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This issue Laven Newsom gives us a first hand report of the 3rd World Cup Event held in Editor Arlyne R1 Nimes, France which lead up to the finals in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over Sarah Prieels, sh 1,100 shooters came from all over for 14 years, has won the the world to compete. Dutchman and 2011 Belgium Outdoor Mike Schloesser and South Championships, 2010 Europ. African’s Jeannie Van Kradenburg Team Title and third in the 201 i claimed the compound titles. European Junior Championship. Recurve champions were all from the Korean team, gold medalists She enjoys meeting new people Min Byeong Yeon and Kim Min and visiting other countries. Her Jung. most memorable archery moment Many of these world class was winning the Gold medal with archers then traveled to Las her team at the 2010 European Vegas, Nevada, for the final World Team Championships. Cup in February. Koreans Min Alex Wifler will be around a Byeong Yeon and Jo Seung Hyeon long time. To claim his title he had were champions in the recurve to defeat 15 other men who also divisions. Erika Jones and Mike shot perfect 900 scores. Schloesser were the winners for Congratulations to all the compound division. Champions! Combined with the World We plan to run some Cup Finals was the annual Las individual biographies on these Vegas World Archery Festival. champions in the May-June issue. New winners to the compound Until next issue, podium were Alex Wifler (USA) and Sarah Prieels (Belgium). Arlyne

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Las Vegas (USA) - Satur day, February 07, 2015 During the first of three eve nings of World Archery events, the Athlete of 2014 awards were an nounced at an inaugural gala held on the first day of Las Vegas Throughout December and January, members of the public were invited to vote for their fa vourite athletes of the last year, submit their photographs into an image contest and nominate ex ceptional individuals for voluntary work done to advance archery at any level. Coupled with a poll of an expert panel that included World Archery President Prof Dr Ugur ERDENER, members of the World Archery Executive Board and World Archery Olympic Games Development Director Juan Car los HOLGADO, the combined re sults decided the awards presented in Las Vegas. Both compound trophies

went to two archers who have proven their longevity on the in ternational archery circuit: Er ika JONES had the compound women’s award while the world

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second al the Archery World Cup Final; DELOCHE also took silver in Lausanne. The pair beat out World Cup Final winners Sara LOPEZ (COL) and Bridger DEATON (USA), re spectively. For DELOCHE the award was particularly special: the day of the ceremony happened to be his birthday. Aida ROMAN won the indoor worlds and the Archery World Cup Final in 2014. The Olympic silver medallist was well ahead of JUNG Dasomi (KOR) and Germany’s Lisa UNRUH in the recurve women’s Athlete of the Year voting. In the title decided by the narrowest vote margin of the evening, reigning World Cup Fi nal Champion Brady ELLISON beat out young Brazilian Mar cus DALMEIDA to the recurve men’s award. As good as a season DALMEIDA has had, it’s hard to argue against a man who’s just made history by becoming the first person to win the World Cup cir cuit three times. Brady took to the rostrum after accepting his award to thank everyone who voted for him, con

gratulate the other winners and encourage everyone to shoot well during the rest ofThe Vegas Shoot. While Marcus missed out on the recurve men’s Athlete of the Year title, he was a lock for the Newcomer of the Year award. After becoming the young est ever World Cup finalist and then collecting the silver medal in Lausanne - to pair with his second place from the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing - his first full international season was mightily successful. He beat out Frenchman Pierre PLIHON, who had sil ver at his first international event (Shanghai 2014), and double-gold medallist at Nanjing LI Jiaman (CHN). Marcus was not present in Las Vegas but sent a video mes sage expressing his gratitude for the award. LEE Mi Joung, the Korean coach of Mexico’s Aida ROMAN, who has enjoyed a resurgent 2014 two years after her London 2012 silver, collected the Coach of the Year gong. Geoff WEEKS’ image of the a target reflecting in a water

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The first company to join World Archery’s new Sponsorship Program, popular sight manufactur er AXCEL will support the Archery World Cup and World Archer)' Championships over the year AXCEL Sights is a company well known for its positive approach to developing target archery, generous donations as a sponsor for national and in ternational events and a manufacturer of high-quality archery equipment. In an initial one-year deal, AXCEL Sights signed on to become the Official Sight of World Ar chery in 2015. The move comes after the organization - which is based in the United States - assumed title spon sorship of the European stage of the 2013/14 Indoor Archery World Cup in Telford and supported nation al events in the Netherlands, USA, Britain, Italy and elsewhere over the past few years. AXCEL Sight’s parent company celebrated its 20th anniversary of producing archery products after launching its first in 1995. The company owns a large portion of the Stales’ domestic archery market. Over the last decade, with the introduction of

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droplet won the photograph competition while Teddy BETTEX of Switzerland was named Volunteer of the Year. Teddy has long been involved in Swiss archery, from grass roots level up to the governance of the fed eration. In 2014, he also actively volunteered at the Nottwil European Para Championships and the Ar cher)' World Cup Final. Extended results: Recurve men •Brady ELLISON (USA) - 27% (WINNER) •Marcus D’ALMEIDA (BRA) - 24% •LEE Seungyun (KOR) - 21% •Rick VAN DER VEN (NED) - 18% • Mauro NESPOLI (ITA) - 10% Recurve women •Aida ROMAN (MEX) - 37% (WINNER) •JUNG Dasomi (KOR) - 25% •Lisa UNRUH (GER) - 15% •LI Jiaman (CHN) - 14% • Deepika KUMAR] (IND)-9%

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Great coaching doesn’t just inspire an athlete to success on the podi um, but also in academics, busi ness and life. “I never cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching pro cess to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual, and which invari ably finds a way to solve a problem previously thought unsolvable,” said John Russell, a former Vice President of Harley-Davidson Mo tor Company. Today, USA Archery has an nounced the names of three new Coaches of the Year who exem plify those qualities: Derek Davis, George Ryals IV, and Kathleen Ste venson. The winning Coaches were voted for by USA Archery mem bers who are certified Level 2 and above Instructors and Coaches. The National Coach of the Year is defined as “a coach of an Elite Level Club, Collegiate, Pan-Am, World Championship or Olympic Games coacn or the coach of an elite athlete who com petes at the highest level.” Derek Davis is the 2014 National Coach of the Year. Davis, the Head Coach for the Columbia University Women’s

