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Editorial by Arlyne Rhode USA Archery Announces 2015 Coach of the Year Awards by USA Archery 10 The Woman Who Out-Shot Harry Drake article by Kay Koppedrayer, photos by Dr. Grayson 14 Archers Cut to Elite Eight at Second Stage of 2016 Olympic Trials by USA Archery 16 From Explore Archery to JOAD Club: Floot & Hollar Archery by USA Archery 17 Shanghai, China World Cup by World Archery 18 Shoot for the Cure Series 2016 by Roy Villasor MNSA 20 Patriot Archery Comes Out on Top at Indoor Nationals by Jennifer W. Floyd 21 Parrett Joins UC Archery by Jennifer W. Floyd 22 Skilled Coaching by M.J. Rogers 24 2016 ASA National Pro/Am Tour Rocks New Location with Record Attendance by April Girvin, arcHER photos by Joey Girvin 30 ASA Attendance Continues Upward Trend in Paris, TX by April Girvin, arcHER photos by Joey Girvin 34 How to Use Goal Setting Effectively by Rick McKinney 37 Archery in the Schools - New Season by B. Howard Coffey 38 NASP Academic Archer Program 40 What is Your Most Important Piece of Archery Equipment by Terry Wunderle 42 S3DANews 50 The Internal Dynamic of Proper Shot Execution by Larry Wise 53 The Fourth Annual Chinese Archery Training Program by Kay Koppedrayer photos by Jin Kim 54 NFAA Indoor Nationals by NFAA photos by Jeff Sanchez 61 Advertisement and Press Release Index 62 US Archer Media Information Deadlines for Ads and Articles: Estimated Ship Date: Magazine Issuedfor Submissions Due:

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Events are being held in the southern states first with the hope that the weather will be favorable. ASA’s Foley, Alabama and Paris, Texas started with great attendance. The first two Regions events had to be cancelled due to too much rain and cold weather. 1 would like to welcome a new writer and a photogrpher to our magazine, April Girvin who is a member ArcHer and her husband, Joey, an honorary ArcHer member. ArcHer’s mission is to positively impact the women’s archery community. They are intending to connect and inspire other women through engaging with them. Joey will be taking photos of the event champions to round out their coverage of the ASA events. We appreciate ArcHer members stepping up to fill this void. They may be followed on Twitter@pro_arcHER or visit their webpage www.womenarchers. com. In this issue April and Joey have reported on the ASA National Pro/Am in Foley, AL and Paris, TX. Check out their stories beginning on page 24. The students have been busy all year preparing for the NASP Nationals coming up this month in Louisville, K.Y. Extensive coverage will run in the JulyAugust issue. Check out their latest promotion, “the Academic Archer” on page 38. Their superb foundation has made this project explode with success. The newer student association Scholastic 3-D Association now known as S3 DA is attracting the students interested in shooting 3-D all during the summer. They started in December 2012 and are in the process of laying down a good foundation of

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state coordinators across the US while having their national and state events connected with other major events. Their first Indoor National Championship was held the day before the NFAA Indoor Nationals Championships in Louisville, KY. Summer events will be held in conjunction with ASA National Pro/Ams across the US. Thousands of students will find a place to shoot their target or hunting bows this summer. Check out the S3 DA schedule at www. s3da.org. Our writers for how-to and self improvement articles have some interesting articles in this issue. Thanks to Rick McKinney, MJ. Rogers, Larry Wise and Terry Wunderle for sharing your knowledge. What an exciting sport to be reporting on! Now to top that off, our US Archery Association is working with our athletes to qualify a men’s and women’s teams plus three men and three women individuals to participate in the 2016 Olympic Archery Games in Rio De Janeiro in August 5-12 and the Paralympic Archery Games September 10-17. Every week some qualifying or trials events are held to make sure we send our very best athletes to these events. Check out weekly happening at www.usaarcheiy.org and www.worldarcheiy.org for the latest news.

Until next issue, Arlyne

USA Archery Announces 2015 Coach of the Year Awards January 22, 2016 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Last night at the Coach Symposium, USA Archery was pleased to present the 2015 Coach of the Year Awards. The winners of each category, in addition to USA Archery recognition will also be nominated for the U.S. Olym­ pic Committee’s National Coach of the Year Awards. It has been an incredible season for archery in the U.S. with more archers competing in nation­ al events, reaching achievement goals, and shooting higher scores. USA Archery is grateful for our incredible coaches who work tire­ lessly to make this happen and we are proud to recognize several standouts. Jerry Shuck was honored with the Volunteer Coach of the Year Award. Coach Shuck is a Lev­ el 3-NTS Coach who established a highly successful JOAD program in 2012 for Maryland’s Tuscarora Archers. His archers say that his passion and love of archery inspire them to train, improve and excel. Known for putting in the time and effort to support all current and po­ tential new archers, Coach Shuck makes the sport as accessible and fun as possible.

Jerry Shuck Coach Shuck also facilitates growth by hosting local clubs and

archers, and by helping archers reach their competition goals on the local, state, and national level. In the past year, his archers have set over 10 new state records, and three archers earned high Cadet US AT rankings, including one archer making the Cadet USAT. Coach Shuck’s dedication to the advancement of youth archery, unwavering commitment to com­ munity awareness, and efforts towards his archers’ personal de­ velopment highlight a lifetime de­ votion to the sport of archery.

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eader of this publication! Do you know who your edi­ tor is? Sure, you know her name, but have you ever considered her accom­ plishments in the archery world? There are many­ entries in various record books, awards, compet­ itive standings, medals, and more. Among them, one record is all the more remarkable, considering how it was done, how long it has stood, and most sig­ nificantly, whose record it bettered. You find it in the listing of Guinness World Records, and also among the world records docu­ mented by World Archery (FITA) and USA Archery (formerly the NAA). The record is for a cool dis­ tance of 1,113 yards, 2 feet, 6 inches (or 1,018.48 meters). Accomplished in the footbow class in 1978, Arlyne’s record remains the farthest recorded dis­ tance in any-yes, any-of the women’s flight archery divisions, and perhaps the farthest distance a female archer has ever shot an arrow. To date, no female flight archer has success­ fully challenged that re­ cord. Of all the modern distance records, Arlyne’s is the oldest still-standing. She shot this distance al­ most 40 years ago. Better yet, the day Arlyne got off this shot, she bettered a standing re­ cord held by Harry Drake,

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the greatest flight archer of all times. How she hap­ pened to do that is the stuff of legend. The story goes as follows: It was 1978. Everyone on the flight range was looking for a record. The fabled Sultan Selim’s re­ cord had been broken just a few years prior. Now with new designs in equipment that included an ex­ tended handle and an overdraw allowing the use of shorter arrows, the field was wide open. Graphite, otherwise known as carbon, had just come into use as arrow material. There were better strings, better bows, better everything. These were heady times. Everyone also knew that Harry’s bows gave them

Arlyne shooting the hand held flight bow at the 1978 NAA Nationals

the best chance when it came to bagging a new re­ cord, the fine craft of other tackle-makers notwith­ standing. In the months lead­ ing up to the Nationals, as the NAA Flight Competi­ tion was called, Harry had agreed to supply a number of competitors with flight bows. When he arrived on the Bonneville Salt Flats where the 1978 competi­ tion was held, he delivered on his promises, handing out flight bows and ar­ rows to Don Brown, April Moon, and other compet­ itors. He brought a flight bow for a retired police­ man from New York, but with its 133 pound draw weight the bow proved too heavy. Bob Rhode, Arlyne’s then husband, turned to Harry and asked if instead he could buy that bow. Somewhat mystified, Hany agreed. He was not expecting what happened next. Rhode had an alumi­ num bar a couple of centi­ meters (about an inch) in diameter with a small hole (a quarter-inch or approx­ imately 6.5 mm) drilled in it. With one purpose in mind, namely to transform a handbow into a footbow, Rhode had made it to fit the extended handle used on flight bows of that gen­ eration. By attaching the bar crosswise to the bow’s extended handle, Rhode fitted the bow with support for the feet, one foot on eiU.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

Bob helping Arlyne set her flip strap on the bow string ther side of the bow. That enabled the 133 pound bow to be shot as a footbow. The principle behind a footbow is to enable an archer to use full body strength while drawing a bow. While lying on the ground, the archer props the bow up with the feet, allowing more force to build up as the bow is drawn. That force results from the pressure the feet exert against the bow-or in this case, against

Bob Rhode shooting the foot bow which Arlyne shot the record

the aluminum bar attached to the bow-as the archer brings the bow to full draw. By retrofitting the hand­ bow with foot support, Bob Rhode’s logic was to har­ ness the very best in flight bow design and with little effort end up with a competitive bow to enter into the footbow competition. By all counts, Harry Drake’s flight bows were the very best. The whole affair was improvisation at its best. Rhode put the bar crosswise on the bow he just pur­ chased. Viola, he had a footbow. Both he and Arlyne tried their hand at it. Bob’s shot was mediocre at best, but Arlyne’s was a winner. To draw the bow, Arlyne used a single-strap black ribbon flipper, hanging on to it with both hands. After all, the bow had a 133 pound draw weight. She was wearing cowboy boots with good-size heels. They added some extra inches for more leverage. She drew back and then she released. The distance was incredible. As Hany Drake put it in a letter he wrote short­ ly after the competition, “She shot an arrow over 1100 yards!!!!!” All five exclamation points were Harry’s. Harry went on to provide more specs: “Her arrow weighed only 110 grains. 133 lb bow, the total dis­ tance was 1,113 yds,” adding for good measure his reaction, “Astonished!” Harry registered his astonishment, for even more remarkable is who Arlyne outshot that day. Not only was she out-performing her husband, she also outshot the world record-holder himself. Arlyne beat Hany by 25 yards that day despite his using a heavier bow-and a carefully designed one at that. Again, in Harry’s words, “Curious thing was that her husband tried the same outfit and couldn’t get anywhere....The lady had a touch...her arrows left the bow cleanly. She did this with the one-strap release she pulled the 133 lb bow smoothly. Good coordination, too. She probably weighs less than 140 lbs,” adding “Imagine going to a flight meet and getting beat by a woman.” As Harry told the ladies at Browning where

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he worked, she didn’t out-gun him, she out-finessed him. Up to then, Harry’s best distance with a non-mechanical release footbow was 1048 yards, a record set in 1967. He had another record in a different footbow class (the unlimited class) that was much farther, a stunning 2028 yards set in 1971. But in the regular footbow division as of 1978, his best shot was still short of Arlyne’s 1113 yards. It took Harry another two years to beat her distance.

The Woman Who Out-shot Harry Drake by Kay Koppedrayer

1974 Archery Hall of Fame Member Harry Drake At the 2014 Archery Trade Association Expo held in Nashville, Tennessee, 1 had a chance to query Arlyne about her time on the competition grounds. The years she competed were the halcyon days of flight archery, when the likes of Harry Drake, Ike Hancock, Don Brown, April Moon, Vern Godsey, Doc Grayson, Arion Reynolds, and others were pushing the sport to new levels. Arlyne’s footbow record is but one of the many extraordinary distance shots she achieved in the late 1970s. Her name shows up often in the record book, though since then others have bettered her dis­ tances—except for that 1978 footbow record. Arlyne explained how she managed to compete so effectively. At the time she and her then husband. Bob Rhode, were living in Minnesota where industry was thriving. She was working as a hydraulic pump assembler and tester at the Owatonna Tool Company, putting together maybe 8 to 9 pumps in an hour, each weighing some twenty pounds when complete. Her responsibilities included testing them when they were fully assembled. Fast, dexterous, and strong, she put together and pumped up to 75 of these pumps a day.

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As Arlyne put it, she was really fit. She had strength in her fingers, strength in her legs from stand­ ing all day, and stamina, exactly the physical traits good archers and especially flight archers need. She observed that what was really key was that she had strength in her fingers. That strength was important because of the releases they were using back in those days. In order to maximize speed and efficiency they were using what April Moon has compared to a gros­ grain ribbon. In Arlyne’s words, “it was a long strap doubled back that you pulled and then let go.” Known flight archery circles as a “flipper,” the release was made from two strips of sturdy, woven material, one shorter than the other fastened so as to create a loop for the little finger with enough of a tail to allow the strap to be doubled back over the bow string and held in a pinch draw. Flight archer favored the flipper because it reduced the possibility of fin­ ger drag on the bowstring making the release cleaner. It also added power because more energy was trans­ ferred to the arrow upon release. The flipper allowed more power to be concentrated on the arrow instead of a span of the bowstring held by two or three fingers in the conventional Western-style draw (otherwise known as the Mediterranean release). Harry Drake used several variations of this de­ sign in competition, some from leather, others from woven material. For heavier bows he doubled the ma­ terial for more strength, but when drawing bows of medium strength-bows in the 65 pound class-he used a single flipper, made from a single strap. Don Brown described using a triple-strap flipper that he made from heavy nylon material. He could get a clean­ er release with it, and he found that with the flipper he could pull and control with the heavy-poundage Drake bows he shot in the unlimited classes. In an

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to be a genius when it came to equipment. He was competitive, but when it came to helping oth­ ers, she remembered he could be really sweet. Interestingly enough, the day she beat Hany does not particularly stand out in her mem­ ory. It was simply a good day at the range. Though no longer a regu­ lar at the flight archery competi­ tions, Arlyne is still an archer and still very much tied to the archery world, as seen by her work with this magazine. Next time you see her, ask her about those halcyon days on the flight archery range. Or ask her about some of her other

records. She may have never men­ tioned this, but in 2008 she was Arizona Senior Olympic Cham­ pion. The following year, she did one better by qualifying for the 2009 National Senior Olympics, and in 2011 she took first place in her age division in the Hunts­ man World Senior Games in St. George, Utah. Imagine that! Editor’s Note: Kay Koppedrayer is working on a biography of Hany Drake. If you have any relevant anecdotes or material on Harry, please contact her at kkoppedrayer@gmail.com. She welcomes all input.

