2022 - Fourth Quarter

THE VEGAS SHOOT

NATIONAL INDOOR LEAGUE

CLUB OF THE YEAR

MEMBER OF THE YEAR

2022 NAFAC RESULTS

2022 SERVICE PINS

NFAA COUNCIL

OFFICERS

President - Brian Sheffler

208 E. Oak Street Bainbridge, IN 46105 317/627-3401 lbsheff@comcast.net

Vice President - Doug Joyce 30 Willow Ave. Somerset, NJ 08873 732/713/6473 jdjarcher@aol.com

Executive Director

Bruce Cull 800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD 57078 605/661-0877 bcull@nfaausa.com

Executive Secretary

Natalie Vollmer 800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD 57078 605/260-9279 nvollmer@nfaausa.com

NFAA OFFICE

800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD 57078 605/260-9279 605/260-9280 fax info@nfaausa.com

GREAT LAKES

Rocky Kline

1108 N. Korby St. Kokomo, IN 46901 765-438-6413 rlkline1@comcast.net

MID-ATLANTIC

Mike Price

1886 Melvin Hill Rd Phelps, NY 14532 315/548-4825 mpricesr1@gmail.com

MIDWEST

Reginald “Shorty” Faber PO Box 66 Carthage, SD 57349 605/772-4468 shortyfaber@alliancecom. net

NEW ENGLAND

William Hall

1022 Grant Hill Rd Coventry, CT 06238 860/987-2660 inner10@yahoo.com

NORTHWEST Hubert Sims PO Box 1713 Orofino, ID 83544 208/476-5377 hmsarchery1077@gmail.com

SOUTHEAST

Oliver Austin 1620 Yearling Trail Tallahassee, FL 32317 850/688-2800 oaustin@fsu.edu

SOUTHERN

Lee Gregory

112 Ridge Oak Drive Georgetown, TX 78628-7613 512/966-2799 jlgreg45@gmail.com

SOUTHWEST

NFAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GREAT LAKES Robert Rayhel Director - IL 13984 E 1425th Ave Robinson, IL 62454 618/553-4648 ILarcherydirector@ilarchery.com

Michael Arison Director - IN 2301 E 16th St. Muncie, IN 47302 765-748-5477 psearison72@yahoo.com

Richard Hotchkiss Director - MI

11136 Horton Rd. Goodrich, MI 48438 810/845-6602 hotch58@yahoo.com

Norm Newman Director - OH 103 Aleutian Circle Kenton, OH 43326 419/673-0021

Larry Parshen Director - WI N6870 Balsam Row Rd Shawano, WI 54166 715/853-9369 larglarry@hotmail.com

MID ATLANTIC Carol Protack Director – DE 107 Elm Ave. Newark, DE 19711 302/530-8387 carolpro@comcast.net

Tom Coblentz Director - MD 1 Ash Dr. Knoxville, MD 21758 301/834-7154 tomproarcher@gmail.com

Robert Wertz Director - PA 336 Third Street Hanover, PA 17331 717/451-7408 bulldogs4bean@aol.com

Jennifer Dean Director - NJ 115 Flipper Ave. Manahawkin, NJ 08050 609/290-0977 englishteach11@hotmail.com

Samantha Brenzel Director - NY 381 Roger Ave. North Tonawanda, NY 14120 716/930-0098 Sjbrenzel@gmail.com

Jim Quarles Director - VA 7911 Cherokee Rd Richmond, VA 23225 804/272-6512 jim427quarles@gmail.com

NFAA OFFICERS, COUNCIL, & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HeadQuarters Phone number: 605-260-9279

Kelley, IA 50134 563/940-4892 rskyora3395 @gmail.com

Jon Tompkins Director - KS 50 Foothills Trail Linn Valley, KS. 66040 913/515-9861 bhfs4ever@gmail.com

Rob Knutson Director - MN 18437 230th Ave. NW Big Lake, MN 55309 612/598-8276 rob@themnaa.org

Bill Myers Director – MO 2529 Braintree Dr High Ridge, MO 63049 314/458-3571 cole.duensing1@gmail.com

Ed Christman Director - NE 3818 34th St. Columbus, NE 69601 402/563-3504 target1951@gmail.com

Lee Hetletved Director – ND 4456 149 Ave. NW Bismarck, ND 58503 701/226-2775 leethetletved@gmail.com

Tim Withers Director - SD 222 Grey Goose Rd Pierre, SD 57501 605/280-6435 timwithers@ymail.com

NEW ENGLAND Amber Sullivan Director - VT 275 Nason St St. Albans, VT 05478 802/782-9242 vermontjuniorarchers@ gmail.com

Vacant Director - CT

Spencer Ives Director - ME 8 Ashlar Court Portland, ME. 04103 617/538-2502 Sives24@gmail.com

David Ferrie Director - MA 52 Sumner St Auburn, MA 01501 d.ferrie@charter.net

Michael Wright Director - NH PO box 237 Marlboro, NH 03455 603/209-8007 barebownh@aol.com

Buhl, ID 83316 208/308-4267 bugz30x@live.com

Justin Sabol Director - MT 8860 Bridger Canyon Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715 406/581-7347 Bridgercanyontaxidermy@ gmail.com

Faith Fleagle Director - AK PO Box 90721 Anchorage, AK 99509 907/455-2076 ak.nfaa907@gmail.com

Don Mendez Director - OR 3439 NE Sandy Blvd #209 Portland, OR 97232 503/753-3432 don.p.mendez@gmail.com

TC Parker Director - WA PO Box 613 Hoquiam, WA 98550 360/533-4698 parkertc@live.com

James Metzner Director - WY 8 Mountain Man Trail Daniel, WY 83115 715/456-8570 Jamesmetzner2020@gmail. com

SOUTHEAST

Mike Albertson Director - AL 531 Laura Ln. Newton, AL 36352 334/324-9322 JMAlbertson@aol.com

Mike Spence Director - FL 189 Paul Poppell Rd Perry, FL. 32347 734/649-6375 Grysbok1mike@aol.com

Richard Diederich Director - GA PO Box 227 Meldrim, GA 31318 912/667-4534 red1691@netzero.net

Glen Baxter Director - KY 829 Tracy Lynn Lane Lebanon Junction, KY. 40150 502/445-5941 gbaxter@heiltrailer.com

Joe Rozmus Director – NC 116 Trappers Run Drive Cary, NC 27513 919/606-5692 justxsroz@aol.com

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SOUTHERN

Billy Jacobs Director - MS 4107 Highway 51 NS Summit, MS 39666 601/248-4574 robinhood560@yahoo.com

Jim Metzger Director - LA 2019 Lovers Lane Shreveport, LA 71105 318/402-3381 GreyTrad@aol.com

Fred Hockett Director - OK 727 Kingsgate Rd. Yukon, OK 73099 405/202-7851 delainehockett@sbcglobal. net

Jay Lindsey Director - TX 1696 Blevins Dr. Keller, TX 76248 817/229-8298 jwljr@yahoo.com

SOUTHWEST Caytie Belzner Director - AZ 1083 N. Boyd Apache Junction, AZ 85119 480/620-4644 caytiebelzner@gmail.com

Gary McCain Director - CA 27928 Clear Creek Rd. Keene, CA 93531 661/809-0947 gary@bgmach.com

Wendi White Director - CO 2422 S Dudley Ct Lakewood, CO 80277 720/621-9988 wendilime@gmail.com

George Kong Director - HI 1255 14th Ave Honolulu, HI 96816 808/734-5402

Jay Boushee Director - NM 1508 Mossy Cup Dr., Farmington, NM 87401 505/801-1240 jay_boushee@msn.com

John Thayer Director - NV 7215 W. Tara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89117 702/222-9878 jfthayer49@gmail.com

New England Crystal Gauvin 406-259-9801 gauvincj@gmail.com

Midwest Vacant

Mid-Atlantic Kendall Woody 434-929-0223 bulldog267@comcast.net

Northwest Shawnn Vincent 360-929-5613 shawnnv@hotmail.com

Southern Jimmy Butts 518-986-1395 platinumbow@yahoo.com

Southeast George Ryals IV 678-901-9861 griv@archerylive.cm

Southwest Randy Brabec 970-314-4971 rebowtune@gmail.com Committee Chairmen

Pro Chairperson Chuck Cooley 404 10th St. Watkins Glen, NY 14891 607/343-8990 chuckcooley@gmail.com

Certified Instructor Committee Vacant

Bowhunting Chairman Tom Vollmer 800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD 57078-4174 605-260-9279 nvollmer@nfaausa.com

Archery Magazine Editorial Board

Bruce Cull Brian Sheffler Natalie Vollmer Brittany Salonen

THE NFAA HAS 49 CHARTERED STATE ASSOCIATIONS. EMAIL US AT INFO@NFAAUSA.COM TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT NFAA PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.