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Archery Team, a Junior Dream Team coach, and an Internation al Team Staff Coach, has wholly dedicated his career to coach ing archery, helping athletes to All-American honors and national championship titles. JoAnn Keane, parent of archer Sachiko Keane, notes: “Coach Davis doesn’t stop trying to make sure you understand what he wants you to see until the light bulb moment happens. A great coach knows how to always put the player first. He knows how to develop character. Coach Davis is a great coach. He truly cares about each and every one of his archers no matter their level of success.” In the Developmental cat egory, George Ryals has been named 2014 Coach of the Year. The Developmental Coach of the Year Award is reserved for a coach of a youth club, high school or junior-level coach, or a coach directly responsible for coaching athletes to the junior and/or elite level. Ryals, the head coach at Ar chery Learning Center in Snell ville, Georgia, was responsible for coaching archers to 17 top three finishes at national and interna tional archery events in 2014. As a coach, George has al ways been successful at binding

his team together. Always taking the high road at moral decency at the height of competition. He encourages the same for his team members and reinforcing camara derie of the sport as well as indi vidual competition,” commented Chris and Dondi Pyles, parents of Cameron Pyles, who has been coached by Ryals since 2011. The Volunteer Coach of the Year is a coach who does not re ceive payment in any form for their involvement in coaching, at any level. Kathleen Stevenson of Oklahoma City has received the 2014 Volunteer Coach of the Year Award for her accomplishments in working with the Oklahoma Storm JOAD Club. Stevenson is an accom plished archer as well as a vol unteer coach, who has achieved national titles in her own right as well as donating her time to teach young compound and recurve ar chers, assisting Coach Tom Ste venson. “I have been blessed to have [this] level of coaching,” explains athlete Brogan Williams. “Kath leen Stevenson [has] given to en hance both the archers and people who are a part of the Oklahoma and National archery world. They make sure the goals are appropri ate for our level, reachable and that they have a plan for obtaining them,” Courtesy of US Archery. Visit www.usarchery.org for more information.

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ack in Nimes, France after a one year hiatus in Telford, UK the third leg of the Indoor World Cup saw old records fall as over 1,100 shoot ers descended upon the French town. There were a number of storylines to follow over the course of the weekend but there was one name that dominated all, Mike Schloesser. The Dutchman broke a record many thought would never be beat, a perfect 600 set by 60 arrows consecutively hitting a one centimeter diameter 10 ring. With one end left for the Dutchman a huge crowd had gathered to witness the final three arrows that could make history. On the third to final arrow Schloesser said he was, “a bit nervous, I couldn’t hold my bow still enough and it went a bit low...the first time I looked, I though it was out.” Ultimately Schloesser hit 10’s on the final three arrows to beat Christopher Perkins’ record of 599 set in 2011.

In the finals the head-to-head competition came down to R.eo Wilde against Schloesser. After six ar rows the Dutchman found himself one point down against the American however he “kept focused on the prize” and didn’t drop an arrow the rest of the way en route to the gold medal. In the bronze medal match the local French favorite, Pierre-Julien Deloche, narrowly bested the American, Chance Beaubouef to take home third place. On the woman’s side it was pure domination from the South African National Team as the final two women, Jeanine Van Kradenburg and Danelle Went zel both hailed from the African country. The finals match was closely contested and ended in a tiebreaker when a measurement went in Van Kradenburg’s fa vor to give her the gold medal. In the bronze medal match the American Lexi Keller held a slim lead go-

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The first season of Korean recurve men - and a larger women contingent - on the indoor circuit ended with an absolute clean sweep of the Las Vegas podium Korean professional team Hyundai Steel’s MIN Byeong Yeon impressed in the third Indoor Archery World Cup stage in Nimes. He shot nine straight 10s to knock off Olympic Champion OH Jin Hyek to take recurve men’s gold. At the Indoor World Cup Final in Vegas, it was MIN's turn to be impressed. Another Hyundai Steel archer, KIM Jaeh Yeong, shot 12 arrows into the centre ring in a gold medal match again MIN. The latter mustered perfect 30s in the second and fourth sets, but leaked nines in the first and third.

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Nothing but perfect will do in a recurve men’s final it seems these days. Korean pair KIM Min Jung and JO Seung Hyeon weren’t quite as light around the middle in the recurve women’s final - but they weren’t far off. Trailing 5-3 into the last set, JO managed a 30 and forced a shoot-off. She drilled a 10 with her tiebreaker arrow. The crowd cheered, and then took a sharp intake of breath when KIM - who had been leading most of the way throughout the match - let one go loose, and into the eight wide right. Gold medal to JO. LaNola PRITCHARD (USA) lost in a straight set recurve women’s bronze medal match to Korean SIM Ye Ji. SIM managed a trio of 29-point sets, while PRITCHARD could not top 28. The only other athlete with a chance at keeping Korea off the podium was reigning Indoor Archery World Cup Champion Rick VAN DER VEN. The Dutch man, who came fourth at the London Olympic Games, beat London Olympic Champion OH in a shoot-off in the quarterfinals. He lost his bronze medal match to OH’s Korean teammate GYE Dong Hyun, 6-4. The bronze win fro GYE completed a Korean absolute clean sweep of the Indoor Archery World Cup Final recurve podium for the first time. Koreans had previously had the top three finishes in the recurve women’s event — after professional Team LH started shooting the circuit but the arrival of Hyundai Steel and Hyundai Mobis changed the game. It’s up to the rest of the world to up its competition level indoors, now - if it wants to take a shot at claiming back some of these medals from Korea next indoor season.

