“Hello, My name is John Martin, and I CANNOT Outshoot a Fifth grader”

Let me explain this…..
Newark California, 6pm on Saturday night. 450 indoor round at 18 meters. Vegas Targets, at Archery Only in Newark. As we filed into the range I met a young man,
Mr. Michael DeCosta.
We were on the same bale, and as we shot our two practice rounds, I knew I was in trouble…

By the end of the night “DC” (”Dead Center”) DeCosta had a score of 441 with 18 x’s, while I was suckin’ hind teat at 427/13x.

What a great young man. Quiet, Focused, Polite. It was really a pleasure to see a 9 year old that could maintain his focus and stay calm as the x’s and 10’s kept rolling in. By the 8th end, I couldn’t look at him on the line… I had to look elsewhere just so my silly grin wouldn’t distract him as he demolished the center of that target with every shot. 15 ends later he had broken the current state record for cubs.

GOOD ON YA MICHAEL!
Here I am, purposely standing in front of MY target.
 

Here is his Dad George, who was pretty cool through the whole ordeal.

I posted a thread on Archery Talk .com, and it was great to see the support from the rest of the archery community.  Click on the link to see how the archery community supports their youth.