ADVERTISERS INDEX Angus Brown Safaris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Archery Focus Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 BCY Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Brite Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Eastman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Electronic Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Gold Tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Kwikee Kwiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Limbsaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Maple Leaf Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Mathews, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mental Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 New Archery Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Ragsdale & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Shot Doctor, the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 59 Specialty Archery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Veteran Barebow Compound shooters Allen Campbell of Georgia and NFAA Director Jerry Barr of Kentucky
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riday, December 8th, started out chilly with some rain as a cold snap hit Florida, but by the time we are shooting on Saturday, it is well on its way back to being absolutely beautiful weather ... if not a little bit breezy. Friday is a practice day with archers checking out the range, and discovering that a lot of work has been done, and a lot of vegetation has sprouted and scars mended after last year’s three major hurricanes. On Saturday, the range gate is open at 6:00 am, and the archers begin arriving to warm up for day one. The lighted “flint” range is open with targets from the bunny out to 70 yards. Dawn is breaking and a couple of late arrivals register. Grouping has 4 Archery Magazine February/March 2007
been posted ahead of time, and the 29 shooting groups easily fit on the 28-target field range. Announcements at 7:30 include the differences between IFAA and NFAA rules, and archers are instructed to shoot four across throughout the round. We don’t come off the range until the Animal Round is done ... leaving a comfortable margin for finishing before dusk. We are south of Miami, only 20 minutes from the Keys, so even some of the Florida archers have an eight-hour drive to attend, but the trip is always worth the effort. Individuals are present from all over the United States and Canada. The hosts are friendly and eager to please. The archers include six NFAA Pros, three NFAA State
Directors, one NFAA Councilman, many past NAFAC champions, and one Olympic medalist. Not counting tied 560 Animal records, sixteen NAFAC records are broken over the two days. Serious shooting includes lots of FUN, and once again we look up into the trees and find at least two large (four foot) iguanas avoiding the “trespassers”. While the 2007 NAFAC event will have a new host in Houston, TX, next May, the Everglades Archers will host the NFAA Pro Sanctioned “Everglades Open” on this same weekend this year. The event will follow NFAA rules with 28 Field, 14 Animal (with bonus spots) and 28 Hunter. Y’all come back ... y’hear! Archery Magazine February/March 2007 5