USA Archery JOAD Stars Pin Awards for Young Archers, Part 1: Basics

Young archers at USA Archery Junior Olympic Development programs such as Golden Gate JOAD are eligible to earn awards from USA Archery. The awards serve as benchmarks for progress in archery and give a well-earned sense of accomplishment. Golden Gate JOAD periodically offers optional achievement shoots for JOAD Stars Pin Awards during our regular sessions.…

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Record Turnout for Golden Gate JOADs July 21st Achievement Shoot

Golden Gate JOAD’s July 21st session saw a record turnout as 16 new students, taking their first time archery lessons, joined 22 returning archers at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park Archery Range. Gorgeous clear blue skies and great warm weather set the stage for our returning archers, kids and adults, to shoot for USA Archery…

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What is a JOAD Achievement shoot? How can I get that bling?

This Saturday, July 21st, 2012, and from now on the first Saturday of every month, Golden Gate JOAD will be having an achievement shoot where you can earn awards. The achievement shoots help provide goals for you to hit.  Instead of direct competition with other archers, who may have more experience, the achievement shoots are…

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