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1 Archery Magazine 800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD Building Your Indoor Bow Strong Mental Control Tournament Forms and more!

2 ADVERTISERS INDEX Angus Brown Safaris 38 Archery Focus Magazine 18 BCY Inc. 21 Brite Site 17 Core Archery Shooting Schools 31 Maple Leaf Press 39 Mathews, Inc. 40 Shot Doctor, the 20 Specialty Archery 5 TrueFlight 7 EDITORIAL POLICIES The voice of field archery, the NFAA, Ted Nugent United Sportsmen, the IFAA and bowhunting. Visit our Web site EDITORIAL BOARD Bruce Cull Brian Sheffler George Ryals IV John Pawlowski EDITOR Marihelen Rogers NFAA Executive Secretary PUBLISHER Rogers Printing Inc Main St. PO Box 215 Ravenna MI ELECTRONIC LAYOUT P. A. Rogers SALES MANAGER Jim Stewart DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Scott Robbins ADVERTISING SALES George Ryals IV 800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD (678) (605) fax griv@archerylive.com Archery THIS ISSUE: December 2010 / January 2011 Vol. 30 No NFAA from the president s desk A MESSAGE FROM BRUCE CULL nfaa calendar of events 2010 TOURNAMENT DATES AND LOCATIONS hunters: can you back up what you start? PART I DEBRA SIELOFF build your indoor bow LARRY WISE do you need stronger mental control? TERRY WUNDERLE section and state association news TOURNAMENT INFORMATION AND NEWS BY REGION greetings fellow bowhunters TOM VOLLMER scholarship opportunity EASTON FOUNDATIONS NFAA FOUNDATION JOINT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INFORMATION AND APPLICATION Archery is the official publication of National Field Archery Association and is published bi-monthly. Editorial deadlines are as follows: ISSUE DEADLINE Feb/March December 15 April/May February 15 ISSUE DEADLINE June/July April 15 Aug/Sep June 15 All material should be sent by mail or . Mailed contributions should be submitted on diskette and typewritten. Microsoft Word is preferred. DO NOT include digital photos in your Word document. No material will be returned. Submissions should be no more than 2,000 words. Previously published material will not be considered unless accompanied by a release or permission from the first publisher. 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Change of address allow eight weeks for change to become effective. Contact NFAA headquarters. COVER STORY Plan now to attend the biggest archery tournament in the world! Register early for the 2011 Vegas Shoot. See official registration form on page 9, or log on to com to download a registration form. NEW FEATURE! Archery Magazine will begin a new Letters to the Editor feature. Letters printed in Archery Magazine will be at the discretion of the editor. The following guidelines for letters will apply: Clearly state your point. Stick to one item, or one point of view. Be accurate. Use words that are respectful and avoid personal attacks. Send your letter by to NFAArchery@aol.com. All letters must contain a name, address, phone number and address. tournament information and registration forms 9 vegas shoot registration form pro-am tournament information and registration form 15 world archery festival 3-star tournament 21 6th annual kansas city shootout pro-am 30 ISAA pro-am tourney & trade show 33 USAA national field championship & outdoor national championship info. 37 NFAA council and board of directors AND MORE! 2 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

3 HUNTERS: Can You Back Up What You Start? PART I by Debra Sieloff THE ARCHERY QUESTION IS: CAN YOU BACK UP WHAT YOU START? We re not talking about those times when a fellow archer gets a little lippy or a hunting buddy throws down a bunch of trash talk on the practice range. They challenge you to an arrow-for-arrow duel on the 70 yard target, and your shooting beats theirs thus backing up your words with your actions. Instead, this article is literally about having a back-up a tested, fully-equipped and ready-to-shoot archery back-up system. It will help you be prepared any time you have an equipment failure when you re trying to take on an NFAA tournament or go out hunting in the field. The fighter Muhammad Ali said, Expect the best, prepare for the worst. Archers who have a back-up system or back up can at least give themselves a fighting chance to finish what they start at those tournaments or hunts where an equipment failure would be a big deal. This is a two part article. I ll give you a few stories about back-up bows that did their jobs. Then, we ll review the NFAA rules for repairing or replacing a back-up bow in a tournament. Once I shot a U.S. championship tournament and booked a Canadian black bear hunt as back-to-back trips. No time to go home and get new gear. Therefore, it ended up as a two bag trip one packed with a tournament bow and clothes, the other with a hunting bow and cammo. The hunting bow went to the tournament with a scope which already had marks shot in for the X-10s. The PSE hunting arrows and a spare 5-pin sight were included in the other case, and would be used to convert the back-up to my primary hunting bow. At the tournament, I did like a lot of the shooters do: shot the primary and then the back-up bow in practice. The back-up shot better on practice day so it seemed a good idea to use it in competition. This ended up to be a good decision. It became another bow in my collection with a national championship title on it. I pack the bows, go on the bear trip, sight in the pins and arrows for 20 yards, and tweak with the tuning (probably had to switch out a hunting rest, too). The story gets better. During a bear hunt, any time a bear is shot, we all track as a group. It s for safety. I had a chance to go out tracking taking my bow along. The tracking went immediately from the shooting land and into brush so thick the person in front of you would be impossible to see if he stepped 5 yards farther. Did I mention it was pitch black: about 11 PM? In the process, the sight got ripped off the riser somewhere in the black tangle of branches, vines, and brush. The only thing left to do is grab the back-up: luckily one was in my luggage: a scope with 4x magnification and a circle on the lens. Thank goodness the circle was bright green and it showed up perfectly against a black bear. continued on page 6 4 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

4 HUNTERS: BACK UP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Sieloff hunts the Zambezi River in Mozambique with archery tackle, making sure to protect the crossbow from transportation hazards. When hunting big game, the danger is that they can hunt you, too. Always make sure to bring a back-up system in case there s an equipment failure at an important moment. Dad Sieloff always has a back-up when he hunts too. It always seems to be me who needs to use them, however. Another time, my back-up system saved an African croc / hippo hunt and sealed a harvest of an SCI (Safari Club International) all-time Archery Top Ten crocodile. The hunt started out inspired by an international hunting magazine, and a particular 2-part article that an African hunter wrote on archery croc hunting. I think you need to shoot a croc with that bow of yours, said a daring international rifle hunter known around the world of rifles. You ve shot alligator, a croc would be good to add to your collection. I read the articles, and studied the methods they used for Bruce Sieloff, shown with a 2010 Canadian black bear, always recommends taking a back-up system for a successful hunt. monster crocs. However, I wasn t pulling the poundage the guy in the article was pulling. Oh you can do this. Those were the words he spoke to my reaction to being 20 yards from a man-eating lizard. Book the trip through a personal friend of mine. Has a newly opened concession off the Zambezi that opens to the ocean. The ocean crocs are some of the largest in the world. I said that I d think about it. Devine intervention would have that I was booking a trip that I really wasn t interested in taking, go to a place that women just don t travel alone, and end up with a story-and-ahalf. Africa. Mozambique. No matter what the pretty books in the travel section tell you, it s hostile, corrupt, and dangerous. That s what people who have been there will tell you. And those were the thoughts hanging over my head as I wired the safari deposit over to outfitter and made my list of things to do (like innumerable vaccinations, getting totally different clothing because camo is limited to the military, and other preparations like satellite phones and Global Rescue services that will airlift you out of hostile situations or anything else life threatening). Then, I set about asking everyone I knew who had been to Africa to talk hunting: What do you expect from the airlines? What is the transportation like? What do you do when officials ask for a bribe? Why do the grown men climb the trees when left on an island by themselves while others go scouting? What should I do if I encounter a hippo when I m between it and the water? It and a baby? It and anything it wants? It and a bad day? Hippos are responsible for killing more people on the continent of Africa than any other dangerous game. Bodies left crushed and mashed by tusks and massive jaws. Crocs are probably a close second though who knows, they take the evidence with them. During the conversation, someone asked You taking that X-Force? Yeah. Do you know how thick hippo skin is? It s thick. Really thick. Three inches of skin, a foot of fat and you might get close to a lung. I only shoot 50 lbs. If you are thinking yeah, right and laughing, that s about what I heard on the phone. On the advice of that particularly seasoned friend who has conquered African hunting many times again I took a step back and went about organizing a different plan. The result was a nicely configured 125-lb crossbow combined with weighted carbon bolts, a borrowed Schmidt & Bender scope (finer than Swarovski), and fixed blade broadheads. The set-up was sighted in to 100 yards. Definitely able to handle the croc and hippo hunt that I booked in Mozambique. If you think about it, there is a lot of time and effort put into your archery set-up whether you are shooting a tournament or going hunting. This includes working on draw length, draw weight, holding weight and let-off, grip, nock-to-string fit, release contact and mechanisms, rest, sight, peep, etc. It also includes building up strength to be able to draw the bow, stay in shooting form, and hold your aim. The same care went into setting up the crossbow. (The X-Force was already hot to trot.) I worked with the local SCI Chapter President, former longdistance (1000 yd.) rifle national champion, and gunsmith, Bob Spangler, to pick out a durable rifle scope and start to set up the crossbow at 30 yds. Then, Ret. Col. Rich Napoli, world record holder in 900yd. black powder rifle shooting, spent weeks working with me on long-distance marks, scopes, and shooting scenarios. Long story short, that bow was shot in with a variety of back-up sighting systems. What was the reason? Most African hunters experience damages while travelling. If you have ever fallen victim to baggage handlers flying domestically, you may have experienced this first hand. At some point, international hunters find out that the optics get destroyed first. Some hunt only with iron sights. Why? Their guns made of steel and wood. Scopes are continued on page 38 6 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

5 NFAA CALENDAR of events 2011 TOURNAMENT DATES VENUE Southwest Indoor Sectional... January...Various locations Iowa Pro Am...Jan Mason City, IA Kansas City Shoot Out...Jan Kansas City, MO Southeast Indoor Sectional...Jan Various locations The Vegas Shoot... Feb Riviera Hotel and Casino World Cup Archery Challenge Feb... Riviera Hotel and Casino Northwest Indoor Sectional... Feb Various locations Great Lakes Indoor Sectional... Feb Various locations Midwest Indoor Sectional... Feb Missouri and So Dakota Mid Atlantic Indoor Sectional... March Various locations Southeast Indoor Sectional... March Various locations Southern Indoor Sectional... March Various locations NFAA Indoor National Championships...March Louisville, KY New England Indoor Sectional... April Lunenburg, MA First Dakota Classic... April Yankton, SD NFAA Unmarked 3D Championship... April Yankton, SD NFAA Marked 3D Championship... May Redding, CA Redding Trail Shoot...May Redding, CA Great Lakes Outdoor Sectional...June Ypsilanti, MI USAA National Field Championships... July Yankton, SD NFAA National Field Championships... July Yankton, SD U.S. National Target Championships... July Yankton, SD Hoyt World Open... Jul-10...Yankton, SD North American Field Archery Championships...Dec Homestead, Florida 2012 NFAA Council and Board of Directors meeting... Feb Las Vegas, NV FITA World Cup... Feb Las Vegas, NV The Vegas Shoot... Feb Las Vegas, NV NFAA National Field Championships... July Mechanicsburg, PA 8 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

