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Bedford, IN. May 19-21,2000 (Upper left) Derick Jolliff ended the day with the highest score at the Future Bow Hunters Tournament!

(Upper right) Randall Jones (topped the Kader Board in the Senior Pro Division.

(Left) Randy Epling, stopped to smile for the camera, before going on to win the Recurve Division.

AJicia Shultz returned this year to once again claim 1st place in the Ladies Pro Division!

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Editorial by Ariyne Rhode ..................................................................... 176

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Archers Who Care by Jim Schultz ...................................................... 178

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Toward the Gold by Freddie Troncoso ............................................... 188

IFAA News by Ken Rogers ...................................................................180

N.F.A.A.Shooter's School by Bernie Pellerite .................................... 182

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Get a Grip! by Bernie Pellerite ............................................................ 192

From the Senior Corner by Joe Bauernfeind .....................................196

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FITA World Ranking List ........................................................................198

Results of Junior NAA Championships ............................................... 199

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16th FITA World Field Archery Championships................................... 200

ARLYNE RHODE

Bohning Press Releases....................................................................... 202 Editorial Assistant

1999-2000 Indoor Mail Match Results

RUTH RAGSDALE

Korean Olympic Archery Team Announced......................................... 204

IFAA Correspondence

Babe Bitzenburger Obituary ................................................................. 211

PRESIDENT KEN ROGERS

People and Places ................................................................................ 212

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IBO Midwest Classic by Rhonda Campbell......................................... 208

New Products ........................................................................................ 213 CONTRIBUTORS

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Here we are in the last half of the year. The 1FAA World Championships, Olympics, NFAA Nationals, NAA Nationals, 1BO Nationals, ASA Nationals, and My fellow archers and the North American (Cabela’s) Nationals will close out friends, I would like to extend a very busy year. Once we have published the results, a great THANK YOU FOR we have a quiet competition season before the Las Ve­ YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. I thank each and gas World Festival hits the schedule in 2001. everyone who was there in my time of need. I will forever Please help us out if you are a record setter, national be grateful and humble for your love and support. I am or international champion. Send us a photo of yourself doing fine. I had surgery recently to remove a tumor and your trophies with a couple of paragraphs stating from my neck and spine which was benign. The prayers what you won and the highpoints of your achievement. of friends and family helped to over come once more. An Australian world record setter, Alison Bateman, Once again the unbroken circle prevails in my life and I starts off our new series in the next issue, Septemberpray it is in your lives as well. Thank you for your love October issue. As you know they are in the southern and support. hemisphere so seasons arc a switch from ours, our sum­ Cecelia J. Hendrix mer is their winter. 3831 Clinard .Avenue 1 am looking forward to more news on champions Winston Salem, NC 27127 from around the world. Just a few days ago 1 spoke to a Phone 336-720-93831 Fax 336-788-8756 new friend, Tom Sedwick in Puerto Rico. Tom was on cjhen@ aol.com / cjthunderl2000@aol.com his way to a tournament in Argentina. I can hardly wait to hear from him and other champions from around the world. This is an appeal for information for the upcoming issues so we can do a better job for you, our important reader. QUIET, FAST, ACCURATE! You may send us your reports by e-mail to usamag@aol.com. For the best photo quality we prefer photos or slides but if you have only digital photos avail­ able we will work with those too. The internet has broadened our world and here are a few sites you may want to visit:

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It’s July 4th and another summer is in full swing. Archers Who Care sent bows and equipment to organizations promoting summer activities in up state NewYork, Tennesse, Illinois and Arizona. We hope to have stories and photos from those camps in the near future. For me summer was a good time, a time full of fishing, baseball, evening swings on the front porch and once in a while icecream. We lived in Trenton, NJ across from Franklin Park. My mother was a single parent and my grandfather was the father I never knew. He would share bible stories with me that still have meaning to this day. What you do with your children and other children that you come in contact with can make a lasting impression. Be it sharing archery or sitting on the porch telling stories, it is a sharing of yourself that matters. Cartoonist Charles Schultz who passed away at 77 believed that pleasant things are not really funny; that you can not create humor out of happiness. That is why Lucy at the last second always pulled the football away so Charlie Brown was never able to kick it. When you think about it....that’s sad, not funny. Life is not a comic strip I guess that s the difference. Charlie Brown never gave up. Healways ran as hard as he could to k,ck that football. In life, many rimes we gwe up. We are not Charlie Browns. In Arizona we have a new license

plate that says, “It shouldn’t have to hurt to be a child.” Archers Who Care have been sharing the joy of archery with both adults and children for many years now. Many limes the volcnteers get a deeper sense of emotional feelings than the children do. The children feel the pride, a sense of accomplishment that comes from being able to hit the target. Something to brag about. The children will have the summer camp memories of which archcry will be a part but for the adult it may change the way they live, their outlook on life and their commitment to their families. Maybe I put too much into it.... 1 don’t know. I sec the effect it had on my wife, those around us and me. I owe Lynette Baston more than words can say. Lynette has stepped up to the

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International Field Archery Association News By Ken Rogers

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Have you had that occasional day when there seems to be so much needing to be done and no time to do it? My last two weeks seem to have been made up only of those days. Getting ready to attend the WFAC-2000 tn the Republic of South Africa and the 1FAA Committee meeting has kept me in a state of semi shock (or at least disorder). But, read)’ or not, the day is approaching rapidly for me to have it "all together". The folks in South Africa report that all is in readiness. The last count exceeded two hundred shooters with registrations still coming in. Not to be discounted, is the inevitable rush of late registrations expected at any archcry event. As reported in this column a couple of times this year, unexpected heavy rainfall in the tournament site had caused damage and extra labor. Another such action recently caused some more problems which have been set straight. A beneficial aspect of the latest was, discovering that a couple of targets were unsafe during wet weather. That has also been set straight. We are expecting a very good and enjoyable event in South Africa. To my knowledge, they have always put on a good event and this should be no different.

