made the team, the Korean men never failed to podium at any interna tional event. (Dating back to 2014.) “I studied physical education at university, so it helps me a lot in terms of my preparation. I’m aware of all the effort and dedication needed in training to become a good archer,” he said. For Ku, who said he believes that nothing comes easily in archery, the most important - and challeng ing - aspect to the sport is mental preparation. “It’s more about the mental strength than your physical conditions. You win with good technique and shooting the 10, but mostly with a strong mind that pushes you to win,” he said. Riding that mentality, Ku arrived in Rio with objective: winning men’s team gold - which he, Kim Woojin and Lee Seungyun did in style. Individu ally, any medal was a plus. As the elimination matches advanced, Kim and Lee fell out of the event - and Ku was the only Kore an man that made it to the latter stages. He survived a pair of shoot-offs in the quarter- and semifinals, and then beat Frenchman JC Valladont to Olympic gold. Of his Olympic matches, Ku described the clash with the USA’s Brady Ellison as the most difficult. “Early this year, 1 lost against Brady in a shootoff, which was the same situation we had in the semi final. I was nervous because I knew he had beat me before, but this time, he didn’t. This time, I won,” he said. Ku took that tiebreaker with a nine against Brady’s eight. He celebrated - and one match later, became the first Korean man to win two gold medals at the same Games. “If I look back, there’s no doubt that winning two golds in Rio, becoming a two-time Olympic Champion, is probably the best thing 1 have ever done in my archery career. It's the pay-off for all the hard work 1 have done in the past few years," he said. “Rio 2016 will definitely be one unforgettable experience for me and for the entire team. This is the first time Korea wins four medals at the Olympics. We made history and that will remain forever.” GY
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Korea ousts USA Men in incredible Olympic Team Final Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
World number one Korea shot consecutive sets of 60, 58 and 59 points in the Olympic final to beat the USA to the recurve men’s team gold medal, archery’s first available Olympic Champion title at Rio 2016 - and the Korean National Olympic Committee’s first medal of the Games. he Korean team was nearly perfect, drop set points up, despite a respectable opening 57-point ping just three points in 18 arrows to take set from the USA. archery’s first Olympic gold at Rio 2016. Both Kim Woojin and Lee Seungyun’s arrows World number one Korea shot consecutive sets at the start of the second set went wide nine. Brady of 60, 58 and 59 points in the Olympic final to beat Ellison, Jake Kaminski and Zach Garrett opened with the USA to the recurve men’s team gold medal, ar a 30 - but then followed it with three nines, for 57. chery’s first available Olympic Champion title at Rio It was the Koreans’ turn to shoot 30, and claim the 2016 - and the Korean National Olympic Commit second set by a point. tee’s first medal of the Games. True to form, the third and final set of the match “This was teamwork. Everybody did good and went the same way. you cannot say that just one person was outstanding,” The USA scored 56 of a possible 60 points, Ko said Kim Woojin, who set a new world record on the rea had 59 - shooting another three consecutive per ranking round in Rio. fect 10s to close out the match and take archery’s first The Korean team, with Kim as its leader, looked gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. like a real team. In their three men’s team matches in Rio, the He spoke to teammates Ku Bonchan and Lee Korean men didn’t surrender a single set point. Kim, Seungyun throughout the match, while the USA was Ku and Lee averaged 58 points a set during the com on the line. petition, on the way to winning Korea its fifth Olym “I’ve played this game for four years, that’s pic Champion title in the men’s team competition, why we talk a lot. We say that we believe in each oth after 1988, 2000, 2004 and 2008. er and try to have confidence. We talk all the time to The USA men, with two returning athletes from cheer for each other,” he said. London in Ellison and Kaminski -joined by third ath Korea stated its claim to the title in the opening lete Garrett - won a second consecutive silver medal in the event. In London, the USA team beat Korea in set. Six perfect arrows made Kim, Ku and Lee’s inthe semifinals before losing the gold medal match to —tentions in the final clear, and they quickly jumped 2-0 Italy. 22 U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
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Men’s top three Olympic Teams : Gold Medalists Korean Men’s Team, Silver Medalists USA Men’s Team and Bronze Medalists A ustralian Men's Team. he said. When asked what the USA could have done Four years later, in Rio, an entirely new-look differently, he added: “How do I know? The Korean Korean men’s team put on one of the best displays in team did such a great job there.” Olympic history to ereverse the two nations’ fortunes Australia won the bronze medal match ahead and take Olympic gold. Ki Sik Lee, head coach of the USA team who of China. It marked Australia’s first medal of Rio 2016 originates from Korea, said the new Olympic Cham and the nation’s first Olympic archery medal since pions’ performance was “incredible”. “1 never thought the Koreans could shoot that Tim Cuddihy took individual bronze in Athens in great. Korea never had such a strong men’s team,” 2004. (3^ September-October 2016 www.nsarcher.com - email: arlyne.rhode@gmail.com or nsamag@aol.com
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The Olympics and the Affect It has on the Mental Game by Rick McKinney, President of Carbon Tech Arrows and U.S. Representative for Win & Win Archery ince the Olympics have just finished, I thought 1 would write a piece about what it is like shooting in your first Olym pics. The thrill, anxiety, fear, awe, giddiness, enjoyable and memora ble moments in an event that can never be compared to any other event. Upon getting a front seat in watching the 2016 Olympic Archery event, I wanted to share some of my thoughts on what 1 saw and felt. One of the first things 1 noticed was that the wind played havoc with the archers in
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Rick to deal with as an elite archer. Ob viously these archers know how to shoot. Their equipment appeared to be tuned to the max and their form was superb. Although some were a bit out of line and others did not follow through as consis tently as you would expect at this
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high level, most did execute good shots. The peaks and valleys of the emotional state were incredi bly exciting to observe. Shooting a 30 one end and coming back with a meager 25 the next and re sponding with another 30 shows you how fragile the mental game is and what affect it has on the archer’s score, thus the outcome. That is why it is so important to practice your form and technique over and over again until you do not have to think about it. That is why it is important to know and understand your equipment. In order to have a good mental game, you must be able to trust your equipment and your form. If ei ther one breaks down, your men tal will break down even worse. It was a fantastic event and the archers rose to our expectations as to having winners and exciting endings. Not everybody can win, however, you can win if you are able to give it all you have. I felt that a large majority of these ar chers gave their all and that was why it was so exciting and enter taining. Next, I thought I would share my feelings on how I han dled my first Olympics. That is why 1 started to focus and study the mental game. I know 1 had to make changes if 1 was ever going
to be able to conquer my doubts, fears and anxiety. I wrote this to a young archer who asked me what it was like in my first Olympics. “Archery has been a passion with me since I was 10 years old. There is nothing 1 can think of that has directed my life like archery. The woman I met and have been with for over 30 years is an archery coach, my personal coach, and has a similar passion for the sport. The house I purchased years ago had to meet a back yard shooting range or it would not have been purchased. In other words I lit erally have lived my life with ar chery being the center core of my being. I finally gave up on think ing I wanted something else in life and accepted that archery was in my blood and it will be there for the rest of my life. Since I have come to that conclusion I have felt a lot better about myself and quit worrying about what I would be when I grew up! Since I competed in 4 Olym pics (1976, 1984, 1988 & 1992), worked in four others (Archery Equipment repair center in 1996 and served as FITA’s “Official Journalist” of the 2000 Olympic Archery competition), and archery analyst for NBC 2012 and 2016, there have been many wonderful experiences.
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There are two experiences that still stick in my mind as the most memorable experiences and also the most humbling experienc es I have ever had. Since I was mainly a simple farm boy, who lived half his young life on a farm in Portland, Indiana and then lived just outside of Muncie, Indiana I really had no idea of the enormi ty of the Olympics. Of course I watched the Games on TV in 1964 and 1968 and even wrote a paper in 1968 of my intentions of want ing to make the Olympic Archery Team in the 8th grade. But I had no idea as to the size of the Olym pics in general. My dad even made a com ment one time that he had hoped that one of his sons will one day be an Olympian. I was virtually the last opportunity for that wish. I have 4 older brothers and while the oldest only shot on a limited basis, the others were far better than I during our younger years. Pat, my second oldest brother won Cobo Hall in the mid 1960’s beat ing some very well known cham pion archers. Danny the brother just one year older than me won the Junior NFAA nationals beat ing out Pat for that title in 1967. Tim, the brother between Pat and Danny was always winning events and won a couple of National Pro fessional titles in the NAA in the mid 1970’s. He could shoot just about any division and excel. I on the other hand was a late bloomer who watched my brothers come home with trophies and medals all the time while I went and shot and was never considered a threat. However, this did not deter me in the least. I had a passion for the sport and nothing was going to keep me from shooting my bow and arrow. As a matter of fact, I attribute all of my 1000’s of losses for the reason of me being as good as I became and kept that compet itive drive for as long as I did. When I made the 1976 Olympic Team it was a very big deal with the city of Muncie, In diana and my family of course. I had to deal with all of the press
and their common and boring questions, like “how did you get into archery?” The Mayor of Muncie gave me a key to the city. These are normal things for an Olympian that I was not aware of but took them in stride. When I traveled to the Olympic Training Center to be fitted for clothing I was like thinking it was a couple of Christmas’ tied together plus my birthday! I had NEVER re ceived so many gifts! Plenty of clothing of course but also a cam era, luggage, toiletries and other items such as a watch and a ring. I ended up giving my watch to my dad that following Christmas. On the back I engraved a small note to dad stating...”a dream come true! Thanks!” You can imagine it was a bit emotional for dad. But the most memorable memory was when I first walked into the Olympic Stadium in Mon treal, Canada in 1976. I was like the typical young kid waiting impatiently to march out on the track but it appeared to take for ever to get there! We had to get dressed and get ready for the bus trip from the Olympic Village to the Stadium. That took a couple of hours to wait, get on the bus, sit a while and then travel to the sta dium. Then we got off the bus and got in line with our nation (USA) and had to wait for the opening ceremonies to begin and then the athletes started to march into the stadium. I, like so many other athletes were quite bored and tired since it was well past hour four before we even saw the tunnel where we would march through to enter the stadium. However, when I walked into that stadium and felt and heard the thunderous roar of the crowd I was virtually stunned! I was walking and look ing all around and could not be lieve so many people were at this event. TV does no justice to the enormity of the crowd in that sta dium. Obviously, since Montreal was just a short drive from the US border there were plenty of US citizens in the crowd, which made it so much more powerful. There U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
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Linda Myers, Luann Ryon, Rick McKinney and Darrell Pace practicing for the 1976 Olympic Games is no question as to this being one of the most memorable moments in my rich Olympic experiences. The other moment that I reflected on was during the com petition itself. It was trying to shoot my first arrow for score. I had never been so scared in my life! As the whistle blew to begin shooting my heart was thunder ing in my chest. I could hardly breathe. My legs were like Jello, barely able to stand and I felt vir tually most of the arm and back strength leave me. As I pulled my arrow back, I could not keep the sight pin on the target! Let alone the gold. I let down twice with a new fear of “will I even be able to shoot one arrow?” After about 1 minute (at that time you shot 3 ar rows in 2.5 minutes), I finally shot the arrow. It was not pretty but at least I got it off. This relieved some pressure but I did start in the hole with a blue. I will never for get the adrenaline rush, the loss of energy, the thundering heartbeat, not being able to breathe, the fear and finally, the relief of shooting that first arrow. I settled down and was able to finish fourth place. Those moments have been with me ever since and it did lead me to try to discover methods to control those emotions. I did not want to
be a robot but I did want a better control of things when I shot. I hope this gives you an idea of what is happening with an archer when they are compet ing at such a top level. They have doubts, fear and anxiety, like the rest, but they have learned to lock it away deep into the back part of their mind. Ever once in awhile you will see it creep back out. That is why it is so important to practice mental training diligently. At times it is boring and you feel like you are not getting anywhere since there are no immediate re sults, but if you stay at it, even tually you will be able to execute all of your shots like you do when your eyes are closed at a blank bale; perfectly! 1 hope this satisfies your curiosity about my humble experiences and the wonderful time that I had. These memories will always be cherished by me and keep me humble due to the enormity of the events and of course blessed knowing that the Lord guided me to achieve such a level. “ Editor’s Note: Thank you, Rick, for sharing the mental emotional side to high level competition.
