Habersham 4-H Archery

Steven PatrickCounty Extension Coordinator

Habersham County, Northeast District

University of Georgia Extension

706 754-2318 stevep@uga.edu www.ugaextension.com/habersham

Habersham 4-H Club• Archery is one component

of our local 4-H program.

• Open to kids 9-19.

• Most of our most active archery kids also participate in multiple 4-H activities.

• Activities change each month.

What is Extension• Public Outreach from the University

of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.

• 4-H is one of three major components to our local extension programming.

4-H & Youth Development

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Family & Consumer Science

What’s Out There?• NASP• JOAD• ASA• 3-D• Recurve• Traditional

The Basics• Quality – Not Quantity

• Kids meet at the Extension Office after school or at the fairgrounds or field.

• Practicing Monday and Thursday afternoons from 4:30-7:00 PM.

• Shooters use compound bows.

• Practicing for local & state tournaments

• Indoor Jan 5th – Feb 19th • Outdoor Mar 2nd – Apr 23rd

Equipment Needed

• Compound Bow

• Dozen Arrows

• Release

• Quiver

• $200-$2500? Most kids in our program average $350.

Quality Youth Bows

• Bear Apprentice• Diamond Edge• Hoyt Ignite & Ruckus• Mathews Mission• PSE Miniburner,

Fever, Stinger

Selecting the Right Bow• Eye Dominance

– Left vs Right Eye Dominant

• Draw Length– More Adjustable = better

• Draw Weight– Looking for precision and

accuracy, not power– We only get one set of

ligaments & tendons.

Advanced Equipment

Thumb Release $85-150, Scope $100-600, Stabilizer & V-Bars $40-400, Competition Bows $750-1000, .001 Tolerance Arrows $125-400

Suggestions for Quality ArrowsUse charts for proper spine/weight/length

We have Gold Tip Arrows $60/Dozen

•20-40 lb draw• Gold Tip 35/55• Gold Tip Ultralight Entrada 600 • Radial Weave 100

•40-60 lb draw• Carbon Express Maxima 200 or 300• Radial Weave 200• Gold Tip 55/75• Gold Tip Ultralight 400

We will be keeping score all season.

Scores will be posted, archers will be ranked.

Top 4 in each age group form Team 1Focus is on weekly improvement!

Contest DetailsINDOOR

Fita Round - 10 ends, 3 arrows18 meters

OUTDOORFITA Round – 4 ends, 6 arrows

Cloverleaf: 25 meters

FITA Round – 4 ends, 6 arrows

Junior 40 30 & 20 meters

Senior 50 40 & 30 meters (Field & 3-D for top 5 teams)

Indoor Tournaments

Putnam County Tournament – Jan 31st - $15 ea

Local Tournament 2/16 - $15 ea/ $25 Family

– Adults & Youth Welcome.

State Tournament – 2/21 Perry, GA $25 ea

Outdoor Tournaments• Jackson County Outdoor 3/28th • Local Tournament – April 18th or May 2nd

– @ South Hab Middle $15 ea/$25 Family – Adults and Youth Welcome– Long Distance Shot $5 ea/ 3 for $10 – 50% pot

• State Tournament – April 24-25th @ Rock Eagle - $25 ea

3rd Place Cloverleaf Team 20133rd Place Junior Team 20143rd Place Senior Team 20114th Place Senior Team 20124th Place Senior Team 20145th Place Senior Team 2013

Our goal is to compete for the State 4-H Archery Championship

College Scholarships• Rodney Estrada is the

head coach at Emmanuel College

Habersham Archers on Scholarship:– Jeremy Burton– Sarah Dailey– Shannon Zanone– Will Kiker - Offered

Shirts• $20 ea S-XXL $10 ea YS-XXXL

The Next Steps

• Order Equipment?

• Replace Equipment?

• Conduct/ Medical Forms

• Practice begins Jan 5th

• Shirt Orders Jan 19th

• Questions?

Who Makes All This Happen?• County Extension Staff

– Andy Hagood– Steven Patrick– Becky Fisher– Renee Smagur

• Certified Volunteer Coaches– Randy Crump– Jason Hogan– Phil Hogan– Wendell Dailey– Bill Defino– Sheena Patrick– Joey Eller– Gina Hogan– Wade Sullens

• Excited Kids & Invested Parents