Flying with Darts - World Atlatl

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Volume 30, Number 1 January 2017

Frank Lukes, Editor

3809 Broadview Road, West Lafayette, IN

47906 USA

“If I would study my old, lost art, let us say, I must make myself the artisan

CONTENTS: PAGE

News and Pictures from State Chapters and

Meets………………………………………………… 2-4

ISAC Scores and Rankings…………………….. 5-7

Champions and Scoring Leaders…………….. 7-8

Competition Calendar for 2017……………….. 9-10

CONTENTS: PAGE

Editor Note…………………………………………. 10

Note from the President…………………………. 11

Membership Renewal Reminder . 11

Notice for Annual Meeting………. 12

I got my atlatl start in the Midwest, and my favorite

events, where I see some of my oldest atlatl friends, are

hundreds of miles away from where I now live in Virginia.

This means flying is my best option if I don’t want to spend

entire days driving. Now you too, can benefit from my ex-

perience with flying with darts.

How do you pack darts for travel? Many of you have,

or at least have seen, dart tubes made of a piece of PVC

pipe with ends that screw on. (You can find all the materi-

als for making one in the plumbing section of a large hard-

ware store.) This is a sturdy container for your equipment,

though of course it’s not the only possible thing to use if

you have something else that works for you.

It’s apparently not uncommon for airlines to

transport tubes like these. Once my connecting flight was

changed and my checked darts didn’t make it on. When I

went to the baggage office to report it, the chart of luggage

types they had to help them identify misplaced bags in-

cluded a long white tube!

But back to packing. I always put my atlatl in with

the darts for transport, since everything else I need for an

atlatl weekend fits into a carry on, and my atlatl is a very

basic model that looks somewhat club-like and would not

make it past the passenger security screening. If you have

a more elaborate atlatl, especially if it has a rest or other

protuberances, and/or you want to take more than a

handful of darts, take the total amount of space you’ll need

into consideration when deciding on the diameter of the

tube you’ll need.

To prevent things from banging around too much

and the atlatl from sliding from one end of the tube to the

other, I wrap the atlatl in something for padding, then tie

everything together in the middle. Don’t forget to write

your name and address on the tube in case it goes astray.

I also put this information on the inside of one of the caps

as backup.

When you get to the airport, the very first thing to

watch out for is banging your dart tube on the tops of

doorways. It will probably happen no matter what. Check

in as you normally would for any flight, dealing with the

tube as you would any luggage you check. I’ve noticed

that, strangely, no one has ever seemed very curious about

what the tube holds when I check in. They’re just interest-

ed in getting it tagged and moving things along.

Flying with Darts

by Courtney Birkett

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Expect your tube to be opened for inspection by the

TSA. You’re sure to find one of their tags when you open it

at your destination. I sometimes used to put a WAA bro-

chure in the end of the tube for their edification, but I don’t

know if that ever accomplished anything.

It’s always a relief to have the tube safely checked

and not be lugging it around anymore. Now you can com-

plete the rest of your flight like a normal person.

Upon arrival, your darts may or may not come out on

the regular baggage carousel. I’ve had them appear there,

or appear on a special oversize carousel, or be hand-carried

in by an employee. Different things may happen on differ-

ent occasions even at the same airport (I’ve had all three

happen at St. Louis). So if you don’t see your tube circling

around with everyone’s suitcases, don’t panic.

So you’ve arrived and your darts are with you. The

first part of the trip has been successfully completed. Now

you just have to get from the airport to your final destina-

tion, which sometimes means renting a car. I’ve noticed

that rental car employees are a lot more overtly curious

about what’s in the tube than airline employees. Other

people renting cars may also ask about it while you’re wait-

ing in line. The car rental process is a great time for atlatl

evangelism.

If you’re picking up a car and you have to ride a

shuttle from the airport, be aware again of banging the

tube on doorways and so on. (Can you tell I have lots of

experience with this?) Depending on how many other peo-

ple are in the shuttle, you may be able to lay the tube

across the top of the luggage shelves. At other times it may

have to lie on the floor, sticking out into the aisle, where it’s

likely to roll around. Do your best to control it.

More than once I’ve reached the rental car lot and

had someone think I needed a bigger car than I’d reserved

to accommodate the tube, but you don’t really need that big

a car as long as it has a back seat that folds down. As

much as you may want to test out a Smart Car, traveling

with a tube of darts is not the time. Of course, if you have

a lot of passengers along with your equipment, you will in

fact need a bigger vehicle. If more than three people plus

darts are traveling together, you should probably consider

a minivan.

So there you have it, how to fly (and deal with rental

cars) with your atlatl equipment. It’s really not difficult,

once you know what you’re doing.

Meet the Durango Atlatl Club

James Turner

The Durango Atlatl Club started about five years ago when Jim Hughes and James Turner started working to-gether as teachers at Columbine Chris-tian School in Du-rango, CO. They both were atlatl guys and thought that the fourth-eighth graders that they were teaching might get into stick throwing as well. It was a success and soon school recess was a scene of many young protégées learning this ancient flinging art. Look no further than the ISAC youth leaderboard over the last five years to

know how well these young atlatlists can throw. At its peak about two years ago, the Durango Atlatl Club had close to 30 members that con-sisted of students, parents, and a few communi-

ty people.

The Durango group hosts about 10 ISAC matches a year, provides loaner equipment and welcomes visitors. Several of our ISAC competi-tions occur at the 4 Corners Earth Skills Gath-

ering held near Durango.