Tom Daley 23121 Oak Mountain Ct. Auburn, CA 95602 650/722-2713 lestom70@gmail.com

Ronald Payne Director - WV 807 A Main Ave. Nitro, WV 25143 304/561-8495 b00tlegger.2003@gmail. com

Jason Maguire Director - RI 16 Charlotte St. Coventry, RI. 02816 401/218-8505 Jason_maguire@nksd.net

NORTHWEST

Beth Anctil Director - SC 706 Chippendale Dr Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 843/340-2357 wildchildarchery@gmail.com

Regina Greenhalgh Director – UT 365 S. 100 W. Nephi, UT 84648 435/610-6100 regie@utaharchery.org

Professional Representatives

MIDWEST Ron Sykora Director - IA 29658 510th Ave.

Brandon Higley Director - ID 835 Burley Ave.

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James Maze Director – TN 367 Deep Gap Rd Jackson, TN 38301 731/422-5529

Great Lakes Jeff Button 608/839-5137 jnbutton@aol.com

THE SPORT OF ARCHERY IS A HEALTHY AND EXCITING SPORT PROVIDING AN ACTIVITY IN WHICH THE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN PARTICIPATE.

2023

February 2-5

MARCH 24-26

THE VEGAS SHOOT

SOUTH POINT HOTEL & CASINO

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

NFAA INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

april 15-16

May 5-7

July 21-23

Break the barriers 3d open & NFAA national Championships

fresno, california

NFAA National Marked 3d Championships

straight arrow bowhunters

redding, california

NFAA outdoor national field Championships

Darrington archers

Darrington, washington

August 18-20

North american Field Archery Championships

Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club

Clarkston, MIchigan

NFAA Official Sponsors

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Thank you to our 2022 NFAA and NFAA Foundation sponsors. If you are in the market for archery equipment, please consider supporting the businesses that have supported our organizations the most. Without the support of our sponsors, we would not be the same organization we are today.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the NFAA and NFAA Foundation in 2023, please contact us at events@nfaausa.com.

COUNCILMAN SPOTLIGHT

The National Field Archery Association (NFAA) Councilmen are elected from each of the following sections of the United States: the Northwestern, Southwestern, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Mid-Western, Great Lakes, Southern and Southeastern. Interested in getting more involved in the NFAA? Contact us at info@nfaausa.com for more information.

This issue we will take a moment to get to know our current New England Councilman. You can view a full list of NFAA officers at https://www.nfaausa.com/sectionalrepresentatives/.

new england SECTION - William hall

I can remember being a child and not knowing how to tie my shoe. What I cannot remember is not knowing how to shoot a bow. To tell my story about how I came to archery is to tell the story of the amazing archery family I was born into.

My grandfather, Art Hall, fell in love with archery as a child, thanks to a positive experience with a knowledgeable instructor at summer camp. This love eventually grew into an arrow making business. The arrow making business turned into an indoor range and shop, Hall’s Arrow, which opened in 1964 and is still to this day one of the oldest, largest and most successful archery shops in the United States. This range was the backdrop for my childhood, sweeping floors, stocking the soda machine, shooting lots of arrows, and meeting and helping archers of all shapes and sizes. Our annual New England Open (once one of the PAA’s and later NFAA’s major tournaments) brought in the very best professional archers from around the country. At a young age, I had a front row view of archery greats like Terry and Michelle Ragsdale, Frank and Becky Pearson and Larry Wise. Of course, my own family were no slouches either. Throughout the 1980’s it was hard to find an archery magazine that didn’t feature either my uncle, Eric Hall, or aunt, Tricia Hall, winning Vegas or another major PAA, NFAA or IFAA event. If that weren’t enough, Tricia went and married a fellow named Richard “Butch” Johnson, whose resume would take up the entire rest of this article. My father, Mark, found his joy of archery in the woods and is an accomplished bowhunter. He was also a pro shooter and manufacturer team member for many years in the early days of the IBO. With this pedigree, a life of archery was inevitable for me. I began my competitive career at age 11. This is also when I first became an NFAA member. Every year I would compete in our state and sectional indoor. Unlike many JOAD kids at the time, I was no stranger to the blue and white 300 round. I was also lucky enough to grow up at a time when field archery was still strong. Field archery was then, and remains today, my very favorite archery discipline.

After a very successful JOAD career, including 2 national championship podium finishes, I tried out for the Olympic team in 1992. But then, at age 18, youth got the best of me and I stepped away from archery to “find myself”. However, the call home and back to archery was always strong. By 1995, I was back working at the range and assisting my grandfather with the state archery instructor school.

In 1999, I left the shop and started “Sagittarian Archery School” a mobile archery school which worked with up to 21 local parks and rec departments to bring archery to thousands of children in Connecticut between 1999-2007. During these years, my personal shooting career was put on hold, to focus on coaching. I am very proud to have had 4 of my students make JOAD national championships podiums, but I am even more proud of the hundreds more that were simply able to find more confidence in themselves, or perhaps just be able to focus a bit better, because of the positive impact archery had in their lives.

In 2007, life once again took me in a new direction, and the birth of my son got me looking for more stable occupation. So, I was off to be a profit center manager for Travel Centers of America. But again, the call of the bow and arrow was too strong. In 2015, I began instructing part-time and competing again. I have competed almost exclusively in NFAA events since my return to the sport in 2015, earning 4 national championship podium spots in that time. I tell people all the time that NFAA stands for Nice Friendly Archery Association. While you get the opportunity in the NFAA to stand alongside the very best archers in the world, our community is so much more than that. The people I meet at NFAA events are always nice, kind and helpful, and I’ve developed many amazing friendships. I can show up in my jeans and be greeted with a smile and a handshake (and still be allowed to shoot). I can shoot any style I like, because the NFAA has divisions for everyone. I can see ALL my friends every year because ours is a single venue national championship. If something on my bow breaks, I get time to fix it, a dozen strangers willing to help me fix it and a practice round once it’s fixed! I can even get lost in a conversation with a new friend, forget it’s my turn to shoot, get to the line with 50 seconds to shoot 5 arrows, only get off 4, turn a 300 into a 295, and still smile when I tell the story because that’s what the NFAA is. It’s the place you go because you love archery and archery people! (And yes, that totally happened at this year’s sectionals)!

In 2016, I was elected to be NFAA Director for the state of Connecticut. In November of 2020, I was elected to serve as New England Councilman. As your councilman, my priorities are to provide quality events for our archers, listen to archer feedback and try to improve their overall experience with the organization. Another priority for me is to revive and grow FIELD archery in New England and nationwide. Not only is field archery one of the most technical and challenging rounds in archery, but the courses are always unique and beautiful. I’ve shot on rocky hillsides, in majestic old-growth forests, across bodies of water and in the shadow of a giant cactus. (All so much cooler than a bland, flat soccer field somewhere with yellow dot targets). I consider every part of my lifelong journey in archery as a blessing, and it is an honor to serve on the NFAA council.

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CITRUS ARCHERY CLUB

Spring Hill, Florida

The National Field Archery Association started the NFAA Club of the Year in 2022. Individuals were able to nominate a club that has seen exponential membership growth or has become a pillar in their community due to extraordinary involvement. The NFAA is proud to name the Citrus Archery Club of Spring Hill, Florida as the 2022 NFAA Club of the Year. With the club’s deep roots in the NFAA and steadfast perseverance to serving the community over the years, the Citrus Archery Club serves as a great example to aspiring clubs.

When was Citrus Archery Club formed and how has the Club evolved over the years?

Citrus Archery has had a rich history. Started in 1973 and NFAA chartered in 1978, Citrus Archers has hosted everything from local club shoots, leagues & 4-H to State and regional events. Originally located at the Citrus County Airport, in 2004 the club lost its lease to make way for airport expansion. It was moved to a private property in Dunellon where it remained until 2018. During this time, the club President, Bob Jones also became President of the Florida State Archery Association (FAA). In 2018, the club again lost their land to housing and the search for a new home began anew. While most every agency and private concern approached agreed there was a need for a local recreational archery club, no one would host our range on their property. Once again, a club member stepped up and offered moving the club to his personal residence rather than see it end. In 2019, a flex range was constructed, the club was reorganized and moved to neighboring Hernando County where it continues serving the local archery community. Due to declining health, Bob stepped down as club President and continued to serve as VP until his passing in 2021.

What types of events and/or programs does Citrus Archery Club offer?

Citrus Archery Club is a family club with a diverse program catering to Youth development, family fun and local competition. The club remains a chartered member of the FAA and the NFAA. The club schedule precedes the State event schedule, allowing a place for people to practice any particular round prior to each State Championship. The flex range supports a monthly schedule for Hunter, International, 900, NFAA 300 and 3-D events. There are also both winter and summer leagues and a summer Youth Days program where local youth groups are invited to participate in a coaching series, climaxing with a Tournament Finale. This was such a success, the club voted to make it an annual event!

