THE ARROW Sarah Lance returns from Poland with team USA! October 2011 In this issue: The Presidents corner: Getting your hours in! 2 LB s Top Shots : 5 Want more? USA! USA! USA! That was all you could hear from the stands of the Youth World Championships held in Legnica, Poland. In our last issue, we mentioned that our own Sarah Lance was headed to this event with 23 other archers on Team USA and their coaching staff. She and her very supportive mom, Sherry left of August 19th and returned on August 28th with no medals, but not empty handed. Even though, Sarah won no medals, her mom got to see her compete to the best of her ability and support her team with everything she had. Continued page 4 Lincoln Bowmen s Top Shots! In this issue of the ARROW we are going to showcase some of Lincoln Bowmen s top archers. These are the people who are traveling around the state and country and some to other countries competing and spreading the Lincoln Bowmen spirit! I have listed them in the order I received the information. We should be proud of these fine Archers and their accomplishments. Kids Korner: Stranger awareness! A kids must read Just a thought Is Something new! ** No one here at the Arrow is an expert on anything; please consult with a trained professional i.e. your doctor before starting a workout regimen! Reading an article on STRANGER AWARNESS does not make your child TRAINED, just informed. For training please try PKSA Trenton 734-675-7572! ** I can honestly say that I have met and spoke to all of them over the last 2 years and they are awesome to know and watch! I also know that there are a few more people that should have been showcased but didn t respond to the call. Now that I have some data I can proceed to the next step. Watch Novembers the ARROW and the club for more! There s still time to submit your bio and accomplishments! 3 11
President: Larry McNew (734) 502-2256 Vice President: Art Burgor (734) 341-4780 Treasurer: Duane Poupard (734) 673-1664 Membership Secretary: Sherry Lance (313) 770-3813 Recording Secretary: Larry Thorn (734) 586-2425 Director: Mike Burgor (313) 215-3431 Director: Scott Jackson (313) 291-2368 Director: Matt Gibbins (734) 283-5465 Director: Marv Shrum (734) 675-6136 Director: Mark Hook (313) 475-5255 Director: Dave Hallenbeck (734) 675-6393 Director: Dave Lance (313) 477-5357 Newsletter: Anthony M. Pizzini ArchersNews@Gmail.com Director: Larry Laboe (734) 735-7513 Directors direct Thank you to all the members who helped during the Saturday work detail and during 3D shoots! Kitchen help is always appreciated and welcomed. Smells are always free but you should have tried the chili! See you next time! The Presidents corner I get numerous calls from members asking about the required ten work hours. Some of you ask, what kind of work is needed at the club or what can I do? Others tell me that they cannot find the time to get the hours in. I for one have a hard time understanding that if a person can come to the club and shoot, that they cannot find time to get their hours in. If the year is broken down into 12 months, this equals 50 minutes per month and if it is taken down to 52 weeks, this equals 12 minutes per week! So back to, How do I get my hours in? Saturday work details are the number one way. Second is the special projects that are always on going and listed at the club and in the newsletter. 3-D, Met, NFAA, MAA, Beat down shoots and my favorite Breakfast with Santa all require help. The wild game dinner and all league banquets are also a good way and for those of you that still say, I just don't have the time! Well remember that 12 minutes per week that I stated earlier? Here are just a few things that can be done that only take 10 minutes or so. A person can do the following while taking a break from shooting. Emptying trashcans, sweeping or mopping the floor, wiping the tables down, cleaning the restrooms, bringing in firewood, replacing cardboard on the range and picking up trash inside and outside. I'm sure that if you look around we can all find small things to do that will help improve the club and also help you with those hours. I don't know of another place like Lincoln Bowmen that a person can go to and have as much enjoyment for as little as 12 minutes of they re time a week! The gate code will change as of October 1 st please contact a board member for the combination! Larry 2
