AHAMO ARCHERY CLUB February 14, 2002 February 2002 Newsletter CLUB OFFICERS President: Jim Chandler (537-8058) Vice President: Bill Lewis (498-9364) Secretary: Dave Wise (498-0186) Treasurer: Dave Holthouse (291-0211) Trustees: Bill Rhoades (932-0417) Ed Rebarich (345-7608) Sergeant at Arms: Greg Thomas (625-2697) News Editor: Lee Pereksta (592-3856) 3D Coordinator: Mike Vandeman (332-4625) Indoor range phone (734-7272)
Key Dates to Remember
Tuesdays League night 7:00 Mar 4 Club meeting 7:00 Indoor Range
February Club Meeting
The February meeting was attended by about 9 members. We discussed the February Winter Sports festival, workparties, a potential club Picnic, and we discussed last summer’s FAST shoot and possible legal action against FAST. There was one new member voted in, but he was not present to pay his dues. Until that happens, we did not officially pick up a new member in February.
New Members
There were no new members voted in at the club meeting.
2002 Dues
If you have not paid your dues for 2002, you do not have a key that works. The lock at the indoor range has been changed and you need to pay your dues to receive a new one. Dues become Delinquent as of the March club meeting. If you have not paid your dues as of the March club meeting this is your last newsletter.
Note also that our dues are pro-rated the year you join, so that in the year you join you only pay dues to the end of the year. In January, you then need to pay a full year’s dues. If you join anytime the following year, you must pay a full year’s dues, even if you join later in the year.
Finally, if you decide you will not be rejoining, please return your key. We re-tool the old keys from year to year, so the keys are needed back each year.
If you have any questions on dues, please contact Dave Holthouse.
Next 3D Shoot
Our next 3D will be an outdoor shoot on April 13 and 14. There will probably be a work party prior to that weekend to clean up the outdoor range. Watch for information on that in the next newsletter.
Bowhunter Education News
If you are a bowhunter education instructor, note that there is a workshop planned for March 9 from 9:00 to 3:00 at the Platt River State Park. The workshop will cover teaching methods and will also have a seminar on hunting Elk and Antelope. If you are an instructor and are interested in attending you must rsvp by March 4. Call 332-4543 to RSVP. The seminar includes lunch.
Newsletter Items
If you are a club member and have an item for sale, please send me the information and I’ll put it in the newsletter. I also welcome newsletter articles. My Email address is: hunterlee@MSN.com
Technical News
The following is an article from Bob Ragsdale’s web page. It’s a pretty good discussion on how to tie off your serving:
"How do I tie-off the serving end"?
PANIC TIME. Some just want to learn how to re-serve their string, others to make a repair when one has worked itself loose. In past articles here concerning when and how to utilize your back-up (spare, ready-to-go) bow I mentioned that it is common for people to immediately change to it even for a simple thing like a serving end coming untied. Archer "A" sees the loose end and takes a moment to re-tie it and continues at a steady undisturbed pace. Archer "B" sees it and thinks the world is coming to an end, panics and goes after the backup bow. Even if they are lucky enough to not miss targets in the meantime which must be made up after the tournament, or to not have to leave the immediate area to get the bow, just the trauma of it alone is generally enough of a distraction to ruin their day, one way or another.
This is not intended to be a complete class on replacing a bowstring centerserving or string end loops, just a few thoughts for STARTING and STOPPING when serving. In the photos I have intentionally used oversized "rope" for serving to make them easier to visualize.
Figure 1. OVER-WRAP START. (see Bob Ragsdale’s web page at http://www.bowhunting.net/bobragsdale/ to find the figures and to find additional technical information on archery.)
Simply back-wrap or, "serve over" the top of itself, leaving a tail as long as you want to start, since it can be clipped off after it has been wrapped over about 15 times (particularly with monofiliment) after it has been pulled on to tighten the first loops.
Then continue to serve on down to a point about an inch from where you wish the other end to be and start the tie-off as in Figure 2. You'll have to do this several times until you "get the feel of it." The most common mistake made in the beginning is "trying to wrap too tight!"
Figure 2. BACK-WRAP FINISH.