As mentioned previous to this issue, the IFAA Committee has a full slate of legislative items they must deal with at their meeting. A few items deal only with cleaning up various areas of the Rules Book. There are two proposals asking for a new Longbow division to consist of all Longbows which do not meet the strict in­ terpretation of the present IFAA Longbow division. Also, there arc several items deal­ ing with altering the age groups to include new classifications. With that, items to change distances for the new groups etc. Two items deal with allowing a sight pin guard for the sighted Bowhunter divisions. A safety item would not allow contestants to draw their bow above the line of sight to the target. We do sec many archers, some who arc simply over bowed, raising their bow over a 45 degree angle above their head in order to draw their bow. Another item of safety is bowspccd. We noted in Germany last year, there were speeds of over 400 feet per second with super light arrows. This may be an accident in waiting. Over the past six years, as President of the IFAA, it has been my intent and direction to add to our tournament structure. My feeling is, we should have a championship format for

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each of the disciplines that we recognize. To that end 1 have sent to the IFAA Com­ mittee, two formats to consider for inclu­ sion in the Rules Book. The arc, a 3-D championship format, entitled " W3DC Format" and. the Indoor Championship for­ mat, "WIAC Format". As you know, the WIAC hits been held only three times in IFAA history, all in the United States and. all hosted by the NFAA-USA. This legisla­ tive item will make it official that the IFAA has an Indoor Championship format. My recommendations include a three day WIAC as well as a four and five day op­ tion. The one comment I have heard most from the other nations is. it will be hard to get anyone to travel to a WIAC which is only two days long. The expense of getting there and back would not be worth it. This revised formal will give the committee the options to hold anything from a two day event to a five day event or. any one of them. Another item is the "Champion of Nations" competition which the IFAA has held at its last three IFAA World Field Archcry Cham­ pionships. I have forwarded the format for official recognition of a very successful and. enjoyed recognition of the ’Champion of Nations". As I have said, the Committee has a full plate for their consideration. In addition to the items mentioned above, the year 2000 brings to an end the elected terms of all IFAA Officers. It is a time to say goodbye to our Treasurer. Tim Stone of Australia, who has served since 1992 in that post. Tim, who also serves as the Treasurer for the Australian affiliate, ABA. has decided not to stand for re-election again. We thank Tim for his services to the IFAA and wish him well in the future. Two nominees stand in line to take his place, one from Australia and one from the US. All other IFAA Officers have agreed to stand THE U.S, and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

for rc-cicction. The IFAA Committee will be voting on a new slate of officers shortly after returning home from South Africa. As you read this, the WFAC-2000 should be in progress, (or completed) The coverage of this championship tournament will be in the next issue of the US and International Archer, along with pictures from the venue. Il is my intention to e-mail pictures from the event to the editor along with any words of wisdom 1 may be able to generate. At any rate, you will have it all in the next issue. The event will be covered in additional magazines. The Glade in England.The Bow in England. the Archery Action in Australia and will be forwarded to the 3-D Times in the US for possible inclusion. NFAA members who do not subscribe to any of these may need to contact the NFAA office to locate where they can obtain the coverage. Speaking of subscriptions, our kind and generous owncr/cditor of the US and International Archer has come up with a program for other nations to subscribe to the US&I. Special package deals, which include 5 or 20 magazines, bundled together in one package, sent (Airmail) to a single address and single name for distribution within the nation, which wants access to this magazine. The rates are as follows: One (1) issue each two months $35 US Dollars per year. Five (5) issues each two months S90 USD per year (to a single address and. single name) Twenty (20) issues each two months $300 USD per ycar(to a single address and. single name) In the US, the rates for individuals arc: One (1) issue each two months $20 US Dollars per year. One (1) issue each two months $35 USD per Two (2) years. Canada and Mexico rates arc: One (1) issue each two months $25 US Dollars per —year. That is about all happening right now. -I his is the time in the cycle of events within he IFAA that, everything comes to a ^Mcmporary close and starts again when it is mown what has transpired in the meeting ^Mnd who are the new officers to be.

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N.F.A.A. Shooter’s School & Certified Instructor School Goes International! by Bernie Pellerite NFAA now has 21 new International Advanced Level Instructors and IS new International members! Almost a year ago. we were contacted by a young fellow named Gilbert Schnidrig from Switzerland. He had read most of my articles in the US and International Archer Magazine and wanted to come to the U.S. with five of his friends for private lessons. After c-mailing and talking on the phone numerous limes. 1 pointed out that it would be cheaper and easier for all concerned if we went to Switzerland instead and conducted an official NFAA Shooters School. So. on April 22, my wife Jan and I flew to Zurich. Switzerland, to coach the first of 2 international NFAA Shooter’s Schools. We were met by Gilbert, who acted as translator, guide, chauffeur, and even cook and caddie for the week in Switzerland. His good friends and work-mates, John and Suzic Pickering, opened up their beautiful home in the small village of Tuttwil (north of Zurich) for the 3 of us. Gilbert even took off a whole week from work to show us around his beautiful country! Besides touring the northern portion of Switzerland, we drove into Germany and Austria, did some shopping in Zurich, and even managed to squeeze in a round of golf with John and Suzie at their club. Without the incredible hospitality of these three new friends, our trip to Europe would not have been as enjoyable or even possible, for that matter. The school was held from Friday, April 28 to Monday May I. (We allowed an extra day because of the language barrier.) Although most of the students in the school spoke English, they couldn't understand everything I said, so Gilbert and I decided it would be better if he repeated it in Swiss/German. The host club was Bogcnschutzcn Zurich 11 and was held in the gymnasium of a school in Zurich where Rene Marbacher and his wife Charlotte are caretakers. Rene is the 1999 Swiss Field champion in IFAA and FITA, and Charlotte was the 1996 IFAA European champion. 8 of the 9 students were willing to join AAE (Archcry Association of Europe) - NFAA’s European counterpart, so they could become Advanced Certified Instructors.

Jan and Bernie present their good friend. Gilbert Schnidrig

a certificate of appreciation. Without Gilbert, none of this could have happened.

Bernie teaching the Swiss class

Swiss students pictured left to right, kneeling: ’Tania Forni, ’'Gilbert Schnidrig, Silvio Tanner, * Kurt Nunlist. Standing: ’ Ranier Brugger, ’Matthius Holder, ’Markus Affolter, ’Charlotte, Marbacher, ’Rene Marbacher, Instructor Bernie Pellerite (•denotes Advanced Certified Instructor) 182

Even with a slight language barrier, the Swiss students seemed to be hungry for knowledge and therefore enjoyed the school immensely! The next stop was England. We flew SwissAir into London and hopped aboard a train to Scotland, so we could play a little golf at historic St. Andrews, the oldest course in the world (600 year old) and the sight of the 2000 British Open in July of this year. Also we toured some castles and cathedrals and stopped in Edinburgh on the way back for a few hours. Then we rented a car to drive to Stowmarkct, a small town about 70 miles northcast of London, where the second international school was to be held. Once again we were met with incredible hospitality. Richard Narcy, who was hosting the school, met us and got us settled in a nice bed and breakfast. Richard and his wife Mary are both several time European Field Archcry Champions. The school was held May 5 to May 7 in a meeting room at Mary s place ofemployment. Most of the students joined NFAA to become Advanced Certified Instructors. Of the 14 attendees, 12 joined NFAA and 13 became certified. (One was already an AAE member.) Richard White, editor of “Bow International", one of THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

