San Francisco Archers
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Events @ SFA
June 18 @ 9:00 am
Outreach
July 22/29 @ 9:00 am
JOAD/AAA
Aug 1 @ 7 pm
Board Meeting
Fri, Aug 4 @ 9:00 am
Special Work Party
Aug 5/6 @ ALL DAY
1 Million B.C. Shoot*
Aug 12 @ 9:00 am
Work Party
Aug 13 @ 8:00 am
Club Shoot - 900*
Local Shoots
July 16 @ 7:00 am
Mt. Madonna Bug Shoot*
July 23 @ 8:30 am
Santa Cruz Archers Aloha 3D
Aug 13 @ 8:00 am
BHU Primitive*
Aug 20 @ 7:30 am
Mt. Madonna Zombie*
*flyer attached
The Arrow | July 2017
July 15, 2017
Message from the
President
Hello Everyone,
We are just under one month and
counting until the B.C. shoot!
Range preparation is ongoing as we
try to get everything done. Jim,
Marsha, Olinda and I have all spent
at least one Wednesday this past month working on getting our 3D
dinosaurs ready for their big day. Even this last Saturday at our July
work party, we had a lot of work going on with those dinosaurs. A
few more tweaks, and Im sure theyll be ready for their big day.
Id like to take some space now to remind everyone about our no dog
policy. The reason we are not allowed to bring our dogs to the range,
and why we need to remind others to leave theirs at home, is that the
Sharp Park Trust properties have been designated as a Wildlife
Protection Area. This designation imposes certain restrictions on
approved activities, that lucky for us, do not include archery.
Unfortunately, they do prohibit dogs and certain other animals. I do
not want people going out of their way to police the properties
adjacent to the archery range that we do not control, but if you do
see someone on the archery range with their dog, it is our duty as
stewards to remind them that the dogs are not allowed.
As a final note, it was great to see so many shooters at the Club
Shoot this last Sunday. From what Spencer told me, we had 39
shooters. Quite a few of which were visitors from other clubs. I
would like to thank those that have put in the work to make the club
shoots this year a success. Its always fun to compete amongst friends
and I hope that if you havent had a chance to come out and play,
that you still give it a shot. There are still a few more club shoots
before the end of the year.
Take care and be safe out there,
Randall Killpack, President, SF Archers
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ONE MILLION B.C. SHOOT

Saturday, August 5th & Sunday, 6th, 2017

SPREAD THE WORD, PRE-

REGISTER & VOLUNTEER!
Contributed by SFA President,
Randall Killpack
The 1 Million B.C. Shoot is just a few
weeks away! As we continue to get the 2017 SFA Board
range ready for the Million B.C. shoot,
quite a lot of work has been happening President: Randall Killpack
behind the scenes. Harry Brown single president@sfarchers.org
handedly trimmed back a large part of the overgrowth on the
Vice President: Position is Open
White Range the WednesdayandThursdaybefore the July
work party. Marsha Quan has assisted with target repairs, even Secretary: Jack Rauch
going so far as to bring a friend to help too! We have plenty of secretary@sfarchers.org
opportunities for members so inclined. We will be painting the
spots on the animals over the next 2 weeks, and we still need Range Captain: Jim Long
rangecaptain@sfarchers.org
volunteers familiar with carpentry and the post hole auger to assist
with adding some ne w safety wal ls. Plea se contact me Treasurer: Stephen Aghaulor
atpresident@sfarchers.org to volunteer. With three weeks to go, treasurer@sfarchers.org
it's looking like we'll have this thing ready just in time!
VP Hunting: Harry Brown

Editor: Brandi Dee

editor@sfarchers.org
HUNTER & BOWHUNTER
EDUCATION Scorekeeper: Linda Lafond
llafond2@aol.com
AT SFA CLUBHOUSE 9 am to 1 pm
Sunday, July 30th - Hunter Board Member: Allen Evangelista
Sunday, August 27th - Bowhunter
Board Member: Pat Heimsoth
Sunday, October 29th - Hunter patheimsoth@icloud.com