Many of our members make an annual pilgrimage to the Wintercount primitive skills gathering in Maricopa, AR, where there are ISAC competitions seven days in a row, a field course competition, and a distance throw. DAC members are well represented when prizes for the field course and distance throw are handed

out at the end of the week.

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Jim Hughes no longer works at Colum-bine and has since taken a job at Campion Acade-my in Loveland, CO, where he is in the pro-cess of starting a new

club.

Over the years the ancient skill of atlatl has been a source of com-munity and recreation for the town of Durango. The hope is that this story will inspire other atlatl clubs to form and reap the benefits of this

The Missouri Archaeological Society Symposium JOHN WHITAKER

The Missouri Archaeological Society held its annual symposium meeting October 1, 2016 at Van

Meter State Park. The symposium topic was “The Atlatl in Missouri,” and although the park is well out of

the way in rural Missouri, a good crowd arrived at the very nice and welcoming Interpretive Center. The following topics were presented:

Ron Mertz – A Brief History of an Ancient Weapon and Modern Sport

John Whitaker – Warfare, Burial, and Atlatls in Ancient Peru

Ryan Grohsmeyer – Atlatl Physics and the Yukon Dart Discoveries

David Cain – How NOT to Use an Atlatl: Removing the Anthropomorphic Variation in

Atlatl Experimentation Eric Smith – Atlatl Hunting Tactics

Richard Martens – Comparisons and Findings: Breakage Characteristics of Martens Site

Clovis Points Compared to Those of the 2015 Deer Kill “Clovis” Point

Justin Garnett – Experiments in Atlatl Warfare

Larry Kinsella – Accessorizing Your Atlatl: Bannerstones Jim Feagins – Boatstones as Regional Atlatl Weights: A Few Examples and Sites from

along the Kansas/Missouri Border

John Woods demonstrating throwing tech-

nique. Jerry Nevins also demonstrated and

coached throwing techniques.

David Cain demonstrated his mechanical dart

thrower

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Highlights For The Wisconsin Affiliated Spear-

Throwers 2016

The Wisconsin Affiliated Spearthrowers are still working hard at educating and demonstrating

the atlatl in 2016. We held nine separate events, with

seventeen opportunities for throwing an ISAC during

2016. In the spring of this year, two of us held an

atlatl clinic at a school for fifth through eighth grad-

ers. Seven of us traveled to Meadow Croft in June for the WAA annual meeting.

Our last event of the year is held at the Dun-

dee Sportsman’s Club. The event is at the mercy of

our Wisconsin weather in late October. This year we

had great weather, somewhat cool, but the winds

could not be blamed for inconsistent throws.

We had 27 registered throwers, including four

from Michigan, one from Illinois, and one from Min-

nesota. It was the first time for sixteen of our partici-

pants including nine youth to experience using the

atlatl. We had heard the day after that some of the youth had very sore arms from throwing all day.

Our contests included “a ten target 3-D

Round”, the European Round, a Small Game Con-

test, and our always exciting Buck-Doe Round, and

the humbling ISAC. We also set up an area for very

young kids, too small to use the atlatl, to throw corn darts at targets.

We always state we are members of the World

Atlatl Association and give out membership infor-

mation to new throwers to join if they have continued

interest. Since this is our year-end, big event we have a name drawing, where the winner receives a

one-year membership to the WAA (A friendly chal-

lenge here for other organizers to do a gift WAA mem-

bership once a year or at least for 2017). This year’s

winner was very excited to receive the membership.

He has participated in some events prior, but hadn’t been a member. We also had one other person join

for the first time at our fall event.

I can’t stress enough to check the Web site or

call ahead prior to traveling to an atlatl event. For this event in October we considered cancelling due to

a death in the family and a funeral that was held on

the same day as our event. We chose to make some

adjustment in plans, considering the “ atlatl family”

as well.

In anticipation for 2017, we are adding some new events. We have four new indoor throws on the

first Friday of the month at an archery lane in Fond

du Lac. We will see how this goes and revisit continu-

ing it based on interest. It is our first “up front” fee

event. We also are invited and looking forward to a traditional archery event in April held at the Ojibwa

Bowhunters of New Berlin, Wisconsin.

Best wishes in the New Year,

Lenny Riemersma and the Wisconsin Members of

the WAA

One new youth participant with bragging rights to be able to hit a

frog at 26 meters.

Getting ready for throwing a dart for the very first

Younger throwers taking aim with the

corn darts.

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P LA C E

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M EN T S C OR E HOM E C ITY

C OUN TR Y/

S TA TE D A TE C ON TES T

1 96xx Douglas Bassett Warsaw NY 5/27/2016 Spearf ishing, Letchworth SP, NY

2 96x Gary Fogelman Turbotville PA 9/3/2016 Brookville, PA

3 95x Jon Wood M adison M O 1/2/2016 Columbia, M O

4 94xx Ben Struzynski Ogdensburg WI 9/2/2016 M attoon Rendezvous, M attoon WI

5 * 94x Doug Leeth Lawndale NC 4/22/2016 North Georgia Knap-in, GA

6 * 94x M amerto Tindongan Albany OH 10/29/2016 ROAR - Zaleski State Forest, OH

7 93xxx M ike Glenn Lucasville OH 4/30/2016 Leo Petroglyphs Park, OH

8 92xx Jack Rowe Sayre PA 4/24/2016 Earth Day, Elmira, NY

9 * 92x Ray Strischek Athens OH 10/29/2016 ROAR - Zaleski State Forest, OH

10 * 92x Kevin Ashley Est ill Springs TN 5/7/2016 Old Stone Fort , M anchester, TN