6 420 Pro-Am $$$ TOURNAMENT Come and shoot with the PROS! F r i d a y, S a t u r d a y & S u n d a y F e b r u a r y 4 t h, 5 t h & 6 t h, CREEKWOOD ARCHERY 451 LAWRENCE RD BROCKPORT, NY (585) y.com 420 Pro-Am Archery Tournament February 4-6, 2011 Creekwood Archery 451 Lawrence Road Brockport, NY All shooters welcome Pros Amateurs Youth Shoot one round of 60 arrows at a target that brings the challenge back to everyone Guaranteed Pro Male & Pro Female Freestyle pay outs See website for details and entry form Late registration after Saturday, January 26, 2011 WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS? Pro division entry fee $ Payout 85% Male Freestyle Guaranteed Payout $ and Female Freestyle Guaranteed Payout $ and Freestyle Limited Divisions - Male and Female Senior (55+) Freestyle and Freestyle Limited Divisions - Male and Female Bowhunter Freestyle and Bowhunter Freestyle Limited Divisions - Male and Female Senior (55+) Bowhunter Freestyle and Bowhunter Freestyle Limited Divisions Male and Female Senior (55+) Freestyle Divisions - Male and Female Combined Recurve/Traditional Division. All shooting is at 20 yards. Amateur division entry fee $30.00 Payout 50% Male and Female Freestyle and Freestyle Limited Divisions Male and Female Senior (55+) Freestyle and Freestyle Limited Divisions - Male and Female Bowhunter Freestyle and Bowhunter Freestyle Limited Divisions - Male and Female Senior (55+) Bowhunter Freestyle and Bowhunter Freestyle Limited Divisions Male and Female Senior (55+) Freestyle Divisions - Male and Female Combined Recurve / Traditional Division. All shooting is at 20 yds. Youth division (14 & under) entry fee $20.00 Payout Trophies Youth Freestyle and Freestyle Limited Divisions Youth Bowhunter Freestyle and Freestyle Limited Divisions. Youths 11 and under shoot at 10 yards. Youths 12 to 14 shoot at 20 yards. WHAT ARE THE SHOOTING TIMES? Youth division - 4:00 pm on Saturdays Pro division and Amateur division - 7:00 pm on Friday, 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 7:00pm on Saturday and on Sunday a 10:00 am and 1:00 pm line. Upper and lower targets will be shot on all lines. WHAT IS A 420 AMBASSADOR? A 420 Ambassador is a person who helps recruit shooters to attend the shoot. On the entry form put down the persons name who told you about the shoot. There will be a prize given. The more that come the better the shoot and the winnings. There will be one or more ambassador awards. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS? The five spot 420 target there are 5 scoring circles with 3 scoring rings in each circle: The outer blue ring has a score of 4 points. The arrow must touch the blue ring to score. The shading inside this blue ring has no different scoring value and is only there to draw your attention to the center of the entire target. The grey center has a score of 5 points and the arrow must touch it to score 5 points. The white X ring inside the center grey circle has a score of 6 points. The arrow must touch any part of the line making the X ring. The last scoring possibility is an Inside X which is accomplished by the arrow being inside the line making the white X ring without touching it, thus being called an Inside X which has a score of 7 points. The X ring is smaller than a regular NFAA 5 spot. The single spot 420 target there are 5 scoring rings: The outer blue ring has a score of 1 point. The arrow must be in or touch the blue ring. The second most outer blue ring including the outer most white ring has a score of 2 points. The arrow must be in the second most outer blue ring or touch the white ring surrounding it. The shading inside this blue ring has no different scoring value and is only there to draw your attention to the center of the entire target. The third most outer blue ring including the outer most white ring has a score of 3 points. The arrow must be in the third most outer blue ring or touch the white ring surrounding it. The shading inside this blue ring has no different scoring value and is only there to draw your attention to the center of the entire target. The inner most blue ring including the white ring outside of it has a score of 4 points. The arrow must be in the inner most blue ring or touch the white ring surrounding it. The shading inside this blue ring has no different scoring value and is only there to draw your attention to the center of the entire target. The grey center has a score of 5 points and the arrow must touch it to score 5 points. The white X ring inside the center grey circle has a score of 6 points. The arrow must touch any part of the line making the X ring. The last scoring possibility is an Inside X which is accomplished by the arrow being inside the line making the white X ring without touching it, thus being called an Inside X which has a score of 7 points. The X ring is smaller than a regular NFAA 5 spot. WHAT IS A 420 TARGET? The target is shot in three total games consisting of four ends of When you register, we will send you some targets. This target, copyrighted by Creekwood Archery in 2008, named because 420 points is are shot before the scoring begins. Scoring goes like this: First five arrows each for a total of 60 arrows. Two rounds of practice the maximum score a archer can achieve. The target is one that keeps you call your total number of X s including IX s, then you call challenging the archer no matter what his ability is and allows him to the total number of IX s, and then you call the total score (5 s & win even if he has shot an arrow he is not happy with. It is a target 4 s for the 5 spot target or 5 s, 4 s, 3 s, 2 s, and 1 s for the single which can be shot as a single spot or a five spot target, your choice. spot target). The addition of those three numbers gives you the If you choose to shoot a single spot your arrows must be numbered and scored in the order shot as we use first-outs as a tie breaker. continued on page ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

7 420 PRO-AM TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION FORM February 4-6, 2011 Creekwood Archery 451 Lawrence Road Brockport, NY Fax: Building Your Indoor Bow by Larry Wise PARTICIPANT INFO (mail or fax a separate completed registration form for each archer) First Name Phone Last Name Street Address Town State Zip Code Your 420 ambassador (see Tournament Information for details) ADULT DIVISIONS Male Female Professional (entry fee $150.00, Payout 85%) Amateur (entry fee $30.00, Payout 50%) ADULT CLASSIFICATIONS Freestyle Freestyle Limited Bowhunter Freestyle Bowhunter Freestyle Limited Senior (55 & over) Freestyle Senior (55 & over) Freestyle Limited Senior (55 & Over) Bowhunter Freestyle Senior (55 & Over) Bowhunter Freestyle Limited Recurve/Traditional (male and female combined) SHOOTING LINE PREFERENCE (choose two) Friday, February 4 7 pm Saturday, February 5 1 pm 4 pm 7 pm Sunday, February 6 10 am 1 pm YOUTH DIVISIONS YOUTH CLASSIFICATIONS Youth (14 & under, boys and girls combined) (entry fee $20.00, Payout trophies) Freestyle Freestyle Limited Bowhunter Freestyle Limited Recurve/Traditional SHOOTING LINE PREFERENCE (choose one) Friday, February 4 4 pm Saturday, February 5 4 pm PAYMENT METHOD: enclosed check (make checks out to Creekwood Archery) enclosed money order (make money orders out to Creekwood Archery) credit card (please call Creekwood for processing) Late fees assessed after January 26, 2011: Pro Division $30.00, Amateur Division $10.00, Youth Division $5.00 Walk-ins will be welcomed if space is available 75% refund of registration fees if notice is received by January 26, 2011 In the event the Tournament is canceled there will be a 100% refund SHOOTING INDOOR ARCHERY IS SUPPOSED TO BE simpler than shooting other archery games. You don t have to worry about wind, shade, bright sunlight, uphill or downhill. You have only to concentrate on shooting form and a target at 20 yards. Your single objective is to achieve maximum accuracy under ideal conditions on consecutive shots for as long as the round lasts. But that s the big problem; you have to deal with yourself and your human failings on a shot-to-shot basis. And you have to do it standing on the shooting line in front of all the other shooters and spectators that ain t easy! It should be obvious that if you hope to shoot perfect scores at a major indoor tournament you must first build sound mechanics in your shooting form. Then, and only then, can you, the shooter, take advantage of a bow that can repeat its performance shot after shot after shot. You must know how to stand properly at full draw and then use the appropriate back and shoulder muscles to execute the shot. Form always comes first in any form of archery that s a topic for a future article. For now, I d like to give you a few tips on getting that indoor bow setup working to perfection! To take advantage of Are you getting any form instruction? If not consider getting some soon so that your hard work involves practicing proper form. The NFAA Shooting Center in Yankton provides coaching year-round. Here MJ Rogers is teaching proper full-draw-position to Arnie and?????, students in a community Coaches Course. good form when shooting indoor archery you need a reliable bow with quality accessories setup to repeat precisely and thereby reward you appropriately for your level of shot execution. The process you need for choosing and setting up an indoor bow is outlined in this article and designed to help you build superior bow reliability. THE INDOOR BOW I like my indoor bow to be at least forty inches long, have a smooth draw stroke and a smooth power stroke I guess that dates me a little doesn t it? It should be obvious that speed is not a concern for shooting a still target at 20 yards - short, fast bows aren t necessary but you can still use them if you want. The longer axle-to-axle distance on a bow yields a greater string angle at the nocking point and allows the peep to be closer to my eye, and that s something I like because that aids my aiming-eye comfort. To achieve good aiming stability you should choose a deflex or straight handled riser. This design feature allows the grip in the handle to be forward of (closer to the target) or in-line with the limb fulcrum points so that your bow hand is pulling the limb-rocker fulcrum points toward the target instead of pushing them as is the case for a reflex handle. This detail is a small but important advantage to have. The grip location should be in the vertical center of the handle. Many short handled bows have grips below center in order to create a six to seven-inch high sight window above the arrow shelf. These handles shoot fine but are a little topheavy for my liking. The center grip handle is well balanced between the top and bottom and is easier to stabilize with a single front stabilizer and a one six-to-ten inch rear-facing stabilizer that counter balances the bow sight. The cam system need only provide enough energy to the arrow so that it leaves the bow in a stable condition. That means that as the arrow passes through a piece of paper at five yards distance a hole of less than 1 2 is all that can be seen. If the arrow makes a perfect hole all the better but that s not a requirement I have for my own bow. If the hole has clean vane slices and is less than 1 2 then that s good enough for me. You can waste a lot of time trying to get it perfect and never succeed. STRING MATERIAL The D-flex riser shown here, a PSE Money Maker, gives you more stable aiming geometry. Yes, the higher brace-height yields less speed but that s not an issue for indoor archery. Other handles will work fine but I feel the best way to go is with a D-flex design. Most good indoor shooters are using string materials like BCY 8125 and 452X for their bow strings these days. These materials have low stretch characteristics and high durability, which makes them perform consistently. They are also faster continued on page ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

8 BUILDING YOUR INDOOR BOW CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 but don t let that be your guide to selecting string material. The bottom line to everything we do in bow tuning and bow building for indoor archery is geared toward arrow groups in the target. Try different string materials until you get the best and most consistent groups. I know the PSE Money Maker I ve been shooting for two years needs the BCY 8125 string material I ve tested the others and they don t group well. Top quality bowstring material is the only way to go. Don t skimp on your shoes, your car tires and your string material you ll suffer the consequences if you do. Low stretch, long wear and consistent performance is required if you plan on shooting 60 x s this indoor season. Not only must you get the string material working consistently you must also get the nock-fit right. You must find the string and serving size combination that fits your nocks properly so that the nock snaps on but returns to its original shape and slides up and down the string with a little push. The nock is too loose if it slides freely on the string and too tight if the nock ears remain spread apart after snapping on. I find that 20 strands of 452X or 8125 with #18 center serving fits the.098 nock-throats just right. Building your own strings is a real bonus when it comes to getting the right nock fit; if it s not right you can change the serving diameter or add/subtract some strands on a new string. The nock-fit has to be right if you want to shoot that 60X round. SHOOT THROUGH HANDLES Top-of-the-line bow handles have a shoot-through riser. Some good examples are the HOYT Elite and the new PSE Dominator Pro but that is not a requirement for a good indoor bow it s nice if you can afford one but not necessary. The advantage that is promoted for these bows is the added stability (rigidity) in the left/right flex direction. Try one if you get a chance to feel for yourself if there is any difference and if you like the feel then save your dollars and buy one. DRAW LENGTH Setting the draw length to fit you properly is the first big step in bow tuning. So when is it right? A shooter s full-draw position determines the draw length he or she needs from the bow and the standard I always use and recommend is simple; the archer is in proper full-draw position when his or her drawing forearm is directly behind and in line with the arrow. The top-view must show the drawing arm as an extension of the arrow so that the proper shoulder and shoulder blade position is attained thus allowing the bow to be held at full draw with the proper back muscles holding with your arms won t get you the consistent performance you want. Remember to maximize the use of your skeleton and minimize muscle use. Keep it simple because simplicity repeats under pressure! THE SIGHT PICTURE A very important and personal part of indoor archery is the visual image you have of the target. It must be clear, magnified enough to show aiming stability and view the proper amount of the target. If any of these attributes is missing you won t see the target well enough to get comfortable and that will reduce your consistency. Clarity comes from choosing a quality scope housing with a high quality 6X or 7X lens. What I recommend is the lens magnification that shows the red and gold of the 40 cm indoor target or blue and white rings on the NFAA five-spot target. The optimum view of the target is what you need from your scope lens and peep combination. I prefer the 7X coated, no-glare lens with a 3/64th or 1/16th aperture peep. You may prefer the 6X lens if you don t like the higher power. Be sure to get the proper peep angle, this one is a 37-degree shorter bows need more angle to make the peep face your eye squarely. If all you see is the gold you have too much magnification and you ll see too much of your movement, get over anxious and over stressed about aiming; it interrupts your comfort zone. On the other hand, if your lens magnifies too little you won t be demanding enough with your aiming and allow yourself to float too much. Some archers like to use a power peep to attain clarity but I have found that this extra lens in the peep sight allows less light to pass to your eye and can be a disadvantage in some of the indoor ranges and convention halls. Too many people get to that big tournament only to find they can t see the target. It s best to prepare in poor lighting when setting up your scope and peep combination. Get it right for low light and you ll be prepared for any tournament situation (unless the lights go out like they did in Atlantic City one year). A second pitfall archers encounter is choosing a peep that is too small. Again, this reduces the amount of light coming through the sight system and makes it difficult to see in low light conditions. For that reason, I never use the smallest peep available. I recommend the next larger size, 3/64, combined with the magnification and anti-glare coating that gets the continued on page 16 in the form of quarterfinals, semifinals and finals according to the FITA rules for Indoor Archery (except for the arrow diameter for which the Vegas rules will apply arrow diameter limit is inches, with point diameter not to exceed inches). This world class event is archers of the four indoor international divisions (Recurve Men, Recurve Women, Compound Men, Compound Women) A combined ranking will be established based on the results of the Tournament of Nimes and the results after the first 60 arrows shot on Friday and Saturday at the Vegas Shoot. This combined ranking will only include the archers taking part in both Tournaments in each of the four international divisions: In the Tournament of Nimes (21, 22 and 23 January 2011), the archers will be ranked according to their final classification (based on Nimes rules). In the Vegas Shoot (11, 12 and 13 February), the archers will be ranked according to their classification at the conclusion of the 30 arrows shot on Friday and the 30 arrows shot on Saturday (based on Vegas Shoot rules). 1st place: US $ 2nd place: US $ 3rd place: US $ The no. 1 qualifier : + free registration for the Tournaments of Nimes and Vegas Shoot 2012 as well as four free hotel nights at both of the tournaments in ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