Kids Korner! A place for kids, written by kids. Kids write an article about archery and send it to me, Holly at ArchersNews@Gmail.Com I ll make sure it gets into our newsletter! Stranger Awareness: Who s strange? With Halloween just around the corner, you have to be careful because that hunted house might just be spooky in a different way. A young man walks down the street and says, Hey kids! Free Haunted house tour and free candy! What do you do? DON T GO!!! It doesn t matter if your friends go with you, still don t go! If you can, try to convince them not to go, but if they don t listen to you don t go anyway! Remember to have fun at Halloween but be careful Vampires and Goblins just might be the bad guy. BOO! Len Roberts has passed away September 28, 2011. Len was a lifetime member at Lincoln Bowmen. He was also a long time member at Ford Archers and joined Lincoln Bowmen when the two clubs merged. Len love to shoot traditional archery and many a day he could be seen shooting with his brother in-law Rich Focht, also a passed Ford Archer and life time member of Lincoln Bowmen. Len will be missed by all of us that knew him. Our prayers and thoughts are with Len's family. Larry White Tail Warm up! Mens open Recurve Traditional John Klien 290 (W) Marv Schrum 236 (W) Anthony Pizzini 271 Joe Swetonic 236 Steve Pitts 268 Who s Winning? Editors Note If you haven t shot in one of our 3D shoots then your really missing out! Allow me to explain: First, all kids 12 and under along with beginners of any age and some traditional shooters shoot from the Orange pin which is the closest of 3. Mens free style Cubs Nick Adams 278 (W) Holly Pizzini 288 (W) Girls Bob VanDriessche 269 Ethan Clay 177(W) Boys Bill Howell 265 Brandon Genthanger 165 Longbow Womens Recurve Don Hancock 228 (W) Fran McCans 111(W) Rick Woodstock 177 Second, Adults and young adults shoot from the Green pin. This is farther away and more of a challenge. Third, the dreaded white pin. This, the last of 3 is the farthest and most difficult to hit. People shoot this pin with optics on their bows, target bows and some hunters or anyone who likes a challenge. When I first started shooting 2 years ago this is how it was explained to me. Sometimes the Director in charge of the shoot changes the rules and pin distance to keep things interesting. Our White tail warm up is mostly deer targets. See you on the course! Anthony 3
Sarah Lance continued. So, let me tell you how their trip went from beginning to end. On August 19th, the mom and daughter pair headed to the airport to meet up with four other people from Team USA, and catch a 2 o'clock flight to John F. Kennedy airport in New York. Unfortunately, this was the first event in a long list of problems for the group of six. Their flight was delayed due to their plane arriving late from it's former origin. Shortly after that, their flight going into JFK was cancelled due to bad weather. Thanks to Sherry and a teammate's mother, Diana Deaton, the whole group was able to get on another flight to JFK that left early enough to catch their connecting flight. But, they were met with more problems when they got to the gate. The flight that they were moved to had been over sold and they almost didn't get their seats. Luckily, they were able to leave and make it to JFK to meet up with the rest of their team. However, two girls on the team got stuck in Pennsylvania and couldn't get to JFK so, their team leader, Pro Archer, Diane Watson stayed behind to wait for them and would arrive the next day. The rest of the team was sent on to Prague, Chez Republic with assistant team leader, Robert Turner. Before the JFK-bound flight could take off they had to sit on the tarmac for 2 hours due to bad weather. After a hot meal, some sleep, and a light breakfast, 9 hours later the team made it to Prague safely. After going through customs, they went to baggage claim and every one had their luggage except the group from Detroit. So, Sarah and 3 teammates, and the two moms had no clothes and no equipment. Disappointed, the group filed a claim and got on the bus for a very exciting 5-hour bus ride to the hotel in Legnica, Poland. When they arrived at the hotel, the rooms had no air conditioning, and were very small, but the team survived. Sarah missed out on the unofficial practice day because she had no equipment and still no clothes. Thankfully, the bows of the three archers arrived that night with their team leader so, they could compete. They went to the mall to but some necessities, but still did not receive their suitcases for two more days. Sarah's practice day went off without a hitch, but she was still a little stiff because she had not practiced for days due to