VANGUARD Pro Staffers are winning local, state, national and world archery championship titles, raising funds to take servicemen and women injured in the line of duty and terminally-ill children on adventurous hunts, managing popular ranges and shops, teaching archery in after-school programs, leading regional archery associations and clubs, and more. Though they're diverse in experience, age, background and industry involvement, VANGUARD's Pro Staff members share common loves: Archery, the outdoors and VANGUARD sporting optics. Scattered across North America and in Australia, too, this mix of energetic teens to seasoned pros with decades of experience all agree: VANGUARD binoculars and spotting scopes run laps around the big-name optics they used before discovering us.

Michael Breedlove

Location: Foster, WV
Favorite VANGUARD products: Endeavor ED 1045 binoculars, High Plains 561 spotting scope, Quest T62 shooting stick

Michael Breedlove has been shooting a bow and hunting in the hills of West Virginia since he was very young. His father bought him his first bow when he was about 8 years old and he has been hooked ever since.

His accomplishments include:
  • 2010 IBO World Champion
  • 2010 IBO National Triple Crown Champion
  • 2009 IBO National Triple Crown Runner-Up
  • 3-Time IBO WV State Triple Crown Champion
  • 3-Time IBO KY State Champion

Michael says he owes his accomplishments to his father, who introduced him to archery and hunting. He has harvested many whitetail deer with his bow and this fall, you'll find him in the Rocky Mountains chasing bull elk.

"I love my Vanguard Endeavor ED's!" Michael said."I have never looked through such high quality optics. It's amazing that Vanguard can make such quality optics at a fraction of the cost of competitors."

Michael is also on the staff of Bowtech Archery, Carbon Express Arrows, Doinker Stabilizers, Viper Archery, and Bohning Archery.