There's still time to sign-up for the 4th Annual Sport Blowgun Target
Shooting competition (Saturday June 9th, 2007). We will again be
using the facilities at the Northampton County Park, Bear Swamp
Archery Complex in Upper Mt. Bethel, PA. This is an American Sport
Blowgun Association (ASBA) sanctioned Point and Match competition
sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Fukiyado Association.

The 10-Meter World Record score has been raised at the Bear Swamp
Archery Complex twice in the past three years, from 192 to 194 by
Morikuni Matsumoto of the Japan Sport Fukiya Association in 2004, and
from 194 to 198 by "Old Wayne" Wilson from Lynchburg, VA in 2005!
Will "lightning strike" a third time and the 10-meter World Record
score be raised again? (The score has been tied twice now, in France
and Japan.)
Will Master "Old Wayne" Wilson (8 dan) return to achieve his goal of
a perfect 210 point score?
Join us and watch history in the making!
All blowgunners are welcome to participate in the Match shoots. ASBA
members or members of an IFA national affiliate can participate in
the Point competition, which starts promptly at Noon (Registration
and Check-in on the day of the event runs from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
local time).
For non-ASBA members, a "Point competition" is their rank test, where
they shoot to officially register their scores towards achieving rank
advancement.) Open shooting starts immediately upon completion of
the Point shoot. Observers are welcome.

We'll have standard competition shooting (see how well you can shoot
on a standard course), and if there is enough interest and
participants:
Long Distance Record attempt in the Olympic Archery field across the
street;
First Nations-style Field Competition in the half-mile loop, 16
target archery field range behind the main target range.
Pictures of the facilities can be viewed at:
http://groups.msn.com/BlowgunsNorthwestPlayersGroup/bearswamparcheryco
mplex.msnw

There's plenty of free parking! Also, if you have a Pennsylvania
resident or non-resident fishing license, you can try your skill at
blowgun fishing at scenic Minsi Lake, a short walk to the west of the
complex. There's even a charcoal grill and covered picnic area at
the Olympic Archery range, if you want to make a day of it and grill
up some burgers or hotdogs while you're there (Bring charcoal and
food to grill, or there's a small general store a 2 minute walk from
the complex).

As always, the competition is fee free!

E-mail registration accepted up until June 1st, 2007 - see the ASBA
website for details. If participating, please e-mail me direct. Let
me know if you need directions, and where you'll be coming from. For
hotel reservations, search on East Stroudsburg, Allentown, or
Bethlehem, PA.

May your darts always fly true!