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The above are past inductions from 1972 to 1999 and are listed in the order of induction. The above National Bowhunters Hall of Fame tribute is made up of true "Bowhunting Legends of the Twentieth Century.” All of the above Hall of Famers were inducted into the National Bowhunters Hall of Fame by a slate of 327 National Bowhunters Hall of Fame inductors who are made up of the finest individuals, manufacturers, editors and writers of our sport within the United States - with 1999 being the last induction of this, our 20th Century, we will now continue into the 21st Century. --------------------------------------

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should happen to Robin, and then for him to live by the natural laws of the forest, was probably no accident of history. Elements of the early talcs contain references to older pagan religions and beliefs which would have posed a threat to both church and rulers of the day. hence, Robin being banished to the ’green wodc’ away from society. Robin would have symbolized a free spirit to the oppressed common people, setting up his own system of natural justice ‘robbing the rich to pay the poor.'

Pictured left to right, front row: 'Roy Bowden, 'Ian Kerr, 'Richard Hardcastle, ' Roh Hale. 'Marillyn Hare, 'Richard Narey Back row: Nigel Hatts, 'Chris Cox, 'Tony Sparkes, 'Mick Hhatling, 'Alec James, 'Stephen Kendrick, 'Peter Hynn, 'Mary Narey, Instructor Bernie Pelleritc (•denotes Advanced Certified Instructor)

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Our English hosts, Mary and Richard Narey.

For our last day in England, we rented another car and headed out to do a little sight-seeing. Of course, we had to head for "Robin Hood Country”..... where else? First stop was the city of Nottingham where we picked up on a little history. Did Robin really exist? Was he a common outlaw or just a myth? The precise origins of the stories about England's most popular outlaw are not really known, but legend has it that Robin Hood would meet his band of merry men under the ’Major Oak’ before setting out on a raid. Of all the members of Robin's band, only Friar Tuck has been proven to actually exist. Allegedly. Robin was active in the 1190's during the reign of Richard the Lionheart, and popular talcs about him really did exist by 1261. Was he Robert Hodc, ‘tenant of the Archbishopric of York’ who fled jurisdiction in nearby Yorkshire in 1225? His name appears in records nine times before 1234. but there is no reference to him being caught. His ‘deadly enemy' would have been Eustace of Lowdham (Lowdham is a Nottinghamshire village) who was deputy sheriff and became sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1232. Any person escaping arrest at this time was legally placed 'outside the law’ (the origin of the word outlaw). In the stories, that this 184

"The Major Oak " of... Robin Hood?? Legend has it that Robin Hood would meet his band of merry men under this very tree. It’s over 800years old and its circumference is 33 feet!

After Nottingham, we drove another hour farther north to Sherwood Forest, the highlight of the day. The famous forest used to extend over 70 miles from end to end, but is now just a small park of 450 acres with many of the original oaks still standing. including “The Major Oak", a truly magnificent tree. Thanks to all our new friends in Switzerland and England, we had a most rewarding and memorable trip! Back home and after 1 day of "rest?”, we packed up and drove to Lincoln Bowmen Archcry Club, south of Detroit, Michigan for a Shooter's School to be held May 12-14. 13 stuents were enrolled THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

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Author Freddie Troncoso

GROWING ARCHERY AND PUTTING THE FUN BACK INTO THE SPORT

Part III - The Solutions

Beyond any doubt, the biggest challenge that is facing present day archers is to successfully increase our ranks and to attract more participants to our beloved sport for the purpose of growing archcry and maintaining our ranks and numbers. Several concerned leaders in our industry, including Jim Easton and Pete Shcplcy feel that several things have to be done, if we arc to succeed in promoting archcry while developing new shooters for the sport. One of the most important things that we must do to accomplish these goals, is to make sure that we start all newcomers out by having them shoot at some sort of target so that they can learn the basics of good shooting form without acquiring any bad habits. Jim Easton is of the opinion that we presently do not have enough archcry ranges and shooting facilities for archers throughout the USA. He also states that we should all make an all out effort to convince city government officials to build as many archcry ranges in American cities as we can get. In order to accomplish these goals, we must bear in mind that the power of a good presentation, showing a need for archcry shooting facilities and ranges, can produce astonishing and very positive results from city governments if said presentations arc done correctly. However, we must first convince city governments 188

that the requested facilities are needed and most important, we must assure them that the ranges will be used and visited by the public and archers on a steady and continuous basis. Archcry is also in desperate need of quality archery instruction extended and offered to the general public on a free and ongoing basis! This obligation befalls and rests upon the shoulders of all archers, archery pro shop owners, and upon local archcry clubs who must make every effort to develop and maintain instructional classes that will attract and benefit all new archers.

NECESSARY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE GROWTH OF ARCHERY More Archery Toys The next suggestion pinpoints another overlooked area pertaining to the need for archery toys and starter kits that have been absent from toy counters and toy stores for a great number of years. If you have recently visited your local WalMart or any other super store in your area, chances arc almost certain that you will not be able to find one single archery toy on the shelves that features and makes use of the bow and arrow! Realizing the liability factor that scares away most toy manufacturers from creating and selling archery toys, it is still possible for manufacturers to sit down and evolve with carefully designed toys that are creative and functional and those that preclude and eliminate the possibility of injury to the user. To accomplish these objectives and goals, manufacturers must first be willing to dedicate their efforts toward the development of fun archery toys that are absolutely safe and pose no risk to the consumer. Following this line of thought regarding the development of new designs and ideas, toy arrows can be made from cardboard tubes with non-removablc safety tips that can not be separated or removed from the end of the cardboard tubes. With regards to the bows themselves, toy bows should make use of rubber band bowstrings