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The unique conclusion to the Vegas Shoot - where the archers tied for top shoot a sudden death tiebreaker - saw a first-time finalist outlast an experienced and expanded field At previous Vegas Shoot events, the first two ends of the compound shoot-offs would be scored on the big 10, as with the rest of the competition. This year, the sudden-death phase went straight to the smaller ring - which is used to score compound 10s at World Archery events. The rules were the same: only the top scoring athletes each three-arrow end remained in the competition. Before the headline, 17-archer compound men’s championship shoot-off, the women’s event, men’s senior and youth divisions had ties to resolve in the main arena. Sara PR1EELS (BEL) and Sara LOPEZ (COL) finished first and second in the compound women’s championship division. Erika JONES, Kailey JOHNSTON, Christie COLIN and Sarah LANCE all USA archers - competed for third place. Last year’s Champion, Sarah LANCE, won that contest. The 16 men who shot clean 900 scores over the three days, plus the lucky dog qualifier - the winner of a previous shoot-off featuring all the archers that finished on 899 - took to the arena soon after. The line-up included: reigning and previous world champions and indoor world record holders Mike “The Flying Dutchman” SCHLOESSER (NED) and Christopher PERKINS (CAN), former Vegas winners Chance BEAUBOUEF (USA), Jesse BROADWATER (USA) and Michael ANDERSON (USA) - and lucky dog Josh SCHAFF (USA).

Ten archers went out in the first pass. Three-time Vegas winner Chance shot 29, as did Logan WILDE, Dan MCCARTHY, Nshan THOMPSON, Johnathan SCOTT, Kevin TATARYN and Michael ANDERSON. Lewis HOLMES III and Dane Patrick LAURSEN scored 28 - and lucky dog SCHAFF had 27. Seven archers shot a perfect 30 - and continued in the competition. Reigning Vegas Champion Mike SCHLOESSER shot a big nine in the second end, finishing with 28, along with Scott STARNES. Canada’s PERKINS leaked one out off the 10-ring as did BROADWATER and Henry BASS. (The 29-pointers continued to for third place, which Jesse BROADWATER collected three ends later.) Two remained: Levi MORGAN and Alex WIFLER. Levi put all three arrows out of the middle the next end, Alex one of his first two. Left alone on the line, the current junior outdoor 15-arrow elimination match world record holder had a chance to win it and he only needed an eight. WIFLER shot nine - and in one of the quickest Vegas Shoot finals in recent memory became 2015 Vegas Champion. The 20-year-old was top qualifier at the last World Archery Youth Championships in China and only switched to compound there because an injury' left him unable to shoot his recurve. He’s been switching back and forth - but that’s about to change. “I’m definitely sticking with compound from here on out,” he said after the win was announced.

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Back to form: JONES defended the title she won a year ago before Mr Perfect continued his run of impressive results by beating out Stephan HANSEN in the compound men’s final The compound gold medal matches at the In door Archery World Cup Finals came down to two top seeds and two challengers. Mike SCH LOESSER is the man of the moment. He shot the world's first perfect 600 18-metre qualifi cation round in Nimes and then won the tournament. In 2014, he won The Vegas Shoot - this year’s edition concludes tomorrow - and the year before that he be came world outdoor champion. Top seeded over this year’s indoor circuit with top-ranking point finishes at Nimes and here over the two-day Vegas leg, he entered the final a firm favour ite. He dropped two points in his first match and then none in his next two. Against Dane Stephan HANSEN in the final, SCHLOESSER was clean for eight arrows. When he dropped one into the nine with his ninth shot, the crowd let out a noise that could only be described as amused disappointment. SCHLOESSER smiled and cruised a threepoint lead the next two ends, eventually taking gold 148-143. The Flying Dutchman - another nickname is extremely impressive. But SCHLOESSER does not think it was not that historic 600-round that has sparked his almost casual ability to drill the middle (even more than before). “The 600 was a symptom, not the cause,” he explained. “I’ve felt more comfortable, confident 22

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Erika Jones back to form

since before shooting that perfect score. Nothing has changed since - and I’m still feeling good.” Top seed Crystal GAUVIN and defending In door Archery World Cup Champion Erika JONES both from the USA - contested the compound wom en’s gold medal. Erika shot a perfect 30 in the first end, going two points up, and never relented. Crystal could not seem to get settled. Erika dropped four points in the 15 arrows - good for 146, a five-point victory margin and a successful title defence. “I’ve been struggling recently,” said Erika. “I’ve been playing with some stuff on my bow and to come out here and shoot like this was great.” JONES won the Bangkok stage - but was less than her usual self at the third leg in Nimes two weeks ago. She’s in the lop 10 in the Vegas Shoot - but not at the level she was when she broke the 18-metre rank ing round world record one year ago. “The way I’ve been shooting this past month, I just really wasn’t expecting it.” All four compound women’s finalists repre sented the USA. The bronze medal match, held cen tre stage in the Las Vegas shooting arena, went to a shoot-off. Lexi KELLER and Dahlia CROOK tied at 144 after the regulation 15 arrows. KELLER drove home a 10 in the sudden-death decider to claim the match. Peter ELZINGA and world number one PJ DE LOCH E were also all-tied after their compound men’s bronze final. They scored 149 apiece. DELOCHE shot a good 10 with his tiebreaker arrow, Dutchman Peter a wide nine. DELOCHE, from France, took bronze.

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he 2015 Vegas Shoot has come to an end, but some archers are still celebrating their “big checks” from the largest archery payout ever of over $275,000. With a record setting 2,578 registered archers, the weekend was filled with exciting moments and memories that will last a lifetime. For the Championship Male Freestyle, 17 shooters were left clean after three days of shooting. The first 15 dropped quickly and it was down to Alex Wider (U.S.A.) and Levi Morgan (U.S.A.) to decide who would claim the $30,000 check. After another 3 arrows, Mathew's shooter Alex Wider, only 20 years old, was crowned the Vegas Champion. In the Championship Female Freestyle, Sarah

Prieels came away with the victory shooting an 898 with 58x. Rodger Willett, Jr. was victorious in the Championship Senior Freestyle shooting an 897 with 67x. In a class that continues to grow, Dewayne Martin won the Championship Barebow with a score of 851 with 26x. In the Championship Male Freestyle Limited Recurve, Jinhyek Oh claimed the Vegas Champion title shooting an astounding 891 with 42x. For the Championship Female Freestyle Limited Recurve, Seung Hyeon Jo was crowned as the winner shooting an 875 with 36x. This year, a Championship Division was added for the Young Adult archers. Over 80 Young Adult archers participated in the Championship Young Adult

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From the Senior Corner by Joe Bouernfeind