11 * 92x Russell Richard Cheyenne WY 11/27/2016 Trail's End, Cheyenne, WY

12 92x Scott Van Arsdale Otego NY 7/28/2016 Green Flats, Hancock, NY

13 92 Chad Winkler Durango CO 6/26/2016 Durango, CO

14 91xx Emmanuel Guerton Bresagne FRANCE 7/11/2016 Saulges, FRANCE

15 91x M ike Waters Greenwood NY 8/26/2016 Eastern Seaboard, Letchworth,NY

16 90xx Steven Spencer Trenton M O 10/16/2016 Trenton, M O

17 90 Ansgar Lukas M unchen GERM ANY 5/29/2016 Domat/Ems, SWITZERLAND

18 90 Jim Fisher Grand Island NY 8/27/2016 Eastern Seaboard, Letchworth,NY

19 90 Ryan Grohsmeyer Rolla M O 9/10/2016 Graham Cave, M O

20 89xxx Jordan Ashley Est ill Springs TN 5/6/2016 Old Stone Fort , M anchester, TN

21 89xx Bob Kitch Husum WA 6/4/2016 Between the Rivers, Valley, WA

22 89x Randy Whaley Leon WV 6/18/2016 M eadowcroft , Avella, PA

23 89x Christophe Jamon Sanssac FRANCE 10/9/2016 Viols en Laval Cambous, FRANCE

24 89 M ark Bracken Saegerstown PA 2/19/2016 Silver Springs, FL

25 89 Scott Sharp Trenton M O 6/19/2016 Trenton Gooseberry Fest ival, M O

26 88x Cyril Huc Seyssinet FRANCE 8/13/2016 M as d'Azil, FRANCE

27 88 Neville Robins Batt leground WA 2/15/2015 Wintercount, M aricopa, AZ

28 88 James Turner Durango CO 2/19/2015 Wintercount, M aricopa, AZ

29 88 Sean M atney Boonville M O 4/9/2016 Columbia, M O

30 88 Kevin DeChant Jefferson City M O 5/8/2016 Pomme de Terre, M O

31 88 Fritz M ischler Tauffelen SWITZERLAND 7/30/2016 Santa M aria M aggiore, ITALY

32 88 Bernard Bouff ier Bruniquel FRANCE 10/8/2016 Viols en Laval Cambous, FRANCE

33 87x Ken Faucher Somersworth NH 9/24/2016 Chimney Point State Park, Addison, VT

34 87 Charlie Bracken M eadville PA 8/26/2016 Eastern Seaboard, Letchworth,NY

35 87 Lenny Riemersma Cascade WI 10/15/2016 M uskrat City Rendezvous, Kewaunee, WI

36 87 Jim Hughes Loveland CO 11/27/2016 Trail's End, Cheyenne, WY

37 86xx Gary Nolf Westbrook CT 10/2/2016 Guilford Fair Grounds, CT

38 86x Tim Whaley Leon WV 5/21/2016 Kanawha State Forest, WV

39 86x Jim Gnapp Abbotsford BC 6/3/2016 Between the Rivers, Valley, WA

40 86x Charles Swanson Knoxville TN 9/17/2016 PawPaw Fest ival, Albany, OH

41 86x David Sheppard Cheyenne WY 11/13/2016 Trail's End, Cheyenne, WY

42 86 Nathan Rorebeck Trenton M O 6/19/2016 Trenton Gooseberry Fest ival, M O

43 85x Lawrence Ariel Hunt land TN 5/7/2016 Old Stone Fort , M anchester, TN

44 85xx Kurt M ischler Brugg SWITZERLAND 7/30/2016 Santa M aria M aggiore, ITALY

45 85x Greg M aurer Vergennes VT 10/1/2016 Guilford Fair Grounds, CT

46 85 Flavien Beauquel Chalons FRANCE 5/15/2016 Saint Hubert , Belgium

47 85 Scott Rorebeck Trenton M O 6/19/2016 Trenton Gooseberry Fest ival, M O

48 85 Jerome Galett i Clamart FRANCE 7/11/2016 Saulges, FRANCE

49 85 Steve Barnett Pomeroy OH 9/16/2016 PawPaw Fest ival, Albany, OH

50 84x Jerry Nevins Jefferson City M O 5/20/2016 Osage Knap-in, M O

51 84x Jurgen Junkmanns Erftstadt GERM ANY 8/13/2016 M as d'Azil, FRANCE

52 84 Andy M ajorsky Derry PA 6/18/2016 M eadowcroft , Avella, PA

53 84 Erich Zeh Phillipsburg NJ 6/19/2016 M eadowcroft , Avella, PA

54 84 Jean-Claude Gamon Vernosc FRANCE 7/30/2016 La Chapelle aux Saints, FRANCE

55 84 Eric Botte Druelle FRANCE 10/23/2016 Brassempouy, FRANCE

56 83xx Joe Hopkins Guilford CT 8/26/2016 Eastern Seaboard, Letchworth,NY

57 83x Bob Berg Candor NY 2/27/2016 Sopchoppy, FL

58 83x M athieu Lacoste Toulouse FRANCE 8/14/2016 M as d'Azil, FRANCE

59 83x Jehan Speckens Les Bordes FRANCE 8/13/2016 M as d'Azil, FRANCE

60 83x Glenn Oechsner Campbellsport WI 10/9/2016 Horicon, WI

N A M E

THE WOLD ATLATL ASSOCIATION, INC

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ACCURACY CONTEST (ISAC)