9 BUILDING YOUR INDOOR BOW CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 clarity you need for indoor archery. Most far-sighted archers are lucky because we can shoot without wearing our glasses. The lens in the scope has the same optical properties as your corrective lens do making it easy to find a good lens/peep combination. For all of the near-sighted folks reading this you re stuck wearing your glasses and working out the best lens/peep combination. You may have to use a weaker power lens and bigger peep than others do. The reticule choice is always a simple one for me, the circle or O ring. I ve tried the dot and crosshairs but my eye naturally centers the circle around the gold so I recommend it to anyone having difficulties seeing through their lens. Make the circle large enough to fit the middle of the eight-ring. You can see through it to the target center but can also see any drift toward the outer edge of the red. Last week I helped a student with this problem and we learned that she could see much better with a large O ring aiming reticle try it if you re having problems. I never aim at the ten-ring, I m looking through my aiming ring and focus my vision on the gold and allow the ring to center itself. I think it s important to be looking at the point you want to hit and not at something else. If your vision is focused on the gold your arrows will go there even if you are not aiming and executing perfectly which is most of the time! ARROW SELECTION Many think that choosing arrows for indoors is easy, pick the fattest shaft made! But be careful here because no shaft Shooting forty-yard groups like this with your indoor arrows will show you that your setup is working at its best. Beyond that you will have all the confidence in the world that your setup will not give you any unexplained misses at twentyyards; you will get the highest score the score you deserve no more, no less! can help you score more points if it doesn t group well; big shafts miss big when they aren t flying well. Back in the day, I shot my best scores with 1816-XX75 aluminum arrows, round wheels, Dacron string and wire cables. With today s equipment I ve had to change shafts but I still use the same rule for selecting the best shaft for 20 yards..... shoot all the arrows you own at 40 yards and the arrow size that groups the best is the size use at twenty yards. Select arrows by grouping ability and not by size! From talking with and coaching hundreds of archers I d estimate that only 5% of them actually tested their indoor arrows at forty yards. Most had no clue as to whether they did or didn t group well at a longer distance. Any mid range distance, 30-yards to 50-yards, will do as long as you test for groups at a distance longer than 20 yards. Test several sizes to find what size makes the best groups and if that s 2014 aluminum or a.288 diameter carbon then use it. For many years 2413-XX75 shafts out grouped all my other aluminum shafts never could get better groups out of the 26s or 27s. You ll have to experiment with variations in the point weight as well 20-grains more or less can make an important difference in grouping ability. Some are using 200-gr and 250-gr points to get the groups they want. Currently, I ve been using CXL-SS 150 shafts out of my Money Maker but I m only shooting 45# these days and that s the shaft that groups best by far. Remember, lots of well executed shots won t win indoor tournaments; everyone else is doing that. It s those rough shots that still hit the ten-ring that make the difference. It s what happens on your worst ten shots that makes or breaks your indoor round so do your homework at forty-yards and find the arrow that will save the bacon when you make a rough shot or two. Fletching size is not that critical. I ve used 1.75 or 2 inch vanes for most of my good scores. Three, four or five-inch feathers work well also but you must still test from an intermediate distance to find what groups the best. And don t forget to fletch your arrows with a helical clamp putting as much angle on your fletches as possible. More air resistance on the back end will stabilize the arrow quicker. If you are participating in NAA or FITA indoor tournaments then the largest arrow size allowed is the 2315 aluminum, 93 mm diameter or approximately.366. To take best advantage of this rule and the 2315 many test a wide variety of point weights to get the best groups. Test point weights from 100 to 250 grains to find the best grouping combination. Again, test them at forty yards and if they group well, use them at twenty yards. PAPER TESTING & ARROW REST SELECTION If you use paper testing as a tuning procedure as I do then be sure not to frustrate yourself by insisting on a perfect hole; that s not always possible. Some arrow types and some arrow rests won t always give that perfect bullet hole. I look for a hole that is not more than 1 2 inch high or high-left The paper doesn t lie! At least the hole in the paper doesn t lie. This one is near perfect and highly desirable but if your arrows are making less than half-inch tears then your setup should be fine. Don t spend hours trying to get it perfect, especially if your arrows are grouping well from forty yards. (right-handed shooter) with clean, crisp vane slices. If the vane slices aren t clean then the arrow is not stable when passing through the paper and some adjustments are needed on the arrow size, point weight or to the arrow rest. Arrow rest selection is quite simple for indoor archery. At the most recent Lancaster Archery Indoor Classic I counted arrow rests on the top Professional line. Of the top sixty-four shooters fifty-four were using a launcher style arrow rest. With At the 2010 Lancaster Archery Classic last January 85% of the professionals were using launcher-style arrow rests. The others were using a drop-away style. Be sure to try launchers of varying thicknesses to get the optimum match for your arrow/point configuration. this information I am safe in recommending a launcher rest. Keep it simple and start with a.010 thick launcher tilted at about 30 to 35 degrees from horizontal and nocking point set at 1 4 above level. Try a.012 launcher next, compare groups and use the one that gets the best results. For those really big and heavy shafts try a support blade under the launcher. Further tuning may be needed with the nocking point location. Raising and lowering the nock point and testing for groups are recommended. You can do this from twentyyards or forty-yards to find what is most reliable. I especially like to do this while shooting scoring rounds at twenty-yards, compare scores and then make a determination for my final setting. What I always look for in my indoor setup is getting those less-than-perfect shots to go in the middle. Some arrow-rest combinations help you and some don t. Trying different combinations is the only way to find the most forgiving setup. D LOOP INSTALLATION How you attach the D loop to the bowstring is a big part of bow tuning. There are at least six ways to prepare the loop on the string: 1 Loop directly above and below the nock. 2 Nock-point locators above and below the nock and the loop outside of the locators. 3 A single locator above the nock with loop above the locator and under the nock. 4 A single locator below the nock with the loop above the nock and under the bottom locator. 5 A nock-locator above the nock with both loop-ends tied entirely below the nock. 6 Nock-locators above and below the nock with the loop on the release aid attached below the bottom locator. Testing all of these is the only way to be sure which will yield the best results in the target. My current bow shoots best without a d-loop, instead I m putting the loop on my release aid around the bowstring like I did twenty years ago. The loop is convenient but winners have the highest score and you must do whatever it takes to get arrow groups that make the high scores. FINE TUNING DRAW LENGTH A coach can get you into full draw position visually. He can get your drawing forearm in line with the arrow shaft but you, the shooter, must fine-tune that full-draw-position. To do this continued on page ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

10 BUILDING YOUR INDOOR BOW CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 you must make fine adjustments to the draw length setting by adding a twist or two to cables and/or string or adjusting the D-loop length. Recording these adjustments is a must; I ve had to return to previous settings too many times to not keep good records on what I ve done. One twist on one cable can make the bow aim and group better so search thoroughly through different draw length settings to get the best setting for you an d keep a log of it all. FINE TUNING WHEEL TIMING The same is true of wheel timing. Anyone shooting a compound bow needs to be concerned about wheel timing. Yep, you read it correctly. Every one needs to test different wheel timings to get the best from their bow. Single cam, twin cam and hybrid cam bows have sweet spots when it comes to wheel rollover. With single cam bows you find the sweet spot when you adjust the draw length. That s when you get the wheel, string and cable system working at its best. Most single cams have guide marks on the cam to help you get the wheel rotated to perform at its very best. From there you adjust the D loop to make further changes to the draw length. Hybrid cams have two different cables, a power cable and a control cable. The power cable attaches the bottom wheel to the top axle while the control cable, often called a slave cable, attaches the top wheel cable track to the bottom wheel cable track. This slave cable reels cable off of the top cable track while reeling onto the cable track linking the top and bottom wheels Most cams are marked so you know where to adjust the cam rotation. One cam or two, pay attention to this important adjustment when you re tuning your bow. A single twist on one cable can make a big difference in aiming and grouping so be thorough in your preparation. together in their function and timing. The control cable ensures that the wheels work together and not independently. For that reason they need to be adjusted for timing to get the very best results. Keep a log of the twists you add or subtract from the control cable and the power cable. I also record how the bow aims and groups as I make these adjustments in case I have to return to settings that worked better than the most recent setting I m using. Yep, these adjustments take time and patience. But remember, most indoor shooters are making lots of good shots so you have to make sure that your rough/weak shots hit the X-ring that will make the difference. Once again, hard work has its rewards! CHOOSING A RELEASE AID You know what I m going to say here. Train with a back tension release aid! Every week! All yearlong! Use whatever you want to in a tournament or for league scores but at the very minimum, train three times every week with a back tension release aid. Training with back tension will help you build long term consistency and minimize the slumps that come to everyone if they shoot for very long. Beyond that, I recommend the release aid that allows you to keep a relaxed and straight release wrist. A straight wrist is the prerequisite to a relaxed forearm. Reducing tension in the drawing arm leads to more consistency and that begins with a flat release hand and straight wrist. CONCLUSION Too many people today have what I call The McDonalds Syndrome...I want it now! Good indoor archery takes time to develop so be patient and work smart. Do your homework at forty yards and you ll get rewarded with your best indoor scores. Shoot straight, keep well. National Field Archery Association and USA Archery to Co-Host Four National & International Events in Yankton, South Dakota in July 2011 This ten day event will feature the USAA National Field Championship on July 22-24, the NFAA National Field Championship on July , the USAA National Target Championship on July and the Hoyt World Open July A shooters banquet will be held on Friday, July 29, during which time awards will be given for the USAA National Target Championship and a special Car Shoot off will be held on Saturday, July 30. All archers who compete in the USAA National Target Championships/Hoyt World Open and the NFAA National Field Championships will be eligible to shoot off for a new car, or a cash prize. The Hoyt World Open, held in conjunction with and following the USAA National Target Championship is designed to attract the world s best archers. USA Archery will pay prize money of $2,000 to the champion, $500 to the runner-up and $200 to the bronze medalist for all four senior divisions, which includes men s compound, men s recurve, women s compound and women s recurve. Hoyt will pay a contingency prize of $8000 (1st), $2000 (2nd) and $1000 (3rd) for the same premiere senior category archers who compete with a Hoyt bow. This brings the potential prize money for this event to $54,800. Our two organizations are working together to provide one-stop, on-line registration and housing for all events. As more information becomes available, the websites will be updated. Plan now to attend the first ever Outdoor World Archery Festival featuring the best of both NFAA and USA Archery Hoyt NFAA Contingency 18 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

