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.

Doug Joyce

Location: Somerset, N.J.
Favorite VANGUARD products: Endeavor ED 1045 binoculars, Signature Plus spotting scope

Doug Joyce's world revolves around archery. Shooting for more than 20 years, Doug is not only a champion competitor, highly active in NFAA, NAA, FITA and 3-D events, but he's also a trusted teacher and judge.

He's an ardent believer that archery is good for the mind, body and soul, so he's happy to devote time and energy to helping youth and others discover the benefits of the sport.

Doug is a certified Advanced Level III NFAA Archery Instructor and an ESPN Great Outdoors Games Lead Official. He also designed and teaches the archery courses at Rutgers University, and he conducts free archery clinics for 4-H and the Boy Scouts of America.

His accomplishments include:

  • 2012 NFAA National Indoor Champion
  • 18 Indoor & Outdoor State Archery Championships
  • 6 Section Archery Championships (Mid Atlantic Sectional)


He's proud to use VANGUARD sporting optics as his official optics.

"Endeavor ED binoculars are very bright, and I like that you can lock the diopter adjustment ring after it's set," he said.

Doug is also a lifetime member of the NFAA, NRA and State Archery Association of New Jersey and a member of the New Jersey Bowhunters Association. Doug is also a staff shooter for PSE Archery, T.R.U.-Ball releases, Sims Vibration, Carbon Express Arrows, Copper John, Winner's Choice Bow Strings and Feather Vision.