Scott and Wendi gives you all the information you need to be successful at the 2025 USA Archery JOAD Target Nationals!

• Event Overview
• Shooting at Altitude
• Gear Checklist
• Schedule and Format
• Local Tips
• What Parents should bring
• Advice for First-Timers

Catch you guys at the next target!

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Wendi and Joe talk with Jenifer Jameson and the owner of Hit or Miss Archery, Neil Overbay.  Talk about things to do and see in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Also, talk about the venue and what to expect!  

Be prepared for shooting at 5000 feet.  Many of us will not know how to survive that elevation :)

Hurricane Beryl caused some issues, but we were able to find cell coverage to make this happen! 

Raising an Archer has the pleasure of talking with Jewel and Landry Blakey.  Talked about their transition from NASP to Target Archery.

Jewel and Landry have been shooting for a few years and are top NASP shooters in the country.

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Scott and Wendi talk about what not to wear in an Archery competition!  There are some obvious answers but there are some that are not so obvious. 

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We needed a break but we are back!  Let's kick this off with an Outdoor Season episode!  Scott and Wendi sit down with Zach Rebstock who came in 3rd place at Lancaster Classic this year.  He lets us know how he sets up his bow for outdoor season and what it takes to get ready!

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Wendi and Julia sit down with Micah Xie.  Micah is a Multi-National Champion who moved from Barebow to Olympic Recurve in the last couple of years.  He is one of the up and coming Recurve archers to watch!  

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Scott and Wendi sit down with TFAA Hall of Fame inductee Toby Ragsdale.   Always a preasure to hang with our friend Toby!

The Ragsdale family joined the NFAA/TFAA in 1965, when Toby was just 5 years old. He vividly remembers that year because he was one year shy of being able to compete, which didn’t sit well with the naturally competitive young Toby. Toby only waited that one year before he began competing with his bow. Toby had tremendous success as a young archer and if you shot back in those days, you knew the archers in Texas were the most dominating and competitive group of shooters in the country.

Toby Ragsdale won two (2) National Championships, at least seven (7) Sectional Championships, and six (6) State Championships. At the young age of 62, Toby has won at least one archery championship in each of the last six decades.

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Wendi and Julia will let you know what to expect at the 2024 USA Indoor Nationals and JOAD Indoor Nationals.  What to expect when you show up!

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Scott and Wendi talk about when it's time to regroup and change equipment.  Wendi's daughter got a new bow and struggled with it for 6 months before we made the decision to switch back to the old bow. Moving back to the old bow was the right decision.  It allowed us to regroup and figure out what works best for her.

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Scott and Wendi talk about what it takes to get to that next level.  How do you pratice when weather is bad or your range is not close.  It's taking 4+ days of good pratice for these top athletes to keep up.  We all know life gets in the way and we have to creative to get our archers the time they need!

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