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Two Columbia U. women make US World Indoor Team

First-year Anna Harrington and former Lion Stephanie Miller ‘07CC made the 2009 U.S. World Indoor Team after finishing in the top three at the team trials. The event, hosted by the Dubuque Regional Sports Commission, was held January 2-4 at the University of Dubuque Wellness Center in Dubuque, Iowa.

Both Harrington and Miller will compete for the United States at the 10th FITA World Indoor Championships which will be held in Rzeszow, Poland from March 4-8. In order to be selected, the two Lions finished in the top three in the women’s senior recurve division.

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Bronze medal match from Archery World Cup ‘07

Korea vs. Korea, as Sun takes on 2008 Olympic gold medalist Park. Windy conditions made this a very tough match-up as the wind was blowing the arrows all over the place from both archers.

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Vanessa Lee goofs around, but trains hard in Korea

Vanessa Lee

I’m becoming a big fan of Vanessa Lee. She’s from our friends up north, Canada but she’s practicing with the Koreans and shooting lots of arrows. She’s been publishing a couple of videos … with her own style and jua-de-vive. She even lets us in on the secret on why the Korean archers are sooo good. Check out her posting.

Read more here:
It’s been… ONE WEEK!

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Calif. Archery Club hosts indoor archery league

Redding, CA hosts indoor league

Redding Straight Arrow Bowhunters Club is hosting its 2008/2009 Winter League - an indoor archery league - Tuesdays at the Shasta District Fair grounds in Anderson. The next shoot meets Tuesday.

“We have shot at Anderson fair grounds for years,” said Terry Mikesell, treasurer and 20-year member of the club. “This year we are shooting seven nights, and the eighth night is fun night.”

Spectators are welcome at no cost.

There are seven age classes that begin at 7 and younger and go up to 65 and older. There are also classes for all skill levels.

“The styles are based (on) the equipment the person chooses to shoot, Mikesell said. “These bows range from a simple long bow or recurve to a compound hunting bow or target bow with a scope.”

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Bow club offers events for all ages

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Archery on horseback?

Samurai archery

It is about as far from the Olympic sport of archery as it can get. The bow is taller than the person shooting it, and, to the uninitiated, it appears lopsided and unbalanced. There are no sights, no high-tech stabilizers.

And, of course, it is done on horseback, at upward of 40 mph.

It’s called yabusame, and it is the sport of the samurai.

Each year, archers in feudal shooting gear climb atop their decorated mounts for a lively competition on the beach of Zushi, a town just south of Tokyo, galloping in the sand as thousands of onlookers cheer and shout. The first competition was held here in 1199.

The scene is like something out of a movie by the great Akira Kurosawa. Banners flap in the ocean wind marking the beginning and end of the shooting runway. Little boys in bright robes and black hats scamper about collecting the arrows and the debris from the wooden or clay targets destroyed by each hit.

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USA Archery hopefuls gather in Dubuque, IA for competition

The USA Archery World Team Indoor Trials will be held this weekend at the new Chlapaty Recreation and Wellness Center on the University of Dubuque campus, one of four major events to land in the Dubuque area in 2009.

More than 90 archers from across the country are scheduled to compete, and qualifiers will advance to the World Indoor Championship March 4-8 in Rezeszow, Poland.

I wish I could be there to see the competition. I’m a big fan of Vic and Brady’s.

“A lot of the archers are bringing their families with them,” Rahe said.

Victor Wunderle and Brady Ellison, both members of the U.S. team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, are in the field.

Wunderle advanced to the men’s individual quarterfinal, while Ellison made it to the round of 32 before bowing out.

“To see Olympic-class athletes compete in Dubuque is a real thrill for us,” Rahe said. “We are very excited about this.”

Read more here:
Archers, Dubuque shoot for success

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Ogden, Utah to host 2009 Youth World Archery Championships

Did you know that Ogden Utah will host the 2009 Youth World Archery Championships? Make you reservations now. Utah is beautiful and I’d love to go back.

More information here:
http://www.ogdenwc.com/

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Video: Shooting one arrow inside of another

Very cool video. Depth can be deceiving but it looks to be about a 30M shot.

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Wichita Kansas Gains 3D/Olympic Archery Facility

Sounds like a unique facility catering to 3D and Olympic style archers. With the addition of technology shooting systems, this sounds like a world class facility in the heartland of America.

The full-sized foam targets include most popular species of big game. Shots range from 4 yards to about 40 yards. Mellinger said they try to keep the shots as realistic to hunting as possible.

At the building’s top floor, the video-active system also tries to give shooters much of the feel of a real hunt.

For Junior Olympic practices, the 3-D targets are pushed to the side so target shooters can stretch across the width of the range.

Mellinger said he’s averaging about 35 shooters per session. Ages range from about 3 to more than 70 years old.

AUS Archery Elisa Barnard talks about the sport

Take a look at this FaceBook video by Elisa Barnard from the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. The talks about what it takes to be a good archer and some about the archery equipment and technology used by todays archer.

Elisa Barnard talks about the different sorts of equipment used in archery

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