attached to non-flexing bow limbs that do not store or impart any additional energy to the respective arrows. As an example, manufacturers may consider marketing a "Fly-Swatter" bow and arrow combo that is a perfect example of a novel toy that would appeal to millions of children and adults throughout the world. Let’s BECOME CREATIVE! Simply ask yourself, what safe toy bow concept can 1 come up with? We all realize that the combination of children and toy bows is another sure-fire method of attracting new people to archery and one that will keep them coming back for more! MAINTAINING OUR RANKS OF ARCHERS Tournament and Club Fees Another one of the over-looked areas with regards to archcry dropouts has to do with the inconsiderate and abusive high dollar shooting fees imposed upon archers by tournament sponsors and archery clubs. If you don't understand what is being said in the preceding paragraph, simply go to any major archery tournament or to any archcry club shoot and take notice of the amount of money you are paying for registration and tournament fees. Beyond any doubt, the cost of taking part in archcry tournaments nowadays has skyrocketed and climbed to prohibitive levels that only serve to deter and turn away archers and their families from competing in our sport. It is also a known fact that many archers arc dismayed at high shooting fees and that they can not afford to stay in archcry due to those abusive and needless overcharges. Where are the popular non-profit shooting fees ranging from five to eight dollars of yesteryear? Aren't archcry associations and archcry clubs classified as non-profit organizations who arc supposed to be promoting archcry for the sake of propagating the sport without stashing away great sums of money? How can we expect to attract shooters to tournaments if we continue to over tax shooters and their pocketbooks by THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

demanding high entry fees and unreasonable dues for memberships in archery associations and clubs? This again, is another area that needs close scrutiny and re-evaluation. It is absolutely necessary for us to immediately reduce our shooting fees and membership dues so that we can attract more shooters and families who will take part in archery. Lower our tournament fees and dues and we will definitely attract more archers and shooters! NO DOUBT, NO IF'S AND NO BUTS ABOUT IT! THE DIRE NEED TO MODIFY OUR TARGETS AND SCORING During our lifetime and over the past millennium, much has happened to our great sport of archcry. In spite of several dramatic changes in equipment and advancements in technology and knowledge, our methods of scoring and the respective target faces that we shoot have hardly undergone any changes over the years. The only noticeable changes that have transpired and occurred, involve the addition of inner scoring lines that continue to favor the top shooters exclusively. While practically no one will dispute the fact that hitting the center of the center is the name and objective of the game, it is time to change and modify our target faces and scoring so that the average archer has more of a chance of approaching and matching the scores of top shooters at tournaments and archery competitions. We can accomplish these goals without having to utilize and revert to using "handicap" systems and thus, bring the scoring for all forms of archery to new and more equitable and equal levels. The new recommended scoring system encompasses and makes use of bonus point rings that arc strategically placed and imprinted onto the center of the

newly designed target faces. The size recommended for the bonus rings is in diameter for larger outdoor target faces and"" bonus rings for indoor faces. Strategic placements of bonus rings arc shown and illustrated on the sample target faces. As is to be expected, bonus ring sizes would decrease tofor indoor rounds and faces. Shown arc a 24" face for field archcry and a 48" face for target archery use. Both target faces have an 8" center with a white or gold colored central scoring area situated in the center scoring zone of each respective target. The small, almost inconspicuous bonus rings arc lightly imprinted on the target faces and are practically invisible to the shooter from the shooting lines.

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Target Round Scoring On the American/FITA faces, archers can score and amass the following scoring points noted below: 3 arrows per end @ 10 points (equals) =30 plus 3 bonus points for 33 points total 6 arrows per end @ 10 points (equals) =60 plus 3 bonus points for 66 points total Be advised that diversified scoring values can be applied and utilized according to the needs and guidelines of U.S. Archery associations and other world archery organizations once they accept and adopt the Bonus Ring Scoring System.

Close up of 18 meterfaces showing location and reduced diameters ofBonus Rings We ask at this point for all readers to study and recognize the potential and very positive benefit of the Bonus Ring Scoring System as compared to present day scoring methods. First and foremost, no perfects will ever be shot on a continuous basis. Secondly, the top shooters will not necessarily always win as they have repeatedly been doing over the past. Normally the good shooter always aims to hit the very center of the target. Using the Bonus Ring Scoring System, he has but one or two chances of hitting the centrally located extra bonus point rings with each end shot. Comparatively speaking, the average archer, who is shooting more sporadically and produces wider shot patterns, has three or four chances to randomly hit and score on the bonus rings that could give him/her the match and tournament depending on his/ her aggregate total score for each round recorded and shot. If top shooters try to hit the outer bonus point rings situated on the very outer edge of the center of the target, he/she may miss and receive a lower scoring value for hitting the outer scoring area. SCORING EXAMPLES In shooting NFAA or IFAA Field rounds, archers can shoot cither three or four arrows for possible tallies as outlined below. Field Round Scoring 3 arrows per end @ 5 points (equals) = 15 plus 3 bonus points for 18 points total 4 arrows per end @ 5 points (equals) = 20 plus 4 bonus points for 24 points total

This photo shows a score of 30 points using the 10/11 evaluation. In this scoring application, the Bonus Rings ate vallued as 11 points each.

This photo depicts a possible 33 point scoring which is a rare occurrence. Note: Wider grouping and higher resulting score

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3 - D Targets and Scoring For 3-D shooting and unmarked archery and competitions, suggested scoring areas could be enlarged on animal 3-D targets to 8“ for central kill zones and to 12" for the combined outer ring and kill zones. 3-D Scoring One arrow hits would be scored as follows: 6 - points for all body hits 8 - points for outer kill zone 10 - points for central kill area 11 - points for any bonus ring located within the central kill zone scoring areas. THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

Yes, it is time to do something about our present scoring systems for the benefit of growing archcry and making scoring for archcry more fair an equal. The entire future of archcry depends on the bonus point system created for the purpose of growing archcry and bringing our scores closer together. The future growth of archery depends on your willingness to recognize and push for the acceptance of the Bonus Ring Scoring System. I f you sincerely feel that the new Bonus Ring Scoring System is good for archery, sit down and write to your Association board members and tell them that you want your representatives to consider adopting the Bonus Ring Scoring System for the benefit and growth of archery. It is the honest opinion of this author that the adoption and the utilization of this novel scoring system will benefit and promote the growth of our beloved sport of archery. Read, examine, and think this issue over carefully. The future of archery and of the new Bonus Ring Scoring System relies upon your decision and acceptance of this proposed scoring method.