Hello again and welcome to the Senior Comer. I know how much you missed reading my article in the last issue but once in awhile I need a break from tilting at windmills. One of my previous pieces caused quite a stir and the boss advised me to go easy on the criticism and I plan on doing that, but I'm afraid the need to think about how things can be made better is genetic and I won’t be able to suppress it completely. Just keep an open mind and remember you don’t have to agree with what I write but if it gets you thinking about how our sport can be

improved, my articles are doing their job. One word keeps popping into my head when thinking about how to describe the 2015 edition of the Las Vegas shoot and that word is WOW. This event is growing at a rate that is hard to believe since moving to the South Point Hotel and Casino in 2012. If my memory serves me correctly, there were about 1500 shooters that year and since then the attendance has exploded to 2600 shooters in 2015. That’s an unbelievable increase and a tribute to Bruce Cull and his

faithful band of NFAA staff and the folks responsible for supplying the space to handle this crush of archers for registration, practice and competition, the staff of the South Point Hotel and Casino. Let me go back and give you a few of the high lights of our umpteenth trip to Vegas. Now that the vending hours are starting at 1 pm on Thursday instead of Friday, 1 thought that by taking a very early flight from Long Island, I’d be able to get there in time to set up for the afternoon session, rather than adding another full day to my trip. Southwest Airlines has

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been cutting back on the number of flights from Islip, my local airport, since they started service out of LaGuardia a couple of years ago. There are only two flights to Vegas each day, both departing at 6:30 am, which in my case was ideal. It means getting up by 4 am to face uncertain conditions on the road but by leaving plenty of time I figured all would be well. As fate would have it, a cell phone fouled up my carefully planned departure. My trusty LG flip phone (no I don’t have a smart phone) gave up the ghost a few days before the date we were leaving but I had another phone on hand, a Samsung, ready to go. I depend on the alarm function of the phone for my wake up and, trusting soul that I am, I didn’t have a back up plan. You guessed it, the Samsung didn’t sing and instead of 4 am I woke up at 4:45 and went into panic mode. I don’t know if you remember when 1 got the traffic ticket in Vegas for doing 80 mph coming back from Laughlin. I stated at that time that 1 don’t do 80 mph EVER, but on Thursday morning I made a liar of myself. On roads made shiny by either rain or black ice we flew to the airport for our flight and made it just in time. I’m too afraid to think about what could have happened, had it been a few degrees colder. The rest of the trip was fine and after picking up our rental car, we got to the hotel in plenty of

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time to set up the booth and start the sales ball rolling. Yes, I still rent a car, even though it spends its time in the garage until Monday. Our regular routine of buying show tickets at noon and seeing a show each night has changed since we moved to South Point but having the car handy still gives me comfort. This was the first year we didn’t do any shows and it’s mostly because of the location of the hotel away from the strip and the amenities provided by the hotel itself. The rooms are large and comfortable, I like all of the restaurants and there is a movie in house. 1 also enjoy the open style of

the casino and this year I actually took home a few bucks from the blackjack tables. We do stay an extra day to avoid the Monday rush at McCarran and that’s when we put the car to use by traveling to nearby sites like the Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, etc. This year we went to Death Valley, a bit far, but now I can say I've been as low as I can be in the USA. Now, back to the shoot. The entrance to the arena shooting floor was moved to the west side, which increased the traffic through the vendor area a lot and this year’s vendor attendance looked to be the best ever. The new Priefert Pavilion built to replace the area

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lost to the expansion of the vendor floor on the upper level, provided always needed practice space at just about anytime you wanted to shoot. With 2600 shooters coming and going and hanging out to shoot the bull with friends, it was always crowded and at the line changeovers there even long lines at the room elevators. I’m sure the hotel and NFAA staffs were happy about the crowds though. Amazingly, we had very little trouble getting into any of the restaurants or the buffet. We made reservations when we could but having no line at the buffet is unheard of in Vegas. Now, after all of this year’s WOWS, I have to talk about a WOE. I’ve lobbied for years to have the X ring count as an 11 to give shooters a chance to recover from a bad shot and let highest score be the winner but who can argue with a format that works. Another thing I would always rail about was the long and boring shoot off format with the two regular scoring ends and that was changed this year to X ring scoring right from the start. Good move. 1 still have two complaints. Too many shoot offs is the first. Limit the shoot offs to first place in the championship divisions only and use X counts and split purses for all other places. The sight of two guys shooting off for second and third while the winner was accepting congratulations in the Men’s Free Style Division was ludicrous. End it when the winner is determined and figure out the rest of the places from that point. The other complaint I have is the way the shoot off is presented. Are we trying to emulate a World Wrestling Federation event with loud music and screaming announcers or present a heart thumping shoot off for some serious bucks. It reminds me of Hans and Franz’s “We’re going to pump —YOU UP” routine. If you’re not already pumped up by three days in Vegas, you’re a lost cause. Please tone it down. It may work in Nimes but I don’t think it’s how many of the audience would like it to be presented. 1 wound up watching it on TV in my room where at least I had control of the volume. I’m afraid it’s a sign of the times though where everyone has to be plugged in 24/7 but I think 1 can safely speak for most of us seniors when I say “Give it a rest”. Well, that’s all for now. I hope to see many of you at the Outdoor Nationals or the Senior Olympics this summer and if you spot me there be sure to say hello. Joe Bauernfeind Zenith Archery Products www.zenitharchei-y.com

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1st score=Field, 2nd score=Animal, 3rd score = Hunter 1st PL/Style Name St 2nd 3rd 434 280 C A M LB Dana Chatoo FL 278 236 2 AM LB Steven Miller CA 193 228