the loss of their luggage. The next day was the 23rd and it was time for the qualifying round. Sarah started off with a strong first 36 arrows, but she struggled in the last 36 leaving her to finish tenth. Her teammate Kendal finished second, and her other team mate Carli finished 6th. Their total score combined qualified them first for the team rounds later that day. Due to their placement, the girls had a bye for their only match of the day and would go to shoot the semi's later in the week. On the 24th, Sarah had a day off while the recurve shooters shot their qualifying rounds. The Mixed team rounds were later that day and the two compound teams representing Team USA both moved on to the gold medal matches. On the 25th, Team USA shot their elimination rounds. Sarah struggled in both her matches, but fought hard and was able to beat both her opponents in the last end, moving her into the quarter final rounds the next day. The 26th came and Sarah was up bright and early to get to the practice field and go over to the official field to shoot the quarter finals. However, in the quarter final match Sarah had to compete against her own teammate, Kendal and one of them would get knocked out. Sarah was focusing hard to win her match because all she had to do was win this match and she would move to either the gold or bronze medal match on the finals day. Her mom, Sherry was a bundle of nerves that morning as she watched her daughter. Sarah shot her personal best and tied the world record of a 145 out of a perfect 150, but lost to her team mate by one point leaving Kendal with the world record and the win to move her on the individual semi-finals. Even though Sarah lost, she still tied the world record and shot a personal best. Can't complain with that! Kendal went on to beat her next opponent with a 147 and break the world record again and gave her a spot in the gold medal match. Later that day, Sarah, Kendal, Carli and all the USA teams competed in the team rounds. Sadly, Sarah and her team lost their first match against Mexico and went on to the bronze match where they lost again to Italy. Sarah and Kendal having won team rounds last year were very disappointed. The boys junior team also lost their first match leaving them in the bronze as well; they won that match to be awarded the bronze medal. The day wasn't all bad though...the two cadet compound teams won their matches, moving them to the Gold medal match on the finals day. On the 27th, Team USA had all their cadets in the team finals. The cadet mixed team won the gold and the junior mixed team took the silver. The cadet girls team won the gold and so did the cadet boys team. On the 28th, two USA girls took the field for their gold medal matches. Emily Fischer, a cadet girl won her match, making her the first person to win all three medals at the event. She won individual, mixed team, and team rounds. Kendal Nicely, also won her match and broke the world record again, shooting a 148 which is only two points down from a perfect score. That night, the team celebrated at the banquet and left straight from there for Prague on another 5 hour bus ride. The whole team slept the whole ride, but they were there four hours early as planned because they had no idea if they could make it home due the hurricane reeking havoc in the states. All the kids slept on the floor at the airport and left the parents and team leaders to deal with the airlines. Thankfully, all the kids made it on a flight, but Sherry and Diana Deaton had to be left behind to catch a later flight. Sarah and the four other archers flew to Paris and then on to Detroit arriving at 7 p.m. but this time all their luggage was waiting on the carousel! Sherry made it home safely later that night arriving in Detroit at 10 p.m. Sarah didn't bring home any medals this time, but still had a great time with her Mom and got to support her team and be a family with her team mates. "Mom was great...she was my rock...i was glad to have her there because of all the trouble I had on this trip and we still had a great time." Sarah said of her trip when she got home. Sarah has come inside for indoor season now and her next trip is the first weekend in January and she will be headed off to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for Indoor World Championship Trials. If she makes the team, she will travel to Las Vegas for the second time this upcoming year in February. Great shooting and Good Luck! We here at Lincoln Bowmen and the ARROW are proud of you! 4