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National Junior Dream Teams Compete At The Canadian National Target Championship Article by Larry Wise
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The USA National Junior Dream Teams with a combined twenty recurve and compound archers trav eled to Peterborough, Canada, on August 3 to compete in the Canadian National Target Championship, August 5&6, and the Canadian Open on august 7, 2016. They shot well and competed hard to earn a total of nine medals in the Open. reat hospitality, sun, warm temperatures and a little wind greeted the US Junior Dream Teams in Peterborough, Canada, on August 3. Both the Recurve and Compound teams traveled to this beautiful city on the shores of the Otonabee Riv er to gain some experience shooting an international tournament and fulfill one of the main goals for the Dream Team programs. The host club was the Saugeen Shafts Archery
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Kinsey Thomas (center) and Cassidy Cox (right) won the Gold and Silver in the combined Junior and Adult Ladies division. Shooting head-to-head for the gold, Kinsey and Cassidy scored an exciting fifteen arrow tie with Kinsey winning when her shoot-off arrow landed closest to the center. 28
Club of Peterborough. Our compliments to all of the very friendly club members that helped in with the tournament as it was well organized. Our teams, nine recurve archers and eleven compounders, had a won derful time, made new friends, learned much when challenged a few times in the afternoon wind and en joyed our time on the athletic fields of Milroy Park. The events consisted of one day of practice on Thursday, August 4, followed by two days of 72-ar-
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row qualifying rounds to conclude the Canadian National Champion ships. Our teams competed in the guest category. The qualifying scores then placed all archers in brackets for the Canadian Open tournament held on Sunday, August 11. This event start ed with sixteen archers in each divi sion with juniors and adults grouped together as well as Cadets and Mas ters competing together. Three rounds of head-tohead shooting produced the med al winners in each division. The compound divisions shot for total score over five ends of three ar rows while the recurve compet itors used the set-points system with the winner needing six set points to advance. All eleven of our compound team made the top sixteen in their respective divisions. Our team won six medals: 3 gold, 2 silver and a bronze. Winning gold were Kinsey Thomas in Junior/Adult women, Athena Caiopoulos in Cadet/Masters women and Ethan Merrill in Cadet/Masters men. Sil ver medal winners were Cassidy Cox in Jr/Adult Women and Jes se Clayton in Cadet/Masters men. Gracie Detamore won the bronze for Cadet/Masters women.
In the women’s Cadet Divi sion, Athena Caiopoulos scored consistently high in each round of eliminations to win the Gold medal.
Gracie Detamore captured the Bronze medal in the Cadet divi sion by showing consistent effort in her elimination rounds.
Jesse Clayton with his silver medal.
In the men’s Cadet Division, Ethan Merrill won the Gold med al by defeating his teammate Jes se Clayton who won the Silver.
On the recurve side all nine made the bracket shoot-offs with three winning medals. Kathy Song-hee Min won the Female Ca det Recurve Gold in eliminations and Amy Jung won the Bronze in eliminations. Matt Nofel, Male Cadet Recurve won the Bronze in eliminations. Both squads of our USA Dream Team archers conducted themselves with outstanding be havior and performed with great success. The coaching staff is so pleased that we have such fine
athletes to work and travel with. Congratulations to the entire team. The recurve coaches for the trip were Diane Watson, FL, team leader, and Orion White, NJ, assistant. On the compound side Linda Beck, head coach, Steve Yee and myself were the coaching staff. We all, archers and coaches, thank the tournament organizers, field and officiating staff and the staff at the Holiday Inn Waterfront for their awesome hospitality. Q
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She won the Gold!
by David Merritt, father ofArcher Merritt Thank you Mackenzie Kormann for your generosity and sportsmanship!
he won the Gold! That’s what any or dinary response or description might start with when describ ing her experience in Argenti na in June of this year. Travel ing with Dee Falks and twenty plus other shooters and coach es to the world ranking event in Iguazu Falls, Mackenzie Kormann displayed an ability that went far beyond shooting her archery equipment. She displayed an act of sportsman ship that I find almost baffling, humbling if you will. Although this was not her first international compe tition (she competed in Gua temala in March, again with Team Dee,) it was a long way from home. After travelling over twenty hours, through customs and finally finding a bed to rest her weary head, she is now in a foreign land ready to compete and give it her all. She is fourteen years old, thousands of miles away from home and although chaper oned by her father Matt Kor mann, she has got to be a little nervous and a lot excited to be competing on the internation al scene. No big deal, right? Oh, except that she is compet ing on the same bale as the number one ranked wom an in the world, Sara Lopez from Columbia. Again, well okay, 1 can do this and as if 30
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Mackenzie Kormann won the Gold in a ranking event in Iguazu Falls
all this isn’t enough for a fourteen-yearold let’s ask her to do something to spice it up a bit. Can you share your bow? Wait! What? That’s right; can you share your bow with one of your team mates? You see the airline lost one of your team mate’s bow. Could you share? Wow, no pressure, okay! So Mackenzie Kormann loaned her bow to my son Archer Merritt so that his journey would not be a total loss and so that he could at least qualify. Team mates Mackenzie and Archer both shot her bow for the entire qualifying rounds and as if that wasn’t enough, they had to shoot the flight jump off the line, switch sights and shoot again. In essence customizing the bow—her bow—to each shooter between every six arrows shot. No small feat for a couple of youngsters in a foreign land, competing against some of the best in the world. When the smoke finally clears and all the arrows have been released, Mack
enzie Kormann emerges as the number one qualifier in her class and goes on to win the gold. Did I mention she won the gold while sharing her bow? Archer Merritt was able to qualify third and bring home the bronze with a bor rowed bow. Words of wisdom and really good traveling ad vice from Coach Dee always pack your sight and release as a cany on saved Archers experience to a degree, but Ms. Kormann s sportsman ship and ability to see past het own tournament I find to be extraordinary and rightfully so landed her the gold med al. The story gets even bigger when you realize Mackezie was able to shoot her personal best while exercising her will ingness to share. It was said that at the tournament several other coaches from other countries gathered to watch the two US kids work as a team because they had never seen anything like this ever done before in competition. So the next time you hear someone use the term “sportsmanship ” re member the girl in a faraway land willingly handing her bow over to another shooter and saying “all x s. " Thank you Mackenzie Kormann for your generosity and sports manship! U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
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Superman Hosts Asa Mathews Illinois Pro/Am By April Girvin, arcHER Photos by Joey Girvin
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K50 Podium (L-R) Christopher Perkins 2nd, Jesse Broadwater 1st & David Houser 3rd
elcome one, welcome all to the home of allAmerican hero, Superman! In typical Metropolis fashion, shooters were welcomed to the area with arms wide open! The weekend prior to our fifth stop of the ASA Tournament Tour for the ASA’s 21 st visit, the S3DA Nationals (www.s3da.org) were held at the same venue, Mermet Lake State Conservation Area; and the week leading up to the Mathews Illinois Pro/ Am, the city of Metropolis hosted their 13th Annual Superman Classic Archery Tournament, providing cash awards and great practice for our upcoming event. The likelihood of rain in Metropolis can always be a little unpredictable; however we can always count on high temperatures and humidity. There’s nothing better than the feeling of clothes clinging to you as if you didn’t dry off after a shower...Yuck! The rain held off for most of the day Friday and the Zebra Twist Team Shoot was completed. The arcHER contingency class was drawn at the arcHER booth on Friday by Women’s Pros Pam Hockman, Kaitlyn Price and Rhonda Calhoun...and Rhonda drew...Women’s Known 40! After a warm and sticky weekend, the top three winners were: Linda Goines - 428/18, Amy Sundberg -418/12 and Bailey Smith -418/11. Great shooting ladies!!! As the weekend progressed, Mother Nature stopped in for a quick visit during the afternoon round on Saturday, causing a 45-minute (approximately) delay.. .the ranges were cleared to ensure all shooters’ safety. Once she finished her quick shower, we were sent back out onto the ranges where we’d left off. The remaining rounds were completed without a peep. Sunday morning started out just like any early morning round and a bit of relief fell on shooters as 32
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we were able to complete our 2nd round without any glitches. As shooters rehydrated and appeased their grumbling bellies following their morning round, chairs and personal territories were claimed around the shootdown field. First up for the Shootdown. ..K50... the top five competitors... 1 st - Jesse Broadwater - 454/28 2nd - David Houser - 446/24 3rd - Christopher Perkins - 442/21 4th - Jacob Marlow - 440/23 5th - Preston Roberson - 440/23 (K50 Shootdown Debut) Target #1
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The K50 shooters definitely brought their game to the shootdown! Unfortunately, there were no lead changes, but there were some aggressive shots; including Preston Roberson trying to close the gap between himself and Jesse by shooting for all of the 14s, but to no avail. David Flouser and Christopher Perkins swapped spots with Perkins three 14s out of six arrows. Fortunately for Jesse, however, he had plenty enough of a lead to keep his competitors at bay. With a final score of 518 and 31 bonus rings, Jesse Broadwater was named K50 Champion in Metropolis!