Total 992 657

Herb Metz Don Sweeney

FL WA

249 146

392 308

232 165

873 619

CAM BHR Richard Wong 2AM BHR Tim Gross 3AM BHR William Cum

FL FL FL

272 279 113

394 404 334

298 261 136

964 944 583

C V M BHR Gary Lashley 2 V M BHR Gary Rollins 3 V M BHR Alberto Bartlett

FL FL FL

378 357 334

404 440 392

383 339 377

1165 1136 1103

C A F BBR

Allison Miller

284

436

294

1014

C V F BBR

Joan Peterson

182

252

200

634

C V M BBR Bill Bean

231

370

286

887

C AFBL C V F BL

Sandy Pettitt Lana Lynde

FL ND

368 426

428 470

297 429

1093 1325

C A M BL

Oliver Austin

427

490

446

1363

C V M BL 2 V M BL

Frank Smith David Reiss

KY NY

476 453

538 532

468 460

1482 1445

CJFBU

Leanne Nelson

115

134

117

366

C AM BU 2 AMBU

Josh Larsen Ted Guevara

FL FL

500 488

550 474

525 462

1575 1424

C V M BU 2 V M BU 3 V M BU

Bob St Jean Mike Birkeland LeRoy Peters

FL 486 MT 462 FL 456

554 510 524

491 483 457

1531 1455 1437

C C F FSR

Bella Banuchi

308

400

230

938

C A F FSR 2 AFFSR 3 AFFSR

Jennifer Samsel Alexandria Cook Jessica Duque

FL FL FL

397 337 208

378 434 358

364 329 244

1139 1100 810

C V F FSR

Lynn Walter

394

512

361

1267

CAM FSR 2AM FSR

Jim Faria Robert Banuchi

NY FL

336 216

486 250

320 255

1142 721

C V M FSR 2 V M FSR 3 V M FSR

Steve Robinson Al Lizzio Don Planthaber

OH NY FL

462 428 385

536 476 482

463 417 383

1461 1321 1250

CAM FSC

Dave Hryn

491

552

510

1553

C V M FSC

Dennis Wallace

MD 480

552

483

1515

C V M LB 2 V M LB

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AMFSR Robert Banuchi & Jim Faria

FFFSR Lynn (Falter & Steve

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C C M FU

Joshua Jacobowitz FL

493

514

494

1501

C J FFU 2 J F FU

Alexis Feder Nikita Thomas

FL FL

425 319

500 454

456 383

1381 1156

C J M FU 2 J M FU

FL Eric Jacobowitz Thomas McGowan FL

506 389

560 440

518 410

1584 1239

C AFFU 2 AFFU

Diane Watson Joyce Haniman

FL FL

529 493

558 538

527 477

1614 1508

C A M FU 2 AMFU 3 A 1VI FU

Chris Deston John Bowersox Scott Enrich

CT FL FL

540 542 537

560 560 560

545 540 543

1645 1642 1640

C PM FU $300 2 P M FU 3 P M FU

James Harden

538

560

548

1646

James Cox Ron West

TX 515 MD 525

560 558

537 511

1612 1594

C V FFU 2 V F FU 3 VFFU

Becky Pearson Susan Galatz Toby Bagley

AZ FL FL

556 462 122

529 409 554

1610 1258 676

525 387

VMBU LeRoy Peters & Boh St. Jean

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written by Gary Morrison S3 DA Tennessee State Coordinator On February 1, 2015, Jeff Greer of Music City Archery in Nashville, TN, hosted a Scholas tic 3D Archery coaches’ training led by Jennie Richardson, Execu tive Director of S3DA. This was a wonderful opportunity to bring in several motivated people who are ready to start growing youth-ori ented 3D archery in Tennessee. The training consisted of the basic instructor course which certified our group to coach individuals and teams in S3 DA programs. The owner of Music City Archery Jeff Greer, Professional Archer and Hunter Joella Bates and I attended an advanced instructor training the day before which will allow us to train more coaches across Tennes see. The basic course covered the background of S3DA and top ics including rules of competition, range layouts, equipment options, the National Training System shooting form, practical exercises, and a written final exam. But hav ing Jennie as our instructor provid ed us with so much more; she of fered tips and advice that can only be gained from a world-champi on archer. We were very lucky to have Jennie as our instructor, and we now have several people who are well-qualified to coach S3DA programs in Tennessee.

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It was fitting to have our training at an archery business like Music City Archery. Many youth archery programs are organization specific, such as 4-H and NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program). These programs do not readily lend themselves to partic ipation by outside archery busi nesses. S3 DA, however, welcomes participation by archery shops and clubs. This means that archery pro-shops like Jeff’s can develop S3 DA teams and their members may participate in sanctioned tour naments. Here is what Jeff had to say about MCA’s involvement in S3DA: “S3DA’s unique structure gives archery businesses like Mu sic City Archery the tools nec essary to develop a competitive program and partner with schools. This synergistic relationship gives the community the ability to ex pose youth to archery in and out of school settings. At Music City Archery, we are excited to offer S3 DA archery to public, private, and homeschool students. We are so thankful to have a program like this to add to our offerings.” Jeff is right about partner ing with the schools. Currently, I coach a NASP team at the school

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where I teach, and I realize that for all of the benefits that NASP provides, it cannot reach every student who has an interest in ar chery. Whether it is not enough room on the team, being a home school student, or simply wanting to use different equipment, there are many young people who will find a place in S3DA. The unique way S3DA works will allow me to have a team that will not interfere or compete with the established NASP program and with Jeff's shop being local, students will have the option of shooting for the school team or Jeff’s team. Jeff can also draw from the private/ homeschool crowd which I cannot readily incorporate into my school teams. S3 DA is a program that is inclusive when it comes to com munity involvement, and that is a huge benefit for young people who want to get involved in archery. As the S3DA coordinator for Tennessee, I look for poten tial growth across the state, and 1 see so many possibilities. When I came on board, Jennie immedi ately forwarded me a handful of emails from people who wanted to know how to get a program going in their area of Tennessee. Then Jennie, Greg Ashley (of Bear Archery), and I staffed a

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S3DA booth at the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention in Nashville, TN, Feb. 13-15 and we had so much interest from both in side and out of Tennessee. I was pleasantly surprised at how many people mentioned homeschool involvement. As a public school teacher, I can easily network with in Tennessee school districts and make connections that way, but having interest from homeschool communities really creates oppor tunities for the archery businesses and clubs in our state. There is much excitement right now as we get Tennessee up and running. A common question asked at the booth was, “What are you guys?” I got really good at summa rizing “what we are” so I will share that here: “We are a program that provides 3D archery opportunities for young people in after-school settings as well as with archery-af filiated clubs and businesses in the community. We are partnered with the ASA and sponsored by compa nies such as Bear Archery, Papes, Tru-Ball, Brownells and Morrell Targets, just to name a few.” This was enough to raise some eye brows of recognition and allow me to expand on the program.

