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2014 NFAA Outdoor National Champion, Mike Flier

Mike Flier of Pekin, Illinois won the 2014 NFAA Outdoor National Championship while competing in the Senior Men’s Freestyle Division. This was Mike’s 5th NFAA National Title and goes along with numerous Local, Regional, State, Sectional and World titles over his archery career that spans nearly 5 decades.

Mike won his first NFAA National Title at Aurora, Illinois in 1970. He competed in the Young Adult Male Barebow Division. That was the first of 4 National Championships in a row for Mike. The next three consecutive NFAA Outdoor National Championships were in the Adult Barebow Division. In addition to these National Titles, Mike also won the International Field Archery Association’s (IFAA) World Outdoor Championships in York, England in 1973, and won the IFAA World Outdoor Championships again in 1975 at Jay Peak, Vermont.

This year, Mike competed at the NFAA Outdoor National Tournament held in Yankton, South Dakota. He competed in the Senior Men’s Freestyle Division, and after being behind after the first day’s competition, he put things after that to win the National Title by a single point over fellow Illinois competitor, Steven Stover. Mike has won the National Outdoor Titles in 3 age groups: Young Adult, Adult, and Senior.

- His last National Outdoor title was in 1974 and his recent 2014 National Outdoor Championship title was 40 years later.

Mike’s Setup that he used to win the 2014 NFAA Senior Men’s Freestyle Outdoor National Championship includes

Bow: PSE Freak SP. 55 pounds peak weight, 18 pounds holding weight.

Draw Length: 29 ¾” AMO

Arrows: Easton X-10 carbon arrows, 29 inches long, with 100 Grains of point weight

Bow sight: CBE

Scope: CBE, with a 0.75 diopter (6 power) lens and a pink dot (for outdoors).

Peep Site: Specialty Peep with a small aperture and no clarifier.

Release aid: Tru-Ball Ultra HT 4-finger.

Stabilization: Fivics main stabilizer, 30 inches long, with 3 Oz tip weight. Back stabilizer is a Fivics 12 inches long with 8 oz of back weight.

Quiver: Easton Sport Hip Quiver.

Optics: Vortex Razor 10 x 42 power.

Mike is a long-time member of USA Archery (formerly National Archery Association), the National Field Archery Association (NFAA), the Illinois Archery Association, and Pekin Archers Incorporated. Mike is directly involved in teaching archery to youngsters during the summer at the Pekin Archers outdoor range. He also shoots at Presleys Outdoors in Bartonville, Illinois and has been a contributor to the successful Midwest Open Archery Tournament for the past 6 years.

--by Tom Dorigatti, November, 2014

Local Archer Wins 2014 NFAA Indoor National Championship

Kathy Pindell of Galesburg, Illinois won the 2014 NFAA Indoor National Championship while competing in the Senior Women’s Freestyle Division. This was Kathy’s 4th National Title and goes along with numerous Local, Regional, State and Sectional titles over her archery career that spans nearly 5 decades.

Kathy won her first NFAA National Title at Ludlow, Massachusetts in 1972. She competed in the Young Adult Female Freestyle Division. That was the first of 3 National Championships in a row for Kathy. She won her second National Championship in 1973 at Aurora, IL moving up from the Young Adult division and competing instead in the Adult Female Freestyle Division. In 1974, Kathy went out to Golden, Colorado, and won her third consecutive NFAA National Field Championship, once again in the Adult Female Freestyle Division. Then at the age of 18, Kathy made the jump to the Professional Division. At that time, she was the youngest Archer to turn professional.

Kathy shot professional for several years, and eventually put archery on the back burner in order to have a family and start her career. She came back into the sport many years later, taking time to dedicate toward the sport she loved. Always a real competitor, Kathy continued to work her way back and has won several more Local, Regional, State, and Sectional titles in the Women’s Freestyle Division.

This year, Kathy competed at the NFAA Indoor National Tournament held in Louisville, Kentucky. She competed in the Senior Women’s Freestyle Division, and after being behind after the first day’s competition, she put things together on the second day of the event to win her 4th NFAA National title. What is most interesting and rewarding are the following:

- Kathy has won National Titles in 3 age groups: Young Adult, Adult (twice moving up an age level and still winning the title), and Senior.

- Her last National title was in 1974 and her recent 2014 National Indoor Championship title was 40 years later.

Kathy’s Setup that she used to win the 2014 Senior Women’s Freestyle National Championship includes:

Bow: Barnsdale Classic X with Tri-Star cams. 46 pounds peak weight, 17 pounds holding weight.

Draw Length: 24 3/4” AMO

Arrows: Gold Tip UltraLite Pro Series 22, 23 inches long, with 90 Grains of point weight

Bow sight: Sur-Loc Supreme

Scope: Sur-Loc scope 38 mm Diameter, with a 1.0 diopter (8power) lens and a circle/dot combination.

Peep Site: Speciality Peep with 3/64 clarifier

Release aid: Carter Target 4

Stabilizaton: Shrewd main stabilizer, 30 inches long, with 3 Oz tip weight. Back stabilizer is a Shrewd 6 inches long with 6 oz of back weight.

Quiver: Easton Sport Quiver

Optics: Brunton Eterna 11x 42 power

Kathy is a long-time member of the National Field Archery Association (NFAA), the Illinois Archery Association, Pekin Archers Incorporated, and the Galesburg Archery Club. In addition Kathy spends time teaching new archers and promoting the sport. She also shoots at Presleys Outdoors in Bartonville, Illinois and has been a huge contributor to the successful Midwest Open Archery Tournament for the past 6 years.

--by Tom Dorigatti, November, 2014