Attention Youth Archers under the age of 18! Share your favorite photo of yourself with your target archery award! Send us your photo with name, address, phone, email, age, name of the event, place & date earned with a 100 word essay of why it was important to you and who helped you reach this goal.

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The Woman Who Out-shot Harry Drake by Kay Koppedrayer

interview done in 1980 just after he set a 1122.25 meter record in the Unlimited Class (published in Flight Path in February 1981). Don described using the flipper. He explained how he would apply a tacky substance called Pro-Grip (used by bowlers and golfers) to his thumb and index finger to give them some purchase, explaining that it helped him hold the strap “against the unreal pressure of these monster bows at full draw.” He said that concentrating only on visualizing the arrow tip on the brush rest he would come to full draw and release just as the arrow tip was coming on to the brush. He added that his release was as close to the face as possible, done in one continuous motion with split-sec­ ond timing. According to Arlyne, re­ lease was easy: you simply eased the pressure of your thumb against your index finger. Holding it was what was hard. Arlyne said the challenge for most archers, men as well as women, was how much finger strength it took to hold on to the strap. Even her husband Bob couldn’t hold the release. He couldn’t pull a bow with it as well as she could. But Arlyne cer­ tainly could. Even before the day she outshot Harry Drake, she had more than a few distance records to her name. Records published in 1977 edition of Archers Digest show Arlyne holding four world’s records, all set in 1976. These are 675 yards, 1 foot, 6 inches with an unlimited flight bow and 612 yards, 1 foot, 5 inches with an unlimited compound bow; in the broadhead classes she shot 315 yards, 2 feet, 10 inches with an 80 pound flight bow and 333 yards, 2 feet, 0 inches in the 80 pound compound class. Arlyne explained that Harry Drake was behind most of the equipment she used. A lot of the components used on flight bows-the key hole center-shot, the handles, the overdraw, the restswere interchangeable. Bows could be modified right on the spot be­ fore competition if necessary. Like Don Brown, Arlyne found Hany

Archers Cut to Elite Eight at Second Stage of 2016 Olympic Trials

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Courtesy of the US Archery Association CHULA VISTA, California - At the conclusion of shooting today, official cuts were made from the top 16 men and women to the top 8. These eight archers will continue competition tomorrow with a team round simulation competition and another set of round robin matches. Those scores will be added to cumulatively with the third and final nomination shoot next month in Newberry, Florida. The three-part trials process will nominate ar­ chers to the quota slots the U.S. has secured. While we have qualified a full team of three slots for the men, we only have one quota slot for the women so far, but will have one last chance to earn the final two slots in Antalya, Turkey this June. So, the competition is fierce and difficult cuts were made in narrowing the field to the top eight. Two-time Olympian and London 2012 silver medalist Brady Ellison moved into the top position in the rankings during this portion of the Trials and is looking to keep hold of that rank. “1 shot really well; I think I had about a 28.58 three-arrow average [out of a possible 30] so I’m really happy that over 15 match­ es, with conditions ranging from calm to very windy, that I was able to maintain that average.” Going into the remainder of the trials, Brady says his plan is to: “win everything.” “I’m feeling really excited, my shots felt way better today and I had more control so I was happy with the way 1 performed today. After our cut today, we have to do team round simulations, so I’m going to get some good rest and practice for that some this afternoon. For the team round simulations, we shoot 36 arrows, one every other 25 seconds, so I’m just going to focus on keeping my tempo good and making good shots. I also plan on hanging out tonight with my family who came in from out of town to support me!’ Heather Koehl was the last woman to make the cut into the top eight; she commented: “1 feel happy with the way I shot today, I left it all out on the field, shot what I could and it was enough. My focus to stay in it tomorrow and in the third nomination is to really enjoy the experience, take what I’ve learned from the first and second stage of the Trials, to stay positive and really have fun with it.” Collin Klimitchek sealed up the 7th seed on the men’s side: “I knew 1 was very close with several people, it’s going to be a tight race, but hopefully 1 can get a lot more points tomorrow and put myself into a good spot before going into the next Trials. If it’s windy tomorrow like it has been, my focus will be to pick as good of spots as I can to aim off and just

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making confident, quick-timed shots.” London 2012 silver medalist Jake Kaminski finished the day sitting in third and is feeling confident going into the rest of the competition: “I stick to my process, keep doing what I’m doing right now, taking it one arrow at a time. This process is a marathon, not a sprint, each individual event and each match doesn't really matter all that much - if you make a mistake you move on. Thinking back to 2012,1 shot over 1,000 ar­ rows during that entire Trials process, so if you have one arrow in the 7-ring, it’s not all that bad.” For complete results from today and to see the current standings, click here. For more, follow USA Archery on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The top eight men stand as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Brady Ellison (Globe, Arizona) Zach Garrett (Wellington, Missouri) Jake Kaminski (Gainesville, Florida) Jacob Wukie (Fremont, Ohio) Daniel McLaughlin (West Chester, Ohio) Sean McLaughlin (West Chester, Ohio) Collin Klimitchek (Victoria, Texas) Thomas Stanwood (Raynham, Massachusetts)

The top eight women stand as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Mackenzie Brown (Flint, Texas) Ariel Gibilaro (North Branford, Connecticut) LaNola Pritchard (Lehi, Utah) Hye Youn Park (Cupertino, California) Lauren Clamon (Chula Vista, California) Erin Mickelberry (Bothell, Washington) Khatuna Lorig (West Hollywood, California) Heather Koehl (Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin)

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On Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 you will once again be able to see two Olympic Champions share the same stage in Springfield, Missouri as Darrell Pace and John Williams become the 78th and 79th member of the Archery Hall of Fame. They will join Bowhunter, IBO and FITA World Champion, Randy Ulmer and archery promoter, Jack Witt who will be honored posthumously, as part of the AHOF Class of 2015.

Reservations are filling up fast and the attendee list is beginning to look like a Whos Who in the world of archery. Ted Nugent will also be on hand to receive the Dave Staples Golden Award of Merit as well as entertain the crowd with his famous song about legendary Fred Bear. For more information ca the AHOF Office:

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From Explore Archery to JOAD Club: Hoot & Holler Archery March 15, 2016

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Explore Ar­ chery, developed by USA Archery and the Archery Trade Association, is an innovative education pro­ gram focused on introducing beginners of all ages and abilities to the lifelong sport of archery. This introduc­ tory program is a great way to get new archers into the sport, but eventually successfill Explore Archery Programs may want to transition into a Junior Olym­ pic Archery Development (JOAD) or Adult Archery Club. Kathleen and Kenneth, the husband and wife duo behind Hoot & Holler Archery Academy in Boss­ ier City, Louisiana talked to us about why they made the transition to JOAD and how it benefited both their business and the archers. Kathleen shared, “My husband and 1 own an ar­ chery shop, Hoot & Holler Archery, and we’ve had it since 2008.” After several years of developing busi­ ness opportunities through trade shows, coaching, and working at existing camp programs, they decided to start their own archery camp. “We never really thought about having our own

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archery camp let alone an archery club, but when customers kept asking for summer camps, we started looking into it,” Kathleen explained. We were at the Archeiy Trade Show when we learned about the Ex­ plore Archery Program. It appealed to us because of the curriculum it follows, and it looked very fun, and interesting at the same time.” On making the decision to upgrade their pro­ gram to a JOAD club, Kathleen and her husband add­ ed, “after our Explore Archeiy camps, the parents of our campers asked about how their kids can continue coming to archeiy practice and continue training. It was veiy clear to us that there is a need in our com­ munity to have a year round archery training program in place. We started our JOAD club, Hoot & Holler Training Academy, in September 2015.” Transitioning to a USA Archeiy Club permits year-round programming, and opens the door to ex­ panded business opportunities. For the archers, it means more opportunity to practice their skills and eligibility to participate in the Achievement Award Program, virtual tournaments and sanctioned events. “Kenneth was able to contact most of their Ex­ plore Archery campers once we got the JOAD Club started, and many were very excited to be part of the new club. They were very excited to start learning more about archery and improve their shooting skills. We started with about 20 active members,” Kenneth explained. “Currently we have 30 active members and they are competing almost eveiy weekend,” Kenneth com­ mented on the club’s steady growth since its inception last fall. “They just shot a state indoor tournament and did very well, and most importantly they had a great time doing it.” Kathleen and Kenneth encourage other Explore Archery programs to consider making the upgrade too: “You’ll reap the benefit of watching and seeing these kids grow and mature not just in archery, but also in all aspect of their lives. We see their success not just at the range but also academically. We also love seeing their increased confidence level.” For example, Kathleen shared: “One of our members has dyslexia, and my husband started using archeiy scoring to teach him math skills. He got 100 on his math test last week! These are things we prob­ ably wouldn’t have seen had we not transitioned to a year round training program for these kids.” To leant more about how to upgrade your Ex­ plore Archery Program to a JOAD or Adult Archeiy Club, please contact clubs@usarchery.org. U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

SHANGHAI, China - The 2016 Archery World Cup season kicked off today in Shanghai. The World Cup Series is shortened this year to only three events before the Fi­ nal to accommodate the Olympic schedule. In peak form on his Road to Rio, U.S. Olympic Team Trials leader Brady Ellison (Globe, Ari­ zona) qualified first for the recurve men this morning, shooting a com­ petition personal best of 697 - just two points off the world record, but still the third highest score in history. "I had a chance at the 700 but I needed 60 in the last end," Ellison told World Archery. "I had done it three times already but I knew, walking onto the line, that it probably wasn't going to happen. I shot six good shots and walked off the line happy." "To shoot 700 you need to shoot every shot well and have some of your okay ones land in the 10 as well," he added. "You can't go below 58. I had a 55 and a 56 here, but shot 71 shots well - there's probably only one arrow I'd like to have back. It's really tough." Ellison's score, 10 points over anyone else on the field, cou­ pled with USA's 9th seed Zach Garrett (Wellington, Missouri), 672, and 37th seed Jacob Wukie (Fremont, Ohio), 663, gave the U.S. men's trio the top team qual­ ification spot ahead of the Nether­ lands and India. The compound men also had an incredibly strong field in full swing as top qualifier Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands set a new world record with a whop­ ping 717. U.S. men swept the third through fifth seeds finishing with 712 for Alex Wifler (Crete, Illi­ nois) in his Archery World Cup de­ but, 711 for Steve Anderson (Salt Lake City, Utah), and 710 for Reo Wilde (Pocatello, Idaho). Their

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combined total of 2133 raised a five-year standing world record, set by the U.S. in Torino in 2011. "We all pledged in the hotel room to make America great one arrow at a time," joked Anderson to World Archery. "This is a good start. It was a good day. Braden even had a 707," he added on Gellenthien's 11th place qualification score. "The US team over the past years have changed a lot," explained Wilde. "We've gone through a lot of faces but to come out here and break a mark that's stood for five years is cool." Crystal Gauvin (Dayville, Connecticut) led the U.S. com­ pound women, qualifying second with a 705, just three points off of top scorer, Colombia's Sara Lopez. Together with a 691 from Danielle Reynolds (Chandler, Arizona) and a 680 from Dahlia Crook (Pied­ mont, Kansas), the team qualified fourth, just a point behind Germa­ ny in third, leaving them in good place for a medal. The U.S. recurve women are in a tough position this year needing to earn a spot on the podi­ um at the third World Cup in An­ talya, Turkey this June to win their full quota slots for the Rio Games, the pressure is on. Qualifying twelfth, Khatuna Lorig (West Hollywood, California) was the leading scorer for the U.S. recurve women with a 656. Coupled with LaNola Pritchard (Lehi, Utah) and Mackenzie Brown (Flint, Texas), the team scored 1921, placing them 13th in the rankings. Their first match will be against the team from India, led by division high scorer, Deepika Kumari. Qualification was followed by mixed team eliminations through the semifinals. Top qual­ ifiers on the compound field, Wi­ fler and Gauvin were upset in the first match by 16th seed Malaysia. Lorig and Ellison, a longstanding duo with a winning history, swept cleanly through their matches to shoot for gold in the finals this weekend against top seed, Chi­ nese Taipei. G®

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Shoot for the Cure Series 2016 by Roy Villasor MNSA

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SoCal archers and coaches come together to raise funds for the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation endy Whalen remembers the day she received the bad news. Her young niece was diagnosed with Typel Diabetes, a disease which would now dictate her life from here on end. This modern affliction, discovered in the 20,h Century has ever increasing and alarming statistics. However, her niece was not just a statistic, it had now become personal for Wendy. Her niece had begun raising funds for the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Many thoughts entered Wendy’s mind, primary of which was how can she help? What can a simple housewife do? Her mind had been working on a solution for several days and nights. One morning, she woke up with an idea! Unsure, she proposed her idea to the members o f the Santa Fe Trail Archers (SFTA). They loved her idea of organizing a tournament to raise money to find a cure for diabetes. The SFTA general membership is composed of young talented archers under the tutelage of Janet Dykman and Wendy Whalen. An excellent suggestion was made and adopted. The fund-raiser became a JOAD event. While raising social awareness, it would also teach USA and World Archery Rules to neophytes who have yet to shoot their first sanctioned tournament. Here in California, the kids know Wendy as

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“the teaching judge”. While she calls the attention of young archers to the rules, she does it to prepare them for State and National tournaments and the kids are appreciative of her calm demeanor in doing so. SFTAC buckled down to work and have been rewarded with an increasing number of participants in over three years of hosting the Shoot for the Cure: Diabetes. There were 62 archers participating in the kick off event for 2016. This was followed by a field

Wendy Whalen welcomes 62 archers to the 2016 Kick Off event Shoot for the Cure: Diabetes in El Dorado Park, Long Beach hosted by the Santa Fe Trail Archers. U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

archery event Shoot for the Cure: Auto Immune Disease hosted by the Pasadena Roving Archers, whose club is celebrating their 80lh Anniversary this year. South Bay Archery Club Head Coach Byron Burkhardt, a former Navy Corpsman whose last sea duty was aboard the USS Ranger is in support of fund raisers to combat any ailment. On June 4, 2016 SBAC will host Shoot for the Cure: Leukemia on their own picturesque beach head in Rancho Palos Verdes. Come prepared to be captivated by the passing whales or dolphins along the Pacific Coast. Woodley Park Archers will host Shoot for the Cure: Autism on October 1, 2016 in Van Nuys. Last year, WPA raised SI,620 for the Autism Society of Los Angeles. Upon presentation of the check to the Autism Society,

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Forget the podium! In the Shoot for the Cure Series, everyone is a winner. Cadet Recurve winners from L to R: Brennan Long/ South Bay Archery Club, Trenton Cowles/VanguardAr­ chers, Noah Olof/Santa Fe Trail Archery Club.