I also noted some of the as pects of S3 DA that many people found appealing. First, the cost of getting involved is relatively low. With kits starting as low as S1400 including bows, arrows, releases, and target faces, this is competi tive with other archery programs. Second, kids may even use their own equipment and unique setups, which differentiates this program from some others. Third, S3DA is an after-school program that is not limited to school participation. Finally, S3 DA focuses on 3D ar chery in the forms of 3D targets or target faces which makes the program adaptable to a variety of settings and budgets. So, Tennessee certainly has some interest here, and as state co ordinator, 1 look forward to work ing with people in the schools, ho meschool programs, and archery businesses across the state who seek to certify coaches and bring the benefits of 3D archery to as many young people as possible. Big thank-yous to Jeff Greer for hosting the training and to Jennie Richardson for bringing her pas sion and experience down to Ten nessee.

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INTRODUCTION: In the “blink” of an eye the re leased bowstring travels its 20-inch power-stroke to ward the target - it happens in a mere .015-seconds. The arrow gets off the bowstring and is launched to the target so quick that the human eye cannot see it happen. A lot happens in this .015-sec. We know that the ar row is propelled toward the target but it’s not the only thing moving - the limbs, cams and handle riser are also moving. While the arrow, bowstring, limbs and cams are moving toward the target, the bow handle is going in the opposite direction and compressing back into the archer’s bow hand according to the laws of physics.

FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION. How the handle performs during this “blink” of time is one of the major determining factors in where the arrow lands and the consistency with which it does so. In other words, both accuracy and precision depend on the bow handle action -dynamic perfor mance - during the brief time the limbs and bowstring are driving the arrow out of the bow. Once the arrow is in “free flight” neither the bow nor the archer has any more effect on the flight of the aiTow. Therefore, great care must be taken to properly and consistently optimize the conditions of the launch and ensure that the arrow impacts the de sired target. Those conditions include the following: 1) The aimed direction of the bow-arrow system.

The placement of the bow hand.

The consistency of the release technique.

The arrow’s dynamic spine and flight charac teristics.

The physical balance of the bow.

Please notice that all of these are within the direct control of the archer. ALL OF THEM! Good form takes care of the first three while good bow tun ing and arrow building take care of the last two. This article is about number five. PRO BALANCER: The Dead Center Archery Pro Balancer is a great way to get started with bow balancing. The device holds any bow at the grip section and allows it to pivot freely in two planes separately or in both simultaneously. The owner/inventor Todd Reich and I both like setting the FRONT/BACK balance before setting the LEFT/RIGHT balance. Fine tuning from long range will help you optimize the tong rod tip weight to get best groups.

BOW SYSTEM DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE: What bow-handle action is desirable as it press es back into our bow hand during that critical .015 of a second?? That’s the big question when we want to begin balancing our bow with stabilizers. Here are some facts regarding the compound bows we are currently shooting. While making this U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

others. During the launch of the arrow this unequal mass affects the pitch, roll and yaw (torque) of the handle as it comes back into your bow hand during the launching power stroke. 4) HANDLE WEIGHTING: Most handles are weight ed to one side. A few of the more expensive handles have shoot-through risers that do a better job of left-right weight balance with these same risers being less prone to three-dimensional flexing during the draw and power strokes. 5) BOW SIGHT: Any sight ing device that is attached to one side of the bow han dle adds weight to that side. The heavier the bow-sight the more off-balance the bow handle becomes and the more counter weighting must be used to establish a left-right neutral balance. The arrow rest also adds weight to one side. 6) CAM WEIGHT: Most bows

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today have asymmetrical cam systems. In other words, the top and bottom cams (wheels) have different shapes and mass (weight). The excep tion to this is the “Binary” system employed by Bow Tech and a few other com panies. The two-wheel bows of the seventies and eighties were also symmetric. These cams/wheels are thrust into motion when the bowstring is released giving them mo mentum and if these wheels are of different weights they will have different amounts of momentum. Although this may be a relatively small mat ter it does enter the dynamic bow balancing equation. These are some of the facts that we know regarding our bow riser-limbs-cams system. They are out of balance and when brought into relative dynamic balance the system can and usually does per form more consistently. The bottom line is this: An optimally balanced system shoots better arrow groups in the target.

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list 1 just realized how unbalanced the whole bow system is before we put any stabilizers on it. The shoot-through handles help by balancing or nearly balancing the left and right sides. Regardless, when the sight is installed, the bow is weighted to that side and balance has to be reestablished by using stabilizers. 1) BOW HAND: When the bow hand pressures into the grip section of the bow han dle it is doing so below the vertical-center. Most of to day’s bows have the vertical center at or near the arrow shelf. This means that the hand is exerting a force on the lower half of the handle causing the longer target-side stabilizer to “pitch” upward and the handie-top and top limb to “pitch” toward the archer. (Pitch is an airplane piloting term for nose-up or nose-down) 2) NOCKING POINT: The nocking point of most bows is above the vertical center of the bowstring. At full-draw this force is also trying to pitch the bow handle about its center by pulling the top limb toward the archer. The ideal bow would have the grip at the center, the bow hand at the center, the nock ing point at the center and the arrow also traveling through the center - - - a piercing ly painful experience to the bow hand and, therefore, not practical so we compromise in the bow design by moving these points a short distance above or below the center. 3) HANDLE DESIGN: The top and bottom halves of any handle are unequal in mass (weight) - some more than

My old friend, former Olympic Coach and mentor, Bud Fowkes, always said, “Don’t put any thing on the bow unless it improves the arrow groups in the target!" Some people lose touch with Bud's Rule and go way overboard with accessories and sta bilizers forgetting to determine if it all improves the groups. Don't put an accessory on your bow just be cause someone else has it on their bow - test to see if it makes your bow group better. Follow Bud’s rule all the time! If the bow’s purpose is to accurately and con sistently launch the arrow to the target-center then we would expect the bow handle to remain in its ver tical attitude during the power stroke. That means that during the ,015-second that the bowstring is pro pelling the arrow forward the handle should remain vertically oriented and move only horizontally a mi cro amount back into the bow hand. In other words, the handle-riser does not “pitch” or “roll” or “yaw” (torque) on its vertical axis - it does shift horizontally back into the bow hand a microscopic amount during the power stroke. Following that, the entire bow sys tem thrusts toward the target during a “rebound” reac tion which often ends with the long stabilizer pitching upward. But the arrow is gone by this time and unaf fected by such reaction.

