DENTON HILL EAGLE EYE HISTORY

[macster]

Dan won the eagle eye in Flatwoods, WV at the I.B.O. world championships in 1995, he also won the world championship that year by one point over Keith Bain. I am getting this info out of instinctive archer magazine. He qualified in Merrimack NH by hitting a nickel sized orange dot at 70 yards. In Flatwoods, he squared off against 22 compound shooters and won the $1000.00 grand prize. I believe he lives in MA.

[gsdmikko]

Flatwoods was a great shoot that year.EXCEPT for the fog in the early morning..that stuff was soooooo thick we couldn't tell what way the targets were facing.I was in the top 5 for the saturday shoot.but i think three of us didn't make it to the sunday shoot..

[tippit]

Get Tom Phillips & Rob Schultze (Blue Monday) in on this and I think they could have some more light to shed...Doc

[2fletch]

Now we have 5 out of 16. I wonder how many repeat winners there were? Also, who was the youngest, and who was the oldest?

1994 Eagle Eye - Merrimac, NH - Dan Mcmahon
1995 Eagle Eye - Flatwood, WV - Dan Mcmahon
1996 Eagle Eye - __________ - Jack Thompson 64yrs


2008 Eagle Eye-Lake Stephens,WV - Don Ward 64yrs
2009 Eagle Eye-Lake Stephens,WV - Ken Redding

[DDyer]

I believe it was'97 when a man with an Osage self bow won it,can't remember his name but I have a picture around here somewhere.

[2fletch]

DDyer, can you post the photo?

Wow! first we have Dan Mcmahon winning against compounds and now someone winning with an osage.

[BobW]

it ain't the tools, its the person using them.....

[Dale in Pa]

I don't know the years, but Sherwood Handelong from Pa won it one year and Dave Stewart from N.Y. won it twice

[frank bullitt]

I think the man with the osage bow was from Michigan. He was there with Gary Davis, and shot and made bows with Gary. I've met him but can't recall his name. Good shootin, Steve

[2fletch]

2009 Denton Hill, Pa Ken Redding OhWell, we have about half the info put together. Hopefully we can stir someone's memory to get the rest of it. If you have any info on "Eagle Eye" please help us out.

Here is what we have now. If you can verify any of this, then that would be helpful also.

1994 Merimac, NH Dan Mcmahon MA
1995 Flatwood, WV Dan Mcmahon MA
1996         Jack Thompson 64 yrs 55# Bushmaster
1997     Man from Michigan with osage bow
1998     Man with a 95# Howard Hill bow

____     A woman won

____     Sherwood handelong Pa

____     Dave Stewart NY

____     Dave Stewart NY (Again)

____     Ken Redding Oh

2008 Denton Hill, Pa Don Ward NC 64Yrs Beeler Lb
2009 Denton Hill, Pa Ken Redding Oh

You can call me if you don't want to post here at 919 563-2682

[2fletch]

Anyone know who the oldest or youngest person was to win this event?

[2fletch]

Well, a new bit of information. Looks like the guy who won the "Eagle Eye" in about 1997 with an osage self bow was Matt Wirwicky. Thanks to Steve McQueen and Gary Davis for that.

Now for a few more bits of info. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks, Don

[Doug S]

Interesting stuff. I love yjis kind of history.
That first eagle eye against the compound shooters is the stuff of legends. Right up there with Robin Hood. Wish I would have been there. A nickel at 50 yards    Are you kidding me?

[Doug S]

I just re-read it was 70 yards. UNBELIEVABLE

[2fletch]

It was unbelieveable. I wish that we had the details on it. Also, I think that it's pretty cool that a woman won it one year. Just wish we knew who she was, where she was from, etc.

I wonder how many rounds it took to win in the longest match? And from what states did the winners come from?

Doug, maybe someone will help to find some more history.

[Doug S]

I'll ask around

[Kevin Lawler]

If someone has the last McMahon archery catalog that was put out, it has the name of the guy that won with the heavy Hill bow. I just tossed it about 2 weeks ago else I could look it up myself.

[Joseph L. Zanghi]

Dave Stewart from Hornell New York has won it 2 times using a wing presentation 2. I will call his and find out the exact years that he won it.Joe

[2fletch]

Great!

[Joseph L. Zanghi]

I just talked to Dave Stewart and he said he won it in 2001 and again in 2007. Hope this helps. Also, Hello to Dale in Pa. Joe