WPA President Wayne Shaphram and the WPA Board committed to raise even more Rinds this year. On November 5, 2016, Vanguard Archers will host Shoot for the Cure: Cancer inside the spacious Easton Center in the Valley. Its an opportunity for California archers to change gears and train for the State Indoor Championships as pointed out by Vanguard President Emeritus Eva Saletta. Each time Wendy approves an application of a host club, she is elated to see more clubs coming together for a cause. In a nutshell, she likes to promote “kids helping kids” and many are winning against the above diseases not only because of the funds raised but from knowing there are many concerned archers. It is estimated that last year over 200 archers participated in the individual events making up the series. Among them were 25 archers who completed all 4 events in the 2015 series and were duly recognized at the end. When asked her motivation for completing the series, Hannah Gilchrist, a shy freshman from Peninsula High School said that it was fun but important that together with her new friends they had raised funds to find the cure for many. At the kick off event, the JOAD clubs like Santa Fe Trail, South Bay, Orange County, Pasadena Rovers and Vanguard provided the largest number of archers. Participation is not limited to Southern California, the Susan G. Komen, Shoot for the Cure is hosted by the Wilderness JOAD in Sacramento. All across the country, other fund raising shoots are scheduled to provide archers with the opportunity to show we care for others. Active participation can only result in good karma.

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Patriot Archery Comes Out on Top at Indoor Nationals Contributed by Jennifer W. Floyd, MS, ATC-LAT University of the Cumberlands Sports Information Director

Cumberlands men’s and women’s archery team The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Men and Women’s Archery teams were recently in action at the 2016 USCA National Indoor Championships. Scores were first released to teams by their region, but have recently been combined from all competitions for national results. Both teams competed and placed well in comparison to archers from some of the top schools in the nation.

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Alice Buswell (Westborough, MA) won the National Championship, finishing Is' out of 32 archers with 1,120 points Lakin Crum (Ashland, KY) finished 6th with 912 points. Shannon Coleman (Rush, KY) finished 7th with 903 points. Hannah Blevins (Eubank, KY) finished 9lh with 876 points

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Clint Moore (Falmouth, KY) finished in 8lh place out of 42 archers with 1,150 points John Whalen (Booneville, IN) finished in 9'h with 1,149 points. Korey Snyder (London, KY) finished 12lh with 1,143 points.

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Kayla Dowell (Payneville, KY) finished in 2nd place out of 28 competitors with a score of 1,127. Kristen Swords (Ecru, MS) finished 8Ih with 1,113 points. Madeline Brown (Booneville, IN) finished 1 llh with 1,102 points

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the nation out of 66 bowhunters with 1,172 points. Aaron Cook (Stanford, KY) finished in 3rd place with 1,171 points. Jayson Byrd (Goodway, AL) finished 4lh with 1,169 points. Josh Owen (Meadville, MS) finished 7lh with 1,149 points.

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Haley Haygood (Liberty, MS) would win the National Championship in the division, finishing Is' out of 37 competitors with 1,159 points • Courtnie Carr (Frankfort, KY) finished 2nd with 1,153 points. • Nikki Nivison (Lawrenceburg, KY) finished in 7th with 1,108 points. Head UC Archery Coach Kris Strebeck com­ mented, “This was our best overall finish with two individual national champions and 15 shooters in the Top 10 of their respective divisions. I’m extremely proud of how the overall team performed and how all their hard work paid off.” The Patriots will be back in action on April 23rd and 24,h as they travel to Grayson, Kentucky to partic­ ipate in the Outdoor South Regionals. For the latest and most up-to-date information on University of the Cumberlands Athletics, please visit www.cumberlandspatriots.com. Follow us on Twitter - @UC_Patriots, Insta­ gram - @UCPatriots, YouTube - CumberlandsPatriots, and Facebook by searching University of the Cumberlands Athletics. U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

Parrett Joins UC Archery in 2016-17

Madeline Brown “Wes will be a good addition to our team with his experience in the Scholastic 3D program, ” said UC Head Coach Kris Strebeck. ” “He already has a good understanding of what it is like at the next level. ”

Alice Buswell For the latest and most up-to-date information on University of the Cumberlands Athletics, please visit www.cumberlandspatriots. com.

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The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Archery program just wrapped up their indoor season and is now looking ahead to the USIAC Outdoor Nationals. Head Coach Kris Strebeck has already been on the hunt for recruits for the upcoming 2016-2017 season. Coach Strebeck and the Patriots are proud to announce the signing of Wes Parrett for season. Wes hails from Berea, Kentucky and is the son of George and Diane Parrett. He will graduate from Madison Southern High School in May where he is a member of the archery team. Parrett has an average of 14 up and has placed in the Top Ten for regionals, state, and nationals for scholastic indoor. He also has taken multiple wins in Range and Mountain View tournaments. With nine Top Ten finishes in ASA, he has earned two third place finishes, one second place finish, and one first place finish. He has also been ranked in the Top Ten in the scholastic 3D for region, state, and nationals with multiple NASP podium places in region and states. He currently holds a sponsor­ ship by Bo’s Now Shops. When asked about competing at Cumberlands, Parrett states, “I chose to go to Cumberlands because of their nice facilities, great archery program, and the educational programs they have to offer me.”

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Skilled Coaching by M.JRogers

M.J Rogers hat does a coach look for in an archer? How does that coach learn to observe and what are the steps for imple­ mentation of correction or en­ hancement? When you are coach­ ing are you learning to spot things other than an archer’s form? As a coach, learn to watch everything. Just as the archer learns to notice things that affect the arrow; a coach needs to have the capacity to observe beyond the shot. You have to watch such things as; eyes, forehead wrin­ kles, facial expressions, etc. Just like the archer you must practice, more than once or twice a week to become better. Each day you can practice watching skills while shopping, walking, at work, or the person behind the counter tak­ ing your money. Look for and at faces, body gestures, or walking gait. Understand you may not get answers to why unless you have interaction with the person but, I contend, that just observing adds to learning. By making you think or question why you explore your own reasoning. Such as, when did they learn that gait? Are they having a good or bad day? What is making them so happy or sad? If you can have contact, see if you can effect a change or understand the why. 1 realize this sounds off the deep end but if your people reading skills are lacking your coaching skills are wanting. To be a genuine coach, you better be able to affect a conflict. Be able to bolster the success high even though the archer is trying not to get too amped up. Able to deflect

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the failure distraction while keep­ ing the athlete focused on task at hand. The easiest test subject is you. Become your own peo­ ple reader. Work on your daily grind good or bad by understand­ ing what is generating the current emotion within. Mindfulness is the current go to word for this form of evaluation. Whatever you call it, awareness of “you” right now is your coaching subject. You must always be ready and available for study. Reading per­ sonal sensations of happy, mad, upset, confrontational, or reserve all can transition into a coaching

If you are not charging for your services, they will be seen to have no value. proficiency. Life coaches are a booming business, helping people with daily coping skills. For many over the age of 55 that sounds sil­ ly but the generations outside of the boomers grew up into a differ­ ent world. A world of fast mov­ ing space age electronics, video games, limited social interactions, and in the eyes of that generation’s parents, a kinder- gentler life-style. The number of those reaching out to find themselves through a life coach is telling. This has entered into the sport world and because the pendulum swung so far you now see push back from the “par­ ticipation awards”. Coaches need to provide the life/sport deal with it skills that bolster the passion and keeps the ego in check. These are personal coach skills that get little or no play in instruction manuals or general coach conversations. For coaches the challenge becomes a balancing act between

light (real) and heavy (reality). Archery is just a game, recreation, a skill to learn and enjoy while life happens. Archery is also a passion to succeed, winning, and compe­ tition. Becoming the best in the sport brings excitement, and joy. The archer involved in the sport is coming to you for aid as a coach. It is your responsibility to be the coach who provides such.

Becoming a good coach is people skills as much as archery skills. It is also understanding your obligation to provide that service to the archer without want­ ing any personal gain. Financial gain, yes for sure, your services should be valued depending on the environment and the level of service provided. If you are not charging for your services, they will be seen to have no value. With financial obligations on both archer and coach, each has more skin in the game. Just as the archer must study, train, and perfect proficien­ cy; your coaching expertise also needs practice. The vast informa­ tion through written material, vi­ sual aids, CD’s, and webinars are just waiting to be utilized. Vari­ ous organizations, trainers, and experts can provide a wealth of knowledge that will make you a better coach. Finding information about people skills are available from many sources. Most resourc­ es will be outside archery, howev­ er, many crossover easily. The coach’s reward then becomes connecting with archers and being part of the “Ah Ha” moments. Then the students will want more and start coming to you as the source and provider. A coach needs many skills.

Shoot Well, M.J. Rogers U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

IFAA NORTH AMERICAN FIELD ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP (NAFAC 2016) JUNE 18th & 19™ 2016 IN CHINO, CALIFORNIA Oranco Bowmen is located in Southern California on 45 acres. We have two-28 target ranges both marked for Field, Hunter, and Animal.4 across shooting on both ranges. The Valley Range is very flat. The Mountain Range has a lot of ups, downs and side hill shots. Practice butts from 10 to 80 yds in 5 yd increments. We are only 30-60 min. from Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Universal Studios and many more attractions. For more about us go to www.orancobowmen.org

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2016 ASA National Pro/Am Tour Rocks New Location with Record Attendance By April Girvin, arcHER Photos by Joey Girvin

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The crowd anticipates a great shoot down! Here we are...the Is* stop on the 2016 ASA National Pro/ Am Tournament Tour. Welcome to Foley, Alabama! Located just 15 minutes inland of the Gulf of Mexico, the spread out town of Foley seemed to welcome us with open arms! Not only did the ASA staff do an incredible job of setting awesome, yet challenging ranges, they took us to an event site that had plenty to do when we weren’t shooting. Fresh seafood restau­ rants, the white sands of Orange Beach, miniature golf.. .anything you could think of to enjoy with the family. Before we begin the 2016 season together, I would like to take a moment to recognize and show our appreciation for Damon & Laven Newsom of Shrewd Ar­

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chery. For the past few years, they have taken on the exciting task of bringing you great coverage of the ASA National Tournaments. This year (and hopefully many more) we are proud to announce that “ar­ cHER...It’s all about her” will be bringing you the latest and great­ est coverage of the ASA National Tournaments. For those of you who are not familiar with our organization, ar­ cHER was created by Women Pro archers in late 2014. Our mission statement: ArcHER was created with the goal of positively impact­ ing the women’s archery commu­ nity. We are a group of profes­ sional women arcHERs dedicated to promoting and helping women archers in all levels of compe­ tition. We provide a platform to

comment and be inspired by other women in the archery communi­ ty through engagement, encour­ agement and empowerment. It is our goal to give back to other women the tools we have devel­ oped and learn to help women arcHERs to reach the same level of success and happiness that we have gained. ArcHERy is outpassion and we hope to empower other women with our passion and dedication to the sport of archery. “It’s all about HER!” Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @ pro_arcHER or visit our webpage www.womenarchers.com. Back to our regularly sched­ uled event site...Foley, Alabama. The ASA Hoyt Pro/Am Champi­ onship was held at the Graham Creek Nature Preserve. Located U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

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just down the road from the fa­ mous Lambert’s Cafe, Home of Throwed Rolls...just one of only three locations in the U.S. The shoot site was just what we’ve come to expect of a great place chosen by ASA. With a central­ ly located tournament village, housing all of our favorite ven­ dors: TruBall & Axcel, Lancaster Archery Supply, AEP, BCY, Bow Life, arcHER, New Breed and many more. The layout of the site provided an exemplary amount of parking, a much needed asset for the record-breaking 1,900+ regis­ tered shooters. As this enormous wave of tournament archery en­ thusiasts permeated the nature preserve, the traditional sights and sounds of an ASA Pro/Am sur­ rounded us...Limbsaver Known Distance ranges, Realtree Practice Range (composed of 40 3D tar­ gets ranging anywhere from 25-50 yards), the Practice bags, TWO Zebra Bowstrings Team Shoots (one each on Thursday and Fri­ day), and Lancaster Archery “Trey Spencer Memorial Scholarship” Long Shot. The average temperature during the four-day ASA event was an agreeable 66 degrees Fahr­ enheit; clear blue skies with the occasional white, pillowy cloud floating by and the brilliant sun casting its warming rays down on us. The nature preserve ter­ rain was highlighted by palmetto shrubs, flat ground, and scrub oak and low undergrowth. For some of us, this was our first opportuni­ ty to be outside judging 3D targets for this year. Before we plunge into the shoot-down highlights, a quick announcement for the female ama­ teur competitors...At the ASA Fo­ ley event, arcHER “it’s all about HER” was proud to announce that after one full year in existence, we are able to offer contingency! For now, we can only offer winnings to one amateur class per ASA tour­ nament, but with your continued support, we hope to offer more in the future. How will we determine which amateur class will receive

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er honor for the first place winner will be spotlight interview in these articles every month after the ASA events. So, it is my pleasure to an­ nounce our first recipients of the arcHER contingency were from the Women’s Hunter class. In 3rd place, we have Lauren Stacey, 2nd place is Sarah Cooper and the ASA Hoyt Pro/Am Women’s Hunter class champion, Jessica Moore from Triplet, Virginia. 1 contacted Jessica after her win and asked her a few questions...

