A look at some of the advances and changes in archery of the past 50 years of the Club’s existence.

1951 – 1959

1951 – Max Hamilton introduces ‘Plastiflech’ vanes to replace feathers.

1953 – ‘Bear’ designs and sells the first working recurve bow.

1956 – ‘Pistol Grip’ is developed by Hoyt Archery Co. for their bows.

1958 – Easton develops "XX75" aluminum arrow.

1961 – ‘Torque Stabilizers’ is introduced by Hoyt

Archery Company.

1966 – IFAA (International Field Archery Association) is founded.

1969 – Holless Wilbur Allen is granted the patent on his invention of the Compound Bow, used for hunting.

1971 — Compound bows and release aids make their national debut at the Vegas shoot and are accepted in competitions by the NFAA.

1971 – Flex Fetch begins manufacturing their first soft plastic arrow vanes.

1972 – Archery reappears in the Munich Olympic Games for both Men and Women.

1974 – Freddie Troncoso invents the first dual prong arrow rest.

1982 – Neroli Fairhall from New Zealand, a paraplegic, shoots from her wheelchair in the Brisbane, Australia Commonwealth Games. She wins first place in the Women’s double FITA event.

1982 – 3-D Archery is introduced.

1983 – Easton develops the carbon arrow.

1988 – The Teams Event was added into the Archery Competition for the Olympic Games in So. Korea.