How is Citrus Archery Club involved in the community and how does the club seek new members?

Citrus Archery Club hosts a County 4-H Shooting Sports club for youth ages 8 to 18. In addition to Youth development, the 4-H program supports an ongoing food drive donating to the homeless through the Salvation Army. Citrus Archery Club provides free coaching for Youth at local schools. Finding new active members is always a trick. Folks can come and go so there must be something to attract them to stay. We provide coaching, some beginner equipment, and an extremely pleasant club family environment with events for everyone to enjoy together. We also network with area organizations for youth who would best benefit from our program and we work with local clubs, shops, churches and schools.

What obstacles has Citrus Archery Club faced over the years and how were they overcome?

Local Organizational Support: Our greatest obstacle has been the poor county and state organizational commitment and support for recreational sports, even when that is their reason for being. Without a facility, we have no place to hold events or enjoy club activities. And while all agreed there is a tremendous need, they were unwilling to provide for it simply over liability, control or financial gain. Where we differ is that we ARE the community and exist to serve without any other agenda. Our resolve and dedication is our foundation and our club members and families are our heart and backbone.

Range maintenance is important. We made things as safe and maintenance free as possible. Always provide for a plan and budget to renew the range. We decided to charge a nominal ($1) shoot fee to support target replacement. It works and is fair for all.

Getting people out to shoots can be a challenge. Our answer was as simple as providing what our archers want to shoot. We made it fun where we could. Without fun, it becomes work and who wants to do work on their day to relax?

What do you believe is the reason behind the success of Citrus Archery Club?

Well first, we care! Who would have believed we could fit so much activity into a 1 acre plot on a $7K start-up budget? Our success is wholly rooted in how much we care about our people and our sport. We have been fortunate to attract youth from several local outlets along with parents, families and friends, all in full support of what we are doing. We made our program THEIR program and together we have a place to relax, enjoy family fun and belong. That is our claim to fame. That, and providing a unique program and sports outlet no one can find anywhere else.

What are the future plans for Citrus Archery Club?

Being the only field range for 80 miles, we always hear people thanking us for doing what we did to save the club and keeping the program alive. Others tell me I was insane for what we did here. Maybe so. Tenacity and a devotion for archery helped a lot! The best reward is the look on people’s faces when they are shooting here. Of course, the best thanks anyone can give us is just to show up at a shoot and support our events! (After all, that is what pays the bills!)

Looking forward, we expect to continue to expand our community presence and youth events. While growing slowly, our members have been fiercely loyal as we continue to become a family club. Note: We are still in the hunt for a permanent site to move the club so if anyone has a wealthy benefactor with about 15 AG or recreational acres near Hernando County, Florida to share, we would love to connect with them!

What is the best advice you could give to a new club trying to get started?

Our best recommendation to anyone trying to build up their club is to look at your locale and decide where your archers are. Offer a program of the highest level of interest and diversify it enough to attract a wide number. Belonging to your State organization will help as it will provide a program foundation, promote your club and attract shooters to your program. Maintain routine club activities and keep things fun. Always include families and network for local youth. This is your future. Above all, provide access to the next level. Without a goal to achieve or something aspire to, there is no tomorrow.

Starting a club is a pretty easy recipe. Find a place. See what your local archers need and provide it. Set your goals, your plan and budget. Make your club a fun place to be to enjoy our sport. Keep a steady schedule people can count on and provide something to aspire to. Above all, persevere. You really have to love our sport. Your greatest asset is your people, and your greatest reward is also your people! We accomplished so much on a shoestring budget, limited facility and with a whole lot of personal commitment. So can you!

Anything else you wish to add about the club?

Archery is not about organizations, politics, or money. It is solely about commitment, enjoyment of sport and people. Archery is a channel for so much. What other sport can anyone improve personal skills at their own pace, travel, share experience, excel and apply those physical, mental and social skills to daily life? Archery can be so much. Just let it grow and it will re-shape your life!

Bob Jones and Gerry

DAVID ALLEN

The National Field Archery Association started the NFAA Member of the Year in 2022. Individuals were able to nominate a member that has gone above and beyond in their service to the sport of archery. The NFAA would like to congratulate David Allen

Keith Hughs nominated David and noted, “…He travels to all District 3 archery shops to help secure dates for the SYWAT (Shoot Your Way Across Texas) indoor events to be held during the indoor season. He is present at the events to greet all shooters new and old. He has been a positive influence with new archers helping to grow the sport. He runs the event with integrity and doesn’t cut corners…” Jennifer Schneider also nominated David, “…He does his best to make fun monthly 3D shoots and comes up with great member events. Many young archers become successful because of David’s efforts with TFAA.” David exemplifies what it means to be a great ambassador to the sport of archery, and the NFAA is proud to award him with this honor.

How did you get started in archery and how long have you been involved with the sport?

In 1979 we moved from Alief, a suburb of Houston, TX to Klein, TX a little town north of Houston. There was a yard sale down the road where I bought a yellow Bear fiberglass recurve bow. I shot that bow every day for a month. One day while shooting in the backyard, Charlie Langston and my dad came out. Charlie asked me if I liked shooting. I said, “Yes.” Charlie told me if I got $200 dollars, he would get me a compound bow. I mowed yards for a week. A week later my dad called Charlie, Charlie told my dad to meet him at Hillcrest Archery in Houston. For $200 dollars, I got a Bear Hunter compound bow, a 5-pin sight and arrow rest, a bow quiver, and a dozen arrows, a membership to Buffalo Field Archery Club in Houston, TX, a membership to the NFAA, and the TFAA and to the Texas Bowhunter Association. Two weeks later Charlie introduced me to Field Archery.

How has your involvement in the sport changed over the years?

Over the years in the sport I have gone from being just a competitor to being involved by serving on the Texas Field Archery Association Board as a Field Governor of District 3 and serving on the Board of Buffalo Field Archery Club in Houston, TX from Senior Range Officer, Field Range Director, and now as President.

What is your favorite thing about archery?

Meeting new people and helping them with the different organizations, and also listening to the history of the NFAA/TFAA from the people that helped the sport get to where it is today.

What is your fondest archery memory?

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There are so many fond archery memories to choose from. From my very first NFAA Outdoor Nationals that Bill Bowen took me to in Yankton in 2006. Or, it was shooting a Field tournament with legends like Betty Johnson and Jacky Taylor. Or me winning my first TFAA State Field Championship coming from 30 points behind to 20 points up on day 2. Like I said, there are too many.

Which type of archery are you the most passionate about and why?

NFAA Field archery of course. When I started shooting as a Cub, that was all there was. Now even while there are so many choices, Field archery is still the one that I enjoy the most. It’s fun and very challenging. I love the challenge of different field courses.

Who would you say has been your greatest archery mentor?

Again, there have been so many. From Charlie Langston, Steve Coleman, Lee Gregory, Mike Palmer, George Avouris, and Adam Guggisberg.

What would you say is your greatest contribution to the sport thus far?

That would be to teach other archers how to shoot Field Archery and to make sure the younger archers have fun in the sport.

Where would you like to see archery in the next 10 years and what do you think are the next steps for getting there?

Live scoring for all types of archery tournaments and possibly live broadcast for all types of archery tournaments. There are already some companies that broadcast archery events, but oftentimes you have to hunt on the internet to watch clips of events weeks after they’re done.

What is a fun fact about you that most people wouldn’t know?

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LEARN ABOUT OUR ARCHERY IN THE U.S.

Author Jake Veit is a Life member of the NFAA and the USAA. Jake has been shooting archery for 70 years. He has competed in F/S, F/S Limited, Bowhunter, Barebow and Traditional styles of shooting. He has earned NFAA Master Coach, USAA Level IV and was USAA National Judge for some 20 years. Jake was an Olympic and Paralympic Scoring Judge in 1996.

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Modern Archery lists in pictures and descriptions of the design progression of over 70 bows from the Longbow, Recurve and Compounds. This book shows different material arrows can be made of and how the components are use and put together. This book goes over archery accessories from arrow rest, nocking point, bow sling to bow sights. It covers finger tabs, release aids, stabilizers to different arrow points. How to maintain and store your archery equipment. With the largest archery Glossary in print.

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The Secrets of Modern Archery is the history of archery organizations in the US. Our Archery started with two brothers after the Civil War. The book “The Witchery of Archery” by Maurice Thompson sheared interest in Archery. The National Archery Assoc. was formed in 1879. We go through the promoters of our archery to the five national archery organizations we have today. How Target archery sustained our archery and how bowhunters change our archery plus Archery patents I have found.