STABILIZER PURPOSE: The job of the stabilizer is to dampen all handle movement other than the horizontal movement into the bow hand. The stabilizer(s) must dampen any handle pitching, rolling and any torque (yaw) rota tion so that the arrow can be aimed and launched ac curately and consistently to the target. In other words, the wasted energy of the power stroke (about 20% of the Stored Energy) and unwanted bow hand torque must be dampened or dissipated by the stabilizers during both the aiming phase and power stroke. The law ofphysics at work here is: An object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted on by a force. STABILIZER CONSTRUCTION: The shape and the materials of the stabilizer(s) are very important to how well they do their job. Weight suspended at a distance and how it resists movement is one of the important features of the de sign process. The material of the stabilizer rod also contributes greatly to energy damping. For five years now I ’ve worked with Todd Reich of Dead Center Archery Products of Beaver Springs, PA. Todd owns Top Notch Machine, Beaver Town

PA, which, coupled with his interest in archery, led to the development of a line of aluminum stabilizers a few years ago and eventually to carbon stabilizers. The Dead Center carbon rods Todd uses are pultruded carbon tubes. The diameter and wall-thick ness give it strength and rigidity. The high-modulus carbon fibers that run linearly (lengthwise end to end) oscillate at a high frequency as they dissipate the vi brations that are transferred to it from the bow sys tem. The end-caps are machined aluminum as are the add-on weights and the quick disconnect adjustable arms. This combination of materials makes a very ef fective system of bow balancing stabilizers. An additional product that Todd has designed and manufacturers is the Pro Bow Balancer. This de vice cradles the bow grip and allows it to “float” on two sets of bearings so that the stabilizers can be situ ated on the free-floating bow and an effective “initial” balance established.

BALANCED BOW: I recommend that you weight the front and back rods so that a 45° pitch-down balance is established. This starting point compensates for the fact that your bow-hand pressure point is below center on the bow riser. Next, rotate the back rod/weights away from or closer to the bow string until the left/right roll sets the handle in a true vertical position; i.e. - neutral balance. From this point you can tune your bow at a preferred distance by adding or removing small weights to the long rod or counter-balance rod. Best groups determine the final balance.

TARGET BOW STABILIZER SETUP. If we understand the purpose of the stabilizer system then we know that we must establish a starting point for attaching and balancing the stabilizers we use. This initial combination may not be the combina tion that gives the best arrow groups in the target but it will be close to optimum. For that reason we will also need to establish a tuning process that will move us from the initial combination to the “optimum” com bination. U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

At the start, the bow must be ready to shoot ex cept for the stabilizers to be added. All of the acces sories you intend to use must be installed and should include the bow sight, arrow rest, peep sight, nocking point and string dampeners.

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COLLAR ON BOH': the balancing process begins by attaching the Pro Balancer collar around the bow grip and inserting that collar into the cradle. Two sets of bearings allow the bow to “float” and tilt in two dimensions, “pitch” and “roll". That is to say the target-side stabilizer is free to pitch up or down and the bow handle/limbs are free to roll right or left according to its natural balance.

BALANCING PROCEDURE: STEP I: PLACE THE BOW IN THE BALANC ER. Attach the cradle at the grip section and then place it in the balancer. Lock the bearing set that al lows clockwise and counterclockwise “roll” so that the handle can only pitch nose up or down. STEP II: INSTALL THE LONG ROD: Place the long stabilizer rod to the back (target side) of the bow with one small weight attached to the end. The length of the rod is a personal choice but keep in mind that for balancing purposes we will use the mathemati cal product of the end-weight and the rod length (mass X length). STEP III: INSTALL A SHORT COUNTERBAL ANCE ROD. Next, install an offset arm with a short rod (8” to 15”) and weights pointing away from the target and toward the archer. This rod and weight are first used to counter balance the long rod and also to later balance the left-right weight of the bow system. Once again the length of the rod multiplied by the end-weight is a measure of the stabilizer’s effective ness and will be nearly equal to the long rod mass x weight. STEP IV: ESTABLISH A BEGINNING BAL ANCE BETWEEN THE LONG ROD AND THE

SHORT ROD. Balancing the bow so the handle and bowstring are vertical at this point is not the objec tive. Remember, the bow is not “working” when it is in the balancer unit and having an equal “static” (still or inactive) balance does not mean that the sys tem will be optimally balanced when you have the bow at full draw and also when the bow is “actively working" during its power stroke. The final “dynam ic” balance must be found by shoot-testing for arrow groups. Therefore, because of the handle design con ditions mentioned earlier the starting point for the bow held in the balancer unit is recommended to be pitch down. FRONT-BACK BALANCE: Begin with the frontback balance set so the long-rod pitches down at 45°. Once again it’s all about the weight multiplied by its distance from the bow handle. Both Todd and I find that bows pitched down at 45° when the bow is in the balancer is best for when the bow is “working” during the power stroke. In other words, when your

