The Johnson County Archers (JCA) are honored to be the firstThe Johnson County Archers (JCA) are...
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TheJohnsonCountyArchers(JCA)arehonoredtobethefirstfeaturedIBA100%club;especiallynowaswecelebrate15yearsoperatingattheUniversityofIowa’sMcBrideNatureRecreationAreabetweenNorthLibertyandSolononMehaffeyBridgeRoad.Whilewe
can’ttakecreditforconstructingthiswonderfulfacility,thatwastheWhitetailBowmen,wedidresurrectitfromtheweeds.Weaddedthe
storageshed,modernbackstops,andexpandedthetrailstoaccommodate20targetsoneachoftwocourses.Allarcheryrelated
facilitiesaremaintainedbytheJCAforpublicuse,asourbudgetallowsweinstalltargetsonthepracticerange,andkeepa“jug”courseupononeside.
We hostfourpublic3Dshootseachyearin April,June,August,andSeptember.TheremainingshootsthisyearareAugust13th&14thandSeptember25th.Giventhelengthoftimewe’vebeenhere,ourcoursesandfacilitieswerebuiltwherewecouldgetthemsowenowfocusoureffortsonmakingtheshootsfunandinteresting.Wehavebuiltseveralnoveltygamessuchasthepingpongballblower,thespinner,thewalkingtom,theweavingzombie,ironbuck,andagamecalledballoondrop.Whichonewebringoutdependsontheweather,thewind,who’ssettingitup,andwhatkindofmoodthey’rein.Eachtimeisasurpriseeventous.
Wearealsonowbuildingcustom3Dtargets.Thesecreationsarebuiltfromtheremainsofwornouttargets,andpiecedtogetherlikeFrankenstein’smonster.Theyareuniqueandaddanelementofsurprisetothecourse.Youneverknowwhat’saroundthenextcorner.Itisalsonotuncommonforustoincludegrouporherdshots,aswellas
scenes.Agrizzlytakingdownadeer,acoyotestalkingacarp,oranalligatorlungingatanantelope.
Weknowthatnoteveryonecanjoinourclubbutwesincerelyhopethatyouwillconsidervisitingusatoneofour3Dshootsinthenearfuture.Operatingaswedoonpublicpropertyourmainfunctionistoprovideaplaceforpeopletoenjoyarcheryandexperience3Darcheryatthebestpossiblelevelwecan.Wecanonlycontinuetodothatifyoucometoourshootsandbringyourfriendswithyou.
FromalloftheJohnsonCountyArchers,Straightshootingandhere’shopingweseeyouinAugust.
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