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Modern Archery IS my experiences is archery. I shoot a finger release but have played with a release. In my coaching I found and modified forms for a mental approach to archery competitions. If you want to see what involvement in archery is like. I tried to explain it from my view. I’m a finger shooter because I feel a need for the challenge of the past. There is information on nutrition and the need to try.

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Vendor Tradeshow: Arena Concourse

5:00PM

Championship $10K-A-Day Shoot Off

All eligible Championship 300 shooters will face off in a winner-take-all $10,000 shoot off!

5:30PM-7:30PM

World Series Elimination Matches

Priefert Arena

6:30PM-8:0PM

Junior & Collegiate Award Ceremony

8:00PM

World Series Finals Medal Matches

Championship $10K-A-Day Shoot Off

All eligible Championship 300 shooters will face off in a winner-take-all $10,000 shoot off!

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Sunday, February 6, 2022 12:00AM-2:00PM 24 Hour Paid Practice

VIP Paid Practice & Bow Storage

Arena Shooting Times

7:30AM/10:00AM/12:30PM/3:00PM Hall Shooting Times 9:00AM-TBD

Vendor Tradeshow: Arena Concourse 5:30PM

Championship Shoot Offs & Awards Approx. time, schedule subject to change.

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Group Code: NFA2023

Attendees receive rates of $80.00 midweek and $140.00 weekend + discounted daily resort fee of $14.00.

Rates are not guaranteed once the block is sold out. Rooms made outside of the NFAA block will be charged drastically increased rates.

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THE GRANDVIEW AT LAS VEGAS

9940 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Las Vegas, NV 89183

Walking distance from venue!

Group Code: W11101

Attendees receive rates of $95.00 midweek and $145.00 weekend.

Each reservation will have a one-time resort fee of $30.00 Two bedroom rate is $155.00 midweek and $205.00 weekend. Each two bedroom reservation will have a one-time resort fee of $50.00.

Payment must be given in full at time of reservation. Only one form of payment per reservation. The reservations department is open from 6:00am to 6:00pm PST Monday thru Friday, and 8:00am to 4:30pm on Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

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round basics

Target: All Championship (including Championship Young Adult) Divisions and Flight Divisions will shoot on either the 40 cm Vegas three-spot target face with gold – red– blue (10-9-8-7-6) scoring areas or the 40 cm single-spot face with 10 through 1 scoring. The x-ring of the 40 cm Indoor Vegas Face will be used for tiebreaks in the Flights divisions and for 4th place or below in the Championship divisions. After the fifth end of the competition, target faces are changed from bottom to top or vice versa.

Non-Championship Cub, Youth, and Young Adult recurve divisions will shoot on the 60 cm Indoor Face with 10 through 1 scoring. Cub, Youth, and Young Adult compound divisions will use the standard single-spot 40 cm Indoor Vegas Face or the Vegas three-spot target face. Archers using the dual-face Vegas target can switch target faces (single-spot or three-spot) at any time during practice rounds and competition.

Distance for all Divisions: 20 Yards

Rounds: Each round on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will consist of 10 ends; 3 arrows per end. The Junior (Non-Championship) Divisions will shoot only two rounds; one each on Friday and Saturday. A time limit of 2 minutes per end will be used.

Round Rules

You may enter either a Championship division, Flight division or Junior Division. Archers may only register in ONE division and style and will remain in the same division all three days. The number of entries in that division will determine the number of places offered in each division. Based on last year’s registration, the number of places offered this year would be as listed. Final prize money amounts will be based on attendance, this may be different from the published awards.

IMPORTANT! Archers 12 years of age and older may compete in a Flight or Championship division. Any prize money awarded to archers under 15 will be awarded in the form of scholarships. Only archers 15 and older will be eligible for cash prizes.

Non-English Speaking Competitors: Every effort will be made to contact those archers who require assistance to understand the equipment divisions, scoring procedures, tournament rules, etc. Please notify a tournament staff person if language or other circumstances may cause communication problems.

Flights: Flight placements will be determined at the discretion of the tournament management. The method or methods used for determining the flights can be any combination of all three days of competition.

Junior Divisions: There will be two Junior divisions open to all archers, 17 years of age or younger; Compound and Recurve. Each division will offer three age groups in Male and Female categories; Cub (11 and under), Youth (12-14) and Young Adult (15-17). The archer must be the appropriate age at the start of the competition and remains in that category even if they celebrate a birthday during the competition.

Junior Divisions will shoot only two rounds; one each on Friday and Saturday. Archers may only register in ONE style and division and will remain in the same division on both days of competition. Vegas Shoot scholarships will be presented to the top 3 place winners in each Junior Flight Division.

Championship Young Adult Divisions: There will be two Championship Young Adult divisions available to archers under 17 years of age; Compound and Recurve. Championship Young Adult divisions will compete for cash prizes in a male/female-combined division. Participants must be 17 or under at the start of the tournament to compete in these divisions. Any prize money awarded to archers under 15 will be awarded in the form of scholarships. Only archers 15 and older will be eligible for cash prizes. Championship Young Adult divisions will shoot three rounds of competition; one each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Ties: Championship division (including Championship Young Adult) ties for first, second, and third place will be determined by the highest total score from all three days of competition, not counting x’s. All competitors tied with the same high score at the end of the third day will compete in a shoot off to determine final places.

The shoot off will include one practice end followed by end-by-end sudden death. The first end will be scored with regular scoring followed by scoring where only the x ring scores 10 points. After each end, only those still tied with the highest score will continue in the shoot off. All archers’ placement in the tournament (other than first, second or third) will be determined by the order in which they drop out of the shoot off. If more than one archer drops out of the shoot off in the same end, those archers will be placed based on their total score and x-count of all three days, including the score and x’s accumulated in the shoot off.

All other ties (Flight and Championship) will be broken by the highest score and highest x count. Ties remaining after x count, will equally split the combined payout of the tied positions.

Updated! All Junior Division ties will be decided by the highest score in the following sequence 1) total x count 2) 1st round score (not including x count) 3) 2nd round score (not including x count) 4) 1st round x count 5) 2nd round x count 6) 1st end through 20th end score (not including x count) 7) 1st end through 20th end x count.

“Lucky Dog” Shoot Off: Any archer in the Championship Compound Open Division that shoots a 3-day total cumulative score of 899 will be eligible to shoot off for one spot with the 900’s in the Championship shoot off. The 899 shoot off will be held Sunday, time to be determined. It will be a 1-arrow/end sudden death shoot off (1st arrow counting the X as a 10, then for each subsequent end counting the X as 10 scored inside out- no practice ends). All qualified archers must turn their scorecards in at the podium within 10 minutes of the conclusion of the regular round. The “Lucky Dog” can be the “Vegas Champion” by winning the 900’s shoot off or will place at the top of the 899’s in the regular ranking placement.

“$10K-A-Day” Shoot Off: A $50 registration add-on will be available to all Championship divisions. Archers that pay the $50 add-on fee (prior to the start of the competition) will be eligible for the $10K-A-Day Shoot Offs on Friday and Saturday. To qualify for either Shoot Off, eligible archers must score a 300 on the respective day. The winner-takes-all Shoot Off will take place at the end of each day on Friday and Saturday, and use the same rules as the Lucky Dog Shoot Off. Each winner will be awarded $10,000.

900 Guarantee: All Championship Division archers shooting a score of 900 will be guaranteed a minimum prize of $2,500.

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shooting Rules

1. Each end (time period to shoot three arrows) shall be 2 minutes.

2. Archers shooting first will shoot the lower target face positions.

3. An archer shooting before the whistle signaling a 2-minute end or after the time has lapsed will lose their highest scoring arrow or arrows equaling the number of errant arrows shot.

4. For Championship & Young Adult Championship divisions only: one arrow is allowed per spot on a three-spot target face. If there is more than one arrow in a single spot, you will lose your highest scoring arrow or arrows in that spot.

5. If more than 3 arrows are shot during an end, only the lowest 3 arrows will be scored. A penalty of one point will be assessed for each additional arrow shot. Misses or zeros will be counted as lowest arrows.

6. If an archer shoots less than three arrows in one end and retires from the line, he/she may shoot the remaining arrows if the omission is discovered before the end is officially completed and the line has not been cleared; otherwise they shall be scored as misses.

7. An archer who purposely disfigures a target face to improve aiming or for any other reason may be disqualified. Arrow holes may be repaired, provided there is no delay to the round.

8. For Championship divisions, targets must be replaced with a new face after the 5th end.

9. Any archer conducting himself in an unsportsmanlike manner will be immediately disqualified and removed from the site.

