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FEATURES April / May 2008
THE VEGAS SHOOT Record Turnout and Complete Results by Paul Davison .........................................4
WAY BACK WHEN Remembering the Factory Pro Team Shoot by Paul Davison .......................................28
FROM THE PRESIDENTS DESK by Bruce Cull ...........................................22
MY FIRST HUNT a Bowhunter Story by guest author Shari Meeks ..................30
PERFECT PRACTICE, PART 2 The Do’s and Don’ts of an Accelerated Learning Curve by Bernie Pellerite ...................................23
SECTIONAL NEWS ..................................31 SEVEN WAYS TO REMAIN FOCUSED by Terry Wunderle ...................................45
NFAA CALENDAR OF EVENTS ...............25
ON OUR COVER:
Vol. 28 • No. 2 © 2008 NFAA®
NFAA HEADQUARTERS REPORT by Marihelen Rogers ...............................47
Plus tournament registration forms AND MUCH MORE!
A few of the nearly eighty Senior Freestyle shooters at the 2008 Vegas Shoot. Photo courtesy of Paul Davison.
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