AG: How long have you been shooting? JM: This is my second year of shooting! I got a late start in life, but once I started, it became an addiction! AG: How did you prepare for the P'ASA of2016? JM: Some practice and a lot of prayer! With the weather, it has been hard to get out and shoot, but 1 was fortunate to get in enough (practice) in some of the local shoots as well as our mini range at home. AG: Is this your first win? JM: Yes, first win at a na­ tional! First podium at a national! I am beyond excited!

A G: Where are you headed next? JM: I’m so excited to say that with the help of some fami­ ly and friends, I will be headed to Texas! It will be a long drive, but I’m excited!

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archery plans? JM: I hope to go as far as I can! Archery is such a fun sport, and the people in it are so awesome! 1 have had some great “coaching” along the way so far, and I hope that someday I will know enough that 1 can do the same for someone else! Congratulations, Jessica! arcHER on!!! And now we have arrived at the Pro Shoot-down!!! ASA announced that in addition to the Men’s Open Pro, Women’s Pro and Senior Pro, the Known 50 (K50) will also be participating in the shoot-downs this year! So, let’s see how the K50 class fared in their first shoot-down... The top fi ve K50 competitors heading into the shoot-down were: Jesse Broadwater - 448/25, Mi­ chael Fryfogle - 446/28, Michael Braden - 446/25, James Malone - 440/25 and Nshan Thompson 440/21. With just eight points sep­ arating Is' and 5th, the shoot-down was sure to be exciting. A couple of 14’s by any of the competitors behind Jesse would surely put a little pressure on him. However, fortunately for Jesse, he was able to keep his lead throughout the shoot-down. With each one of the competitors cashing in on one 14 each, including Jesse, and a few I2’s they definitely fought to the finish. Only two shooters made it to the “6th and final arrow”.. Jesse Broadwater and Michael Braden. Just six points behind Jesse, Mi­ U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

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deen - 377/4. Looks like the top three from 2015’s ASA SOY vy­ ing for the top spots! Kailey was able to keep a solid grip on her lead, however after the first arrow, Cara Kelly and Sharon Carpenter switched spots. After four addi­ tional arrows, four of the ladies competed in the “6th and final ar­ row” and Erika Lundeen finishes in 5lh place. The first shooter in the final arrow is Connie Griffin, sitting in 4lh place, shoots the Mule Deer, scoring an eight. Next up, Cara Kelly, shoots and scores a 10, and secures a 4lh place finish for Connie. Sharon Carpenter shoots the Mule Deer next and scores a

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chael started out with a 14 on the Mule Deer, forcing Jesse to shoot a ten or better for the win. Watch­ ing Jesse draw back on his final ar­ row, he looks cool as a cucumber. If he’s nervous, you can’t see it. Jesse lets his final arrow fly, you hear the arrow smack the foam... it’s a 12! Jesse Broadwater is your K50 Champion. The final scores: Jesse Broadwater - 520/29, Mi­ chael Braden - 516/28, Michael Fryfogle — 494/29, James Malone - 492/27 and Nshan Thompson 492/23. I had a quick interview with Jesse after his win and asked him how he prepared for the first ASA tournament of 2016. He told me that he and his family had recently moved to Sarasota, FL and found a local 3-D club where he could practice. He said that his game plan going into the weekend was “no eights.” Jesse’s last ASA ap­ pearance was in 2012 and Foley is his first ASA win. His plans after this weekend are to continue his final preparations for the NFAA Indoor Nationals. Jesse’s advice to amateur shooters, “Set goals for what you want to achieve...Hard work...Dedication & Time”. The next shoot-down class.. .Women’s Pro. The top five ladies battling for their first win of the 2016 season: Kailey John­ ston - 396/6, Cara Kelly - 390/4, Sharon Carpenter - 389/6, Connie Griffin - 385/5 and Erika Lun-

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Solid win with a crowd pleasing 14! Levi Morgan ticed as much as she’d liked to. She practiced, “Any chance I got!” When asked if she experienced any game changer or felt like she had the win “in the bag”, she said “[I] never feel like it’s over before the final shot”. Good advice! The next time we will see Kailey will be at the ASA Easton Southwest Shootout in Paris, Texas. The Senior Pros were next on the shoot-down stakes. The top five Seniors duking it out for their first win of the season were: Allen Conner - 420/13, Art Brown - 415/14, Tony Tazza - 414/12, Carl Ad­ kins-412/12 and Brian Barley-410/10. Allen Con­ ner looks like he may have the win in his pocket and there’s a tight race for 2nd and 3rd. However, Allen starts off the shoot-down a little shaky with an eight, narrowing his lead over Art to three points. Over the next few arrows, Tony Tazza (making his Senior Pro Rookie debut), chugs along with three 12’s within the five shoot-down shots, taking over 2nd place. Into the “6lh and final arrow,” Allen, Art, Tony and Carl take their last shot at a podium finish. Finishing what he started, Allen Conner pull off a win for the weekend! The final scores: Allen Conner - 484/16, Tony Tazza - 478/15, Art Brown - 477/16, Carl Adkins - 474/14 and Brian Barley-451/10.

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I was able to steal a few minutes with Allen af­ ter his podium pictures, asking how he had prepared for this weekend. He responded, “I’ve seen 20 tar­ gets since August before this weekend.” Impressive! He also told me, on Saturday he had achieved his “all time one day high score.” His game plan going into Sunday’s Round Two was that he played it safe. “Both days [we] were given tough courses. [I] shot for lots of center 10’s and didn’t gamble for 12’s.” Allen believes that his 28 years of knowledge and experience gives him an advantage out on the range. He also shared that as a 3D archer, time spent behind shooting the bow and yardage judging are equally im­ portant. Quality over quantity! The final shoot-down class...Open Pro. With their amazing scores headed into the shoot-down, our final competitors of the weekend were: Levi Morgan - 436/19, Tommy Gomez - 422/14, Chance Beaubouef - 420/14, Justin Bethel - 418/15 and Andy Callaway - 416/13. With a staggering fourteen point lead, Levi Morgan never took his foot off of the gas. It looked as though he only needed to continue to score tens on these final five or six targets to secure a Is' place finish. Doing their best to shrink the gap and catch up with Levi, Tommy Gomez and Andy Call­ away were able to score a couple of 14s, but it just wasn’t enough. When it came time for Levi’s fifth ar­ row, he didn’t even need to shoot! He was far enough ahead of the field that he could have walked away with a miss/blank/no score on his final target. But, it’s not like Levi to just quit or walk away. His final target, the Javelina, he shoots a 14! Crazy, right? The final standings for the Open Pro class: Levi Morgan 492/21, Tommy Gomez-474/15, Chance Beaubouef - 470/16, Andy Callaway - 466/14 and Justin Bethel - 459/16. My final interview of the weekend with Levi Morgan was a quick one...he had other media folk wanting to interview him, as well. I asked him how his mental game was this weekend. He said that he had a lot of confidence throughout the weekend that started with the 1st arrow he shot. “[I’m] shooting better than ever before.” As he continued to enjoy his win for the weekend, he was already looking forward to the following weekend. He told me that he would be leaving Saturday for New Mexico for another tro­ phy toward his Super Slam achievement, a desert bighorn ram. As our interview concluded, his final words were words of advice for amateur shooters. To succeed, you need to “test yourself, push yourself to the limit. Practice uncomfortable situations.” In closing, I would like to congratulate all of the winners this past weekend, both amateurs and Pros. And also, thank you for allowing me and arcHER a little moment of your time so that we can share your 3D experience and advice with the rest of the archery community. I’ll be seeing y’all in Paris, Texas!!! April (pi-via U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

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arcHER Emily Veyna tied for 5"' place in the Women’s Pro Shootdown Howdy y’all!!! Here we are, already the 2nd stop of the 2016 ASA National Pro/Am Tour! The 10'h Annual Southwest Shootout sponsored by Easton was held at Love Civic Center in Paris, Texas from March 31s1 through April 2nd. On March 30,h, Mother Nature decided to play a nasty trick and cut down any extra practice shooters were counting on. The heavens opened up and rain overwhelmed the ranges, ensuring that the weekend’s festivities would be a mud-fest for the record-breaking attendance of 1,600+ registered archers. Rule #1: ALWAYS bring rubber boots to Paris! After the deluge of rain, we were blessed with a warm, 75-degree day for the Scottie Norrell Team Shoot. Amateurs and pros grouped together, discussing yardage and having a great time sharing the reward of a win. The practice range was crowded with a line overflowing with shooters waiting to ascend onto the stakes,

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both short and long distance ranges alike. On Friday, the amateurs competed in the Zebra Twist Team Shoot while the Pros braved their competition ranges. The weather wasn’t quite as nice with a high of 59-degrees, cool breezes and cloudy, dismal skies. March Pro Spotlight arcHER Erika Lundeen stopped by the archer booth on Friday to draw the Women’s amateur class competing for arcHER contingency this weekend. And the winner is...Women’s Open A. So, let’s take a quick trip in my imaginary Delorean to Sunday afternoon. The Women’s Open A winner is Billie Rae Larkins. I caught up with Billie Rae after the confetti and dust settled and asked her a few questions.

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AG: Do you set up your own equipment? BRL: Well to be honest my husband sets up most of my equipment. I just don’t have time and being he works at our pro shop DanD-Ridge Outfitters it’s just easier for him to do it for me. This year I changed to the Darton Executive. It shoots effortlessly for me. I swapped arrows from Triple Xs to X cutters. 1 added over all weight to my bow. I like having a heavy bow. It just holds good for me. I also [stiffened] up my release to help me execute my shot more consistently. Great job, Billie Rae! arcHER on! Now, let’s recharge the flux capacitor and speed back to Saturday afternoon and the Pro

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archery are to win out of the Women’s Open A division and go to Women’s Pro. That has always been a goal of mine since I was a little girl. I also have a goal of winning rookie of the year once I do go pro, along with shooting better than the last shoot. Even if it’s just making better shots!

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Pressure Point Shootdown! Here in Texas, it’s ladies first! The Women’s Pro top five finalists heading into the shootdown are: 2015 ASA SOY, Cara Kelly 399/7; 5-Time Paris Champion. Sharon Carpenter - 393/7; 2016 Foley Champion, Kailey Johnston - 382/5; 2nd year Women’s Pro, Robin Green - 381/8; and tied in 5lh place, Mathews teammates, Connie Griffin and Emily Veyna 373/6. It looks like Cara is going to have to stand her ground to hold on to her lead, while Connie and Emily are going to need to jump out of the gate firing to catch her! Through the first four targets, Cara plugged away at those tens, trying to hold on to

her lead. Connie tried to close the gap with a 12 on the Chamois, and then Emily followed with a 14 on the same target. Robin Green worked to stay competitive in the not-so-friendly wind that seems to be present every year in Texas. She finished her run with a 12 on the brown bear. The 7'h and final arrow came down to Sharon and Cara. A 7lh stake was added and the ladies re-judged the brown bear. Ten points separating Sharon and Cara...Sharon shoots first and scores a 10! Momentarily, the two are tied...all Cara has to do is hit the target for the win! Cara takes aim and looses an arrow...a slight little push from the Texas wind, and she pounds foam with

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a 5 in the shoulder! The final results: Cara Kelly - 464/7, Sharon Carpenter - 459/7, Kailey Johnston - 436/5, Robin Green - 432/9, Emily Veyna - 432/7, and Connie Griffin - 423/7. Way to brave the wind, ladies!!! Catching up with Cara after her win here in Texas, I asked her about her prep for this tournament. She gave a shout out to her “hubs”, Jason, who sets their range every night the weather is decent in Michigan and practices with her 2-3 times per week. This is Cara’s Is' Paris, Texas win! The buckle has

eluded her in previous years, finishing 2nd or 3rd, until now. She’s heading to the 1B0 Spring Nationals after she recovers from this weekend’s festivities. Her advice to “up and comers’, “[We] can get so focused on good shots and judging yardage, be sure to focus on your mental game, too!” Next up...Known 50! And your competitors in the running are: David Houser - 454/27, Jake Kreck - 452/27, David Cousins - 450/28, Richard Bowen 448/27 and Sam Wolthius - 448/27. Even after a first day record of 232/16, David Houser has little room to spare to clench a win this weekend! Only six points separates Is1 and 5,h...this could be a potential nail­ biter. .. After the first arrow is flung, Jake hits a 12 on the Blesbok to tie David at 464. Next arrow, David keeps it solid with a 10, but Jake takes a 12 on the Coyote and pulls ahead by two points. The two points puts a little bit of pressure on David and he tries for a 14, but the wind snuck in and blew his arrow into the 8 on the Coyote, while Jake continues on his 12 streak on the Brown Bear. Jake pretty much cinches the win with two more 12’s. Final standings for K50: Jake Kreck - 520/32, David Houser - 514/28, Richard Bowen - 512/30, Sam Wolthius - 512/39 and David Cousins - 492/29. Nice shooting, gentlemen! Texas is Jake’s Is' competition in the K50 class and also marks his Is' win at the national level. We discussed how his weekend progressed; he said he felt more relaxed in the known class. “Don’t worry about what anybody else is doing,” he advised me of his strategy. He also said he would be practicing as much as he can between now and the Augusta, Georgia Pro/ Am; it’s a little more difficult than one would think with an infant at home! Senior Pros...let’s see what you’ve got!!! Our final five shooters going into the shootdown for our “50 and over” pros are: Art Brown - 422/15, Tony Tazza - 419/16, Clayton Gingerich - 413/12, Eddie Ray - 412/13 and Tipton Cook — 411/10. The wind isn’t prejudice, no matter what the age of the shooters! It’s still pushing their bows all over the targets... After the first arrow, Tipton hits a twelve to move him into a tie with Clayton at 423. A couple of fives over the

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shootdown with a 12, attempting to broaden his lead over his competitors. Danny answers with a 12 on the Mule Deer, another 12 on the Coyote to tie Tim in Is'place. Danny scores another 12 on the Brown Bear, while Tim takes aim at a 14, but it’s just out for an 8. A four point swing in Danny’s favor to push him into the lead. Tommy tries to close the gap with a 14 on the Chamois, but it’s not quite enough yet. Down to the “6"’ and final” arrow on the Hill Country Deer, Tommy shoots another 14 still trying for a top three finish. Tim shoots an 8, wanting a 14, giving Danny the opportunity for a “ten to win”. And he’s got it! Awesome shooting! Danny Evans is currently in his 1 llh year shooting as an Open Pro. This is his first ASA win! We’ve definitely seen a lot of firsts this weekend! Danny switched bow companies this year...after several years shooting for Hoyt, he is now shooting for Mathews and loves his Halon X. He said, “[It] shoots better than any other bow I’ve ever shot...especially under pressure.” Looks as though it suits you, Danny! Danny was overcome with emotion after his final shot. I asked him how he felt. “Unexplainable. I just wanted to sit down and cry.” Danny managed the course well this weekend. He told me that he shot pretty aggressively at the 12’s on Friday, but on Saturday he stayed more conservative; watching the live scoring, he wanted to make sure he stayed in the 10ring to make it to the shootdown. Congratulations, Danny on all of your hard work! One last thing, if you readers will humor me, I’d like to take a moment to thank my husband, Joey (our honorary arcHER photographer), for his support and help taking the hundreds of photos that he takes at each of the shootdowns, and his patience with me and my OCD! © Well, that’s all for now.. .we’ll be seeing you in Augusta, Geoigia next!!! Thanks for tuning in!!