10. Peak compound bow draw weight shall not exceed 80 lbs.

11. Maximum arrow shaft diameter allowed will be 0.422 inches, with a point diameter not to exceed 0.425 inches. The shaft diameter will include any wrap placed on the arrow and will include the size of the nock and the nock insert.

12. If the arrow wrap, nock, or nock adapter exceed 0.422 inches and are embedded in the scoring area, the arrow shall NOT be scored and will be reshot.

13. Any equipment that impairs the hearing of the competitor will not be allowed on the shooting line.

14. Any archer that is hearing impaired must notify officials prior to shooting.

15. Arrow twirling will be permitted as long as it is not disruptive or dangerous to other archers or the event. A warning may be given by a tournament official if the twirling or handling of an arrow is deemed as disruptive or dangerous. Repeated violations may result in the removal of the archer from the competition at the tournament official’s discretion.

16. Target pins cannot be larger than 1.5” in any dimension from the surface of the target face. Archers will be provided x1 set of four (4) target pins in their registration packet. Additional target pins will not be supplied in the shooting halls.

17. No archer shall draw a bow in any manner that if accidentally released could fly beyond a safety zone or a safety backstop. A warning will be given on the first instance. The second instance will require the removal of the archer from the event.

Protests: Any incident requiring immediate decision must be brought to the attention of a judge. All protests must be submitted in writing to the Tournament Director within one hour of the conclusion of the round where the incident occurred, accompanied by $50 USD. The Tournament Rules Committee will convene approximately 1 hour after the last scoring end of each day to decide the outcome of each protest. All decisions of the Tournament Rules Committee will be final. The $50 protest fee will be returned if the Tournament Rules Committee rules in favor of the protest. No protests are allowed during shoot offs, judges decisions are final.

Equipment Failure: In the event of equipment failure, step back from the shooting line and raise your bow above your head. A judge will come to your assistance. The archer will have 15 minutes of repair time without holding up the tournament. One practice end will be allowed. The archer shall be allowed to shoot any arrows missed during the 15 minutes. All make-up arrows will be shot at the end of the round. Equipment failure is not allowed during championship shoot offs, judges decisions are final. There will be no allowance for equipment failure in shoot offs.

Dress Code for Championship Divisions: All Professional members of the NFAA and anyone participating in a Championship Shoot Off or Awards Podium are required to meet the following dress code standards:

Archers shall present themselves in clean and neat attire, acceptable to public view. Blue jeans/denim and any bottoms with holes, tears, or frayed material are not allowed. Archers shall wear pants, shorts or skirts. Shorts and skirt hems should approximately meet fingertip length. Shirts/tops shall be of a collared design. Archers may also wear uniforms provided by sponsors or their national team. Shirts must have a standard collar, Henley collar or mock collar. T-shirts, swimming suits, cut-offs and obscene or vulgar slogans or pictures on clothing are prohibited. Open toed shoes/flip flops/sandals are unacceptable while competing. Dress code is not required during practice.

It is suggested that all Championship divisions adhere to the dress code. Smoking is Prohibited in the Shooting Halls. Smoking is Allowed in Designated Areas Only. Please Obey all No Smoking Signs.

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Scoring Rules

Ianseo is the official electronic system for scoring. Archers are assigned their a,b,c or d placement by Ianseo which determines the order for scoring. When scoring, archers identify who is the caller, scorer and target captain for their bale.

The Captain helps to settle the final call on an arrow. If the group can’t determine a final score, then a line judge is called.

A,b,c,d physical target face placement is first come first serve. Archers will be responsible for understanding the scoring procedures and verifying their scores. Free access will be provided to an Official Vegas Shoot Scoring link and mobile app where scores will be available on smartphones, kiosks, and monitors throughout the venue.

1. A judge will make all decisions on scoring questionable arrows; their decisions are final.

2. All arrows must remain in the target, untouched, until scoring is completed.

3. Any archer intentionally touching any questionable arrow or any part of the target assembly (including other arrows, faces, pins, mat or stand) will result in the questionable arrow being scored in the lower scoring area. If it happens more than once, then the archer will be disqualified.

4. The three-spot target face is scored on the gold (10,9), red (8,7), and blue (6) rings. The target face must be placed on the mat in an upright position.

5. Arrows must touch the line to be in the next highest scoring area.

6. Any arrow that passes beyond the shooting line a distance greater than 10 feet as measured to the closest part of the arrow, will be considered a shot arrow. See mark on the floor.

7. If an arrow is embedded in the target beyond the nock, a judge must be called and the arrow should not be touched. If the arrow is touched before the judge arrives, then the arrow is not scored. If a judge cannot determine the value of that arrow, it will be considered a pass through and will be re-shot. No arrows will be pushed back.

8. Bounce outs can be shot again at the end of regulation shooting.

9. Each competitor must complete and sign his own scorecard. Both scorers must also sign it. When there is a difference on the two cards, the lowest score must be taken. Scoring tablets and paper scorecards must be turned in at the scoring table, in your assigned arena or hall, immediately following shooting. To be considered valid, scorecards must be turned in within one hour of the final end.

10. All scoring on the official scorecard must be completed in ink. Any changes on the official scorecard must be agreed upon and initialed by all archers in the scoring group. Any archery turning in an incorrect scorecard will be subject to disqualification.

Anti-Doping Rules

The National Field Archery Association Foundation (NFAAF), host of The Vegas Shoot, has implemented a doping policy for 2017 and beyond. All Championship Compound Open, Championship Compound Female, Championship Recurve Male & Championship Recurve Female participants may be subject to testing in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code and the World Archery Anti-Doping Rules. Failure to comply with the Anti-Doping rules shall result in disqualification and forfeiture of any cash prizes.

All archers that place in the top 3 of their Championship divisions will be subject to testing in accordance with WADA’s World Anti-Doping Code and the World Archery Anti-Doping Rules. All other participants may be chosen at random. Senior, Young Adult and Barebow divisions are exempt. For details, visit worldarchery.org/Clean-Sport.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) will handle the doping administration for The Vegas Shoot, including Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) and Testing. For the sake of clarity, the Sample Collection will in fact be handled by the International Doping Tests & Management (“IDTM”) on behalf of the ITA. For questions regarding the anti-doping process at The Vegas Shoot, please contact ITA by phone at +41 21 612 12 12 or by email at testing@ita.sport

Equipment Rules

All equipment rules can be found on thevegasshoot.com under EVENT DETAILS > RULES

All divisions, except Recurve Barebow Flights and Crossbow Unlimited, will follow NFAA Shooting Styles and Equipment Rules.

Championship Compound Open, Female, Senior, Senior Female, Young Adult; Compound Flights; Compound Junior divisions: NFAA Freestyle: [Article II, Section C, para 1-3]

Compound Barebow Flights: NFAA Barebow [Article II, Section B, para 1-11]

Bowhunter Flights: NFAA Freestyle Bowhunter [Article II, Section E, para 1-9]

Championship Recurve Male, Female, Young Adult; Recurve Flights; Recurve Junior divisions: NFAA Freestyle Limited Recurve [Article II, Section G, para 1-3]

Crossbow Flights: NFAA Crossbow [Article II, Section H, para 1-32]

Championship Recurve Barebow and Recurve Barebow Flights: [Chapter 23, Section 3, para 1-10] Will follow World Archery Barebow equipment and division rules.

Crossbow Unlimited Flights: Maximum speed of 330 FPS. Crossbows must be in sound working condition with a functioning safety and maintained in compliance with the manufacturer’s specifications. No replacement or alteration of manufacturers Trigger Assembly or Safety Mechanism shall be allowed. Scopes up to 6x power may be used and may be equipped with lines or mill dots, but no light or image may be projected and there may be no range finding capability.

Except as may be required due to an approved medical exemption, crossbows may only be shot in a standing position and the use of any device or outside agency (including wrapping the sling around the arm, hooked butt-plates, palm rests, stabilizer bars, added weights/bars/rails/supports, prop stick or any device that allows the mass weight of the bow to be relieved from either arm or to steady the bow is prohibited. Use of the forward elbow against the ribcage or side is permitted. Bolts must be identical in size and weight with a minimum of three (3) vanes. Crossbows may only be cocked and loaded while the shooter is on the line, and while loaded it must remain pointed down range at all times. The safety must remain on until the time the whistle is blown to signal shooting. Use of The Crossbow’s Manufactured Cocking/Cranking Device, (1) Level and Stirrups shall be permitted.

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NFAA Foundation News

NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Center hosted 2022 world archery field championships in yankton, south dakota

Yankton, South Dakota hosted yet another World Archery Championship. This year, it was the 2022 World Archery Field Championships. Nearly 200 competitors took the field course for 24 unmarked targets on Tuesday, October 4th with the rain making it a tough first day of qualifications. Twelve archers made it through to the semifinals after the second day of qualification, the marked distance day, in Yankton.

