DENTON HILL EAGLE EYE HISTORY

[Doug S]

It looks like maybe a Andy Tomay (Tomei)won around 2004. From Elwood city P.A.
 All I got.

[2fletch]

Joseph, that's really great. We are now at the halfway mark to resolve this.

Some of what we need now are"
  Who was the woman who won, and where was she from? Also, what year did she win?

  Sherwood Handelong from Pa was suppose to have won one year. Anyone with any info there?

  Anyone know what year or years Ken Redding has won the event other then 2009?

  Kevin, we will probably get this all worked out by the time your boy wins it.

[wollelybugger]

I remember a article in TBM about the eagle tournament being won by a guy who just had heart surgery. He was shooting a longbow.

[Tajue17]

the story I heard here locally is when Dan originally won the shoot it was put on by Easton Arrows, when he won it with wooden arrows they asked Dan to except the award behind closed doors so not to embarress Easton archery but Dan refused so after that award ceremony Easton dropped the eagle eye and never put it on again and then Dan bought the rights to it.  

speaking of Dan I used to see him every now and then on our local 3D shoots but I haven't seen him in along time--> doesn't matter because when he comes around its always almost a perfect score from the compound stake but he doesn't turn them in anymore.

[Don Stokes]

I shot with Dan at the HH World Championship. I fixed him up with some Superceder arrows, and he shot them for a while, but I don't know if he shot the Eagle Eye with them. Hope so! I'd like the bragging rights.      

Speaking of Easton, I also fixed up Byron Ferguson with some, but he wouldn't/couldn't shoot them in public. Easton is his sponsor. Swapped them for his book at a show we attended.

Might the female have been Sam Zimmerman? She was the best I knew of in those days. She won the HH most of the times she entered, and Keith Bain's wife (can't remember her name) was her main competition. That was '94 or thereabouts.

[billstick]

Keith's wife name was Edith . I shot with Dan all the time in the early 90's . At the N.E IBO triple crown . Also at the IBO worlds in Flatwoods ( I was there when he won the Easton Eagle Eye) and Snowshoe WV .Also shot with Blue Monday . That was some good times up there in New England.

Billstick

[2fletch]

Billstick, Do you know how old Dan was when he won in 1994 or 1995, or what bow he used?

[billstick]

Dan shot a 21st century , that is all he shot , don't remember what model it was. No I don't know how old he was ( late 20's early 30's ??).
As a footnote Dan stared out shooting a recurve at the first N.E IBO triple crown , but switched to a longbow .

Billstick

[2fletch]

Wow, Dan did all that when he was only in his 20's or 30's? Let's see, 15 years later would make him about 45-50. That means that he hasn't even hit his prime yet.    Anyone know if he still shoots?

[2fletch]

ttt

[2fletch]

From another site it was learned that Matt Warwiki won in 1997 with an Osage selfbow, Rich Baker won in 1998 with an 85# Howard Hill Longbow, and Andy Tomay won in 2004.

The years that are still blank are: 1999, 2000, 2002. 2003, 2005, and 2006.

Helpful hints are:
A woman won it one year.
Ken Redding won another year.
Sherwood Handelong from Pa won one year.
Someone by the name of Charlie ....from Ellwood, Pa won one year with a Robertson Recurve.

Can anyone else help to match up dates with names?

[Dimeit]

I just got confirmation tha the year after the woman won it a man names Sean Walp from upstate NY won it shooting a Penn Arrow Woods Bow.  I talked with him at a local shoot.

Glenn

[2fletch]

Dimeit, did you find out what year that was? Looking at what we have so for it would have to have been either 2000, 2003, or 2006.

[David Lewis]

1998 winner with Dan

[2fletch]

Great David. This is a very nice piece to the puzzle. Hopefully some others will have a photo or info to share.

[2fletch]

Well, we got a fair amount of info together on the list of those who won the "Eagle Eye" over the years. Hopefully some more of you will see this and contribute to it. Anything at all could be helpful.

It's intriging to me that Dan MacMahon won against X-bow competition. Also the fact that someone won with an osage selfbow, and that a woman won it one year. Wow! We know that MacMahon won at least two years, and I believe that Ken Redding did also. Wouldn't you like to know if anyone won more then two years, or what states they came from, and maybe what their ages were?
Wonder what other interesting things we can learn?

[Cherokee Scout]

I was there watching the year the woman won it. I believe it was 2005 or 2006, not positive.

Concerning the requirement for using wood arrows. I heard they make you use wood arrows because someone involved in running the event sells wood arrows.

[2fletch]

John, my guess is that she and Ken Redding won those years( 2005 and 2006. Now if we can figure who won which years. You con't remember her name do you?

I don't know about "someone involved in running the event sells wood arrows." I suppose that I like the idea of keeping it as traditional as possible.

[2fletch]

This is a list of those that we know of (but haven't varified) that have won. Any info would be appreciated.

[hayslope]

No doubt by Christmas, all the blanks will be filled in.  Definitely a wealth of information on this site.