December 13, 20162016 ISAC Results for Men (Scores 70 and Above)

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MENT SCORE NAME HOME CITY COUNTRY/

STATE DATE CONTEST

61 83 Dave Patterson Ashland MO 4/9/2016 Columbia, MO

62 83 Juan Jose Guirado Garcia Benahadux SPAIN 4/23/2016 Benahadux, SPAIN

63 83 Ismael Yahemdi Unknown FRANCE 4/24/2016 Charavines, FRANCE

64 83 Kevin Verhulst Ottumwa IA 8/13/2016 Trenton, MO

65 82xx John Whittaker Grinnell IA 4/31/2016 Raging Cow, Grinnell, IA

66 82x Mike Goot Chewelah WA 6/4/2016 Between the Rivers, Valley, WA

67 82 Jean Rieu Nemours FRANCE 7/11/2016 Saulges, FRANCE

68 82 Fabrice Brutus Denonville FRANCE 7/11/2016 Saulges, FRANCE

69 82 Claude Castan Toulouse FRANCE 8/13/2016 Mas d'Azil, FRANCE

70 82 Joe Hopkins Guilford CT 10/2/2016 Guilford Fair Grounds, CT

71 81x Doug Majorsky El Cajon CA 3/19/2016 Valley of Fire, NV

72 81x Phillippe Guillonnet Maure de Bretagne FRANCE 7/11/2016 Saulges, FRANCE

73 81 C.J. DeChant Jefferson City MO 3/26/2016 Dave's Outback, Ashland, MO

74 81 Teddy Eyster Davis CA 4/30/2016 Sugarloaf, Walnut Creek, CA

75 81 Will Klumpenhower Durango CO 8/17/2016 Four Corners Earth Skills, Durango, CO

76 80x Roger Granneman Ottumwa IA 6/3/2016 Granneman Field, Ottumwa, IA

77 80x Marco Maioli Angera ITALY 8/6/2016 Archeopark, Boario Terme, ITALY

78 80 Don Safford Hot Springs MT 5/31/2016 Between the Rivers, Valley, WA

79 79 Doug Majorsky El Cajon CA 3/21/2016 Valley of Fire, NV

80 79 Frank Lukes West Lafayette IN 6/25/2016 Clark Cabin, Clarksville, IN

81 79 Steve House Zanesville OH 9/3/2016 Flint Ridge, OH

82 79 Christian Carriere Montauban FRANCE 10/2/2016 Bougon, FRANCE

83 78x Michael Hermann San Clemente CA 3/20/2016 Valley of Fire, NV

84 78x Cedric Schlatter Schaffhausen GERMANY 8/6/2016 Archeopark, Boario Terme, ITALY

85 78 Randy Black Grange GA 4/24/2016 North Georgia Knap-in, GA

86 78 Albert Kressig Seewis SWITZ 5/29/2016 Domat/Ems, SWITZERLAND

87 78 Rodger Klindt Dexter NY 7/29/2016 Green Flats, Hancock, NY

88 78 Matthieu Lacoste Brassampouy FRANCE 10/8/2016 Viols en Laval Cambous, FRANCE

89 77x Gordy Behrendt West Bend WI 10/15/2016 Muskrat City Rendezvous, Kewaunee, WI

90 77 Austin Fisher Grand Island NY 1/16/2016 Jim's Pro Shop, Shortsville, NY

91 77 Juan Luis Navarro Unknown SPAIN 4/23/2016 Benahadux, SPAIN

92 77 Pascal Chauvaux Cerfontaine BELGIUM 5/15/2016 Saint Hubert, Belgium

93 76x Martin Schlatter Schaffhausen SWITZ 5/29/2016 Domat/Ems, SWITZERLAND

94 76x Patrick Calpena Seyssinet FRANCE 8/13/2016 Mas d'Azil, FRANCE

95 76 Jesse Martin San Marcos CA 3/20/2016 Valley of Fire, NV

96 76 Chris Henry Vancouver WA 3/17/2016 Valley of Fire, NV

97 76 Glenn Fretwell Jordan Valley OR 3/17/2016 Valley of Fire, NV

98 76 Miguel Luis Sices Unknown SPAIN 4/23/2016 Benahadux, SPAIN

99 76 Devin Pettigrew Fayetteville AR 5/22/2016 Osage Knap-in, MO

100 75x Bob Hanselman Forest City NC 4/24/2016 North Georgia Knap-in, GA

101 75 Glenn Purpura Moab UT 2/13/2016 Wintercount, Maricopa, AZ

102 75 Johannes Schoroth Koln GERMANY 5/15/2016 Saint Hubert, Belgium

103 75 David Lohr Thayer MO 7/16/2016 MoJam, Marshall, MO

104 75 Wayne Wells Cameron NY 8/27/2016 Eastern Seaboard, Letchworth,NY

105 75 Gary Sipila Hewitt NJ 8/28/2016 Eastern Seaboard, Letchworth,NY

106 74 Allan Turner Scottsbluff NE 2/16/2015 Wintercount, Maricopa, AZ

107 74 Derek Brockway Las Vegas NV 3/16/2016 Valley of Fire, NV

108 74 A.J. Bagg Charnina Village MO 3/16/2016 Valley of Fire, NV

109 73xx Brian Wagner Truxton MO 8/16/2016 Four Corners Earth Skills, Durango, CO