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Bonus point rings are scored 11 points kill zone is scored 10 points, outer kill ring is scored 8 points and body hits are scored 6 points

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GET A GRIP! The Importance of The Bow Hand by Bernie Pellerite ©2000

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Years ago when we had our pro shop. I remember a fellow came in who was frustrated with his shooting. He said he had spent hours and hours tuning his arrows and bow, but still was having trouble getting consistent groups. This guy was a real enthusiast that could recite every detail of his set-up. He weighed his arrows to within 1 /10th of a grain of each other, fetched his own arrows, measured, calculated, and researched every possible item of his arrows and bow, ad nauseum. I checked his equipment and his arrows were well matched to his bow. 1 watched him shoot a few shots and his form looked acceptable; he was using back tension and not punching the trigger. I continued to question him and watch him shoot a few more shots. When I asked him how he put his hand in the bow, I got a blank stare. “Huh?" As it turned out, this fella was doing everything right to the point of being totally obsessive, but didn’t pay any attention to how he was putting his hand in the bow. Have you ever watched a professional golfer when he gets ready to tec off? He’ll do what’s known as a "waggle" which is a pre-swing routine that includes getting his hands on the club precisely the same place each time. Ever watched a major league batter? Same thing. Your bow hand is the last place that makes contact with the bow as the arrow is let go. Think of the shot in slow motion. The release or fingers lets go of the string first; the nock is still in contact with the string; the arrow and string move forward together to brace (and beyond) and the string and arrow finally part company. As the arrow continues forward, it is touching, or almost touching the rest; your hand is still in the bow, therefore still able to influence the flight of the arrow! If you grab or change your hand position in any way, you can mess up a perfectly good shot. As with all phases of archcry, consistency is the name of the game.

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before the shot goes off. This can cause you to have unexplained high arrows that blow out the top. I tried this experiment one time. I shot my bow from 20 yards with varying degrees of hand positions. From low wrist to ultrahigh, (about 1/8 inch per shot) I was able to “walk" my arrows down the target 6 to 7 inches, without adjusting my sight! Imagine how much it would be at farther yardages. Don’t you have enough trouble judging the yardage at a 3-D tournament, or trying to hold on the 60 yard target on a field round, without having to worry about this being added to the formula, too?

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Low wrist grip pressed evenly along the length of the grip. This description in itself should tell you how many variations there could be... too much top hand pressure on one shot, too much low hand pressure on the next. Consistency, consistency, consistency! Low wrist grip -1 would have to describe the low wrist position as one that has the base of the thumb on the thumb side of the life line touching the grip. This hand position I consider “Idiot Proof”, because it is the most easily duplicated, takes the least amount of thought, and no muscle. There is only one low wrist position, whereas the medium and high wrist positions have varying versions. Also, you can shoot with the low wrist grip with your bow hand more relaxed. More muscles have to be used to maintain the medium and high wrist grips and tense muscles cause shaking, thus an unsteady sight picture. Another reason 1 recommend the low wrist grip is for shooting up and down hills. If you “heel" the bow (low wrist) all the time, your shots should be consistent, regardless of whether you are shooting up or down hill. On the other hand, (excuse the pun) if you normally shoot medium or high wrist and have to shoot up hill, what can happen (and usually does) is you will “heel" the bow to help elevate it, but not go back to your normal hand position

PRE-LOADED TORQUE We just explained where some of your high and low arrows might be coming from. Pre-loaded hand torque, which is any rotational force applied to the grip before the shot is released, can also cause a lot of unexplained lefts and rights. What you need to do is find your “torque-free” hand position. The best way to do that is to wet or lubricate your hand (some people use baby oil) and try several different hand positions. This will simulate a nervous or sweaty hand, or a rainy day. This allows your hand to seek it's own position on the grip. Your hand should be free to slip all

the way up into the grip until it can slip no more. Try shooting several shots with different hand positions until your stabilizer jumps right straight forward and does not kick side to side. Once you have found that “torque-free” position, mark your hand and grip with alignment marks and practice it until it becomes natural and subconscious. It's not a good idea to use a glove or a non­ skid wrap on your grip, (except for hunting to keep warm) as this will camouflage and/ or promote pre-loaded hand torque. Also, there arc a few very well known and popular bows that come stock with a modified high-wrist grip. Some are so high that the hand slips off to the side, causing severe torque. Fortunately, most of those manufacturers have finally started listening to the shooters' suggestions, and now offer a normal, more popular low wrist grip. I used to watch my wife shoot with my back to the target, and without turning to look. 1 could tell from which way her stabilizer kicked where the arrow would go. If the stabilizer kicked to the left and up, chances arc real good the arrow went high left. Ifthe stabilizer kicked straight forward. I could almost guarantee that she put it in the center of the X. (Think about it....the arrow is pointing the same direction as the stabilizer, so normally, wherever the stabilizer goes, usually so goes the arrow!)

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CORRECT HAND POSITION I really can't say this enough; consistency in the bow hand is absolutely crucial. My good friend and top Olympic archer Ed Eliason learned a long time ago about the importance of this. He has gone so far as to put a tattoo on the back of the web of his bow hand that lies up with a mark on the grip. This gives him a repeatable, consistent point of reference on where to place his hand. Years ago. my wife Jan was an accomplished shooter with numerous state and sectional champion­ ships.Before she became really com­ petitive. she used to have trouble finding a consistent hand position so she came up with this idea: She taped the tip of a rubber eraser (about the size of half a pea) on her grip where she could feel it in the same place on her palm each time. Her scores went up immediately, because her lefts and rights from hand torque went away. Some shooters take the grip off the bow so they can feel the edges of the riser, thus giving them a point of reference for consistency. The bow grip should not cross the "life

line" (palmar crease) of your hand (sec fig. 4). Although there arc a few excellent shooters that arc able to shoot this way, I don't recommend it for most archers and here's why: First, there arc muscles on either side of the crease that can influence the shot, if flexed or not flexed. If you keep the grip only on the thumb-side (thenar eminence) of the palm, there lends to be more consistency. Second, if you saw a cross section of your arm and wrist, you would find the two bones in your arm (the radius and ulna) terminate at your wrist. The radius, which is the largest of the two, is directly behind the thenar eminence and is a solid point on which to grip the bow. This is what I call "bonc-to-bonc" form, i.e., the least amount of muscles are used and bonc-to-bonc alignment gives a solid. 194

Figure 5 steady, less shaky sight picture. (Muscles can cause us to shake from stress or tension. over-use and nerves....bones are not effected by any of these.) At full draw, the lifeline should point straight up and down. Don't "shake hands” with your bow. Extend your arm and put up your hand like you arc gesturing to stop with your index finger and thumb forming a *Y’. Put the bow in your hand, on the thumb side of the life line and let the fingers drop down in a relaxed manner. You can also tuck 3 fingers under, and lightly touch the index finger on the target side of the riser.

Most archers know that grabbing the bow is a big no-no. It is a form of “dynamic torque”, which is torque applied after release, but before the arrow has cleared the bow. And, I'm sure a lot of you know that it’s a tough habit to break if you have it, but there are some simple remedies. In the Shooter’s School, we have found this to be a common malady. When we video each student and play it back later in slow motion, quite often we will “bust” someone grabbing the bow before or during a shot.

