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Archery tournaments continue to be held in record numbers. Representatives of the archcry associations did meet this spring and try to alternate dates so to serve all event organizers and competitors more efficiently. The 1997 Tru-Flight Classic held by the Iroquois Archery and Conservation Club was cancelled due to conflicting events. We arc sorry to see this happen. Twelve ofthe United States' best archers, six recurve archers (three women and three men) and six compound archers (three

women and three men) traveled to the FITA World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. They brought home a total of six medals, four gold and two silver. Dee Wilde shot a sizzling new record of354 for the 36 arrow flinals. Congratulations to everyone who competed. You are the best! Five archers represented the U.S. at the IFA A World Bowhunter s Championship in Mutamba Game Ranch in South Africa. They brought home three golds and one silver. See the 1FAA President Ken Rogers’ report on page 171. Thanks for your help. Ken. We appreciate receiving reports on all regional and national events. Our advertisers have a big impact on how many events we can attend and report on. Keep that in mind when you purchase your next piece of equipment. Our next issue will feature the biggest S.T.A.R.S. event ever held, the new NFAA 4-Day Festival and Unmarked 3-D Championships, and the NAA Field Championships See you on the range. Arlyne

Dear Arlyne Rhode, Editor. In reading Nock-Nock (March ‘97, Vol. 3, No. 3). I was not pleased to learn that my favorite magazine. The U.S. Archer is no longer affiliated with NAA. I feel certain that anyone that bends a bow. has always accepted your publication as the official voice of all archery, either foreign or domestic. The reasons given for this change, to wit “changing direction with emphasis on 3D archery, or for a financial short fall over number of pages published." sounds very contrived. I feel the real reason can be stated in one word, "Control." I have felt for a long time that the membership is no longer in control ol anything in NAA. and that the Board of Governors is but a rubber stamp for more vested interests. That a national association could become the private precincts of a single diverse group, for whatever reasons, is the death knell of any democratic society be it archery, or republican government. Arlyne, I learned this week that George Helwig turned eighty on May 4, 1997. I had written Helwig a letter telling him how much 1 missed those Oxford Nationals, and 1 thought that my sentiments might be those of many more so 1 take the liberty of passing them on to you for whatever purpose. 1 think it best to smell the roses while you’re here I write as follows:

George Helwig, you will never know ho» much I miss you and Oxford I am so homesick for a George Helwig national. state, county or hamlet tournament that it is beyond comprehension of normal mortals. I feel that a great many others that have greatly enjoyed your presentations over the wars feel the same way. / would like to see you cast in bronze, life-size, overlooking Cook Field with that big while sombrero looking toward the shooting line However. I would much rather see you in person. clipboard in hand, station wagon standing at the ready, your young muscle guvs awaiting your directions ... ah. such sweet memories! h was a nasty blow to have to forego these great tournaments so suddenly. and especially so when there might not be any left as the years out last us all. But. Georgie, ole boy, we've got memories, thank God. and for thirty six years worth of them. I am a rich man indeed! 1 fee! so sorry lor the coming generations that never had what you have given us in such abundance merely the greatest archery experience on

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practice, receive instruction, and shoot in competitive league play on a year round basis. Kelly was the founder of the American Indoor Archery Association. He was introduced to archcry and bowhunting in 1947 by Archery Hall of Famer. Glenn St. Charles. In 1963 Fred Bear hired Kelly as sales manager of Bear Archcry and he rose through the company ranks finally serving as only the second president of the company (after Fred Bear turned the reins over to him). In 1971 he and Dick Lattimer founded the Fred Bear Sports Club. Kelly’s management and marketing skills are legend. His tremendous influence on the sport and the industry offered almost two decades of tremendous growth to our sport. What was good for archery and bowhunting always came first with Kelly. During World War 11 Kelly served in the U.S. Navy with an aviation crew in the South Pacific. For this he was awarded a Navy Cross. Jim Dougherty Jim Dougherty is recognized for his untiring efforts promoting bowhunting. His vision as an industry leader has had

much to do with the shape of archcry and bowhunting as we know it today. His archcry career began in 1951 and over that time he has taken over 350 North American big game animals with bow and arrow, representing 17 species, and 16 species of African big game, including Cape Buffalo. He has served as the president and executive secretary of the Pope & Young Club, president and vice president of the American Archery Council, chairman of the Bear Archery Bowhunting Council, Board Member of the National Bowhuntcr Education Foundation. Board Member of the Archcry Manufacturers & Merchants Organization. board Member of the International Bowhunting Organization, vice president. Safari Club International Bowhunters, president and vice president of Archcry Incorporated. Board Member of the National Archery Museum, and vice president of the California Bowmen Hunters & State Archcry Association. Jim became a member of the California Archcry Hall of Fame, 1984, the International Bowhunters Clinic Hall of Fame, 1992, Safari Club International

Bowhunters Hall of Fame. 1993. and was named Professional Archer of the Year. 1977. He was also designated as one of Bowhunter Magazine’s 25 Archers for the

Ages in 1996. Frank Scott Frank Scott has served the sport of archery for 58 years and is its foremost educator of archery retailers and consumers. He is a pioneer promoter of the sport through lectures and

demonstrations in front of audiences, at the grassroots level, that number in the hundreds of thousands, he brings common sense, objectivity and truth to his recording of the history of the sport. He has been the director of the Fred Bear Museum since the mid-1970’s and prior to that was a field

sales manager for Bear Archery. He was inducted into the Michigan Bowhunters Hall of Fame in 1991. Scotty was a founder of the Northern Michigan Field Archers Association and served as its president, secretary and treasurer. He was also a founder of the Connecticut Archery Association. He is a member ot

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There is an old show business saying that “You will never make the big time if you arc small time in your heart." When 1 look around this room and this show, I am convinced that our early archcry and bowhunting pioneers were never small time in their hearts or small time in anything. That is why this show is truly big time and my hat's off to all of us. Some of us in this room may remember the days when we had only one trade show. That was the National Sporting Goods Association Trade Show. This was held in the old Morrison Hotel in Chicago. The sporting goods manufacturers would rent one or more rooms on one of seventeen floors of this hotel to display their products

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This was in the late 40s and early 50s at the time you could count the archery manufacturers on one hand. With over 400 booths sold at this show and thanks to the foresight of our archery industry leaders 1 say — “We have come a long way. baby." and tonight 1 give thanks for being even a small part of it. I also thank God for being bom in a free country that embraces the free enterprise system. A system that allowed our early archery pioneers such as Fred Bear. Ben Pearson. Chuck Saunders, Earl Hoyt, Doug Easton, and many others to create an industry that is the success it is today. I am honored being here this evening and I wish to express some special thanks: • 1 thank the Michigan Bowhunters in the person of Dave Roose for nominating me for this honors. • I thank Fred Bear for his patience and guidance. • I thank Bob Kelly for his faith and tmst. • I also thank a gentleman some of you may know by the name of the Bert Shorb for his encouragement and motivation. • I wish to thank all of my associates at Bear Archery for their friendship and support over the past years. They have made my job much easier. • I thank the officers and Board of Directors of the Archery Hall of Fame, all of the voting past inductees of the Hall of Fame as well as others casting their ballots. • I accept this honor this evening in part as a tribute to all of our archery salesmen out there in the real world who pound the sidewalks of our cities and turn the door knobs of sales opportunities that have made our industry great because nothing happens until somebody sells something. • Most of all 1 wish to thank my family for their love and support. My daughter. Marie (who is with us this evening with her husband, Abe), my sons Art and Mark, I thank you for your understanding and for never complaining when as a salesman 1 was not always there when you may have needed me. • I especially thank my wife. Elly, for our life together and for her "always there" love and support. El. 1 am truly grateful. There is another old saying that you can't have your cake and eat it too. I don’t

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Salt Lake City. Utah, January 1997 — Easton Technical Products, leading the world in aluminum and aluminum/carbon arrow shaft technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ted Palomaki as Director of Product

Development. Ted has 15 years of experience as a designer of high-performance projectiles with Alliant Techsystems, a military systems contractor located in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of Michigan Tech University in Houghton, Michigan, with a degree in Metallurgical Engineering. ‘Ted's design experience and education give him the background needed to meet the challenges of continual technological advancements in Easton arrow shaft design," commented Peter Weaver. President of Easton Technical Products. "We look forward to his fresh perspective and innovations." Ted is an active sportsman, involved in competitive cross-country skiing, including the American Birkebemer. a 32-mile cross-country ski marathon. He is looking forward to getting started in ski-archery where he can combine his skiing skills with his new-found interest in archery. He shares his love of the outdoors with his wife. Mickey, and their three children Ted is an experienced rifle hunter but is new to the bowhunting arena, which he says is "odd considering I grew up in the heartland of bowhunting country in Michigan's Upper Peninsula." "I'm excited about the opportunities and challenges ahead. Easton's reputation for quality and innovation speaks loudly of the integrity of its engineering group, and I'm anxious to bring my background to the mix," said Palomaki, For information about Easton Technical Products you may write or call: ETP. 5040 Harold Gatty Dr.. Dept. USA. Salt Lake City. UT 84116. Phone (801)539-1400, Fax (801)533-9907.

Hoagland Named Director Client Services at Images Group, Inc. Easton. PA — Dave Staples, president of Images Group, Inc., announced the appointment of Roberta Hoagland as director client services for the Easton. Pennsylvania-based marketing and communications firm. Hoagland graduated from Rider University with a B.S. in Education. After teaching for several years, she joined Levitt & Sons, Inc., the housing developer of communities located in New York. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Following her

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(L-R) Joe Johnston, Inge and Jim Fitzgerald, and Fred Pape Papes. Inc. recently recognized as 1996 distributor of the year, and Papes buyer Joe Johnston was recognized as buyer of the year by X-Ring Archery Products. "X-Ring Archery had an outstanding year in 1996." says X-Ring Archery Products President Jim Fitzgerald. "We owe much of our success to outstanding assistance and effort from all of our dealers and distributors. The Papes organization went the extra mile' to form a solid partnership which resulted in an enjoyable, mutually profitable working relationship." A plaque signifying X-Ring's appreciation for the Papes contribution was presented Io Fred Pape. President of Papes and Joe Johnston. Papes Buyer

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Browning, Ted Nugent Set Sights on Young Guns Morgan, UT — Two legends have joined hands in 1997 to further promote the American pastimes of shooting and hunting. Legend ary firearms manufacturer Browning is proud to announce its support of legend ary rocker Ted Nugent, who has brought the thnll of hunting and wildlife to countless young people. 'In a time when we are relentlessly attacked by those who would take away our rights and our heritage, we as a company must also be on the offensive." Browning President Don Gobel said. Ted has long been an outspoken advocate of the hunting lifestyle and we hope our affiliation with him will be a catalyst for our promotion of the hunting and shooting lifestyle to a younger audience." Nugent's first appearance with Browning was at the 1997 SHOT Show. January 3O-February 2 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. This appearance will be followed by several visits to sporting retailers throughout the year in cities that coincide with Nugent's 1997 concert tour. Nugent also will use Browning firearms and archery equipment exclusively. Browning Vice President of Sales and Marketing Ron Mosier said this sponsorship is a departure from the types of promotions Browning has participated in historically. “What excites us is that we are doing more than simply promoting our products to the existing market — preaching to the choir if you will. We are now promoting a sport and a Lifestyle to a new, young audience, and in essence, attracting a new congregation," Mosier said. To most of America.

the man known as the Motor City Madman is best known for his rock music. To date he has released 28 recordings and sold more than 30 million albums. However in the hunting and shooting community. Nugent is also well known as an advocate and lifelong outdoorsman. In fact, he began bowhunling three years before he began playing the guitar Acclaimed for his bold, insightful commentary on issues ranging from gun control to bio-diversity, Nugent is a regular guest on top-rated programs like Chicago's "Loop" Radio. CNN. Tom Snyder. Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, G. Gordon Liddy, Larry King and Rush Limbaugh. He is now the host of Detrat s daily Ted Nugent Morning Show on WWBR. Nugent also has been lauded for his work as a national spokesperson for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DA R E.) program and his own Ted Nugent Kamp for Kids. The Kamp, which was created to get youngsters off the streets, out of the malls and into the great outdoors. encourages kids Io become active participants in the grand scheme of wildlife stewardship The future of the shooting sports in this country is in the hands of tomorrow's ouldoorsmen and women." Nugent said. The youth of America must be educated to the wholesome and valued world of hunting and conservation. Because rock 'n roll plays such a pivotal role in a young person s life. together with Browning. I will share my wonderful lifestyle and experiences with them." Nugent is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Rifle Association and a lifetime member of dozens of hunting, shooting and law enforcement organizations. "I think many people have viewed Browning as a very conservative company over the years and viewed Ted as a very flamboyant, different kind of person," Gobel said. "But the truth is we share many of the same values — family, a reverence for nature, abstinence from drugs and support of the Second Amendment We are proud to be associated with him." For information contact Browning. One Browning Place. Dept. USA. Morgan. UT 840509326. Phone (801 >876-2711. Fax (801 >876-3331.

Browning Names Kurt Hintze as New National Sales Manager Morgan, Utun — The Brownie Archery Divis has recer.' named Kurt Hm as its new natic sales manag Along with this p oin tm e n Browning will e nine "archery o: sales represer fives to work conjunction v. the existing sales force of 61 reps Hintze has been with Browning Archery nearly two years as manager of product resea and development/engineering. His backgroi. mcludes over 15 years in archery sales expene with various companies The additional sales representatives will be functioning during the 1997 sales year "We feel that this addition will give us one the most comprehensive and focused sales fort in the industry," said Rich Bauter. Vice Presic of Sales for Browning. Archery Division Manager. Don Vallee, agrt with Bauter and added. "This move will benefit archery dealers, whether they are specialty p< a shops or broad-based, full-line sporting got dealers With this specialized attention, archer. dealers can expect to become more profitable The additional sales force members will become members of Browning's independent sates rep groups — one or two archery specialist per group in the continental United States For information contact Browning, Archery Products Division. 6343 Cottonwood Canyon Rd.. Dept. USA. Morgan, UT 84050-9319. Phone (801)876-2751, Fax (801 >876-3333

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'1997 is looking to be a very intense year for archery," Polzin said, "and I’m really excited to be right in the middle of it. For some it will be a makeor-break year as companies compete for their share of the market As an industry we need to make the whole market grow. We need to be ambassadors (or the sport we love." Jim Jordan. Vice President of Marketing and Sales, says about Dave, "Having been very successful marketing Game Tracker and Beman products the past nine years, Dave brings to PSE fresh and innovative ideas on marketing archery products. I’m certain he will help our dealers and consumers realize the value of PSE now and in the years to come." Dave will be assisted by Dan Hawk, Bill Bartlett, and Joyce Osborne in Marketing, and Eric Hall in Hentage Sales and Institutional Accounts.

PSE is pleased Io announce the appointment of David Polzin as the new Marketing Manager Dave will be responsible for PSE Marketing. Advertising, and Heritage Sales.

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Jeff Umbaugh to Manage International Sales

Jim Jordan. PSE Vice President for Sales and Marketing was pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Umbaugh as manager of PSE’s International Sales."Jeff understands the business of archery, the technical details of the product, and is a competitive archer as well. I'm certain he will continue the success he’s already shown with our Shooting Staff and Distributed Goods divisions." Mr Umbaugh joined PSE two years ago after earning a business degree from Valparaiso University. He wilt continue PSE’s goal of promoting archery as a sport worldwide and PSE as its premier manufacturer. He will also continue to manage the Shooting Staff and Distnbuted Goods division.

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19th Annual NFAA Indoor Championships and Show Tulsa, Oklahoma • March 21-23, 1997 Photos and story by Arlyne Rhode

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Consists of 60 arrows, shot as 3 games, at a distance of 20 yards. Each game shall consist of 4 ends of 5 arrows per end. The target is 40 cm with a 8 cm diameter bullseye and a 4cm X-rlng.