Lincoln Bowmens Top Shots! Sandie Swirles-Duncan Shooting Pro NFAA Freestyle Division Mathews Conquest 4 Bow, Easton arrows for indoors and outdoors, BCY. 2012 Mathews, Pro Staff Carter Enterprises, 2012 Pro Staff Sure- Loc, Pro Staff Alpen Optics. I am very thankful and proud to promote my sponsors!! Highlight Shooting accomplishments are: 2011 Great Lakes indoor 2 nd place, 2011 Great Lakes outdoors 1 st place 2011 Michigan Senior Olympics State record breaking my own record State Field and Hunter 1 st place, MET Shooter of the Year 2011 Shooting as amateur accomplishments are: 2010 WAF- Vegas 300 score a feat many try to achieve! 2010 indoor National records USA Archery Master Senior Women Div. single day and total Fita score 2010 Bronze Medal-Master Women Compound indoor International MICA/CIMA award 2010 Michigan Senior Olympics first time shooting this setting State record 2010 outdoor National records USA Archery Master Senior Women Div. 60 meters, 50 meters, 40 meters and Total Single Fita score. 2009 Gold World Champion for IFAA World 3-D Bowhunter class Women Freestyle 2009 1 st National Champion for NFAA 3-D Championship class Women Freestyle 2008 United States Archery Team 2004 On the World Fita Field Team, tournament held in Croatia 2002 Silver medal U.S. Open Shooting at the Michigan Archers Assoc. I have accomplished many State records over the years some have been broken, a few are still holding. Most important to me through my archery career so far is I feel very Blessed to be around so many wonderful archery shooters whether I m shooting nationally or right at my Michigan Clubs. I have been a member of Lincoln Bowmen since 1995, since my children started shooting before me at Lincoln s JOAD program. I started shooting competitively in 1997 have been incredibly hooked since my first State record for the MAA outdoor 1997 tournament. The most important of shooting archery is finding Ron Hardesty my Life partner. Honestly I feel archery is a sport for life of all ages look at Silas Hoback 102 years young! Shooting is truly a Blessing and I feel so Blessed! Thank you ALL!!!!! 5
Lincoln Bowmens Top Shots! Ron Hardesty Shooting NFAA Pro Freestyle Division Mathews Factory Staff shooting Conquest 4 bow, Easton arrows indoors and outdoors Carter Enterprise, Alpen Optics, Promotes Sure-loc and BCY Very proud to represent all my equipment in the 2012 year! I m a Master Bow Technician and Master String Engineer. Shooting highlights accomplishments are: 2011 Great Lakes Sectionals outdoors placed 2 nd 2011 State Field and Hunter tied for 3 rd place 2006 6 th ranking for USA Archery Men Senior compound 2005 USA Archery outdoor Nationals placed 4 th Men Senior compound 2005 3 rd ranking for USA Archery Men Senior compound Lynne Phelps 2006: NAA Indoor Nat'l, Lansing, MI - 1st Place Nat'l Champion MAA Archer of the Year - Adult Female Cpd Freestyle 2007: NAA Indoor Nat'l, Lansing, MI - 1st Place Nat'l Champion Silver Medal - Indoor Championship of the Americas, Western Hemisphere MAA State Record for Indoor NFAA Round - Female SRC FS 300-51x MAA State Record for Target 900 Round - Female SRC FS 1688 MAA State Record for Outdoor MAA Round - Female SRC FS 599-60x 2009: MAA State Record for Indoor MAA Round - Female SR FS 300-45x-6io Nat'l Senior Olympics, San Jose California - Silver Medal Ladies 55-59 2011: SAM Outdoor Fita, Waterford, MI Gold Medal Nat'l Senior Olympics, Houston, Texas - Gold Medal Ladies 60-64 new National Record. 6
Lincoln Bowmens Top Shots! Mathews Factory Staff. Glenn Campbell 1995: Certified advanced coach. 1996: Vegas Indoor World Nationals 3 rd BHFS. 1998: Michigan Archer of the Year. 2000: Master NFAA Coach. 2001: USA Indoor Nationals 2 nd. 2002: USA Outdoor Nationals 2 nd 70m record. 2003: USA Outdoor Nationals 2 nd tied double 30m record, Vegas Indoor World Championship Division 3 rd, Michigan Senior Olympics Gold Medal. New state record (55-59)! 2009: Michigan Senior Olympics Gold Medal, National Senior Games Gold Medal, World Senior Games Gold Medal and New World Record. 2010: USA Outdoor Nationals 3 rd. 2011: USA Indoor Nationals 1 st, Michigan Senior Olympics Gold Medal New State Record (60-64) and many, many top 10 finishes! Holly Anna Pizzini I started shooting a bow in 2008. I love competing and try to compete as much as possible! I enjoy hunting deer during archery season and shooting 3D. I have been featured in The US and International Archer magazine May-June issue 2011. I am proud to be sponsored by Twister Manufacturing maker of fine custom bow Strings! Competitions: 2009 Indoor MET 1 st place. 2010 Louisville Kentucky Nationals 6 th place. 2010 Won all 7 of the 3D shoots at Lincoln Bowmen I competed in. 2011 Lousiville Kentucky Nationals 8 th place. Earned 4 Fellowship of the Robinhood awards! Indoor MAA 3 rd place. Outdoor MET 900 1 st place. Outdoor MAA 900 1 st place and new State record holder 1787 111x s! 7
