PRA Power Presence at CA State Games (and Beyond)
With the results of the California State Games out, we at Trojan Archery would like to recognize the performance of our fellow archers-in-arms from the Pasadena Roving Archers, many of whom garnered places on the podium for their respective divisions. The tournament featured individual events at 3 different distances and a total of 90 scored arrows, with archers split into divisions based on age and … Continue reading PRA Power Presence at CA State Games (and Beyond)
Welcome Our New E-Board: Fall 2018
To say that the past month or so has brought with it a plethora of updates for Trojan Archery would be a vast understatement, dear readers. To start, Trojan Archery has elected a brand-new Executive Board for the 2018-2019 school year, featuring a diverse mix of returning archers as well as newer, though certainly eager, faces. (Apparently the pull to join the dark side was … Continue reading Welcome Our New E-Board: Fall 2018
Trojan Archery’s Newest Instructors and Club Leaders – Meet the 2018-2019 E-Board
As we wrap up the Spring 2018 semester, we here at Trojan Archery are keeping ourselves busy with all the work needed to maintain the club and have it ready for the fall. As such, this post is not so much a blog post as it is a general purposes announcement. We thank you for bearing with us as we work through our housekeeping woes … Continue reading Trojan Archery’s Newest Instructors and Club Leaders – Meet the 2018-2019 E-Board
And Two Rose From the Ashes
It has been a busy month for Trojan Archery, dearest readers. Following on the heels of the National Indoor Championships we have been swamped with all sorts of new preparation. The most pressing of which was preparing ourselves for outdoor competition. For those unfamiliar with the shooting formats, all of the competitions mentioned in our … More And Two Rose From the Ashes
Everything’s Coming Up Peanut Butter
This past weekend we here at Trojan Archery sent a whopping 20 archers to the USA Archery 2018 Indoor National Championship. As strong as our team has been this season, we went on to break all expectations that we have set for ourselves. Though there were no team rating this time around, we had 12 archers who broke their personal bests (lovingly referred to as … Continue reading Everything’s Coming Up Peanut Butter
Shoot Your Hearts Out
Hello, fellow Trojans! First and foremost, let us at TrojanArchery.com apologize for our recent lack of activities and post. It’s not because we did nothing for two weeks–let’s be honest that’s a really long time to be mourning our lack of Valentine’s Day plan. Turns out our webmaster went full nerd mode to prepare for a science conference that he is currently attending. He sends … Continue reading Shoot Your Hearts Out
So You Want to be a (Barebow) Archer: Instincts, Gap, and String Walking
A common quandary we here at Trojan Archery encounters when teaching beginners–who all are introduced to archery through the barebow style–is how to teach them to aim. For shorter distances, the concept of “instinctive” aiming is straightforward; what you’re looking at is usually what you hit. However, for longer distances, and especially with elevation changes akin to those in a field round, the answer of … Continue reading So You Want to be a (Barebow) Archer: Instincts, Gap, and String Walking
UPDATE: Practice Times for Spring 2018
Please note that our practice times have changed for the Spring 2018 semester. Please see below for the new times. The practice session page should reflect the same changes in practice times listed below Open Practice Friday 6:00 – 10:00 PM @PED South Gym Team Practice Tuesday, Thursday 7:00 – 10:00PM @Rancho Park Archery Range Sunday 10:00 AM – 2:00PM @Pasadena Roving … Continue reading UPDATE: Practice Times for Spring 2018
Another Week, Another Tournament
As our competition season ramps up, it is starting to feel like we here at Trojan Archery are simply trying to make it from one tournament to the next in one piece. To give all of our beloved readers a quick update, we sent a cadre of archers to the California State Indoor Championship two weekends ago. Though the numbers are a bit small this … Continue reading Another Week, Another Tournament
Tic-Tac-Toe!: Southern California Collegiate Indoor Invitational 2018 Recap
This past weekend, we here at Trojan Archery kicked off our 2018 competition season at the Southern California Collegiate Indoor Invitational at the Easton Archery Center for Excellence in Chula Vista. For a lack of better words, it went off like gangbusters. Based on the point system used by the judges Trojan Archery was second in men’s recurve, third in women’s and men’s barebow, and … Continue reading Tic-Tac-Toe!: Southern California Collegiate Indoor Invitational 2018 Recap