Just under 1,000 archery competitors from across the U.S. and Canada shot for the prestigious Championship bowls at the Tulsa Convention Center. As a climax to the event, the freestyle pro men had three archers tied with the same score and the same X count. Ken Young dropped out of the X on the final shot to fall into a tie with reigning Las Vegas Champ Roger Hoyle and, newcomer to the winner’s

circle, George Ryals. Ken was crowned the champion for a second time when all the arrows had been shot. He had these comments, “All three of us had our chances to win, they are very good shooters. Reflecting back on my win two years ago, 1 had a little advice from Terry Ragsdale which helped me stay a little calmer than my last arrow for score. I feel that through the years and having

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my father teach me the basic skills and fundamentals has helped me a lot. Also having my big brother whip my butt every weekend helped my competitive attitude. I’d like to say "Thanks to my family and friends, Roy and Doug, who helped me out a whole lot.” Ken’s sponsors are XI Industries, Toxonics, Super Scope, Carter Release Aids and Leopold Binoculars. In addition to his sponsors products, Ken’s XI Premier is equipped with an 18 strand Fast Flight string. Golden Key rest and a Carbo Fast stabilizer to shoot his 2413 Easton Super Slant arrows. Roger Hoyle is sponsored by Hoyt USA, Easton, and Carter Releases. His Hoyt Oasis Carbon Plus was setup with a Toxonics Naildriver, a Toxonics 6X Scope, Golden Key Pacesetter 1, Super Stik Lite stabilizer and a string made of 450 Premium BCY material. Roger uses Easton 2613 XX78 Preditor arrows fletched with 4” RW Trueflight Feathers. Roger had this comment, “I’ll be back! It was a very intense shoot-off which I thought was unusual because 1 was so relaxed during the second round. This was one ofthe most enjoyable tournaments I’ve shot." Martin Archery's George Ryals was a newcomer to the winner’s circle. His Martin Scepter was equipped with a Sure-Loc Lite sight, Gold Scope by I20X, a 12 strand BCY 450 Premium string, a Brite Site Tuner rest, and an Easton A/C/E YRS carbon/aluminum stabilizer. His Easton X7 2613 with 150 grain nibb points are fletched with Trueflight 4” feathers and released with a Carter Hole Thing Three release. When I talked to George after the championships, he had these remarks: “This was my best performance at a national shoot. The biggest factor that contributed to my success this year in archery would be my working for Martin Archery. The unbelievable amount of support, confidence, and access to leading edge equipment that the Martins and their employees have given me, has helped me in ways that they will never know. I am living a dream just working for Martin Archery. 1 have been shooting archery all of my life. 1 cannot remember not having a bow. I have been traveling and shooting archery

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tournaments for about eight years. 1 have been a NFAA pro since 1993.1 have never had a job outside the archery business. 1 stayed with the archery business through all of its ups and downs, while shooting the major tournament gathering experience and knowledge with the goal of making a living in the archery business. There are a few people that have helped my accuracy and my archery game. Clyde 11 artsell gave me my start in target archery by teaching me the fundamentals of the shot and the games of target archery. Bill and Norma Mills coached me and polished my form to what it is today. They gave me the confidence to enter my first big shoots. They also helped me develop the proper mental attitude, and taught me that archery, above all else, “is supposed to be fun....it’s just a game.” The pro freestyle women’s class was captured by Michelle Ragsdale, reigning Outdoor National Champion. She shot a

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new national record of 600 with 117 X’s. Paula Weissend’s second place finish was 600 with 111 X’s and in third was Nancy Zorn at 600 with 110 X’s. Excellent shooting was evident across the whole field of archers with a total of 164 archers having posted 600 scores for the two days. 1996 pro freestyle limited champion William Boyd repeated his win against second place Steve Gibbs and third place Richard Bombard. On the ladies’ side, Carolyn Elder of Oregon went home the national champion by defeating Lori Draeving and Lisa Paine in second and third, respectively. Brother and sister team of Eric Hall and Tricia (Hall) Johnson swept the FITA Olympic divisions. Hundreds of stories developed on this special weekend. We also had some first time things happen. S.T.A.R.S. made its debut as an indoor event.

Another first for the NFAA Indoor event was the addition of Barney LaRue’s turkey calling seminars. We had the hunting archers in mind when Mr. LaRue was invited. Bernie Pellerite also hosted seminars again this year and were well attended. Terry and Michelle Ragsdale gave a seminar which entertained as well as educating the audience. Thanks to the NFAA Officers and the Tulsa Club members for giving us such a well run event. President Chuck Crowell summed it up right with this comment, “It was so great, we didn’t have one protest.

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The carbon rods funebon individually, much Che way a tuning fork performs. This configuration greatly dampens shock and vibration better than a hydraulic or mercury encapsulated type. The sliders can be adjusted forward and backward for fine tuning. Moving the slider is critical in obtaining the optimum small group In the center of the slider is a 1/2" hole that retains a replaceable stainless steel rod with different length weights to obtain correct balance. Available in 12", 24". 30". 36" lengths. More than 15 National Champions and World Champions use stabilizers that we manufacture. Developed and Manufactured by

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PSE took S.T.A.R.S. on the road to Tulsa. Oklahoma for its 2nd tournament of 1997.The S.T.A.R.S. tournament was held in the Tulsa Convention Center at the same time as the NFAA so there was ample opportunity for the registrants of the NFAA to come down to the ice rink and enter as many events as they wanted to. That was exactly the case for two of the top money winners in this S.T.A.R.S. tournament — J. Farris and D. .McNamara. A good time was had by all those who entered and spectators at the event saw some excellent shooting by Terry and Michelle Ragsdale. Kenny Young, and Jeff Button in a balloon shoot-off just to stay alive in the OPEN Event Finals. The purpose of the S.T.A.R.S. tournament is to allow a novice shooter to pair with an experienced shooter and hopefully win some excellent prize money through your combined rankings and scores. The Tulsa tournament accomplished that and more. Over 150 shooters registered for the event which was held on the hockey arena on the lower floor of the Tulsa Convention Center. With 20 targets assembled across the floor, the participants showed their expertise at the 30-50 yard distances. On the first day of competition, S.T.A.R.S. shooters participated in Draw Partner events which consists of random drawing of partners from a hat regardless of rank. On day 2, accuracy events were held for ranked shooters and a special “open” event was announced for the pro-class of 8 ranked shooters. MAY-JUNE 1997

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THANK YOU, NFAA. Thank you for the invitation to show our exciting new games to over one thousand archers at the Tulsa Indoor Nationals. All the teams enjoyed themselves and we could not have had more cooperation from your Board of Directors or your members.

The Indoor Nationals proved to be a wonderful showcase for S.T.A.R.S. The natural camaraderie of the NFAA members was evident throughout the Convention Center and certainly enhanced the S.T.A.R.S. format.

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IFAzk Improves Its Visibility It has often crossed the minds of IFAA leaders that the Association must find some method of visiting nonafl'iliated countries in an effort to bring about their affiliation with the IFAA. Budget constraints have been the major obstacle to that goal and, quite frankly, will in all probability continue to plague that effort. For some reason which may or may not be as a result of several actions consciously undertaken by the IFAA. the past two years has seen numerous inquires concerning IFAA affiliation. Last year, after a flurry of letters and faxes from THE U. S. ARCHER

Malaysia and Singapore, I received a call from former IFAA President, Syd Green, concerning those requests for information. Australia and New Zealand had stood alone in the Pacific region for many years as IFAA affiliates. Syd offered to undertake a trip to Malaysia and Singapore. We agreed this was necessary and I pledged the IFAA would share the cost with Australia. Syd and his friend, Helmut, made that trip last year which resulted in two more countries filing affiliation papers and in Australia and New Zealand having new faces in their region. Past President Green’s account of that mission follows in this column. Since that effort we have received an inquiry from Hong Kong. When I approached Syd on another trip he replied, "1'11 throw this one in for free." Seems Syd and Helmut's being away last year gave their wives a chance to reflect on the "vacation" their husbands were off on. Upon return the wives delivered their ultimatum, "you've had your fun — now, you're taking us on a shopping trip to Hong Kong!” The trip was already scheduled for May when I talked to Syd. Since they will already be there anyway Syd says they will be happy to act as our emissaries again. In another part of the world. IFAA Secretary Loet Smit, has been busy recruiting new members within the African region. Undertaking a trip to Mauritius this year he spoke to sports officials and the Mauritius Archery Association. This trip was cosponsored by the IFAA and the South Africa affiliate NIFAA. The result? Mauritius sent a team to WBHC-97 which took home several medals. The account of Loot’s trip will appear in a future column. Other African nations also seeking affiliation or already affiliated include Botswana. Zimbabwe and Kenya. Others have inquired. We are also very happy to welcome back the European nation of Austria. They were well represented at WBHC-97 and also, taking home medals. It shall remain one of my primary goals during this second term in office, to continue onward with improving IFAA's visibility in the archery world. Future initiatives into nonaffiliated countries will follow the same formula as our initial endeavors. The country initiating the request will be asked to share the expense along with the IFAA. Additionally, the country seeking affiliation and specifically desiring the personal appearance of IFAA representatives will be asked to share some of the expense (which may be in the form of housing, meals or money depending on their ability to provide same). In this manner, we start out as partners in the effort. Each case may be different. At present, the IFAA President will approve or disapprove each request on a case by case basis and, as IFAA finances allow. As a final comment to this column. NFAA Pros Frank and Becky Pearson, Loet Smit and I, spent several days together in Kruger National Park after WBHC-97. In listening to our talk, Frank approached me and offered to carry IFAA affiliation forms and other information on his overseas jaunts. This spirit is commendable and I applaud it. I will accept help wherever it may be found if the result is expanding our family of Field archers. Thanks, Frank! Until next issue — Ken

Thanks, Ken, for updating our readers on the IFAA events and advancements! MAY-JUNE 1997

IFAA Expands in Asia-Pacific Region by Syd Green, Executive Director Australian Bowhunter Assn.

Syd Green during seminar with Malaysian and Singapore archers A good friend of mine. Helmut, had popped in to the Association's office. While we were talking over a few cups of coffee, 1 mentioned that, following inquiries from archers of Malaysia and Singapore, IFAA was keen to have someone go to those countries to talk to the archers and to help resolve any concerns they might have in establishing IFAA field archery. Ken Rogers. President of IFAA, had asked if I would be inter ested in going, and ABA was also keen to have more IFAA mem bers in its region to expand its scope of international contact. Now. Helmut had been spending many, many long hours with his business commitments and soon decided that he needed a holiday and a few days in Malaysia and Singapore would provide

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that much needed break. The next few weeks saw a flurry of faxes between Mr. Allann Ng of the Safari Archers Centre in Johor Baru and myself and Yang Chcngda of the Compound Archers Club of Singapore, arranging for our visit and organizing a meeting venue that was suitable for everyone. So it was early evening Thursday. November 14, when we walked through Singapore customs to be greeted by Allann and his wife for the short trip across the causeway to Johor Baru in Malaysia. Now that was a trip and a half. After Brisbane traffic. the traffic on the way to Malaysia was bedlam, especially the motorbikes. Allann explained that many Singapore residents did their shopping in Malaysia because it was so much cheaper, so much so that the Singapore Government required that private vehicles have at least three quarters of a tank of petrol when leaving Singapore. Anyway, we were soon at our hotel of the next few days. Much to our surprise, after we had checked in. Allann whisked us away to the main hotel dining room where we found a Chinese banquet. family and friends, wailing for us. Over the next few evenings, we soon came to learn that eating is a major pastime and ceremony for our hosts, with (what seemed to us) many strange and exotic foods set before us. Though we did our best, neither Helmut nor I acquitted ourselves very well in that department. Friday was a leisurely day. We did a little sight-seeing, but spent most of the day talking to Allann about the local archcry scene in preparation for the seminar the next day. Allann soon proved to be a very able organizer, as the program of arrangements unfolded. Another feast awaited us at the end of the day.

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The seminar was held in a conference room of one of the major hotels in Johor Baru, with 25 archers from Malaysia and Singapore attending. The day was spent in presenting and explaining the world of IFAA Field Archery, its past and present, as well as the organization and games played. The setting was very grand, with everything one could hope for in a seminar of this kind, again a tribute to Allann’s organizational abilities. From an IFAA viewpoint, the seminar was an outstanding success, with representatives reaffirming their wish to establish IFAA in both countries. Following another banquet on Saturday night when our hosts also showed their singing talents. Sunday was spent with Allann and friends at his archery centre. Helmut spent the entire day giving a few tips on equipment tuning and shooting technique which was certainly appreciated by the Malaysian archers who by the end of the day were consistently shooting higher scores and tighter groupings. All of the Malaysian and Singapore archers seemed to fall into the Freestyle Unlimited category of which. being a devotee of the longbow. I know very little, so Helmut was on his own. Monday, and we were off back to Singapore, checking into our hotel for our overnight stay before flying oulTuesday evening. We had a sight-seeing trip along the many shopping centres of Orchard Road and another banquet that evening, then we said good-bye to our new friends from Malaysia. The next day. Yang Chengda and Bernard Choo, of the Singapore club, showed us a little more of Singapore before taking us to the airport for our trip home. Already, archers arc planning to attend the Pacific Region IFAA Championships to be held later this year at the Lilydale Club in Victoria, Australia. Our special thanks to Mrs. Ng Siew Ching. Allann. Albert, Jason. Chi, Bernard, and Chengda for their gracious hospitality and for making our visit so enjoyable and memorable. Until we meet again. As mentioned, our visit to Malaysia and Singapore was successful, with Malaysia now affiliated with IFAA, and recent advice from Yang Changda that Singapore archers have also approved affiliation with IFAA confirming that success. I understand that IFAA Secretary Loet Smit has recently had similar success with some African Countries, and with my planned trip to Hong Kong in May to meet with Casam Li, the General Secretary of the Hong Kong Field Archery Association, will hopefully produce another IFAA member country. While no doubt always governed by available funds, the expansion of IFAA during the last six months exceeds all expectations. The initiative being taken by IFAA in sending out people to establish contacts with potential new member countries. overcoming many hurdles faced by countries in setting up IFAA field archery, has certainly proven itself to be a very necessary and overdue approach to expanding IFAA throughout the world It is hoped that IFAA member countries will see the wisdom of the IFAA Executive’s initiative and give their full support to future expeditions to expand our sport.

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WBHC-97 — An African Adventure Mutamba Game Ranch • March 24 - April 1, 1997 by Ken Rogers The date for the IFAA World Bowhunting Championships had finally arrived and I was on my way to the Republic of South Africa. My South Africa Airway flight was on a huge 747 jet and my seat, I discovered, was upstairs behind the pilot and crew. Firmly buckled in. the 17 hour flight seemed to stretch out in front of me forever. The flight, out of Miami, Florida, took a south-southcast heading passing just cast of the Dominican Republic and on over Puerto Rico following the string of islands dotting the eastern rim of the Caribbean. Skirting over the northeast coast of Brazil, we held to the safety of land before breaking free and arching over the South Atlantic heading for Capetown on the western tip of South Africa. Crossing the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn we finally arrived in Capetown and after a shot stop to discharge passengers destined for Capetown and picking up others for Johannesburg, we were once more on our way heading northcast out of Capetown. An hour and some 48 minutes later the big plane was putting down at the Jan Smut airport, soon to be designated an International Airport. 1 was met by Collette Smit, wife of IFAA Secretary. Loot Smit, who whisked my luggage and me away to Midrand just north of Johannesburg. Midrand is a pleasant appearing suburb of Johannesburg and the Smit's home, a very comfortable

abode. I was assigned to the "Granny Flat” an addition to the original home built for Loet's mother and father who spend the six months of summer with them. They had just left for their home in the Netherlands and the European summer. South Africa, when I arrived, was in their Fall season and heading toward Winter. The Loet’s youngest daughter arrived home from her job shortly after my arrival followed a bit later by Loci who had been away over the weekend working on the ranges for WBHC-97. After a splendid meal and some chit-chat it was off to bed and some much needed rest. I had. of course, called my wife, Mie, upon arrival. Alan Greenwood. President of NIFAA (National Indoorand Field Archery Assn.) the South African affiliate of IFAA. arrived in the morning to accompany Loet and me to the WBHC-97 venue. The road trip. north through Pretoria, Pietcrsburg, again over the Tropic of Capricorn and on to Louis Trichardt. took approximately six hours ending at the Mutamba game ranch of Manic and Wilna Uys who would be our hosts, and the hosts of the WBHC to be held on their ranch, and gracious hosts they would prove to be. Upon arrival we were assigned a building with three bedrooms which would be our home and office during our stay. Falling to sleep that night to the yappnig sound ofjackals was definitely a new experience. The following day brought another new experience, a live radio interview in Louis Tricahrdt, followed by a meeting with the key organizers of the tournament. I should mention here that Loet Smit was the designated tournament chairman and one of the chief organizers. All had spent over a year bringing everything to readiness for the event. Wednesday

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was spent walking the ranges, each one different than the other and each laid out in a cloverleaf and, each covering a large area. Names like Impala. Kudu. Eland and Baobab, marked the ranges. Over the four days of the tournament each competitor woidd shoot each range. Opening ceremonies took place on Thursday, 27 March, and began with the Mayor of Louis Trichardt welcoming the international archers to Louis Trichardt and the Northern province followed by the raising of the IFAA. N1FAA and Family of Nations flags. The international archers had arrived into town from their various hotels and game ranches riding on 4x4 vehicles. mostly Landrovers, from the game ranches. The opening ceremonies continued with a parade through town led by the high school cadet band and three teams of school drum majorettes followed by the international archers in their vehicles flying their national flags. Arriving al the local show grounds, the archers paraded onto the field on foot as each nation was introduced to the spectators. Due to inclement weather and overcast skies, the fly over of S.A. Air Force Cheetah combat planes had to be cancelled as did the parachute jumping demonstration. However. three helicopters flying the IFAA. RSA and NIFAA flags, conducted two fly-overs. Several speeches were heard and I, as IFAA President, thanked the Mayor and town officials for their gracious welcome to their beautiful country, province and city. We were all entertained by the marching band, a highly honored unit. The ceremonies concluded with a wine and cheese tasting for the international archers and guests. WBHC-97 was the first test of the new WBHC Format worked out during 1995 and accepted by the World Committee at the 1996 Darrington meeting. The fomiat provides for compulsory rounds and a menu of other rounds such as Precision, Game trail, 3-D and others. Previously the rounds, other than the compulsory rounds, were left to each host country. The new format appeared to work well and provides a means of establishing records for each round. It provides an interesting collection of rounds. Time will tell if it needs more fine tuning or not. Off hours, those not spent on the ranges for the established rounds, were still free for an axe throwing contest, a large buffalo target at a long distance with a very, very small dot to hit, and the Steel Impala (yes, steel), a steel animal with a small cut out of the vital area. The sound of the misses was enough to make any archer cry!!