Lincoln Bowmen s Top Shots! Sarah Lance I began shooting when I was seven and started competing shortly after. I ve always shot compound for as long as I can remember. Archery has always come very easy to me and I enjoy it very much. I ve noticed that as I get older my love for archery grows and I enjoy shooting even more. Archery is such a huge part of my life and I have learned so much from it. 2002-2004 Regionals- (1 st place) Cub Division Regionals- (1 st place) Cub Division Regionals- (1 st place) Cub Division 2005 HIGHLIGHTS Las Vegas- (3 rd place) Youth Division Louisville- (5 th place) Youth Division National Indoor Championship- (5 th place) Youth Division Regionals- (1 st place) Youth Division 2006 Las Vegas- (3 rd place) Youth Division Louisville- (4 th place) Youth Division National Indoor Championship- (2 nd place) Youth Division Regionals- (1 st place) Youth Division 2007 Las Vegas- (1 st place) Youth Division Louisville- (2 nd place) Youth Division National Indoor Championship- (2 nd place) Young Adult Division Regionals- (1 st place) Young Adult Division 2008 Las Vegas- (5 th place)- Young Adult Division Louisville- (13 th place)- Young Adult Division National Indoor Championship- (5 th place)- Young Adult Division Regionals- (2 nd place)- Young Adult Division JOAD Nationals: FITA Round- (5 th place)- Cadet Division JOAD Nationals: OR Round- (4 th place)- Cadet Division 125 th Outdoor Nationals-(5 th place)-cadet Division Pittsburgh- (3 rd place) Youth Division Continued next page Junior World Trials-(4 th place)-cadet Division 8
Lincoln Bowmens Top Shots! 2009 World Indoor Trials-(3 rd place)-junior Division World Indoor Championships: Individual-(8 th place)-compound Junior Women World Indoor Championships: Team-(1 st place)-compound Junior Women (Gold medal & 1 world record/rzesow, Poland) Louisville-(3 rd place)-young Adult Division SI Cup: FITA Round-(5 th place)-junior Division SI Cup: OR Round-(3 rd place)-junior Division Jr. World Trials-(3 rd pace)-junior Division JOAD Nationals: FITA Round-(5 th place)-junior Division JOAD Nationals: OR Round-(2 nd Place)-Junior Division Youth World Championships: Individual-(7 th place)-compound Junior Women (Gold medal & 2 world records/ogden, Utah) Youth World Championships: Team-(1 st place)-compound Junior Women Outdoor Nationals-(2 nd place)-junior Division U.S. Open-(9 th place)-womens Compound Open Division Jr. USAT Standings-(2 nd place)-junior Division 2010 Lancaster Classic-(2 nd place)-women s Compound Open Division World Archery Festival & Vegas Shoot-(3 rd place)-young Adult Division NFAA Nationals-(1 st place)-young Adult Female Freestyle NAA Indoor Nationals-(6 th place)- Young Adult Female Freestyle NAA Indoor Nationals: JOAD Round-(1 st Place)- Young Adult Female Freestyle Gold Cup-(3 rd place)-junior Compound Division Gold Cup: OR Rounds-(6 th place)-women s Compound Open JOAD Outdoor Nationals-(5 th place)-junior Compound Division JOAD Outdoor Nationals: OR Rounds-(2 nd place)-junior Compound Division JOAD Outdoor Nationals: Team Rounds-(1 st place)-women s Compound Nor Easter-(2 nd place)-junior Compound Division Nor Easter: OR Rounds-(11 th place)-women s Compound Open Outdoor Nationals-(5 th place)-junior Compound Division Outdoor Nationals: OR Rounds-(7 th place)-women s Compound Open South Dakota Cup-(2 nd place)-junior Compound Division South Dakota Cup: OR Rounds-(2 nd place)-women s Compound Open So Cal Showdown-(2 nd place)-junior Compound Division So Cal Showdown: OR Rounds-(4 th place)-women s Compound Open So Cal Showdown: Team Rounds-(1 st place)-women s Compound Gator Cup-(2 nd place)-junior Compound Division Gator Cup: OR Rounds-(5 th place)-women s Compound Open Gator Cup: Team Rounds-(3 rd place)-women s Compound Open Gator Cup: Mixed Team Rounds-(1 st place)-compound Open 2011 Lancaster Classic-(5 th place)-women s Compound Open Division World Archery Festival & Vegas Shoot-(8 th place)-championship Female Freestyle NAA Indoor Nationals-(1 st place)- Junior Female Compound NAA Indoor Nationals: JOAD Round-(2 nd Place)- Junior Female Compound COPA MERENGAE International Ranking Event: Individual-(5 th place)-compound Women COPA MERENGAE International Ranking Event: Mixed Team Round-(1 st place)-compound NFAA Nationals-(19 th place)- Championship Female Freestyle AAE Arizona Cup-(2 nd Place)-Junior Female Compound AAE Arizona Cup: OR Rounds-(19 th Place)-Women s Compound Open Gator Cup-(2 nd Place)-Junior Female Compound Continued next page 9