110 73x Olivier Daviau Fresnes FRANCE 7/30/2016 La Chapelle aux Saints, FRANCE

111 73 Reinhold Schnucker Marburg GERMANY 5/29/2016 Domat/Ems, SWITZERLAND

112 73 Guillherme Floury Lavercantiere FRANCE 7/11/2016 Saulges, FRANCE

113 73 Georges Levy unknown FRANCE 7/31/2016 La Chapelle aux Saints, FRANCE

114 72xx Alain Lacoste Toulouse FRANCE 10/8/2016 Viols en Laval Cambous, FRANCE

115 72x Cedric Claustre Mas d'Azil FRANCE 8/13/2016 Mas d'Azil, FRANCE

116 72x John Blankenship St Charles MO 9/10/2016 Graham Cave, MO

117 72 Eric Todd Cheyenne WY 1/1/2016 Trail's End, Cheyenne, WY

118 72 Antonio Munoz Rodriguez Unknown SPAIN 4/23/2016 Benahadux, SPAIN

119 72 Philippe Braud Villars en Pons FRANCE 10/2/2016 Bougon, FRANCE

120 72 Torin Tindongan Athens OH 10/7/2016 Indian Mounds Fest, Plains, OH

121 71 Jose Bernabe Coll Unknown SPAIN 4/23/2016 Benahadux, SPAIN

122 71 Christian Casseyas Flemalle BELGIUM 5/15/2016 Saint Hubert, Belgium

123 71 Christophe Nallet Bordeaux FRANCE 10/23/2016 Brassempouy, FRANCE

124 70x Joachim Martz Engen GERMANY 8/6/2016 Archeopark, Boario Terme, ITALY

125 70 Stephane Madelaine unknown FRANCE 8/13/2016 Mas d'Azil, FRANCE

126 70 Ray Madden Joplin MO 9/17/2016 Cahokia World Heritage Site, IL

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ENT SCORE HOME CITY STATE/COUNTRY DATE CONTEST

1 88x Ursula Rass Nidau SWITZERLAND 7/30/2016 Santa Maria Maggiore, ITALY

2 87xx Lucie Jamon Sanssac l'Eglise FRANCE 8/20/2016 Orgnac L'Aven, FRANCE3 85xx Lori Majorsky Derry PA 7/30/2016 Green Flats, Hancock, NY4 84 Melissa Dildine Sayre PA 4/23/2016 Earth Day, Elmira, NY5 83xxx Dawn Wagner Truxton MO 4/10/2016 Columbia, MO

6 78x Mariah Sheppard Cheyenne WY 11/13/2016 Trail's End, Cheyenne, WY7 78 Emilie Huc-Claustre Mas d'Azil FRANCE 8/14/2016 Mas d'Azil, FRANCE8 * 77 Debbie Andrews Albany OH 6/4/2016 Athens Library, Athens, OH9 * 77 Priscile Lacoste Toulouse FRANCE 10/8/2016 Viols en Laval Cambous, FRANCE10 76 Nisa Holbrook Charleston WV 8/28/2016 Kanawha State Forest, WV11 * 75 Sandra Riviere unknown FRANCE 8/13/2016 Mas d'Azil, FRANCE12 * 75 Sue Mercer Attica NY 11/19/2016 Jim's Pro Shop, Shortsville, NY13 74x Fanny Jamon Sanssac l'Eglise FRANCE 8/20/2016 Orgnac L'Aven, FRANCE14 73 Courtney Birkett Williamsburg VA 6/18/2016 Meadowcroft, Avella, PA15 72 Maren Petersen Erftstadt GERMANY 8/13/2016 Mas d'Azil, FRANCE16 71x Joanne Fogelman Turbotville PA 8/26/2016 Eastern Seaboard, Letchworth,NY17 71 Carey McCormack Vancouver WA 3/17/2016 Valley of Fire, NV

18 68 Margie Takoch Wintersville OH 6/17/2016 Meadowcroft, Avella, PA19 67x Conny Heinzelmann Schaffhausen SWITZ 5/29/2016 Domat/Ems, SWITZERLAND

20 * 64 Gina Lunn San Clemente CA 3/17/2016 Valley of Fire, NV21 * 64 Anita Lukes West Lafayette IN 6/17/2016 Meadowcroft, Avella, PA

22 62x Francoise Agneray Montauban FRANCE 8/13/2016 Mas d'Azil, FRANCE23 59 Heather Phillips North Powder OR 6/2/2016 Between the Rivers, Valley, WA

24 58x Christine Lyons Jeffersonville IN 6/25/2016 Clark Cabin, Clarksville, IN25 58 Soizie Sauques Souspierre FRANCE 8/21/2016 Orgnac L'Aven, FRANCE

26 57 Mary Riemersma Cascade WI 6/17/2016 Meadowcroft, Avella, PA27 * 56 Kerry Opel York PA 6/19/2016 Meadowcroft, Avella, PA

28 * 56 Carole Bracken Meadville PA 9/3/2016 Flint Ridge, OH29 55x Barb Spencer Trenton MO 8/13/2016 Trenton, MO30 * 55 Herve Tissier Bayonne FRANCE 10/22/2016 Brassempouy, FRANCE31 * 55 Regina Dodson Cheyenne WY 11/12/2016 Trail's End, Cheyenne, WY32 54 Amandine Devie Unknown FRANCE 4/24/2016 Charavines, FRANCE33 52 Gizzy Rowe Sayre PA 6/3/2016 Atlatls-n-action, Elmira, NY