Another special event of the week was Africa Night. This took place on Saturday evening, the 29th of March. Throughout the week's events there were many spectators present on Mutamba ranch who came out from the city of Louis Trichardt and from many of the homes and ranches in the surrounding areas. Many made the long walks out to the spectator viewing areas where they could sec archers shooting on some of the nearby targets. Many spent the day, or several days, visiting and picnicking with friends and neighbors. On Africa Night, the Mutamba ranch was overflowing with visitors. The night included African music and dances with dancers from the Venda region showing their talents. After a large dinner including such dishes as Impala pie. Warthog on the spit, and roast leg of beef we were entertained with traditional Afrikaner music and folk dancing. Too soon, the tournament was over. Award ceremonies were held in a Hall in Louis Trichardt and saw the presentation of awards to the archers competing in the African Regional championships, the Development teams (a concept I will discuss in future articles) and in conclusion, the IFAA WBHC-97 awards. This was combined with the international banquet — starters at 9 p.m, main course at 10 p.m. (or so) and dessert some time later. The games were over. The International Archers would now go their separate ways — some to home, others to different parts of South Africa for hunting or for sight-seeing, and yet others, myself included, would head to the Kruger National Park for Game viewing in the wild. The Kruger is roughly the size of the state of New Jersey where the African wildlife roams free within the park’s confines subjected only to the clicking of cameras. Surely WBHC-97 must have been one of the most well planned and executed tournaments ever. Our thanks to all of those who worked so hard and so long to ensure its success. This includes archers and non-archers alike. It was truly a community event. A very large community. Wc now have the first information on WFAC-98 which is to be held in New Zealand. The tournament will be held in Auckland, more specifically, in the Manukau Park. As best I can tell from the map, this is in close proximity to the Auckland. N.Z. International Airport. The dates for this IFAA World Field Archcry Championship are April 7 through 13. 1998. We will have updates with more information as we go along.

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Toward the Gold with Freddie Troncoso

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Several excellent articles have been written regarding shooting Form and the need to shoot using relaxed muscles and maximum bone support. However, very little of anything has been said mentioning the "ideal" archery body or what one looks like for that matter. Looking back at past Olympic Gold Medalist men, we find that John Williams 1972, Darrell Pace 1976-1984, and Jay Barrs 1988, all had one thing in common . . . they are all lean slender and all won using perfect "In-Line" Form that can only be successfully achieved by “Tight-Line” shooters. In defense of the majority of other archers who are not quite so fortunate in Specially Lurltlen tor tloise mho mont to mln...

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having been given an ideal archery body at birth, allow me to state that yes. it is fortunately possible to shoot good scores using the “Armstrong" or so called arm method, but we must remember that shooting by strength alone requires a great deal more effort and far more practice hours than when archers are blessed with slight frames and natural occurring near perfect alignment. Continuing with our analogy, we find that Sebastien Flute. ‘92 Olympics, and Justin Huish, ‘96 Gold Medal winner, both possess and own a similar lean body that allows and permits perfect “In-Line" alignment and superior bowstring clearance on both counts. What about Rick McKinney? Lest not forget our talented and untiring Rick who has won more World Titles than Carter or Bayer has pills! Rick, too, is small in stature, very lean and has arms that almost touch the ground when he walks. Without a doubt, he possesses and has a natural and ideal archcry body that many wish they had. As no surprise, the most common and rec og n i z able similarity that ex Danny’s build is an example of ists in the an ideal archery body. His tong arms and slender torso lend form themselves to perfect makeup

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Danny achieves perfect alignment with eave and displays his fully locked over-center bow arm. This type of bow arm is one often seen on the bodies of many past and present champions. Positive bone support with very little use of muscles

and body build of the se lect archers mentioned thus far, is that they draw, hold and shoot with perfect “InLine" vertical alignment of the draw arm and arrow. Why do they do this we ask? Well, the best answer is simply because they can! Yes. their slen der physical makeup and enhanced clear ance of the bowstring permits them to assume and maintain what many coaches refer to as a perfect "In-Line" or tight-line draw that can only be accomplished suc cessfully by people with long arms, and long slender torsos. In spite of the many shooting advantages of possessing a perfect archery body, there arc still several problems that may present themselves to those gifted archers. The most common is the protrusion of the left chest into the return path of the bowstring when they hyperextend themselves. This occurrence can cause string deflection and left arrows. Tucking the left shoulder too far inward can also cause string deflection if the archer is not careful. So. what do you do if you are barrel chested, short armed, overfed, or just a beautiful large person? Well, you make the best of it! Stocky archers have no choice other than to shoot applying the termed “Open-Line" draw and continue to try to do as best we can. The “Open-Line" method of shooting is mandatory for archers who cannot assume nor accomplish a true perfect “In-Line" draw due to physical limitations of being a stocky and large person. By that statement we arc referring to extraordinary and wide the u. s. archer

Have someone tell or relate to you if your draw elbow is up off the floor and how far it is off the floor. If you are one of the few who can accomplish perfect “In-Line" alignment without raising the elbow off the floor, you probably possess a natural archery body according to this article. 7. If you find that your elbow is up and off the floor more than 6 inches when you try to anchor, then you may find it necessary to resort to using the “Open“In-Line" Alignment Test 1. Lie on floor flat on your back and relax Line" method due to your physical This bow arm aligns in perfect line with your body. makeup the limitations of your body proposed arrow shaft 2. Assume a “T" position by extending structure. Of noteworthy mention is the fact that each arm outward in opposite (Note: this test and outline is for archers using the finger shooting release method if you arc anchoring directly under the directions. 3. If you shoot right handed, tum your and applies to both recurve and compound chin, you must be made aware of the fact head toward the left similar to when disciplines who shoot with fingers.) that doing so definitely shortens the archer's draw length by as much as an inch shooting a bow. 4. Place at least three books directly under P.S. If you find that the test position of or two. This occurrence and shortening of your bow arm (at wrist area) to your elbow ends up 2" to 6" short of the draw, is perhaps the reason why so reaching the floor, this is considered to be many archers have opted to use the popular assimilate the bow arm in normal within the realm of perfect "In-Line” "Classic" side of the face anchor that is shooting position. now widely used and preferred by many 5. Maintain contact with the floor with alignment and makes you one of the both shoulders and slowly move your fortunate few — providing your arm and archers. So. if you find that you cannot arrow line up visually to an observer achieve perfect "In-Line" alignment using right ann forward until you accomplish standing behind you. the floor test when anchoring under the your nonnal anchor point. chin, then move your anchor point back to the “Classic Anchor" area of your face that coincides and lines up in direct line with the comer of the mouth. If you still cannot achieve perfect “In-Line” alignment by doing this, then you are obliged to apply the "Open-Line" type of holding and shooting that is depicted in the illustrations and drawings sections of this article. Remember, we arc not saying that one cannot win using any other methods other than the perfect "In-Line” alignment prescribed and mentioned. What we are saying is that there are differences in the physical makeup and body stature that governs and dictates how and why we shoot as we do. *

chested girth, short arms, extra body weight or a combination of all three. Following is simple and original test that you can personally conduct to verify what category of physical category your particular body belongs to. If you arc interested in determining whether you can or cannot achieve perfect “In-Line" alignment, proceed with this test for your own information and awareness.

Perfect ’“Tight-Line" Draw by Slender/Lean Archer

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What’s Wrong with Archery? From Archery Magazine, May-Jline 1996 Author’s Background: Bernie's

past experience and achievements include: 8 state indoor, field and 3-D

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has 28 titles marketed into 27 countries. Bernie and his wife. Jan. will be conducting NFAA Shooter Schools and Target Panic Seminars aimed at the intermediate to

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Universally accepted training programs. Most sports are perpetuated by a large system of industry professionals and qualified coaches who teach an easily definable technique or form. In my opinion, this is the biggest problem in archcry.

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Unlike golf, tennis, bowling, boxing, baseball, football, and basketball, which are all great sports that have had many decades to perfect their game, equipment, and most importantly their techniques, archery seems to be in a constant state of change. In For many years, people have wondered why archcry hasn't the last year or so. we have just reached (in a lot of people's grown and thrived like golf, tennis, soccer and most other sports. opinion) the limits of bow technology . . . i.e., arrow speed. In Archery participation seems to have gone up and down in cycles the last five years, we discovered the popularity of 3-D archery. over the years with no obvious clues as to why so many people which has dominated our industry ever since. Our biggest get out after three or four years. Well, like a lot of other people. I stumbling block though, is our overall inability to disseminate have a theory. It is based on the premise that any competitive the knowledge about the proper technique or form necessary to sport must have some key ingredients in common to make them be competitive on a long term basis in our sport. Although the attractive to people in general. mental game is the real key to top competitive archcry. or any 1. An initial overall appeal to a large number of people. As sport, but only after techniques or form becomes constant and is we all can verily, archcry certainly looks like fun. looks easy no longer a variable. Therefore, at all but the very top level of to do and you don't have to be a gymnast to participate. archery, form IS the biggest variable and becomes key, and the 2. Affordability. All popular sports are relatively affordable. mental programming necessary to win has very little consequence Archcry certainly is. It's not very expensive at the entry level here. Any golfer knows it is really difficult to hit a ball 250 to . . . SI00 to S300 on average to get started, and from SO to 300 yards straight down the middle consistently. They all realize S4.00 per hour to shoot. it depends on form. He or she knows when they slice or hook the 3. A system to reward and recognize different levels of ball right or left, or heel the ball, or top it, . . . why they did it advancement. Archery has these support systems ... at least wrong. They realize they didn’t hit it squarely or smoothly and within each organization. NAA has JOAD and all of its other they know the only way to hit it straight is to adopt a universally internal achievements, up to and including an Olympic gold accepted swing which can be taught to them by the local pro. medal. NFAA has a similar achievement system. ASA and (Golf has approximately 5,000 teaching pros in the U.S.) As in I BO have theirs also, but there is not a sport-wide system of tennis, bowling, baseball and most other sports, there is usually recognition like golf, tennis, or bowling. Archery seems to be only one right way to do it with very few variations on that fragmented into five special interest groups . . . bowhunting, technique or form, because after 50 to 100 years of playing those compound target shooters, recurve target shooters, traditional games, the less efficient and therefore less effective ways of doing shooters, and 3-D shooters. Because of all the prejudices and it fell by the wayside and the present form has prevailed. These polarizations between and among these groups of shooters, a sports recognize that superior forms or techniques will better united front for archery seems unlikely unless we recognize perpetuate the sport and have set up and thus support large systems this fact and attempt to overcome it. to teach proper technique to its participants. Phone (352)237-7614 or Fax (352)237-8775.

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These teaching pros and coaches created by these sports generally teach technique the same way and withhold nothing from the students. After many years supported by these various systems, the average participant knows most of the ■'secrets" of that sport. For example, most people have a pretty good idea why they slice a golfball, get a 7-10 split in bowling, pop up a high fast ball in baseball, get suckered by a left hook in boxing, or can’t slam a drop shot in tennis; they are pretty much common knowledge in these sports. In short, they know why they did it wrong and they understand how to fix it if they want to become more competitive. They know they need a “lesson” to get the “hitch out of their back hand,” etc. Their sport dictates that to do it professionally, or even competitively, you probably need to take a few lessons, unless you want to try to reinvent your own professional technique. (Once in a great while, these forms do prevail for a time.) This is where archcry. in my opinion, gets completely off track. It may be because archery hasn't had enough years of experience with equipment that has been technologically stable for a long time. (In just 20 years, archery has gone from recurve to 4-whecl compound to 2-whccl compound to I -wheel compound with velocities increasing 100 feet per second.) Another possibility is that most of the winners don't want to share their secrets with the losers, therefore condemning professional archcry to stay a small circle of knowledgeable shooters ... incapable of attracting a wide audience and a vast teaching network and a viable living for many professional archers, as is the case with golf, tennis, and most other sports. In any case, our downfall is, in my opinion, that we don’t really teach archery in this country ... we just sell archery equipment. The average participant only stays in our game three to five years and then leaves in frustration. This is the key issue we need to overcome. It’s not too hard Io figure out that if the average person does not know exactly why they miss and there’s no professional or qualified coach available to correct them, they will eventually draw the conclusion that they are not "cut out for this” and go bowling or golfing. As I’ve learned from owning a pro shop and teaching for years, everybody wants to shoot like Jay Barrs or Randy Ulmer (or whoever is hot that year), but they don’t want to do what Randy or Jay docs. They want to buy what Randy or Jay has! As an industry, we have promoted the notion that if you can’t shoot a tight group. BUY THIS BOW! If you can’t improve your score. BUY THIS RELEASE! If you still can’t win, BUY THESE ARROWS! Sad. isn’t it? Who are we really fooling? That is like telling a baseball shortstop that has made four errors in the last two games to BUY THIS GLOVE! Or, if you shoot I 15 on the golf course, BUY THESE GRAPHITE CLUBS! When are we going to wake up and smell the B.S. they’ve been putting out? Wake up! Take a lesson! You wouldn't dream of becoming a state, national or world competitor at any other sport without professional lessons. Remember, it’s hard to find a great archer with bad form and it's even harder to find a bad archer with great form! As I've recently found out by teaching NFAA’s new mobile shooter’s school, the shooters arc hungry for knowledge. (If you build it . . . they will come!) Without proper instruction, how do we expect people to know that right-handed archers that have draw lengths that are too long tend to miss a lot to the left. Or, if the elbow is out of line. they’ll torque the string. Or. if they roll the shoulder, they'll never hold the sight steady. Or. if they punch the trigger now. MAY-JUNE 1997

they’ll probably have full blown target panic in one to two years. or sooner. Then, they quit archcry because they had no way of knowing any of this, or how to prevent or correct it. Currently, there arc only about 4 shooting schools and probably less than a dozen qualified teaching pros and coaches in the U.S. No wonder most people are lost. The industry doesn’t promote solid form and techniques . . . they promote equipment! This is our biggest mistake. Why? Because we have a widespread self-destructive virus peculiar to our sport that is not prevalent in the others. Target panic/buck fever, in my opinion, is responsible for more “archery deaths" yearly than any other cause. It’s the reason we have nearly the same amount of archers get out of the sport as get into it each year. Since people aren’t aware that bad form makes your sight shake... and the response to that is to anticipate the sight crossing the x-nng and then punch the trigger or pluck the string . . . and the anticipation of either of those leads to fear of missing or anxiety about possibly hitting . . . which develops into freezing off target, snap shooting, or flinching upon execution (target panic). . . which baffles, frustrates, and confuses us . . . which takes all the fun and fulfillment out of shooting. . . which causes us to play golf! At least golfers know why they miss and how to fix it (if they want to be competitive). Remember, if there is supposedly three million people shooting a bow in North America and there are only 4 schools and a dozen coaches ... what's wrong with that picture?! If golf had 12 teaching pros instead of 5,000 do you think there would be 24 million golfers? Teaching three million archers to shoot properly will solve more problems than building three million new bows! We need more education ... not more equipment. So. wake up and take a lesson. *

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The 1997 Indoor World Tournament — Istanbul, Turkey By Theresa Berthold

USA World Indoor Team (L-R) Dee Wilde. Julie Nelson, Jo Malahy, Mike Hendrickse, Jamie Ian Natta, Richard ‘'Butch" Johnson. Lori Mitchell, Shane Parker, Theresa Berthold, Tom Crowe, Glenda Penat and Mike Gerard Getting there ... On January 3-5, 1997 over 100 archers gathered in Salt Lake City. Utah to try out for a spot on the 1997 United States Indoor World Team. After two days of shooting including two 600 Qualifying rounds and an Elimination Round, twelve archers won this honor. Representing the U.S. Men’s Olympic Team was Richard “Butch" Johnson (’96 Olympic Gold Medalist Men’s Team), Shane Parker, and Mike Gerard. The Olympic Women's team was lead by Julie Nelson, who was joined by two current College All-Americans. Lori Mitchell and Jo Malahy. The U.S. Men’s Compound team was represented by defending World Indoor Champion Mike Hendrikse, Dec Wilde, and Tom Crowe (who as alternate took the place of Terry Ragsdale). The Women’s 180

Compound Team was lead by Theresa Berthold, who was joined by NAA veteran and defending Indoor World Champion, Glenda Penaz, and Jamie Van Natta, Junior World Target Team Champion. Team coaches, John Williams (‘72 Olympic Gold Medalist) and Bob Graham. along with Sheri Rhodes as Team Leader (NAA Director of Development and Training), accompanied the twelve U.S. World Team members to Istanbul, Turkey — March 16th through 24th. This tournament, being the highest for compound archers, as the Olympics are for recurve archers, was sanctioned by F1TA, the International Governing Body of Archery. The Tournament... The World Indoor Tournament was

quite an experience, especially for the several U.S. Team members who had never been on a World Team before. After arriving Monday afternoon and getting our credentials, as well as settled in, we would begin the adventure of a new and very different country and preparing to compete in one of the most highly regarded tournaments in FITA. Tuesday was dedicated to practice and getting used to the environment. This seemed to be the day for familiar faces to be reunited and newcomers to make new friends. There were 43 countries in attendance at these World Games, making meeting everyone a difficult task. Practice was held in small rooms surrounding the arena, on the outskirts of the “Olympic Salon" or main shooting hall. However.