Can you imagine how much you can influence the flight of an arrow if you move the bow by grabbing it, right at the moment of release? Most shooters who shoot-andgrab, shoot-and-grab won't influence the shot all the time, because the arrow is gone before they grab. BUT! On occasion, because of anticipation, they'll grab-andshoot, or grab-whilc-shooting! This is usually where they get some of their unexplained misses. Occasionally, you'll sec archers with their bow hand fingers sticking straight out. I guarantee these arc shooters that used to (or still do!) grab the bow and this is their solution. (As I said before, the hand should be relaxed with no muscle involvement inn order to help steady your sight picture.) One of the solutions is to tuck and relax your 3rd, 4th and 5th fingers in against the grip. Leave only the index finger and thumb out. (This is a great hand position and a lot of top shooters shoot this way.) Lightly touch the front of the riser with the tip of your index finger, or touch your index finger to your thumb. Touching the front of the riser with your index finger will give you a secure feeling, without effecting the shot. Whatever you do, DON'T pinch or "crab claw" the grip with your hand... you're just defeating the whole purpose. Tucking 3 fingers will also help keep you from putting too much hand in the bow i.e., crossing the life-line. Another benefit of shooting with this grip is, because you are putting less hand in the bow, the forearm is not as close to the string. Therefore, there is less chance that you will hit your arm. USE A SLING 1 highly recommend that everyone use a sling. They arc inexpensive and can help you have a good, clean shot. The way it fits you is important, though. If it’s too tight, it can cause torque. If it's too loose. you won’t trust it. and you'll continue to grab the bow. (Sort of like having a 15 foot safety rope in a 10 foot tree stand!) The sling should allow the bow to jump out of your hand, no more than about 1/2 or 3/4 inch. Any more than that and you won't feel secure and you won’t trust it. There arc 3 common types. I use the finger type sling, which is simply a loop around the thumb, around the bow, and attached by a loop to the index or middle finger. It's simple and quite inexpensive. Another type is a rope that is looped around your wrist (like a lasso) and the loose end has a hook on it that you pass between your fingers, around the bow, and hook on to the loop on your wrist....also very effective and inexpensive. The third and probably the most common is the kind that attaches THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

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From the Senior Corner By Joe Bauernfeind

Hello once again from the Senior Comer. I'm way behind in reporting to you the events of the Winter schedule due to using up my space for the Senior Games qualifiers and last month s article on ethics. Those arc more important issues to me though and it also gives me a chance to save up some material for a future column. I hope I didn’t step on anyone's toes with the ethics thing, but 1 just felt it was something that had to be written about and addressed by all archers on a personal level. Enough said about that, so let's get to the name dropping. I think most of you like to sec your name mentioned in a national magazine, but there is one mutt out there who was hoping to avoid it this time. Sorry Harry. Read on to see what this is all about. On the subject of national magazines, Arlyne will be stepping down as the publisher for NFAA's Archery magazine. It was a huge load trying to do two magazines by herself and I'm sure she'll appreciate the reduction in the work load each issue brings. You did a great job Arlyne and we all thank you for that. Send her an email at USAmag@aol.com to let her know we appreciate what she docs. She's put in a lot of work over the years bringing us the news of the archery world. Good luck too, to the NFAA with their new publisher. We need all the information about archery that we can get, so keep on supporting the people who bring it all into our mail boxes each month. Now, on with the tour. I didn’t make the AMO show this winter, but my pal Mikey L. said the crowds were good and the facility in Indianapolis was first class. I'm planning to get to the 2001 version though to introduce some new products and hopefully expand my dealer base. The 2000 Louisville Bowhunting and Expo was the next stop on the tour and again was run in fine style by promoter Bob Stevens and his wife Karen. If you haven't been to this one yet, put it on your list for 2001. It is a fine shoot with lots of archery of all kinds coupled with an expo of vendors with all the latest new toys for your selection. One of the vendor highlights this year was Jim Bath's display of trophy deer and elk heads. It was the Pope and Young 196

list come to life. Thanks Jim. There was also lots of bucks of a different kind to be shot for, with Chuck Neasc, Vicki Wright, Carol Bitner and Ron West among others leading the way in the spot shooting and Phil Jacobs and Randall Jones cleaning up for the 3D guys. There were lots of other seniors making a little gaming money for the upcoming Vegas shoot too and I apologize for not mentioning every name. Couple all of this with 4 separate Pro/Am shoots in the evening and you come away with a bellyful of archcry for your weekend. Well here we are in Vegas. The senior money is really getting large at this shoot, as well it should. Old pro Frank Pearson took home S2.5K for shooting a great 896, which included a 300 along the way. That might be Frank's top purse for his whole career, so we are coming up in the world. The afore mentioned Harry Miller also shot right up there with a fourth place out of 50 shooters for a $350 prize. He shines at 18M. More about that later. I couldn't find any results for the senior women. Was there a class for them, as there should be? If not, NFAA should look at this and sec what they can do for our female silver foxes. The vendor part of the festival was great as usual as was the rest of NFAA's handling of this new event for them. Congratulations to Bruce Cull and all of the hard working volunteers who served us that weekend. Now it's on to Tulsa. Here we are already in Tulsa. Boy, that was a fast trip. As usual the battle for the bowls and bucks was intense. For the senior men, big Mike Little, Glen Schultz, Ed McCorkle, Dan Kolb, Dave Clem and for the umpteenth time in Traditional, Gene Towne collected the silver. What do you do with all those bowls Gene? On the distaff side Betty Johnson, Marie Calaway, Becky Jackson, Judi Smith and Jeanie Hall came away with the silver. Nice going ladies. A few other names of note. 3D crossover Rodger Willett held off a stellar field to win the big bucks and a bowl. See, I knew we could get together. How about some of you spot shooters stepping up to get some of that 3D gold. Bowhunter Freestyle winner Troy “Troll" Knoll says that he'll be moving in with the frecstylcrs next year so look out for him. The Harry M. watch shows him with a fine 107 X count but a 595 score. Those ones that hit the floor don’t do much for your score. Looks like a crack is appearing in his armor. Once again this was my top show as a vendor. Archers just like to stock up on all the goodies at this shoot for some reason.