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Next up...Women’s Pro...your final five shooters are... 1st - Kailey Johnston - 402/5 2nd-Cara Kelly-400/12 3rd - Sharon Carpenter - 396/8 4th - Christine Harrelson - 391/4 5th - Emily Veyna - ISIEI The ladies continued their quest for victory, some more aggressive than others. Emily Veyna tried to close in on leader, Kailey Johnston, by shooting for 14s on her final two targets, the Mule Deer and Medium HD Deer, but sadly, she fell short scoring a five on both. With more than 10 points separating Christine and Emily from Kailey, Cara and Sharon would be the only two competitors to join her for a
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Senior Pros...show us how it’s ...your top five shooters vying for the top spot... 1st - Bill McCall-413/13 2nd tie - Art Brown - 402/10 2nd tie - Richard Holmes - 402/10 3rd - Tony Tazza - 402/5 4th - Tom Crowe - 401/11 Target 01
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sixth and final arrow. Sharon shoots a low eight, Cara secures 2nd place with a 10 and Kailey shoots a 10 also, taking I st place by four points. These ladies are in a tight race for the 2016 ASA Shooter of the Year title! Stav tuned!
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Sr. Pro Bill McCall stays focused to maintain his lead competitors to get aggressive! While Tom Crowe shoots just low of the 14 ring on the Mule Deer, scoring an 8, Tony Tazza stays strong with 10s and a 12 to take over 3rd place from Richard Holmes. On the fifth arrow, Bill McCall tags a 12 on the coyote sealing his very first Pro win!! Congratulations Bill!!! All of your hard work has paid off and led you to the podium! Due to an unfortunate tree trimming accident, I was unable to meet with Bill for his interview at the Classic. However, I did get an assist from Art Brown of Bowmasters (www.thebowmasters.com) to use his interview. Thanks, Art!! • Bill McCall resides in Mill Spring, North Carolina with his wife Millie of 24 years and his five children. • 2016 Senior Pro Rookie; Open Pro 19952015; Began National Competitions in 1992 • Sponsors: Mathews Archety TruBall Releases, Axcel Sights, Last Chance Archery, Black Eagle Arrows, Shrewd Archety, Wac ’Em Archety and Ozonics • Current Setup: Mathews Halon X with 28.5 ” Draw Length / 75% mods / 64# Draw Weight; Black Eagle Challenger 400s with 80 grain points; TruBall Absolute 360 3-finger Thumb Release; Axcel Achieve
Sight with a 4-power Shrewd Scope; #1 Clarifier by Specialty’ Archety • Who has had the most influence on your archery career? Many great people in the archety community’ local and nationally. Locally - Jim Heart, Boyd Ketner, Tim Roberts, Johnny Heath, Loren Duncan, Cliff Cagle; Nationally - Jim Wynn, Charles Blankenship, Burley hall. Scott Schultz, Randy Ulmer, Brandon Reyes, Dan McCarthy. Mostly my God and my wonderful wife of 24 years. • Do you have any tournament day rituals or superstitions? I pray before every tournament that God would allow me to shoot to the best of my ability, and thank him for the health and strength to compete. • Tell us something most people don’t know about you. I love Daily Queen blizzards. • What is your worst travel story to/from a tournament? Having kidney stones at ASA in Roanoke, Virginia. Riding to the emergency room at 12 at night between day one and two. Thought I was going to see Jesus. • What drives you to stay at the top of your game? My God, and my beautiful wife, that allow me to travel and compete but always require me to do my best. As of print time, Bill has gone home after 12 days in the hospital, only three of which were spent in the ICU. For those of you who haven’t heard, Bill fell 40+ feet while working his tree trimming business on August 1st, just days before the AS A Classic. Doctors expected Bill to have sustained a broken neck, spin or even worse. Fortunately, Bill only endured fractured ribs on his left side, a punctured lung and a concussion. Please continue to keep Bill and his family in your prayers and for anyone who would like to donate to the family for medical expenses, etc. visit the GoFundMe page on Facebook created by fellow archer, Brandon Reyes. Hang in there Bill! We hope to see you next season right where you left off! Finally, up to shoot...Open Pros...final five standings... 1st - Levi Morgan - 432/17 2nd - Tim Gillingham - 420/13 3rd - Jason Bennett, Il - 416/13 (Open Pro Shootdown Debut) 4th - Tommy Gomez -414/11 5th - Danny Evans -414/9 Target Levi Mogan -
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Jason Bennett, II making his Open Pro Shootclown debut. Wow! Heading into the shootdown with a 12-point lead over 2nd place, Levi Morgan has made it very difficult to catch him! Through the first four targets Levi maintains his lead by scoring 10s and a 12, while Tim and Tommy take aim at a couple of 14s to bridge the gap, but score 5s, just out of the 14-ring. Danny Evans slowly clips away at his score deficit with 10s and 12s and moves in to 2nd place. At the start of the fifth arrow round, Levi has an 18-point lead on Danny, but still takes aim at a 14-ring on
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the coyote and smacks it! Finishing with 22 points over Danny Evans (who worked his way up from 5th), Levi Morgan is the champion Open Pro here in Metropolis! As we pack up after the shootdown, it started to sprinkle, just a sign that another tournament weekend had come to an end. We hopped in the Jeep and headed back to Indiana, with five weeks to practice and prepare for our final stop of the 2016 ASA season...the ASA Classic in Fort Benning, Georgia. We’ll see you soon enough!!
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Wisconsin holds first Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) tournament as part of the Pope and Young Club’s Bowhunters Rendezvous Louisville, KY - Archers from Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana participated in the first Wisconsin Scholastic 3-D Archery tournament. The “Wisconsin Shoot-out" was held during the Pope and Young Club’s Bowhunters Rendezvous. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) provided staff for the event and helped with range set-up and teardown. The support and excitement from the parents, club members, volunteers, archers and all involved seemed to be contagious. Many thanks to all that braved the extreme heat and high humidity to participate and help during the first Wisconsin S3DA event. “The Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) tournament held in conjunction with the 2016 Pope and Young Rendezvous was a hit with all the families and archers attending,” said Dan Schroeder, Wisconsin State Coordinator for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “Hot weather couldn’t deter archers from 3 states from putting their skills to the test on a challenging course. Archers had a chance to compete for individual awards, plus take some time to check out the vender area, novelty shooting opportunities and the grounds at the McKenzie Center. Emails and phone calls started pouring in the following week asking for the dates of next event."
Elementary Pin - Male 1S| - Briar Wertz - 197 - Wisconsin 2nd - Carson Kordick - 186 - Iowa 3,d - Eli Davis - 184- Indiana
Middle School Open - Female 1sl - Taylor Kordick - 202 - Iowa 2nd - Kyley Kordick - 194 - Iowa 3 - Tessa Wertz - 155 - Wisconsin
Middle School Open - Male 1S1 - Brady Buss - 187 - Wisconsin 2nd - Mason Merryman - 183 - Indiana 3ld - Nathan Cole - 142 - Wisconsin
Middle School Pins - Male 1sl - Cole Ritter - 137 - Wisconsin 2nd - Jacob Parker - 135 - Wisconsin 3'd - Darren Horneck - 132 - Wisconsin
High School Pins - Male 1S| - Austin Horneck - 86 - Wisconsin
High School Open - Female 1st - Paige Fuchs - 193, Wisconsin Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12. For more information on S3DA membership go to: WWW.S3DA.ORC or email: S3DArcherv@gmail.com Check out S3DA on Facebook
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Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Awards Trey Spencer Memorial Scholarships
Louisville, KY - Scholastic 3-D Archery awarded the Trey Spencer Memorial Scholarship at the ASA Classic on August 6th. The awards were given to seven deserving students from across the country. The money for the scholarship was given to Scholastic 3-D Archery by the ASA and was generated from the participation of ASA members in the Long Shot Challenge throughout the season. 100% of the profits from that challenge went to fund the SI0,000 in college scholarships. Roger ‘Trey’ Spencer, 20, son of Roger ‘Buzz’ and Debbie Spencer, was born and raised in Logansport, Indiana, along with his sister Marla. Trey was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing, as well as shooting 3-D archery. Trey worked alongside his dad to see that the Scholastic 3-D Archery program finally came to fruition in his local school even though he had already moved on to college. Trey loved being able to travel with his dad and was proud to be part of the ASA Advisory Staff and family during the 2015 season. Trey died tragically on August 31, 2015 due to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident while traveling home from college just one week after returning home from the Classic. The Trey Spencer Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2016. The mission of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to deserving individuals enrolling for undergraduate study in community colleges, colleges, and universities. 2016 recipients of the Trey Spencer Scholarships
• Gertrude Heavner, $1250.00, Bronze Bow Archers, KY • Tristan Whalen, $500.00, Blackhawk S3DS, IN • Austin Johnson, $500.00, Southwestern High School, KY “What ASA’s President, Mike Tyrell has done on this effort is a game changer for college students,” said Jennie Richardson, Executive Director for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “These dollars can be applied to any facet of paying for college, from books and housing to travel or tuition. The four Seniors chosen have already signed with a University to continue in their sport. This will hopefully make their freshman year a little easier.” Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advancea activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12.