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Wednesday would bring on an opportunity to fine tunc sight marks and final touches during a scheduled practice session in the main shooting hall.

Qualification ... Thursday was the first day of competition. A 600 round was shot for qualification and seating. Only the top 32 archers at the end of this round would advance to competition in the Individual Elimination Round. Additionally, each team’s score, a total of each member’s individual scores, would determine qualification and seating in the Team Event. Each team was made up of three members. The results of the Qualification Round were as follows: The Olympic Men’s Division was lead by Magnus Petersson of Sweden, followed by two Korean veterans, D. Lee (2nd) and J. Chung (3rd). U.S. Team members Butch Johnson and Shane Parker seated 4th and 5th respectively. Though Mike Gerard did not make the top 32 cut (by one point), his score combined with Johnson and Parker’s gave the Men’s Team good seating in the Team Event. The Olympic Women’s Division was lead by the Ukraine’s Herasymento, II. Kim of Korea, and Nasaridzc of Turkey. The Compound Men’s Division was lead by D. Giround of Switzerland. followed by Morgan Lundin of Sweden and D. Sitar of Slovenia. The U.S. Men's Compound team faired well as Mike

Hendriksc captured the 4th place position. Dee Wilde took the number 6 seat andTom Crowe qualified in 9th. In this division. there were several tied scores and seating was established first by number of 10’s. then by number of 9’s, and finally by the flip of the ‘ol coin. Leading the Women’s Compound Division was Petra Ericsson of Sweden. U.S. Ladies team members Theresa Berthold and Glenda Penaz captured second and third, respectively. Jamie Van Natta.also of the U.S. qualified in the 7th place seat. Friday would bring on the first two elimination rounds, cutting the field first to 16 archers and then to 8.

Elimination #1 (1/16th)... This round consisted of 18 arrows (six ends of three). As the elimination round typically goes, the field would be cut from

32 archers to 16. The 16 winners of the individual elimination rounds would advance to compete for a spot in the top 8. Quarter Finals. All United States Team members won their passes, advancing them to the next elimination round. Richard Johnson triumphed over Turkey's O. Akbal 175 to 174. Shane Parker knocked J. Geoffrey of France out of competition 173 to 172. Tom Crowe toppled M. Ruele of Italy 176 to 173, as Mike Hendriksc eliminated R Dondcrs of Netherlands. Dee Wilde also moved to the next elimination round by beating M. Peart of Great Britain 174 to 172. The U.S. Compound Ladies were also victorious in this elimination round as Glenda Penaz advanced with a 176 against Russia’s T. Baidichcnko's 162. Theresa Berthold eliminated another Russian Team member, Obodzinskaya 172 to 161, and Jamie Van Natta won her pass against Turkey's A. Avci 174 to 168.

Elimination #2 (l/8th) ... Again, this elimination round consisted of 18 arrows. Each individual shoot-off would advance one archer to the Quarter Finals (top 8) shot on Friday, along with the Semi-Final Round. Earning a spot in the Quarter Finals for the U.S. Team were Glenda Penaz 172 over Italy's B. Sambataro 159: Jamie Van Natta 175 over S. Kovaccvic of Croatia 165; Tom Crowe beat M. Boe of Norway 173 to 170; Dee Wilde eliminated Croatia’s Ivanis 177 to 171. and Shane Parker 174 over Spain’s J. Rechc 164. Eliminated in this round for the U.S. Team was Berthold, who tied Belgium’s Raeymaeker with a 173. A one arrow shoot-off determined who would advance. Berthold, scoring a 9. was knocked out by Raeymackcrs’ 10. Butch Johnson suffered the same fate as he tied J. Lipponcn of Finland and whose one arrow shoot-off resulted the same as Berthold’s. Mike Hendriksc put up a good fight against Yugoslavian D. Miokovic. resulting in a 1 point loss. Quarter Finals . .. The Quarter Finals consisted of the remaining eight archers from the previous two elimination rounds, shooting twelve arrows. This elimination would determine who would advance to the Semi Final Round, and ultimately the Bronze Medal

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those moving on to the Semi Finals after these twelve arrows were Muntyan of Ukraine 114,Tournianis of Kazakstan 111. Nazaridzc of Turkey 116, and H. Kim of Korea 117. In the Olympic Mens Division. Scbasticn Flute of France (former Olympic Gold Medalist) knocked out top competitor Magnus Petersson of Sweden, as Shane Parker of the U.S. eliminated Jari Lipponen of Finland. J. Chung of Korea was tough on Parkhomenko of the Ukraine, as was E. Janssen of Netherlands against Leontiev of Russia. For the Men's Compound Division. Tom Crowe eliminated top qualifier D. Giround for a spot in the Semi Finals, as Dee Wilde did the same against D. Sitar of Slovenia. Additionally, Morgan Lundin of Sweden advanced over Fankhauscr of Switzerland and D. Miokovic beat C. Eide of Norway. The Compound Women's Division produced several upsets as 1. Luyting eliminated Petra Ericsson ofSwcden (1997 Las Vegas Champion) 117 to 116. V. Fabre of France knocked out U. Sjowall of Sweden 116 to 115. Glenda Pcnaz was under the wire as her last shot against Lambclet of Switzerland tied their scores at 115. However, a ruling by the judges determined Lambclet the winner, declaring

Pcnaz was out of time when her shot was fired. Jamie Van Natta earned her place in the Semi Final Round beating Belgium’s Racymaekers 116 to 112.

Flute 119 to 115. For the Compound Men, Dec Wilde took away Morgan Lundin's chance for Gold, eliminating him 118 to 116, as Tom Crowe anchored his place in the Gold Medal Match with a perfect 120 over Miokovic 116. The two U.S. Team Members would face off in the Gold Medal Match! The Compound Women's Gold Medal Match was secured by Valerie Fabre of Frances victory over Irma Luyting of The Netherlands 116 to 101, and Sylviane Lembelet over Van Nana. Van Natta would go on to the Bronze Medal Match.

Sebasticn Flute captured Bronze, as Janssen earned 4th place respectfully. The Compound Men’s Division was dominated by the United States Teammates. Wilde and Crowe, who were named Gold and Silver Medalists. Morgan Lundin beat Miokovic for the Bronze Medal. And, in the Compound Women's Division Valerie Fabre proved victorious taking the Gold Medal back to France, as Sylviane Lambelct took Silver and Irma Luyting took Bronze. Jamie Van Natta placed 4th in the Final Round.

The Final Round ... Saturday brought on the Finals Round. This was the day when the individual competition would come to an end and the Gold Medalists would be named. The Final Round also consisted of 12 arrows (4 ends). For the Olympic Women, Tatyana Muntyan of Ukraine captured the Gold Medal and Hyun-Ji Kim of Korea the Silver. Natalia Nazaridze ofTurkcy earned a Bronze Medal, and as the tournament host, her country couldn't be prouder. JaeHun Chung of Korea won the Gold in the Olympic Men's Division, as Shane Parker of the U.S. brought home a Silver!

The Team Event . .. Surprisingly, the Team Event is a very important match to most countries. Spectators, countrymen and archers alike, gather to cheer on their team. Team spirit and sportsmanship are seen here, like nowhere else. The round is shot as follows: Each team consists of 3 members. Each member has to shoot 3 arrows (for a total of 9 arrows per team) and are allowed on the shooting line one member at a time. The Team has a total of 3 minutes to complete the end. shooting the 9 arrows. It is very fast paced

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positions would compete against each other. The winners of this match would then compete for Gold, and the others for Bronze. After the nerve wrecking twelve arrows were shot in each division, it was determined that: Olympic Women Muntyan and Kim would compete for Gold and Nazaride and Toumianis for Bronze. In the Olympic Men's Division, E. Janssen

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and exciting. Additionally, the event is shot in elimination style until two teams face each other for Bronze and two teams face

the team anchor, was down to her very last arrow, again under the timer.

off for Gold. Unfortunately, the U.S. Olympic Women did not qualify to compete in this event. However, the Olympic Men's team of Johnson. Parker, and Gerard won their first pass and moved to the top 16. Here they faced the Turkish team and tied scores with them leading to a shoot off. Each team member shot one arrow during the shoot-off to determine the winner. The Turkish team advanced to the Quarter Finals. The Men’s Compound team of Crowe. Wilde and Hcndrikse had a bye for the first pass, as their competitors chose not to compete. However, during the next elimination round (to advance to the Quarter Finals), the U.S. Men were eliminated by Great Britain. In Compound Women’s Team Event began in the Semi Final stage, where the U.S. Compound Women. Berthold. Penaz and Van Nana, would meet up with The Netherlands’ team and the Swedish team would face the French. The result of this round moved the U.S. Women into the Gold Medal Match with the French team and the others shooting for the Bronze. The Compound Women from Sweden won the Bronze Medal Match. The U.S. Compound Women's team was in a position to bring home either a Gold or Silver Medal. In their pass against the French Women’s team, 1 point seemed to separate each end, flip flopping who had the lead. It was a very close and exhilarating match. Right down to the very last arrow, the U.S. Women shot hard, scoring mostly 10's with an occasional 9. Glenda Penaz,

A Personal Note ... As the crowd, Jamie, and coach Williams counted down the seconds remaining for Glenda's last shot, 1 intensely starred at the 10 ring through my binoculars. Glenda shot a 9 with two seconds left on the clock! I remember yelling “Nine!" and immediately turning to John Williams asking frantically, "What Happened?" I didn’t know what the French ladies had scored John let me know we had won the match and the Gold Medal. Ironically, as we feared for Glenda under the pressure of the timer. the French Team member ran out of time, not getting her last shot off. Had she shot a 10 however, we would have still won by I point. I was overwhelmed to say the least. The experience of being on a World Team and representing your country is the most rewarding 1 have ever had. Meeting archers from so many other countries, comparing equipment and shooting styles, and getting to know one another, was unlike any tournament at home. Being in another country. (Turkey hosting a well run, very nice tournament), and representing yourself as well as your country fills you with a pride that is unexplained in words. Though every win and every personal goal achieved in this sport is an accomplishment, 1 have to say that there is no feeling like the feeling you get while standing in the Gold Medal position on the podium, with your medal dangling from your neck, watching your flag being risen to the honor, and hearing your National Anthem play. It is the opportunity of a lifetime

Experiences Traveling with My First International Team By Lori Mitchell A requirement for making an international team should be that you like long hours on airplanes! Ten hours is a long time and then you gel to change planes for a nice, short three hour stint! But, believe me. it is all worth it. Istanbul is a beautiful place. The history and culture are amazing. On our way to the venue that we passed everyday is a 2.000 year old city wall from when the area was known as Constantinopal. Unfortunately, the way the tournament schedule worked out, we didn’t get to see more than our bus route to and from the hotel. There we were right on the Mediterranean. You woke up to a foggy haze that only cleared one day for us. Otherwise you had clouds, rain, snow 184

or any combination! It was strange. The wind picked up for an entire day enough to blow your bow case horizontal while walking with it! Made me very glad it was an indoor tournament. If you have any fear of driving, you might not want to go to Istanbul. For one thing, the streets are very narrow but the cars arc smaller too. The worst of it was the hectic nature of it all. It was like the Mobile commercial with the driver wearing a blindfold! You just honk your horn and “push" your way through We were very glad to let the cab drivers do the driving. At times you just closed your eyes until you got to the arena.

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The arena was a rarely used basketball stadium. You couldn't tell except for the full size Magic Johnson figure greeting you just inside the hallway. The lighting was good and there was a good number of spectators everyday. The Turkish team was doing rather well and a camera crew was taping (some days “Live") every day that we shot. George Tckmitchov (USA) did a great job announcing, too. The organizing committee had a scorekeeper for each target and you just had to shoot. The practice area was spread out into three different rooms in the complex. In the larger room you shot from a center area out in opposite directions, but with close to 18 meters between the two lines. The other two rooms were smaller and had few targets in them. It worked out very well though. By not having been through it before. I thought the Closing and Opening Ceremonies were okay. The banquet was nice with a live singer, two man band and good food. It was more of a party without any formal presentations. It was a bash by the time the food was done and the dancing started. You could hardly believe the difference in people from the seriousness on the field to the total let loose at the dinner. And. yes. the Macarena has a Turkish version on the radio! The Turkish people were very personable and we all had a great time. The "team" concept doesn't take long to accept when you are together everyday, all day. It seemed to me like extended family. Everybody was really nice and very supportive. I learned

Every penny I spent to go was well worth the investment. 1 now know what I have been missing out on and look forward to the chance of doing it all over again!

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1997 Arizona Cup International Archery Championships April 12-13, 1997 • Hosted by Arizona State Archer)’Association • Tucson, Arizona Sponsored by: The U.S. Archer Magazine • Ram Precision .Machining, Inc. By Diana LaBeau

Arizona Cup Competitors

ASAA President Terry LaBeau (L) and PSE's Pete Shepley

QUALIFYING FITA ROUND OLYMPIC MEN Rank Total I Rod White 1304 2. Valery Lysenko. RUS 1297 3. Jackson Fear. AUS 1284 4. Matthew Gray. AUS 1279 5. Edwin Eliason 1273 6. Michael Fisher. AUS 1264 7. Simon Fairweather. AUS 1263 8. Don Rabska 1257

9. Jay Barrs 10. II. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

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Eric Hall 1250 Scon Hunter-Russell,AUS 1242 Zorigoto Manhanov. RUS 1222 Angus Duggan 1213 Chris Jones 1212 George Tekmitchov 1200 Claude Rousseau. CAN 1195 Harold Rush 1189 Stephen Bronstrup 1172 Eric Brumlow 1157 Richard Cockrell 1148

21. Rco Wilde 1136 22. Brooks Matsuda 1121 23. Gar>- Zombolas 1074 24. Bob Walters 1054 25. An in Pete 1050 26. John Hung 1030 27. David Kronengold 1028 28. Toby Armstrong 1022 29. Jason Vaccarello 997 30. Dewayne Sarrncino 786 31. Jcrcd Nez-Hill 662 32. Andrew Ned 649 OLYMPIC WOMEN 1. Deonnc Bridger. AUS 1242 2. Janet Dykman 1234 3. MichcllcTremclling.AUS 1233 4. Courtney Kane 1232 5. Judi Adams 1227 6. Lindsay Langston 1226 Melissa Jcnnison. AUS 1220 7. 8. Jill Borrcsen. RSA 1204 9. Natalie Wells 1196 10. Lori Mitchell 1195

86 Shooters from 5 countries particpated in the 1997 Arizona Cup International Archery Championships which was held at the Precision Shooting Equipment (PSE) Shooting Range in Tucson. Arizona. As is the tradition for the Arizona Cup. the wind was rather strong and gusty making shooting very di fficult The women champions. Janet Dykman and Michelle Ragsdale. are repeat winners of the prestigious Arizona Cup. Newcomer to F1TA tournaments, Marty Henrikson, shot strong against tough competition to win his first Arizona Cup Championship. Jackson Fear. Junior World Champion, continued his reign in the F1TA ranks by defeating Olympic Medalists and World Champions. The F1TA portion was used to earn points for the USAT. The Champions of the Arizona Cup were determined by the Elimination Round. Rankings in the FITA Qualifying round were:

11. Caroline Labrecque, CAN 12. Kate Hamond. AUS 13. Rebecca Wallace 14. Leslie Howa 15. Della Fournier 16. Janet Barrs 17. Diane Watson 18. Cynthia Ruckman 19. Hilary Hirsch-Ascani 20. Sylvie Plante, CAN 21. L.A. Fuzzic Davis 22. Sally Morton (barcbow) 23. Tamara Torticc COMPOUND MEN 1. Terry Ragsdale 2. Stewart Bowman 3. Marty Henrikson 4. John Webster 5. 1 larry Langston 6. Rob Asay 7. Frank Vega 8. Michael Koistinen 9. Robert Braman

1183 1181 1177 1149 1136 1135 1113 1098 1053 1030 960 799 627 1322 1299 1299 1289 1286 1277 1262 1258 1250

10. James Mitchell 11. Joseph Loucke 12. Steve Clark 13. John Byers 14. Jim Hamilton 15. Mark Pennington 16. David Sanborn 17. Garry Beck 18. Gilbert Romero 19. Glenn Davis 20. John Long 21. Mike Fournier 22. Warren Dean 23. Eugene Christenson 24. Manning Baumgardner 25. Bill Tillman 26. ArthurBaribault 27. Douglas Stephens COMPOUND WOMEN 1. Michelle Ragsdale 2. Becky Pearson 3. Marty Cusson, CAN

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ARIZONA Cup ’97 • Elimination Round CONGRA TULA T1ONS! Olympic Champions Janet Dykman USA Jackson Fear AUS

Compound Champions Michelle Ragsdale USA Marty Henrikson USA Arizona Cup Champions (L-R) Compound Division 3rd-Stewart Bowman, 2nd-Terry Ragsdale, Ist-Marty Henrikson. Olympic Division: /st-Jackson Fear (AUS), 2nd-Matthew Gray (AUS), 3rd-Don Rabska

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Australia sent 10 shooters and earned three medals!! Congratulations! Hope to see you next year! MAY-JUNE 1997