11 Do You Need Stronger Mental Control? by Terry Wunderle DO YOU SHOOT CONSISTENT SCORES IN PRACTICE, BUT competition an archer will let the mind dwell on thoughts that will your performance falls far short of that at a tournament? Are you erode the relaxed, smooth form that is used on the practice range. extremely nervous and unable to control the excessive pin movement? Is your thinking process running rapidly in all directions? successfully compete, the self-doubt will quickly produce tension When the thinking process is directed at concerns of ones ability to When the tournament is over, are you embarrassed or completely and anxiety that will alter the normal shot sequence. The archer disgusted with your performance? If the answers to these questions will no longer be in a comfort zone and the performance will suffer. were no, I am happy because I know that you are comfortable Since the conscious mind can only process one thought pattern at with our great sport and will have an enjoyable future shooting. If a time, make that thinking a positive influence. Most shots that are the answers were yes, it is obvious that what you are doing is not missed are due to a breakdown in form. If an archer can eliminate working and maybe it is time for a change. I would suggest that form errors, then he or she should have a good performance. I you develop a mental program. am not saying they will win. Instead, I am saying they should be able to perform at the same level as they can do on the practice Developing a mental program that will maximize the performance is a challenging endeavor for most archers. Many archers range. Isn t that what you really want to accomplish? To eliminate the form errors, I maintain the archer should focus consciously on make it appear easy and natural to stand in front of a crowd and shooting the best form possible. If the conscious mind is engrossed shoot a tournament. Most of these people will tell you that it took in nothing but shooting perfect form, there will be no room for detrimental thinking to hamper the process. In order for this mental time to develop such a demeanor. In order to have a solid mental program and maintain it, several facets of the mind have to work in approach to be successful, it has to be developed on the practice conjunction with each other. range. Become completely involved in the shooting process during First, let s look at the conscious mind. It can only concentrate practice as well as at the competition. Feel your muscles relax as on and handle one thought process at a time. Too often, during you allow the pin to settle in on the mark. When the pin is floating in the desired location, execute the shot. Feel yourself pull the bow apart. Continuously direct the pressure in the bow arm straight toward the target. Since most breakdowns in form are due to the lack of pressure, make sure you continue pulling the bow apart until the arrow is released. If the mind is totally engrossed in shooting perfect form, there will be no room for self-doubt or other negative thinking to disrupt your consistent form. The subconscious mind processes many thoughts instantly. Let it control the aiming. Stare at the spot you want to hit and allow the pin to float on that area. Let the pin drift in, out, and around the spot. Do not try to guide or correct this movement to hold it on the mark. Instead, let it float and allow the subconscious mind to make the corrections. If the float area becomes too big, this is usually an indication that you have lost forward pressure. Either pull the bow apart with a little more pressure to stabilize the pin movement or let it down and start again. The emphasis on hard aiming is drastically over-rated. The perfect form is what drives the arrow into the mark. Let the subconscious do the aiming, trust your form, and shoot. Another part of a good mental program is confidence and selfimage. If you truly have the confidence that you are the best archer in your division, this is good. Most people look at the situation from the viewpoint that there are many good archers in their division. If this is the case, put your confidence in what you are good at doing and what you can control, which is executing a shot with the perfect form. By placing your total conscious focus on perfect shot execution, you will realize this is the main and only thing that you can control, and this is what allows you to shoot the tight groups. Treat every practice session as if it were a tournament. This will help you build stronger concentration and focus skills, which will build your confidence for competition. The mind will develop a positive picture of your ability to execute perfect form. Note, I never emphasized putting the confidence on your ability to score. Score is the result of shooting excellent form; so the emphasis needs to be placed on your abilities and not the results of those abilities. The conscious mind, subconscious mind, and confidence all need to be developed and utilized so that your mental program can maximize your performance. I realize this is a different philosophy than most of you have been exposed to in archery. I am not saying it is the right way or the only way to shoot. I am saying this is the philosophy that my shooters use; and they have won over 300 national and world championships. It works! If what you are doing is not successful, then perhaps it is time to make a change. NEVER accept second best... 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12 GREAT LAKES SECTION Bob McCutcheon, Councilman 2011 Indoor Sectional TOURNAMENT DATE: February 26-27, 2011 Illinois Locations Hosting Club: Joliet Archery Club Range Location: 3700 W. Francis Road New Lenox IL Directions to Range: I-80 to Exit 137, Route 30, west 1 mile to Gougar Rd., north 1 2 mile to Francis Rd., east 1 mile to club Send Registration to: Judy McCutcheon, Virden Rd., Virden IL Phone after 6:30 pm or jlynnmac@royell.org Pre-Registration Deadline: Thursday February 24, 2011 Late Registration Location: At range 7:00 7:30 a.m. Sat., February 26 Schedule: Line times: 8:00 am 11:30 am 3:00 pm both days Motels: Fairfield Inn Rt Hampton Inn Rt Motel 6 Joliet I 55 & Rt Super 8 North I 55 & Rt Miscellaneous Info: jolietarcheryclub.com for more accommodations. Addit l Contacts: Pam or Wally Erickson for local information Indiana Locations North Section Hosting club: Galveston Archery Club Location: 302 1/2 E. Jackson St., Galveston, IN Send Registration to: Rocky Kline, 1108 N. Korby St., Kokomo IN Tel # rlkline1@comcast.net Schedule: The shoot time is 9:00 am and 1:00 pm both Saturday and Sunday Accommodations: Comfort Inn, 522 Essex Dr., Kokomo IN Tel Days Inn, 264 S. 00 E. W., Kokomo, IN Tel Fairfield Inn, 1717 E. Lincoln Rd., Kokomo In, Tel Signature Inn, 4021 S. LaFountain St., Kokomo, IN Tel Miscellaneous Info: This is a two-day shoot; archers must shoot one line each day. Make all check payable to Galveston Archery Club; make sure phone number is on registration form in case line times have to be changed. SECTION & STATE ASSOCIATION NEWS South Section Hosting Club: Archer s Spot and Pro, Inc. Location: 5130 E. State Rd. 54, Bloomfield, IN Directions: From Bloomington 37 S, right on 45 S (Bloomfield Rd.) approx 19 miles, bear right on to 45 S, then bear right on to St. Rd. 54. approx 7 miles to Archer s Spot. Long blue building on the left side of rd. Registration to: Archer s Spot and Pro Shop, 5130 E. State Rd. 54 Bloomfield, IN Tel archer spot@wispaninternet.com Schedule: The shoot time is 9:00 am and 1:00 pm both Accommodations: Saturday and Sunday Holiday Inn Express Century Suites Fairfield Inn Radisson Bloomington Miscellaneous Info: This is a two-day shoot; archers must shoot one line each day. Make all checks payable to Archer s Spot; make sure phone number is on registration form in case line times have to be changed. Michigan Locations Contact State Director, Bill Jones Hosting Club: Mid-Michee Bowmen Clubhouse Tel: (days of tournament ONLY) Range Location: 151 S 9 Mile Road, Midland, MI Directions to Range: Take M-20 west of Midland to 9 Mile Road. Turn south on 9 Mile Road and go approx. 1 4 mile to club entrance on left (east) side of road. Send Registration to: (include phone no.) Carol Bitner, 1979 N Reed Rd., Sanford, MI Pre-Registration Deadline: February 19, 2010 (including fees) Late Registration Location: Schedule: Motels: Edited by NFAA Headquarters Complete Results of the Indoor Sectional Tournaments are available on line at At tournament range Saturday of tournament Saturday: 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. shooting time assignments to be determined at range on Saturday There are numerous hotels in both Midland and Mt. Pleasant Miscellaneous Info: Range has 18 lanes. Separate spectator viewing area. Food and beverages available at range. Please indicate 1st and 2nd choice of Saturday shooting time. HOSTING CLUB: Straight Line Archery Range Location: 1705 Ash Street, Ishpeming, MI Directions: Traveling West on US 41 turn North on to Deer Lake Ave (Ralph s Deli) Travel two blocks. Straight Line Archery is located in the lower level of the Channel 10 TV Station Building. Send Registration to: Shelley Saxwold, 280 South Camp Road, Ishpeming, MI (906) Pre Registration Deadline: Feb 20th Schedule: Shoot times 8am and 12 noon Accommodations: Best Western, US 41 West, Ishpeming (906) Ohio Locations Contact State Director, Norm Newman Wisconsin Location HOSTING CLUB: Beloit Field Archers, Inc. Range Location: 9243 Cleophas Rd., Beloit, WI Directions: Hwy 213 Northwest from Beloit for 4 miles, turn left (west) onto Cleophas Road. Club sign is at that corner. Continue for 3.5 miles to club on left. Send Registration to: Karl Nelson, 1764 Sun Valley Dr, Beloit, WI Pre Registration Deadline: February 23, 2011 Late Registration: Schedule: Accommodations: Misc. Info: Will be taken up to shoot times. Please call for line time availability. Lines at 8am and 11am Beloit Inn Best Western Legacy Inn Comfort Inn Econo Lodge Fairfield Inn Holiday Inn Express Rode Way Inn We will shoot a 300 round with a double line on both days. The line time you choose will be your shooting time for both Saturday and Sunday. Addit l Info and Contacts: Club phone Cell phone Hosting Club: LA CROSSE ARCHERY Range Location: 1231 OAK FOREST DRIVE, ONALASKA, WI Directions: From I-90, take exit #3 to Onalaska. Turn right at stop lights by Kwik Trip and Dairy Queen. Turn right onto Oak Forest Dr. Go straight through the next 2 stop signs intersections. (AT THE SECOND STOP SIGN, HARLEY DAVIDSON OF LA CROSSE WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT). LA CROSSE ARCHERY IS THREE DOORS EAST OF THE HARLEY DEALERSHIP ON OAK FOREST DRIVE. Register on line: Select the events page, or mail to: LaCrosse Archery, 1231 Oak Forest Dr., Onalaska, WI Phone Pre-Registration Deadline: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2010 Late Registration: At the range. Schedule: Saturday, 2 double lines at 8am and 11 am. Sunday line assignments will be based on participation and begin at 8 am. Motels: BEST WESTERN MIDWAY HOTEL, 1835 ROSE ST., LA CROSSE, WI BAYMONT INN & SUITES, 3300 KINNEY COULEE RD N, ONALASKA, WI, HAMPTON INN OF ONALASKA, 306 HAMPTON CT., ONALASKA, WI, HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS/ONALASKA, 9409 HWY 16, ONALASKA, WI, SUPER 8 MOTEL, 1625 ROSE ST., LA CROSSE, WI, Addit l Contacts: STONEY CREEK INN, 3060 S. KINNEY COULEE RD., ONALASKA, WI, RADISSON HOTEL LA CROSSE, 200 HARBORVIEW PLAZA, LA CROSSE, WI ANTHONY SCHMIDT OR LAURA ROSENTHAL AT LA CROSSE ARCHERY, PHONE NUMBER HOSTING CLUB: Kenosha Bowmen Archery Club Range Location: th Street, Bristol, WI DIRECTIONS: I94 to St Hwy 50. West 2 miles to Kenosha Bowmen Archery on the left. Watch for a small cemetery on the north side of the road. Club entrance is directly across the street. Send Registration to: Al Chickerneo, 1043 N. Prairie Dr. Silver Lake, WI al@chickerneo.com DEADLINE: 2/19/11 Late Registration: SCHEDULE: At range. Friday Practice 6:30 9:30 pm. Sat & Sun Practice 9:45 10:45 am. Sat & Sun. 11:00 am line (an 8:00 am line will be added if more than 48 archers pre register). Accommodations: Comfort Suites Kenosha Value Inn Super 8 Kenosha LaQuinta Inn Pleasant Prairie Electrical hook-ups for campers are available; call or al@chickerneo.com to reserve a spot. HOSTING CLUB: Omro Bowhunters RANGE LOCATION: Omro, WI Directions to Range: Range is located just off Highway 21 in Omro, WI. Directions can be found using Google Maps, MapQuest, etc. Send Registration To: Sherwyn Danke, 1323 Letter Point Rd, Oshkosh, WI (920) DEADLINE: February 20th 2011 Late Registration: Available at competition site February 26th SCHEDULE: 8am line, 11am line, and 2pm line if needed Fish Inn-Omro, 1160 East Main Street, Omro (920) Omro Motel, 934 East Main Street, Omro (920) Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, 2251 Westowne Avenue, Oshkosh (920) Hilton Garden Inn, 1355 West 20th Avenue, Oshkosh (920) La Quinta Inn, 1950 Omro Rd, Oshkosh (920) Add l Info/Contacts: Harold Monday, Hawk2hunt2769@yahoo.com (920) Duke Laabs, dlaabs@hotmail.com 2011 Outdoor Sectional Tournament Date: June 18-19, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Washtenaw Sportsman s Club RANGE LOCATION: 5095 Ellis Rd, Ypsilanti, MI Directions to Range: Exit 181 from I-94, 1 4 mile west to Ellis Rd, 1-1/2 miles to club. Send Registration to: (include phone No.): Mike Spence, Connell Dr., Dexter, MI PHONE: SCHEDULE: Saturday 9am 28 Field & 14 Animal. Sunday 9am 28 Hunter, awards following Ann Arbor Marriott, Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest Resort, 1275 S. Huron St, Ypsilanti, MI Comfort Inn & Suites, 2376 Carpenter Rd. Ann continued on page ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