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next couple of targets, due to the wind adjustment; Art still leading after three targets with one point difference between him and Tony, with 452 and 451, respectively. Tony pulls ahead of Art with a 10 on the Chamois, as Art shot an 8 on the Brown Bear; all the while Tipton has climbed the ladder from 5lh to 3rd. The 6th and final arrow comes down to Tipton, Tony and Art. Tipton is up first...he shoots a 14 on the Hill Country Deer, putting a little bit of pressure on Art and Tony. Art answers with a 12, forcing Tony to shoot for a 12 to clench the win...and he shoots a 10! The final standings for the Senior Pros: Art Brown - 482/17, Tony Tazza -481/17, Tipton Cook - 477/12, Clayton Gingerich — 458/12 and Eddie Ray - 452/13. Way to show us how it’s done!!! Art Brown, no stranger to the podium, took a moment to talk with me. This was also his first Texas win!!! Not a lot of repeat buckle winners this weekend! We chatted about Art’s practice regimen...he told me that once the 3D season starts, he doesn’t get too much practice in between tournaments. He’s constantly on the road in his gorgeous RV, repairing and delivering targets on his way to the next tournament. He gets the majority of his practice, including an incredible amount of judging, from December through February. He looks at approximately 4,000 targets, which works out to six different ranges per week. Wow! Art’s recommendations to anyone getting started out in archery, “Get the proper equipment. Shoot with people who are better than you and know what they’re doing. Learn how to play the game!” Great advice, Art! And last, but not least, Open Pros... with only three points separating Is' from 5,h! Let’s get this party started! And five Open Pros participating in the shootdown are: Tim Gillingham - 422/17, Danny Evans - 422/16, Nathan Brooks - 420/13, Tommy Gomez - 420/12, and Jack Wallace - 419/17. Tim starts the

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How To Use Goal Setting Effectively by Rick McKinney, President of Carbon Tech Arrows and U.S. Representative for Win & Win Archery oal Setting: a definition: “Attaining a specific standard of proficiency on a task, usually within a specified time. ...more specific and ambitious goals lead to more performance improve­ ment than easy or general goals. As long as the person accepts the goal, has the ability to attain it, and does not have conflicting goals, there is a positive linear relationship between goal difficulty and task perfor­ Rick mance." (Locke et al, 1981) One of the most important reasons you should set goals is that they are a motivator. You set out to I accomplish it? Yes, I did. In the 8"' grade, I made accomplish something and then you go after it with a that specific Ultimate Goal. I had been shooting for determination like no other. I find it fiin to watch an about 4 years (rather poorly at that). They had just archer who virtually becomes so focused on the task announced that archery was going to be in the Olym­ of training that everything else is lost or out of focus. pics. 1 decided that was my goal and it took 8 years But how do you reach this level? How do you set a to reach that goal. The one thing I noticed when I set plan to go forward? Should you write things down or that goal was that my attitude changed and my focus keep them in your head? How do you prove you have became much clearer. Thus, I set out on a journey an ability to reach your ultimate goal? How do you that was exciting, frustrating, thrilling, aggravating, start? There are lots of questions and and fun! many possible answers. Let’s take it The ultimate goal is Once you have chosen an ulti­ from the beginning. the one we all should mate goal, then you need to figure out Many people have goals and how to get there. Since I was a poor be choosing. many achieve them without much shooter and coaches were very limit­ knowledge in goal setting. This ed, I started shooting more each day could be due to their upbringing and examples by and having dad and some club members help me by role models, mentors and friends. However, being cleaning up my form. We started working on specific organized is something that is becoming more and items to fix, such as my draw length, coming through more important as you progress to various levels of the clicker, bow arm, bow hand and many, many more accomplishment. Most elite athletes have time man­ items (one item at a time). These fixes are what I con­ agement issues due to all of the demands on them. sidered to be the stepping stone goals. Or what many Not only, do they have to train, they have to travel for experts in the psychological coaching world would the competition, they have to compete, they have to call short-term goals. These goals connect present give presentations, promotions, and other activities to ability to your long-term goals, which are your ulti­ sustain their financial demands in order to fulfill their mate or dream goals. ultimate goal. Thus, organizing your goals and a plan Learning form is one of the most challenging on how to achieve them is very important. Not only items you will deal with in the beginning. Each piece organizing them but, writing them down so you can of your form must be worked on and then blended read them over and over again. You may even need into one fluid motion to become one perfect shot ex­ to make adjustments as you progress, which is not a ecution. Thus, as you begin, you may need to fix the bad thing. Sometimes you will achieve certain goals draw length, then with some effort, the release, the quickly, while others may take some time and some bow hand, the anchor, ....well, you get what 1 am adjustments to form, attitude, or other areas that will saying about form. In order to improve it, you have help you get to where you want to go. I have found many items at your disposal. You have a parent or a that there is no time limit to your goals. It is more of friend or a coach who can film you with your phone a journey you will be taking and hopefully, you will or other means and then you review it immediately. enjoy it as much as I have. This gives you instant feedback in order to work and The ultimate goal is the one we all should be fix the form until it gives you the consistency you are choosing. It might be to make the Olympic Team. looking for. It might be to become the champion 3D archer. It Just remember that these short-term goals are might be National Champion or World Champion. It the key to your success in achieving your long-term could be just to be a state champion. It doesn’t really goal. You must focus on the “baby steps”. One of matter what your ultimate goal is, just as long as you the big challenges as an athlete is that we focus on the have one. Mine was to make an Olympic Team. Did long-term goals rather than the short-term goals. This

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Let’s talk about performance-goals compared to outcome-goals. An outcome is win or lose. The weather and the performance of your competitor affect your outcome. Thus, these outcome-goals are really something you cannot control, thus more meaningless. Performance-goals are goals that you can control. This may be something similar to focus­ ing on follow-through. Your goal would be “I will follow-through on 90% of my shots today. Thus, you will need to keep track of them and focus on the follow-through. Although it may seem a bit sil­ ly, it gives you the focus, determination and keeps you from worrying about things you cannot control. These performance-goals can help more so than virtu­ ally anything else while competing. One thing I used to do is choose one of my weaknesses. Let’s say it was my bow ami. It might drift right or down while I shoot the shot. Thus, I would say that my focus would be to keep my bow arm strong during the shot; move it straight to the target. Thus, my focus would be to do just that. The outcome will be better shots,

on each arrow without having to worry about fletching contact as the arrow leaves the bow. Another benefit to helical fletching is the increase in accuracy at longer distances. The helical fletch job will help correct for small mistakes made in shooting form, shot execution and equipment setup. One of the questions that I get asked the most is how much helical do I fletch my arrows with. Depending on what I intend to use the arrow for determines my answer. Most of the time I will fletch a few arrows with varying amounts of helical and test them.

This is one of the best features of the VMP. I can fletch a few arrows with a 2 degree helical, and then I can fletch a few with a 3 degree helical setting. Knowing that I can replicate that same fletch job without guessing again and again. The biggest tip that I can give any archer wanting to improve their accuracy, knowledge or equipment setup. Begin fletching and building your own arrows so you can better learn your equipment and how it works. The VMP is one of the most important tools I have to help make my equipment perform the absolute best it can.

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higher scores and probably a win. So, in order to achieve your out­ come, you need to focus on your performance-goal. Setting goals for practice and competition will probably be different. And yes, you need to set goals each time you go out to practice. They may be something as simple as “1 plan to shoot 200 arrows up close for strength train­ ing.” Or, it might be “I plan on tuning my bow for best grouping.” These type of goals are simple and yet effective. Most athletes don’t even think about setting goals while practicing, thus creating boredom, potential slump and lack of focus. I f you choose something to work on, you have a game plan and it keeps you motivated and you accomplish something while you are working on it. The com­ petition goals may be similar, but more on form or attitude during the event. We already know you want to win. In order to win, you must have goals to work on while

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competing. The focus on back tension or the focus on breathing or whatever else that might be your weakness is a good place to be so it can become your strength. Set positive goals, not nega­ tive. Essentially, if you are drop­ ping your bow arm, you state that you will focus on keeping your bow arm up during the shot. If you collapse, then you focus on follow through. Turn your nega­ tives into positives. At the end of an event (practice or tournament), you need to analyze what you did right and what you did wrong. Figure out what needs to be fixed and set your goals on fixing it. The process. Write down these goals and discuss them with your partner (spouse, parent, coach, etc.). It might be good to even record the discussion so it can be played during moments of “forgetfulness.” Staying focused on your goals and adjusting them should be a common plan for your training and competition. 1 know it takes a bit of time to do this, but it is the quickest way to success. Finally, here is a list of common problems that need to be ad­ dressed with goal setting. 1. Setting too many goals. You probably will in the beginning, but when you do this a few times, you will eventually figure out what you need to focus on and how many goals you can handle. Remember, these are the short-term goals. The long-term goals or even ultimate goals should keep you aware of why you are doing this.

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Coaches should recognize that each athlete is differ­ ent. Thus, do not use a cookie cutter approach. Failure to recognize the individual differences is something to look out for.

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Setting too general of goals. Be specific and take the “baby-step” approach.

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Failure to modify unreal­

istic goals. When you get sick or something gets in the way that is out of your control, step back and re-analyze and adjust ac­ cordingly.

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Not setting performance goals. Unfortunately, most athletes focus on outcome goals instead of performance goals. Thus, they are more like a ship without a rudder (wonder­ ing aimlessly whichever the wind will take them). You must focus on per­ formance goals during the competition in order to achieve an outcome goal.

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Failure to set and create a supportive goal setting atmosphere. Goal setting is a team effort. Talking it over with someone helps you stay focused and keeps both you and the coach/mentor/parent/ spouse/friend on track to keep climbing the stepping stone goals to achieve the ultimate goal.

Goal setting should be just one of your tools to use to accom­ plish your outcome. Thus, learn, experiment, adjust, and eventually your plan will be mapped out to help you achieve the success you are seeking.

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By B. Howard Coffey

2 Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. ”

As the 3D season begins for another year, the Archery in the School Program has ended for this season. I wrote a few months ago about a young lady, Selena Elder, from the small town of Fancy Farm in Graves County, Kentucky, shooting her first state meet. I want to concentrate on a few schools around my area and the youngsters who participate in the program for the year. One young man who shoots for Graves County High School finished first in the state last year and for a couple years prior. He is an outstanding shooter. I saw him on Kentucky Afield bow fishing below Barkley Dam a few weeks ago. He can shoot a bow. 1 would like to introduce him to U. S. Archer. Can Dustin compete at the next level? Only time will tell for sure, but 1 believe that he can. The team that Selena Elder shoots for, Graves County Middle

School, is truly looking forward to returning to Louisville next spring. As a team and as individuals, the team members learned to win last year. They are excited about the new season beginning in September. I think it will be fun to follow their progress this year. As a former school personnel, I know the value of student participation in sports and clubs in their schools. As a member of a team, the students learn lessons for life. Individual scores are truly important, but it is the team that has to win in order for all to get to participate at a higher level of competition.

This is a whole new venue from my usual articles, but one in which I am excited about. Who knows where this will take us. I know the growth of our sport lies in the hands of the youth of today. Without them our sport will find itself dwindling slowly down the path towards finality. If you know a youngster who would be of interest to the U. S. Archery audience, send me an email of him/her. You can email me at fish4days@gmail.com. God bless, and always shoot straight with your bow and with life.