• Alex Mountcaste, $2500.00, Attica Ramblers Archery Club, IN • Joshua Isenhoff, $2000.00, Herndon Archery, KY • Bradford Sauls, $2000.00, Southern Illinois Archery Club, IL • Samantha Rayburn, $1250.00, Backwoods Archery Club, MS September-October 2016 www.iisarcher.coin - email: arlyne.rhode@gmail.com or usamag@aol.com
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Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Taps Six To Create S3da Of The Rockies
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Louisville. KY - In reaction to the continued growth of their youth archery program in the Western States. Scholastic 3-D Archery has decided to take on the task of managing the states of Colorado. Wyoming, New Mexico, Montana. Utah and Idaho creating “S3DA Of The Rockies.” Karin Bock, Brian Siravo, Patrice Siravo, Dennis Hess, David Cruz and Brook Cruz will head up this new regional branch of Scholastic 3-D Archery. “It is my pleasure to announce that we have put together an incredible group of individuals who will take on the task of managing the states of Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Montana. These four Coordinators have teamed up in order to grow the program across an entire region.” Says Michael Lundeen, National Director for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “Karin Bock, who was already the Colorado state coordinator, decided to put together this group in order to grow the program across an entire region. Their area will be known as “S3DA of The Rockies.” This is a huge task and a wonderful opportunity for S3DA to take root across a large geographic region all at one time. Bringing these four states into the S3DA family all at one time is a wonderful opportunity for our program. 1 am extremely excited to see S3DA take root in such a large geographical region. Brian, Brook, Dennis and Karin bring with them a wealth of archery and business knowledge so S3DA of The Rockies is assured to be just the beginning of our westward expansion.” 38
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Karen Bock: Colorado S3DA Coordinator Karin Bock draws upon NTS, Zen archery, anatomy and biomechanics from traditional, Olympic and compound archery. She is currently a level 3 NTS coach and will receive her level 4 later this year. Karin is also a national level US A Archery Judge. “1 love teaching archery, says Karin Bock, Colorado State Coordinator for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “Bringing archery to a wider audience is my passion and is why I find the S3 DA program appealing. Some archers are drawn to target shooting while other archers enjoy bowhunting and shooting at 3-D targets. The more options we can present to keep kids involved in a fun, structured activity like archery, the longer we can positively impact their lives.” Karin believes archery is a unique sport which requires a balance between body and mind, helping to develop both in different ways. Karin adds, “Archery develops patience, self control, organization, tenacity and a focus on details. Archers must be able to follow direction, stick to their process and comply with
strict rules while also adapting to various challenges. While archery is an individual sport it also encourages teamwork and can increase mentoring opportunities. The goal as a coach is to be able to develop those qualities in our student archers while they are having fun so they take those skills forward the rest for their lives. I have coached various sports for over 40 years and of all the sports I have been involved with, I love archery more than all the rest. For me archery is a ballet, a symphony and a beautiful painting all rolled into one. I began coaching archery when my granddaughter decided to explore archery as a young girl more than 7 years ago. Having coached other sports in the past, 1 quickly dove “head first” into this new endeavor and haven’t looked back. My passion has led to the creation of the Archery School of the Rockies where the entire focus of our all-volunteer staff & coaches is teaching and passing on the enjoyment of our great sport.”
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Brian Siravo: New Mexico S3DA Coordinator Brian is an Air Force veteran and graduate of the US Air Force Academy. He has been U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
in the emergency preparedness profession for over 22 years helping organizations plan, prepare and train to respond and recover from natural and man made disasters. He is a lifelong athlete and coach of multiple youth sports including archery, Pop Warner football, volleyball, and pistol. Brian enjoys every aspect of archery, but most especially, any time spent outdoors with a bow in hand. Whether shooting 3-D or pursuing his new, growing passion for bowhunting shared with family or friends. He is the Director of Operations at Archery School of the Rockies in Colorado Springs, a certified level 3 USA Archery coach, and is the New Mexico State Coordinator for S3DA. “I have been privileged to have been guided by great coaches who made positive impacts on my life,” states Brian Siravo. “I want to continue that tradition and give back to others just as those mentors helped me. I especially want to help others find enjoyment, growth, and passion through archery as it allows people of any age or physical ability to find ways to say “yes I can!” Archery to me, especially as a coach, is about something greater than just shooting arrows at a target, which is why I am excited to become part of bringing Scholastic 3-D Archery to the Rocky Mountain region.”
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Dennis Hess: Montana S3DA Coordinator Dennis is a retired Army veteran and currently works in the construction field. He has been involved in shooting sports for over 50 years. Dennis started shooting archery in 1993 and particularly enjoys 3-D competitions and also has a passion for bowhunting. Dennis has been a PSE Staff Shooter since 2007 and is a certified USA Archery Level 3 Coach. “1 enjoy passing along what I’ve learned over the years to other archers. I started shooting archery without any formal instruction and luckily met some knowledgeable and helpful people along the way who shared their experience and knowledge with me. From personal experience, I know archery can be difficult without a helping hand, so now it’s time for me to pass on the tradition and what I’ve learned. S3DA is the perfect program to pass on the tradition and joy of archery to the next generation of archers.”
Patricia Siravo Patrice Siravo: Utah S3DA Coordinator Patrice is an Air Force veteran and graduate of the US Air Force Academy. She is the Director of Cybersecurity for System High Corporation, and has been an engineer and cybersecurity
professional throughout her career. Patrice is a lifelong athlete who played Division II collegiate soccer, coached high school and youth club soccer and youth basketball across the country, and is focused on the growth and success of youth archery programs. She loves the familyoriented sport of archery and loves spending time outdoors while training, shooting 3D archery, and hunting in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Patrice is a certified level 2 USA Archery instructor. She coaches at the Archery School of the Rockies, and is the S3 DA Coordinator for the state of Utah within the S3 DA Rocky Mountain Region. “Archery has been a breath of fresh air (literally and figuratively). Indoors or outdoors, young or old, strong or “getting stronger”, it doesn’t matter everyone can enjoy the sport of archery and improve their performance, while enjoying a family-friendly, positive environment. I am excited to bring the S3 DA experience to the state of Utah.”
David Cruz David Cruz: Idaho S3DA Coordinator David has been an avid archer for over 30 years and enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, bowhunting and target shooting.
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Continuedfrom previous page, David was bom in Frankfurt, Germany and moved with his family several times with the U.S. Army. David has a degree in Business Administration and has worked at several interesting places such as the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. “I’ve done things like building cell towers and clearing branches from power lines,” says David Cruz, new Idaho Coordinator for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “Never be afraid to try something different. My entire family loves to hunt and we can be quite competitive on the archery range. 1 really believe that more people should get outside to really experience what nature has to tell you. She is always telling us something.”
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Brook Cruz: Wyoming S3DA Coordinator Brook is a US Navy disabled veteran and is a graduate of UCCS. Brook loves the outdoors, works at Garden of the Gods as a Park
Interpreter and brings her love of working with youth as the Pikes Peak Chapter of the Mule Deer Foundation Youth Coordinator. “Archery to me is all about family,” says Brook Cruz. Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3 DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3D A addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12.
Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Names FL, KA, IA, IL, CA, SC, and IN State Coordinators Louisville, KY - In reaction to the continued growth of their youth archery program, Scholastic 3-D Archery has named Nathan and Dena Spray as the new S3DA Florida State Coordinators. As the State Coordinators, Nathan and Dena will oversee all aspects of the S3 DA program in Florida, including tournaments, training and dividing the state into regions that will allow S3DA participants multiple monthly competition venues as close as possible to their home location. Nathan and Dena will also recruit and hire Regional Coordinators to oversee and manage these individual regions. “Scholastic 3-D Archery is a program we fully believe in that benefits the kids of today,” said Dena Spray. “Getting them away from electronics and outside and active. Scholastic3-Disabuilding block of recreation, competition, and bowhunting sports that will last a child a lifetime.” Dena grew up in southeast Iowa enjoying outooor activities especially living on the Mississippi River but didn’t take up archery until a few years ago. “Archery has opened so many wonderful adventures for my husband and I that we want to share it with as 40
Florida State Coordinators Dena and Nathan Spray many people as possible,” adds Dena. “Tne youth are the future of the sport and getting them involved will continue to grow this wonderful pastime.” Nathan was raised in northeast Missouri and grew up farming, hunting, fishing and enjoying everything outdoors. He, like Dena, didn’t take up archery until a few years ago. “Wondering why I didn’t start this amazing sport years ago leaves me wanting to help others enjoy it at an early age,” said Nathan. “Introducing
a child to archery gives them the training and ability to shoot a bow and arrow, to bowhunt and to enjoy the outdoors, is a gift.” Nathan and Dena are both medical professions. As a Registered Nurse, Nathan works in the Emergency Room and specializes in Pediatrics and Trauma. Dena is a Registered Radiographer specializing in Cat Scan. They are both extremely active in the archery community, traveling both locally and nationally to compete. Both Nathan and Dena represent several of the leading companies in the Archery industry as they shoot and compete. “S3DA is blessed to have a husband & wife team that is deeply involved in both target archeiy and bowhunting,” said Jennie Richardson, Executive Director for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “They are very passionate about growing our sport in Florida. Their efforts, time and passion will be extremely beneficial for S3DA and the students in The Sunshine State. I’ve heard several of their idea’s to grow S3 DA and to encourage bowhunting in Florida and I truly believe that they will hit the ground running.” U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Names State Coordinators
Kansas State Coordinator Aaron Austin Aaron Austin is currently the Bowhunter Education coordinator and NASP administrator for the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. To him, starting S3 DA in Kansas was an easy decision to help Kansas youth naturally grow in archery. Aaron is an avid bowhunter and 3-D archer who understands that the Kansas 3D archery community is a great resource for new shooters, hunters and budding responsible outdoorsmen. “Aaron’s employment and close ties with the Kansas Department of Wildlife are exactly what we need to get S3DA jumpstarted in his state,” says Michael Lundeen, National Director for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “I look forward to Kansas leading the way in many new areas of S3DA development.” Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3 DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers from grades 3-12.
Iowa State Coordinator Ross Bretsch Ross Bretsch has been an archery instructor for the past 12 years. He also has been a Professional Archer in the NFAA for the past four years and has spent three years as an IBO Professional archer. He enjoys shooting bows, bowhunting, fishing and racing sports. Ross spends most of his time touring in the spring, summer and fall. Most of his afternoons are usually spent in a tree during deer season. Ross has a passion for working with the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), teaching kids to bowhunt and 4-H programs. He is sincerely excited to be part of the Scholastic 3-D Archery program and is looking forward to big changes in both the state of Iowa and adjoining states. “Lead by example so others will learn to follow in the correct way,” says Ross. “With Ross’s extensive background in coaching, growing numerous archery programs and participating at the professional level, he will be a homerun for our Scholastic 3-D Archery program in Iowa,” adds Jennie Richardson, Executive Director for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “He is a gifted coach that really cares about the students and our sport. Ross will pay attention to details to make sure all of the coaches and students have the mechanics and mind-set needed to be successful in all disciplines our sport.”