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Malahy.Jo.JMU Baumgardner, Faun. OH State Hoffman. Sarah. Wesleyan Barrera, Suzy, TxA & M Carlson. Jessica, Mich. State Adler, Maggie. Williams Fournier. Della, AZ State Moorhouse, Alcta, AZ State Thomas, Bethany.TxA&M

E 1123 N 1113 E 1111 S 1092 120 N 1084 119 E 1084 W 1074 W 1069 120/40 S 1069 120/38

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10. Funk. Deborah, JMU E 1025 11. Nunamakcr. Liz, AZ Stale W 1022 12. May, Trade, TxA & M S 1004 13. Below.Sally. Millersville E 1003 120 119 14. Ford. Virginia. UofTexas S 1003 15. Tolley. Rebecca. Case Western N 999 16. Medina. Yuisa. JMU E 983 17. Atkinson. Gwyn, Mich. State N 970 18. Harris. Melodic. W Michigan N 964 19. Takach. Michelle, Atlantic CC E 956 20. Berryhill. Brooke, TxA & M 120 S 951 21. Hoi-YceLai, Hazil, Stockton 119 E 951 22. Blash. Erin. Atlantic CC E 922 23. Stanley. Jennifer. Case Western N 911 24. Morton. April. Atlantic CC E 909 25. Ec. Sharon, Columbia E 892 26. Fuller. Christina, UofTexas S 883 W 874 27 Yang.Annie, CSLB 28 Kendrick. Michelle, JMU 870 E 29. Barrington. Jenny, U of Mich N 868 30. Feldman. Marina, Columbia 867 E 31. Taft. Rachel. Case Western N 862 847 32. Petcrlin. Zita. Columbia E 791 33. Kunit. Minam.Columbia E 34. Lee. Elizabeth, Columbia 769 119 E 769 117 35. King, Novera. Columbia E 36. Murphy. Dawn. Ohio State N 742 37. Mintchcva. Inna. Columbia E 740 38. Farrell. Megan, Atlantic CC E 728 39. Kim, Nancy. Atlantic CC E 710 704 40. Lay. Larissa. UofTexas S 681 41. Cantrell. Jennifer, Columbia E 42. Baucrlc. Amy, Millersville 670 E 43. Strekhuk. Lisa. Michigan State N 315 MALE COLLEGE COMPOUND 1. Ilinkclman, Randy, JMU E 1164 2. Blaschkc. John, S 1161 3. Karstettler. Chad, Penn Tech E 1155 4. Wundcrlc. Vic,TxA & M S 1150 5. Gordon. Scott. TxA & M S 1145 6. Cieslinski. Mike. Mich. State N 1122 7, Bums. Chad, Penn Tech E 1119 T-8. Hausmann. Scott. TxA&M S 1116 120/42 T-8. Nalle. Allen, UofTexas S 1116 120/42 10. Champaign. Chris. PcnnTcch E 1115 IL Gohlke.Brad,TxA&M S 1114 12. Tippy. Justin,TxA&M s 1113 13. Parker, Brian. Penn Tech E 1111 14. Wallington. Dan. Mich State N 1095 15. Krummel. Jason. U ofTolcdo N 1088 16. Duncan. Keefe, TxA&M S 1074 17. Tcvendalc. David. JMU E 1073 120/23 18. Sheatz, Chad. PcnnTcch E 1073 120/20 19. Rivera, Adrien. CSLB W 1072 20. Bell. Ray. UofTexas S 1062 21. Olson. Jon. TxA&M s 1055 120/18 22. Mallory, Mark. UofToledo N 1055 120/16 23. Oaks, Brandon. Michigan State N 1047 24. Sorg. George. Atlantic CC 120 E 1026 25. Switzer,Tim, PcnnTcch E 1026 119 26. Santos. Manny. CSLB W 1013 27. Miyahara. Bud, Uof Dayton N 1006 28. Crawford, Charles. U ofTexas S 964 29. Reeder. Michael. JMU E 952 30. Atwood. Melville, Atlantic CC E 921 31. Merk, Garett. Uof Dayton N 915 32. Layne, David, TxA & M S 883 33. Green, Brian, Michigan State N 781 34. Maldonado, G„ UofTexas S 718 female college compound 1. Van Nana, Jamie, UofToledo N‘•1138 2. Wunderlc, Sally, E Illinois N 1121 3. Bradford. Amy. JMU El 102/120'33/78

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4 Comedy. Jennifer, TxA&M 5 Gossett. Karen, TxA&M 6. Griffin, Michelle. JMU 7. Johnson. Anna.TxA&M 8. Monsour.Teresa. JMU 9. Fntz, Jennifer. JMU 10. Powell, Erin. Michigan State!

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1997 NAA National Indoor Tournament - Youth MALE FITA COMPETITIVE OLYMPIC Name / Region / Total / Hits / 10Y/9Y 1. Krueger. Guy S 1133 2. Shull. Christopher N 1126 1124 3 Bollman. Brent E 1119 120 56 50 4. Klink. Josh E 1119 120 56 47 5. Fiala, Brad E 1117 120 56 6. Heller. Caleb E S 1117 120 53 7. Wimberly. Jay 1114 8. Czech. Michael E 9. Schram. Steven N 1111 W 1094 10. Bammes. Peter E 11. Kufen. Jason 1093 120 50 W 12. Funston, Brian 1093 120 46 E 1093 119 13.1 tollman, Justin 1090 14. Buffington. William W 15. Bennett, John E 1083 N 1080 16. Peek. Bnan W 1074 17 Warner. Andrew W 18. Lambert, Zane 1072 1068 19. Cole. Derrick N W 1067 120 41 20 Nelson, Chns 1067 120 40 21. Wokhek. David E 1066 22 Rich, Scott N 1060 E 23 Nichols. Enc W 1059 24. Murphy. Patrick W 1051 120 35 45 25. Hallett John E 1051 120 35 42 26. Abom. James W 27 Warner. David 1051 119 1047 N 28. Pcndola. Mike E 1026 29. Barreiro, Damian 1019 E 30. Barry; Michael 1018 N 31. Grubb. Daniel W 1012 32. Lemons. Charles W 1006 33. Leong. Derek E 34. Marks. Thomas 1003 999 W 35. Jordan. Ryan W 992 36. Jacobs. Luke 988 E 37. Doyle. Jason E 970 38. Homyak. Stephen E 620 39. Zakowicz. Steve 47 S 40. Mcver.Alex FEMALE FITA COMPETITIVE OLYMPIC 1094 E 1. Clawson. Leah 1076 E 2. Scavono. Karen 1062 3. Narlec, Jennifer E 1049 E 4. Cohen. Lonnda W 1046 5. Dinsmore. Julia 1044 W 6. Pennant. Julie 1038 7. Miller. Sarah E 1032 E 8. Cov.Kyla 1028 E# 9. Jones. Cheric 1023 10. Spangler. Katherine W W 998 11. Finley. Sara 996 N 12. Birchard, Michelle 994 E 13. Hockley. Jessica 992 N 14. L net ger. Jessica 991 N 15. Washbum.Tanja 990 W 16. Szczurek. Michele W 986 17. Funston. Sherry w 981 18. Anderson. Jenny E 960 19. Caldwell. Maria

20. Robey. Tara N 948 21. Power. Becky W 906 904 N 22. Winterhalter. Tracy 899 23. Bullis. Sarah N 24, Scon. Whitney 840 E 804 25. Chudy. Dawn E W 784 26. Tarry. Tammy MALE FITA COMPETITIVE COMPOUND 1. Snyder. Jeremy N •1171 2. Kajdasz. Jason E 1151 3 Weaver 111. Thomas E 1150 W 4. Waxier. Shawn 1148 N 1146 5. Wheatcroft. Adam 6 Wmschcck, Kelly N 1138 7. Riddle. Geoff S 1137 8. Ramsey. Bruce 1134 E 9. Guile. Mark E 1133 120 54 10. Garey. John N 1133 120 53 11. Ramirez, Ricardo S 1119 12. Irman, Mike N 1118 13. Fox, Shaun E mi 14 Hall. Daniel N 1082 15. Hackett Jr., Mark E 1081 16 Straight. Kevin N 1078 17. Tague. David 1070 120 E 18. Vandygnff. Josh 1070 119 N 19. Van Natta. Kenneth 1069 N 20. Whetnall.Trey 550 N 21. Bradlord. Jared N 533 FEMALE FITA COMPETITIVE COMPOUND 1. Kamuf. Ashley N •1126 W 2. Davis. Jahna 1122 1118 3 Bisco. Christie E 4. Hawse. Valerie E 1088 5. Kennedy. Heather 950 E MALE INTERMEDIATE OLYMPIC 1131 1 Brandl. Ryan S 2. Stanley. Kyle 1102 N 1100 3. Hall. Gary E 4. Olson. Stephen 1081 N 5. Smith. Patrick E 1075 1067 6. Morrow. Gregory E 7. Pfefferlc, Scott E 1063 1054 8. Narlec. Andy E 9. Carver, William E 1038 10. Graban. Jon 1030 N 1029 11. Coleman. Keith E 12. Nance. Michael 1023 S 13. Murphy. Christopher W 990 120 14. Miller. Joshua 990 119 E 15. Bonesteel Jr. Donald E 988 984 W 16. Hooper. Nathan 969 17. Sadler. Joshua w 18. Dybala. William 963 s 19. Pericak. David 962 E 20. Lin. Michael 953 E 949 21. Bartok. Paul E 941 22. Abbruzzee. Adam E 23 Marlow. Robert 937 S 24. Murph}*. Brendan 928 E 916 25. Marsh. Brad N 26. Kurvimk. Kevin 915 E 902 27. Broadhead. John E 871 28. Homyak. Jacob E 29. Cawl. John 843 E 30. Chess. David 756 E 31. Jurak. Joseph 462 S» 458 32. Fcrrainolo, Stephen E FEMALE INTERMEDIATE OLYMPIC w 1009 1. Marco. Michelle 986 2. Zak. Courtney E 3. Metzger. Nicole N 953 909 4. Lucas, Kim N

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W 5. Arnold, Katherine 883 6. Braho. Holly E 878 S 7. Davis. Vanessa 832 W 8. Luzano. Janellc 831 9. Stough. Chris E 793 10. Shipley. Lisa E 730 MALE INTERMEDIATE COMPOUND 1. Heinz, Jared E 1143 2. Blockcolski.Chns S 1128 E 1112 3. Powell. Shaun 4. McVicker. Matthew N 1104 5. PromoMtz. Jeff E U0I 6. Preiman, William E 1092 7. Sheri AT. Timothy 1091 E W 1089 8. Cole. Nathanial 1084 9. Fay. Craig N 10. Stewart. Ryan N 1083 W 11. Powers. Timothy 1082 12. Dorman. Travis E 1078 13. Driscoll. Daniel E 1075 14. Shelton. Kaleb E 1070 1069 15. Battle. Matthew E 16. Thomas. Patrick E 1068 17. Revel. Jason S 1022 18. Scanlon. Dan N 1015 19. Hund. Cyrus S# 1003 20. Barman. Brian N 970 21 Clark. Lee N 960 854 22. Fields, Mark E 23. Lamb. Paul N 520 FEMALE INTERMEDIATE COMPOUND 1. Powers. Misty 1026 W 2. Ryder. Sharon E 1013 1001 3. Smith. Amy N

1997 NAA National Indoor Tournament - JOAD JOAD MALE F1TA COMPETITIVE OLYMPIC 1. Klink. Joshua E 563 60 31 S 2. Krueger. Guy 563 60 26

3. Shull, Christopher 4 Czech, Michael 5. Bollman. Brent 6. Wimberly. Jay 7. Fiala, Brad 8. Heller. Caleb 9. Buffington.William 10. Schram. Steven 11. Murphy. Patrick 12. Bennett. John 13. Peck. Bryan 14. Kufcn. Jason 15. Nichols. Eric 16. Funston. Brian 17. Bammes. Peter 18 Rich. Scott 19. Pendola, Mike 20. Abom. James 21. Warner. Andrew 22. Lambert. Zane 23. Narlee. Andy 24. Cole. Derrick 25. Barry. Michael 26. Wolcheck. David 27. Barreiro. Damian 28. Meyer. Alex 29. Warner. David 30. Grubb. Daniel 31. Lemons. Charles 32. Homyak. Stephen 33. Shaffer. Joshua 34. Doyle. Jason

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35. Kurcinik. Kevin E 452 36. Zakowtcz. Steve E 297 JOAD FEMALE FITA COMP. OLYMPIC 1. Scavono. Karen E 543 E« 2. Jones. Cherie 538 3. Clawson. Leah E 533 4. Miller, Sarah E 530 5. Dinsmore, Julie W 522 6. Funston. Sherry W 519 7. Pennant, Julie W 513 8. Cohen. Lonnda E 506 W 9. Anderson. Jenny 501 W 10. Szczurek. Michele 500 11 Zak. Courtney E 497 60 II 12. Birchard. Michelle N 497 60 9 13. Hockley. Jessica E 494 14. Cox, Kyla E 490 15 Spangler. Katherine W 485 16. Bull is. Sarah N 483 17. Finley, Sara w 478 18. Robey; Tara N 464 60 5 19. Power. BeckyW 464 59 II 20. Caldwell, Maria E 464 59 9 21. Chudy, Dawn E 460 22. Luetger. Jessica N 452 23. Winterhalter,Tracy- N 416 24. Moscarclli. Angela W 411 JOAD FITA COMPETITIVE COMPOUND 1. Teal. Adam N *584 2. Ramsey Jr . Bruce E 577 3. Kajdasz, Jason E 575 4. Guile. Mark E 574 5. Weaver III.Thomas E 573 6. Wilde, Logan W 572 7. Snyder. Jeremy N 571 B 569 neiiBjired 9. Irmen. Mike N 563 T-10 Garey. John N 560 60 21 38 W T l° w«l«- Shjwl) 560 60 21 38 12. Whetnail.Terry N 555 13. Hackett. Mark E 553 14. Fox.Shaun E 552 15. Van Natta. Kenneth N 551 16. Vandygriff, Josh N 546 17. Straight, Kevin N 543 18 Hall. Daniel N 540 19. Bradlord. Jared N 528 20. Tague. David E 524 JOAD FEMALE FITA COMP. COMPOUND 1. Bisco. Christie E 567 2. Kamuf, Ashley N 562 3. Davis, Jahna W 560 JOAD MALE INTERMEDIATE OLYMPIC 1. Brandt. Ryan S 585 2. Hall, Gary E 579 3. Hoffman. Justin E 569 60 35 4. Pfcfferle. Scott E 569 60 31 5. Smith, Patrick E 567 6. Stanley. Kyle N 565 7. Olson, Stephan N 563 8. Carver III. William B 561 9, Jordan, Ryan w 559 60 31 10. Morrow. Gregory E 559 60 28 11. Graban, Jon N 553 60 25 12. Nance. Michael S 553 60 24 13. Abbruzzesc. Adam E 553 60 21 14. Coleman, Keith E 549 E 15. Miller. Joshua 542 16. Marks.Thomas B 539 17. Tovey. Shane N 532 60 20 29 18. Marlow, Robert S 532 60 20 21 W 19. Sadler. Joshua 531 60 21 W 20. Hooper. Nathan 531 60 19

21. Grenncll. Mitchell 22. Broadhead. John 23. Hallett John 24 Murphy. Christopher 25. Lin. Michael 26. Pericak, David 27. Goodman. Brian 28. Dybala. William 29. Gruhl, Steven 30. Cawl, John 31. Jacobs. Luke 32 Wong, Eric 33 Pry, Jeff 34. Bonesteel. Donald 35. Bartok, Paul 36. Homyak, Jacob 37. Marsh. William 38. Murphy. Brendan 39. Jachym, David 40. Chess, David 41. Jurak. Joseph 42. Rosen. Nick

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530 527 527 527 526 523 519 518 516 515 512 511 510 506 499 479 475 460 449 424 363 324

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JOAD MALE INTERMEDIATE COMPOUND 1. Wittschcck. Kelly 2. McVicker. Matt hew 3. Gomez. Danny 4. Cole. Nathanial 5. Promovitz, Jeff 6. Preiman.William 7. Fay. Craig 8. Sheriff,Timothy 9. Thomas. Patrick 10. Lamb. Paul 11. Stewart, Ryan 12. Hund. Cyrus 13. Valka. Michael 14. Revel. Jason 15. Harris. Chris 16. Flaga, Jordan 17. Powers. Timothy 18. Scanlon. Dan 19. Durham, Vincent 20. Danilson, Michael 21. King. Andrew22. Barman. Brian 23. Clark. Lee 24. Cuthbertson, Kevin 25. Fields. Mark 26. Richey, Mark 27. Davis. Eddie

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Wcseman, Shauna Taylor, Brittany Grafc, Carole Smith, Amy Powers, Misty Thomas, Erin Wells. Becki Jacobs, Bethany