This was the last shoot for Tulsa and I think we should all give them a round of applause forthc fine job they’ve done over the years in staging the Indoor Nationals for us. Next year it's back to Kansas City for more fun and some great steaks. Spring is coming and that means we’re once again called to Atlantic City for Dr. Helen Bolnik's annual shoot out. Now comes the big show down with Mr. Miller at the true test distances of 40 to 60 meters. Once again, even after months of secret practice at his secret range hidden somewhere in northern New Jersey, Harry failed to meet the challenge and will have to be satisfied with the 18 meter scraps for this year. That big dog food bowl will have to wait for another year Mr. M(utt). I do promise you another shot though in the Garden State Senior Games where I'll have to try to qualify this year for the National games in 2001. You should be qualifying too and making your plans for Baton Rouge in 2001. 1 don't have the complete results yet on the shoot so I apologize to anyone whose name doesn't get mentioned. In the senior freestyle division which has grown to 3 full flights, yours truly was lucky enough to win again, with Ed Clark shooting a great round on Sunday to capture the Zenith Top Gun award for the top single round score by a senior. Great job Ed. Next year the NFAA will bring their expertise to Atlantic City to run the Classic and give Helen a much needed break. Thanks for all those great years Helen and 1 know you’ll continue to lend you time and experience to the NFAA in their new endeavor. I’m running short on time now so I’m going to wrap up this month's column. I'm leaving for Nelsonville OH tomorrow for the third leg of the IBO Triple Crown. I've really gotten into the major 3D shoots as a vendor, if not yet as an archer. I hope to do that too in the future. I’m still amazed by these shoots. Archcry has never seen anything like the 3D tour as it now stands. Between the IBO, ASA and NBHA (Cabella’s) they're turning out anywhere from 500 to 2000 shooters, complete with vendor displays and shootouts for major bucks, three weeks out of every month from Feb. through Aug. Their senior age starts at 50, so some of you young dudes ought to give it a try. Maybe we can talk some of these guys into trying our spot shooting game. It's fun archery too and the best way to improve your shooting. See you at the next shoot, Joe Bauernfeind (631)929 3223 THE U.S. and INTERNATIONAL ARCHER

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World Ranking List Date: 06/29/2000 7:44:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: fita@worldcom.ch (Sandrinc Blatter) Change of Leader at the women's archery World Ranking List (WRL) Alison Williamson (GBR) climbed up to first rank of the WRL, while Lee Eun Kyung (KOR) drops down two places to 3rd rank. Karen Scavono (USA) continues her ascension in the WRL, moving up three places to rank 5. The entry of Natalia Bolotova (RUS) in the top 20, having got from place 44 to 16, is to be noted. This is due to her silver medal at the European Champion­ ships held in Antalya (TUR) this month. At that same event, Jocelyn de Grandis (FRA) won the bronze medal of the men's event and therefore climbs 35 places to reach rank 14. The three Italians men who have been selected to represent their country at

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Junior Compound Female (15 and under) 1. Marleigh Bogumil (Pittston Twp, Pa.) 2. Shawnda Heath (Kingman, Kan.) 3. Amy Raffa (Rochester Hills, Mich.)

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FITA Competitive Recurve Female (18 and under) 1. Amy Green (Coventry, Conn.) 2. Roxanne Reimann (Manchester, Conn.) 3. Jessica Peterson (Malibu, Calif.)

Cadet Recurve Female (12 and under) 1. Kendra Harvey (Rio Rancho. N.M.) 2. Sara Goshom (Brownstown, Pa.) 3. Tara Lowe (Harlem, Ga.)

FITA Competitive Compound Male (18 and under) 1. Adam Wheatcroft (Clarkston. Mich.) 2. Michael Heitz (Loami, Ill.) 3. Ariel Heller (Wilton, N.H.)

Cadet Compound Male (12 and under) 1. Matthew Hermerding (Belleville. Ill.) 2. Jason Cartin (E. Helena, Mont.) 3. Kyle Shipman (Guilford, Ind.)

FITA Competitive Compound Female (18 and under) 1. Ashley Kamuf (Dale, Ind.) 2. Bcrgandy Bronson (Arco, Idaho) 3. Kristen Thomas (Fairbanks, Alaska)

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16th FITA World Field Archery Championships 2.

Erik Jonsson, SWE 327 points

the completion of this second phase of the Qualifica­

3.

Martin Ottosson, SWE 321 points

tion Round.

The cut is at 314 points.

The leaders of each category keep their places after

The second day of the Qualification Round with

known distances was held today with again cloudy and

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Odile Boussiere, FRA 312 points

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Patricia Lovell, GBR 300 points

tion goes on tomorrow with the Elimination Round.

3.

Kerstin Beijer, SWE 275 points

More information, photos,, on this event can be found

The cut is at 267 points.

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Peter Penner, GER 357 points

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Michele Frangilli, ITA 336 points

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Morgan Lundin, SWE 355 points

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Mike Gerard, USA 331 points

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Herve Dardant, FRA 355 points

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Goran Bjercndal, SWE 330 points

The cut is at 350 points.

The cut is at 324 points.

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Ulrika Sjowall, SWE 348 points

Carole Ferriou, FRA 328 points

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Francesca Peracino, ITA 348 points

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Cristina loriatti, ITA 317 points

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Catherine Pellen, FRA 336 points

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Laure Barczynski, FRA 315 points

The cut is at 336 points.

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Korean Olympic Archery Team Announced The greatest archer of all time KIM, SOO-NYUNG is back!

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Ketcher Wins Midwest Classic With A Perfect Score by Rhonda Campbell The air was cool, crisp and fresh on Friday as

shooters gathered at the practice range before mak­ ing their way up the hill to their respective ranges. More than 1500 shooters and spectators had poured

into the grounds as the day pressed on. A Livestock

Show was also being held in unison with the tour­

nament. The place was packed with people prepar­ ing to compete, and farm animals preparing to com­

pete! The public was invited to view the Livestock

Show, and spectators of all ages were delighted by the additional entertainment for the weekend.

“What a deceiving range” a shooter commented as he came down the hill on Saturday. Many of the tar­

gets at this year’s tournament were small in size, and

L-R: Jim Husband (MSR) and Randy Oitker (YMR 13-14) prepare to take their shots on the practice range.

placed at long distances within grasses, woods and

Bobby Kctchcr’s smile was beaming as he emerged from the

woods on Sunday! The Hoyt Pro shooter had just cleaned the course again, and ended the tournament with a perfect score of 400 points! A score that had not been attained by a Pro shooter at

this tournament since 1995! Who could guess that a weekend

that started out so badly could end up so well!

Lightning flashed! Thunder roared! Tornado warnings flashed

across TV screens on Thursday in Indiana and surrounding states

as they were pounded by viscious thunderstorms. In the mean­ time, shooters were making their way to Bedford, Indiana for the

15th Annual LB.O. Midwest Classic. The tournament was held at

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These Future Bow Hunters had a great time at the tournament!