Two decades on from his first world field title, Dave Cousins topped the podium once again – and for the third time in his career – as he joined Cinzia Noziglia, David Jackson, Chiara Rebagliati, Florian Unruh and Paige Pearce as the individual winners at the 2022 World Archery Field Championships in Yankton, South Dakota, USA.

Cousins beat reigning outdoor World Archery Champion, Nico Wiener, by three points in the compound men’s final.

“It’s a really long path to get to the final for one of these. This is a process for us that started back in May with the team trials, then all summer thinking about this and physically working and from a technical aspect,” said the 45-year-old, visibly emotional after being announced the winner.

“Yeah, it’s just been a long journey.”

Cousins pulled ahead a point on the first target, a 15-metre downhill bunny, then earned another on the second, a 50-metre big face. The match was all but done after the first arrow of the fourth target, Cousins’ experience evident as he nailed a perfect on the 35-metre shot, hoisted up towards the clouds on a crane.

His win brought the second individual title for the host team from the USA after Paige Pearce beat Toja Ellison, in a shoot-off, at the second consecutive World Archery Field Championships.

This match was tighter than the final in 2018 (and the pair were easily the highest-scoring of all the compounders today, both beating Cousins’ second-best total by five to tie at 70 points apiece). Pearce needed a perfect last target to force the tiebreak.

“I’m still totally shaking, I can’t believe it worked out that way. But I wouldn’t expect anything less from Toja, she’s amazing,” said Paige after her max-score shoot-off arrow was measured closer to the middle of the target.

“Field is my favourite part of archery. This title means more to me than any of them.”

2023 scholarship Opportunities

Junior essay contest

The National Field Archery Association Foundation will award two (2) $1,000 scholarships to one male and one female archer to use toward higher education. The winners will be chosen based on an archery essay. Submissions are due January 9, 2023, at 9:00 AM CST.

Essay submissions must fit an archery theme. Example topics include - an archery story, why you love archery, how archery has affected your life, what you have learned from archery, how COVID has affected archery, etc. Archers may submit one 500-1000 word essay per year. All submissions must be suitable for all audiences. Essays must be completely the work of the student entering the contest. No assistance in editing is permissible.

Applicants must compete at the 2023 Vegas Shoot and be 12-17 years of age on February 3, 2023. Top essays will be chosen by an independent panel. Winners will be announced and awarded on February 4 during the Junior Awards Ceremony. Winning entries will be published on thevegasshoot.com and in Archery Magazine.

Submission dates are November 3, 2022 to January 9, 2023 9:00AM CST.

Interested in donating to the scholarship fund? Contact us at info@ nfaausa.com.

SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY HERE!

Junior Divisions

There will be two Junior divisions open to all archers, 17 years of age or younger; Compound and Recurve. Each division will offer three age groups in Male and Female categories; Cub (11 and under), Youth (1214) and Young Adult (15-17). The archer must be the appropriate age at the start of the competition and remains in that category even if they celebrate a birthday during the competition.

Junior Divisions will shoot only two rounds; one each on Friday and Saturday. Archers may only register in ONE style and division and will remain in the same division both days of competition. Vegas Shoot scholarships will be presented to the top 3 place winners in each Junior Flight Division.

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Young Adult Divisions

There will be two Championship Young Adult divisions available to archers 17 years and under; Compound and Recurve. Championship Young Adult divisions will compete for cash prizes in a male/female-combined division. Participants must be 17 or under at the start of the tournament to compete in these divisions. Any prize money awarded to archers under 15 will be awarded in the form of scholarships. Only archers 15 and older will be eligible for cash prizes.

Championship Young Adult divisions will shoot three rounds of competition; one each on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Collegiate Scholarships

The Collegiate Scholarship program is open to all full-time students at a two- or four-year university or technical school. Current high school students are not eligible. To be eligible, collegiate studentathletes must pay the $50 collegiate add-on during registration.

The scores from the first two days of competition will decide the collegiate results. Archers can participate in the flight or championship competitions at The Vegas Shoot but will be ranked for collegiate purposes in divisions of Male and Female - Compound, Recurve, Bowhunter, and Recurve Barebow.

The top three student-athletes in each division will receive scholarships valued at $500, $300 and $200, respectively, for use towards higher education.

Schools will also be ranked on a cumulative team score. The top score from each school in each of the equipment divisions (Compound, Recurve, Bowhunter, and Recurve Barebow - Male or Female) will be used to create the cumulative team score. The top three schools will receive $750, $500 and $300, respectively, for their team or club.

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indoor nationals - louisville, Kentucky indoor nationals - louisville, Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, KY - The NFAA Indoor National Championships returned to the newly renovated Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC) in March of 2022 and we are excited to be back again for 2023!

The NFAA Indoor Nationals bring together the top NFAA archers from around the U.S. to shoot the iconic 5 spot, blue and white face. The tournament, now in its 42nd year, was started in 1980 in Omaha, NE with just 500 attendees.

The 2023 event also features a Team ProAm, Meet the Pros, Indoor National Champions, and the finals of the USA Archery Indoor Nationals.

The defending professional champions of the NFAA Indoor Nationals are Kyle Douglas, Tanja Gellenthien, Kendall Woody and Fiona McClean.

SCORING

Archers shoot the NFAA 300 Indoor Round at a blue and white target face.

It’s the archer’s choice between a single- or five-spot, but everyone shoots 60 arrows – 12 ends of five – for a maximum of 300 points per round. Most targets are set at 20 yards; cubs aged 11 and under shoot over 10 yards.

Each shooting line has two ends of practice before scoring begins; halfway through the round, archers switch their targets from top to bottom, or vice versa, on the target butt.

Everybody shoots for two days at the NFAA Indoor Nationals, one NFAA 300 round each day, and a clean score for the weekend is 600 points with 120Xs.

In the professional divisions, ties for first, second and third place are determined by shoot off immediately after the last shooting line.

The shoot-off starts with one practice end, followed by

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one end where only the X-ring sores five points – and then sudden-death scoring where only inside-out shafts in the X-ring score five until a winner is decided.

In the non-professional junior, adult and senior divisions, only ties for first place are determined by shoot off, using the same format as the professional divisions.

SCHEDULE

Thursday, March 23, 2023

9:00AM-6:30PM Paid Practice/Bow Storage

12:00PM-6:00PM Archery Trade Show

TBD: USA Archery Indoor Finals

Friday, March 24, 2023

9:00AM-6:00PM Archery Trade Show

9:00AM-6:30PM Late Registration/Check-In

9:00AM-6:30PM Paid Practice/Bow Storage

11:00AM Professional Divisions: Day 1 Scoring

3:00PM-4:30PM Meet & Greet with the Pros (Open to Archers 18 & under)

5:00PM Pro-Am Team Event

Saturday, March 25, 2023

5:30AM-7:00PM Bow Storage

6:00AM-3:00PM Paid Practice (As Space Allows)

7:00AM/11:00AM/3:30PM Junior & Amateur divisions: Day 1 Scoring

9:00AM-6:00PM Archery Trade Show

11:00AM Professional Divisions: Day 2 Scoring

8:00PM Professional shoot off

Sunday, March 26, 2023

5:30AM-7:00PM Bow Storage

6:00AM-TBA Paid Practice (As Space Allows)

TBA Junior & Amateur divisions: Day 2 Scoring*

*Sunday shooting times will be posted following the last line on Saturday

9:00AM-TBA Archery Trade Show

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indoor nationals accommodations

Louisville Tourism is the official housing provider of the National Field Archery Association. Reservations for the 2023 NFAA Indoor National Championships are open. This process is in place to maximize savings and room availability for attendees and for accurate hotel counts for the NFAA.

If you have any further questions regarding the process, please feel free to reach out to the NFAA or the Louisville Tourism Housing Department at 800-743-3100 or email housing@gotolouisville.com.

The deadline for blocked rooms is January 27th, 2023! Book your rooms now for more chances to win the Give Away!

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SERVICE PIN STORIES

Jim Gresham 45 years

Sectionals, two Texas State 3D, and one National Indoor. Most will remember Jim shooting in the very competitive freestyle division but he did win six of his Louisiana State Championships shooting in the Bowhunter Freestyle and Freestyle Limited divisions. He truly packed a lifetime of target archery accomplishments into eleven short years.

In this issue, we are recognizing some of the members who celebrated a 40, 45, or 55 year service pin anniversary in 2022. The complete list of Service Pin members will be published in the next issue of Archery Magazine. It is with sincere appreciation that we recognize their continued support of the National Field Archery Association.

