| January 2010 | Volume 35, Issue 1 |
| President | Michel Magers | michel@teamconsulting.biz | (970) 481-3903 |
| Vice President | Matt Dworak | mattd@thecegroup.com | (970) 231-8348 |
| Treasurer | Rod Albers | ralbers@fcgov.com | (970) 223-4649 |
| Secretary | Stacey Litchfield | s_litch@hotmail.com | (970) 667-9423 |
| Membership Director | Marci Riddle | (970) 686-9968 | |
| Range Director | Jim Litchfield | l1tch@msn.com | (970) 226-3058 |
| Range Director | Mike Cummins | cumminmj@co.larimer.co.us | (970) 566-6016 |
| Range Director | Tom Pierce | detailinvest@aol.com | (970) 493-0460 |
| Range Director | Willis Slunaker | willy3151@netzero.net | (970) 482-6830 |
| League Director | Troy Tafoya | troyt@pds-co.com | (970) 566-3480 |
| League Director | Jay Baird | colomtneagle@yahoo.com | (970) 302-0460 |
| League Director | Steve Wixson | swixson@fcgov.com | (970) 490-1357 |
| League Director | Ken Yoder | ken.yoder@colostate.edu | (970) 493-7831 |
| Newsletter Editor | Frank Buck | Newslettereditor@ftcollinsarchery.com | (970) 493-7831 |
| Youth Archery Director | Toby Trujillo | ettrjt@comcast.net | (970) 226-6279 |
| Director-at-Large | Robert Smith | robertdsmith45lc@yahoo.com | (970) 402-1345 |
| Webmaster | Stacey Litchfield | webmaster@ftcollinsarchery.com | (970) 667-9423 |
Range Operations Remain Unchanged.
We have been in discussion with the Parks and Recreation department for several months and will soon finalize the agreement for continuing operation of the archery range. Some aspects have not changed. It will remain a public range and the city will continue to purchase the target material and pay utilities for the club home. Parks and rec will clean the restroom, but do no mowing. The FCAA will continue to provide the labor to maintain targets and the range.
The Key change made by the city is that the range will be supported by user fees. FCAA Membership will include a 12-month range pass to be displayed on the windshield. Non-members must purchase a $3 daily use fee, or buy a 12-month pass from the city for $30. Annual FCAA Membership is $35. This fee structure is designed to provide the city with revenue to purchase matrials and keep the house open. Parks & Rec will enforce the use fee similar to Gateway Park, and peer pressure from the members will encourage non-members to participate as well. The system will be in place and fees become effective March 1.
Additionally, to conserve energy and keep the ($3,000) propane expense under control, in lieu of closing the house in the winter, we need to do some winterizing. Following the Arctic Shoot on February 6, we will have caulk, pipe insulation, and other materials to seal and insulate the house. If you can help for an hour after lunch, please bring hand tools to help with some small improvements.
The traffic data we have to date is anecdotal, and the city will collect traffic counts throughout the year; but the board has persuaded Parks & Rec. that there is adequate usage to provide the $10,000 needed to operate the range. If the city doesn’t make their numbers, we are forced back to the bargaining table at year end. This single-year contract will create the basis by which we move forward in partnership to continue providing one of the best public ranges in the state.
Michel
“Longshot”
If you have any tips you’d like to share, please send them to me.
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Archers who use a ‘trigger’ release should know that the same technique you shoot a gun is the same with in archery. As you are aiming and holding, you pull, pull, pull … surprise. The only difference is that you don’t just move your ‘trigger finger’; you move your whole arm. Think about it!
I hope most of you had a productive harvest this year. I’d like to offer you the opportunity to share your story with us. If you’d like to send your story or meet with me so I can capture your story, I’d like to post it in our news letter. Just drop me a line and we can arrange to get together.
Over the next few months I’ll be highlighting some important areas for archers. Those areas will include, ‘shot execution and muscle control’; ‘getting fit for the season - exercises for the archer’; ‘fletching an arrow’; ‘dynamic spine vs static spine’; ‘ buck fever – why it happens’ and bow maintenance.
Every 1500 to 2000 shots, you should apply a small spot of lube on the axles (it should be placed where they pass through the eccentric). If you have been using your bow in poor conditions--excessive moisture, dust and dirt--then you should apply lubrication every day. You should purchase a lubrication that is based on Teflon, silicone or quality grease. You should avoid "penetrating oils" like WD-40, Fast Break, and EZ#7 to name a few.
To figure out the tiller you will need to subtract the difference from the measurement of the distance from the upper limb to the string and the distance of the lower limb to the string. To get the measurement on a single cam bow you just need the reference line from one axle to the other. The tiller primarily allows the archer to comfortably and easily aim the bow during the draw and then the release of the arrow. An even tiller is most beneficial for a bow (this means the distances from string to limb on both the top and the bottom are the same). You make tiller adjustments by altering the limb weight adjustment bolts. For instance: if the tiller favors the bottom limb you need to either increase the weight for the bottom or decrease it for the top limb. It is highly recommended that your tiller is initially set to be equal on the top and bottom.
The centershot is the calibration of the shot upon the power path of the string. To do this you need only to move the arrow rest either to the left or the right. If you are a release shooter then you line up your shot with the string's power path. Finger shooters, on the other hand, should place their shot so the tip is a bit outside the string's power path. Your centershot greatly affects your bow's accuracy.
You will need three fletched arrows as well as three bare shafts--they will all need to be straight and identical--to tune your bow. Shoot your fletched arrows, from a distance of 15 to 20 yards form your target, at the same spot and make necessary sight adjustments as you go. Once you have made these adjustments, shoot your bare shafts and compare how they perform to the fletched ones. Lower the nocking point if the bare arrow shafts tend to group below your fletched arrows. If they group above the fletched arrows then you will want to shift the nock point up. Move in very small increments and NEVER move it more than 1/16" at once time. Your sight setting will be altered each time you shift the nocking point and you will have to reset your sights after each alteration. Keep making adjustments until the bare and fletched shots are grouping close together. Decrease the bow weight if your bare shafts go to the right of the fletched shafts and you will also want to ensure weak arrow spine stiffness and vane clearance. If the shaft gravitates to the left then you will increase your bow weight, vane clearance, and that your arrow spines are stiff. You can also do some minor adjustments by ever so slightly shifting your arrow rest to the right or left. Please Note: If you are left handed you will have to reverse these instructions for right and left results.
(excerpts are taken from the internet - http://www.precisioncompoundbows.com/bow-maintenance )
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