River Bowhunters on May 19-21. As luck would have it, the in­

other settings that would deceive a viewers eye for yardage. Many

clement weather pushed its way out of the state by the next day!

shooters returned to the practice range to regroup their nerves after

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found testing their skills at the Easton Eagle Eye Shoot Out, and the Bow I luntcr Defense courses, or milling through the Exhibit area.

14 enthusiastic young shooters gathered to shoot the Future Bowhunters Tourna­ ment. Arrows flew as the little archers had

a great time. Their parents and friends had a great time too. as they cheered them on!

8 year old, Derick JollifT from Ohio, shot

the highest score of the day to win the tour­ nament. However, every child emerges as a winner at this competition and is rewarded for their efforts with a bag of terrific ar­

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Tension filled the air as shooters made their way onto the courses on Sunday, for their final round of shooting.

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Traditional shooting winners included

All those who competed in this tourna­

Richard Farkis won the Masters division.

Darlcnd Frye (FTRD). Myron Little(TRD)

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and Randy Epling (RL1).

and effort they spent to come and partici­

Other senior division winners included

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pate at this years event, and congratula­

Linda Koris (FSR) and Norman Conner

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tions go out to all of this year’s winners!

(MSR). Anthony Rose claimed first place

Kaltenbach (YMF). John Klein Jr.

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in the Hunter Class, a new addition to the

(YMR13-14) and Tom Dagit (YMR15-17),

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Triple Crown competitions.

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Linda Koris claimed 1st place in the Women s Senior Division and Hamid Cogar placed in the top 10 ofthe Men i Senior Division

(L-R) MBO shooters. Partick Manley and Roger Force prepare to climb the hill to challenge their skills on the ranges

CUB McDonnell, Katelyn Sanders, Chase Bachert, Adam FBO Kennedy, Heather Grenolds, Judy Rue, Elisa FBR Haendiges-Huth, Erin Mattox, Missy Curtis, Laurie FSR Koris, Linda Dowell, Louise Pieffley, Wanita FTRD Frye. Darlene HC Rose, Anthony Peak, Jimmy Smith, Brian MBF Spray, Mike Tom, Blanton Charles, Thomas MBO Cottrill, Jayc Gargasz, Joseph Cogar, Harold MBR Young, Ray Harris, Richard

Bclaire, Rob MCBH Farkis, Richard Cantrell. Don Kirkman, Bud MCU Earl, Shawn Jones, Jack Miller, Mike MSR Conner, Norman Crafton, Jewell Brackenrich, Tom PMF Huffman, Rodney Marcum, Bryan Owens, Charlie PMR Ketcher, Bobby Griggs, Eric Larson, Bart Kerg. David Hopkins, Jeff PRF Shultz, Alica Ward, Kelly Caudle, Kathy PSR Jones, Randall Blankenship, Charles Thibault, Roger RU Epling, Randy

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Pro shooters, Sharon Hayes and Rodney Huffman have each won this tournament in the past.

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Annie Oakley of bow dies at 96 Matilda ‘"Babe” Bitzenburgcr was a national champion archer

Friday, June 2, 2000 By Joan Harvey of The Oregonian staff Matilda “Babe” Bitzenburgcr, the Annie Oakley of the bow and arrow, died Sunday. May 28, 2000, in Newberg. She was 96. Bitzenburger was a national champion archer who appeared in newsreels and television shows in the 1940s, '50s and early ’60s dressed in movie-star cowgirl regalia, black boots, a silverand-turquoise concho belt and embroidered satin shirts that she made herself. Her specialty was hitting sticks of chalk dangling from string. She was also the archery coach for Universal Studios and worked with such stars as Vivian Leigh and Tony Curtis — who was “very nice," she recalled in a 1998 interview, even though he accidentally burned her hand while she was teaching him how to shoot flaming arrows. Bitzenburgcr was born July 28, 1903, in Wauconda, Ill. Her maiden name was Matilda Maria Rommel. As a young woman, she moved to Downey, Calif., where she owned a beauty salon until the 1930s. In 1929, she married Henry A. Bitzenburgcr, who was a com­ petition archer. She soon tired of staying home and cleaning house while her husband went to archery meets every weekend. “I told (Henry) if he’d stay home one night a week and help me clean the house, I could go with him on Sundays," she recalled. She soon picked up a bow and turned out to be a naturalborn archer. She sold the beauty salon to devote more time to the sport and began entering competitions. By 1946, she had won all but one of the men’s national field tournaments, and in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949 she was the National Field Archcry Asso­ ciation women’s national champion. She, her husband and her brothers owned Bitzenburgcr Ar­ chery for 35 years in Los Angeles and relocated the business to Sherwood when they moved there in 1964. The business made and sold bows, arrows and other archery gear. Her husband in-

vented the Bitzenburger fletcher, a jig for attaching feathers to arrows, and is also listed in the Archery Hall of Fame. When he died in 1972, she lost her interest in archery and sold the business in 1973. After her retirement, she took up golf and the slingshot. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. June 3, in Attrcll's Sherwood Funeral Chapel. Private interment will be in Inglewood Cemetery in Los Angeles. Survivors include her nieces, Gwen Nicklous and Jan Forkner; and nephew, Clarence Thomas.

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ARCHERY PRODUCTS Newly Designed D-Loop Kit for 1999 Designed to clamp around your bow string or to a D-Loop secured to your bow string. If you are not presently using a D-Loop, we recommend an eliminator button on your bow string that slides up under the nock.

LUXOR R2523 with D-Loop

FOURFINGER REL20 with Hinge

All Stanislawski D-Loop Hinge Releases are of anodized alumi' num construction with a steel/ electroplated clamping dog completely enclosing the D-Loop for secure operation. Kits are of the same quality materials. SEE YOUR DEALER TODAY.

Newly Designed Hinge Type Releases -k

Our new preferred, smaller release rope hinge design eliminates the excessive rope wear by moving the release rope beyond the span of the release hook travel. Available as a Kit #R10KT to update earlier Stanislawski models.

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MAXUM R2526 with D-Loop

D-LOOP KIT R25KT. For conversion and complete enclosure of the D-Loop on earlier J Stanislawski f models. g HINGE KIT R10KT. For easy conversion of earlier Stanislawski Releases.

SAHARA II R2528 with D-Loop

“X-CALIBER REL22 with Hinge

SAHARA REL27 with Hinge

■F STANISLAWSKI ARCHERY PRODUCTS 7100 S.E. 72nd Ave. Portland, OR 97206 Phone (503) 777-1228 Fax (503) 777-0887 http://www.recworld.com/stanislawski Email: archery@pacifier.com