Archive for July, 2009

Archery Bowfishing gaining in popularity

Bowfishing, or archery fishing, is the technique of hunting fish with a bow and arrow. Bowfishing combines the thrill of hunting with the skill of archery and the sport of fishing.

Bowfishing is most effective at night using lights. The biggest challenge to fishing at night is that the refraction of light through the water distorts the shape of the fish, requiring the hunter to compensate when aiming.

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Des Moines Iowa to host 2010 JOAD National Championships

Congratulations to the Des Moines JOAD Club!

The USAA has awarded the 29th annual JOAD National Outdoor Championships to the Des Moines Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) Club in Des Moines, Iowa. “The Des Moines JOAD Club and the City of Des Moines, Iowa are pleased to have the 29th Annual JOAD National Outdoor Championships come to Des Moines”, says Scott Leek, Tournament Director and President of the Des Moines JOAD Club. “The City of Des Moines is very interest in promoting and developing diversity of sports, and archery totally fits within their plan.”

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USA College Archery Program wins big at World University Games

The USA College Archery Program proudly announces that the team of archers which represented the United States at the World University Games has won team gold and silver medals, and individual gold and bronze medals, at this international event in Belgrade, Serbia. After top-notch performances throughout this event, the United States team rose to the challenge in the finals to take a silver medal in the Mixed Team, Compound event; gold in the Mens’ Team, Compound category; a bronze medal in the Women’s Individual, Compound division and a gold medal in the Men’s Individual, Compound category. The team that represented the United States at the World University Games faced the best college competitors in the world, with teams hailing from 41 countries, including Korea, Italy and the Russian Federation.

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Junior World Archery Starts in Ogden, UT

Some of the best junior archers in the *World* are competing this week in Utah. Best of luck to the Americans, with a special callout to Georgia’s own Samantha Pruitte! Good luck team!

The 12 juniors, representing state from as far away at Maine and Georgia to as close as California, will competing in the FITA Round on Monday, July 13th. The 12 cadets, comprised of archers representing states from as far as Connecticut to as close as Logan, UT will be competing in the FITA Round on Tuesday, July 14th. Each age division will be competing in the Elimination Rounds on Wednesday, July 15th starting at the 1/64th Round and shooting to the 1/8 Round. On Thursday, July 16th the ¼ and ½ Rounds will be shot in the morning and Team Round competition will begin shooting at 11:15 am.

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US College Archery news from 2009 World University Team arrived in Belgrade, Serbia

Today was a great day for Team USA. I’m sure you’ve all seen the results – but I’ll give you a recap, just in case you missed them. Erika won the bronze medal in individual women’s compound; Steve Gatto won gold in individual men’s compound; and the men’s team (Zach, Steve, and Steve) won gold in the men’s team round! Hooray for US College Archery!

Read more about the competition and about their travels in Serbia here:
2009 World University Team Championships

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IND vs IND in this 2009 World Cup Womens Recurve matchup

Windy conditions led to some sporadic shooting and ultimately a shoot-off. You could hear the tensions in the ladies voices, as pressure seemed to weigh down on them.

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ITA vs CHN in Men’s World Cup Archery 2009 Bronze medtal match

Great archery competition from Croatia where two great recurve archery teams meet.

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Ann Hoyt Legacy Fund created to further Junior Archery

Ann’s life passion was archery and she believed in learning how to shoot archery the correct way. The basic fundamentals and drive to win were important to Ann. She believed the USAA’s JOAD program provided a perfect environment for young archers to develop their skills and perfect them so that one day they could be champions.

Ann Weber Hoyt passed away in 2008. To continue her work she left $500,000 to be used for the further development of USAA’s JOAD program. In appreciation and recognition, USA Archery has created the Ann Hoyt Legacy Fund to thank Ann for all she has done for the sport and to encourage others to support the cause for which Ann had so much passion.

Thank you so much Ann Hoyt from JOAD Coaches across the USA. We’ll do our best to do you proud, and to help spread the word on what a character building sport that archery is.

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Transitional Regional Course complete in Atlanta

I was opening this entry about the regional archery coaches training held here in Atlanta, and I looked closer at the picture. Who do I see dead center is on of the Forsyth County Archery Club’s benefactors, Dan Murphy! Great going Dan!

The Coaching Development Program conducted the first Transition Regional coach course this past June. Nine coaches, one from the west region, 2 from the east region and 6 from the south region took part.

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