13 Arbor, MI Days Inn Ann Arbor, 2380 Carpenter Rd. Ann Arbor, MI Quality Inn & Suites, 2455 Carpenter Rd. Ann Arbor, MI Red Roof Inn, 3621 Plymouth Rd. Ann Arbor, MI CAMPGROUNDS: Detroit Greenfield RV Park, 6680 Bunton Rd. Ypsilanti, MI Misc. Info.: Limited primitive camping on grounds Add l Info/Contacts: Jack Romeo MID-ATLANTIC SECTION Mike LePera, Councilman brtesite@optonline.net 2011 Indoor Sectional TOURNAMENT DATE: March 4 thru March 6, 2011 Maryland Locations HOSTING CLUB: Tuscarora Archers Range Location: Etzler Road, Frederick, MD Directions to Range: From Rt. 15 in Frederick, take exit #14, Rosemont Ave. Turn onto Rosemont Ave. and head west away from Frederick. Go 3.25 miles and turn left onto Rocky Spring Rd. Go 0.6 miles and bear left at Indian Springs Rd. Go 0.3 miles and turn right onto Etzler Rd. Club is 0.7 miles on right. Send Registration To: Paul Coughlin 1019 Lavenport Way, Frederick, MD phone jarlicker@aol.com Late Registration: At club, up to one hour before shoot time, if space is available. Call ahead to verify. SCHEDULE: Saturday 7-9:30 Registration and Practice Shot 10 am and 2pm, Sunday Shoot 10 am and 2 pm Hampton Inn and Suites Ft Detrick: ( ) 1565 Opossumtown Pike, Fred., MD Best Western Historic Frederick: ( ) 420 Prospect Blvd., Fred., MD Comfort Inn Red Horse Inn (Golden Mile): ( ) 998 West Patrick St, Fred., MD Holiday Inn Express, Francis Scott Key Mall, ( ) 5579 spectrum Dr., Fred, MD KOA Harpers Ferry ( ) 343 Campground Rd, Harpers Ferry, WV Crow s Nest Campground ( ) Route 77 W, Thurmont, MD Sleep Inn ( ) 5361 Spectrum Drive, Frederick, MD, US CAMPGROUNDS: Camping is available on the premises of the club, behind club house. No showers, can use in-house bathrooms. No hook-ups. Misc. Info.: 12 shooting lanes, food available both days, plenty of parking New Jersey Locations HOSTING CLUB: Buckshorn Sportsmen Club RANGE LOCATION: Ski-Slope Road off Hell Neck Road, Hancocks Bridge, NJ Directions to Range: From Route # 295 Take Rt.#49 East continue to Mile Marker #13 turn right onto Jericho Road. When you are on Jericho Road go 5.1 miles to Hell Neck Road club sign is at turnoff. Turn right onto Hell Neck Road then travel approx. 0.6 miles and turn left at the clubs sign (this turns into a dirt road) follow this road to the club house approx. 1.1 Send Registration To: Elmer McKishen, 1003 School Village, Seabrook, NJ Phone DEADLINE: February 25, 2011 Late Registration: March 5 & at the club SCHEDULE: March 5 & 6, 2011 on both these days their will be a 9:00 A.M. and a 1:00 P.M. line Quality Inn, 632A Pennsville-Auburn Road Carneys Point, NJ Econo Lodge, 632B Pennsville-Auburn Rd., Carneys Point, NJ Comfort Inn, 634 Soders Rd., Carney s Point, NJ Misc. Info.: The club has a well lighted indoor range with 16 lanes available; breakfast and lunch will be available both days. Also have handicap bathrooms and a three-season porch where smoking is permitted. Add l Info./Contacts: Warren Magee (856) , and the club phone is (856) You can also the club at Buckshornsportsmenclub@netzero.net or Elmer McKishen at elmer1003@comcast.net Hosting Club: WA-XO-BE Archers Range Location: 53 Major Rd Monmouth Junction, NJ Directions to Range: From New Brunswick, take Rte 1 South towards Princeton. Take the exit for Sandhill Rd./ Major Rd. Turn left and cross back over Rte 1 to get onto Major Rd. The range is 1/3 mile down on your left. Send Registration to: (include phone no.): Doug Joyce, 30 Willow Ave., Somerset, NJ (732) Pre-Registration Deadline: February 18, 2011 Late Registration Location: At the range Schedule: Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 9:00AM. Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 9:00AM. Motels: Red Roof Inn, 208 New Rd., South Brunswick, NJ (732) HOSTING CLUB: Wo-Pe-Na Archers RANGE LOCATION: 39 Harding Avenue, Clifton, NJ Directions to Range: Please use above address with Mapquest. Range is in the basement of 39 Harding Ave. Wo-Pe-Na Sign is above the doorway entrance. Send Registration To: Rima Campanelli, st Street, Fair Lawn, NJ DEADLINE: February 25, 2011 Late Registration: May register on the day of the shoot only if space is available. Please call SCHEDULE: March 4th, 2011 (Friday) 7:00 PM shooting time March 5th, 2011 (Saturday) 11:00 AM shooting time March 6th, 2011 (Sunday) 11:00 AM shooting time Howard Johnson Inn, 680 Route 3 West, Clifton, NJ Phone CAMPGROUNDS: Clifton, NJ is an urban location. No campgrounds are located within a reasonable distance of Wopena Archers. Misc. Info: At the tournament and prior to shooting, all archers must display a current NFAA or NAA CARD showing the archer is in good standing with either national archery organization. Add l Info./Contacts: Call Wopena Range on Tues. or Thurs. evenings for further information. Wopena Range: New York Locations HOSTING CLUB: Double T Archery Club RANGE LOCATION: Doc s Archery, 908 Niagara Falls Blvd., N.Tonawanda, NY Directions to Range: Take NYS Thruway (90) to Rt. 290 to Rt 62 North (Niagara Falls Blvd.), go 4.7 miles north to Doc s in the Wurlitzer Building at 908 NFB on left. 2nd floor Send Registration To: Mark Irlbacher, 611 Walck Rd., N.Tonawanda, NY (716) (Doc. s) or (716 ) (Home) DEADLINE: Feb. 21, 2011 Late Registration: On-site, must call to verify open shooting lanes SCHEDULE: NFAA 300 Round; may shoot twice and take best of 2 scores. Shooting lines: Sat., Mar. 5 Noon & 2:30 pm PLUS Sun., Mar. 6 Noon only (additional line may be added on Sunday if noon line is full) Please call Doc s for hotel/motel info. if needed (716) CAMPGROUNDS: Call Doc s if you need camping info. (716) Misc. Info.: Range is located within 7 miles of Niagara Falls and lots of shopping/casinos nearby HOSTING CLUB: Neil s Archery Pro Shop, Inc. RANGE LOCATION: 122 West Main St., Endicott, NY Directions to Range: From the intersection of I81 and Route 17, go Route 17 west toward Elmira. Take Exit 67 North to Endicott. Go 1 2 Mile and take route 17C West (Main Street). Range will be Approx Miles on the left. Send Registration To: Neil Newkirk c/o Neil s Archery Pro Shop Inc. 122 West Main Street, Endicott, New York Phone: (607) tom.neilsarchery@gmail.com Pre-Registration Deadline: March 1, 2011 Late Registration Location: at Club Shooting Schedule: Friday March 4: 6:00pm Saturday March 5: 2:00pm, 5:00pm Sunday March 6: 10:00am, 1:00pm Accommodations: Econo Lodge, Endicott (607) Best Western Johnson City (607) Kings Inn, Endicott (607) Misc. Info.: Restaurants within walking distance of range. Ample free parking. No accommodations for crossbows. Hosting Club: Smith Point Sports Range Location: 215 east main st Patchogue NY Directions to Range: Take the long island expressway east to exit 64 south. Go 6 miles to Montauk Hwy.; make a right turn, range is behind the Carvel store on right side. Send Registration to: Same as above (631) Schedule: Friday 3/4, 7pm; Saturday 3/5 & Sunday 3/6, 1pm Motels: Comfort Inn (631) Additional Contacts: Jared Schneider, tournament chairman (631) Pennsylvania Locations HOSTING CLUB: Charleroi Archery Club RANGE LOCATION: 194 Fremont Road, Charleroi, PA Directions to Range: From I-70, take the Charleroi Exit. At the bottom of the ramp, turn left. Continue through town on McKean Ave. At 5th Street, turn left. Follow 5th Street up the hill. Street name will become Fremont Road. Follow Fremont Road past the Power Substation through the S curve. The club is at the top of the hill on the left. Send Registration To: Darrell Shipley; 120 Pride Ave; Monessen, PA Phone (412) DEADLINE: Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 5 (6:00 PM); Sunday, March 6 (1:00 PM). Hampton Inn, Comfort Inn (Both in Belle Vernon, PA) Misc. Info.: Club will be open for practice and registration approximately one hour before published shoot times. If you can t make any of the above scheduled lines, contact Darrell. A Friday 7:00 PM line can be added if necessary. Add l. Info./Contacts: Contact Darrell Shipley at (412) if you have any questions or need more info about the shoot. For directions or information on Charleroi Archery Club, visit our website at www. charleroiarchery.com. Club Phone (724) Hosting Club: Lonesome Road Archery Range Location: 401 S. Main St. Taylor, Pa Directions to Range: Take I-81 North or South. Exit 182 Davis St. Travel Davis St. 4 lights. Turn left on Main St. Taylor. Range 4 blocks on left. PA Turnpike I 476: Travel Northeast Extension North to Keyser Ave Exit/Old Forge-Taylor. Turn right on Union St. Travel to light at Main St. Taylor. Turn right 4 blocks. Range on left. Send Registration to: (include phone no.): Jason Lonesome Road Archery, 401 S Main St., Taylor, PA Pre-Registration Deadline: Feb. 26, 2011 Late Registration Location: at Lonesome Road Schedule: Friday, Mar. 4, :00 PM. Saturday, Mar. 5 12:00 PM. Sunday, Mar. 6, 10:00 AM. And 2:00 Pm. Miscellaneous Info: Crossbows shoot on Friday. Target crossbow only. No magnification sights, Max draw weight 95 lbs. No hunting crossbows unless recurve style limbs and above specs. Additional Contacts: Crossbow info: contact Terry Butler: or kidxbow@msn.com HOSTING CLUB: YORK AND ADAMS ARCHERS RANGE LOCATION: 413 Country Club Road, Abbottstown, PA Directions to Range: From Rt. 30, turn south on Country Club Rd. Club house is approx 1 mile on left. Send Registration To: Robert Wertz, 336 Third St. Hanover, PA (717) bulldogs4bean@aol.com Late Registration: AT CLUB SCHEDULE: FRIDAY 7:00PM; SATURDAY 9:00AM AND 12:00 NOON; SUNDAY 9:00AM AND 12:00 NOON Virginia Locations HOSTING CLUB: Augusta Archers RANGE LOCATION: Staunton, VA Directions To Range: I-81 North: Take Exit 222, go right (left if coming from 81 S) off the ramp. Take a right at the 2nd stop light on Rt Go to the SPCA sign and turn right onto Archery Lane. Follow the gravel road up to the club. Send Registration To: P.O. Box 336, Fishersville, VA Contact Dennis Wilfong at DEADLINE: Feb 28 Late Registration: Friday, March 4th; June 10th; July 1st from 5:00pm 6:30pm. Registration the day of the shoot one hour before shotgun start. SCHEDULE: TBD Red Roof Inn - (540) Comfort Inn - (540) Econn Lodge - (540) Sleep Inn - (540) CAMPGROUNDS: On premises first come, first serve basis. Add l Info/Contacts: Dennis Wilfong, President or Dane Hanger, NFAA Rep HOSTING CLUB: BearCreek Bowmen RANGE LOCATION: 5427 Bear Creek Rd. Norton, Va DIRECTIONS: 3.5 miles NNE of Norton, VA; 1.7 miles SSE of Wise, VA; 5.8 miles West of Coeburn, VA; 13.9 N W Norton, VA continued on page ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

14 Send Registration To: BearCreek Bowmen P.O. Box 2258 Wise, Va SCHEDULE: Times on the 5th: 10:00am, 2:00pm, 6:00pm Times on the 6th: 10:00am and 2:00pm Holiday Inn Super Days Inn Norton Inn Best Western All listed above less than 5 miles from the range Misc. Info.: Check us out on NFAA links Bear Creek shootarcher.com Bear Creek web site HOSTING CLUB: Ogden Outdoors RANGE LOCATION: Ogden Outdoors 207 S. Main Street, Amherst, VA Directions to Range: From 29 N or S: Take the Rt. 60 Amherst exit off of 29. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp toward Amherst. Go less that 1 mile to the circle. Go around the circle to make a left onto Main Street. Ogden Outdoors can be seen from the only traffic light. Go straight through the light and turn left into parking lot. Send Registration To: Ogden Outdoors, 517 Forrest Sale Road, Amherst, VA (434) DEADLINE: 1 week before shoot SCHEDULE: Shooting times: Sat. & Sun: 8am, 11am, 2pm Friday: to be announced based on shooter feedback Amherst Inn (434) com Knights Inn (434) Misc. Info.: Nearby restaraunts: Travelers Restaurant, located across street from Ogden Outdoors; McDonalds, located across street from Amherst Inn. Add l. Info/Contacts: Rusty at Ogden Outdoors (434) HOSTING CLUB: Prince William Archers Range Location: Brentsville Va. Directions to Range: I-95 to 234 towards Manassas, left on Rt. 619 to Brentsville. Turn left on Izzack Walton Dr. Take right y in road club on right at top of hill. From I 66 take the 234 bypass/prince William Parkway to Rt. 28 south. Turn left on 619 to Brentsville. Turn right on Izzack Walton Dr. Take right y in road to club on right at top of hill. Send Registration To: Jim Little, jlittlejr@comcast.net Santa Rosa Ct., Manassas VA DEADLINE: March 2 Late Registration: One hour befor each round SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 5th: 3pm & 7pm Sunday, March 6th: 8am & 12pm Comfort Suites CourtYard Marriott Misc. Info.: We have 18 lanes. Breakfast and lunch from our kitchen. We have a separate area for guests. The area has many attractions for the family to do before and after the shoot. HOSTING CLUB: Wythe Bowhunters Range Location: Wytheville, Va Directions to Range: From I 77, take exit 47. Turn left on Rt 717/Krenning Rd. Go 4.5 miles, turn left on 52. Go 1 mile. Turn right at Stoney Fork Tire Center on Dale Drive Club House is about 1/10 mi. on the right. From I 81, take exit 70, turn on to 52 N. Go about 7 miles Turn left at Stoney Fork Tire Center on Dale Drive Club House is about 1/10 mi. on the right Send Registration To: Stacy Pruitt 821, Matney Flats Rd., Wytheville, VA DEADLINE: March 1, 2011 Late Registration: Day of shoot SCHEDULE: 10 am and 1 pm Sat and Sun. Range open at 8:30 am Visit Wytheville is full of hotels and restaurants Add l. Info./Contacts: Can also contact Larrie Emerson West Virginia Locations HOSTING CLUB: Midstate Archers Range Location: Flatwoods, WV. Directions to Range: See map on our website Send Registration To: Becky Mayse, PO Box 356, Frametown, WV PHONE# DEADLINE: FEB. 20 NO LATE FEES APPLY Late Registration: Available at the door SCHEDULE: Friday March 4, 7:00 pm/ Saturday March 5, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm - 7:00 PM/Sunday March 6, 9:00 am DAYS FLATWOODS, W VA (1 MILE FROM RANGE) Miscellaneous Info: FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE AT RANGE; SEATING (BLEACHERS), LOUNGE AREA WITH COUCHES, CHAIRS,TV, VCR, DVD, ENTRANCE AREA WITH BOW EQUIPMENT STORAGE, RESTROOMS. PRAC- TICE RANGE WILL BE OPEN AND AVAILABLE ALL WEEKEND DURING OPEN HOURS; CROSS BOW CLASS WILL BE AVAILABLE. Additional Contacts: VIRGIL MAYSE & BECKY MAYSE KIRK BURROUGHS DANNY MAYSE MIDWEST SECTION Ray Jones, Councilman IowaArchery@hotmail.com 2011 Indoor Sectional TOURNAMENT DATE(S): February 26-27, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Independence Bowhunters RANGE LOCATION: 6423 Railroad St., Raytown, MO DIRECTIONS: I70 to I435 South (Missouri side) to exit 66 (SR 350) to 63rd St. Left on 63rd to Raytown Rd., then right for two blocks. Diagonal left at stop sign before the bridge to Railroad St. Send Registration To: Tobi Rogers, 5728 NW Flintridge Ct, Kansas City, MO Late Registration: Feb 25, 5pm to 9pm SCHEDULE: Saturday lines at 8am, 11am and 2 pm. Please select preferred time. Accommodations: Drury Inn offers free hot breakfast & happy hour 3830 Blue Ridge Cutoff, Kansas City, MO Reserved Rooms: 15 kings & 15 doubles held up to Feb. 1, Archery tournament or book # Room Rate: $88.95 King/Double; 3.53 miles from range. Clarion Hotel offers breakfast buffet up to 4 people per room Blue Ridge Cutoff, Kansas City, MO Indoor pool. Patty O Quigley Restaurant in hotel. Reserved rooms: 17 Kings & 18 Doubles held up to Jan. 25, 2011; Independence Bowhunters Shoot. Room rrate: $69.95 King/Double; 3.27 miles from range. Holiday Inn Express offers hot breakfast; also has refrigerators and microwaves in every room E. Blue Parkway or State Route 350, Kansas City, MO Brand new hotel; indoor pool. Reserved rooms: 20 Kings & 20 Doubles held up to Feb. 5, 2011; NFAA Mid-West Tournament. Room Rate: $88.95 King/Double; 2.08 miles from range. Add l. Info./Contacts: Register on line at org HOSTING CLUB: Minnehaha Archers, Inc. Location: North Harvestor Rd., Sioux Falls, SD Directions: I-29 to SR 38 (Exit 83) on northwest side of Sioux Falls; then west on SR 38 to North Harvestor Rd. (first road); then north on North Harvestore to range, which is third building on right. Or, if coming in on I-90, exit south on I-29 to Exit 83 then west on SR 38, and follow directions as above. Registration: Jackie Meisenheimer, th St, Brandon, SD Tel: justablu@aol.com For registration form, see or this magazine. Please request shooting time on registration form. Deadline: February 1, 2010 Late Registration: At tournament site. Pre-registration is suggested and appreciated. Schedule: Friday: 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm practice. Saturday: 8:00 am, 11:00 am, and 2:00 pm. Sunday: To be announced. Scores will be flighted and coordinated at both Midwestern Section sites on Saturday after the last round of shooting. Accommodations: Northland Inn & Suites (formerly Comfort Inn) ; Super ; Quality Inn & Suites ; Day s Inn, Miscellaneous Info: These are some of the hotels near the archery range on N. Cliff Ave. (There are also many others located at the 26th St. Exit and 41st St. Exit on I 29.) When calling for reservations, please state you are in Sioux Falls for the Midwestern Sectional Archery Tournament. NEW ENGLAND SECTION Ken Moore, Councilman kmoore151@verizon.net 2011 Indoor Sectional TOURNAMENT DATES: April 2-3, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Lunenburg Sportsman Club RANGE LOCATION: Reservoir Rd., Lunenburg, MA DIRECTIONS: From Route 2 in Massachusetts: Take exit 35, to Route 70 heading North (Lunenburg Rd) Turn Right onto Leominster Shirley Rd Turn Left onto Reservoir Rd. Follow Reservoir Rd to find club on left. Send Registration To: Ruby Shannon, 96 Lakefront, Lunenburg, MA Phone number: Pre-registration Deadline: SCHEDULE: CAMPGROUNDS: Misc. Info.: Insert Dan Kolb. jpg here None; however a reservation is suggested to ensure a desired line. Friday - 7:00pm; Saturday - 10:00am, 1:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:00pm; Sunday - 8:30am, 11:30am Super 8 Motel, 482 N Main, Leominster, MA Sheraton Four Points 99 Erdman, Leominster, MA Best Western, 150 Royal Plaza Drive, Fitchburg, MA Camping available at club, call Ruby Shannon for confirmation and Make checks payable to NESFAA NORTHWEST SECTION Dan Kolb, Councilman bhfsdjk@hotmail.com 2011 Indoor Sectional Tournament Date: Feb 18-20, 2011 Various locations Check the NFAA website for more information www. fieldarchery.com or contact your State NFAA Director. TOURNAMENT DATE(S): Feb. 18th, 19th, 20th, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Archers Afield RANGE LOCATION: SW Pacific Hwy., Tigard, OR DIRECTIONS: Tigard Plaza (lower level), Hall Blvd. & Pacific Hwy. Send Registration To: Archers Afield, SW Pacific Hwy #121, Tigard, OR Phone (503) DEADLINE: Feb. 11th SCHEDULE: Friday 7pm, Saturday 9:30am, Sunday 10:30am Quality Inn (503) Phoenix Inn (503) CAMPGROUNDS: Pheasant Ridge RV Park SOUTHEAST SECTION Tim Austin, Councilman flarchery@earthlink.net 2011 Indoor Sectional Tournament Date Feb 29-30, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Easton Newberry Archery Center Range Location: Easton-Newberry Sports Complex, NW 16th Ave., Newberry, FL Directions to Range: Take I-75 Exit 387 and head West on Newberry Rd. for about 12 miles until you reach the City of Newberry. Take a right at the US-27 N light in Newberry. Continue on US-27 N for about 1.5 miles and take a right on NW 16th Ave. where you will see the Newberry Sports Complex blue sign. The range will be located to the left of the Easton-Newberry Sports Complex building and parking will be to the right. Send Registration to Tim Austin, 1710 SW 76th Terrace, Gainesville, FL flarchery@earthlink.net / Pre-Registration Deadline: Mail-in registration due by Friday, February 26, 2011 Phone registration due by Wednesday, March 3, 2011 Late Registration Location: Easton-Newberry Sports Complex, NW 16th Ave., Newberry, FL **Note: $2 surcharge to register by phone or and pay at the shoot Schedule: Saturday, March 6th State/Southeast shoot times: 8 a.m., 11 a.m., and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 7th State/Southeast shoot times: 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Friday, March 5th NAA shoot time: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 6th NAA shoot time: 5 p.m. Motels: Campgrounds: Best Western Gateway Grand, 4200 NW 97th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606, Canterbury Showplace, W. Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL canterburyshows@bellsouth.net Out of Towners RV Park, NE Highway 27, Williston, FL Williston Crossing RV Resort, 410 NE 5th St., Williston, FL continued on page ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