When making a repair on an end that has come untied, you will have to sacrifice a few inches of material to make this back-wrap tie-off. On a repair, you must first un-wrap enough slack to work with but with a new serving you have all the material you need so cut about an extra 18 inches of material beyond the point where you stopped serving. Then hold about a 2 inch "slack-loop" with one finger as shown and start WRAPPING THE TAIL PORTION INSIDE THE LOOP, FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE, IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION as shown. The picture shows only 6 back-wraps, (which would never be enough) with the last one placed under the last normal wrap, ready to be trapped under it when you begin to unwrap and re-wrap the 2-inch slack-loop over it.
As you can see, you will WRAP OVER THE TAILPIECE WITH EACH WRAP OF THE ENTIRE LOOP, which will gradually grow larger and larger in the process. Then, while holding the final wrap tightly with the other hand, gently pull the now trapped and exposed tail enough to tighten up the entire back-wrap section and then clip off the excess.
There are many mistakes to be made in the process, but AFTER YOU'VE MADE ALL OF THEM A TIME OR 2 you'll soon become as good as anyone at doing it. There are other small details to be learned but this process is usually more than adequate. END OF ARTICLE..
Most archers are much too quick to jump to conclusions and to then accept unsubstantiated claims by others, particularly in advertisements. Please, let me suggest to you that it is not wise to make any change what-so-ever without first asking either yourself or your mentor; "If I make this change, how much additional accuracy will occur instantly with the same amount of effort on my part?"
You asked, and now you have another person's point of view. Hope this helps you further enjoy your archery recreational time, mention my name when next you, your group or your business has need of an instructor, speaker or product evaluation.
Bob Ragsdale
Club Picnic
Jim Chandler’s wife Sherry is planning a club picnic to be held this spring or summer. It might be held at Walnut Creek, but the Picnic is still in the planning stages. This is meant to be a family picnic for our club members. Watch for more information in the coming months and plan to attend.
Get well soon:
Ed Rebarich had knee replacement surgery about 2 weeks ago. He had a rough time of it at first but is doing better now. Our thoughts are with you Ed - Hope to see you at the range again soon.
Food Committee Help Needed:
John Terfone has been our food committee for the last couple of years. John has done an excellent job, but is retiring from that position this year. If you would like to help with food sales at our shoots, please contact Jim Chandler to let him know you would like to help.
Hunting Stories from Club members:
Time for another hunting story, I needed some filler space in this newsletter... If any members have stories they would like to share, please send them to me.
This one takes place on November 20, 1999. It was the first day of rifle season and I had just finished setting up my stand in the morning for the Fontenelle Forrest hunt planned for December. I was headed out to my stand in Giffords for the first time that year. Giffords is the only area open for bowhunting during the rifle season because it is archery only, and I had been hunting another area until that date.
As I walked to my stand I jumped a large buck that was bedded down almost under my tree. I decided to follow him for a while and let him notice I was walking after him. After a hundred yards or so, I turned and walked back to my stand. I wanted to give him the impression that I was leaving and was hoping that he would come back through the area. When I got back to my tree, I got up in my stand as quietly and quickly as I could.
I hunt from a standing position about 20 feet up, with my bow settled into a bow holder that sits on my leg. I was leaning back and facing away from where I chased the deer, but was pretty much looking back in the direction he had gone. As it started to get dark I heard something heading in my direction. I found it hard to believe, but it was the same buck coming back the same way he had gone.
I slowly turned to face the tree and worked my feet around so they would allow me to hold my balance while drawing and allow me to draw with a minimum of movement. I was all set and turned my head slowly to see if he was still there. The deer was still slowly coming in my direction. In situations like that, I find it hard to believe that the deer doesn’t hear your heart beating.
The buck kept coming closer and closer and I kept anticipating more and more. Finally he stepped out to where I could almost get a shot and stopped behind a bush. Then after an eternity, he stepped out and started to angle away from me. By that time I was at full draw and was doing my best to get my pin just behind the crease in his shoulder. I shot and watched him as he bolted back the way he had come in. The buck ran for about 30 yards and stopped. He stood there for a few seconds, then seemed to lose his balance and just dropped.
I didn’t realize how large his rack was until I walked up to him. It was a very nice 4x4 that scored 125 and 7/8.
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