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hand is pressuring the grip below center the long rod tip stays level instead of instantly tipping up while the arrow is leaving the bow. LEFT-RIGHT BALANCE: 1 recommend that the left-right balance be set equal so the handle balances in the vertical plane. The bearings in the Pro Balancer unit can be locked to prevent the long rod tipping down while you add weight to the counterbalance rod and also rotate it further or nearer to the bow handle using the offset bar. On my own bow I had to increase the rod length from 8” to 12”, add 6-oz of weight and increase the offset bar length from 3” to 4”. A small rotation change outboard (this moved the counter balance further from the bow string) got the bow in perfect left-right balance while pitching downward at 45°. STEPV: SHOOT TESTING FOR GROUPS: Test the initial stabilizer setup by paper testing from five to eight yards. Then shoot at long distance to test the arrow groupings from your bow. I always prefer sixty-yards - any distance of forty-yards or more is good. Begin by recording your “ZERO” or starting combination of balance weights. Next, add a 1-oz or 2-oz weight to either the target-side long-rod or to the shooter-side counter weight rod - record it and shoot test for arrow groups. Add a second weight and repeat the testing. Remove those two weights and add one weight to the opposite stabilizer. Test for groups then add a second weight and retest. Record each weight combi nation you test and the resulting arrow groups. Add a third weight into your process if you like or try a longer or shorter counter balance rod. Finish your tuning by resetting the weights to the combina tion that produced best groups. Don’t forget to retest periodically. CONCLUSION: Shooting archery is a fantastic way to measure yourself against yourself. To do it well requires that you prepare thoroughly and that means covering all the bases in personal form and in equip ment preparation. All too often the balance of the bow is over looked or misapplied so help yourself establish proper bow balance by adopting a systematic method like the one outlined in this article. Use a bow bal ancing device so you can find “exactly” the weights a given bow needs and where to locate them. Be a little more scientific and you will reap the rewards. Keep well. Shoot straight! Larry U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

By B. Howard Coffey

Ecclesiastes 12:1, “Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. ” O.K. So January is over, the AIM and Shot Shows are passed and the indoor shoot at Louisville is soon over. Gainesville—how was it? Did you shoot well? Isn’t it amazing how quickly the 3 D shooting year begins?

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Calling from the collegiate nationals, one of my students expressed that his groups on the practice range were great; but now that the competition had begun, they were becoming larger and opening up. I asked him what was going through his mind during practice. He answered, “I was running my mental program and concentrating on shooting good form.” 1 asked him, “What are you focusing on now? Hitting the ten ring?” He sheepishly replied, “Yes.” If focusing on form produces tight groups, why would an archer alter the thinking process? The answer is for the same reason that most unsuccessful archers change theirs. They begin eying the score and the leader board, hoping for a win. A different thought pattern begins to emerge, unlike the one in the practice arena. Once score becomes the primary focus, the form is altered. Over-aiming will intervene; your normal rhythm and shot routine will take longer; and the shot will not be

as strong. When an archer over aims, pressure with the bow arm is reduced so it cannot finish the shot in the same manner as it does in practice. Remember, the last thing that guides the arrow is the pressure of the bow arm. Where this arm is directed, “so goes the arrow.” For this reason, it is very important that in practice and in tournaments the bow arm moves in the same direction with the same amount of pressure. You have to learn to trust your form and not the sight pin. Yes, in tournaments you are going to see more sight movement than you do in

practice. Ignore it and shoot the same form you have rehearsed. It will work! Many archers have trouble under pressure situations. If you put your emphasis on making perfect shot execution, you will reduce your levels of anxiety and stress. Approach each competition like a day on the practice range by focusing on effective form. [Need more help? Read Terry’s shooting tips in his book, Archery: Think and Shoot Like a Champion, found at wunderlearchery.com. For private or group lessons, contact Terry at 217-482-3670.]

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Letter from I BO President Bryan J. Marcum

As we look formrd toward 2105, sportsmen and women across the country are invigorated by the mid-term November elections and are feeling a sense of renewed optimism. Not only did we prevail in the state of Maine where the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) was handed another decisive anti-hunting defeat, but also as unified sportsmen, we prevailed in a way that eases concerns about the ability of our current leaders to enact laws that would restrict our Second Amendment rights. 1 want to thank all our members who participat ed in the electoral process and used their power at the ballot box to protect the rights of sportsmen and gun owners alike. As much as we may dislike politics, elections have consequences and we need to remain engaged in the process to ensure our elected officials are sympathetic to our cause and hold dear the values that are so important to us and to future generations of American sportsmen. Along with our big victory in Maine, 2014 was a great year for the I BO in general. We saw our atten dance increase in four of our six outdoor 3D events, experienced two new shoot locations for the Winter

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and Spring Nation als, and had a video clip of our World Championships fea tured on ESPN’s SportsCenter during their Summer of Champions series. Although our time on ESPN was very short, it was very powerfi.il to be recognized by the largest sports media outlet in the world. Another proud moment for the I BO came when we introduced more than 2,000 youngsters to 3D ar chery through our partnership with the National Ar chery in the Schools Program (NASP) by develop ing the NASP/1BO 3D Challenge. NASP has had a phenomenal impact on the sport of archery and we are proud to be partners with such a great organiza tion. We anticipate more than doubling the number of kids who choose to participate in the NASP/IBO 3D Challenge with our goal of 5,000 archers in 2015 at the NASP Nationals in Louisville. Our ultimate goal is to see these kids excel in 3D archery and be able to experience all the great opportunities the outdoors has to offer. Finally, I would like to invite everyone to at tend the final National Championship Triple Crown shoots to be held at Bedford, Indiana and Erie, Penn sylvania. After 30 and 25 years respectively, both the White River Bowhunters and Gem City Outdoors men, have decided it was time to pass the reins and no longer host these National Championship Triple Crown events beyond the 2015 tournament season. These clubs have been staples in the rich history of the IBO and will be missed by many of us who have patronized these locations over the years. We appre ciate all their hard work and want these clubs to know their dedication to the IBO and their impact on our sport is profound and greatly appreciated. So come and enjoy these locations one last time and please let Gary Baldwin, Gene Bihler and all their working members know how much you appreciate what they have done for competitive archery and bowhunting. Bryan J. Marcum IBO President U.S. Archer Inc. 33nd Anniversary

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59 Rinehart Targets www.rinehart3-d,com 35 Shot Doctor, The Phone: 217-482-3670 www.wunderlearchery.com 47 Shrewd Archery Products Phone: 540-387-2922 www.shrewdarchery.com

24 Sky Archery Phone: 810-225-9085 www.skyarchery.com 27 Specialty Archery LLC Phone:800.555.2856 www.specialtyarch.com

51 Spot-Hogg Archery www.spot-hogg.com 64 Stanislawski Archery Products Phone: 315-258-9269 www.ishootastan.com

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24/59 Twister Bowstrings 9890.785.3600 6/57/60 U.S. Archer Magazine Phone; 520.742.5846 usamag@aol.com 5 Win & Win www.win-archery.com 49 Zenith Archery Products Phone: 631-929-3223 www.zenitliarchcry.com

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