PLACE

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ENT SCORE HOME CITY STATE/COUNTRY DATE CONTEST AGE

1 94xx Marlin Bassett Warsaw NY 6/5/2016 Atlatls-n-action, Elmira, NY 13

2 85x Will Klumpenhower Durango CO 2/16/2015 Wintercount, Maricopa, AZ 153 84 Carter Ashley Estill Springs TN 9/3/2016 Red Clay State Park, TN 134 77x Peter Oles Durango CO 2/18/2015 Wintercount, Maricopa, AZ 155 * 68 Brady McCaw Durango CO 11/3/2016 Durango, CO 136 65 Lucas Yates Ottumwa IA 6/3/2016 Granneman Field, Ottumwa, IA 147 64x Silas Springer Nelsonville OH 10/29/2016 ROAR - Zaleski State Forest, OH 13

8 60x Michael Tracy Waverly NY 7/30/2016 Green Flats, Hancock, NY 14

9 59 Quin Crist Durango CO 2/19/2015 Wintercount, Maricopa, AZ 14

10 * 57 August Gates Durango CO 2/16/2015 Wintercount, Maricopa, AZ 12

11 * 57 Dylan McCaw Durango CO 9/25/2016 Durango, CO 11

12 55 Makenna Coleman Durango CO 7/31/2016 Durango, CO 1513 * 43 PJ Rude Durango CO 2/17/2015 Wintercount, Maricopa, AZ 1414 * 43 Guillherme Calpena Seyssinet FRANCE 7/31/2016 La Chapelle aux Saints, FRANCE 15

NAME

2016 ISAC Results for Women (Scores 50 and Above)

NAME

2016 ISAC Results for Youth (Scores 40 and Above)

* INDICATES TIES WHICH HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THEIR PROPER ORDER USING THE TIE BREAKER

BEST SCORES OF 2016 YOUTH WOMEN MEN

Marlin Bassett — Score

of 94XX

Ursula Rass — Score

of 88X

Douglas Bassett —

Score of 96XX

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The 2016 Champions

A total of 623 people (83 youth, 150 women and 390 men) made 2,245 entries in the ISAC in 2016. Participants represented ten coun-tries as follows: North America – United States (41 states), Canada (3 provinces); Europe – France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy; Asia – Nepal; South America – Brazil. In the following list of top ten people in each division, each person is followed by their highlights of the year. The number in parentheses is their top-five aggregate (youth 40, women 50, men 70) for those who qualify.

The “batting average” is the number of 90s thrown divided by the games thrown for a total year or career.

Youth

1 - 94-2X Marlin Bassett - NY (90.90) . Personal record and seventh time in the Top 10. Second highest score and top five aggregate ever

thrown by Youth and new record (by 6 points) for 13 year-old. Set new records for most career games (415) for any youth in

ISAC history (only youth over 80 games) and in every five-game increment from 10 through 50.

2 - 85X Will Klumpenhaurer - CO (80.48) Personal record and third time in the Top 10 of four “Board Years” and twelfth highest score

ever thrown by a 15-year-old.

3 - 84 Carter Ashley - TN (80.62) Second time in the Top 10 of five “Board Years” and fifth highest score ever thrown by a 13-year-old.

4 - 77X Peter Oles - CO (74.44) Second time in the Top 10 of four “Board Years.”

5 - 68 Brady McCaw - CO (48.60) Personal record and in the Top 10 of two “Board Years”.

6 - 65 Lucas Yates - IA (threw 3 games) Personal record and second time in the Top 10 of seven “Board Years.”

7 - 64X Silas Springer - OH (threw 5 games) Personal record and in the Top 10.

8 - 60X Michael Tracy - NY (47.82) Personal record and in the Top 10.

9 - 59 Quin Crist - CO (46.20) Personal record and in the Top 10 of four “Board Years.”

10 - 57 August Gates - CO (threw 4 games) Personal record and in the Top 10.

Women

1 - 88X Ursula Räss - Switzerland (threw 4 games). Sixth time in the Top 10 of ten “Board Years.”

2 - 87-2X Lucie Jamon - France (only threw 1 game) in the Top 10 of the Women’s Division. Eighth highest score ever thrown by a wom-

an.

3 - 85-2X Lori Majorsky - PA (78.86) Seventeenth time in the Top 10 of 18 “Board Years.”

4 - 84 Melissa Dildine - PA (only threw 1 game) Seventeenth time in the Top 10. Seven time World Champion and is ranked #5 in the

world in ISAC History.

5 - 83-3X Dawn Wagner - MO (77.06) Second time in the Top 10 of two “Board Years.”

6 - 78X Mariah Sheppard - WY (70.62) Personal record and Second time in the Top 10 of nine “Board Years.”

7 - 78 Emilie Huc-Claustre - France (only threw 1 game) Seventh time in the Top 10 of 11 “Board Years.”

8 - 77 Debbie Andrews - OH (70.20) Eighth time in the Top 10 of 13 “Board Years.”

9 - 77 Priscille Lacoste - France (65.42) Personal record and in the Top 10 of four “Board Years.”

10 - 76 Nisa Holbrook - WV (71.62) Second time in the Top 10 of five “Board Years.”

Men

1 - 96-2X Douglas Bassett - NY (95.10). Tenth year with a top-five average over 95. Most ISACs thrown (939). Only person with more

than 140 games of 90 or better (465); only person with a career batting average over .350 (.495); only person with more than

400 career X’s (943). Also holds record for highest career average of 88.72

2 - 96X Gary Fogelman - PA (90.46) Ranked #1 in the world in ISAC History. Seventeenth time in the Top 10 of 20 “Board Years.”