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Archery in the Schools - New Season by B. Howard Coffey

Archery in the Schools - New Season

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NASP® Academic Archer Program Concludes with over 8500 students enrolled! US and International response from educators and coaches to NASP®’s new Academic Archer pro­ gram has been outstanding! Registration conclud­ ed for the 2015/2016 school year on April 30'h with 8,517 students enrolled into the program. Educators from 38 US states and two Canadian Provinces imple­ mented the NASP® Academic Archer Program with their students. Using the existing pool of registered Academic Archers that will compete in the upcoming national tournament, NASP® will soon name the first ever NASP® All-Academic Archer}' Team. Dr. Tommy Floyd. Vice President of NASP® said, “We will soon identify the top 24 boys and girls who were registered as AA and who shot at the US or Canadian Nationals. To qualify for the AA Team we will go through the National tournament standings and match top scores with AA enrollees. It is our hope, that the competi­

tive nature of some of the teachers and coaches, will result in students who on the cusp of being stand-out students or archers, will be encouraged to get over the hump to make the team next year.” Recently, NASP® conducted a random com­ puter drawing and selected ten students names from among registered AAs. Each of these young people won a new Genesis Bow and custom Easton AA Ar­ rows! Due to a generous sponsor who purchased the bows, and Easton Archery for donating the arrows, these ten lucky Academic Archers will soon be re­ ceiving their new equipment. This year’s Genesis Bow and Easton Arrow Winners were from KY, SC, GA, IL, TN, IA, OK, AK, and MI. NASP® President Roy Grimes reminded ev­ eryone, “We will launch the Academic Archer pro­ gram in early September for the 2016/2017 school year. We hope that every NASP® jurisdiction will enroll students in AA. We’d like to see the number top 50,000 students next year. It is our intention to in­ creasingly send the strongest message possible, about how teaching archery as part of the school curricu­ lum, is important to the mission of educators. As I’ve stated before, the more we emphasize in-school ar­ chery as an extension of the classroom, the more that educators can use it, as a motivational tool to reach more students! For more information on beginning the Aca­ demic Archer in your school: Please visit the AA Toolkit Or Contact Dr. Tommy Floyd at: tommy.fioyd@ naspschools.org

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The National Archery in the Schools Program Announces the 2016 Finalists for the On Target for Life Awards and Recognition Program.

The National Archery in the Schools Program Announces the 2016 Finalists for the On Target for Life Awards and Recognition Program. The OTFLA program is intended to recognize and celebrate the many instances where in-school archery, and the peo­ ple involved with it, are positively impacting the lives of 2.23 million NASP® student archers each year. To see a listing of the 2016 OTFLA finalists go to: http:// naspschools.org/news/ Since its inception in 2002, NASP® has con­ tinued to hear powerful examples of how in-school archery has positively impacted the lives of students and adults. The OTFLA program is intended to cap­ ture examples of the “best” of what NASP® is doing in 47 states and 11 jurisdictions with both team and individual awards. In November of 2015, National NASP® lead­ ership and a group of NASP® educators/coaches and students met to discuss ways to further enhance the 15 year old program. A system of recognitions and awards to capture the many “positives” that go on be­ hind the scenes of NASP® was recommended. As a result, the following awards and recognitions will be recognized at the 2016 National NASP® tournament: The Community Service Award is intended to recognize outstanding service to a community from a NASP® team or class. The finalists for 2016 include:

Cordova Elementary School - Cordova, AL Elkview Middle School - Elkview, WV Haughton Middle School - Haughton, LA

The Bullseye Award is an individual award for a NASP® Student that has made notable positive strides in academic performance and behavior through their involvement with the program. The 2016 final­ ists include: Zach Hoffmire - The Brompton School - Kenosha, WI Emily Dawson - Paul Laurence Dunbar High School - Lexington, KY

The Courage Award is an individualaward for a NASP® student that has overcome a major life event or disability, yet continues to inspire others through their participation in NASP®. The 2016 fi­ nalists include:

Emily Dawson - Paul Laurence Dunbar High School - Lexington, KY Noah Kidwell - Anderson County Middle School — Lawrenceburg, KY Trenton Clauss - Trinitas Study Center - Grove City, PA The Outstanding Alumni Award is an indi­ vidual award for a former NASP® graduate that ex­ perienced the positives of NASP®, and now contin­ ues to give back to their former school or team. The 2016 finalists include:

Cameron Peyton - Anderson County High School - Lawrenceburg, KY Carolyn Free - Easton School - Easton, WA Coach of the Year Award is an individual award for a NASP® educator/coach. The nominee must have a proven history of making an overwhelm­ ing positive difference in the lives of participating NASP® students. The 2016 nominees include:

Melanie Coultas - Buckhorn Middle and High School - New Market, AL Tom Patterson - Trigg County High School - Cadiz, KY John Woodson - Peterstown Middle School - Peterstown, WV NASP® will announce the winners at the awards ceremony immediately following the 2016 National Tournament. For additional information, please contact Dr.Tommy Floyd at: tommy.floyd@naspschools.org

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Piece of

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Think about the title question. If you do not have the answer, a clue would be that too often it is the least utilized piece of equipment during a competition. We’ll come back to this later, but for now let’s examine what you do in practice compared to your performance in a tournament. To produce well when competing, you need to replicate what you do on the practice field. For many archers, there is a wide range between the scores in those two types of settings. To narrow this gap, examine how you are operating in both situations and identify the differences. Often it seems much easier to execute good form in practice because it isn’t such a big deal if you miss a shot. You are more relaxed and shoot better overall. Examine your form during practice. Does your bow arm maintain steady pressure at the target and finish in the same place on every shot? Does the release hand maintain back pressure and finish in an identical position? Do you execute each shot with the same rhythm? Do you let the pin float, trust your form, and shoot a strong shot? Answer each of these questions as you compare your performance in practice to what you do in a tournament. If the results vary, you have identified areas that need to be addressed. Why do most archers shoot with less success in competition than in practice? The root cause for this problem is based in their thinking. Do the same thoughts go through your mind during practice as they do in a tournament? In an important event, do you worry

about score, try to fine-tune your aiming, or get nervous and see sight movement? You experience these adverse effects because your thinking changes. How do you correct the problem? You’ll need to program your mind to have the same thoughts in both situations. Shoot from the conscious mind. Program your mind and muscles to work together as a unit by following a simple shot sequence. A typical series might use these steps: 1) relax your shoulders and release hand when you come to full draw; 2) let the pin float; 3) pull the bow apart and shoot a strong shot. Thinking and following an exact shot sequence will minimize apprehensive thoughts that can erode effective form. In practice do you place much importance on score? Do you increase it in tournaments? Such a change in your focus usually causes a detrimental effect on your performance. During training start giving each shot more value and in competition reduce the importance of each arrow. Then strive to have the value of both shots “meet in the middle” so that your thinking will be the same and your performance can improve. Reflect on the previous questions that have been posed as you evaluate your shooting program. Now consider one last query: What is your most important piece of archery equipment? [More of Terry’s shooting tips are in his new book, Archery: Think and Shoot Like a Champion, which can be found at wunderlearchery.com.] U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

(L to R) Apollo High School - 3'd, Boyd County High School -1*', Daviess County High School - 2nd

Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Holds First Indoor National Championships Louisville, KY - The International Convention Center in Louisville. Kentucky was host to the first S3DA Indoor National Championship held on Friday, March 18th in conjunction with the NFAA Indoor National Championships. The inaugural S3DA event saw 6 states represented with over 152 archers. “I can’t say enough how much I appreciate all of the effort from the many people involved in putting this event together," says Michael Lundeen, National Director for S3DA. “It was an exciting event with all of the elements that a National Championship should have, right down to a one-arrow shoot off to determine the 15-18 Male Open winner. We've learned a lot and cannot wait to see what next year’s event brings.” 8-11 Female Pins: 1s' - Taylor Clevenger - 148 / 12x 2nd - Alexis Meyers -138 / 6x 3rd - Ashlyn McDonald - 137 / 4x

(L to R) Michael Lundeen, Alexis Meyers and Taylor Clevenger

(L to R) Michael Lundeen, Sydney Sullenberger and AlexisHall

(L to R) Michael Lundeen. Isabelle Harrison and Scott Starnes

(L to R) Michael Lundeen, Tyce Beehn, Kent Wethington and Bently Boils

(L to R) Michael Lundeen. Isabelle Harrison and Scott Starnes

(L to R) Michael Lundeen. Wade Harrison and Scott Starnes

8-11 Female Open: 181 Sydney Sullenberger - 150/ 20x 2nd - Alexis Hall - 115 /4x 8-11 Traditional: 1SI - Isabelle Harrison - 92 / 3x

8-11 Male Pins: 181 - Kent Wethington - 150/ 29x 2nd - Tyce Beehn - 150/25x 3rd- Bently Boils - 150/21 x 8-11 Male Open: 181 - Chase Morris - 149 /16x 8-11 Male Traditional: 1st - Wade Harrison - 90 / 1x

12-14 Female Pins: 181 - Brianna Shafner - 140 / 7x 2nd - Ragan Shelton - 138/5x 3rd - Taylor Adkisson -130 / 3x

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12-14 Female Open: 1st - Margaret Gilliam -150 / 21 x 2nd - Natalie Brockman - 136 /11x 3rd - Mallory Hendrickson - 98 / 1x

12-14 Female Traditional: 1S1-Shelby Bell - 37 2nd - Emma Lamb - 31 12-14 Male Pins: 1st - Dakota Morrow - 147 / 13x 2nd - Seth Gayler -146/ 15x 3rd-CJ Jones - 146/12x

(L to R) Natalie Brockman, Margaret Gillum, Mallory Hendrickson and Michael Lundeen

(L to R) Michael Lundeen, Seth Gaylor, Dakota Morrow and CJ Jones

(L to R) Michael Lundeen. Austin Hall, Tanner Barker and Weston Stamps

(L to R) Michael Lundeen. Meg Curtis, Ashley Greenwood and McKensie Millay

(L to R) Michael Lundeen. Skylar Reed. Cody Adkins and Taylor Bell

(L to R) Michael Lundeen, Joshua Isenhotf. Brady Hempen and Cameron Henley

12-14 Male Open 1S1 - Tanner Barker- 149 / 19x 2nd-Austin Hall - 145/ 12x 3,d - Weston Stamps - 141 / 8x 12-14 Male Traditional: 1st - Marshall Anderson, 43 15-18 Female Pins: 1st - Ashley Greenwood - 147 / 23x 2nd - McKensie Milay - 147 /13x 3rd-Meg Curtis-141 /12x 15-18 Female Open: 1st - Krystal McGhee - 145 / 12x 15-18 Female Olympic Recurve: 1st - Avery Enroth - 78 / 1x

15-18 Female Traditional: 1st - Ciara Stockton -122 / 4x 15-18 Male Pins: 1s'-Cody Adkins - 149/17x 2nd-Taylor Bell - 147/17x 3rd - Skylar Reed - 147/16X

15-18 Male Open: 1st - Brady Hempen - 150 / 29x 2nd - Cameron Henley - 150/ 29x 3rd - Joshua Isenhotf - 150 / 28x 15-18 Male Olympic Recurve: 1S1 - Caleb Lundeen - 133 / 7x 15-18 Male Traditional: 1st - Tyler Younger - 100/ 32x

Team Results: (L to R) Michael Lundeen and Avery Enroth 1st - Elementary: Attica Ramblers 1st - Middle School: College View Middle School 1S1 - High School: Boyd County High School 2nd - High School: Daviess County High School 3,d - High School: Apollo High School

(L to R) Michael Lundeen and Caleb Lundeen

Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12. For more information on S3DA membership go to: WWW.S3DA.ORG or email: S3D_Archery@gmalLcom Check out S3DA on Facebook

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Candid shots from the first S3DA Indoor Nationals

Students listening to the instructions for the tournament

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One of the young ladies shooting in the shoot off to determine her place in the finals

Coach Scott Starnes witnesses Skylar Reed’s robinhooded arrows

S3 DA executive director Jennie Richardson witnesses a robin­ hood during the competition

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Over 100 registered shooters and over $300,000 worth of college scholarships awards, created excitement at the 2016 Kentucky Indoor State Championships

Kentucky Sets Attendance Record at Nations Second Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Indoor State Championship Louisville, KY - March 5, 2016 - In conjunction with the NFAA, the Kentucky S3DA program set an attendance record with 105 shooters at the nation’s second Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Indoor State Championship. The location of this record­ breaking event was the brand new Western Kentucky Archery Complex in Madisonville, KY. S3DA indoor rules directly match those of the NFAA, with one exception, S3DA shoots a round of 150 instead of 300. The event boasted many positive outcomes, including more than $300,000 in college scholarships awarded to the top high school competitors by various colleges across the state. Colleges included Kentucky Christian University, Union College, and the University of the Cumberlands. Coaches, students, and parents were shocked with the large amount of money being handed out. “The scholarship opportunities awarded to S3DA Archers by colleges in Kentucky are tremendous,” said S3DA parent Stacy Gross. “They give S3DA students that may have never been able to consider attending college, the opportunity to not only think about college but attend. The college scholarships awarded also provide our already college bound S3DA students an opportunity to attend colleges that they may have not been able to consider due to the cost. Overall, the most amazing thing about the scholarships awarded to S3DA Students is that they are awarded a scholarship by simply doing something they love.”