15 High Springs Campground, NW Old Bellamy Rd., High Springs, FL O Leno State Park, 410 SE O Leno Park Rd., High Springs, FL Additional Contacts: Brandie Lovelace brandie@teacharchery.org Tournament Date: Feb 26-27, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Ft. Lauderdale Archers, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Tournament Date: March 11-13, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Chickasaw Archery Club Range Location: 804 Pitts Point Rd., Shepherdsville, KY Directions to Range: 20 miles south of Louisville. Exit #117 I-65. West, 4 miles. Left on Pitts Point Rd mi. Send Registration to: Glenn Baxter, 9301 Whitley Rd., Louisville, KY cell# (502) gbaxter@heiltrailer.com Pre-Registration Deadline: March 10, 2010, 6:00P.M. EST Late Registration Location: At club as long as space available Schedule: ALL TIMES EST: Fri 7:00 P.M.; Sat. 9:00 A.M., 12 P.M., 3:00 P.M.; Sun. 9:00 A.M., 12 P.M. Motels: Motel 6 (exit 117 I-65) / Super 8 (exit 117 I-65) / Campgrounds: KOA (exit 117 I-65) Grandmas RV Camping (exit 116 I-65) Miscellaneous Info: Additional Contacts: Frank Mosser cell# / fmoss3@aol.com Tournament Date: March 11-13, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Prattville, AL Contact AL State Director, Pat Sinal, 105 Adams St., Greenville, AL Phone spinal@hotmail.com SOUTHERN SECTION Lee Gregory, Councilman lee@dlprint.com 2011 SOUTHERN INDOOR SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT DATE(S): March 12 13, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: RED RIVER BOWMEN ARCHERY CLUB, INC. RANGE LOCATION: 4099 Ratcliff Rd., Shreveport, La. DIRECTIONS: Exit I-220 at Jefferson-Paige Rd. to Ratcliff Rd. OR Exit I-20 at Monkhouse Dr. to Jefferson-Paige Rd. SEE WEBSITE FOR MAPS: Send Registration To: RRBAC, Emma Brown, 8018 Dogwood Trl., Haughton, LA phone or DEADLINE: March 9, 2011 Late Registration: At range Sat. 8:30 am SCHEDULE: Shooting times: Sat. & Sun., 9 am; 1 pm Check out club website for local accommodations: OR www. shreveport-bossier.org CAMPGROUNDS: same as motel information Misc. Info.: Website: Add l. Info./Contacts: or MAP to range on website. TOURNAMENT DATE(S): June 11 12, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Red River Bowmen Archery Club, Inc. RANGE LOCATION: 4099 Ratcliff Rd., Shreveport, La Directions to Range: Check out website for maps Send Registration to: (include phone no.): Red River Bowmen, Emma Brown, 8018 Dogwood Trl., Haughton, La Ph or DEADLINE: June 9, 2011 Late Registration: Sat. morning, June 11 7:00 am 8:00 am SCHEDULE: Sat., June 11, 9:00 am. 28 Field; Sunday, June 12, 8:00 am. 14 Hunter, 14 Animal See website Or or contact Emma Brown CAMPGROUNDS: Campers RV Center, Kellys RV Park, Misc. Info.: emma1937@bellsouth.net Add l. Info./Contacts: Website: TOURNAMENT DATE(S): March 12 13, 2011 HOSTING CLUB: Red River Bowmen, Haughton, LA Bayou Bowmen, New Iberia, LA Sante Fe Archery, Sante Fe, TX Clyde s Archery, Corpus Christi, TX Custom Archery Works, Waco, TX or 4018 Miss, Okla and Ark locations to be announced : Phone registration to shop of your choice. All shooters must reserve their shooting times for Sat., Sun. Misc. Info.: All scores will be posted on web site. All awards will be sent to you from NFAA. All ties will be broken by counting inside out on the last game (for example: 300, 58X, 14 inside out). Insert BorgesBob.jpg here SOUTHWEST SECTION Bob Borges, Councilman archer_nm@yahoo.com Southwest Sectional Indoor Locations Indoor sectional will once again be Vegas rounds during the month of January, if you have questions pertaining to the rules please get in touch with your State NFAA Director. If your city or state is not listed then also check with your Director. Bob Borges, Southwest Councilman California Locations (Times and dates to be determined) DC Archery Directions: Call (818) W. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, CA Performance Archers Directions: Call (858) Miramar Place, Suite C, San Diego, CA Wilderness Archery Directions: Call (916) Pacific St. Rocklin, CA Farm Supply Co. Directions: Call (805) El Camino Real Arroyo Grande, CA 5514 Predator Archery Directions: Call (408) Monterey St. Gilroy, CA Cedar Blvd. #C, Newark, CA Cherry Valley Bowhunters Directions: Call (951) Kehl Canyon Rd., Cherry Valley, CA Impact Archery Directions: Call (559) Railroad Ave. #101, Clovis, CA Jim Cox Adventures Directions: Call (831) D Quail Run Circle, Salinas, CA The Archery Shop Directions: Call (661) C Chester Ave., Bakersfield, CA The Bow Rack Directions: Call ( Waldron St., Redding, CA Hi Tech Archery Directions: Call (714) W. Commonwealth, Fullerton, CA New Mexico Locations (Times and dates to be determined) Sandia Crest Bowhunter Association Directions/Info: Call Carl Jamison (505) Dates: Directions: San Juan Archers January 16, 2011, 1st 11:00 am 2nd 1:00pm 550 West to Kirtland, go to stop light, turn south, Phone: Add l. Info: left on CR 6100, school on south side of road approx. 1 4 of a mile (505) , Jay Boushee Contact Carl Jamison for locations in the Eastern and Southern part of state if available Arizona Locations (Times and dates to be determined) Ben Avery Indoor Archery Facility Directions/Info: Call Becky Pearson (520) Utah Locations (Times and dates to be determined) Utah Bowmen s Association Directions/Info: Call Judd Wathen (435) Colorado Locations (Times and dates to be determined) Canon Arrow Company (Canon City) Pioneer Bowmen (Pueblo) Rocky Mountain Bowstrings (Meeker) Directions/Info: Call Sheri Stine Trujillo (303) Nevada Location (Times and dates to be determined) Nevada Bowhunters Bass Pro Direction/Info: Fred (720) Silver State Archery Directions/Info: Boomer (702) Pacific Archery Directions/Info: John Thayer (702) SOUTHERN OUTDOOR SECTIONAL Archery Only Directions Call (510) ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

16 Greetings Fellow Bowhunters! by Tom Vollmer, NFAA Bowhunting Chairman WELL SUMMER IS OVER AND WHAT A SUMMER IT WAS for archery here in Yankton. We hosted many outdoor and 3-D tournaments and even had the opportunity to see some Olympic hopefuls shoot on our new Olympic archery range. It was really something to see those archers perform in the gusty winds of South Dakota and to suffer through the gnats and mosquitoes that consider us part of the food chain. We hosted a Ted Nugent Camp for Kids this August, something I am sure you will be able to read about elsewhere in this magazine. Take it from me, it was pretty cool to see the faces of all those youngsters, fishing and shooting just for fun. I think it is a great way to build confidence and love for our sport. As I listened to the comment s form the kids moving through the fishing pond they were all excited for the 3-D archery shoot that was to follow. A Great Deal!! for the future of our sport. I suggest that all bowhunter clubs and archery clubs try an outdoor event to get kids involved. Put up some 3-D targets and let them have at it, incorporate some BB gun or slingshot events or a fishing derby and stand back and watch the fun. It helps to have a celebrity around, Thanks Ted!!. If one is not available just do it anyway. Three Dimensional targets are reasonably priced and can be sold to your club members after two or three events because they will have plenty of shot- life left in them. I saw that one archery club in Virginia, (I think), the bowbenders had posted their 3-D event on-line inviting anyone to join in on the fun. They had twenty targets and unlimited shooting for $ Sounds like a great way to bring in some money for the club and get some quality practice in as well. These events go well with membership drives too! I have been scanning the hunting regulation changes in several states and have noticed that crossbow regulations have been changing. In our area there are some restrictions on using crossbows to hunt, generally, it is allowed during rifle or special seasons and only to those who are physically limited and cannot draw a bow. Some other states are more lenient, New York s Gov. David Paterson signed into law a bill for legalizing crossbows for hunting in North Carolina has legalized crossbow hunting this year. For crossbow hunting in the US, many states allow their use for hunting if the hunter has a disability or special license to use one, and they can only be used for certain game. For example, in Georgia a crossbow may be used in hunting feral hogs and any other game except waterfowl. Ohio permits crossbow hunting of deer, turkeys, hogs and other game. On the other extreme, Oregon, for example, has a complete ban on crossbow hunting. Worldwide, crossbows are generally not allowed for hunting or fishing. Canada regulates the use of crossbows at the provincial level with pistol size, one-hand crossbows (less than 500mm) prohibited. Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK prohibit crossbows for hunting game. Keep in mind these countries have very strict if not prohibitive laws against any kind of hunting. Most of them classify the crossbow as a firearm or air gun. The air gun they are referring to is one of incredible power and capable of bringing down deer sized animals. For the record, I do not see any problem with allowing restricted use of crossbows for hunting. It seems to make sense to use a crossbow as another efficient method of game management. I do believe it should be controlled with special season dates, the same as rifles, because the lethality of the crossbows and their similarity to rifles can make for some legal complications in states that have archery only seasons. I would not choose this method myself; I guess I am just too enamored with my bow, but within reason, I can condone it. If you have an opinion on crossbows shoot me an at the NFAA website (nfaarchery@aol.com) it will get to me, I want to hear what you have to say!! Good luck and good hunting! 30 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

