Oregon State Indoor Archery Competition is HERE!
This weekend, February 20-22nd, the AFC Team will be competing in their local Oregon State Indoor Archery Tournament to benefit our supported non-profit organizations. This time we will be traveling to the faraway and mystical land of ... Bend, OR.
Ok - so not that far and not that mystical. But nonetheless, this is another great opportunity to support your chosen archer and a great cause!
The Oregon State Indoor Archery tournament is a little bit different from our last engagement in Vegas. This tournament will be following the NFAA (National Field Archery Association) format and is very different from how the vegas tournament was scored. In fact ... we won’t even be shooting on the same target!
Here’s a quick rundown of how the scoring will work this weekend.
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| 5 arrows consist of one end. Get all 5 in the 'white" to score a "25" the most possible in a single end. The "X" ring is used for tie breakers. |
Instead of 3 arrows per end and a total of 10 ends, the NFAA round is 5 arrows per end and a total of 12 ends. The maximum score per end is 25 (If all 5 of your arrows land inside of the “5” ring). This gives a maximum of 300 points possible in the entire round. (25x12 = 300). 60 arrows total will be shot during a single scoring round. Each archer will shoot 2 rounds over the course of the tournament for a overall score out of 600.
So what do all those numbers mean? Basically - this tournament relies more on endurance than precision. The bullseye might be twice as big ... but there are also twice as many arrows to shoot. This means more chances for mistakes and a greater chance that fatigue will set in. The archer with the most stamina and who can maintain 60 strong shots in a row will be the victor!
Brandon Tenner will once again be shooting for Active Heroes / Carry The Fallen. His stellar performance in Vegas at the beginning of the month brought in a lot of support for this great cause. Brandon will be defending his Oregon State Indoor Championship title this year against an ever growing field of talented archers. If you didn’t have the chance to pledge for him a few weeks ago, please take a moment to check out the Active Heroes website and make a pledge today.
Brandon's Average NFAA Scores : (Brandon rarely misses the white)
Score : 293
X Count : 31
Brandon's Average NFAA Scores : (Brandon rarely misses the white)
Score : 293
X Count : 31
Adam Parrott continues his efforts to help the youth out at St. Mary’s Home For Boys this weekend while also trying to scare Brandon a little bit up there at the top. The last few local tournaments they have shot together, it’s been Brandon 1st place and Adam 2nd. He’d love to see that change this weekend! You can support his efforts, and help the boys of St. Mary’s by pledging today and then following along this weekend!
Adam's Average NFAA Scores : (Keeps it within the 4 ring with a good deal in the 5)
Score : 281
X Count : 17
Adam's Average NFAA Scores : (Keeps it within the 4 ring with a good deal in the 5)
Score : 281
X Count : 17
This weekend will also debut our newest AFC archer, Ashlea Tenner. Ashlea will be shooting to benefit TransActive Gender Center. TransActive is a “Portland based program that supports transgender and gender diverse children and their families by providing holistic counseling services, assistance in accessing healthcare, community workshops and training as well as research and advocacy to help influence positive change for transgender youth.” This will be Ashlea’s first pledge event and, while she is newer to archery than her husband, Brandon, she plans on using her bow to help yet another great cause. Head on over to the AFC website and pledge page to support her and her cause today!
Ashlea's Average NFAA Scores : (Honing in on finding the middle)
Score : 197
X Count : 2
Ashlea's Average NFAA Scores : (Honing in on finding the middle)
Score : 197
X Count : 2
Another exciting weekend of archery is ahead of us, and we hope that you’ll follow along. We will have daily blog updates as we did in Vegas and don’t forget to like us on Facebook where you’ll get lots of up-to-date information on how your archer is doing!
Thanks again!
~Adam and the AFC Team.
