Your Shot at the Big Time! The lights go up on the Buckmasters archery course. You nock an arrow, grip your bow, nod to the rangemaster that you ready and take a deep breath. Moments later, deer come to life. This is the Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor Championship! The Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor Championship is an indoor archery tournament designed to simulate hunting. 3-D targets pop up throughout the course, and the archers must make a vital hit (in the form of a small metal pad) to knock the target down. Some of the targets move, and the shooter must always be on guard to shoot only bucks; does will subtract points from the shooter's score. Shots range anywhere from 15 to 60 yards, and the course changes between each round. Add in the crowd and pressure -- the Top Bow tournament is the highest-paying tournament anywhere -- and this is one archery shoot that causes more butterflies than a 200-inch trophy in the woods. 2009 Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor Championship Schedule Top Bow Qualifying Week: Montgomery, Alabama / Garrett Coliseum Qualifier 1: March 18-19, 2009 Qualifier 2: March 20-21, 2009 Buckmasters World Championship: Montgomery, Alabama August 14-16, 2009 Montgomery Convention Center The Road to the Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World Championship — A full field of 60 archers compete in one of two qualifiers. The top 24 archers from each regional event qualify to compete in the Buckmasters Top Bow Indoor World Championship. — Entry fees: Qualifier - $300 Buckmasters World Championship - $450 — Competitors must be current Buckmasters members in good standing and at least 18 years of age. — Participants from the previous year have until January 1 to sign up for a qualifier.  — After January 1, a letter will be mailed to all prospective archers stating how many spots are open for each qualifier. The spots will be secured on a first-come, first-served basis once payment is received. — Entry fees are non-refundable unless another archer fills the opening. — DO NOT SEND PAYMENT until you are notified that you have a secured spot. Additional Information: — Click here for 2009 Buckmasters Top Bow location change letter  — Click here for Buckmasters Top Bow payout information — Click here for Buckmasters Top Bow rules — Click here for Buckmasters Top Bow registration form — Click here for Buckmasters Top Bow champions listing — Click here for 2008 Buckmasters Top Bow competitors listing — Click here for 2008 Buckmasters Top Bow Championship top 10 finishers Sponsors: Yamaha, Chevrolet, Realtree, Remington, Federal Ammunition, Nikon, Mission Archery, LaCrosse, Whitewater, Scent-Lok, Easton, Tink's, Morrell Targets, American Pioneer Powder, Streamlight, Toxonics, NAPA, Primos Hunting Calls, Pennington Seed, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, American Broadhead Company, U.S. Army, John Marshall Design, Hoppe's, Outdoor Channel