Illinois State Coordinator Ricky Sauls “Ricky has been working for S3 DA all year and we are excited to officially get him on board as the Illinois State Coordinator,” said Michael Lundeen, National Director for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “Since he has already had a plan for the state, I expect Illinois to move quickly towards becoming a powerhouse for S3DA.” Ricky was bom and raised in Southern Illinois where he started bow hunting at age 16 with his older brothers Pearson bow. He has a lovely wife of 20 years and three beautiful sons ranging from 18 to 8 years old. Ricky works third-shift at the County jail and Construction during the day for his father’s construction company and is also Co-Owner of an archery range. “I’m excited and honored to serve in the position of Illinois S3 DA State Coordinator, adds Ricky Sauls, new Illinois Coordinator for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “I look forward to working with everyone involved in S3 DA. I hope to teach and inspire young kids in the sport of archery. I want to show them all the future possibilities there are in the world of archery. Possibilities that include everything from lifelong friendships to college scholarships.”
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California State Coordinator David Attain
“David is enthusiastic, passionate and really enjoys teaching archery,” said Jennie Richardson, Executive Director for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “I’m looking forward to watching him move S3DA across California.” David lives in Valley Springs, California with his wife and three children. He believes everyone deserves to have an opportunity to learn the sport of archery regardless of their disabilities, social economic status or physical ability. David challenges himself to learn to teach anyone who shows a desire to achieve greater results in the sport of archery. He also believes archery is for all ages and interests. “Archery should be a sport offered in all schools in America, says David. “I make it my mission to spread the life long sport of archery across the globe.” “1 got into archery after doing an internet search and discovered Diablo Bowmen Archery club was only 20 minutes from my house,” says David Allain, new California State Coordinator for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “Diablo was having an open house event, so I took my wife and three kids. Soon after we joined Diablo Bowmen and I became hooked on archery. 1 decided the best way to learn how to become a better archer was to take an archery instructor course. I took the USA Archery course and started teaching all three of my children and then my friend’s children.” 42
“I started a National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) at Excelsior middle school,” adds David. “I became an instructor trainer and taught many teachers and volunteers how to run the NASP program in their schools. I have enjoyed the privilege of coaching hundreds of youth to become successful in the Nation Archery In The Schools Program. Currently, I run the NASP program at Toyon Middle School and Calaveras High School. Some students wanted more than what the NASP program offered. High school students were asking me to teach them how to shoot bows with sights and they wanted to compete in 3-D tournaments. I found Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) was a perfect program to bridge this gap to provide what my students were looking for. 1 believe S3DA will become a huge sport in California and I am proud to be a part of it. I am currently a member of Lodi Bowmen and they will be running the first S3DA team in the State of California. 1 think about archery everyday. Archery is who I am and 1 strive to constantly continue to teach and study the sport of archeiy. Archery is a huge part of my life and I hope I can give back to archery as much as it has given me.
South Carolina State Coordinatior Michael Grimsley “We are very blessed to have Michael Grimsley step up and fill this vacancy,” says Jennie Richardson, Executive Director for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “The departure of Chris Jones from our program as the South Carolina
State Coordinator due to his job change was unexpected. Chris’ newjob will not permit him to have the time needed to continue as our South Carolina State Coordinator. Chris was making great progress in South Carolina with the S3DA program. Michael will bring some interesting developments to our program as a middle school teacher working his way up the ranks of archeiy from the NASP's BAI to the USAA Level 2 to becoming an Advanced Coach for S3DA. I look forward to working with Michael and watching him grow our sport. This is going to be fun for South Carolina.” Michael Grimsley began his journey with the sport of archeiy as a youth in the Boy Scouts of America. Fast forward to his adult life, the summer of 2014 he became a Level 1 USA Archeiy instructor and began teaching archery for his local BSA council. Michael is a 9 year middle school teaching veteran and that following school year, he started the NASP program at his middle school. He currently coaches the Varsity and JV NASP competitive teams where they earned a third place finish at their regional competition and qualified for their state tournament their first year out. In the spring of 2016, Michael became a Level 2 Instructor through USA Archery and began searching for something else to keep his archers interested and engaged when he stumbled across the Scholastic 3D Archeiy program. He is veiy excited to see what S3DA can do for his program and for the entire state. “I am very excited to see what Scholastic 3-D Archeiy can do to grow and enrich the archeiy program here in Gilbert and over all of South Carolina,” says Michael Grimsley, new S3DA Coordinator for South Carolina. “Scholastic 3-D Archeiy’s next step opportunities and disciplines for students will permit them to advance in a family oriented sport, a sport where they can participate for a lifetime in the discipline or disciplines of their choice. U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
Indiana State Coordinator Scott Starnes Louisville, KY - As existing Indiana S3 DA Coordinator, Derek Marshal steps down. Scholastic 3-D Archery has named Scott Starnes, of Crawfordsville Indiana, as the new S3DA Indiana State Coordinator. As the State Coordinator, Scott will continue to grow the S3DA program in
Each State Coordinator will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in their state, including tournaments, training and dividing the state into regions that will allow S3DA participants multiple monthly competition venues as close as possible to their home location.Each will also recruit and hire Regional Coordinators to oversee and manage these individual regions.
Indiana. Building on the great work done by outgoing Indiana State Coordinator, Derek Marshal. “Indiana S3DA has built a veiy strong base of archers, teams and regional coordinators over the past 4 years,” says Derek Marshal, outgoing Indiana State Coordinator for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “I am confident that Scott and the other regional coordinators will continue to grow S3 DA in the great Hoosier state.” Scott received his first bow in 1985, just for hunting. He went on to harvest several whitetail deer including one Pope and Young buck. Scott was also treasurer of his local archery club for several years and served on the Indiana Field Archery Association board as a Pro Rep. No stranger to S3 DA, Scott is the Central Indiana Regional Coordinator as well as helping coach the Attica Scholastic 3-D Archery program. Scott shoots in the NFAA Pro Division and has made the shoot-off at Vegas and Indoor Nationals several times. Scotts list of accomplishments do not end there, he is also a State and
National record holder, 2008 Stan Open Champion, 2011 NFAA Indoor National Champion, 2014 USA Archery Indoor National Champion, 2015 USAT Team member, 2 time Midwest Open champion and 3 time Kansas City Shoot-out Champion. Scott resides in Crawfordsville Indiana with wife Dee and son Austin. “I have been involved with S3DA for almost 3 years now. First as a coach then as Central Indiana Coordinator,” says Scott Starnes, new Indiana State Coordinator for Scholastic 3-D Archery. “S3DA in Indiana would not be where it is today without all the hard work Derek Marshall has invested over the past 4 years. We all thank him for his efforts getting this program up and running in Indiana. I feel with the regional coordinators we have in place, Indiana will continue to see exceptional growth, and continue to give the kids great opportunities to compete. www.S3DA.org S3DArchery@gmail.com See us on Facebook
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Louisville, KY - Date: June 17-19 Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) held their 3rd National 3-D Championship at Mermet Lake State Conservation Area in Metropolis, IL. A total of 407 shooters from 13 states took part in the competition. Due to the growth of the S3DA National 3-D Championship, this year’s tournament was the first stand-alone National Championship for the organization. It was previously held in conjunction with the London, Kentucky ASA Pro/Am event. The S3 DA National Championship
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was a great time for S3DA students, coaches and their families. The shoot downs in all age divisions, as well as all shooting classes, were a huge success. “What an inspiring weekend,” said Lincoln Tapp, Host of the Young Wild television show on the Outdoor Channel. “The S3DA Nationals was such an awesome event, and one that will definitely be on my schedule every year. Proud to be a part of what this organization is doing and where they are going!” “I am always amazed at the unbelievable sportsmanship demonstrated by all the archers regardless of their skill level,” says Kyle McKune. Coach for Moore Traditional school in Louisville Kentucky. “I have been around all types of sports and no other sport can hold a candle to the sportsmanship demonstrated in archery.” “S3DA is a top notch organization and they ran a top notch event this past weekend,” added Cody Kirby, Head Archery Coach for Union College. “As a college coach it was great to see the level of competition continuing to improve. These kids have a great competitive fire that was exciting to watch. I look forward to recruiting from this talent pool going forward.” “It was great to see the tremendous energy and fun that the kids were having while participating,” added Mike Tyrell, President of the Archery Shooters Association. “ASA is proud to play a small part in the growth of S3DA which is having a tremendous impact on youth and their families through archery. We look forward to seeing its continued growth.” Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3 DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12. U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
Elementary Traditional: Female 1. Aubrianna Putman, Illinois 3D Xtreme, IL 292 2. Shelby Jordan, West Carter Archery, KY 188 Elementary Fixed Pins: Female 1. Taylor Cleavenger, Attica Ramblers, IN. 427, 8-12’s 2. Keely Thompson. TGCA Gryphon, NC. 416, 7-12’s 3. Georgia Kinsey, Covenant Ranch, TN. 412, 8-12’s Elementary Open: Female 1. Kaydence Stevens, Timberwolf Archery, IN. 430, 7-12’s 2. Rebekah Winfree, Noble Fellowship Archery, GA. 392, 5-12’s 3. Ella Thomas, Noble Fellowship Archery, GA. 371,3-12’s Middle School Traditional: Female 1. Chloe Ungetheim, Blackhawk Archery, IN. 321,4-12’s 2. Kayleen Tarter, Central Illinois 3D Xtreme, IL. 318, 1-12 3. Gracie Kaufman, Team ACUSA, IN. 312, 2-12's Middle School Fixed Pins: Female 1. Payton Goforth, PCA Thunderbirds, NC. 431,8-12 2. Olivia Hay, Shoot ent’ Straight, AL. 425, 8-12’s 3. Kynsley Redmon, Daviess County, KY. 421, 12-12’s Middle School Open: Female 1. Destiny Bennett, Superior Outdoor, LA. 439. 10-12’s 2. Leah Seaton, Team ACUSA, IN. 411,5-12’s 3. Delaynie Childers, Wiregrass Bulleyes & Broadheads, AL. 402,3-12’s High School Traditional: Female 1. Danielle Underwood, West Carter Archery, KY. 299, 4-12’s 2. Emma Lamb, Daviess County High School, KY. 262, 1-12
High School Fixed Pins: Female 1. Chelsea McGowan, Adventures Archery, FL. 461, 11-12’s 2. Bailee Jones, Daviess County High School, KY. 454,9-12’s 3. Katie Hemmann, Boyd County High School, KY. 451,11-12’s High School Open: Female 1. Alex Mountcastle, Attica Ramblers, IN. 468, 12-12’s 2. Briley Davis, Superior Outdoor Innovations, LA. 442,8-12’s 3. Ashley Greenwood, Attica Ramblers, IN. 417, 6-12’s
Male 1. Cooper Nelson, 2. Lucas Wheatley, St. James School, KY 378 3. Gavin McMinn, Team ACUSA, IN 374
Male 1. Tyce Beehn, Southern Oaks, KY. 462, 18-12’s 2. Matthew Morehead, PCA Thunderbirds, NC. 453, 15-12’s 3. Tanner Willis, Central KY Nock Busters, KY. 452, 15-12’s Male 1. Chase Morris, JC Nock High, KY. 454, 18-12’s 2. Dayne Bennett, Superior Outdoor, LA. 434 14-12’s 3. Briar Wirtz, Sabish Archery, WL 426, 8-12’s Male 1. William Ashley, Central Illinois 3D Xtreme, IL. 724, 8-12’s 2. Nate Jarboe, St. James School, KY. 683, 1-12 3. Brandon Scroggins, Noble Fellowship Archery, GA. 679, 1-12 Male 1. Landon Standish, PCA Thunderbirds, NC. 452, 11 -12’s 2. Jacob Weldon, Shoot’em Straight Archery, AL. 450, 13-12’s 3. Jacob Newby, Anderson Archery, KY. 448, 13-12’s Male 1 .Tanner Barker, Green River Archery, KY 467, 15-12’s 2. Tanner Johnson, Rock’n Shots, MO 459, 11-12’s 3. Dawson Long, Bust’n Nocks, AL 446,9-12’s
Male 1. Kody Kline, West Carter Archery', KY. 358, 2-12’s 2. Tristan Kitchen, West Carter Archery, KY. 342, 3-12’s 3. Trent Nichols, Covenant Ranch, TN. 335, 5-12’s Male 1. Kent Wethington, Apollo High School, KY. 488, 22-12’s 2. Lucas Gillespie, Daviess County High School, KY. 482,18-12’s 3. Cody Adkins, Daviess County Hi School, KY. 467, 18-12’s Male 1. Jase Boil, Appalachian Archery, KY. 498, 24-12’s 2. Brady Hempen, Trigg County Archery. 483, 21-12’s 3. Bradford Sauls, Southern Illinois Archery Club, IL. 469,14-12’s
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U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
By Terry Wunderle
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ears ago, about an hour be fore the gold medal matches of a Junior World Championship in Sweden, I received two phone calls. One was from a young man and the other was from a young lady, both of whom were shooting for the gold. Each of these youth was 15 years old and was compet ing against peers as old as age 18. Despite their ages, they were emo tionally very mature. My conver sation with each archer was quite similar: “You can shoot every shot with the very same form and you have proven that thousands of times in practice. You have a strong mental program. Make sure you run it with every shot. Be lieve in yourself and your ability to shoot the same shot. Do not be concerned with score or winning. It will take care of itself. Shoot perfect form with good rhythm and you will do the best that you can do.” Both Adam Wheatcroft and Ashley Kamuf did just that in gusty, stiff-wind conditions ... and both won their respective gold medals! It is essential for archers to believe in themselves. Their con fidence should be in their ability to shoot perfect form. An archer is in control of few things during an archery tournament. If you control your form and execute the shot the same way every time, then you will shoot the tightest group that you are capable of achieving. You cannot do any better than that.
