Tony Harbaugh is a straight shooter.
No, really. His arrow hits dead center just about every time.
Harbaugh, 59, of Jerome, ID took top honors in the 2014 Las Vegas Shoot’s Freestyle Unlimited Senior Championship Feb. 7-9. He finished with a total of 898 out of 900. The second-place winner finished with 897. This was Harbaugh’s second Vegas victory in his senior pro career. He also won in 2012. He took third in 2011 and second in 2013.
The NFAA is proud to announce that Lancaster Archery Supply has joined on as the official sponsor of the NFAA Indoor National's 2014 Practice with the Pros event.
Join us Friday, March 14 from 4:00-6:00pm at the Kentucky Int. Convention Center, for a practice and autograph session with your favorite NFAA Professional archers. The event is free and open to all youth archers, ages 17 and under. No sign up necessary.
Las Vegas, Nevada (February 10, 2014) – The 2014 NFAA “Vegas Shoot” and World Archery Festival was held in Las Vegas, Nevada February 7th through the 9th. The world renowned tournament, known as the largest and most prestigious indoor archery tournament in the entire world, pits the most accurate archers from around the globe in an intense 3-day competition with absolutely no room for error.
Vegas, it seems, has been on every archer’s mind lately. What makes Sin City so special for archery fans?
With 5 days left to register, the 2014 Vegas Shoot has already shattered the previous year’s record of 1,800 shooters by nearly 300 additional registrants. The 2014 event is on track to hit over 2,200 archers, representing over 35 different countries. The 2014 Vegas Shoot offers the World’s largest indoor purse ever with a projected payout of $250,000 in cash and prizes.
The 20th Anniversary of the Iowa Pro Am, saw a new attendance record being set as this popular event continues to show growth despite grounded planes and bad weather in the eastern part of the US. All participating archers received a 20th anniversary pin. Once again the Hy-Vee center in Des Moines provided a roomy fantastic facility for the Pro Am that features a 360 round shot on the NFAA face the 1st day and a 330 round shot on a Vegas face the 2nd day.
With over 2,000 registered athletes to date, The Vegas Shoot is set to welcome more competitors than ever to the South Point Casino and Hotel, for its huge open tournament – and last stage and Final of the Indoor Archery World Cup.
The NFAA Foundation is now selling raffle tickets for their 2014 Raffle to benefit the Scholarship and Museum Funds. Tickets are priced at $10 for 1 or $100 for 12. For any questions, contact the NFAA Foundation at 605-260-9282. The Winner will be chosen at the IFAA World Field Championships on August 9, 2014.
The National Field Archery Association wishes to extend our sincere condolences to the family of Marihelen Rogers. Marihelen and her husband MJ worked for the NFAA for fifteen years. Representing the NFAA as the Executive Secretary, Editor of Archery Magazine and Tournament and Events Coordinator; Marihelen had a tremendous sense of appreciation for her friends in the archery world.
Headed out to The Vegas Shoot for the first time? You may be nervous, but it should be a good nervous. This is an experience that an archer should have at least once….and, if you shoot it once, you’ll want to do it again.
