Archery Update: November

NW Technical Archery Update
November 2021

What's new:
Classes Open - Shout Outs - Tournaments

November and December Classes are Open! 

Normally, we can only release one month of classes at a time, but for this holiday season, we are able to open classes for the next two months! Classes are now open for November and December - Reserve your spaces from now until the new year! Please note that there are no classes on Thanksgiving weekend (enjoy the holiday!) and December will be a shortened month of classes.
 
To sign up, please head over to the website (Book a Class) and reserve your spot in the classes you would like to attend. All the reservations happen on the “Booking Calendar” page of the website. As you will see on the site, we are pleased to be offering both group and private lessons for the next two months, and have even extended our private instruction on selected Saturdays between now and January. 
 
In October, we had our first “How to buy a bow'' class. We hope all our archers who participated got valuable information and we were so thankful to have you all with us for this first class! This class will be back again after the holidays. For any archer who is interested in buying a bow and wants to spend some time getting fitted with our coaches, you can always reserve a private lesson and use that time to set up your purchase.
 
As they do every month, these lessons will fill up fast! As an example, our October private lessons and intro classes were fully booked by Oct 2. Make sure you sign up quickly to reserve your space! We now have a larger group of intermediate archers, so this class may fill faster than usual. 
 
As a reminder, our group classes are limited to 8 students and all archers must be 10 years old or older.

Student Shout Outs! 

The month of October was a big month for our community, and that’s extra special because October is usually a quiet month in the archery scene!
 
First, we would love to give a shout out to our very own Alex, who competed in the Archery World Classic in Lacey, WA just last weekend. Alex took home 1st place in his age division, earning a cash prize and even more prestige! Congratulations, Alex!
 
Next up, we want to give a shout out to all our archers who advanced to the next level of our instructional program! 

This month, several up and coming archers made the jump from Intro to Intermediate class. To qualify for Intermediate, archers must be able to shoot 6 scoring arrows from the full indoor distance and demonstrate range safety knowledge. Congrats to our newest batch of Intermediate archers! 
 
We had one archer who was able to move up from Intermediate to Advanced! Congrats to John, who worked hard on his technical form! 

Finally, we had some of our archers get their own brand new bows. We want to give a shoutout to these archers for investing in their archery futures and setting themselves up for an amazing future of archery fun and competition!

New Bows:
Chris (Mongolian Horse Bow - pictured) Caleb  (Genesis)
CW  (Compound)
Chas  (Genesis)
David  (Traditional) 

Upcoming Archery Tournaments 

As we approach the holidays, indoor tournament season is kicking into higher gear! There are a variety of tournaments our archers can participate in, ranging from fun, local shoots at KBH to state and national level competitions. Read on to see all the different opportunities available. 
 
As always, feel free to ask us about these competitions and let us know if you are going to participate so we can support you in preparation, coaching, or even just words of encouragement!

We want to encourage any and all of our community members who are curious about or dedicated to competing to take advantage of these opportunities in the next few months. 
 
You can be completely new to archery competition and enjoy the KBH leagues (which are using a handicapped scoring system to make the competition more accessible)! Or if you’d like to try your hand at some state or national level competitions, there are some options to plan for. 
 
Here are some events you may want on your calendar: 
 
KBH Multi-Color League: Practice 
Where: KBH Indoor Range
When: Nov 10-26, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6pm 
Cost/Memberships: $2 each session, KBH membership not needed. 
Who can shoot: Open to all archers and styles, bring your own gear. 
 
Description:A great place to start getting ready for competition. Practice shooting and scoring a multicolor target in preparation for the state multi-color tournament, the Archery World Classic, or the Vegas shoot. Anyone who can shoot the full indoor distance is welcome. 
 
 
KBH Multi-Color League & WSAA Mail-in League
Where: KBH Indoor Range
When: Dec 1 - Jan 28, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6pm. You pick the dates. 1 practice shoot and 6 scored rounds. 
Cost/Memberships: $14 for 7 nights of shooting
Who can shoot: Anyone who can shoot the full indoor distance is welcome. Bring your own gear.  
 
Description: This is actually 2 shoots in one! For the KBH League, a handicap is calculated so newer archers who consistently improve can outrank more seasoned shooters that have variable scores. Winner gets a free KBH tournament fee, second place gets half a free KBH tournament fee. All WSAA members can mail in their scores to compete in the Mail-In tournament happening throughout the next few months!
 
 
Archery World Classic, Round 2: Vancouver 
Where: Archery World, 6300 NE St James Rd STE 102, Vancouver, WA 98663, USA 
When: November 19-21st 
Who can shoot: Anyone who can shoot the full indoor distance is welcome. Bring your own gear.  
Cost/Memberships: $75 entry fee
 
Description: This is a rare tournament where there is an actual cash payout for winners! It will be 60 arrows for score on a multicolor target. This would be a great tournament for all our archers who want to practice for the big Vegas shoot! See info here Archery World Classic. 

 
USA Archery Indoor National Tournaments (West Coast) 
For archers wanting to compete in the USA Archery tournament system at the national level, here are the closest indoor national tournaments. Scoring one USAA Indoor National tournament is part of the process to earning a USA Archery national ranking. These are in-person tournaments. More info here: Indoor National Tournaments - US Archery
 
Chula Vista, CA January 21-23, 2022
Albuquerque, NM  January 28-30, 2022
Sacramento, CA  February 18-20, 2022
Salt Lake City, UT  February 25-27, 2022

 
Vegas Shoot 2022
Las Vegas, NV
February 3 - 6, 2022 

This is on here as an early “heads-up” notice. The Vegas Shoot is one of the largest archery tournaments in the world, offering over $500,000 in prizes and giveaways. The event brings together nearly 4,000 archers from around the globe ranging from beginners to Olympic champions. Archers can compete in “flights” which give them an opportunity to shoot against similar skill levels for cash prizes. Attendees also have the chance to watch world champions go head to head, and browse archery vendors.  More info here: The Vegas Shoot

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