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When the game is over and all of the scorecards are in, then you can find out how well you did in com parison to the other competitors. Most archers who are upset at the end of a competition are not upset because they didn’t win. They are disappointed because they failed to shoot as well as they did in practice. What goes through your mind when you are shooting your best in practice? What goes through you mind when you are having trouble in a tournament? At a competition, too often the thought process becomes over whelmed with the significance of the shoot and the focus on a win ning score. This way of thinking is completely different from what happens in a practice setting. The attitude change during a tourna ment often results in a variation of form and more scattered arrow groups. Worrying about score, win ning or what the competition is doing only creates anxiety and muscle tension. When this oc curs, it is very difficult to repeat edly produce the same shot. You cannot control score or winning, but you can control perfect shot execution. If your mind and body work together to make the perfect shot, then you can duplicate that form. If you allow your thought process to dwell on the scorecard, then the bond between what you are thinking and what your body is doing will be broken, making it very difficult to duplicate the shot. The perfect shot is nothing more than the mind and body working together as a single unit to pro duce a fluid shot execution. The reason we practice is twofold. First, we practice be cause we love to shoot. Second, we practice so we can duplicate our form on every shot. The bet ter we become at reproducing the shot, the tighter the arrow groups will be. This is when we are per
forming at our best. Put your trust, confidence and concentration where it belongs. Believe in your ability to execute the shot with the same form - every time. [This article is an excerpt from Terry’s book, Archery: Think and Shoot Like a Cham pion, found at wunderlearchery. com.] Qt,
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Archers get “Real” with the NASP® IBO/3D Competition. By: Brittany Jones RRTIORRLfiRCHERV in the
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Overall 3D Champions s the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) conducted its World bulls-eye competition in Myrtle Beach, so too was the International Bowhunting Organization (1BO) conducting its World 3D Challenge. The NASP®/IBO 3D Challenge (3D Challenge) was originally designed for the sixtyfive percent of NASP® students who wanted to play the 3D archery game. These NASP® student archers wanted a more “realistic” experience. The 3D Challenge uses targets that are foam replicas of specific animals instead of multi-colored scoring rings. These foam targets simulate turkey, coyote, bear, antelope, deer, and bighorn sheep made by Rinehart Targets. The archers use the same bows and arrows that they used in the bulls-eye competition, and they
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shoot from identical distances of ten to fifteen meters. The target’s nine and ten-point scoring rings are exactly the same size as on the bulls-eye targets. Attending this years NASP® World Tournament were 4,135 students, and 1,120 of those archers participated in the IBO/3D section of the event. The top five males, top five females, and top three teams in the elementary, middle, and high school divisions won medals, plaques, and trophies. While the students and their on-looking family members love the exciting action, the competition was intense! Each archer shot 5 arrows for practice and 30 scored arrows. The top score possible was 300 points. Teams were comprised of 5-12 archers of mixed gender. The top 5 archer’s scores were summed with the top possible
being 1,500 points. In the ES Division, Matthew Harper of Zanesville, Ohio received top honors by scoring a 290. Matthew is a third grader at Maysville Elementary. Caitlin Blair, was the overall female in the elementary division, with a score 291. Caitlin is from Lancaster, Ohio and is a fourth grader at Fairfield Christian Academy. In the MS Division, the top male went to seventh grader. Henry Thompson, with a score of 297. Henry lives in Lawrenceburg, KY and attends Anderson Co. Middle School. Sixth grader Emma Bunch and seventh grader Lily Machart tied with a score of 291, in the MS female division. After a five-arrow tiebreaker, Emma Bunch received the top spot. Emma is from Benton, Louisiana and attends Benton Middle School. U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
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In the HS school division, eleventh grader, Cole Luburgh and ninth grader, Garet Fyke both shot a 291, which lead to another, fivearrow tiebreaker. Garet of Duncan Falls, Ohio, received top honors, and he attends Philo High School. The top female in this division went to Tabitha Way, who shot a 291. She is an eleventh grader at Carolina Warriors Homeschool AR and lives in Chesnee, South Carolina. Congratulations to all of the winners! The first place teams in each division were; East Elementary from Cullman, Al with 1,366 points, Benton Middle from Benton, Louisiana with 1,436 points, and Anamosa High from Anamosa, Iowa recorded 1,454 points. A big thanks to South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) for providing most of the lane officials that made the event possible. As the 2016 World Tournaments come to a close, students prepare for the All-Stars Competition on July 10, 2016 in South Africa, while others begin preparing for their respective state and provincial tournaments next spring. The sponsors of the IBO made this event possible (www.ibo/sponsor.net). For more information regarding NASP® tournaments and sponsors and complete tournament results, please visit: www.nasparchery.org
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8:00AM Check in and equipment inspection 8:30AM Parade of Archers and Opening Ceremony hosted by Lindsey Leino 9:15AM Official Practice/Opening Round Scoring Double Indoor FITA Round, 9 and 18 meter distances, 60 arrows Categories: Male & Female-Yeoman, Bowman, Cub, Cadet and Junior USA Archery Rules apply - Current membership with USA Archery required Top three male and female finishers in each division receive medals $500 worth of prizes to be drawn - Must be present to receive prize
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Sand and Arrows Mix at the 2016 NASP® World Tournament by: Brittany Jones ' June 27, 2016
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aves weren’t the only thing hitting Myrtle Beach. South Carolina shores this past week as students, parents, and coaches from all over the United States and Canada, flocked like seagulls to the 2016 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) World Tournament. The tournament took place at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center, where more than four thousand student archers participated at this year’s archery competition. Jessica Vanco, Assistant General Manager of the Sports Center offered, “The NASP 2016 World Tournament was the largest event to date at the Sports Center since our opening in March 2015. The mental energy, focus, and discipline of these young archers was very impressive and inspiring to watch. From the spectators to the coaches, their sportsmanship was commendable.” The tournament began on June 23 and went through June 26. There were twenty-six flights and one hundred seventy-two students per flight. Of course, as usual, teams were made up of twelve to twenty-four students, with a minimum of four males or four females on each team. Participation totals this year were 4,135 for the bulls-eye and 1,120 in the 3D tournament. Fortynine percent of the shooters were female and fifty-one percent were males, making this year’s female to male ratio the most balanced in NASP®’s 15-year history. Archers and teams hailed from a wide range of states. In the Elementary Division, the top male shooter was Gavin Keims, from Crooksville, Ohio. He attends 50
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Crooksville Elementary and scored 289. The top elementary female was Savannah Philpot, from London, KY. She attends Bush Elementary School, and her score was a whopping 295. Savannah established a new NASP® World Record for Elementary Female with this outstanding performance. In the Middle School (M.S.) Division, the top male scorer was Chase Herndon with a 296. Chase is from Chauncey, West Virginia. He attends Beth Haven Christian School. The top female in this category was Ashlie Garrison with a score of 293. Ashlie attends Newburgh, Indiana’s Castle North Middle School. In the High School (H.S.) division, the top males were Dalton Talbert and Caleb Stillians who tied with a score of 299 (29 tens). After the 5-arrow tiebreaker, Dalton Talbert took the top honors. Dalton is from Zanesville, Ohio, and he attends Maysville H.S. The top female in the H.S. division was Morgan Daily, with a score of 294. Morgan is from Evansville, Indiana, and attends Reitz Memorial High. Finally, the overall championship shooters for female and male divisions were earned by Dalton Talbert and Savannah Philpot. Savannah has made NASP® history by being the first 5,h grade student to achieve overall female archer for the entire 4-12'h grade competition. Congratulations, Savannah! The world tournament awards ceremony, sponsored by Academy Sports+ Outdoors, was kicked off by Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes who announced, “We host a great number of sporting events, and without any question, the attendees at this archery
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tournament were some of the most respectful athletes our community has ever experienced... We will welcome NASP® back with open arms!” Everyone appreciated that this tournament was brought to Myrtle Beach due to strong support by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. As a non-profit, NASP®’s in-school archery instruction and events are made possible by a variety of medal-level sponsors including; Mathews, Mission, and Genesis Archery, Morrell Targets, EastonTechnical Products, Gordon Composites, National Wild Turkey Federation, Easton Foundations, Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, Feradyne Outdoors, Rinehart Targets, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, & EA Promotions. For a complete list of NASP® sponsors see: www. naspschools.org . Only one tournament remains in NASP®’s 2016 tournament series. The NASP®/ IBO 3D Outdoor World Challenge will be held August 12-14 at Seven Springs Resort, Seven Springs, PA (http://www.ibo.net/schedule. php). In just a few weeks, the 2016-17 school year will begin and NASP® lessons for more than 2 million student archers will start again.