17 MATHEWS INC PROFESSIONALS CLASS CONTINGENCY Pro or Championship Divisions Only Tournament Location Place Mens Women Senior Limited NFAA Target Events NFAA World Archery Festival (Vegas) Shoot Las Vegas 1st $15,000 $8,000 $8,000 $2,000 USA 2nd $5,000 $2,000 $2,000 Championship Mens Bowhunter Freestyle* (First Place Only) 1st $2,000 3rd $2,000 $1,000 $1,000 NFAA Redding Marked 3-D Championship USA 1st $10,000 $5,000 $5,000 $1,000 NFAA Outdoor/Indoor National Championship & 2nd $4,000 $1,000 $1,000 NFAA Archery Classic Shoot 3rd $1,000 $500 $500 (Contingency of Redding is paid off of NFAA Results Only) World Indoor Archery Challenge (Nimes-Vegas)* France/USA 1st $5,000 $5,000 3-D Events 2nd $1,000 $1,000 3rd $500 $500 NFAA 3-D Unmarked National Championship*(First Place Only) USA 1st $3,000 $1,000 $1,000 Mens Pro Bonus Program: 1st: $3,000; 2nd: $2,000; 3rd: $1,000 Womens Pro Bonus Program: 1st: $1,000 This bonus starts over each calendar year and occurs at next event after Shooter s first top three placement in a recognized event the bonus is in addition to the Contingency $ listed above. This bonus program only applies to the contingency competitions listed above. It does not apply to Shooter of Year Awards. There must be 30 or more competitors in the Men s/women s Pro Class, at the approved event to qualify for Bonus. Contingency and Bonus Qualifications: 1. Shoots that have 12 or less competitors in a recognized class will only pay 1st place contingency. Shoots that have 5 or less competitors in a recognized class will only pay 1st place contingency at 50% of listed contingency. Shoots that have 3 or less competitors in a recognized class will not pay contingency for that event. 3. Competitors may be required to complete a W-9 Form prior to any payment of funds. 4. Locations/Dates may change and are controlled by Organizations of the event. 5. *Contingency Event Only; Also Does Not Qualify for or Pay Men s Pro Bonus MATHEWS Z7 XTREME & COMPLETE LINE OF Z-SERIES BOWS This ten day event will feature the USAA National Field Championship on July 22-24, the NFAA National Field Championship on July , the USAA National Target Championship on July and the Hoyt World Open July A shooters banquet will be held on Friday, July 29, during which time awards will be given for the USAA National Target Championship and a special Car Shoot off will be held on Saturday, July 30. All archers who compete in the USAA National Target Championships/Hoyt World Open and the NFAA National Field Championships will be eligible to shoot off for a new car, or a cash prize. The Hoyt World Open, held in conjunction with and following the USAA National Target Championship is designed to attract the world s best archers. USA Archery will pay prize money of $2,000 to the champion, $500 to the runner-up and $200 to the bronze medalist for all four senior divisions, which includes men s compound, men s recurve, women s compound and women s recurve. Hoyt will pay a contingency prize of $8000 (1 st ), $2000 (2 nd ) and $1000 (3 rd ) for the same premiere senior category archers who compete with a Hoyt bow. This brings the potential prize money for this event to $54,800. Our two organizations are working together to provide one-stop, on-line registration and housing for all events. As more information becomes available, the websites will be updated. Plan now to attend the first ever Outdoor World Archery Festival featuring the best of both NFAA and USA Archery. NAME July , 2011, Yankton, SD Pre-Registration Fee Late Registration Fee Before July 18, 2011 on or After July 18, 2011 Pro/Pro Senior $ $ Adult/Senior/Master Senior Yg. Adult/Youth/Cub Family (4 or more) DATE In 2010 the Z7 earned the prestigious awards as Outdoor Life s Editor s Choice and Field and Streams Best of the Best. With such a proven pedigree, the new Z-Series of bows is sure to offer archers of every niche, exactly what they are looking for. The flagship Z7 Xtreme is aggressively compact and offers a rare combination of size and agility for all hunting situations. Those in need of draw lengths up to 32 will find the Z9 as an ideal solution to their shooting needs. If you are looking for a combination of raw speed with all of the advantages of single cam bows, than be sure to check out the new Z7 Magnum. If your preference calls for a slightly longer bow that draws very smooth with great speed, then the new ez7 may be the perfect fit for you. Aggressively compact, the Z7 Xtreme offers a rare combination of size and agility for all hunting situations. With a generous brace height of 7/38 the Z7 Xtreme provides superior forgiveness and helps produce tighter groups at all distances. With speeds up to 330 fps the Z7 Xtreme will enhance your effective shooting distance and create more kinetic energy. Equipped with a ZX Cam and the revolutionary Reverse Assist Roller Guard, the Z-Series has earned a reputation as the smoothest-drawing bow ever designed. When the moment of truth finally arrives, we can unexpectedly be forced to improvise, stretch our abilities, and do the slightly impossible. Face your challenges with confidence and Experience the Xtreme. The new ez7 gives archers a super silky smooth draw while posting great speed. The ez7 is loaded with Mathews technologies such as the Reverse Assist Roller Guard, Perimeter Weighted Solocam, Dead End String Stop, Harmonic Damper, Harmonic Stabilizer, and Grid Lock Technology. Z7 Magnum ez7 ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP Names Male Female Professional (membership required) Adult Division Senior Division (55 and over) Freestyle FS Freestyle Limited FSL Barebow BB Bowhunter BH Bowhunter Freestyle BHFS Bowhunter Freestyle Limited BFHSL Traditional Trad PHONE Freestyle Ltd. Recurve Longbow Crossbow (adult only) Styles Available Barebow Freestyle Freestyle Ltd. Freestyle Ltd Recurve/Longbow Young Adult (15-17) Youth (12-14) Cub (under 12) Master Senior division (65 and over) Styles available Please circle one: Barebow Freestyle Freestyle Limited Fee The names says it all and if your preference calls for a slightly longer bow that draws e-z and is extremely smooth with great speed, then the new ez7 may be the perfect fit for you! The Z7 Magnum is built for speed. At 80% let-off, the Z7 Magnum bolsters speeds up to 340 feet per second, all with a very generous and forgiving brace height of 6 3/8. If you are looking for a combination of raw speed with all of the advantages of single cam bows, than be sure to check out the new Z7 Magnum. Those in need of draw lengths up to 32 will find the Z9 as an ideal solution to their shooting needs. For nearly two decades Mathews has earned the reputation for quality, excellence and innovation. Single Cam Technology, Parallel Limb Design, Harmonic Damping, Reverse Assist Roller Guard and Grid Lock Riser are the innovative technologies that you will find on the Z9. With an axle to axle length of 30 and a brace height of 8 3/4 inches, the Z9 is the ultimate bow for long draw shooters. Z7 Xtreme Z9 Make checks payable to: "NFAA" mail with your entry to NFAA, 800 Archery Lane, Yankton, SD Register by phone or fax with credit card (605) fax (605) Visa MasterCard American Express Discover Credit Card # Exp Date Card Code 32 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

18 EASTON FOUNDATIONS NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION JOINT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 1. Deadline for 2011 scholarship applications to be received at the NFAAF Office in Yankton is December 31, The winners will be announced at the World Archery Festival Vegas Shoot, February The NFAA Scholarship Committee will review and rank the applications, place each applicant into the appropriate category and present their suggestions to the Joint Scholarship Approval Committee for their approval. The Joint Scholarship Approval Committee, consisting of two Directors of the National Field Archery Association Foundation and two Directors of the Easton Foundations, will make a joint decision on winners and the final amounts for each scholarship. 3. The NFAA National Office will notify all applicants if their application was denied or approved, and the amount of the scholarship. If approved, it will also describe the procedure for the scholarship payment. 4. For all scholarships greater than $500, the recipient will receive an Archery Activity Report form that must be completed and sent to the NFAA National Office twice a year, showing their archery activities during the year. APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS The maximum amount of all scholarships for the first three years will be $50,000 per year. The goal is to provide 50% of the scholarships to recurve archers and 50% to compound archers. A secondary goal will be to split the scholarships equally between men & women. Applicants must be a member of the NFAA or the NAA/USA Archery. Applicants that are not graduating from high school in the current year (JOAD, NASP, junior high, or high school freshman/sophomore archers) may apply. For this group, any approved scholarships will be held by the Foundation until the student notifies the Foundation they are graduating from high school, and the name of the qualified school they plan to attend. High school applicants must be applying to be full time students at a two or four year college/university or a technical training college (these are considered qualified schools). Applicant must maintain a 2.0 GPA minimum on a 4.0 scale in the current year. College applicants must be full time students at either a two or four year college or university. Applicant must maintain a 2.5 GPA minimum on a 4.0 scale in the current year. Scholarship recipients must compete in archery during the entire academic year. Olympic, PanAm, or World Team members that have graduated from college may apply for training grants. SCHOLARSHIP LEVELS 1. JOAD, NASP, Junior High, High School, Junior College or Trade College Students: Eligible for $500 scholarships. 2. College Freshmen, Sophomore, or Juniors: Scholarship amounts will vary between $500-2,500 based on the archer s accomplishments, future competition plans, and the following: a. Applicant is attending college, participates in the college archery club program, and is shooting competitively. b. Applicant is attending a college that does not have an archery club program, but the student is shooting competitively on their own. i. If the student starts a new archery club program at their school, this will be a major factor to receive a scholarship the next year. ii. Students that are more successful starting archery clubs will be considered for greater scholarship amounts. 3. If the Applicant has made the current Olympic, PanAm, or Other International Team through the USA Archery selection process: Scholarship amounts will vary between $2,500-5,000 based on the archer s accomplishments and future competition plans. a. The Joint Scholarship Approval Committee may approve a training grant for Olympic, PanAm, or World Team members that have graduated from college, and allow them to use the grant to pay for training, and competition travel expenses without needing to be spent on the archer s education. (Though this situation is expected to be rare, it will allow top US archers to apply for financial support.) 4. The Joint Scholarship Approval Committee has the discretion to create a larger scholarship for an extraordinary applicant (up to $20,000) depending on spe- continued on page 39 Easton Foundations National Field Archery Association Foundation SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Please type or print and submit application to: NFAA Headquarters, 800 Archery Lane, Yankton, SD (Completed applications must be received by the NFAA Office no later than December 31, 2010.) Last Name First Name MI Birth Date 1. Male Female (optional response) 2. Address: City State Zip 3. Phone: 4. Social Security Number: - - Age or Date of Birth: 5. Are you a current member of the NFAA or USA Archery/ NAA. a. When did you first join NFAA USA Archery/NAA b. Other archery organization membership b. Other archery organization membership. 6. Do you compete with a compound or recurve bow. Applicants that are not currently enrolled in a college or university, complete Section 7-8. College/university students please complete Section 9. All applicants are to complete Sections and sign the application. APPLICANTS THAT ARE NOT IN COLLEGE, PLEASE COMPLETE SECTIONS 7 & 8, AND SECTIONS Name of the school you are currently enrolled in: a. ( Is this a High School Middle School Primary School ) b. Date of planned high school graduation: c. If you have already graduated, date of graduation: i. Class rank at graduation (numerical position/total in class): / (Please attach a school letter or copy of graduation ranking to confirm.) ii. High school GPA: (Please attach a copy of transcript showing GPA.) 8. If you are in high school, what college do you expect to attend? College City and State: a. Have you been accepted to this institution? b. List the year and month studies are expected to start c. Major you intend to pursue d. Does this college have an archery club? i. If not, are you interested in starting a college archery club? APPLICANTS THAT ARE IN COLLEGE, PLEASE COMPLETE SECTION 9 AND SECTIONS Name of college/university you attend: City State i. College hours completed: Quarter or Semester Hours? ii. Cumulative College GPA (4.0 scale) (Please attach a copy of transcript showing GPA.) OVER 34 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