Like many archers, Jim began his archery experience as a hunter. Uncle Harold took Jim bow hunting in Aransas Pass in 1972 with his Ben Pearson Colt Recurve. While hunting has been a passion for 32 years, Jim took target archery very seriously from 1977-87, winning 12 State Championships in Louisiana, eight in Texas, thirteen Southern

When asked about the good and the bad memories in archery, Jim responded the good was winning National Indoor with a new record in 1984. The bad was shooting the wrong target at 20 yards losing 5 points and a second National Championship to his good friend Dennis Barnes the same year. When talking about the intense competition in the Male Freestyle Division Jim recalls shooting a 553 at National Outdoors and moving down three places behind Terry

Ragsdale who shot a 557, and Larry Wise and Dean Pridge, each with a score of 555. By 1987 the desire to practice in order to shoot at such a high level was gone. His two children were getting older and there was plenty to do to keep up with them. Jim, once again, focused his archery skills on hunting. Of all his great hunting memories the best is when Logan, his son, took his first deer with a bow at the age of ten. Jim was the bowhunting editor for the Hunting Texas magazine in 2001 and 2002. He has been very active as a writer and has had thirty-three articles published in eleven different major bow-hunting publications.

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Jim has remained a member of the Texas Field Archery Association and NFAA all of these years even though he has not been shooting competitively. Jim influenced many archers during his carrier and was inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame in 2005. Since then, he has continued bowhunting - from whitetail deer to brown bears, Jim has taken them all, including 28 Pope and Young animals. He has had successful hunting trips in Africa, Canada, and New Zealand.

Steven Anschutz 45 years

My interest in archery began when I was about 2 years-old when my maternal grandmother bought me a toy bow & arrow archery set that I so desperately wanted. With the passage of time, my interest and involvement in the sport increased considerably, progressing from mere child’s play to that of serious competition in numerous NFAA

sanctioned tournaments at the local, state, sectional, and national levels during my teen and most of my adult years. I have shot a variety of styles while participating in every type of archery activity over the years, but am most passionate about field archery and bowhunting. Along the way, I have witnessed a remarkable evolution in archery equipment from very basic wooden bows and arrows to that of today’s modern compound bows and aluminum carbon composite arrow shafts. Over the years, I have been blessed with the ability to shoot with whatever type of equipment was considered to be state of the art at the time.

A few of the highlights (and there are many) of my life as an archer include: a) bowhunting for whitetail deer since age 13 when I hunted in the first deer season authorized by the State of Kansas in 1965;

b) special recognition received in 2007 from the Third City Archers

Club in Grand Island, Nebraska for my years of involvement with the club’s youth archery program and support provided to various club activities and events; c) recipient of the Chuck Saunders Memorial Award in 2007 from the Platte Valley Archers Club in Columbus, Nebraska for my outstanding contributions to archery in the State of Nebraska; and d) the efforts of my wife, Jurita and I in helping our youngest daughter, Erika become one of the world’s greatest female compound bow target archers of all time during her 20-year tenure in the sport.

Last but not least, I have met and become life-long friends with a lot of wonderful people across the nation due to my involvement with archery, and that is something for which I am very grateful.

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Steven competing in the Fresno Safari tournament during April 1991.

Steven posing with the largest-racked whitetail buck he has ever taken with a bow, October 2020.

Steven and his daughter Erika Jones after she won the NFAA Indoor National Championship tournament in Louisville, KY with a record score of 600119X, March 2015.

MITCHell STONESIFER 55 years

As long as I can remember, archery has been my life. When I was 11 or 12 years old, my brother Mike started shooting archery and like everything else he got involved in, he wasn’t getting rid of me so that’s how this all got started. Mike had some friends that were getting into archery and we would get together on Saturdays and shoot targets that they just made up on cardboard

scoring system. Then Mike decided to try bowhunting and like I said earlier, that meant I was going to try bowhunting as well. Recurves, wooden arrows and bear broadheads, trust me when I tell you that deer had no reason to be alarmed. When compounds came out things started looking up. My first compound bow was a 4-wheel PSE and I was shooting finger tabs and no sights and I was losing interest fast until a local guy who ran a shop out of his basement (Jerry Boyd) introduced me to a pin sight and release and now I was getting somewhere.

My brother Mike and I joined the VBA (Virginia Bowhunters Association) and started competing

in local tournaments. In 1977, we joined the NFAA of which I am still a member today. Bowhunter Freestyle is the class I have always competed in and over the years I have won multiple state championships and also a MidAtlantic sectional tournament. I have participated in NFAA national tournaments in many different states from Watkins Glen, NY to Darrington, WA. I have a love for bowhunting big whitetails in the Midwest, bull elk in Montana and New Mexico and spring gobblers in my home state of VA.

I have shared my knowledge of archery with many and thoroughly enjoyed doing so. I taught my son Shane and my daughter Michelle, neither of whom took up the competition side of archery, but both have a passion for bowhunting.

Still today, there is nothing I would rather do than look through a peep sight while staring at a black face 36 yard fan or a big midwestern whitetail.

November 2018

Mitchell’s son, Shane, hunting whitetail in

Patsy & Fred Pocock 55 years

help people get started in the great sport of archery.

(Story from 2017, with a few updates)

We are approaching our 87th and 88th birthdays. I still bow hunt some and Patsy has continued as Oklahoma state Treasurer and Awards Secretary but plans resign soon.

We will always cherish the years we have spent as members of The Bartlesville Archery Club, Oklahoma State Archery Assn, and NFAA, traveling to tournaments and meeting wonderful people along the way and being able to

Fred and Patsy Pocock became hooked to the sport of archery in high school and joined their local club in Bartlesville, OK and the NFAA in 1967. When asked, what caused you to stay a member with the NFAA for so many years, they answered- it became a big part of our lives. We enjoyed the people we met, and traveling to the tournaments. We also had a little archery business on the side and worked full time in it for 20 years after our retirement. We enjoyed working with new archers, and especially the kids. We became life members of NFAA, Fred in 1981 and Patsy in 1986.

Fred has been the Secretary/ Treasurer for the Bartlesville Archery Club and the OSAA several times over the years and only recently resigned from both of them. Patsy is still doing the state newsletter, which she has consistently kept

Dixie Garner 40 years

Dixie got involved in archery because of her husband J.D.’s passion for bowhunting. One day, he needed to replace the string on his bow and had to travel about 50 miles to a shop. When he came home, he complained that he had to tell the shop owner how to string the bow step-by-step. That experience was eye-opening, as JD decided to start his own archery shop with the help of Dixie. The year was 1975, and the couple had a spare bedroom in their house that they used to run the shop. A few years went by and the business was very successful, but it needed to have a storefront. So, in 1980, the two purchased a building with

10 shooting lanes near downtown Roodhouse, IL. Garner’s archery quickly outgrew that building and had to upgrade to a larger facility with 20 shooting lanes in 1982. The couple worked together at the archery shop for many years until J.D. passed away in a tragic accident, but Dixie’s involvement in archery is still strong. It was, in fact, her husband that got her involved in bowhunting and competitive archery. Dixie recalls her first hunt vividly, as her husband had two tree stands and, one particular evening, he could not decide which one to pick. Dixie jokingly said, “I’ll go stand in one of them so you will know which one

up with since 1972. Currently she is a State Treasurer and Awards Secretary. They admit while never winning any big tournaments, nor set records they wouldn’t change a thing. The Pocock’s were honored a nomination by the OSAA for the NFAA Medal of Merit in 1986, and inducted into the OSAA Hall of Fame in 2005.

Frequent attendees to the Vegas Shoot, Fred has participated several times over the years. Other competitions included Indoor Nationals in Omaha, Kansas City, and Louisville, and the Outdoor Field Nationals in Golden, CO. Aurora, IL, Blue Springs, MO, Wausau, WI, and Detroit Lakes MI.

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you should have picked!”. While she did have a shot at a buck that night, she ended up not killing one, but she went on to become a fervid bowhunter. In 1995 she won a state award for harvesting an 11-pointer deer. She has fond memories of a hunting trip to Colorado with late NFAA staff member Marihelen Rogers and her husband MJ. Dixie has been the secretary of Wolfrun Archery Club ever since its inception in 1979 and continues helping out with local tournaments. She also served as the Illinois State Secretary for 26 years, until 2015. She won several state titles over the years and traveled all over Illinois and nearby states.

William Goff

40 years

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members, past and present, who helped me through my competitive journey. Where else can a backyard bowhunter join the NFAA and receive the help and expertise of archery greats.

A special thanks to Bob Amaral, New Bedford Rod and Gun Club , Rhode Island state champ, great coach and best story teller and to all the early members of MA Bowhunters Association. I got to shoot with archery greats such as Butch Johnston, Eric Hall, Ron Rockell and so many more. Thanks to Bill Newman from Cape Cod Archery for bows and supplies and to all the team members at Wankinquog from Rod and Gun Club of Wareham, MA.

