EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Demmer Shooting Sports Education and Training Center will host an X-Factor Archery Tournament and Open Shoot Aug. 14 and 15. Participants can compete in the adult and youth classes or shoot just for fun.
Participants may shoot at pop-up and running 3D targets such as bears, turkeys and deer and compete with each other to win prizes like a Mathews Mission Bow (a $500 value), a Parker Crossbow (a $300 value) and a dozen Carbon Express arrows (a $150 value). Door prizes will also be given out during the two-day event.
“It’s fun shooting at automated 3D pop-up targets and running targets across the field,” said lead archery instructor Glen Bennett. “People will be able to demo and try many of the latest and greatest bows and crossbows, and they can also enter to win a Polaris 800XP ATV.”
At the X-Factor Archery Tournament and Open Shoot, participants will receive free hot dogs just for demoing a Mission Bow, and the first 100 people who demo a Mission Bow will receive a free Mission hat. Country Woods Archery will also be located indoors at the Demmer Center to offer attendees the chance to sample many different bows.
The Youth Class for those under the age of 18 consists of one practice round and one qualifying round, with an entry fee of $20. The Adult Class entry fee is $40 and consists of one practice round and one qualifying round, with the option to purchase a re-qualifying round for $10. Shooters of both classes can come any time between 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. to shoot.
Those not interested in registering for the contests can still participate in the open shoot. Prices for open shooting are $5 per round (10 shots) or $20 for five rounds (50 shots).
For more information on the X-Factor Archery Tournament and Open Shoot or to register for a youth or adult class, visit Upcoming Events at the Demmer Center website at www.demmercenter.msu.edu. For more information on X-Factor Archery, visit www.xfactorarchery.com.
The John and Marnie Demmer Shooting Sports Education and Training Center is a facility for providing a venue to promote, advance and encourage the safe use of firearms and archery equipment for Michigan State University students, faculty, staff and the public, related specifically to programmatic and recreational use. The center is located at 3365 East Jolly Road in Lansing. For directions and a map, go to http://www.demmercenter.msu.edu/Directions/tabid/78/Default.aspx. To view a video about the center, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORCPJaltJMk.
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