Lincoln Bowmens Top Shots! Sarah Lance continued Gator Cup: OR Rounds-(8 th Place)-Women s Compound Open Gold Cup-(3 rd Place)-Junior Female Compound Gold Cup: OR Rounds-(13 th Place)-Women s Compound Open Puerto Rico (JR. USAT World Ranking Event): Individual-(2 nd Place)-Junior Female Compound Puerto Rico (JR. USAT World Ranking Event): Individual-(2 nd Place)-Senior Female Compound Puerto Rico (JR. USAT World Ranking Event): Team-(1 st Place)-Female Compound JOAD Nationals-(3 rd Place)-Junior Female Compound JOAD Nationals: OR Rounds-(4 th Place)-Junior Female Compound JOAD Nationals: World Championship Team Trials-(2 nd Place)-Junior Female Compound Outdoor World Archery Festival-(4 th place)-junior Female Compound Outdoor World Archery Festival: OR Rounds-(6 th Place)-Women s Compound Open Youth World Championships: Individual-()-Compound Junior Women Youth World Championships: Team-()-Compound Junior Women SPONSERS MJC Archery Scott Archery/Releases Carbon Express Arrows Custom Bow Equipment B-Stinger Stabilizers High Demand Archery Mathews Solocam Youth Archery Program (YAP) After reading about the above archers and their accomplishments you have got to be pumped up about our club! Some of our featured archers started out right here at Lincoln Bowmens Youth Archery Program. YAP starts October 8 th at 9am for sign up. No shooting that day. Come join us for fun and get your little one involved in one of the oldest sports known to mankind! Who knows maybe they ll make the Lincoln Bowman Team to Louisville Ky. Maybe even set a State or National record! 10
Having problems receiving the ARROW? Here at the ARROW we strive to bring everyone the Lincoln Bowmen news. It is my opinion that everyone who is a paying member in good standing should receive a copy. Holly and I try to keep it as fresh as possible, visually appealing and easy to read. During the white tail warm up shoot it was brought to my attention that some members don t have computers and others are still on dial up and have not received their copy because I didn t mail it or the file was too large. This we apologize for! I can tell you this. I knew some people didn t get theirs because they changed there E-mail address and didn t inform the club and those got kicked back to me from the server. To correct this problem I requested an up dated list from Sherry Lance and still some problems exist. Wanting to do the right thing I printed 2 copies in color at home and hung 1 outside the clubhouse and 1 inside the clubhouse. I also left the previous months issue hanging for reference. Sherry and I are working on reducing the file size. I bought software that can reduce a picture from 5mb to 81kb but when I convert the file to a PDF format the file is huge! As for mailing, I do not have access to the clubs computer to print off copies and mail them out. One of the four people who use the clubs computer will need to do this. You re probably wondering why I m explaining this? The reason being is this. 2 long-term members approached me on this issue and I tried to explain it to them, as I later sat and thought about it I realized the explanation sounded like a load of crap and I was blowing them off! I assure you that I m telling you the truth and I m working with our board to make it better! Please give us a little more time to correct this. I appreciate you letting me know about the problem, now we can fix it! AP **For Sale** Just a thought! This Diamond youth bow is perfect for your little archer! Its adjustable draw length grows with them. It comes with factory pin sight, Camo whisker biscuit, Wrist strap and a Diamond detachable quiver (Quiver is a $50.00 value). Limbsaver limb savers are already attached. You can take this bow from 30-40lbs. all for $250.00! This is a must see, very clean and well kept! Call Anthony (734) 379-5443 Exercise? Lately at the firehouse the big push to reduce injury is Cross Fit training. One of the things I learned from my peer fitness trainer is to stretch after my workout not before! The idea is your muscles are warmed up before the stretch to reduce injury! All workouts start out light until the targeted muscle groups are warmed up! Remember; always consult your doctor before starting a workout program!