Contributed by SFA VP of Hunting, Harry Brown Board Member: Terry Lee

terrybear46@comcast.net

Members can log into the California Fish & Wildlife website Board Member: Kin Shew
(www.wildlife.ca.gov) and take an Online Course. Then you will be joad@sfarchers.org
able to attend the four-hour class to complete the requirement for
the Hunter Safety Class or the Bowhunter Safety Class. SFA Board Member: B. Spencer
Members are given priority a spot in the class. The General Hunter boblspencer@comcast.net
Safety Class is required in California to obtain a hunting license. Membership/Renewals
The Bowhunter Safety Class is not required in California, but is membership@sfarchers.org
required in some other states in order to hunt during archery
season. Contact Jim Langell at650-392-5128 for questions.
Register for classes here: https://www.register-ed.com/

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 AUGUST 5 & 6, 2017 63 Targets
Saturday & Sunday Marked Yardage, 2 Arrows, 11-10-8 scoring
Registration @ 7:00 AM NFAA Equipment Rules Apply
Scorecards must be turned in by 2:00 PM Sunday
Shotgun start @ 9:00 AM
Shooters meeting @ 8:30 AM

Pre-Reg Prices* Open Shoot (all styles welcome) Breakfast & Lunch served both days
Adult $35 Raffle on Sunday (donations gladly accepted)
Longbow and Primitive must shoot wooden arrows
Couple $55 Awards to all classes - Sunday
Traditional Archers can shoot SHORT or
Family $70 Shoot one or two days! (1-day participants
Senior $25 LONG stakes. Awards given to both only shoot for fun - NOT eligible for awards)
Youth $20 You must indicate L or S when registering Limited Dry Camping (first come, first serve)
Cubs $10 Shooting groups will be limited to 6
*One Day Subtract $10 *Day of Shoot Add $5 Vendors Welcome!
*Family = 2 adults max & children under 18

Pre-Registration DUE no later than July 28, 2017, SFA, P.O. Box 1274, Pacifica, CA 94044
Pre-Registration requested, but not required. Make checks payable to SFA.

Visit our website at www.sfarchers.org for more information & directions or contact us via email: treasurer@sfarchers.org

NAME: PHONE: EMAIL:

CLUB AFFILIATION: Please Circle: 1 DAY / 2 DAYS Please Circle: Single / Couple / Family /Sr / Yth / Cub
Gender Age Style Class
Trad Only: Long (L) / Short (S)
Freestyle Limited Recurve
Bowhunter FS Limited
Bowhunter Freestyle

NFAA/CBH (A, B, C)
Peewee (4 & under)
Master Senior (70+)

Young Adult (15-17)

Freestyle Limited
Silver Sr (60-69)
Senior (50-59)

Youth (12-14)
Adult (18-49)

Bowhunter
Cub (5-11)

Freestyle

Longbow
Barebow

Primitive
Recurve
Female

Guest
Male

Name(s) of Shooter(s): Amount Enclosed:

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Archers Beat The Heat at

July Safari Club Shoot
Contributed by SFA Board Member, Spencer

While most of California experienced

record high temperatures over the
weekend, resourceful archers escaped
the heat by participating in the Safari
Club Shoot last Sunday. The San
Francisco Archers hosted their last
Spot Hogg Safari Club Shoot of the
2017 season under a nice and cool
blanket of fog and temperatures that
never rose above 64 degrees.

Morning registration was busy but lively as Club Cub Sarah Spencer and her dad greeted
and registered 39 archers from near and far, including many local shooters, several
members of Oakland's Redwood Bowmen, and 2 BHFSL archers from Salinas and Turlock.
Morning warmups took place on the freshly manicured practice range while archers talked
and laughed waiting for the9amshooters meeting and ocial start. After a brief
explanation of the days format and rules, the archers headed out in groups for a shotgun
start on the White Range to find 28 freshly hung Spot Hogg Safari Animal targets set out
at distances from 25 feet, all the way out to 70 yards.
Special Thanks go out to all of the members who came
out the day before to do some heavy pruning and clearing
at the work party to get the range ready for the club
shoot. Great job everyone, it looked beautiful.

The shoot ran smoothly and at an unusually quickened

pace as archers finished the course and began turning in
scorecards right around lunchtime. By2:30pm, all the
archers had completed the round and as scorecards were
being tallied, it was discovered that a shoot off was
necessary to determine a winner in one of the categories.

