Category: Legends

Awarded Living Legend Status in 2022

YEARS SHOOTING – 44 years

FIRST BOW – Ben Pearson Rogue Recurve

CURRENT BOW  – Hoyt Alphatec and Mathews Switchback

ARROWS Lightspeed. Raptor.

OTHER EQUIPMENT  –  BEE Stinger Stabilizer.Toxonic 4x Scope. Insatiable 2 Release. Mathews Arrow Rest.

HOW DID YOU BEGIN ARCHERY – Got sick of shooting with a rifle and  decided to try a bow.

ACHIEVEMENTS : 3rd place World Masters.

• RangeMaster for 10years Quirindi Bowhunters.
• Formed Lake Glenbawn Field Archers in 1992.
• Club Coordinator  for World Bowhunter Titles 1995 and ABA National Titles 1995.

• Together with members of Lake Glenbawn club hosted 4 National Titles at Murrurundi. Hosted 2 State Titles and numerous Sanctioned shoots at Lake Glenbawn.
• State Liaison Officer 5 years for 3DAAA.
• Have held Committee positions for 42 years.
• Shoot Director with Glenbawn for 27 years.
• Life Member 3DAA and Lake Glenbawn.

MEMORIES: Some great times ,both hunting and Field with some fantastic people.

Introducing people to Archery and watching them progress over the years.

Interview with Garry HERE. 

Awarded Living Legend Status in 2022

YEARS SHOOTING – 45 years

FIRST BOW – Tru Aim recurve 50lb

CURRENT BOW  – Mathews Traverse / Mathews V3X 29

ARROWS Native 23PRO Series / Native Heatseekers

OTHER EQUIPMENT  –  Axcel sight , Axcel 41 scope , Hamskea Trinity rest , Bee stinger stablizers .

HOW DID YOU BEGIN ARCHERY – Shot bows and arrows as a child which my Father made me .

ACHIEVEMENTS    To many to recall , most memorable made 26 Top Ten shoot outs , Several Queensland Titles including Hunter Class , MSR , SMC . numerous placings within those divisions .

MEMORIES Best memories are the great people Ive met and shot with over the many years , seeing the sport grow as it has and special memories of the earlier days shooting with greats like Jamie Bradshaw and Brett Pirlo , these guys helped make the sport what it is today , and still today Brett is one of the very best out on the ranges . Equipment has evolved , Jamie back in the those days shot with a 12 inch stabilizer and a scope that was it and still shoot scores that would be the equivalent of todays , it was amazing . I still remember the first 3D shoot I went to at Inverell , the target were shaped out of cool-lite and covered with hessian and then painted , Rod Shorten was amongst the organizers of that event it was so exciting . It was the start of 3D shooting in Australia and I was proud to be part of those early days . As long as I can still shoot a bow I will continue in the sport , which is producing some amazing Archers .

Awarded Living Legend Status in 2010

Club– Cessnock Archers

Years Shooting– 35 years

First Bow– Proline Cyclone 2

Current Bow– Elite Victory

Arrows– Gold Tip 22 series

Other Equipment– CBE Vertex sight with CBE 3X scope

-Scott Exxus release aid

-Bstinger stabilisers

– Bohning Air vanes

– Winners choice strings

– Trophy Taker arrow rest

How did you begin Archery– While on a family holiday I got to try archery. Out of that my brother wanted a bow so of course little brother wanted one too.

Achievements–  1986 & 2006 IFAA World Champion

-2000 North American Bowhunter 3D World Champion

-3DAAA Life member

-Steven Reeks Medal winner

-Malynn medal winner (2 dogs)

Memories– Getting to travel the world representing my country doing something I really love doing and catching up with old friends and meeting new ones.

The memories are just unlimited

ACHIEVEMENTS
My greatest achievements are not of the shooting type but of the administration of Archery.

• Zone E ABA controller for 4 years before moving onto ABA national committee.
• Team manager in 1988 for the World IFAA titles in the USA.
• Organised the 1990 World and Australian titles at Valla Park.
• Helped start 3DAAA .

MEMORIES

• Spending time with my Family and all my friends I have gained over the years.
• All the help given to me throughout my years of  organisation of archery endeavours.
• Watching the kids of archery grow and develop into nice decent people who then put back into archery in later life.

There is just too many memories to list.

ACHIEVEMENTS 

I have been privileged enough to have won the ABA Nationals, the IFAA Nationals and 3DAAA nationals on a number of occasions. I was also honoured to receive the 3DAAA Legend of Archery Award.

MEMORIES 

• My list of memories that I have of the sport of archery continues to grow.  Our sport gives us a wonderful opportunity to meet many different people from many different places, who all have the same passion.

• My favourite memories include seeing a mate of mine Ken Sommers from Victoria, (who like myself was a guest on a hunting trip with Nev “Frosty” Westerveld of Cairns) return to camp with a jaw which when pulled measured around 32 pts.

• Another memory which will always be etched in my mind was the 2005 3DAAA Presentation Dinner at Nambucca Heads, when I was privileged to present the “Steven Reeks Medal” to Istvan Wolfe, this was as good as it gets.

• 1977 (won first ABA Nationals); won 1980 ABA Nationals;  (from 79 through early 80s, won Queensland State titles, South Queensland championships, Overall Points Scores, Jim Stevens Memorial trophy and Zone titles.
• 1990 World IFAA Championships (bronze medal); 1994 World Masters won Silver medal in field and bronze medal in target.
  2005 Shooter of the Year RU; 7th place RU at World IBO Championships.

MEMORIES

• The characters of archery… we are a special breed. Who could forget the Bundy boys from the early days of ABA, Peter Macey, and the likes of Bob Doring. Hunting with Alan Podlich, Geoff Thompson and Richard Lowe. And that first meeting with mates Mike Parker, Dale Dodds and Russ Roberts at the Nationals in Orange some two decades ago.
• Going to the USA last year for the IBO championships was undoubtedly one of the highlights of my archery life.

• In 1984 Cessnock Archers hosting the NSW State Titles with over 450 shooters.
• Witnessing the first ever perfect 400 shot in ABA at Cessnock.
• Having well over 150 members in the Cessnock club. Going to practice on Tuesdays and would be lucky to get a car park.
• Getting to travel to so many different places and meet some many different people.
• In 1998 winning both the ABA Nationals and the ABA 3D nationals shooting the 1st and only perfect 400 3D round, winning both the raffles and what every else was on offer, what a weekend.
• There are literally hundreds of memories I have of the past 45 years but by far the best is being honoured by my peers to receive the first ever Living Legends of Archery award.

I have far too many stories to tell.