Announcing the Golden Gate JOAD Underwater Archery Team

Last year when I attended a statewide outdoor tournament in Sacramento, CA, it was called off for rain.  But the Golden Gate JOAD archers toughed it out last Saturday and shot through the rain.  To honor their commitment to archery under inclement circumstances we are announcing the formation of the Golden Gate JOAD Underwater Archery…

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Our most awesome achievement shoot in a downpour

We had our monthly achievement shoot today, despite rain.  We setup the range in the heaviest rain around 7:30am and then waited.  Around 8:30am the rain let off and we put up an Eazy-UP shelter to shoot under.  This is what it looked like with our students shooting mostly under the shelter.   And then…

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Pacific Coast Archery tournament

Three Golden Gate JOAD students attended the Pacific Coast Archery tournament this weekend.  Inside you’ll find some photos I took of the event, which I really enjoyed.  A quick note about archery tournaments.  If you only go to win 1st place (and therefore don’t go if you doubt your ability to do so) you are…

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