3 - 95X Jon Wood - MO (94.14) Third time in the Top 10 of eight “Board Years”. Fifth highest year-end batting average (.618).

4 - 94-2X Ben Struzynski - WI (93.50) Third time in the Top 10 of four “Board Years.”

5 - 94X Doug Leeth - NC (threw 3 games) Seventh time in the Top 10 of 12 “Board Years.”

6 - 94X Mamerto Tindongan - OH (92.54) Sixth time in the Top 10 of 12 “Board Years.”

7 - 93-3X Mike Glenn - OH (86.72) Tenth time in the Top 10 of 18 “Board Years.”

8 - 92-2X Jack Rowe - PA (83.46) Ninth time in the Top 10 of 19 “Board Years” and is Ranke #6 in the world in ISAC History.

9 - 92X Ray Strischek - OH (90.70) Sixteenth time in the Top 10 of Twenty-one “Board Years” and is ranked No. 2 in the world in ISAC

History.

10 - 92X Kevin Ashley - TN (90.50) Sixth time in the Top 10 of 14 “Board Years.”

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EVENT CALENDAR FOR 2017 Jan. 1 Happy New Year Throw. Cheyenne, Wyoming

Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307) 772-0550 for location and time.

Jan. 7 Indoor Throw at Tuffy’s Outpost, 371 N. Main Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 5 p.m.-7 p.m. ~ ISAC and local competition. (5.00 fee) ~ Contact: Lenny (920) 917-0335

Jan. 7 Indoor Shoot at Jim's Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York. ISAC and locals. Range Fee $9. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. only. You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the

big screen. Each hunt can accommodate up to 10 people at a time (separate fee is $9 per person) Great Fun and Challenge! Exit 43 off Thruway and south on 21 to rte 96, 2 miles west (sign will probably say north) to just past blinking light for cty rd 28.

The block bldg (4885 Route 96) is on the left. Contact: RSVP to Douglas Bassett (585) 493-3625; [email protected]

Jan. 21 Indoor Shoot at Jim's Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York. ISAC and locals. Range Fee $9. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. only. You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the



Jan. 21 Cold Finger ISAC and Rabbit Hunt Hosted by Brian and Dawn Wagner in Truxton, Missouri. CONTACT: [email protected] or 636-597-5029

Jan. 24-25 Frozen Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Jan 28-29 Columbia, Missouri 1425 E. Boone Industrial Dr. RSVP to Jon Wood if you are planning to attend. ISAC Only. 573-881-6622 or [email protected] (call or text)

Feb. 3 Indoor Throw at Tuffy’s Outpost, 371 N. Main Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 5 p.m.-7 p.m. ~ ISAC and local competition. ($5 fee) ~ Contact: Lenny (920) 917-0335

Feb. 4 Indoor Shoot at Jim's Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York. ISAC and locals. Range Fee $9. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. only. You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the



Feb. 11 Cold Finger ISAC and Rabbit Hunt Hosted by Brian and Dawn Wagner in Truxton, Missouri. CONTACT: [email protected] or 636-597-5029

Feb. 11-18 Wintercount , Arizona. There will be an ISAC everyday starting at 8 a.m. That is eight ISAC's in a row. A Field Round will be held on Wednesday the 15th for Atlatl and Archery, and a Distance throw for Atlatl on Thursday the 16th. You do not need to be enrolled in

Wintercount to participate in the Atlatl and Archery Events. There is dry camping available. For information about Wintercount go to: http://www.wintercountcamp.com For further information contact Bob Sizemore at [email protected] or phone

520-705-9780.

Feb 18-19 Melting Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Feb. 18-19 Columbia, Missouri 1425 E. Boone Industrial Dr. RSVP to Jon Wood if you are planning to attend. ISAC Only. 573-881-6622 or [email protected] (call or text)

Feb. 25 Indoor Shoot at Jim's Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York. ISAC and locals. Range Fee $9. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. only. You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the



Mar. 3 Indoor Throw at Tuffy’s Outpost, 371 N. Main Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 5 p.m.-7 p.m. ~ ISAC and local competition. ($5 fee) ~ Contact: Lenny (920) 917-0335

Mar. 4-5 Columbia, Missouri 1425 E. Boone Industrial Dr. RSVP to Jon Wood if you are planning to attend. ISAC Only. 573-881-6622 or [email protected] (call or text)

Mar. 11 Indoor Shoot at Jim's Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York. ISAC and locals. Range Fee $9. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. only. You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the

big screen. Each hunt can accommodate up to 10 people at a time (separate fee is $9 per person) Great Fun and Challenge! ---Exit 43 off Thruway and south on 21 to rte 96, 2 miles west (sign will probably say north) to just past blinking light for cty rd 28. The

block bldg (4885 Route 96) is on the left. Contact: RSVP to Douglas Bassett (585) 493-3625; [email protected]

Mar. 11-12 Muddy Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Mar. 12 W.A.S. Spring Gathering, Glen Oechsner’s 1167 Minnie Lane, Campbellsport, Wisconsin — ISAC Contact Glen Oechsner (920)-533-5039

Mar. 17-19 Wood-tick Rendezvous W3498 Cty. J, Montello, Wisconsin, ~ ISAC ~Contact: Lenny (920) 917-0335

Apr. 7 Indoor Throw at Tuffy’s Outpost, 371 N. Main Street, Fond du Lac Wisconsin. 5 p.m.-7 p.m. ~ ISAC and local competition. ($5 fee) ~ Contact: Lenny (920) 917-0335

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Apr. 8 Indoor Shoot at Jim's Pro Shop – Shortsville, New York. ISAC and locals. Range Fee $9. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. only. You will want to bring primitive bow with arrows rigged for standard arrow inserts if you want to shoot any of the video hunts on the



Apr. 15-16 Blooming Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Apr 21-22 Ojibwa Bowhunters 3045 Johnson Road, New Berlin, Wisconsin. ISAC Friday night. Demo and ISAC Saturday.