I’m thankful for our team championship. A special thank you to my friends at central Maine 3-D, to Ruby Shannon and all the members who worked so hard from Maine. Finally, thank you to the NFAA who has made this possible and to my wife Dona Goff for giving up so many Sundays. God Bless.

Merry Christmas

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

- FROM YOUR NFAA FAMILY -

NFAA passes new gender policy, effective February 1, 2023

The NFAA Board of Directors voted on November 23, 2022 to approve the following Transgender Policy. The effective date for this policy will be February 1, 2023.

Eligibility to compete in gender-divided competitions.

Gender Assigned At Birth.

In NFAA sanctioned gender-divided competitions, athletes shall only be eligible to compete in the gender division corresponding with the gender of the athlete appearing upon the athlete’s original birth certificate issued by the legal jurisdiction of his or her birth. As a condition of participation in competition, the NFAA may request (and upon request the athlete shall provide) a certified copy of the athlete’s original birth certificate reflecting the gender assigned to the athlete at the original date of issuance. The NFAA shall not accept any subsequently issued birth certificate reflecting a gender other than that assigned by such legal jurisdiction at the original date of issuance unless the subsequent amended birth certificate issuance was merely to correct a clerical error supported by a sworn affidavit admitting to the clerical error signed by an authorized individual on behalf the issuing jurisdictional authority.

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Contact Rob Knutson rob@themnaa.org (612) 598-8276

Midwest Section

Prairie Bowmen Archery Club 1432 North Cotner Blvd Lincoln, NE 68505

Feb 25-26

Contact Jim Tubbs hunter55@allophone.com (402) 430-7783

and more at nfaausa.com

Northwest Section

Screaming Eagle Archery of Alaska

210 E Park Avenue Wasilla, AK 99654

Mar 4-5

Contact Beth Alderman searcheryak@gmail.com

(907) 376-2699

Archers Afield

11945 SW Pacific Hwy Ste 121 Tigard, OR 97223

Mar 3-5

Contact James Kneeland archers@archersafield.com (503) 639-3553

Orion Indoor Archery Range

2703 Auburn Way N Auburn, WA 98002

Mar 4-5

Contact Ted Giannoulas orionarcheryinc@gmail.com

(206) 948-4202

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Galveston Archery Club

302 1/2 E Jackson St. Galveston, IN 46932

Feb 25-26

Contact Rocky Kline rlkline1@comcast.net (765) 438-6413

Cutting Edge Sporting Goods

1305 N. Lincoln St. Greensburg, IN 47240

Feb 25-26

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812-593-0805

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The Century, Lower Level

2828 North Clark St. Chicago, IL 60657

Feb 18-19

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Buckskin Legacy

13984 E 1425th Ave, Robinson, IL 62454

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1231 Oak Forest Dr. Onalaska, WI 54650

Feb 25-26

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West Allis Bowmen

11601 County Rd G Franksville, WI 53126

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151 S Nine Mile Road Midland, MI 48640

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1705 Ash St Ishpeming, MI 49849

Feb 25-26

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(906) 486-6845

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101 Main St. Festoria OH 44830

Feb 25-26

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(419) 619-2635

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Canfield, OH 44406

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Chickasaw Archery Club

800 Pitts Point Rd. Shepherdsville, KY 40165

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Georgia Southern University Shooting Sports Education Center 3271 Old Register Rd Statesboro, GA 30458

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Contact Matt Horst mhorst@georgiasouthern.edu (912) 478-7732

First Flight Archery 6718 Old Wake Forest Road Raleigh, NC 27616

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Fort Lauderdale Archers 4590 Peters Rd Plantation, FL 33317

Mar 18-19

Contact Randy Truman Information@FortLauderdaleArchers. com

(954) 801-7274

Florida Archery Association Easton Newberry Archery Center 24880 NW 16th Ave Newberry, FL 32669

Mar 18-19

Contact Oliver Austin oaustin@fsu.edu

(850) 688-2800

2022 Southeast Indoor Sectional Information

2022 Great Lakes Indoor Sectional Information

Leading Edge Archery

117 Industrial Dr. Boerne, TX 78006

Feb 18-19

Contact Scott Hamlin scott@leadingsdgearchery.pro (210) 740-8230

Okie-Land Bowhunters Pro-Shop & Indoor Range LLC.

325 Opportunity Dr Norman, OK 73071

Feb 17-19

Contact Bryn Chapman okielandbowhunters@gmail.com (405) 928-9934

STX Archery & Outdoors

87 Dincans Street Inez, TX 77968

Feb 18-19

Contact Kyle Markum stxarchery@gmail.com (409) 350-1585

Red River Bowmen Archery Club 4099 Ratcliff Rd Shreveport, LA 71109

Feb 16-19

Contact Emma Gene Brown emma1937@bellsouth.net (318) 572-6102

Cinnamon Creek Ranch 13794 Old Denton Road Roanoke, TX 76262

Feb 18-19

Contact Jay Lindsey jwljr@yahoo.com (817) 229-8298

Texas Archery LLC 5833 Treaschwig Rd Spring, TX 77373

Feb 18-19

Contact Scott Booth scott.booth@gmail.com (832) 205-6674

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Vernal Rod & Gun Club 3495 North 2500 West Vernal, UT 84078

Jan 21

Contact Mindy Mair mindydmair@gmail.com (435) 650-5614

Willow Creek Archery Shop 27496 Commerce Center Dr. Temecula, CA 92590

Jan 21-22

Contact Alanna Dunaway alanna.dunaway@gmail.com (760) 484-0002

South Bay Archery Lessons 1300 Kingsdale Avenue Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Jan 21-22

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CALM DOWN OR PUMP UP?

By Terry Wunderle

starts a tournament a little too nervous can easily become flat near the end when he or she starts to get tired and complacent. You need to recognize it and psych yourself back up for the remaining targets. Talk to yourself; control your emotional level; and you will control your performance level.

A very talented, several-time world champion archer came up to me at a tournament and asked if I would help her because she had not been performing well this past year. After talking and watching her shoot, the main problem was evident. I told her, “You have mastered mind control so well that you have become flat.”

“What do you mean?” she asked.

I replied, “You are too calm and need to pump yourself up so you can perform at top level.”

People are always concerned about the degree of nervousness they experience at big tournaments and how it affects their performance. If you are one of those archers who have mastered mind control to the degree that you experience little to no nervousness, you might be hindering your game. Learn how to “pump up” and raise your emotional level to where you can have a peak performance. Talk to yourself in a positive manner and be energized. For example, I tell myself, “Shoot strong form,” “Attack the target,” or “This is going to be my best shot today.” Even the archer who

Why do some archers shoot their highest scores at big tournaments while others have their worst performance? The answer is how their individual personalities deal with and control their emotions. Most people perform at their best when they are pumped up and a little nervous. The key word is a “little.” Being nervous is great, but being tense is disaster.

Nearly every archer is somewhat anxious and nervous at an

Archers need to recognize the degree of nervousness at which they perform at their optimum level. Think back to one of your best tournaments and try to duplicate that level of emotions. Then, recall one of your worst games and try to identify your feelings at that time. Undoubtedly, you will remember that your muscles were very tight and your mind was not focused on the shot execution during this event. It was like a stranger shooting your bow. You must identify your ideal level of nervousness; then work toward bringing your emotions to that point.

important tournament. Harnessing and controlling the degree of this nervousness is the key to success. When an individual is a little edgy, the senses are keener and the muscles react better. This is good for having a top-level performance. However, feeling tension is bad because tension blocks the muscles and mind from executing a fluid shot; and the results will be evident in arrow groupings. High levels of tension and anxiety will take over the mental process and replace a confident shot execution with negative thinking. The archer will no longer be able to concentrate and shoot the way he or she has in practice – and valuable focus will be lost.

The most common problem is when an archer builds anxiety to the height that he or she becomes tense. You can recognize the symptoms of increased pulse rate, rapid shallow breathing and tight muscles. When these signs occur, you need to take control and reverse the process before disaster strikes. You must calm down, slow your breathing and change your thinking. You must remove your mind from the situation causing the anxiety. Visualize the target with your arrow in the middle of the 10 ring and start relaxing your muscles. Mentally begin shooting the target with perfect form and “see” your arrow hitting the bullseye. Continue this process until you achieve the emotional level at which you function best. Your mind should only think positive thoughts about the task in front of you, which is shooting a shot with perfect form. Keep your mind on this track and your arrows will follow a straight path to the 10 ring.

[Terry has coached students to over 350 national and world titles and set over 450 national and world records. This article and more of his professional coaching tips are in his book, Archery: Think and Shoot Like a Champion, found at wunderlearchery.com.]

Archers need to recognize the degree of nervousness at which they perform at their optimum level.

A Century of Champions.