Kentucky State Coordinator, Chris McDonald, was very pleased with the outcome of the tournament. “The Western Kentucky Archery Complex is an incredible facility and we really appreciate them allowing us to hold the Kentucky S3DA Indoor State Championship there. I am amazed at the level of participation we have experienced for our first indoor season. It is exciting to be able to offer another discipline of archery to students and help grow our sport. Colleges are recruiting our students to continue their archery career at the collegiate level is a testament to the value that S3DA provides to its participants.” Middle School 2016 State Champions - College View Middle School High School 2016 State Champions - Boyd County High School 15-18 Male Traditional - Jeffery Ross, 120 3X

8-11 Female Traditional - Hannah McKinsey 85 2X

15-18 Female Pins - 1s', Hallie French, 14414X 2nd, Meg Curtis, 142 7X 3rd, McKensie Millay, 137 5X

15-18 Male Pins - 1Bryant Rakes, 150 20X 2nd, Taylor Bell, 148 18X 3rd, Lucas Gillespie, 146 12X

12-14 Female Pins - 1st, Ragan Shelton, 130 9X 2nd, Marissa Stanley, 114 2X 3rd, Haley Cirrincone, 88 2X

12-14 Male Pins - Is', Elliott Cross, 147 19X 2nd, Brady Huckelberry, 144 15X 3rd, Dakota Morrow, 144 14X

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8-11 Female Pins - 1st, Ashlyn McDonald, 129 3X 2nd, Shayde Lawless, 128 8X

8-11 Male Pins-1st, Kent Wethington, 150 28X 2nd, Tyce Beehn, 150, 25X 3rd, Brayden Upchurch, 149 18X

15-18 Female Open - 1st, Bethany Gross, 148 17X

15-18 Male Open - 1s’, Kameron Henley, 150 27X 2nd, Jimmy Gibson, 150 27X 3rd, Brandon Whitt, 150 27X

12-14 Female Open - 1st, Natalie Brockman, 144 14X

12-14 Male Open - 1st, Brady Hempen, 150 28X 2nd, Tanner Barker, 148 23X 3rd, Jackson Vanderpool, 132 10X

8-11 Male Open - 1s', Chase Morris, 144 16X Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12.

Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Names David Merritt As Virginia State Coordinator Louisville, KY - Scholastic 3-D Archery is proud to announce David Merritt as the new S3DA Virginia State Coordinator. As the State Coordinator, David will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in Virginia, including tournaments, training and dividing the state into regions that will allow S3DA participants multiple monthly competition venues as close as possible to their home location. Dan will also recruit and hire Regional Coordinators to oversee and manage these individual regions.

David was introduced to archery at the age of 7 in Virginia Beach, VA., and quickly began bowhunting for small game in the eastern part of the state. Armed with a Ben Pearson recurve and a quiver full of Flu-Flus, David would spend hours chasing rabbits, ducks and doves. After migrating west, he developed a passion for bowhunting turkey, whitetail and chasing big game. “As a lifetime archer. I feel that this powerful and sometimes demanding activity can positively change lives,” says David Merritt, new S3DA Virginia State Coordinator. “It has been my personal goal to share archery and bowhunting with as many persons as possible for the past 15 years and I believe that the efforts of Scholastic 3-D Archery provide amazing opportunities to help many young people explore archery. As a lifetime leisure activity, archery is truly different and very special. Everybody gets to play!

For most of David’s career he has been an outdoor/experiential educator which has allowed him to visit many wilderness areas across the U.S., focusing primarily on the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Florida. Currently retired, Merritt is looking forward to the final chapter of his career, operating Spring Lake Archery Supply and Spring Lake Archery Park. The park David Merritt, New Virginia State Coordinator for is located on his farm in Bedford County Virginia where he resides with his wife Scholastic 3-D Archery Jennifer and their three sons. His oldest son, Archer, is pursuing a career in professional archery. David enjoys shooting 3-D tournaments at the local, state and national levels and big game hunting. His current passion is backcountry bowhunting for bear and whitetail deer. "Archery has been a part of David’s life for a long time and it has positively impacted him and his family,’’ adds Michael Lundeen, National Director for S3DA. “His desire to give back to the sport is very apparent and S3DA is fortunate to have him on board.” Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12. For more information on S3DA membership go to: WVVW.S3DA.ORG or email: S3DArche.ry_@gmaiLcom Check out S3DA on Facebook

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Chickasaw Archery Hosts Second S3DA Indoor 5-Spot Regional Shoot Louisville, KY - February 2O'n, 2016 - Chickasaw Archery was the location for the 2™ Kentucky S3DA Indoor 5-Spot Regional Shoot. 78 young archers showed up to compete in 3 age groups of Male and female classes in Pins, Open and Traditional. “The response to the indoor shoots has been overwhelming,” says Wesley Barker, Kentucky Regional Coordinator. "The Kentucky kids are some of the best young archers that I've seen. S3DA gives these kids a great opportunity to advance their archery skills. This leads to them making better shots in the field and also helps make them better people outside of archery." Results:

8-11 Pins Male - 1s'- Kent Wethington, 150&25x 2n0 - Brayden Upchurch, 148 & 18x 3™ - Bentley Boils, 147 & 17x 8-11 Pins Female - 1s' - Shayde Lawless, 114 & 4x 8-11 Open Male - 1s', Chase Morris, 149 & 18x

12-14 Trad Male - 1SI - Evan Williams, 83 & 1x 12-14 Trad Female - 1s', Emily Bonn, 77

Everyone ready for the first shooting line to start!

12-14 Pins Male - 1s' - Dakota Marrow, 143 & 12x 2na - Skyler Baumgardner, 142 & 9x 3,a - Elliott Cross, 141 & 9x 12-14 Pins Female - 1s' - Ragan Shelton, 130 & 6x 2na - Marissa Stanley, 84 3™ - Emily McFadden, 66

12-14 Open Male - 1s' - Tanner Barker, 148 & 17x 12-14 Open Female - 1s' - Natalie Brockman, 149 & 18x

15-18 Pins Male -15' - Austin Johnson, 148 & 19x, 2n0 - Taylor Bell, 146 & 13x 3ra - Blake Boyd, 143 & 8x 15-18 Pins Female - 1s' - Bethany Rankin, 138 & 11x 2na - Katie Hammonn, 135 & 10x 3,a - McKensie Millay, 126 & 2x 15-18 Open Male - 1s' - Jase Boils, 150 & 27x 2"° - Brandon Whitt, 150 & 26x 3'° - Jimmy Gibson, 150 & 21 x Green River S3DA Club took home some hardware as well

Teams - Middle School Team winner - College View High School Team winner - Boyd County Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12.

For more information on S3DA membership go to: WWW.S3DA.ORG or email: S3DArcherv@gmail.com Check out S3DA on Facebook Boyd County. High School Team winner

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Scholastic 3D Archery (S3DA) names new Louisiana State Coordinator Louisville, KY - January 28, 2016 - In reaction to the continued growth of their youth archery program, Scholastic 3D Archery has named Scott Bennett as the new S3DA Louisiana State Coordinator. As the State Coordinator, Scott will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in Louisiana, including tournaments, training and dividing the state into regions that will allow S3DA participants multiple monthly competition venues as close as possible to their home location. Scott will also recruit and hire Regional Coordinators to oversee and manage these individual regions. “Growing up, archery became an outlet for me," says new S3DA State Coordinator, Scott Bennett. “Archery filled a void in my life and gave me something to strive for. It taught me discipline, respect, sportsmanship, how to be an ethical hunter and it helped me gain the confidence to succeed in other areas of life. For these reasons, my wife and I feel that the Scholastic 3D Archery program is the best way for us Io “pay it forward” and share our passion for archery and bowhunting with our local community and the great state of Louisiana. ” National Director Michael Lundeen is also very excited about this new edition. “Scott brings with him many years of archery experience as well as the largest indoor archery range in the state of Louisiana. I am confident he will be the leading force in bringing his state to the forefront of the S3DA program. ’’

Scotc Bennett, Louisiana State Coordinator for S3DA

Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Names Paula Kangas As Minnesota State Coordinator Louisville, KY - Scholastic 3-D Archery has named Paula Kangas as the new S3DA Minnesota State Coordinator. As the State Coordinator, Paula will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in Minnesota, including tournaments, training and dividing the state into regions that will allow S3DA participants multiple monthly competition venues as close as possible to their home location. Paula will also recruit and hire Regional Coordinators to oversee and manage these individual regions.

“Paula came to us through our relationship with HHA," says Michael Lundeen, National Director of Scholastic 3-D Archery. "We initially got in touch with Amber Kampen who referred us to Paula. We are excited to break new ground in Minnesota. Paula's extensive experience in the combined fields of archery and teaching will position Minnesota as a major factor in the growth of S3DA as we move west.”

Paula comes to S3DA with degrees in Horticulture, Supervisor Management, Forestry and Coaching. She is a certified NASP Paula Kangas, New Minnesota State Coordinator instructor, Level 3 USA Archery coach and holds various levels for Scholastic 3-D Archery of other sports certifications. Currently, Paula is teaches Physical Education and Technology in Hibbing, Minnesota. She has enjoyed archery since she was young and has passed her love of archery on to her daughter. "I have been coaching youth sports for 18 years," says Paula Kongas, the new Minnesota State Coordinator for S3DA. “Sports ranging from basketball, soccer, softball, NASP, volleyball and Special Olympics. I also love the outdoors and enjoying what our land has to offer. I love fishing, hunting, camping, kayaking, canoeing and hiking. My goal is to bring S3DA to the State of Minnesota for those archers that want to attain an education, a higher challenge or specialize in archery. The sport of archery helps young kids develop self esteem, respect for themselves and others, it helps make them accountable for their focus and their actions. Plus, through S3DA's association with the United States Collegiate Archery Association (USCA), it can give them an education to further themselves in society."

“I am more of a life skill/life sport teacher of everything,” adds Paula. “A few of my favorite quotes are, "don't give in to your fear. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart." "Aim for the best, and then reach higher.” "The only way is up." “The body achieves what the mind believes." And “An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So when life is dragging you back, it means that it's going to launch you into something great. So just focus and keep aiming." Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12.

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Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Names Renee Griffith As North Carolina State Coordinator Louisville, KY - Scholastic 3-D Archery has named Renee Griffith as the new S3DA North Carolina State Coordinator. As the State Coordinator, Renee will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in North Carolina, including tournaments, training and dividing the state into regions that will allow S3DA participants multiple monthly competition venues as close as possible to their home location. Renee will also recruit and hire Regional Coordinators to oversee and manage these individual regions. “Finding Renee was a stroke of luck that will be hard to duplicate,” says Michael Lundeen, National Director for S3DA. “S3DA is a much richer organization with her at the helm of North Carolina. Renee and Bobby are incredible people who love educating kids. Renee has already accomplished so much and I have no doubt that she will hit the ground running.” “My husband Bobby, is an avid outdoorsman and bowhunter and I am passionate about children and education,” says Renee Griffith, New S3DA Coordinator for North Carolina. “S3DA seemed like the perfect fit for us because we can combine our passion for the outdoors with a way to help children."

Renee and Bobby have 3 boys and an adopted daughter. Married 25 RsneB Griffflh with her husband Bobby years, they have also helped raise 43 foster children. Renee is the principal of a private school and Bobby works in operations at an electric company. Renee has also served as an elected county official for 4 years and is currently working on her Masters Degree. Although her husband Bobby lost his right leg helping a stranded motorist, he doesn't let his handicap disable him. “We were high school sweethearts”, adds Renee. “He is truly an inspiration to anyone who meets him. Bobby has hunted all over the world including killing a bear with his bow in Alaska. He is also headed to New Zealand to hunt in April.”

Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12. For more information on S3DA membership go to: WWW.S3DA.ORG or email: S3DArcherv@gmail.com Check out S3DA on Facebook

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Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) Names Jason Minnamon As New York State Coordinator Louisville, KY - In reaction to the continued growth of their youth archery program, Scholastic 3-D Archery has named Jason Minnamon as the new S3DA New York State Coordinator. As the State Coordinator, Dan will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in New York, including tournaments, training and dividing the state into regions that will allow S3DA participants multiple monthly competition venues as close as possible to their home location. Jason will also recruit and hire Regional Coordinators to oversee and manage these individual regions. “With the tremendous growth experienced in all levels of shooting sports, the S3DA Program fills a great void Jason Minnamon, New York State Coordinator for Scholastic 3-D Archery between the sport of archery and the connection with the outdoors,” says Jason Minnamon. “The team here at Pinnacle is extremely excited to engage the rest of our state and become a catalyst for other schools, clubs and pro shops to continue the growth of youth archery in our region.” Born in southwestern Montana and raised in upstate New York, Jason is an avid outdoorsman and competitive archer. The outdoors has always played a very important role in his life, whether it was growing up or recovering as a disabled United States Marine Corps veteran, he has always turned to the outdoors as a sanctuary. Jason currently volunteers as the Director of Shooting Sports for The Pinnacle Athletic Campus located in Victor, New York and oversees all shooting sports activities including programming, education and special events. In addition, Jason coaches and mentors youth and disabled veterans and is certified with USA Archery. In his spare time he volunteers as a high school varsity football coach and is certified as a professional coach with the State of NY. As a husband and father of 5 (4 boys from 12 to 18 and a 2 year old daughter), Jason has found that shooting sports has had the largest life long impact in reaching and mentoring youth and even adults. "While participation in traditional athletics is steadily declining, we have seen a significant amount of growth in shooting sports,” adds Jason. “I feel in our region this is the direct result of over emphasis placed on the top 1% of athletes. The remaining young athletes look for something to fill that void. The research I have done on the S3DA organization shows that Scholastic 3-D Archery is perfectly structured to give those that want to participate in shooting sports, and specifically 3-D archery, a fantastic opportunity to compete as individuals in a structured program that will give them opportunities as they grow.”

“Jason has an extensive background in coaching youth sports in general and specifically in archery," says Micael Lundeen, National Director for Scholastic 3-D Archery. "S3DA is fortunate to have him on board and because of his involvement, the state of New York will soon become a force to be reckoned with. Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3-12.

