I began shooting using the instinctive style when I was just five years old. At this time during the mid sixties archery in Italy was in its infancy. The few archery clubs existing at the time did not cater for Olympic freestyle shooting due to a lack of financial support from the government.

In the city of Bergamo where I grew up the first Italian traditional archery club was formed. And this fostered my passion for this style of archery. The club with which I am still associated held the first traditional bow hunting competition in Europe. It is called "THE ROVING " and was started in 1958 - quite old for a European archery event. It is still a premier event which runs today.

I started to compete in 1973 and in 1983 the Italian Bow Hunters association (FIARC) was formed where I have been deputy president for some years.
In 1981 I began real bow hunting in North Colorado where I have returned many times. I also bow hunt in Italy where I hold a special license to hunt in protected areas for game management purposes. While hunting in Italy I became the first person for over a century to shoot a 'CAMOSCIO' which is an European mountain goat. It is very difficult to obtain a license to hunt in desirable locations in Italy.

I won my first World IFAA Bow Hunting Championship in the Recurve class in Italy in 1989. Then the second place in France in '91 and another first in Canada in '93. I also won a first in Australia in '95 but on this occasion shooting longbow.I was unable to shoot in South Africa in '97 due the the imminent birth of my first child Clara but was successful in the 1998 European Championship (see picture above). I also won in other European Championship events during '89 in Scotland,