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Sharing Success - Changing Lives One Arrow at a Time! NASP® conducts its first-ever Educators and Coaches Conference July 29-30, 2016 ased on a recommen dation from the 2015 NASP® Advisory Council, The National Archery in the Schools Program held its first-ever Edu cators and Coaches Conference in Lexington Kentucky. The Ken tucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner, Greg Johnson welcomed the large and enthusiastic crowd of 170+ to the event. Following introductions and recognitions, the audience heard a Keynote address from for mer Olympic Archery Coach Tim Strickland. For the remainder of the conference, participants attend ed hour-long concurrent sessions on topics of interest provided by the members of the 2015 NASP® Advisory Council. Topics in cluded: Mastering the 11 steps of NASP® shooting; String bow and responding to target panic; Con ditioning for archery; Equipment maintenance of the Genesis bow and Easton arrows; Running an effective tournament; Running an effective practice; Redbook, fundraising and financial issues; Travel and transportation tips; Building feeder programs; Working with administration and coaching kids; Other archery opportunities; An educator fun shoot/tournament; and a chance to interact with ven dors that supply approved equip ment to the NASP®. Beyond the informative ses sions, educators and coaches had the opportunity to interact with each other and share ideas from multiple states as well as jurisdic tions outside the United States. The day and 1/2 event closed on Saturday afternoon with a huge prize drawing from generous do nations from many of the support ive sponsors ofNASP®.
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“An Educator and Coaches Conference is something we talk ed about as early as 2009, among our coordinators. Only recently did we feel ready to implement the idea after our NASP® advi sory confirmed that it was time. We really thought this was a great way for our teachers and coaches to share their successful strategies with each other,” said NASP® President Roy Grimes. “Anytime these passionate people assemble and share ideas, kids are going to win,” comment ed NASP® Vice President and General Manager Dr. Tommy Floyd. “It was indeed a great event that seemed to generate positive feedback. We have released our post-conference survey and it is now out for comments from at tendees. We are excited to have opened this door for a deeper con versation among peers and experts on how to provide an expanded ex perience for kids in this program. The enthusiasm of attendees at our first conference was obvious. It is indeed an exciting time to be a part of the NASP®!” NASP® Advisory member and Trigg County Archery Coach Tom Patterson said, “Being a member on the advisory board that started in 2015, I am impressed with the fact that a mention and discussion about providing con ferences to assist others interested in developing their NASP pro gram, so quickly materialized into the first-ever Archery Conference in July of this year. The tools, techniques, talents, and vendors assembled for the first-ever con ference appeared to be on target with the needs expressed in the ad visory meeting of 2015. This con ference proved to be very benefi cial to me as attendees shared their
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positive take-aways at the end of the conference and even days after the event.” Bernie Morrell of Morrell Targets said, “Morrell Manufac turing’s involvement in NASP® has been an overwhelming ex perience. We had no idea when we joined NASP® in 2004 that we would be so blessed! The amount of compassion and joy that we have felt towards the kids of NASP® makes us PROUD to be the Platinum sponsor. It was such a great opportunity to at tend the Educators and Coaches Conference and get firsthand in formation from the teachers on improving the overall NASP® ex perience. It was incredible to hear how teachers and coaches are able to take this program and in turn, not only teach archery, but also help build students into model cit izens! I truly believe that NASP® has been divinely inspired and to see the lives changed because of NASP® confirms that belief. Morrell Manufacturing is honored to have been involved with such a tremendous event.” Based on pending feed back from conference attendees, NASP® will be planning addi tional recommended steps toward meeting the needs of educators and coaches that serve approxi mately 2.4 million students per year. Look for additional informa tion about training opportunities coming soon.
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Dave Keaggy Sr. Thirty Minute Workout At Mountainside Fitness Mesa, Arizona
Developed, May 7, 2016 First attempt, May 8, 2016 I completed 29 of this workout on July 10, 2016, [my 90th birthday] reaching my goal of 50,000 pounds in eight minutes or less, five times. The day I finally completed 60 good push-ups in 58 seconds; after almost a year of training, was the day 1 asked myself what other exercises are there that I could do sixty repetitions in less than a minute. After trying numerous machines and free exercises, I settled on eight machines or exercises; [four lower body and four upper body], where 1 could do 60 repetitions un der sixty seconds, using 90 lbs of weight. After some testing with a stop watch and totaling the time for the eight exercises, plus adding enough rest and setup time between sets, the first attempt results totaled 24 minutes. The total weight lifted, pushed, pulled or squeezed was 31,800 pounds. I established my goal based on this info of up to 500 repetitions in thirty minutes, using eight differ ent exercises, and gradually increasing the weights or repetitions to arrive at a total of 50,000 lbs. plus per workout. These are the workouts selected. 1. 70 Push-ups estimating 100 lbs. each. [2/3 body weight] 2. 60 bench squats, estimating 100 lbs each. [2/3 body weight] 3. 60 Push-downs, 90 lbs each 4. 60 Hip Abductors out, 120 lbs each
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5. 60 Incline pulls, 90 lbs each 6. 60 Hip Abductors in, 90 lbs each 7. 65 Horizontal presses, 90 lbs each 8. 60 Ankle presses, 120 lbs. each Allowing eight minutes total to complete all eight sets, affords me 22 minutes of setup and rest time. I have allocated the ‘rest’ time as follows. Af ter completing No. 1, 3min. No.2, 3min. No3, 3min. No.4, 3min. No.5, 3min. No.6, 2min. No.7, 2 min. The total time as shown runs 30 min. As I progress through the 29 training sessions I will increase the number of reps and add weight as my strength al lows. After completing 15 training sessions; on an every other day schedule; shows a 45.9 percent in crease in total weight at the half way point. On the 19th workout, 50,200 pounds total was accomplished in 7.25 minutes, with a total time of 25 minutes. I managed to reach my goal seven more times out of the nine remaining training sessions. I only reached 500 total repetitions six times out of 29. This is not an easy workout. I did not reach or pass my total weight of 50,000 pounds on my 90th birthday in part because the Public Relations Department of Mountainside Fitness was busy doing photos and videos for their quarterly magazine, and two of the machines were in use by others, causing a change in the machine sequence. Would I recommend this workout for archers who are serious about developing their skills to a World Class Level?—Absolutely. With a balance of four upper body and four lower body exercises you work the complete body. By doing your push-ups and squats first you raise your heart rate above 120 bpm causing good blood flow throughout the entire body. The high number of repetitions will build muscle strength and endurance required for the long hot days of Competition. A word of caution—do 15 or 20 minutes of stretching prior to this workout and choose weights that allow you to complete at least 40 repetitions per set. Do this routine every other day for 60 days and you will be amazed at the progress. Develop your own spread sheet and keep an honest record of your progress. You will need a clip board and a stop watch U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary’
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NO.3 PUSHDOWNS: ON HAMMER STRENGTH MACHINE LOAD DESIRED WEIGHT PUSH DOWN UNTIL ARMS ARE EXTENDED ADJUST SEAT TO YOUR HEIGHT
NO. 6 HIPABDUCTOR IN: SET WEIGHT WITH PIN IN STA CK SET STARTING WIDTH DEPENDING ON YOUR FLEXIBILITY SQUEEZE LEGS TO CLOSED POSI TION REPEAT ONE PER SECOND UNTIL FAILURE
NO. 4 HIPABDUCTOR OUT: SET WEIGHT WITH PIN IN STACK START WITH KNEES TOGETHER PUSH OUTWARD WITH THIGHS RETURN UNTIL KNEES TOUCH REPEAT ONE PER SECOND UNTIL FAILURE
NO. 7ANKLE PRESS: SET MACHINE TO FIT YOUR HEIGHT SET WEIGHT WITH PIN IN STA CK PUSH BALLS OF FEET FLEXING AT ANKLES REPEAT ONE PER SECOND UNTIL FAILURE
NO. 5 INCLINE PULL DOWN: SET WEIGHT WITH PIN IN STACK ADJUST SEAT SO ARMS START STRAIGHT PULL IN AND DOWN TO YOUR SHOULDERS
NO. 8 HORIZONTAL PRESS: SET WEIGHT WITH PIN IN STA CK USE LEGS TO PRESS OUT FIRST REP REMOVE LEGS AND COMPLETE ONE ARM PRESS PER SECOND UNTIL FAILURE September-October 2016 www.usarcher.com - email: arlyue.rhode@gmail.com or usamag@aol.com
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2016 Bow Hunting Western Kentucky By B. Howard Coffey
t’s hard to believe, but another 3D season has come to an end. By the time this article appears in U S Archer, most of us will already be bow hunting. Here in Kentucky, the bow season begins early, September 3, 2016. It runs until January 16, 2017. My favorite time to hunt is after the conventional gun season that begins in November 12-27 in the zone in which 1 live in Western Kentucky. Please check the dates for the other zones where you might be hunting. All these are available from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife on the Internet. If you are planning on hunting in Western Kentucky early in September, it can be hot. The mosquitoes are extremely hungry, and deer ticks are abundant. Therefore, you need a good insect repellent on you all the time. We find that Thermacell insect repellants work wonders. I've set in a blind early in September. The mosquitoes looked like a cloud outside the windows of the blind. I turned on a Thermacell. You could see these little pesky, blood-suckers swarming outside the windows of the blind, but not a single one came in. Except for nearly dying of heat stroke, I have had very successful hunting experiences in early season. Whenever I think of bow hunting for deer
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and turkey, I can't help but picture the beautiful Land Between the Lakes (LBL) area in Western Kentucky. There's 110,000 acres of prime hunting lands in Kentucky, and you don't have to ask permission to hunt. The archery season is September 24 - October 20, 2016; resumes October 24 - November 17; Then November 21 January 8, 2017. PLEASE NOTE: LBL’s seasons, hunting requirements and harvest logs differ from Kentucky’s. Please visit their website for all regulations and permits before hunting. Bow hunting is the most rewarding way of hunting I have ever found. I look forward to bow season every fall. I hope every one enjoys bow hunting as much as 1. I also hope that you have as much success hunting this year as you did shooting 3D during the offseason. As always, shoot straight with your life and your bow.
