Spotlight on Miranda Leek
May 28, 2009 by Dave Gilbert
Filed under Athlete Spotlight
Miranda Leek is 16 years old and lives in Des Moines, Iowa. She is an honor student at Dowling Catholic High School (Go Maroons!). She was introduced into archery at age five, when her father decided to take her shooting with him one day. He taught her safety and the basics, then handed her a [...]
Spotlight On Matt Zumbo
May 28, 2009 by Dave Gilbert
Filed under Athlete Spotlight
Spotlight on Matt Zumbo Matt started shooting archery shortly after his 12th birthday in April 2006. He had asked his Dad if he would take him to the local indoor archery range in Fountain Valley, Orange County Archery, to give it a try. After his first beginner lesson he asked his Dad if he would [...]
The Finger Sling
May 27, 2009 by Dave Gilbert
Filed under Equipment Tips, Training
Did you know you can make an excellent sling in just seconds? Making a finger sling is very straight forward and provides several advantages over other slings. For starters, finger slings are very comfortable, inexpensive, easy to make. More importantly, finger slings let the bow pop cleanly out of the hand, and allow the archer [...]
“Relationships Determine Results”
May 24, 2009 by Dave Gilbert
Filed under Training
“Relationships Determine Results” By Coach Jim White One of the best managers I ever worked for had those words engraved on a plaque sitting on his office desk. Whenever I had a meeting with him, there it was, staring me right in the face as I sat across from him. Since I worked in a [...]
Matt Zumbo Sets New FITA OR Record
May 20, 2009 by Dave Gilbert
Filed under News and Announcements
Sunday May 3, 2009 SI Cup Carbondale Illinois JDT Member Matt Zumbo set a new Star FITA Outdoor record for a Male Recurve Cadet during the OR rounds of the SI Cup in Carboondale Illinois. Way to go Matt!