Including the shoot off winner, the ocial club shoot

standings are as follows: The Arizpe family showed up in
force today as Aaliyah Arizpe shot 1st Place in F Cub Rec, with Hafsah Arizpe taking 2nd,
and Aisha Arizpe taking 3rd. In F Y Rec, Fatima Arizpe shot 1st Place. In F Y FS, Auralia
McCollum shot 1st Place. In F YA FS, Jaya Reddy shot 1st Place. In F A FS, Debi Krezman

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shot 1st Place. Kelly Eagleton drove all the way up

from Turlock to shoot her way to 1st Place in F A
BHFSL. In F S FS, Marsha Quan shot 1st Place. In
F A Rec, Mrs. Olinda Killpack shot 1st Place,
Amber Adams took 2nd, and Publications Ocer
Brandi de Garmeaux took 3rd.

In M A FITA, Derrick Yim shot 1st Place as

Elliott Lee experienced a catastrophic equipment
failure and had to drop out of competition. Better
luck next time, Elliott. In M A Rec, Board
MemberSpencershot 1st Place, with Daniel
Miller taking 2nd. Mike Gonzales drove all the
way up from Salinas to shoot 1st Place in M A
BHFSL. In M SS BHFS, Range Captain Jim Long
shot 1st Place. In M MS BHFS, VP of Hunting
Harry Brown shot 1st Place. In M S BHFS, Tony
Parra shot 1st Place. In M SS FS, Mike Lew shot
1st Place. Rudy Sandoval surprised everyone by
switching bow styles and shot his way to 1st Place in M A BHFS with his new Hoyt Carbon
Defiant 34. Tony Davis edged out Anthony Padin by 6 points to capture 2nd, and Anthony
took 3rd. Great round gentlemen. In M A FS, the day belonged to Emerson Munkres, who
shot his way passed the field taking 1st Place with
the high score of the round, a blazing 916 out of
924. 2nd Place went to Wendell Souza who
finished just 7 points behind Emerson. 3rd place
had to be decided in a rare but exciting shoot o
when John Keating and Club President Randall
Killpack both tied with a 903. The matter was
settled on the practice range in front of a crowd
who gathered to witness as John managed to
place his shot closer to the X than Randall from
61 yards out.

Congratulations to all of the days winners, and a

heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and made the shoot such a success. We
at SFA hope you all had fun and enjoyed the beautiful range and cooler temperatures!

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Next Club Shoot - 900 Round

Sunday, July 9th
The next Club Shoot is August 13th, when SFA hosts a
900 Round on the Blue Range. This is a great chance
to warm up for the State/Regional 900 on September
10th!

Link to full shoot schedule: http://sfarchers.org/wp-content/

uploads/2013/01/Club-Shoot-Flyer-Updated-3-15-17.pdf

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July Work Party

Thank you to all those who showed up for the July Work
Party to make the White Range shootable for the Safari
Club Shoot and continue preparing for the B.C. Shoot
in August. Randall, Olinda, Jaya and Auralia worked on
the BC dinos; Big John Nazareno drove the riding
mower; Spencer cut back #26 white and, as usual, Jim
Long was everywhere! Pat and Allen made a big lunch
for the whole gang. After the work party, Jaya, Auralia &
Joseph hung Safari targets on 15- 28, and Sarah and
Spencer encountered some of the native wildlife while
hanging targets 1 - 14 and setting out all the flags. The
eorts of the members who attend work parties and
contribute what theyre capable of is very appreciated by
all and directly contributes not only to the beauty of our
range, but the comradery and morale of the Club.

SFA Members Out & About

Joseph McCollum spends Fathers Day at Kings

Mountain Archers Shoot with Jaya & Auralia,
plus Coach Rudy and Marsha!

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San Francisco Archers Out in Force at Redwood

Bowmens 2017 Western Roundup!

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Congratulations to member Linda

LaFonds son Jeremy LaFond & his
new bride Sophie who were married
on July 8, 2017 in Australia.
Marsha Quan wins again!
NFAA Southwest Sectional
Senior Female Bowhunter Freestyle

Jaya Reddy teaches archery to

fellow campers at Summer Camp!
Way to go Jaya!