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THE INTERNAL DYNAMIC OF PROPER SHOT EXECUTION by Larry Wise

You’ve watched hun­ dreds, even thousands, of archers shoot their bows but what are you seeing? And what is it that you can’t see that is really important to REPEAT­ ING your shot process? This answer gets to the heart of good archery and the most im­ portant part of the shot. Let me remind you here of

ly accompanied with expansion ofyour chest muscles. Back contraction and chest expan­ sion causes the rotational force on the holding elbow that helps us to execute the shot with our release aid. Recurve archers can use chest expansion to move the arrow point through the clicker. Successful shooting at a high lev­ el, therefore, promotes back-contraction and chest-expansion simultaneously. (1: BACK MUSCLES)

THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF LEARNING ARCHERY: Archery is a simple two-step sport: STEP ONE: LEARN TO HIT THE MARK. STEP TWO: REPEA T STEP ONE! The road to success at repeating your archery shot lies in the concept you don’t hear about very much, “TRANSFER of HOLD­ ING”! You can’t see it happen inside other ar­ chers but you can see the results of it in their follow-thru and in their target. You can’t see it but you can feel it internally when you learn to do it. And when you do, your archery game will improve dramatically. “TRANSFER OF HOLDING” is the act of transferring the muscle effort you use to draw the bow out of your drawing-arm into your back. Holding your bow with your arms has low repeatability while holding the bow with your back muscles - and thereby relaxing your holding arm - is far more efficient, uses fewer muscles, creates proper follow-through and is, therefore, highly repeatable. Transfer to and holding in the back then, is the most important part of the archery shot. It should be obvious that holding your bow with your back requires that you contract back muscles. To complete the release of the bowstring requires a further increase in this contraction. You must also realize that con­ traction in your back muscles is automatical­ 50

BACK MUSCLES: This diagram shows the back muscles we use when we hold the bow properly. The rhomboids, levator scapulae and the over­ laying trapezius do most of the holding when we transfer our drawing effort into our back so our arm is relaxed and cannot adversely affect the release of the bowstring.

Transfer efficiency, however, begins with your release hand and how you hold your release aid. First, if you hold it with a tight fist then you reduce your ability to transfer your holding effort to your back. Making a.fist re­ cruits the muscles of your lower forearm thus tightening those muscles and reducing your ability to transfer to your back. Second, if you rotate the back of your release hand up against your face then you contract your chest muscles. To feel this, al­ low your arms to hang at your side and then rotate your thumbs inward (pronate) toward U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

your leg. Rolling your thumbs inward con­ tracts your chest muscles and expands your back muscles which is the opposite action of a well-executed archery shot. This action in­ hibits your ability to rotate your elbow about your shoulder joint. Third, engaging your little finger and/ or thumb on the release aid also lessens your ability to transfer holding to your back. Here’s the deal with engaging either your little finger and or thumb. They both link with muscles and other tissue that run up the inside of your forearm, interior upper arm and into your chest via the pectoral muscle groups - they contract the chest. Relax your pinky and thumb to improve your chest expansion and arm relaxation. Fourth, hold your wrist straight. Bending your wrist recruits forearm muscle and thus inhibits transfer of holding into your back. (2: RELEASE HAND)

RELEASE HAND: To assist with transfer-of-holding out of our arm we must hold the release as shown. Use flat knuckles, straight wrist and a right-angle finger hook to hold the release aid near the horizontal plane. Rolling the release aid up­ ward against your cheek inhibits the use of back muscles.

So here’s the efficient way to hold your T-handle release: 1. Make a hard hook with the two end segments of either two or three of your fingers. 2. Relax your thumb and little finger. 3. Keep your knuckles flat (no fist-making). 4. At full-draw hold your release aid at a neutral angle - no more than 20° above level.

5. Hold your wrist straight. HOLDING ARM ALIGNMENT: To re­ sist the draw force of the compound bow or any bow - with the highest degree of effi­ ciency you must position your holding arm in line with the arrow as seen from a top view. This straight-angle alignment (180°) directly opposes the bow. Opposing the bow at some obtuse angle (less than 180°) in a short-draw position prevents optimum transfer and re­ tains much of the holding in your arm mus­ cles thus reducing your repeatability. Be effi­ cient and adjust the draw length of your bow so your holding arm can align with the arrow. (3: HOLDING ARM)

HOLDING ARM: To optimize transfer-of-holding the holding arm should be in line with the arrow as seen in this top view. The arm, then, is directly resisting the force of the bow and this facilitates transfer to the back. Holding short of this rotation position maintains tension in the far less efficient arm muscles.

BACK MUSCLE CONTRACTION: So what happens when you manage your release hand as described and align your hold­ ing arm properly? By allowing your hold-

www.romarchery.com ing effort to leave your forearm and trans­ fer into your back you gain the efficiency of

the back-tension process. Holding your bow with your back muscles - rhomboids, levator scapulae and trapezius - allows you to further contract those muscles and place a rotational force on your upper holding-arm and elbow. In other words, picture your elbow rotating

ELBOW: Viewing form behind die correctly posi­ tioned archer shows his elbow and arm in line with the arrow and slightly higher than the nock. Con­ tracting his back muscles further places a rotating force on the elbow. The resulting micro-movement is used to discharge the release aid with no con­ scious thought connected to the time of release or the release aid itself 52

about your shoulder joint and using that mo­ tion to execute the release. To be clear, this ef­ fort occurs only on your dominant or holding side. This process eliminates the need for you to “pull” the bowstring further from the target. Pulling takes lots of muscle while “rotating” takes just the back muscles mentioned. Mean­ while, your bow-side arm bones are “resist­ ing” the force of the bow while your holding side is developing the “rotational” force need­ ed to discharge the release aid. Using a “PushPull” method is far less efficient because it uses far more muscle compared to the highly efficient “RESIST & ROTATE" method of back tension. (4: ELBOW) Finger tension is critical with this form of shot execution. Once you reach your holding position you must distribute your release-grip­ ping tension equally among your holding fin­ gers. If you use two fingers, then the holding is shared 50%-50%. If you use three fingers to hold then each does 33 1/3% of the work. Changing this pressure to “roll” or ro­ tate the release aid handle opens the door for consciously controlling your shot. When your conscious-focus becomes analytical on the re­ lease aid then it is not focused on the creative “feel” of the shot process and your ability to repeat goes down. Sometimes you can roll the release with great success but other times those high pressure times - you can’t. Focus­ ing on the feel-of-your-back gives you your best chance to stay with your creative process and to repeat your physical action over the long haul. CONCLUSION: Learning to “repeat” begins with knowing how important this in­ ternal transfer is to your shooting. Now you must cultivate this process. You must give it your utmost attention in the coming months so that you build a better long-term shoot­ ing process. Reposition your anatomy as de­ scribed here and you will become highly ef­ ficient at using your back and executing your shot consciously-disconnected from the re­ lease aid and that, my friends, makes higher scores when it counts. Shoot straight, keep well. Larry Wise U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

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The Fourth Annual Chinese Archery Training Program

Participants of the 2016 Chinese Archery Training Program he Annual Chinese Archery Training Program celebrated its fourth year on March 25-27, 2016. Hosted by Jaap and Kay Koppedrayer at their bamboo farm Odum, Georgia, the three-day gathering of scholars and students of Chinese archery was once again great fun. With 24 participants coming from many different regions of the USA as well as Canada and Australia, this year’s program was the largest yet. The weekend’s events included long sessions of rigorous practice with breaks for meals and seminar presentations. Justin Ma and Jie Tian served as the main trainers, coaching participants in the late Ming dynasty archery style propounded Gao Ying. Their knowledge of Gao Ying’s form stem from their research into and translation of his teachings, a study they published under the title, The Way of Archery: A 1637 Chinese Military Training Manual (Schiffer Books 2015). In accordance with the training

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plan Ma and Tian devised, each session focused on an important component, starting with proper shoulder and arm alignment, and working through balance, lightness, estimation, and focus, and then concluding with rhythm and breathing. Like building blocks, these components are foundational to Gao Ying’s form. In addition to the training Ma and Tian offered, Jaap Koppedrayer instructed participants on the position and movement of the bow hand, and Supakit (Duke) Bhuphaibool coached them on the technique of blind nocking. New to the 2016 program was the staging of a rite, a modified form of the Xiang She Li, the origins of which date back millennia, to the Western Zhou Dynasty (1100-771 BCE). Involving a competition, the rite lets the archers showcase not only their skills, but also their inner qualities. For this rite Ma and Tian had the archers draw lots, even numbers on one team, the odd

numbers making up the other. For the first round, they shot two by two, one archer from each team in pairs. At the end of the round, once the scores were tallied, the winners bolstered the spirits of the members of the losing team. In this case, the spirits were cups of sake, filled to the brim. Following the same order in which they shot, the archer from the winning side poured and offered the drink to his or her opponent, all done with decorum and in accordance with strict ritual protocol. Then it was on to round two, same pairs, same protocol, but with the addition of a new element. Not only were the archers still expected to hit the target, now they had to do so timed to music. Ma had procured a drum and demonstrated a series of beats, “ta, ta, ta, da, da, da, dah. On the “dah” and only on the “dah” were the archers to release. Even if it was the finest shot, the cleanest release, the most perfect of hits, U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

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Second round of the competition with archers timing their release to the drum beat, die Tian and Leo Chang are on the platform

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right in the bull’s eye, if released too early, it was no score. Same for too late. Timing had to be impeccable.

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It seems the libations the earlier losing team had made a difference. They emerged this round as the winners, and now had

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Archers shooting from the platform

She Li, has recently been revitalized in archery competitions in China. As for North America, this was the first time archers on this continent have participated in this rite. Everyone agreed it should not the last. Come next year, they would like to see it done again, as well as whatever other skill-testing games the organizers have up their sleeves. The dates for the next year’s program are set for March 17-19, 2017. All and everyone are welcome, but due to reasons of space, the number of participants is limited to 35. For further information, contact Justin Ma <jtma04@gmail.com> or Jaap Koppedrayer <yumibows@gmail.com>.

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NFAA Indoor Nationals March 19-20,2016 Louisville, KY Article submitted by the NFAA yvyvyv.nfaausa.com Photos courtsey of Jeff Sanchez www. BowDoc. com

1,725 archers competed in Louisville, KY on March 19 and 20 at the Indoor Nationals this year. The two-day tournament began at 7 a.m. on Saturday, but the real fun began on Friday.

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Friday allowed archers who arrived early to practice before the big tournament for a few hours. On Friday night Practice with the Pros was hosted for any archers 17 years old and younger. “Practice with the pros has been growing expo­ nentially and it’s been a huge success,” Greg Poole said. There were 300 children that attended Practice with the Pros, and there were over 50 professional archers who met and practiced with the children. After shooting ended for the Indoor Nationals on Saturday, the Indoor ProAm was held. 214 pros and amateurs participated in this event. You can see a full list of results and winnings from the ProAm on the NFAA’s website. By the end of the two days of shooting 99 of the archers in the Pro Male Freestyle class shot per­ fect 600 scores. But only nine archers finished with a perfect 600 and 120 X’s. These nine pros then continued to compete in the shoot-off on Sunday. The pros were Jesse Broad­ water, David Houser, Nathan Brooks, Sam Wolthuis, Donnie Thacker, Stephan Hansen, Kris Schaff, Tate Morgan, and Alex Wifler. After the second end six U.S. Archer Inc. 34th Anniversary

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Nine Male Pro Freestyle archers were Jesse Broadwater, David Houser, Nathan Brooks, Sam fVolthuis, Donnie Thacker, Kris Schaff, Stephan Hansen, Tate Morgan, and Alex Wifler. of the archer's fell out of the competition but three remained. Broadwater, Brooks, and Hansen shot one more end before Brooks was eliminated. Broadwater and Hansen battled for two more ends before Broad­ water dropped one arrow, resulting in Stephan Han­ sen, from Denmark, winning the 2016 Indoor Nation­ al Pro Male Freestyle class. “It feels really great,” Hansen said. “I struggled the first ends, but then I started to achieve my goals after the first two ends so I started to enjoy myself since I had gotten this far.” This was Hansen’s first time competing at the Indoor Nationals, and he was the second interna­ tional pro archer to win the Indoor Nationals. Mike Schloesser was the first international pro archer to win and he won the 2015 Indoor Nationals. This marks two consecutive years which international archers have won the indoor tournament. The Pro Female Freestyle class had a total of 19 perfect 600 scores after the two days of shooting, but only one woman came out victorious. Sarah Lance emerged as the champion for the Pro Female Free­ style class with a score of 600 and 118 X’s. “It feels pretty good to win,” Lance said. “I had missed one X [on Sunday] but I kept going and think­ ing positive.” Holly Larsen placed second and Crystal Gauvin placed third. Brady Ellison won the Pro Male Freestyle Lim­ ited Recurve division. Lee Ford-Faherty won the Pro Female Freestyle Limited Recurve division. If you couldn’t attend or didn’t watch the live broadcast of all the final shoot-ofl's you can watch it on the NFAA’s YouTube channel. You can see the full list of results from the 2016 Indoor Nationals at www.nfaausa.com.

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PfoDning for a great 2017! Dear Potential Client, We are in the process of getting ready for 2017, the ATA Show in Indianapolis plus other trade shows. Will we see you there? Our November-December issue will be given out at the ATA Show. The 2016 ATA Show had 9,950 total attendees and 631 exhibiting companies. You don’t want to miss this Show. The following is a brief update on the U.S. & International Archer magazine: 2016 marked our 35th Anniversary. We continue to serve the target market with additional emphasis on ASA, IBO, Regions 3-D plus the kids organizations of in JOAD, NASP and S3-DA. The target market seems to have steady growth with the ever expanding World Archery Association formerly known as FITA. Your potential customers include members of the ASA, IBO, IFAA, NASP, NFAA, RA, S3-DA, USAA, USIAC and WAA. The members of these organizations constantly volunteer their participation and time in the field which greatly impacts the tackle used by bowhunters and recre­ ational archers. We continue to send complimentary magazines to over 400 United States Archery Association (USAA) Clubs and over 700 Archery Trade Association (ATA) Retail Members. Wounded Warrior ar­ chers, active and retired military, may sign up for free subscriptions. Our subscription base continues to be between 5,000 and 10,000. The numbers vary due to NASP programs starting and stopping. Because many issues go to schools and shops we estimate our readership to be about 30,000. Da yw wni ywr eMqpav tent a ata * am aa tapwtag mIm tat 2tl7T

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