19 iii. Does this college have an archery club? iv. Do you participate and compete with the school archery club? 10. Tell us about your archery experience. a. What was your USAT ranking at the end of the prior year. i. What is your current USAT ranking As of what date. b. Have you been a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center. i. Have you trained at the OTC? When c. Have you been a member of the US Olympic, PanAm or other International Team? What year (or years)? d. Were you a JOAD Olympian or Junior World Team Member? What year(s) i. Did you compete at the JOAD National Championships? What year(s) e. Did you participate at the USIAC in the prior year? What was your score and what place did you finish? i. Year (Score) (Place) ii. Year (Score) (Place) iii. Year (Score) (Place) f. Did you participate in the NAA or NFAA Sectional Tournaments in the prior year? i. Sectional Score Place NAA NFAA ii. Sectional Score Place NAA NFAA iii. Sectional Score Place NAA NFAA g. Did you participate in the NFAA Indoor, Outdoor, or 3-D Nationals in the prior year? i. Indoor Division Score Place ii. Outdoor Division Score Place iii. 3-D Division Score Place h. Did you participate in the World Archery Festival 3-Star Tour in the prior year? i. Vegas Shoot Division Score Place ii. Indoor National Division Score Place iii. Stanislawski Open Division Score Place 11. Have you applied for any other archery scholarships? a. Describe the archery scholarship that you have applied for, indicate the amount requested, and the amount of any scholarship that has been approved. 12. Have you previously received a scholarship from Easton Foundations or the NFAAF? a. Date Amount b. Date Amount 13. Extra curricular activities (non-archery clubs and organizations you belong to, use reverse side if necessary). 14. What are your hobbies & interests besides archery. 15. What are you goals in archery. 16. Other comments: I confirm that all information submitted on this Scholarship Application Form is correct to the best of my knowledge. Applicant Signature: Date: (All applicants must sign the application) Parent/Guardian Signature: Date: (Parent or guardian must sign for all applicants under the age of 18.) INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NFAA Council Officers President Bruce Cull 2305 E. Hwy. 50 Yankton, SD / archery@iw.net Vice President Brian Sheffler 7006 Beargrass Ct. Indianapolis, IN / lbsheff@comcast.net NFAA Office 800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD / / fax NFAArchery@aol.com Great Lakes Robert McCutcheon Virden Rd. Virden, IL / prairie1@royell.net Mid-Atlantic Mike LePera 34 Kentwood Road Succasunna, NJ / brtesite@optonline.net Midwest Ray Jones 704 West South Winterset, IA / IowaArchery@hotmail.com New England Kenneth Moore 730 Newman Avenue Seekonk, MA / kmoore151@verizon.net Northwest Dan Kolb 9106 Cactus Lane N. Sun Lakes, AZ / bhfsdjk@hotmail.com Southeast Tim Austin 1710 SW 76th Terrace Gainesville, FL / Flarchery@bellsouth.net Southern Lee Gregory 112 Ridge Oak Drive Georgetown, TX / lee@dlprint.com Southwest Bob Borges 5332 River Ridge Ave NW Albuquerque, NM / archer_nm@yahoo.com NFAA Board of Directors GREAT LAKES Judy McCutcheon Director - IL Virden Rd. Virden, IL / jlynnmac@royell.org Rocky Kline Director - IN 1108 N. Korby St. Kokomo, IN / rlkline@insightbb.com Bill Jones Director - MI 2049 Lake St. National City, MI / Norm Newman Director - OH 103 Silver Gate Kenton, OH / Mike Strassman Director - WI 2402 W. Camerson Eau Claire, WI / mstrassman9975@charter.net MID ATLANTIC Ron West Director - MD 802 Painter Pl. Capitol Hts., MD / WestArrowsWest@aol.com John Pawlowski Director - PA 360 Madison St. Coatesville, PA / bpjp@ccis.net Douglas Joyce Director - NJ 30 Willow Ave. Somerset, NJ / jdjarcher@aol.com Dave Hryn Director - NY PO Box 341 West Seneca, NY / Archery1@localnet.com Jim Quarles Director - VA 7911 Cherokee Rd Richmond, VA / jim.quarles@vfaa.org Steve Tincher Director - WV 214 Seneca Valley Estates Charleston, WV / jstincher@cebridge.net MIDWEST Norm Swank Director - IA 403 Main Street P.O. Box 31 Reasnor, IA / nswank@netins.net John Doub Director - KS 1125 E. 59th St. Wichita, KS / archnutz@cox.net NFAA Council & Board of Directors Bill Hakl Director - MN th St. Stacy, MN / wehjkh@frontiernet.net Jamie Jennings Director - MO 1416 E. University St. Springfield, MO / jxjennings@att.net Ed Christman Director - NE th St. Columbus, NE / echristman@neb.rr.com Marc Tebelius Director - ND th Ave. North Grand Forks, ND / (home) 218/ (cell) tebelius@gra.midco.net Reginald Shorty Faber Director - SD P.O. Box 66 Carthage, SD / shortyfaber@gmail.com NEW ENGLAND Gary Marrier Director - VT 1525 Gibou Rd. Montgomery Ctr., VT / bowdoctor@pivot.net Jim Lamoin Director - CT 138 Albrecht Rd. Torrington, CT / Pam Gallant Director - ME 26 Windsor Place Poland, ME / psgallant@fairpoint.net Paul Lewkowicz Director - MA 3 Davis Road Southborough, MA luke84@charter.net Michael Wright Director - NH PO box 237 Marlboro, NH / barebownh@aol.com Bruce Mulneix Director - RI 6101 Post Rd. Trlr 73, N. Kingstown, RI NORTHWEST Hubert Sims Director - ID PO Box 1713 Orofino, ID / hmsarchery@ .com Doug Tate Director - MT 3499 Blacktail Loop Rd. Butte, MT 5970d1 406/ DOUG.TATE@northwestern.com Harry Bates Director - AK PO Box Wasilla, AK / hnbates@alaska.net LeRoy Dukes Director - OR P.O. Box 422 Fairview, OR / Paul LaRue Director - WA SE 21st Place Kent, WA / Andy Turnquist Director - WY 2060 Wolf Rd. Gillette, WY / andyturn@bresnan.net SOUTHEAST Howard Beeson Director - AL 111 Eagle Circle Enterprise, AL / Oliver Austin Director - FL 1620 Yearling Trail Tallahassee, FL / oaustin@admin.fsu.edu Tom Boots Director - GA 6530 Robert Dr. Harlem, GA / boots6530@charter.net Glen Baxter Director - KY 9301 Whitley Rd. Louisville, KY gbaxter@heiltrailer.com Chris Wilson Director - NC 114 Water Filter Plant Rd. Morganton, NC / rockinarcher@charter.net S. Dale Smith Director - SC 149 Low Road Six Mile, SC / sdalesmith@yahoo.com Clinton A. Berry, III Director - TN 1802 Porter Road Nashville, TN / caberry3@earthlink.net SOUTHERN Garry Randall Director - MS 5301 Baron Rd. Summit, MS / Dick Andrews Director - AR 11 Tuxford Circle Bellavista, AR / andr-ds@cox.net Scott Bradford Director - LA Old Hickory Ave. Gonzales, LA / NFAALADirector@aol.com David Blockcolski Director - OK 202 S. Orphan St. Pryor, OK / Steve Coleman Director - TX 909 LCR 120 Mount Calm, TX / j13scoleman@yahoo.com SOUTHWEST Frank Pearson Director - AZ P.O. Box 308. St. David, AZ / frank@frankpearson.com Tom Daley Director - CA Austin Forest Circle Auburn, CA / nfaadir@cbhsaa@org Sheri Stine-Trujillo Director - CO 7723 Raritan Street Denver, CO / sherist1000@msn.com George Kong, Jr. Director - HI th Ave. Honolulu, HI / Carl Jamison Director - NM 6763 Forest Hills Dr. NE Albuquerque, NM / carl_jamison@msn.com John Thayer Director - NV 7215 W. Tara Ave. Las Vegas, NV / mdthayer@cox.net Judd Wathen Director - UT 675 N. 460 E Ephraim, UT / Wathen_1@msn.com Professional Representatives Great Lakes Jeff Button 2889 Busston Rd. Cottage Grove, WI / New England Chris Deston 74 Springbrook Dr. Glastonbury, CT / Midwest Sharon Henneman 9 Aspen Belton, MO / Midatlantic Tom Coblentz 1 Ash Drive Knoxville, MD / Southern Troy Wesley th St. Lubbock, TX / Southeast Diane Watson Lakewood Drive Hudson, FL / DianeN2Archery@aol.com Southwest Jonathan Pemberton 1652 N W. Provo, UT / Committee Chairmen Pro Chairperson Diane Watson Lakewood Drive Hudson, FL / nfaaprochair@gmail.com Certified Instructor Committee M.J. Rogers 800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD / rogers_mj@msn.com Bowhunting Chairman Tom Vollmer 800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD nfaasec@knology.net THE NFAA HAS 50 CHARTERED STATE ASSOCIATIONS AND OVER 1,000 AFFILIATED CLUBS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. THE SPORT OF ARCHERY IS A HEALTHY AND EXCITING SPORT PROVIDING AN ACTIVITY IN WHICH THE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN PARTICIPATE. WRITE US ON HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT VARIOUS PROGRAMS OFFERED BY NFAA. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS, SECTIONAL/STATE TOURNAMENTS, INDOOR/OUTDOOR LEAGUES, JUNIOR BOWHUNTER PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE THE ART YOUNG SMALL / BIG GAME AWARDS, AND THE BOWFISHER PROGRAM. 36 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January

20 HUNTERS: BACKUP DEBRA SIELOFF continued from pg. 7 EASTON FOUNDATIONS/NFAA JOINT SCHOLARSHIP continued from pg. 34 fragile. Six weeks of shooting, practicing, and preparing, Packed in the bags are a crossbow, two scopes, and a hunting compound with pin sights. I take off for Africa. It was an adventure getting there. Two days of flying, and a full day of driving in a safari truck on dirt roads more than 300 miles, and I arrive in camp to see the sun set on my third day of travel. I took a deep breath of the fresh air, thankful that all the shake, rattle and roll of planes and trucks were over. Global Rescue ads state that they rescued a hunter out of Mozambique who suffered from a detached retina and I believe it. Even though all my equipment, especially the crossbow, managed to make it through the trip because of luck and the use of hard cases, it was a worrisome, rough journey. Now you have some perspective of what equipment goes through, getting to a hunt and how a back-up system is vital. The first day in Mozambique began with target practice. I brought two targets, set one in front of the other. Behind it: a big dirt mound. A dozen guys in camp stood around as the crossbow was cranked back, set on the shooting stick, and the trigger quietly pullet. As the limbs snapped back to rest position, the bolt blistered its way to the bullseye, penetrating the front and rear targets together like holiday sausages on a toothpick. Thump. Hmmm. Ooohh. Wow! They had only seen rifles, and a few bows. Nothing like this. Three bolts shot. Everything was spot on. We loaded up the safari truck and set out toward the village. The goal was to take a hippo first, and use the meat to bait the crocodile. The plan was to start scouting at a place where the hippo were reportedly coming in and annihilating the crop fields. Treating your gear with care is important. I used a crossbow softcase for the crossbow my primary system for Dangerous 7 hunting in Mozambique. We hunted and hunted. From early morning until the sun went down, we stalked the grounds and fields around the Zambezi where the hippo and croc live. Interestingly, no other big game was found along the river. Just humans attempted to persevere the dangers of its shores. They were pushed back into the smaller areas of the Zambezi s deltas. I came within a few paces from bull hippo, in very dangerous settings. Once, so close his grunts made the aluminum fishing boat vibrate and the vibrations run straight up our backs as we sat and waited for him to charge out of the reeds and smash the boat. We had used long wood poles to scoot up a very narrow canal. At that point, Top: Taking equipment that matches the challenge is important so is taking a back-up that can get the job done. Bottom: Africa is full of dangerous game. Hippo are the number one man killers on the continent, with aggressive behaviors in the water and on shore. the canal was about feet wide. We pushed the boat to the farthest side, and waited. The reeds were so thick that we literally could not see an entire pod of hippos that were just a few feet inside the green curtain that rose from the waters another 10 feet. I held the cocked crossbow at the reeds where the bull was grunting. It wasn t a small grunt. This grunt was audible for 2 miles around, even through the noise of the village. We had sat and listened to this bull two nights before, and we know how far the sound carried. It was that loud! And now we were a few feet away. It was life threatening. My PH (professional hunter) had a loaded 375 H&H pointed in the same direction. The guys working the poles sat with their eyes wide open. No one could afford an equipment failure at this time. But would there be one? This story will continue. And, we ll go over the NFAA rules on what you can do if you have an equipment failure at an NFAA event. cial circumstances and the Applicant s accomplishments. RANKING SELECTION CRITERIA The following criteria will be used by the NFAA Scholarship Committee to assign the applications to the appropriate scholarship level and to rank the applicants. 1. The applicant s prior year end USAT Ranking, and their current year ranking at the time the application was submitted. a. Senior Mens & Senior Womens Recurve or Compound b. Junior Boys & Junior Girls Recurve or Compound 2. Is (was) the applicant a Resident Athlete at the Olympic Training Center. 3. Is (was) applicant a member of the US Olympic, Pan Am or other International Team? 4. Is (was) the applicant a JOAD Olympian or Junior World Team member? a. Did applicant compete at the JOAD National 420 PRO-AM TOURNAMENT continued from pg. 11 score for that end. A perfect end would be 5 IX or a total of 35 points. A perfect game would be 20 IX or 140 points. A perfect TARGET or 3 games would be 420. LIFE IS GOOD! At the end of the game you total three numbers. The first one is your total numerical score, which can be at best 300 points (60 arrows times 5 points each). The second number you add in is the total number of Xs you shot which can be at best 60 points. And finally the last number you add in is the total number of Inside Xs which at best could be another 60 points. Numerical score 300 Total Xs 60 Total Inside X 60 (Because the Inside Xs are counted twice as Xs and Inside Xs, that s how they achieve 7 point status.) 420 With the current NFAA 300 score 5 spot or single spot target when a good archer shoots a 4, he knows he can t win unless all the other good shooters follow suit. With the 420 TARGET a 4 is not the end of your day at all. The best man or women who shots the best that day will be the winner. Everyone says archery is 95% mental and the 420 TARGET is a mentally friendly target, which keeps challenging you no matter what your ability is. As we always say at Creekwood Archery, SHOOT EM IN THE MIDDLE. LIFE IS GOOD! Championships? 5. Did the applicant participate at the USIAC in the prior year? 6. Did the applicant participate in the NAA or NFAA Sectional Tournaments in the prior year? 7. Did the applicant participate in the NFAA Indoor, Outdoor, or 3-D Nationals in the prior year? 8. Did the applicant participate in the World Archery Festival s 3-Star Tour in the prior year? 9. Did the applicant participate in the NASP National Championship? 10. The applicant s GPA, college entrance scores, and community support activities, are important Ranking Selection Criteria, and will be considered after evaluating the applicant s archery experience and capability to improve/enhance future US Archery Teams. The Joint Scholarship Approval Committee will make the final determination of which students will receive scholarships and the amount of each scholarship. 38 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January 2011 ARCHERY MAGAZINE December 2011 January