Sponsored Shooters

ARCHERY ACADEMY currently has 3 sponsored shooters from Archery Australia and ABA/3D archery.

RECORDS FALL - HOYT RULES

ARCHERY ACADEMY SPONSORED SHOOTERS clean up at the ABA Paper, Two Day Event
held at Bordertown S.A. Sept 19, 20th 2009

Our recent arrival Geoff Blesing came out all guns blazing with his HOYT Alphamax setting the pace
in the morning 3 arrow round with a clean 400 / 392

Not to be out done Ralf Kling and his HOYT Alphamax responded with a 388 / 400 in the afternoon's 1 arrow round. Impressive stuff guys. Ralf also completed the third leg of his Freestyle Unlimited GRAND MASTERS an award he has achieved a record 3 times.

Geoff rounded off the weekend with the 2 day record, with an impressive 398 / 396 on the Sunday.

WELL DONE RALF AND GEOFF

WANT TO WIN ? WINNERS SHOOT HOYT AND EASTON.

WINNERS CHOOSE ARCHERY ACADEMY !

CV - GEOFF BLESING

BAREBOW  ABA PAPER FIELD

South Australian State Titles - Overall Winner 1986,1988,1993,1995,1996,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2004

South Australian State Titles - Runner Up 1987,1989,1991,1992,1994,1997,2003

Victorian State Titles 1987 - 3rd, 1999 - 1st, 2003 - 1st.

South Australian I.F.A.A State Barebow 1993 - 1st

Australian National Titles                                                                                              

1997 2nd Paper Field, 3D - 1st

Australian National Titles 1998 3D - 1st

I.F.A.A World 3D Championships 2001 - 1st

Record 7 ABA Grand Master Barebow Titles.

Hold State 3 Arrow Round record 386 + 1 Day total - 764 + 2 Day record  1506  

Equipment used 1995 to 2005 - HOYT Defiant

Turned Freestyle Unlimited -2005

National Field Titles -2006 - Freestyle Unlimited 2nd- 3D - 2nd

South Australian Paper Field Titles - 2006 1st - 2 Day record 1580 

South Australian Paper Field Titles - 2007 2nd  

Asian-Pacific Region I.F.A.A Championships -Freestyle Unlimited 1st             

 Set 4 new records Field -533, Hunter -538, Animal - 558 Total - 2696

South Australian Paper Field Titles - 2008 1st - 3D 1st 

National Field Titles - 2008 -2nd

I.F.A.A Veterans National Titles - 2008 2nd Freestyle Unlimited 

Selected Champion Team of Nations - World I.F.A.A Titles NAMBIA - 5th 

Club Champion - Sighted - 2006, 2007, 2008

Club record holder - 798

Bordertown 2 Day Paper 2009 -Shot first 400 clean round, 2 Day record - 1586 

Silver City 3D State titles Broken Hill

RALF KLING

Ralf has been successfully shooting for us for a number of years now.
He is committed to his Archery and a perfectionist.

He has been busy attending shoots, moving house and getting married
and still manages to stay on top.
For a perfect round or a perfect kitchen speak with Ralf.

Ralf shoots HOYT Alphamax and EASTON Litespeed arrows.

CV - RALF KLING - FREESTYLE UNLIMITED

2000 ABA Nationals Paper Flight 2 - 2nd       
               3D - 2nd

2000 State Titles Paper - 2nd

2001 State Titles Paper - 2nd

2002 State Titles Paper - 1 st

2003 State Titles Paper - 1st

2003 Victorian Titles Paper - 2nd

2004 State Titles Paper - 1st

2004 Victorian 3D Titles - 3rd

2005 State Titles Paper - 3rd

2005 Australian Masters Games
               Indoor - 1st
               Fita Field - 2nd
               3D - 2nd

2006 State Titles Paper - 2nd

2006 ABA Paper - Vets - 1st

2006 3D- Vets - 1st

2007 State Titles Paper - 1st

2007 S.A.3D State titles - 1st

2007 Australasian Masters Games
               Fita Field - 1st
               3D - 1st

2007 ABA Paper - Vets- 2nd

2009 Bordertown 2 Day Paper 388/400                                                            

Freestyle Grand Masters for record 3rd Time

Silver City 2 Day State 3D Title   - Regained Title

DUANE COATES

Duane began in archery in 1984 and following a short break, resumed again in 1993.
During this time he set several state and national records and was a very prominent shooter in South Australia.

In 1995 he was a member of two Australian teams, the world target championships in Jakarta and world indoor in Birmingham after winning the Australian national indoor in Wollongong.

Awarded the South Australian Sports Institute high performance athlete scholarship 1996-97.

In 1997 he again took a break from archery to pursue his career 
in the wine industry and earned a Masters of Oenology from Adelaide university.
Following experience in Burgundy, the Norther Rhone Valley regions in France and the Douro Valley in Portugal he is now winemaker for Cleggett's, Raydon Estate wines, and of course his own label, COATES, of course.
Duane is also active in wine judging.

In 2008 he returned to competition and within 12 months began shooting extremely well placing 9th in the 2009 Australian national target championships, 6th in the 2009 national indoor and 6th in the 2009 Australian Open.

Duane shoots Easton Protour and Hoyt Vantage Elite. 

Recent achievements include:

2nd   South Australian state indoor 2009
1st     City of Prospect 2009 - FITA purple target award
6th     Australian Open  2009 - 1380

Personal best scores:

FITA target            1392
FITA 900                  890
FITA indoor 18m    592

Duane shoots a HOYT Vantage Elite with spiral X cam for outdoor and HOYT Pro Elite with cam and a half plus for indoor, and EASTON X10 arrows.

Duane has just been offered a visiting athlete scholarship to AIS following his selection in the training squad for the Commonwealth Games.