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San Francisco Archers
In Memoriam,
SFA Member Les Smith
Contributed by VP of Hunting,
Harry Brown
An old time club member, Les
Smith, passed away recently. He
will be remembered by members
of the club that have been
around for several years. He was
a member of our club for many
years and a real gentleman. He
will be missed by many of us.
DONT MISS OUT!
Calendar on SFA website: www.sfarchers.org
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The Arrow | July 2017
July 15, 2017
Brandis Corner ~ Back to Basics
20 lb Limbs & Aiming at the Moon
A few weeks ago, I got my
wo o d b o w o u t o f s to r a g e ,
Spence ordered me lighter
limbs and away went my Hoyt.
The target panic started with
the Hoyt on 32 lb limbs. I got
lighter, 28 lb limbs, but it still
felt like it was controlling me.
Enter 20 lb limbs (pulling ~18).
Ultimate control at 18 lbswell,
until 25 yards.
The process that got me back to anchoring successfully is to draw
above the target, anchor, and come down to my aiming point. But
at distance, coming down to my aiming point is almost impossible,
and as I mentioned in June, sometimes I let go even though I
know Im not in the right spot (hello forest!).
Then a friend mentioned that they draw to the spot, which I
realized is what I used to do when the anchoring issue arose. I
tried it again, and heres the result:
~ draw straight on, anchor no problem, cant get to the aiming spot
~ draw to aiming spot, cant anchor
At this point, Im a little bit at a loss of what to do next, but Im
going to keep trying. So now you know why my 32 lb limbs are for
sale and why Im rollin with my wood bow. Stay tuned!
Please contribute to The Arrow! The Arrow will be sent out
monthly on the ~15th, with the deadline for submissions on the
10th. Your contributions will make The Arrow even better! Please
send scores, stories and photos to editor@sfarchers.org.

 SAN FRANCISCO ARCHERs
Club Shoot
sunday, AUGUST 13th
MEMBERS & GUESTS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE BRING A FRIEND!
San Francisco Archers Club Shoots are open to everyone and we challenge you to compete
against our clubs best shooters! 1st, 2nd & 3rd place ribbons will be awarded for each shoot. Club
awards will be given to members at the annual awards banquet in November (see details below).
SAFARI & ANIMAL shoots cost $5; all other shoots are free. See you there!

Registration begins at 8:00 am

Shoot starts promptly at 9:00am

900 ROUND
@ BLUE RANGE (100 YARD range)
@ 15 ends of 6 arrows
@ ENDS SHOT FROM 60 yds, 50 yds, 40 Yds
@ 122CM olympic STylE TARGET
DETAILS

Member Award Qualifying Rules

Must be a member in good standing.
The best score from each Event Format is used to determine placement.
Members only need to shoot one event in each Event Format to qualify for an award in that format.
Members must shoot at least one event in all four Event Formats to qualify for Club Champion.

Member Awards Given

1st, 2nd & 3rd place awards given to members with top scores for each Event Format.
Club Champion awards given to members with highest cumulative total scores in all Event
Formats for each NFAA age group and class (e.g., Male Adult Recurve, Female Cub Barebow).
Champions will receive their awards at our annual awards banquet in November.

Questions? editor@sfarchers.org Visit www.sfarchers.org for full schedule!

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 MT. MADONNA BOWMEN
3-D BUG SHOOT
JULY 16, 2017
42 3D targets ~ 2 arrows ~ Marked Yardage

Registration/Check-in 7:00am 8:30am*

Shoot begins promptly at 9:00am
*shooters checking-in after 8:30am will be grouped together on target 29

Online Pre-registration available at: www.mountmadonnabowmen.com

SHOOT FEES PRE-REG. SHOOT DAY
Postmarked by 7/10
SHOOTERS 15+ Y/O $25.00 $30.00
COUPLE $40.00 $45.00
FAMILY * $49.00 $54.00
YOUTH (12-14) $18.00 $22.00
CUB (7-11) $9.00 $12.00
PEEWEE (6 AND UNDER) FREE FREE
* Family: Husband/Wife and children under 18

