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Old 07-15-2005 | 08:56 PM
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Default RE: Anyone Ever Started (Or Help Run) An Archery Club?

Ill agree with 1elkhunter, me and some buddies started one about 6 years ago, at first when we were getting everything together, we had about 20 guys ready to help out and do whatever it took to have a local 3-d shoot, the first shoot was nice and we had less help with each shoot we had. By the second year there was about 4 of us that did all of the setup and take down work and work the entire tournament, and were so busy we werent even able to shoot it for fun. It eventually got to where no one would chip in to help set it up, but most of them who were too busy to help set it up at 5 oclock in the morning found time about 10 oclock to come shoot, then had to hurry back home to do whatever. Sorry to rant so much about it, but that is what happened to us, I hope anyone who starts a new club has better luck with theirs, because it definitely helps bring new people into archery and bowhunting, and is great family fun. Good luck with the club, and one other peice of advice would be to use good targets, we tried a couple cheaper targets thinking we would save some money, but they wouldnt withstand nearly as many shots asn our McKenzies did, so we just had to replace them after a couple shoots. We also found that if we made our shots easier, more people new to shooting were more likely to return and shoot again, bbuuttt, our target midsections got shot out faster due to the close range and more hits in the 10 ring. With the shots a little harder, the advanced shooters felt more challenged and liked it better, and the targets lasted longer,, but then the most important shooters(the new guys) didnt like to lose their arrows and would seldom give it another try, so keep it within reason and use good targets. Good luck!
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