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NAA College Division News by Marion Rhodes The United States Intercollegiate Championship should be underway at Texas A&M University by the time this issue is received, dates May 16 through 19. I expect it will be the best ever and perhaps have a record number of competitors! Look for results in the next issue. The 1997 U.S. Indoor Championship Collegc/Division final: A total of 139 collegiate archers competed in the U.S. Indoor Championship. Scores total of two FITA I rounds — 120 arrows). Top six scorers from the combined four regions are as follows: Oly mpic Women Jo Malahy 1123 JMU Faun Baumgardner 1113 OSU Sarah Hoffman 1111 WesU Susie Barrera TA&M 1092 Jessica Carlson ‘1084 MSU Maggie Adler ‘1084 WmsC ‘Tie between Jessica Carlson and Maggie Adler resolved by the number of hits: 120 to 119. Olympic Men Vic Wundcrlc TA&M 1166 Staten Holmes TA&M 1156 Michael Pihalja 1129 MSU Greg Krueger TA&M 1102 Dan Zelinski MofO HOI Collin Flotta 1093 JMU Compound Women Jamie Van Natta UTO 1138 Sally Wundcrle 1121 E1U Amy Bradford JMU •1102 Jennifer Comedy TA&M ‘1102 Karen Gossett TA&M 1065 Michelle Griffin 1044 JMU ‘Tic between Amy Bradford and Jennifer Comedy resolved finally by 9’s (hits and 10’s being equal): 78-9’s to 77-9’s. Compound Men Randy Hinkelman 1164 JMU John Blaschke TA&M 1161 Chad Karstcttler PTC 1155 Vic Wundcrlc TA&M 1150 Scott Gordon TA&M 1145 Mike Cieslinski MSU 1122 Note: A number of new colleges were represented with initials listed: WesU - Weslyan University WmsC - Williams College PTC - Pennsylvania Technical College E1U - Eastern Illinois University UTO - University of Toledo, Ohio

1997 U.S. Indoor College Teams: Olympic Men 1. Texas A&M 2. Atlantic C.C. 3. James Madison Univ.

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Score 3424 3043 2995

Points 150 140 130

Olympic Women 1. Texas A&M 3165 2. Arizona State Univ. 3165 3. James Madison Univ. 3131 Olympic Mixed 1. Texas A&M 4483 2. James Madison Univ. 4253 3. Michigan State 4068 Compound Men 1. Texas A&M 3456 2. Pennsylvania Tech. 3389 3264 3. Michigan State Compound Women 3179 1. Texas A&M 2. James Madison Univ. 3137 Compound Mixed 4478 1. Texas A&M 2. James Madison Univ. 4383 3281 3. Univ, of Toledo ( ) Partial Team Points Overall Team Championship 1. Texas A&M 2. James Madison University 3. Michigan State University

150 140 130 150 140 130 150 140 130 150 140 150 140 (130)

All College Mail Invitational: Al Lizzio, Host Latest results including NovemberDecember. 1996 and February-March 1997 show four colleges and universities from Japan have entered the competition in the Recurve (Olympic Bow) Division: Fukuoka University, Muroran Tech, Osaka Economic, Tokyo Agricultural. The total number of college archers currently competing for the honor of the top score is 160. Round is 1/2 FITA I - 30 arrows. Olympic Men (82) 295 TX A&M Vic Wunderle 294 TX A&M Staten Holmes 288 TX A&M Robert Lathem Fukouka U 288 Kazunori Okamura 287 TX A&M Greg Krueger Fukouka U 282 Hirohidc Tanaka 282 TX A&M Mike Wilmington 281 JMU Collin Flottta Atlantic CC 280 Kevin Chuddy Michigan St. 280 Mike Pihalja

Olympic Boss Women (46) Jo Malahy JMU 284 Maggie Adler Williams 281 Suzy Barrera TX A&M 280 Bethany Thomas TX A&M 275 Tracy May TX A&M 272 Deborah Funk 264 JMU Yuisa Medina JMU 260 Michele Takach Atlantic CC 259 Sharon Ee Columbia U 251 Brooke Berryhill TX A&M 251 Compound Men (25) John Blaschke TX A&M 297 Randy Hinklcman JMU 295 Justin Tippy TX A&M 294 Vic Wunderle TX A&M 291 Scott Gordon TX A&M 289 Scott Hausmann TX A&M 287 Brad Gohlke TX A&M 283 Compound Women (7) Jennifer Comedy TX A&M 284 Karen Gossett TX A&M 280 Anna Johnson TX A&M 274 Note: Incomplete single FITA I (30 arrow scores missing). Final Top Scores, Next issue. More C/D News: The University of California <ff Los Angeles archery team is "up and running" again! Their president is David Dolbe and Karen Cearley is their coach. They're practicing at Rancho Park, LA. CA. Currently they have seven archers, both compound and Olympic bosv and one traditional style archer. Good shooting! Send in your state and regional collegiate meet scores and information to:

Marion B. Rhodes C/D Publicity Phone (919)249-2681 173 Pinewood Dr. Arapahoe, NC 28510

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NAA College Scholarship Recipients Announced

Jennifer Comedy Texas A <t W University

Patrick Creelman College of the Sequoias

Della Fournier Arizona State University' 194

Staten Holmes Texas A .< M University

Eight National Archery Association scholarships in the amount of S500 each and one Karl Raddc scholarship in the amount of S250 have been awarded to nine full-time college students. Recipients arc NAA members and citizens of the United States. Four male and four female students are selected for the NAA scholarships. One additional student receives the Karl Radde scholarship. This year's recipients are Jo Malahy (James Madison University / Walhalla, MI). Vic Wunderle (Texas A & M University/Mason City, IL), Della Fournier (Arizona State University I Mesa, AZ), Patrick Crcelman (College of the Sequoias/Tulare, CA), Jessica Carlson (Michigan State University /

Michael Cieslinski Michigan State University

Sally Wunderle Eastern Illinois University

Jo Malahy James Madison University

Schoolcraft. Ml). Michael Cieslinski (Michigan State University / L'Anse, Ml). Jennifer Comedy (Texas A & M University / Haskell. TX), and Staten Holmes (Texas A & M University / Cypress, TX). Sally Wunderle (Eastern Illinois University / Mason City. IL) was the recipient of the Karl Raddc scholarship. The NAA College Scholarship Committee was responsible for reviewing and selecting the winners. The Committee is comprised of four NAA College Division coaches (one from each region) and one Junior Olympic Archery Development representative. Al Lizzio serves as chairman of the committee in a non-voting position.

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Jessica Carlson Michigan State University

Fie Wunderle Texas A & M University THE U.S. ARCHER

8th World Field Crossbow Championships by William G. Pimm Jr.

1996 U.S. Field Crossbow Team, from left to right: Joe Silvasi. John Gracey, Jay Copley; Carol Pelosi: Mike Gough, Diane Hoffarth, Jack Hoffarth; Pat Copley: Bill Pimm. The 1996 U.S. Field Crossbow Team met in San Francisco on November 6th for the flights to Tainan Taiwan. The flight to Taipei was 13 1/2 hours with a 2 1/2 hour layover before the 1 hour fight to Kaishoung, then we had a I hour bus ride Io Tainan. We arrived early morning on November 8th. The U.S. fielded 4 men and 3 women, the fifth man not being able to make the trip due to a last minute personal issue. As is the tradition with the U.S. Field Crossbow Team, the airline lost one of the team member's luggage (including crossbow) between San Francisco and

Taipei, but luckily he did have his equipment back by official practice on Saturday. We spent the first day. November 8th, sight-seeing and getting adjusted to the 16 hour time change. Friday, November 9th, was the first day of practice and the start of equipment inspection. Saturday was an official practice day with Opening Ceremonies and the Official Reception later in the day. Unfortunately, a typhoon was blowing through the island and the torrential downpour all but wiped out the Opening Ceremonies. The Chung Jean Cup was the first competition held.

on November 11 th, and Carol Pelosi did the U.S. proud by taking 3rd place in the ladies division. The last two ends were very challenging taking place after dark. After another day of practice, the 8th World Championships commenced, and while the U.S. fought gamely, we finished out of medal contention. Joe Silvasi was the top U.S. male and Carol Pelosi led the U.S. women for the World Championships. The Chinese were excellent hosts providing translators for each team, transportation to and from the stadium everyday, as well as box lunches on the field. Many thanks to Jack and Diane Hoffarth, Jack for volunteering as Team Leader and Diane for working hard not only with her crossbow shooting, but by providing the team with very nice uniforms. Also. Jay Copley. Team Doctor and Nutritionist who brought everything with him from a water purification system to the kitchen sink. The 1997 NAA Outdoor National Championships are also the 1998 U.S. Field Crossbow Team Trials. The 9th World Field Crossbow Championships will be held in Budapest, Hungary next summer. We are more optimistic for this next World Championships because we will all be welcoming back some of our top shooters in August who were not able to make the Taiwan World Championships *

NAA Scholarships Continued All full-time college students currently enrolled in two-year or four-year colleges were eligible to apply. If more than eight applicants qualified for the NAA scholarships and more than

one for the Karl Radde scholarship, only those who had not received any other archery scholarships were considered. This included tuition scholarships awarded by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Scholarships are to be used at any two-or four-year college or university. Archers are also

encouraged to initiate an archery program in his/her chosen school if none exists.

MAY-JUNE 1997

Scholarships are awarded for a one-year term and must be applied for each year. Applicants have provided a valid transcript from their respective institutions indicating a minimum of 2.50 GPA prior to the November I, 1996 submission deadline. Applicants must remain eligible at the institution by the rules followed by the NAA College Division. Students must actively participate and compete in the College Division during the scholarship period. Applicants have also provided three scores of their choice from NAA

sanctioned Adult tournaments during the twelve months prior to the November 1, 1996 deadline date, as well as two letters of recommendation. Applications for next years scholarships will be mailed to all college clubs and full-time members later this year. *

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JUNE

20-22

21-22

21 -22

28-29

MA State Outdoor - FITA FOR Contact - Mark Kerchoff- 508-339-4834 Location - TBA KS State Outdoor - FITA Contact Carl DeXbll - 913-862-0572 Location - Topeka. KS Mid Atlantic Outdoor - FITA Contact Gerald Taylor 703-968-5768 Location - Centreville. VA Northern Regional Outdoor • FITA Contact - Mike McVicker - 419-726-1182 Location • Holland. OH Eastern Regional - FITA Contact - David McCullough 412-962-9055 Location • Sharpsville. PA

JULY

5-6

13 1113 12-

18-20

Garden State Games - FITA Contact Eileen Pylypchuk 201-893-8168 • Location-Bloomfield, NJ JOAD NATIONAL Contact - Bill Kellick 719-578-4621 • Location • Franklin. MA Ml Slate Outdoor • FITA Contact Kathy Hawkins 517-549-8322 • Location - TBA NY Slate Outdoor - FITA Contact - Kenneth Kling 716-683-3508- Location-Cheektowaga. NY In State Outdoor - FITA Contact Bnan Shefller 317-244-7585 • Location - Greenwood IN

OCTOBER 11-12

17-19

UT State Outdoor-FITA Contact Randi Smith - 801 -486-8242 • Location-Salt Lake City, UT Duel in the DcscrtsTnals- FITA Contact - Kathy Greene - 520-297-6731 • Location - Tucson, AZ 2nd Bay State Open Contact Anthony Bellcttmi 617-320-3606 • Location - Dedham. MA Pumpkin Shoot -18M FITA Indoor Round Contact Karen Ccarley - 818-782-6445 • Location-Los Angeles. CA

NOVEMBER I -2 Duel of the Deserts • FITA Contact Karen Ccarley 818-782-6445 • Location - Long Beach. CA 8-9 FITA East -18M FITA Indoor Round Contact Skip Phillips - 610-777-6306 • Location - Reading. PA 9 Riverside Anniversary Shoot - 18M FITA Indoor Round Contact John Krueger 909-684-9192 • Location - Riverside. C A 16 Turkey Shoot - 18M FITA Indoor Round Contact Ken Hiyoshida -818-359-6182 • Location - Monrovia, CA DECEMBER 5-7 MA State Indoor - 18M FITA Indoor Round Contact Mark Kerchoff 508-339-4834 • Location - TBA 6-7 Wo-Pc-Na Open -18M FITA Indoor Round Contact - Phil Niosi 201-943-9309 ■Location - Clifton. NJ 14 Toys for Tots -18M FITA Indoor Round Contact Karen Ccarley - 818-782-6445 Location - Sepulveda. CA Events Subject to Change

AUGUST

NH State Outdoor - FITA Contact - Marcia W yman 603-224-5768 - Location - Bnstol. NH 3-8 NAA NAT L TARGET - FITA FOR Contact Bill Kellick 719-578-4621- Location-Canton. Ml 22 13Wld Target Championship - FITA/FOR Contact Al Wills 613-748-5684 • Location - Victoria. Canada 16 VA State Outdoor - FITA Contact Gerald Taylor 703-968-5768 • Location - Centreville. VA 23 IL State Outdoor - FITAFOR Contact Don Branson 708-682-8488 • Location - Lisle, IL 24 Cowabunga Shoot -18M FITA Indoor Round Contact Joe Kim 714-636-7476 • Location - Anaheim. CA Aug 30-Sept I OH State Outdoor • FITA Contact Manning Baumgardner 614-771 -6041 Location - Columbus. OH SEPTEMBER 6-7 NJ State Outdoor - FITA Contact Eileen Pylypchuk- 201-893-8168 -Location-Bloomfield. NJ 13-14 Duel in the Cornfield - FITATOR Contact Glen Nixon 219-726-8516 -Location - Portland. IN 20-21 MSU Fall Classic - FITATOR Contact Norm Graham 517-655-4755 • Location - Lansing. MI 20-21 25th Pacific Coast Championship - FITA Contact Munel Er landson 916-362-1332 • Location-Sacramento.CA 2-3

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JOAD EVENTS

JUNE TBA

15 1420-22 21-22

27 JULY 11-13

18-20

FL Slate Outdoor Contact Bobbie Koctur 941 -426-4816 • Location - Laurel. FL TX State Outdoor Contact Tom Parrish 512-443-7483 • Location Austin. TX CA State Outdoor Contact Rick McKechnie 714-771-6405 • Location-Long Beach. CA Eastern Rcgional/NJ State JOAD Contact Jackie Fiala 201 -701 -1251 ’Location - Bloomfield. NJ OH State JOAD Contact Mike McVicker 419-726-1182 • Location - Holland OH PA State Outdoor JOAD Contact David McCullough 412-962-1110 •Location-Sharpsvillc. PA

NATIONAL JOAD OUTDOOR CONTACT - Bill Kellick 719-578-4621 Location - Franklin. MA Invitational Contact Norma Mills 404-361 -8866 • Location - Morrow. GA NY Slate Outdoor Contact Ken Kling 716-683-3508 • Location - TBA

AUGUST 2

NH State Outdoor Contact Marcia Wyman 603-224-5768 • Location - Bnstol. NH 30-31 MA State Outdoor Contact Mark Kerchoff 508-339-4834 • Location Mansfield MA SEPTEMBER 20-21 Pacific Coast Invitational Contact Brooks Matsuda 916-392-4118* Location - Sacramento. CA 20-21 KS State Outdoor Contact Carl DeVoll 913-862-0572 • Location Topeka. KS Events Subject to Change For information contact:

National Archery Association One Olympic Plaza • Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone (719)578-4621 • Fax (719)632-4733 NAA E-mail: 102036.3634@compuserve.com Internet address: http://www.USArchery.org THE U. S. ARCHER

R. E. “Ed” Marten NAA Board of Governors, Candidate Information /Address: 2002 Altair Drive

Committee for thirteen years, leaving in 1991.

Colorado Springs. CO 80909 Phone: (719)633-9052 (home) Occupation: Computer Consultant Years of Archery Involvement: 42 years

During my tenure on the BOG. the NAA moved from an operation in someone’s basement to having a full time office staff at the Olympic Complex in Colorado Springs The

Types of Archery Involvement:

BOG changed its own structure by becoming truly regional in concept. Before that time BOG

years. 1 have shot in at least one major national

candidates were nominated regionally, but elected by the membership at large. Dunng the

event every year since 1964. I have shot in the last 29 NAA Outdoor Championships

period I was on the BOG the USA was very successful in the international archery arena

I have been a competitor for the past 42

I was President of the N A A from 1976-1979

winning medals in Regional. World. Pan

and served on the Board of Governors from 1972-1980.

Amencan and Olympic Games If I were reading this I would have to say.

Titles Won / Honors Received:

you've done good things in the past, but what can you do for me and my organization now. 1

1 have won several state championships both in Colorado and Iowa. Five consecutive runner-

and the members that I represent At this time

up finishes (1992-1996) in the NAA division at the Atlantic City Archcry Classic.

will be responsive to the needs of the NAA

1 am not privileged to the inner working of the BOG so to try to give specific answers to issues

very few JOAD members go on to be adult

would be difficult. There are those issues that

members past college age. Finding the answer

arc obvious such as membership base and fund raising Then there are items that need to be

to that one could be a big boost to membership Speaking of college what has happened to that

Represented the USA and the NAA al FITA Congress in 1977.

looked at. for example the officials program.

Campaign Statement:

The NAA has put many people through the coaches program, but the number of people

program, once a strong presence in the NAA. it seems to have fallen on hard times. I know that funding is a big problem, but there must be a way to fix the problems and let the College

Selected to give the induction speech for the first archery Olympian in the Archery Hall of Fame.