Raffle, lunch, and refreshments will be available at the range mmbowmen.webmaster@gmail.com

Questions:
See our website for lodging information and directions to the range Predators Archery (408) 842-7733

Please complete the form legibly and for ALL shooters. Mail registration portion and fees by
We will email you if there are any questions. postmark date to:
NAME OF SENDER: Mt. Madonna Bowmen
EMAIL ADDRESS: c/o Predators Archery Bug Shoot
PHONE NUMBER: 7350 Monterey Street
TEAM NAME: Gilroy, CA 95020

BOWHUNTER FS LTD (BHFSL)

Write shooters age code in STYLE column:
BOWHUNTER FS (BHFS)

A Adult (18-49) YA Young Adult (15-17)

FREESTYLE LTD (FSL)
TRADITIONAL SHORT

RECURVE W/ SIGHTS
S Senior (50-59) Y Youth (12-14)
TRADITIONAL LONG

SS Silver Senior (60-69) C Cub (7-11)

BOWHUNTER (BH)
FREESTYLE (FS)

MS Master Senior (70+) PW Peewee (6 and under)

BAREBOW (BB)

AMOUNT DUE
P - Pro
FEMALE

*Traditional Recurve and Longbow shooters may shoot either full

MALE

distance (Trad Long) or from the youth stakes 50 yards or less

(Trad Short).

Example Archer X A $25

TOTAL DUE:
Online Pre-registration, advance meal ticket purchase, and more is available at: www.mountmadonnabowmen.com
 Stevens Creek
County Park

Sunday August 13, 2017

Cupertino, CA

28 - 3D Targets
Unmarked Yardages
2 arrows / 10-8-5 scoring
Registration starts at 8:15, shooting starts at 9:00
Men, Women, Senior, Youth, and Cub divisions
Recurve, Longbow, Primitive & Compound
Awards for first, second, and third place
Adult member from any club - $15
Adult non-member - $20
Youth (12 - 17) $10
Cubs (under 12) shoot free
Lunch $6
Rain may cancel. For updates, check our website at
http://www.bhuarchers.org/bow/
Questions, contact Debbie (408) 807-9418

www.bhuarchers.org
facebook: Bowhunters Unlimited Archery Club
 Mt. Madonna Bowmen and Predators Archery
Present

The Zombie Apocalypse

Bootcamp and Training Shoot
August 20th, 2017
Registration and Check-in Register Online
7:30am 8:30AM www.mountmadonnabowmen.com
Shoot begins promptly at 9:00 AM OR
Complete the form below and mail to:
28-Paper targets ~ 2-arrows ~ Alternate scoring Mt. Madonna Bowmen
Nothing over 50 yards! C/O Predators Archery Zombie Shoot
7350 Monterey St
Drinks, snacks, and lunch will be available at the range Gilroy, CA 95020
Shoot Fees
Non-Member Member Non-Member Member
Ages 17 and under: $12 $10 Family (husband/wife $40 $35
Ages 18 99: $20 $15 children under 18):
Couples: $35 $25 * Parking is included in non-member fees
Email us with questions at: mmbowmen.webmaster@gmail.com
Directions to the range can be found on our website at www.mountmadonnabowmen.com

2017 MMB Zombie Apocalypse bootcamp and training shoot

Please complete the form legibly and for ALL shooters. We will email if there are any questions and a confirmation.

NAME OF SENDER:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:

Write Age Category in box under the style: BOWHUNTER FS LTD (BHFSL)
BOWHUNTER FS (BHFS)

A Adult (18-49) YA Young Adult (15-17)

FREESTYLE LTD (FSL)
TRADITIONAL (TRAD)

RECURVE W/ SIGHTS

S Senior (50-59) Y Youth (12-14)

BOWHUNTER (BH)

SS Silver Senior (60-69) C Cub (7-11)

FREESTYLE (FS)

BAREBOW (BB)

MS Master Senior (70+) PW Peewee (6 and under) AMOUNT DUE

P - Pro
FEMALE
MALE

Example Archer X A $20

TOTAL DUE:
Pre-registration and advance meal ticket purchase available online at: www.mountmadonnabowmen.com