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2016 Bigfoot Open
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“The goal of the Bigfoot Open is to bring together all archers, Dot, 3-D and Traditional, for a weekend of fun. BIGFOOT is open to “Anyone with a Bow from Amateur to Pro”. Although the different competitions can be fierce and the priz es extraordinary the majority of shooters are there for the fun and camaraderie. “
BOWBENDERS 22nd ANNIVERSARY
Bigfoot 2016 by Gene Grodzki
TOP GUN - Glen Tally (C) was Top Gun fol lowed by Greg Mancini (L) and Matt Rubsam (R) Carter Releases, Money and a PSE Bow sweetened the pot!
Joe Groger (Center) is presented with an Elite Energy 32 bow by Doni Araco of Woodbridge Arms & Archery and Greg Petersheim of Elite. No one could have been a more deserving winner than Joe Goger who is a veteran, an avid archer and has overcome some hurdles that would knock the aver age Joe down! Go-Joe!
TOP GUN Contenders - Roger Dean, Clyde Beardsworth, Bob DiPierro, Glen Tally (Top Gun), Mike Labelle (3rd Place), Mark Pasmore, Carlos Ferriero , Matt Setzer, Jack Howarth, Greg Mancini (2nd Place), Mike Labelle and Tom Coblentz Note: “Top Gun”pits Top Dot Shooters against Top 3-D Shooters to see who is the best overall shooter and TOP GUN. The “Top Gun” this year was Glen Talley a 3-D Shooter. Interesting. 56 U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary
SKINS GAME — (L to R) Carlos Ferriero 8200, Mark Pasmore 8600, Matt Setzer, Dave Toyvnsend, Greg Mancini 8400, Mike Leiter 8 400, Tom Coblentz, Jack Howarth. Note: Skins Shooters compete for 8200 per target with 8 chances to win — Unless they tie for a push...
LAST MAN STANDING - Final 6 Contenders - Dr. Richard Lopez, John Iglesias, Ray Iglesias = Top Gun, Dave Wolf 2nd Place, Frank Burdi 3rd Place & Ron DiSimoni Note: “LAST MAN STANDING” - The goal is to find out yvho is the very best shooterfrom a vast field of Traditional Archers. The Top Prize is an amazing “Irene Bowers” Custom Silver Stag Engraved knife furnished by the “Traditional Archers ofNJ” plus other prizes. Ray Iglesias won once again in 2014.
A special THANKS to our friends at TANJ (Traditional Archers of NJ) and UBNJ (United Bowhunters of NJ) September-October 2016 www.ttsarcher.com - email: arlyne.rhode@gmail.com or usamag@aol.com
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8 TARGETS $200 Value each - Paid as $150 Cash and $50 Sportsmen Center Gift Card on each Skins.... S 200* Each = S1.600 (S 1200 in CASH) & (8 each S 50 Sportsmen’s Center Gift Cards) = S 1.600 $ 200 * Mark Eaaaox? $ 200 * Note Values include Cash Donated by each of the following business sponsors Mark EjranSK $ 200* Woodbridge Arms & Archery of Iselin www woodbridoearms com Mark EaanfiK Mike Leiter $ 200 * Cheyenne Mountain Outfitters htto/Avwwchevennemtnoutfitters com/ Mike Leiter $200* Lancaster Archery htto/Avww.lancasterarcherv com/ Greg Mancini $ 200 * Richard Lopez, Orthodontist wwwddooezsmiles com $ 200 * Taylor Fence, Hwy 33, Howell htto7/tavlorfenceni com/ Greg Mancini targets $ 200* Carlos FgnjgCP. 9” PLACE Didn’t make the cut? Don’t be bummed! A Bitzenberger Fletching Jig & Clamp compliments of Bitzenberger Vince Mancini That’s right! If you just miss gening into the Amazing Skins Game you can still win a great prize! 8 SHOOTERS
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$ 100 Cash / $100 Lancaster Gift Card & a Wise Choice Carter Release & a PSE Bow Madness Compound Bow from L & H Woods & Water of Wall and a TOP GUN Plaque $ 100 Cash plus a S 100 Lancaster Gift Certificate plus a First Choice Carter Target Release S 100 Cash plus a S 100 Cheyenne Mountain Gift Card 100% of the Top Gun registration dollars are included in the T\ 2n> and 3rd Place Winnings. S 800 S 400 S200
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The Black Knights say “Thank You” to our generous sponsors. We ask you to do the same with your words and your business. Our SPONSORS include Woodbridge Arms & Archery, Cheyenne Mountain Outfitters, Sportsman's Center, Lancaster Archery, Carter Releases, L & H Woods & Water, Mountain Mikes, Cream Ridge Winery .TANJ & UBNJ, Brite-Site, Genesis, Mathews, Tight Spot, Tractor Supply of Allentown, NJ, Tru-Ball, Wildlife Research, Bitzenberger, BCY, New Egypt Agway, 3 Rivers Archery, US Archer Magazine, and members of BKB including, Roger & Jen & Olivia Dean, Tom Nuccio, Paul Winans, Sue McKinnon, Richard Lopez, Richard Solchenberger, Mike Luster, Lance Blake & Bob Helle, Bob Hooper, Bill Zjfle, Jack & Jennifer Fleischmann and Horace Eckman
Please Thank our Bigfoot Sponsors with your Words and your Business! ____________________ Loyalty is a two-way street!___________________ Woodbridge Arms & Archery of Iselin The Grounds for Sculpture Sportsman’s Center, of Bordentown Elite, Hoyt, PSE, Darton Cheyenne Mountain Outfitters Impressions Photo & Video of Marlboro Lancaster Archery Kwikee Kwiver Carter Releases Log Power of Allentown L & H Woods & Water of Wall Lou’s Auto Repair & Lube, Rt 9, Freehold TANJ - The Traditional Archers of NJ Dr, Richard Lopez - Tom s River- Orthodontist UBNJ - The United Bowhunters of NJ Mathews Genesis Bows Three Rivers Archery Maple Leaf Targets Agway of New Egypt Neet Products Arizona Archery Enterprises Mountain Mikes Sport Shop in McAfee Bob’s Little Sport Shop RAD Custom Bowstrings Bubba Bateman, Leather Craft Shooters Sporting Center, Egg Harbor BCY Bow String Material Taylor Fence, Rt 33, Howell Bitzenberger Fletching Jigs Three Rivers Archery Brite-Site Tight Spot Quivers Cream Ridge Winery Tractor Supply of Allentown, NJ Dicks Sporting Goods Tru-Ball Releases Easton Archery US & International Archer Magazine, Eastman Outdoors Wildlife Research Genesis, Mathews Xscape Movie Theatre. Howell also BKB Members Horace Eckman, Paul Winans, Sue McKinnon, Richard Lopez, Richard Solchenberger, Mike Luster, Lance Blake & Bob Helle, Jack & Jennifer Fleischmann, Skip Reese, Bud Thomas, Kathy Szychoski, Roger, Jen & Olivia Dean, Tom Nuccio & Sue McKinnon 58
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THE LAST MAN STANDING KNIFE by Irene Bowers of Bowers Wildlife Studio. Check out her Facehook page https://www.facebook.com/Bowers Wild life Studio or email howerswildlifeart@ verizon.net Who is this Irene Bowers we keep hearingabout? Irene is a famous New Jersey artist who specializes in wildlife, western and mountain man art. Irene’s specialty is scribed ant ler handle knives, ant ler carvings, jewelry, art prints, tee-shirts and so much more! Irene’s talent can be seen on the custom “Silver Stag Knives” presented the last few years to the Last Man Standing at BIGFOOT. Irene was inducted in the New Jer sey Bowhunter’s Hail of Fame. She is a long time member of the Tra ditional Archers of New Jersey & the UBNJ and has donated charitable organizations for over 25 years. She is one classy lady and we are proud to have her as a friend to archery and as a resident of New Jersey. Q
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Bleeds: All bleeds must extend at least 1/8” on all sides past final trim. All non-bleeding images must be at least 1/4” inside trim. Trim: 8 3/8” width by 10 7/8” height Page Size width 2 Full Bleed__________ 17" *1/4" Inside Trim 16 1/4" 1 Full Bleed_________ 8 5/8" *1/4"lnsideTrim 7 7/8" 1 Full Non-Bleed 7 3/8" 2/3 vertical________ 4 7/8" horizontal 7 3/8" 1/2 vertical________ 3 1/2" horizontal 7 3/8" island_________ 4 7/8" 1/3 vertical________ 2 3/8" horizontal_______ 7 3/8" island_________ 4 3/4" 1/4 vertical________ 3 1/2" horizontal_______ 4 7/8" 1/6 vertical________ 2 3/8" horizontal_______ 4 7/8" "Business Card" 3 1/2"
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height 111/8" 10 3/8" 111/8" 103/8" 10" 10" 6 2/3" 10" 4 7/8" 7 3/8" 10" 3 1/3" 4 3/4" 4 7/8" 3 1/2" 4 7/8" 2 3/8" 2"
Sending the Ad By Internet: Email: usamag@aol.com By Mail: Please send DVD or CD to: The U.S. Archer, Inc. 7315 N. San Anna Drive Tucson, AZ 85704 USA Arlyne Rhode, Layout & Design Email: usamag@aol.com Phone: 520.742.5846 Phone: 520.405.9331 Magazine Issue: January - February March - April May - June July - August September - October November - December
Advertising agencies add 15% for Gross Rate.
Black & White Advertisement Rates Advertising agencies add 15% for Gross Rate.
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The U. S. Archer magazine with 3D Coverage 7315 N. San Anna Drive, Tucson, AZ 85704 phone:520.742.5846 phone: 520.406.9331 email: usamag@aol.com www.usarcher.com September-October 2016 www.iisarcher.coni - email: arlyne.rliode@gmail.com or usamag@aol.com
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