Vegas Shoot 2015-Kyle Takes Vegas

 

Practice with the Pro's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                      Day One-Kyle shot at perfect score and was in 1st place

                                                            Day Two-Still in the lead



Day Three- Shot strong finished in 1st place with 1 X higher than the rest. Usually the X count is the tie breaker but it was a new rule this year in Vegas the X's did not count, so with the score being tied we had to wait several more hours for a shoot off. 

                                     PSE asked Kyle to hang his target at their both at the Expo.

 

Kyle getting congrats from his sponsers Tim Gillingham (GoldTip & BeeStinger) & Justin Losse from PSE Archery

 

***THE SHOOT OFF***

 

 

 

                                                  Nathan Brooks Pro PSE shooter

 

 

 

 

Sebastian Cooper, left, and Kyle Douglas compete in a shootout for the Young Adult division during "The Vegas Shoot" archery tournament at the South Point Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Douglas finished in first place and won a $3,500 cash prize.

(This picture was in the Las Vegas Sun the morning following Kyle's win)

 

 

Going to the Vegas shoot this year we felt we had done everything possible to have the boys as prepared as they could be. They practiced every single day for months and months. They even had to join another club at Hill Air Force Base so they could shoot on Wednesday nights. Our club we belong to Brigham Bowmen has a youth league on Wednesdays so they had no where to shoot. We also hired them a coach Logan Wilde. They met with him several times in Salt Lake City. With just a few adjustments and tips he had them spot on! It was amazing how much he really helped them. He is a professional and does it for a living so he understands and knows how to shoot under pressure.

 

This year is a year I'm sure we will never forget. It was so exciting to see the boys shoot and do so well. Kolt jumped up in age brackets this year and shot for the first time in the youth male freestyle 15-17 years old. It was a tough group but he was able to shoot very consistent he shot a 290 with 12 X's the first day and a 290 with 11 X's the 2nd day. He ended up placing 22nd in the world in his age group.

 

Shawn and Wayne shot for the 1st time this year. They were both pretty nervous. They did good but shot lower than the their average. It was just too much for Shawn worrying about the boys and going from room to room to watch. It was hard for him to get in practice time for himself. He said next year when the boys are shooting the tournament he will just be there to cheer them on with me.

 

Kyle was on fire this year. He shot a perfect score the first day, dropped 1 point the 2nd day and dropped 2 the 3rd day. He was in the lead with his X count but it was a new rule this year where the X count did not count. He had to wait several hours before he did a shoot off that would determine the Champion. This was the first year Vegas has ever offered a Championship with money at the" Vegas Shoot". He won $3500.00 and took home the title Young Adult Freestyle Champion! Since we have been home he has received phone call from the Box Elder Newspaper and the Standard Examiner, they will be doing a story about him. Some how his school Fremont High got wind of it and made an announcement at school. I think he was a bit embarrassed. We were asked to send a picture to the principal so I'm not sure if it will end up in the yearbook or what.  The boys have also received a package from PSE with some shooter shirts and hats. It was so nice to have almost all our family there from both sides .The support from our club is just unbelievable they are almost like family... They would come and cheer on the boys everyday in between their own shooting times.  A special thanks to Erin Young capturing these priceless photo's. She was so funny because she would tease with them and say she was their  paparazzi!!