LSBA Pop-Up 3D a Huge Success!

[BrandonH]

The LSBA was asked by Basspro to be a part of their "Archery Weekend" and we gladly accepted. We hosted a pop-up 3D tournament in their state of the art range and we also had a booth setup outside for the kids baloon shoot.

I had the pleasure to work with some of the finest people involved with the organization and without them it would not have been possible. To start with, Dena has more energy than my 4 year old and without her organizational skills it would have been a nightmare. Rather than listing all the names here I will wait and let Dena do it so I don't get in trouble for forgetting someone\clipart{biggrin}

The qualifying rounds for the pop-up ran from 9am until 8pm and in that time we had 114 rounds shot. Being my first year to do an event like this I wasn't sure what to expect, and when it was all said and done it exceeded anything that I could have imagined. For the 11 hours on Saturday there was never a slow moment in the range.

We ended up having 3 divisions: 17 and Under, Traditional, and Compound Amateur. There was an Advanced division, but only 3 signed up so all the shooters agreed to do away with the class. The top 10 shooters in each division on Saturday came back on Sunday for the Finals.

We started out with the 17 and Under Division and let me tell you these kids can shoot. There were several of these youngsters that consistantly shot better scores than the adults all weekend long. The award for First Place was a $75 Basspro Gift Card, Framed Certificate, Belt Buckle, LSBA T-shirt, Keychain, Pin, and a few other prizes. All 3 top places recieved the same except for a smaller denomination gift card.

Our biggest turnout for the weekend was the Traditional crowd. Most of these guys shot numerous rounds trying to reach the top seed, but the score that Pete Pieper shot held strong all day. The awards for First place in the Traditional Division was a $270 Basspro Gift Card, Framed Certificate, Belt Buckle, Key Chain, Pin, LSBA T-shirt, and a few other prizes.

The Compound shooters had a little harder time than the Traditional guys. The targets were coming faster than they could get their releases on the string, or even worse if they had a d-loop. The First prize for them was a $220 Basspro Gift Card, Framed Certificate, Belt Buckle, Key Chain, Pin, LSBA T-shirt, and a few other prizes.

I was so busy both days I wasn't able to take any pics other than the ones I posted. Hopefully some of the other volunteers will have a few more pixels to post on this thread. I am looking forward to having another Tournament at Basspro in the future.

[wassaw]

Brandon,
Hats off to you, that was great time at BPS.
You and Dena put together a really good program.
hope bps will invite LSBA back next year also.
my truck thermometer read 103 f at 4:00 Saturday(':shock:')


uuummm what did you say your unoffiical just checking the target sequence and speed score was????? lol
great meeting you!

[Hot4huntin]

As Brandon said, this LSBA event was a huge success and more fun than I had envisioned! I had lots of help from many folks in coordinating LSBA

[Chunky]

That is a great recap Dena!

Thanks to those on Sat. that I did not get the chance to talk to.

Looking forward to doing it again soon.

Mark

[Injun]

It was a really pleasant way to wake up after a short night in the patrol car. Watching the talent of some of the Youngsters that were back to shoot in the finals on Sunday morning was AWeSOME . I'd let them ride partners with me anytime. It was great to be able to spend a few minutes with the ones that made it by the table outside also. The thrill in a young ladys' eye when she out shot her braggin brother was worth the trip. I appreciate the efforts of all that were there and it made me proud to know that Dena hadn't just signed me into an organization but more of an extended family. Lookin forward to the next one!!

[Linedawg]

Kudos and high fives to everyone! Sounds like it turned out very well! Again, good job to all.