I am a candidate for the Western Regional Representative to the Board of Governors. My

Our officials list is decreasing in size. We need to understand why and work toward a solution.

willing to be active nationally is quite small.

residence is in Colorado Springs, CO. I am employed as a computer consultant by LDSI. a

There must be an answer somewhere out there. Championship shooters deserve the attention

company based in Englewood. CO. I have a history with the NAA. Being a member of the NAA since 1965 1 have shot in the last 29 National Target Championships. It

they get, but the level of shooters just below are rarely if ever given an opportunity to have

was an honor for me to serve as President of the NAA for three years and on the Board of Governors (BOG) for nine years. I had to leave

That group of people needs more help from the organization. Remember a great deal of our Olympic funding is affected by our ability to

the BOG because 1 went to work for the United States Olympic Committee, and my direct involvement with a National Sports Governing Body (NAA) was considered a conflict of interest. I was employed by the Olympic

Have Your Say Continued from page 138

national coaching. Under the current system, if they improve, they must do so on their own.

win medals in World. Pan American and

Olympic competition. The JO AD program has all of the right things going for it. It is a fine program and one the NAA should be proud of. Yet. why do so

Program once again enjoy the stature of years past. In our relationship with FITA we must have representation with a professional attitude. The wishes and needs of NAA members are at stake

here there is no room for personal posturing or self promotion. I will work to have our FITA

representatives responsive to the wants and needs of the NAA membership.

As your representative I will make every effort to attend and participate in NAA events in all parts of the Western Region. This will give the NAA members in different areas one on one access to me and allow me to become better acquainted with more NAA members.

To stand idly by and watch this continual

I have seen the highs and the lows of our

erosion of our National Association is very

NAA before so what is going down now is

earth! Those annual five days at an Oxford

hard to take. 1 hope you will address this

nothing new, but does need to be addressed

National were pure ambrosia! So. thank you.

subject in your next editorial. I feel there are

and corrected. I look forward to hearing from

George Helwig for a great show. While it

many members that feel as 1 do that need only

you personally or in The U.S. Archer which

lasted, thirty six of them, it was almost like

a spokesperson to lead them. The natural

you do so brilliantly. Of course, any other

heaven. So. don 'tyoufret it. because nobody

weapon against such depotism is a militant

publication is out of the question as like so

will ever top you ... no never!

press that speaks for all of the members, and

many other archers. I look forward to

Arlyne, losing the Nationals at Oxford was

not just the Executive Committee which is

subscribing always. Let us stay the course.

a great loss, and losing Linda Marten in headquarters equally distressing, but to lose

just another name for "the hired help.” I know

77re U.S. Archer is the last straw and is

down of late, but rest assured. You are not

William Roberts Orr

totally unacceptable.

alone! This soldier says to you and to the current leadership,’"ENOUGH, NOT

St. Petersburg, FL

you must be fed up with all that has gone

Ever sincerely,

ONE STEP FURTHER!”

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Tournament Trail Canada (B.C.) Events Contact Ron Boorman for a complete list of tournaments at (604)524-1674. Fax (604)524-1382 (there are lots morel!) June 22 JOAD Outdoor Championship, Parksville, BC, 250-248-5656 Jun 22 Ducks Uni. 3-D Shoot. Ridgedale Archers. 604-859-4562 Jun 29-30 Police & Firearms World Archery Championships Calgary. AB Contact Ron Boorman 604-524-1674

NFAA TOURNAMENT CALENDAR June 21-22

Mid-Atlantic Outdoor Sectional Watkins Glen. NY Southwest Sectional Field Championship Tlmpanogos Archers. Provo. Utah Midwest Outdoor Sectional Waltonian Archers. Cedar Rapids. IA Northwest Outdoor Sectional Cascadian Bowman, Eugene. OR New England Outdoor Sectionals Lunenburg, MA Southwest 3-D Sectionals Columbine Archers, Aurora, Colorado Southeast 3-D Sectionals Thomson Field Archery Club, GA OUTDOOR NATIONALS Darrington, Archers. Darrington. WA Midwest 3-D Sectional Blue Springs, MO

June 21-22 June 21-22 June 21-22 June 28-29

Sunflower State Games We wanted to let you know that our dates for the 1997 Sunflower State Games will be July 18-20 and July 25-27. In case you are not familiar with our event, the Sunflower State Games has an Olympic style format which draws athletes from all four corners of Kansas. Our archery events include: Barebow. Bowhunter. Freestyle. Bowhunter Freestyle Limited, FITA Recurve. Freestyle, and Freestyle Limited. We are looking forward to another great year in 1997 and we hope to see you there. Thank you and if you have any additional questions, please feel free to call us at (913)842-7774. EZ Shop Landing, 1414 W. 6th Ste. 200, Lawrence. KS 66044

July 5-6 July 12-13 July 21-25

August 9-10

For information contact NFAA 31407 Outer 1-10 • Redlands, CA 92373

FITA Calendar FITA CHAMPIONSHIPS 1997

Aug 18-23 1998 Jan 30-Feb 1

Jul 22-26 Aug 3-9 1999 March

July, 2nd half

2000 July, 2nd week

XXXIX World Target Championships Victoria, Canada

I World Ski-Archery Championships Cogne, Vai D’Aosta, Italy V Junior World Target Championships Sunne, Sweden XVI World Field Championships Gurgl, Tyrol, Austria V World Indoor Championships Havana. Cuba XXXX World Target Championships Riom, France

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Vegas Champion Biographies Magnus Petersson

Age: 21 Sponsor: Browning, Toxonics, Bow Pro AB, Ha Bygg AB, Telia

Ben Hobbs

AGE: 26 SPONSOR: Bear/Jcnnings OCCUPATION: Electrical Consultant NUMBER OF YEARS SHOOTING: 4 years in competitive archcry BOW: Jennings Aurora EL. 55 pounds, 44 long, 28 1/2" draw length. Jennings carbon and glass limbs. ARROW: Easton ACC 3-18, 29“ long, 87 grain Easton Field Points Parabolic. Flex Fletch vanes, Easton Small Groove "G" Nocks MAY-JUNE 1997

Number of years shooting: 12 years Bow: Browning Olympic, 53 pounds. 68" long. 29 1/2" draw length. CCK limbs Arrow: Easton X7 2312,29 1/2" long, 120 grain points, Easton “G” nocks. Boss Sight: Toxonics Naildriver Boss' String: BCY 450 Premium, 12 strand svith nylon serving, serving thread nock locators. Type of Tab: Cavalier “L” Arrow Rest: Cavalier Free Flyte Plungcr/Button: Cavalier Master Plunger Clicker: Better Binoculars/Scope: Leopold Stabilizer: Easton ACE 24" Hoss do sou aim? Dead center Daily practice routine: 1 don't practice every day. I practice about 3 times a week, 70 arrosvs at a time. Goals for the next year: World Indoor Championships, World Outdoor Championships. Head to head Paris.

Conditioning Exercises: Physical: Go to a gym 2-3 times a week. Mental: Depends on which form I'm in. 35 ho is you coach? My father. Stig Petersson. He docs everything for my archery. National/Intcrnational Titles: WR Champion 1995 Indoor, 3 times won Las Vegas - 1994, ‘96. ‘97. 12 National Championships Biography: When 1 svas 10 I had a homemade bow. I wanted it to be faster so I tried to make it faster and it broke. My father bought another bow. That one did also break so my father contacted a local club and so on. Most memorable archery experience: The Olympic Games, Atlanta. 1996. Why I like archery: It is a wonderful sport. Messages for our readers: Keep practicing and have fun.

BOW SIGHT: PSE Mongoose RS Hunter STRING MANUFACTURER: Cardoza Creations, Phase I 40000 Series, 16 strands. Brownell monofilament #21 serving with tied on nock locator. TYPE OF RELEASE AID: Carter Hole Thing 3 ARROW REST: Golden Key Accu Senes with Launcher rest BINOCULARS/SCOPE: Swarovski SLC 8x30 WB STABILIZER: Bomar Neutralizer, 12" long EQUIPMENT TUNING METHOD: Paper tune then shoot for groups. GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR: My goals include advancing to the freestyle division and turning pro for 1998. CONDITIONING EXERCISES PHYSICAL: Practicing daily MENTAL: Relaxation techniques. reading magazines. N A I I O N A L /1N T E R N A TI O N A L TITLES: August 1996. I won the 1FAA and NAFAC World Field Championship in Darrington. Washington and January 1997 Vegas Indoor Championships. MOST MEMORABLE ARCHERY EXPERIENCE: Winning the IFAA and NAFAC World Championships and Vegas Indoor Championships.

Win I LIKE ARCHERY: I like archery because it’s very challenging mentally and physically. MESSAGE TO OUR READERS: Set and accomplish your own personal goals. BIOGRAPHY: Fifteen years ago I started shooting archery. This mainly pertained to hunting during bow season. I hunted approximately ten years with a barebow (no sights and finger shooter). In 1994. 1 shot my first 3-D tournament. This is when I became fascinated with archery. This encouraged me to become more involved in the sport. Then in 1995.1 shot my first money shoot at Reddings Western Classic. I took tenth in individual and fourth in the team event. This increased my motivation and determination to become one of the best in my division. 1 began practicing on a daily basis and attended many tournaments throughout the year. In 1996. Bear/Jcnnings sponsorsed me as an Advisory Staff Shooter. In August of the same year. I went to Darrington. WA. to shoot the IFAA and NAFAC World Championship. I became the 1996 World Champion in the Bowhunter Freestyle division. In January of 1997 at the Vegas Open Championships. I became the Champion of the Bowhunter Freestyle Division. *

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NFAA Champion George Ryals IV

BOW: Martin Scepter with XRG recurve glass limbs and Fury Cams. 56 pounds. 27" draw length. ARROW: Easton X7 2613. cut to 33" with 150 grain Nibb points. 4" Trueflight Feathers. BOW SIGHT: Sure Loc by C.S. Gibbs Co. with world class Gold Scope by 120X Sighting Systems. MATERIAL USED FOR STRING: 12 strand, 450 Premium by BCY Co. with a .21 monofilament serving. TYPE OF RELEASE: Hole Thing by Carter Enterprises ARROW REST: Tuner by Original Brite Sile

MAKE OF BINOCULARS/SCOPE: Simmons 10X42

STABILIZER: Easton A/C/E VRS

AGE: 25 ADDRESS: RR 5 Box 127. Walla Walla. WA 99362

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SPONSOR: Martin Archery

Las Vegas Champion Andy Fochuk Age: 22 Sponsor: PSE Numer of years shooting: 11 years Bow: PSc XLD 900. 65 pounds. 43" long. 29" draw length. Arrow: Easton 2613. 31" long, screw in 180 grain points, 4" feathers. Easton Supemocks. Bow Sight: Toxonics Terminator with 7X Super Scope Bow String: 450 Premium, 18 strand with braided Fast Flight serving and Saunders Brass Nok Sets Type of Release: Carter 2 Little Arrow Rest: Golden Key Larry Wise Signature Binoculars/Scopc: 8x21 Magnacon Stabilizer: 34" Easton ACE

Congratulations to the Champions & thanks for taking the time to let the readers hear from you! 200

carbon/aluminum rod Comments: This was my best performance at a national shoot. The biggest factor that contributed to my success this year in archery would be my working for Martin Archery. The unbelievable amount of support, confidence, and access to leading edge equipment that the Martins and their

employees have given me, has helped me in ways that they will never know. I am living a dream just working for Martin Archery. I have been shooting archcry all of my life. I cannot remember not having a bow. I have been traveling and shooting archcry tournaments for about eight years. I have been a NFAA pro since 1993. 1 have never had a job outside the archery business. I stayed with the archcry business through all of its ups and downs, while shooting the major tournament gathering experience and knowledge with the goal of making a living in the archcry business. There are a few people that have helped my accuracy and my archcry game. Clyde Hartsell gave me my start in target archery by teaching me the fundamentals of the shot and the games of target archery. Bill and Nonna Mills coached me and polished my form to what it is today. They gave me the confidence to enter my first big shoots. They also helped me develop the proper mental attitude and taught me that archery. above all else, "is supposed to be fun . . . it’s just a game."

The Canadian National Archery Center (NAC) From Jacquie Saito

Not far from the Canada-U.S. border is the Canadian National Archcry Center (NAC). It is located in one of the most culturally diverse cities in Canada; Montreal. Quebec. The center is part of the Claude Robillard Multi-Sport Complex run by the city of Montreal. Some of the center’s highlights include a 70 meter indoor shooting range, a weight training room with brand new equipment, an indoor running track and swimming pool. NAC members have unlimited, free use of all areas of the center. There arc currently five full-time members; all who arc dedicated to training every single day. There arc numerous part-time members who attend the center, many of which are part of the center’s Archery Club. NAC members enjoy world-class coaching. The head coach, Pascal Colmaire, works with athletes on a regular

basis. Pascal’s expertise has been invaluable. It is well respected in the archery community and has both national and international recognition. The NAC is well liked by all members and is an all-around great experience. Any athlete coming to train and partake in the center’s modern facilities will not only enjoy its ambiance and expert coaches, but a magnificent city and place to train. Because NAC is located just north of Burlington. Vermont it is easily accessablc to archers in the eastern United States. Come to NAC not only to improve and learn shooting skills, but for an experience you will never forget! For information contact National Archery Center, FCA Technical Office, 915 rue Maisonneuvc, Saint-Hubert, PQ J3Y 7VI Canada, Telephone: (514) 445.2982 or Fax: (514) 445.9378. THE U. S ARCHER

Boothe and Barnes Win Pro Titles in VISA/API Outdoors Georgia Open Wildwood Park, Augusta, Georgia • March 8-9, 1997 Augusta. GA — Balmy breezes and the tall

Frank Carr of Wilsonville. AL. collected

pines of eastern Georgia’s Wildwood Park

S1.6I I for his first-place finish in the Pro Men's

provided an ideal setting for the 700 archers

Senior Division. GeneCurry. Brownwood.TX, finished second in this division and earned

competing here this weekend in the VISA/API Outdoors Georgia Open. This event, the second

on the North American Bowhuntcrs 1997 tournament trail, is being heralded by many archers as the finest national 3-D archcry

competition ever held in this region. Colin Boothe of Harrisonburg. LA. earned

$944. Cana. VA. archer Sonny Chappell finished third in the Pro Men's Seniors on top in Pro Men's Limited Competition. Charles Reaglc ofTransfer. PA. won first-place

2. Todd Cook 3. Brant Cook Men's Hunter Open 1. Ricky Wilson 2. Jeff Ferrell

honors in the Semi Pro event

The Hunter Division competitions drew

2. Susan Thompson 3. Kelly Ward Semi Pro 1. Charles Reaglc

competition Enc Hall. Tucson. AZ. finished

his first-ever major pro victory by capturing the

Pro Women's Open 1. Sherry Bames

440

SI.527

428 418

838 465

PA NC GA

410

$1,127

402 399

966

NC GA

436 412 411

$386 297

OK GA NC

805

Pro Men's Open top prize of S6.577. His

archers from throughout the nation Ricky

phenomenal two-day score of486 included 18

Wilson of North Wilksboro. NC. earned the top

3. James Noe KY Men's Hunter Unlimited

shots in the 12-ring.

spot in the Men's Hunter Open. Ohio archer Jeanna Wallace of Nashport grabbed the

1. Louis Zannetakis 2 Jeff Massey

OH GA

3967 394

$254

event included a thrilling final "Shoot Down" featuring many of the nation's top pros

Women's Hunter Open title. Other Hunter

3. Karl Recknagle OK Men's Hunter Limited

393

165

Following the regular 40-round competition,

the Men's Unlimited class. Tim Smith of

1. Tim Smith

387

$195

participants recording the top seven scores in the Pro Men’s Division and the top three scores

Wadley. GA. in the Men’s Limited Class. Don Carver in Men’s Barebow andTony Whitehead

386 383

140 94

in the other Pro classes competed in a final

of Portageville. MO. in the Men's Traditional

2. Richard Matthys 3. Tommy Thompson Men's Barebow

five-target “Shoot Down.” which determines

class. Hosted by the Columbia County Archcry

1. Don Carver .Men’s Traditional

356

$90

1. Tony Whitehead 2. Ricky Welch

MO AK MO

376 359

S180 120

358

381 NC 376 3. Valerie Robinson NC 373 Youth Male Open - Ages 16-18

S18I 137

1. James Beasley OK 397 Youth Male Open - Ages 13-15 1. Dustin Bishop NC 410

$90

As in last month's NABH Mesa Open, this

the winner of the event.

Division winners included Louis Zannetakis in

Boothe, who led his division at the close of

Club, the VISA/API Outdoors Georgia Open

the regular competition, admitted having some

drew shooters from 30 states. The youth

trouble dealing with the intense pressure of the final "Shoot Down."

divisions drew a total of 44 participants ages 16 and under The special Easton/Goldcn

"I’d be lying if I said I didn't feel the

Eaglc/APA "Archery for Kids” program on

pressure of the competition,” he explained following the victory. "But I'm also an avid

Saturday afternoon attracted 66 aspinng young

hunter and find this pressure quite similar to being in a treestand and taking aim at a big mossy-horned buck. The real trick is to concentrate on the shot and forget about the competition."

