Archive for June, 2008

Archery program growing in Longmont, CO

“We’ve seen the program double in size over the last year,” Munoz said of the JOAD program at Archery in the Wild.

The local JOAD program is open to youths ages 6 to 18, he said, and draws up to 30 or more children during the school year. This year, in its first summer program, about a dozen kids — both boys and girls — show up to hit targets on Thursday nights with the local JOAD program, Munoz said.

He said the club aims to have three nights of instruction a month, “but we also try to have one fun shoot each month.”

For example, parents and children compete against each other, shooting targets to see who can rack up the most points, or the kids participate in a 3-D animal shoot followed by pizza or a cookout with their families.

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Evans County 900 Shoot - Sat, Aug. 30th, 2008

The Evans County 4-H Archery Club will be holding a 900 Target Tournament on Saturday, August 30th, 2008. More details are forthcoming so stay tuned. Evans County is approximately 4 hours from Forsyth County, GA.

1127 Perkins Mill Rd.
Claxton, GA 30417
912-618-9311

*** Note: Originally the tournament was for September 6th, but has been moved up to August 30th and I’ve edited the post to reflect the new corrected date. ***

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Tournament Packing List / Check list

I put together a check list of items to take to the tournament this past weekend. I thought I’d share it to help others get things together for their next tournament:

Bows
Arrows
Quivers
Releases
Towels
Binoculars
Club Shirt / Apparel
Chairs
Tent / Canopy / Shade
Glasses / Sunglasses
Hats / Visors
Water / Gatorade / Soda/ Tea
Snacks / Food
Camera
Directions / GPS
Documentation / Phone Numbers
Pen / Pencil

I hope this helps someone out by keeping them from forgetting something important. If you see anything that I have forgotten, please let me know and I’ll add it to the list.

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2008 GAA JOAD State Target Championships

It was a beautiful day for an archery tournament. I was especially happy about having my new Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS system to help me navigate to Conyers. Yes, I normally and commonly get lost.

We got there at about 8:30am and started helping to get set up. Shortly there after, the practice rounds started. The wind was going to be a factor. It was gusting up to about 20mph.

Logan was shooting at the 50, 40, and 30 meter distances. Griffin was shooting at 20,15, and 10 meter distances. It was impressive to see the equipment of the other archers. There were more compound shooters, but a really good number of recurve archers.

Logan started off a bit slow at the 50 meter range but picked it up at the shorter distances. He shot a 138 out of a possible 720 points. Griffin shot a 313 out of 720 points.

The boys said that they had a good time shooting. The Georgia games are only a couple of weeks away.

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Profile article of archery Jennifer Nichols

US Archer Nichols Aims for Olympic Gold

That same year in 1993, the Nichols children were introduced to the local Junior Olympic Archery Development Club. Jennifer, now 25, has stayed with the sport for 15 years.

“I started competing and I loved competition. I just loved it,” she said. “And my scores would go up every time I competed. And I decided I just wanted to do it more.”

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Multi-million dollar archery facility deal in works, Florida

Multi-million-dollar archery center in Newberry inches closer to reality

The Easton Sports Development Foundation has committed $1.5 million for the construction of the archery center and the administrative area, while the city of Newberry will pay the remaining $900,000 for the construction of the community recreation side of the center, site prep and infrastructure.

The archery center has the potential to greatly impact Newberry’s economy, as people are expected to come from around the world to train at the center, one of just several in the country.

The center also will be a host to national and maybe international competitions.

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Fred Burnett: Athletic trainer to US Archery Team

TexasSports.com: Athletics Medical Staff Making It’s Mark On The U.S.

Burnett serves as the athletic trainer for the Longhorns’ men’s basketball program, a position he has held since 2002. Burnett was chosen to serve as the athletic trainer for the USA Archery team during the 2007 World Championships in Germany. He also served as the athletic trainer for the USA Archery team in preparation for the 2008 Olympics at World Cup events held in Turkey and France.

“I will be working with the USA Archery team as they prepare for the Olympics,” Burnett said. “I’ve always been interested in working with the USOC and it is a way that I get to represent our country and work with some of the best athletes in the world.”

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MT native prepares for World Field Archery Championships

The Daily Interlake: Controlled Explosion

Smith says he never has played golf, but the similarities between golf and field archery are clear.

“I think golf is the nearest sport to what we’re doing” with archery, he said.

Field archery involves a course of 24 targets of different sizes throughout rolling, wooded terrain. Archers have to shoot uphill and downhill at widely varying angles, often from uneven locations that require different stances.

“It’s never a nice level spot,” Smith said.

Field archers have to estimate distances and target angles, and the shot requires extreme body control and mental focus.

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Pictures from the World Cup - Day 1

Do you wonder what the archers are shooting at the World Cup in Boe, France? Here are some pictures from day 1 of the competion:

Archery World Cup, Boe France - Practice

Archery World Cup, Boe France - Day 1

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New web site: USA Collegiate Archery Program

Check out the redesigned version of the USA Collegiate Archery Program. I know we have some kids that are preparing to head out to college. Perhaps this web site will provide some valuable information for our club members interested in continuing archery through college.

USA Collegiate Archery Program

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