Archery Camp
The Week of July 21st (Monday) – July 25th (Friday)

Archery camp is a one-week program that has been structured for young archers from age 9 through 18. The main objective is to expand and sharpen a students' archery skills and knowledge so they can advance to the next level of the sport. It is great for young archers that want to improve on their skills and/or compete regionally and nationally.

Read more about it and sign up now. Space is limited.

Closed - May 26th, Monday
for Memorial Day Holiday.

Please enjoy our national holiday with family and friends. We be open Tuesday, May 27th.

OALC and Nocking Point Archers at 2025 USA Archery Indoor Nationals and JOAD Indoor Nationals

We had had 5 archers from OALC at the 2025 USA Archery Indoor Nationals and JOAD Indoor Nationals in Mason, Mi. I'm proud of you all.

Picture left to right: Carolyn Lee, Geneva Foster, Emmeline Brugger, Nicole Castleberry, and Sarafina Galinac.

Carolyn Lee (JOAD Recurve U18 Women) finished 126th out of 156 shooters nationwide and 5th in Mason. Geneva Foster (Barebow 50+ Women) finished 30th out of 33 shooters nationwide and 3rd in Mason. Emmeline Brugger (JOAD Recurve U!8 Women) finished 129th out of 156 shooters nationwide and 6th in Mason. Nicole Castleberry (Barebow 50+ Women) finished 22nd out of 33 shooters nationwide and 2nd in Mason. Sarafina Galinac (JOAD Compound U15 Women) finished 23rd out of 39 nationwide and 1st in Mason.

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2024 OALC Shooters Who Competed

With the end of the 2024 tournament season, we thought a final group shot of the OALC archers who competed was appropriate. We had fifty-one OALC shooters compete this year. You guys did a great job and brought home the medals including two OAA Shooter-of-the-Year awards.You guys did a great and I'm proud of you all!:

Pictured left to right: Back row - Caroline Williams, Erin Burns, Erica DiNovo, Brian Ott, Thomas Gazley, Jeffery Buelow, Sam Bell, Greyson Fischer, Tim Trobenter, Ed Zgrabik, Terry Keller, Zahra Amin, Jacob Nienaber, Shawn Lewis, and Asher Rosenberg. Second row - Gabrielle Petek, Robin Ott, Kayana Martin, Geneva Foster, Lara Proegler, Margaret Wu, Carolyn Lee, Kristine Sovich, Amanada Geremia, and Jeanine Hubbell. Front row - Julianna Chan (OAA-SOY), Nicole Castleberry, Ella Cotton, Teagan Keller, Kaithie Buresch, Azra Saka, Carrick McClintock, Emmeline Brugger, Sarafina Galinac, Cimaron Fischer, Auberon Fischer (OAA-SOY), and Anna Spataro. Not pictured - Sean Bencsath, Megan Bender, Alex Carter, Liam Conway, Stacy Conway, Caleb Gianzero, Phoebe Hodina, Elliott Harder, Brian James, Kylee Litnar, Nick Luzius, Reagan Milan, Mike Milan, and Dean Stebner.

Nocking Point Archers' Club
4th Annual Memorial Day Club Picnic

Nocking Point Archery Club will meet at 5/27/2024 1:00:00 PM from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Monday, May 26, 2025. This link provides directions to the location. 4th Annual Memorial Day Club Picnic. We will be at Punderson State Park. We have the shelter and archery range for the day. It was great success last year. Everybody had a great time.

Sign up sheets are up on the club bulletin board at the range. If you are attending please sign up soon so we can get an accurate head count so there is enough food for everybody. Remember this is a pot luck so to make it work everybody needs to donate something for the picnic. That list is also up on the club bulletin board.

This is open to your entire family and friends. Pet dogs are welcome. You'll be able to work on your USA Archery Outdoor Achievement Awards, or prepare for the OAA Field Championship or to shoot just for fun. Also there will be other archery games and give aways.

If you have any special requests just let John know. If you have any questions, feel free to contact John.

OALC and WKYC Channel 3 Morning Show

Ohio Archery Center was featured on WKYC, Channel 3 Morning show on Friday, August 2nd as one of the Olympic sports that you can do locally. This link takes you to the video from the morning show. I appreciate the crew from WKYC coming out and three of my archers (Megan Bender, Emmeline Brugger and Carolyn Lee) for helping out the news crew. If you are interested in learning archery, register for classes here.

Kids & Archery ...

Archery plays prominent roles in movies, TV shows and video games. Kids routinely see superheroes and Disney princesses shooting archery. They imagine themselves as Katniss, Merida and Hawkeye, and many ask parents if they can try the sport. Kids will think it's cool to shoot. Bows are featured in their video games after all! If archery intrigues your child, maybe it is time to sign him/her up for introductory lessons.

Archery is a great introductory sport for anyone of any age or skill. Many athletes shoot archery without having played other sports or honed any athletic skills. That makes it appropriate for any age. Archers must only focus on their form, not their individual strength or stamina. In addition, archery tournaments have age divisions for all kids who enjoy competing, so they can take their archery passions from the range to the tournament stage whenever they like.

• Archery is the oldest sport still practiced today, and while the equipment has changed, archery basics is remarkably unchanged.
• Archery gets your kids outside away from their phones/tablets where they can soak in that vitamin D and fresh air.
• Archery can help your kids develop their ability focus, and concentrate.
• Archery will strengthen your kids' confidence by giving them a skill that they can steadily improve upon.
• Archery can provide a positive outlet for a competitive kid.
• Archery can also be a great way for kids to develop new relationships like friendships with people of all ages and coaching relationships.
• As a parent if you shoot archery as well, then you and your kids can bond more by being coached together.

Maybe archery is the solution you've been looking for. Ohio Archery Center can provide your child with the structured program that will improve his/her skills, focus and self-esteem. Today is the day to sign up for lessons. No equipment is required.

Service Work ...

We service and tune most compound and recurve bows. New bow strings (Joey's Bowstrings), tuning, D-loops, minor repairs, inspections, etc. We also build arrows for hunting, target and traditional shooting. Arrows are custom ordered. We do not do any work on crossbows. We don't have a press for cross bows.