Weatherford. TX. archer Michael R Braden and Johnny Heath of Horseshoe. NC. shared the second-place spot in the Pro Men's Division. Braden and Heath recorded two-day totals of 484 and each collected winnings totaling $2,592. Overbrook, KY. veteran Sherry Barnes

archers. Pro Men's Open

I Colin Boothe 2 Michael R. Braden 2. Johnny Heath 4

Jeremiah Upp

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Conner and Barnes Win Pro Titles in LaCrosse I Hoyt Missouri Open April 12-13, 1997 • Fleming Park, Blue Springs, Missouri Blue Springs. MO — The road lo the Cabela's/Chesy Tahoe-Suburban NABH Championship turned cold and muddy for the more than 900 archers competing here this

weekend in the LaCrosse Hoyt Missouri Open. This event, the third on the North American Bow hunters 1997 tournament trail, brought a variety ofadverse weather conditions including

rain. snow, sleet and freezing temperatures. Allen Conner of Attalla. AL. overcame the conditions to capture the Pro Mens Open top prize of $5,676. His two-day score of 455

included 18 shots in the 12-ring. This event included a thrilling final "Shoot Down" featuring many of the nation's top pros Following the regular 40-round competition. the top six shooters in the Pro Men's Division and the top three shooters in the other Pro classes competed in a final Tivc-target "Shoot

Down." which determines the winner of the event. Conner, who led his division at the close of the regular competition, temporarily fell offhis pace during the first three targets in the final “Shoot Down." However, he quickly recovered to score 12's on each of the remaining two

targets and recapture the lead. In addition to the difficult weather conditions, the layout of this course added an additional degree of challenge for the

competitors. “The consistent uphill and downhill shots made it very difficult to accurately estimate yardage." Conner explained following the victory. "With nothing to help judge distance. we w ould simply pick a spot and aim." Cave Creek. AZ. veteran Randy Ulmer earned the second-place spot in the Pro Men's Div ision. Ulmer recorded a two-day total of454 and collected w innings totalling S2.698. Third place and SI.692 went to Derek Phillips of

Colorado Springs. CO. Overbrook. OK. veteran Sherry Barnes earned her third title on the 1997 NABH lour by capturing the top spot in the Pro Women's Division. Despite equipment problems. Bames recorded a final score of 422 and collected winnings totalling SI.408. Due to a broken bushing. Bames' stabilizer would fall from her bow after each shot. "It wasn't a major problem." said the veteran women's pro. "1 simply came back and practiced without the stabilizer before finishing the course." Second place on the women's side went to Susan Thompson of Douglasville. GA. Thompson's two-day score of 405 netted her earnings of S773. Third place and S429 went toWomen's Pro Kathy Caudle of Gadsden. AL.

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Charles Blankenship of Cleveland. TN. collected S1.527 for his first-place finish in the Pro Men's Senior Division. George Dixon, Salida. CO. finished second in this division and earned S838. Greenwell Springs. LA. archer Charles Buhler finished third in the Pro Men's Seniors competition. Tony Conques IV. Baton Rouge. LA. finished on top in Pro Men's Limited competition Brian Vanderzanden of Casnovia. Ml, won first-place honors in the Semi Pro event. The Hunter Division competitions drew archers from throughout the nation. Shannon Andrews of Republic. MO. earned the top spot

in the Men's Hunter Open. Ohio archer Jenny Walker of Kirksville. MO. grabbed the Women's Hunter Open title. Other Hunter Division winners included Jerry Wicthop. Camdemon. MO. in the Men's Unlimited class. David Bales of Americus. KS. in the Men's Limited Class. Don Ball. Frecmont. NE. in Men's Barebow and Darrell Meiscl of Linn. MO. in the Men's Traditional class. Jim

Sinqucfield of Paducah. KY. captured the top spot in the new NABH Men's Hunter Senior Class. Hosted by the Independence Bowhunters. the LaCrossc/Hoyt Missouri Open drew

shooters from 30 states. The youth divisions drew a total of 56 participants ages 18 and under. The next stop on the 1997 NABH tour took archers to Oklahoma City. OK. May 10-11, for the Rcaltrec Oklahoma Open. The final event before the Cabcla's/Chcvy Tahoe-Suburban NABH Championship finds archers heading to Warren. PA. June 28-29. for the Starcraft/ McKenzie Pennsylvania Open. For more information on any NABH event or other SQI venues, contact Sportsman's Quest at 1-800-224-4990. NABH. a division of Cabcla's/Chcvrolct Suburban-Tahoe Sportsman s Quest. Inc., is sponsored by VISA USA. Starcraft Marine L.L.C.. Illinois Departments of Natural Resources and Commerce and Community Affairs. LaCrosse Footwear Inc. to include the brands Danner and Red Ball, Rcaltrec. McKenzie 3-D Targets. API Outdoors. Easton

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The APA Super Scries has been dominated by Hoyt Pro Staff Shooter Sherry Barnes. So far

this year she has accumulated wins in Mesa, AZ; Augusta, GA; Pensacola. FL; and Blue Springs, MO. Not to mention a second place in Tucson, AZ! If you think you are going to win. I’m sure Sherry has other ideas. Sherry is so tough that while on her way to another win in Blue Springs, MO her stabilizer broke off. Rather than shoot a back up, she opted to continue on without a stabilizer and still won the tournament! We at Hoyt arc very proud of the accomplishments and winning attitude of our great Pro Staff champion and can’t wait to see what she will do for an encore. Speaking of pride, Hoyt Pro Staff ladies Laurie Watson, Juliet Swanson, and Sherry Bumbarger have been an aid to Sherry’s success. One slip and any one of these ladies are ready to jump in and run off with a win. Laurie has two second, one third, one fourth and two fifth place finishes this year sending the “watch out” message to her teammates. Juliet Swanson has taken a second and Sherry Bumbarger a fifth this year demonstrating that the Hoyt USA Ladies Pro Staff along with the 1997 product line truly is “Solid as a Rock”! Mike Braden has been tearing up 12 rings for the men this year recording two second place finishes in Tucson, AZ and Augusta, GA. Mike is new to the Hoyt USA Pro Staff this year and has demonstrated that trading up to Hoyt is a great way to improve your average! Mike is not alone in the 12 ring, with guys like Billy McCall,Tim Roberts,Todd McKenzie, Jack Wallace, Dave Kerg and Jack Tyree staying consistently in the top twenty.

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Forest Park. Illinois — New Archery Products Corp, recently announced the introduction of their new Quiktune 2000 StarBoard Launcher Arrowrest This new arrowrest incorporates features not found on other rests The one feature that sets this new rest apart from others is its unique StarBoard (patent pending) arrow support. The Quiktune s Starboard is an indexable. 4-position arrow support that accommodates any size aluminum or carbon arrow shaft made with one simple, single wrench adjustment! The StarBoard also delivers exceptional fletching clearance which greatly simplifies set-up and tuning Another great feature of the Quiktune 2000 is that launcher spring tension adjustment is totally independent of windage and elevation adjustments You won’t lose windage or elevation settings when making or changing launcher vertical tension settings. You can even feel the change in spring tension while making adjustments. The Quiktune 2000 StarBoard features triple bearing design for velvet-smooth, play-free launcher action. The rest is extremely durable. with no external springs to hang up or come out of adjustment. Its rugged construction easily stands up to demanding 3-D target archery and tough hunting conditions. NAP even uses vibration resistant fasteners throughout Easy-to-install felt silencers are supplied with each rest to make the rest absolutely quiet for hunting use. For more information on New Archery Product Corporation's new Quiktune 2000 StarBoard Arrowrest contact New Archery Products Corp., 7500 Industrial Dr.. Dept. USA. Forest Park. IL 60130 USA Phone (708)488-2500. Fax (708)488-2515.

Scott Archery Little Goose — The Life-Time Release! Scott Archery has recognized the need for high

quality archery equipment for not only the adult archers, but also for the hands of youth and women Utilizing the same concept and design features as the Mongoose, Scott Archery introduces the Little Goose The Little Goose offers the accuracy of a rope release with the dependability of a caliper Utilizing a single caliper with fully adjustable trigger pressure, the Little Goose allows a consistent settling of the stnng. However, the Little Goose is different from many other releases since it has been specifically designed for shooters as young as 4 or 5 years old. and with a simple adaption of an adult strap onto the aluminum pivoting head it quickly becomes a release for an adult The benefit is that you have one release that can be used at any age for any given situation' The Little Goose is only one of the many quality release aids designed and built by Scott Scott Archery designs and produces 100% American made archery products For more information on the Little Goose and other Scott products, contact Bill Scott at Scott Archery 101 Tug Branch Rd . Dept USA. Clay City. KY 40312. Phone (606)663-2734. Fax (606)663-4615

New U-Serve String and Cable Separator Saves Time and Money

Neet Products. Inc., the largest manufacturer of archery cases, quivers and other sewn archery accessories in the U.S . has recently introduced the U-Serve String and Cable Separator. The U-Serve String and Cable Separator is a unique, time saving product that assists the archer in safely separating the bow string and cable and is offered exclusively by Neet Products. This revolutionary device allows easy access to both the bow string and cable, without having to remove them from the bow, which allows for hassle-free installation ol a peep sight or kisser button or re serving the string. The U-Serve saves time and money while eliminating the re-tuning problems that are caused by using the old fashioned method of removing the strings and bus cable," said Neet Products President LeRoy Young. For information on Neel's line of archery and firearms equipment, or to request the Neet Products Archery Catalog/Supplement, contact Neet Products, Inc., 5875 E Highway 50. Depl USA. Sedalia. MO 65301 or call (816)826-6762

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1997 DESERT SHOOTOUT FEATURING S.T.A.R.S.* A BIC SUCCESS!

The three day 1997 Desert Shootout Is now history but It won't be forgotten for a long time More likely, It will be remem bered as the start of something big. Over one hundred sixty archers gathered at the PSE Shooting Range In Tucson. Arizona for some competition, camaraderie, and cash S T A R S. pairs archers of varying abilities and pays them equally But shooters must change partners each time they play the game so the money and the odds get spread pretty evenly And the money was certainly Impressive. Starting with a grant from the Archery Manufacturers' organization of $10,000, plus 70% of the entry fees, the Desert Shootout was able to pay over $17,000 to Friday and Saturdays winners. Sunday's event was slightly different In that It featured 32 four-person teams. Thirty-six separate vendors contributed another $10,000 that was distributed among eight teams or thirty-two shooters, most of whom had never won tournament money before in their lives. The Grand champion team took home $625.00 apiece The s t a r s, games are numbered events with the number indicating the combined ranks of the team members The Desert Shootout featured eleven separate games that shooters could enter up to three times. There is no better way to get large numbers of players to Interact By Sunday, name tags were an unnecessary formality The Desert Shootout had 878 paid team entries over the three day event "A tournament of this size can be hosted by a dozen organized workers." said David Polzin, Tournament Director 'Organization Is the key with each person being completely familiar with the S.t.A.r.s. rules and sequence of events. " it takes a round or two for shooters to become familiar with the ranking and scoring aspects of the game, so It Is Imperative that the hosts can answer any questions In the field As the comfort level rises, shooters will explain the finer points of rules or strategy to their teammates 'Were excited about how much fun people were having and how eager they were to help each other. Polzin continued. The one thing competitors agreed on whether they won money or not was that they had fun The fun of the games will keep them coming back, bringing their families into the sport. and telling their friends What Is the future of s t a r s ? Polzin replies, 'we re off to a great start, the momentum Is there, we believe archers will be asking formore tournaments regard less of their manufacturer affiliations. PSE will certainly continue Its efforts to Increase the k >. popularity of archery and now Is the time ___ for others with similar Interests to loin SjLA-R.S. the parade." 4/xJ

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THE ARCHERY MANUFACTURER'S ORGANIZATION (AMO) ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF S.TJLR^. PROGRAM The AMO board has approved and Issued a $50,000 grant for the S.T.A RS.* Shootout program, recognizing S.T.A.R s •ability to Introduce an exciting new form of shooting to the world. The S.T.A.R S* program allows the beginning or novice archer to have a serious chance at winning a competition and winning some serious cash By utilizing a ranking system similar to the one used by professional team roping. S.T.A.R.S.* competitors, regardless of rank, are placed on an even plane to shoot their bow. have a lot of fun and win some money In the process The April STARS* Desert Shootout In Tucson, Arizona offered over $20,000 in cash for participants! s t a r s.* shootouts are a great way for a local club or dealer to promote archery and make some extra money if you’re Interested In getting some info on holding a S T A R S.* tournament In your area, call 1-800-477-7789, ext. 2351 for complete Information.

PSE ARCHERY EXPRESS III IS COMIN' AROUND THE CORNER This July, PSE will Introduce Its third Archery Express truck to serve PSE dealers and consumers nationwide. The third truck represents the highest technology In trailer design and efficiency. The tractor, a 1997 Kenworth T-2000 Is the newest design from the leading truck builder A very spacious Interior allows the driver plenty of room to move about and live In a comfortable surrounding The trailer, custom built by Featherllte, of NASCAR fame. Is similar to Archery Express #2. but with added amenities and conveniences. The truck will be finished In a custom pearl white paint scheme with bright PSE and sponsor graphics. The Archery Express program will touch millions of people during a 12 month period at shows and on the road You can’t miss the trucks or their message as they roll along the roads of North America! in late 1997, PSE will Introduce Archery Express #4. For more information on schedules and appearances of m or #2. visit the PSE web site at www.pse-archery.com and look up the Archery Express schedule page. See ya down the road

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Seven reasons why Super Stix "is the best stabilizer you can buy 1. The stabilizer is made up of four independent carbon rods for superior energy absorption Four rods dissipate energy much faster than a single rod. And, the more absorption, the less weight necessary to achieve the same stabilization. Plus, four small rods create much less wind resistance than typical, larger stabilizer rods.

2. The advantages of independent rods without the rattling and noise Other multiple rod stabilizers are locked together with multiple sliders. These sliders arc attached to the rods with screws or arc clamped to the rods. Any time that a solid object Is attached to the rods it interrupts the vibration frequency of the rod. The Super Stix rods arc totally isolated from the slider with special rubber “O" rings. This allows the rods to float totally' free allowing for much more control. All of the vibration energy Is dissipated in the “Superbair on tl»e end.

3. Modular Sliding Weight System for fast, easy tuning and infinite micro-adjustment You can modify the effective weight of your Super Stix Stabilizer by simply moving the Modular Sliding Weight up or down the rods. Tills movement, along with the ability to cliangc the weight of the stabilizer by loosening the sUdcr and inserting one of the four different weights into the slider, allows you to make infinite micro-adjustments. Also, thanks to the “O" rings, you won’t crack the carbon rods on your Super Stix Stabilizer as you tighten the weights (as happens on other carbon rod stabilizers).

4. less actual weight than other stabilizers means superior bow balance Because of the ability to adjust the effective weight of the Super Stix Stabilizer with the Modular Sliding Weight System, we’ve been able to engineer actual weight out of the product. This means you’ll have less total weight to hold with no sacrifice of shooting stability. Plus, because the Super Stix Stabilizer wciglts less, you’ll need less counterweighting on your bow — counterweighting that affects the balance of the bow.

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throughout his youth and during college (University of Nebraska) and was an archery instructor one summer at a youth camp in northern Minnesota In announcing the selection. Dick Lattimer said, "We're very happy that Doug has agreed to join us in helping the archery industry and sport achieve its growth and outreach goals for the future. His background, training, avocation and personality seem ideally suited for this position and we look forward to his contnbulions to our industry and sport in the coming years." A.M.O., 2622 C-4 NW 43rd St.. Dept NFA. Gainesville. FL 32606. Phone (352)377-8262, Fax (352)375-3961

True Flight Arrow Company, Inc. Selects John Gooding as New President and Richard Stevens as New Vice President/CFO Raymond Gooding, CEO of True Flight Co., Inc., announces the promotions of John Gooding from Vice President of Sales to President and of Richard Stevens from Vice President of Finance/ Controller to Vice President/CFO. John, who has two bachelor of science degrees from Brown University, has been vice President of Sales with True Flight since 1987. He has also been actively involved in bowhunting, indoor archery, and 3-D archery for over 10 years ‘John has done an excellent job as Vice President of Sales for True Flight,’ Raymond Gooding said ‘His sales and marketing efforts have helped position True Flight as the true market leader in high quality arrows. And his strong dedication to product quality, delivery, and customer service will provide True Flight with the leadership necessary to excel in the 21st century." Richard, who studied at Indiana Central College, has been the company controller for over 22 years. “In addition to his accounting responsibilities. Richard has been able to make a significant contribution to the company in the area of computerization." Raymond Gooding said. “I am proud to say that this company has been computerized for over twenty years. And without Richard it would not have been possible, especially in the early years. Richard has been able to modify our software and make the necessary equipment upgrades so as to keep our entire system as advanced as anyone in the industry. And I am sure he will bring this same dedication to his new position and continue to position True Flight as industry leader. For information contactTrue Flight Arrow Co., Inc.. P. O. Box 746. Dept. USA. Monticello. IN 47960. Phone (219)583-5131. Fax (219)583-5131.

AMO Announces New Marketing Director Gainesville, Florida—The selection of Douglas Engh, Grand Island, Nebraska, to the new Marketing Director's position at the Archery Manufacturers & Merchants Organization has been announced by AMO President Dick Lattimer. The appointment follows an intense national search for a person to fill the number two slot at the 43-yearold archery industry trade association. Engh joins the trade association from an AMO member company. Homady, where he has been Marketing Services Manager. He has worked for the Nebraska based firm since 1989, first as Advertising/Public Relations Manager before being promoted to his present position. His archery experience is especially suited for bringing youngsters into the sport by virtue of the fact that he first got his start as an archer at the Boy Scout National Jamboree. He shot archery

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