~ Contact: Lenny (920) 917-0335

May 16-17 Green Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

June 3 World Atlatl Day Competition and ISAC. Glen Oechsner's 1167 Minnie Lane, Campbellsport, Wisconsin.~Contact: Glen Oechsner

(920) 533-5039

June 3-4 World Atlatl Day and Fat Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully pro-vided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location

and time.

June 16-18 Meadowcroft Atlatl Competition; Avella, Pennsylvania; ISACs and Local Contests every day. Potluck Dinner Saturday evening— Meat provided — Bring a side dish to share; Primitive Camping on site. Contact [email protected] or 740 264-1755

July 1-2 18th Annual Foothill-Mountain Atlatl and Bow Open. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provid-ed. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location

and time.

Aug. 3-6 30th Annual Meeting of the Wotrld Atlatl Association; Location: The Home of Bob and Gayle Kitch at Husum, Washington — Approx. 65 miles East of Portland OR. ——-SEE ARTICLE ON THE COVER OF THE NEWSLETTER

Aug 12-13 Hot Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Sept. 9 Wyoming Archaeology Awareness celebration & ISAC. Laramie, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provid-ed. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location

and time.

Sept 16-17 Cool Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Oct.7-8 Falling Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Nov 7-8 Frosty Blanket atlatl throw & ISAC. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Open to all, equipment and instruction cheerfully provided. Sponsored by the Wyoming Atlatl and Social Club. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

Nov 25-26 Desperate Man throw. Cheyenne, Wyoming. Contact: Russell Richard [email protected] (307-772-0550) for location and time.

This Schedule was valid as of Mid-December. For the most current calendar, refer to the World Atlatl Association website

Editor Note

The editor acknowledges the assistance of William Powell of Salem, Oregon who helped to edit the content of

this newsletter edition. Bill reviewed the newsletter and made valuable suggestions and edits that enhaced

the quality of the final product. Bill’s help for this and future editions is greatly appreciated.











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TIME TO RENEW MEMBERSHIP FOR 2017 A reminder to all that it is time to think about renewing your membership. An annual membership

is $15 US or Euros (whether individual or family) and runs from Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2017. To renew

your membership online, visit our website at www.worldatlatl.org, and click on the membership tab. Pay-ments can be made online by using PayPal or print the application and mail. No web access?—then clip the

application below and send with your check.

Members are officially scored and eligible for awards in ISAC competitions and receive our quarterly

newsletter.

Have a Happy New Year and may your best throws be in 2017.

--Anita, Interim Treasurer

Membership Application Form

THE WORLD ATLATL ASSOCIATION Inc.

Dues $15.00 per year (family)

Name:____________________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________

City:____________________________ State:_____ Zip:___________

Country:_______________________

E-mail Address:____________________________________________

Make Checks payable to The World Atlatl Association, Inc.

Mail to WAA Executive Treasurer:

Courtney Birkett

5 Grove Ave

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Note From The President

Suddenly it’s 2017! I hope all of you are looking forward to this new atlatl year with as much eagerness and

the hope of better scores as I am.

First, thank you Courtney Birkett for your years of service as secretary and then for the last two years as presi-dent. And, I certainly thank you, for now assuming interim executive treasurer until the elections. We all appreciate

the time, effort, and leadership that you have provided.

This is the 30th anniversary of the organization of the World Atlatl Association. In Vol. 1, No. 1 of The Atlatl newsletter, the purpose of the organization is laid forth as “encouraging the use, practice, competition, promotion, manufacture, and perpetuation of the atlatl spear thrower

as an ancient hunting weapon and modern sporting de-vice.” So many of our members spend hours each year

demonstrating how to use an atlatl and working with boys and girls at schools, meets, and events like Archeology Days. A great example is James Turner’s work with middle

school students creating the Durango Atlatl Club.

I’m hopeful that some of our founding members will be able to attend the Annual Meeting in Washington state and tell us stories of the “beginnings”. Those charter mem-bers who are still active members are Tim Boucher, Boni-facio Cosyleon, Troy Helmick, Brian James, Rod Laird, and

Bill Tate. More stories about our founders later on.

May the wind be at your back and your aim

straight.

Anita

http://www.worldatlatl.org

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3809 Broadview Road

West Lafayette, IN 47906

Phone: (765)250-8234

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The Thirtieth Annual Meeting Will Be In Husum, Washington

August 3-6, 2017

This year’s Annual Meeting of

the World Atlatl Association will be held

at the home of Bob and Gale Kitch in

Husum, WA 98623 (about 65 miles East

of Portland OR). Located in the heart of

the Columbia River Gorge National Sce-

nic Area, there are numerous museums

and points of interest, so you may want

to come early and/or stay late.

There are RV parks and motels

and bed and breakfasts available

(Husum, White Salmon, Bingen Wash-

ington and Hood River Oregon). Book

early as we are a very busy tourist area.

More information will follow in

the next newsletter Feel free to contact Bob (541-806-4771) or Gayle (541-806-1971). We have no com-

puter, so you’ll talk to a real person.

Bob Kitch.

Documents

Flying with Darts - World Atlatl