craftsman
April 27, 2007, 01:07 PM
There's still time to sign-up for the 4th Annual Sport Blowgun Target Shooting competition (Saturday June 9th, 2007). We will again be using the facilities at the Northampton County Park, Bear Swamp Archery Complex in Upper Mt. Bethel, PA. This is an American Sport Blowgun Association (ASBA) sanctioned Point and Match competition sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Fukiyado Association.
The 10-Meter World Record score has been raised at the Bear Swamp Archery Complex twice in the past three years, from 192 to 194 by Morikuni Matsumoto of the Japan Sport Fukiya Association in 2004, and from 194 to 198 by "Old Wayne" Wilson from Lynchburg, VA in 2005!
Will "lightning strike" a third time and the 10-meter World Record score be raised again? (The score has been tied twice now, in France and Japan.)
Will Master "Old Wayne" Wilson (8 dan) return to achieve his goal of a perfect 210 point score?
Join us and watch history in the making!
All blowgunners are welcome to participate in the Match shoots. ASBA members or members of an IFA national affiliate can participate in the Point competition, which starts promptly at Noon (Registration and Check-in on the day of the event runs from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM local time).
For non-IFA members, a "Point competition" is their rank test, where they shoot to officially register their scores towards achieving rank advancement.) Open shooting starts immediately upon completion of the Point shoot. Observers are welcome.
We'll have standard competition shooting (see how well you can shoot on a standard course), and if there is enough interest and participants:
Long Distance Record attempt in the Olympic Archery field across the street;
First Nations-style Field Competition in the half-mile loop, 16 target archery field range behind the main target range.
Pictures of the facilities can be viewed at:
http://groups.msn.com/BlowgunsNorthwestPlayersGroup/bearswamparcherycomplex.msnw
There's plenty of free parking! Also, if you have a Pennsylvania resident or non-resident fishing license, you can try your skill at blowgun fishing at scenic Minsi Lake, a short walk to the west of the complex. There's even a charcoal grill and covered picnic area at the Olympic Archery range, if you want to make a day of it and grill up some burgers or hotdogs while you're there (Bring charcoal and food to grill, or there's a small general store a 2 minute walk from the complex).
As always, the competition is fee free!
E-mail registration accepted up until June 1st, 2007 - see the ASBA website for details. For hotel reservations, search on East Stroudsburg, Allentown, or Bethlehem, PA.
May your darts always fly true!
The 10-Meter World Record score has been raised at the Bear Swamp Archery Complex twice in the past three years, from 192 to 194 by Morikuni Matsumoto of the Japan Sport Fukiya Association in 2004, and from 194 to 198 by "Old Wayne" Wilson from Lynchburg, VA in 2005!
Will "lightning strike" a third time and the 10-meter World Record score be raised again? (The score has been tied twice now, in France and Japan.)
Will Master "Old Wayne" Wilson (8 dan) return to achieve his goal of a perfect 210 point score?
Join us and watch history in the making!
All blowgunners are welcome to participate in the Match shoots. ASBA members or members of an IFA national affiliate can participate in the Point competition, which starts promptly at Noon (Registration and Check-in on the day of the event runs from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM local time).
For non-IFA members, a "Point competition" is their rank test, where they shoot to officially register their scores towards achieving rank advancement.) Open shooting starts immediately upon completion of the Point shoot. Observers are welcome.
We'll have standard competition shooting (see how well you can shoot on a standard course), and if there is enough interest and participants:
Long Distance Record attempt in the Olympic Archery field across the street;
First Nations-style Field Competition in the half-mile loop, 16 target archery field range behind the main target range.
Pictures of the facilities can be viewed at:
http://groups.msn.com/BlowgunsNorthwestPlayersGroup/bearswamparcherycomplex.msnw
There's plenty of free parking! Also, if you have a Pennsylvania resident or non-resident fishing license, you can try your skill at blowgun fishing at scenic Minsi Lake, a short walk to the west of the complex. There's even a charcoal grill and covered picnic area at the Olympic Archery range, if you want to make a day of it and grill up some burgers or hotdogs while you're there (Bring charcoal and food to grill, or there's a small general store a 2 minute walk from the complex).
As always, the competition is fee free!
E-mail registration accepted up until June 1st, 2007 - see the ASBA website for details. For hotel reservations, search on East Stroudsburg, Allentown, or Bethlehem, PA.
May your darts always fly true!
