To participate this Sunday, please reply with your name, right or left handed, and if adult or youth via learnarchery@yahoo.com if you have not already done so.
Please arrive a few minutes early, and remember to do the warm up exercises. Put your sight on the bow to learn where it is set based on the distance you shoot, and check the left/ right position of the aperture. Begin to know your distances and target face size by putting them on the appropriate target, and distance. (new students are at 9 meters, seasoned , or students hitting red or better 3 times in a row, move to the 18 meter distance. 60 cm for youth. 40 cm, compound, tournament youth, adults.)
Wear snug fitting clothing, wear CLOSED TOE SHOES, tie loose hair back, and remove jewelry that may interfere with string release (usually bracelets, necklaces).
Class fee is $15.00-
Sunday. we will focus on the mental aspect of training. We have used the training log sheets before to check our grouping, but what are we thinking about and how do we get to that "Zen" relaxed moment to release?
An excellent book: Lanny Bashams, With Winning in Mind: The Mental Management System: An Olympic Champion's Success System
We also took time at the July 10 class to look at and compare a handmade self/barebow, a tournament bow, and compound bow, and discuss brace height and the common element in shooting form for all this equipment.
Sunday July 10
Hope everyone had a great 4th!
We will be back at training, Sunday. Class starts at 3 p.m.
Bring a shoelace-wide , long (can be colorful or with a pattern if you like) and you can make your own bow slings, sized to fit your hand.
To participate this Sunday, please reply with your name, right or left handed, and if adult or youth via learnarchery@yahoo.com if you have not already done so.
Training: “sit dog”
We started with “halt dog” to get the proper “v” in our bow hand position. Depending on the type of bow and style you shoot, gripping of the bow and dropping the bow arm creates errors at the last moment of the shot, and the idea is to shoot the bow and arrow at the same time…so the hand holding the bow must be relaxed, but purposeful ,so the sling can do its job as the bow seemingly “jumps” from the hand toward the target and rotates as the sling catches it.
From the wrist-“sit dog!” with the sling doing the work to catch the bow.
A motion design to give forward direction and release to the bow. Bow arm stays STEADY. Only the wrist breaks with purpose, and it is a downward wrist motion. Slight tension in the open thumb of the bow hand.
Look at the difference between Olympic athlete Brady Ellisons “8” and “10” with the sit dog controlled bow hand http://youtu.be/quM_nJZ1DGQ
Sunday:
As you arrive and sign in, remember to do the warm up exercises. Put your sight on the bow to learn where it is set based on the distance you shoot, and check the left/ right position of the aperature. Begin to know your distances and target face size by putting them on the appropriate target, and distance. (new students are at 9 meters, seasoned , or students hitting red or better 3 times in a row, move to the 18 meter distance. 60 cm for youth. 40 cm, compound, tournament youth, adults.)
This one hour class allows students to gear up & continue with training basics in safety and form .
Coach supervised training includes recurve bow and all safety equipment. Continuing, ongoing instruction , accommodating various skill levels covering: refining form, understanding equipment needs, equipment purchasing options, tournament rules, timing, string alignment, concentration, back tension.
Wear snug fitting clothing, wear CLOSED TOE SHOES, tie loose hair back, and remove jewelry that may interfere with string release (usually bracelets, necklaces).
Class fee is $15.00- cash or check to Learn Archery (sorry-no debit cards).
We have 11 participants and will hold the training session July 3. (BWG may still be cooking hot dogs at the front door for the July 4th celebration!)
We had a great 1st Saturday Orientation Saturday the 2nd with lots of really good shooters, and closed with a 3 person, 3 in the gold, shoot off for the "hot soda". Winner scored 30 ! Wow-what a score for a newbie!
Training: Arrow Patterns We will continue with specific training tomorrow working with "blue tape". Where are your arrows landing? what quadrant? We will section targets off with the tape and as you shoot , rather than focus on the Gold, focus on process, and you will see the pattern and how they reveal what to adjust in equipment or form. I will have sheets for you to record patterns over various ends.
Numbering arrows, shooting them in order This process gives indications as to arrow errors, or form errors, and shows up in the patterns. It's easier with your own set of arrows because you begin to notice groups forming within the dozen arrows you shoot, but still very effective with the program arrows. Shooting 1,2,3,4,5,6 then 6,5,4,3,2,1...if 6 is always out no matter which sequence you shoot, it is not you. Arrow nocks can be off just a hair and cause variations.
Please arrive a few minutes early to gear up, put your sight on the bow and sign in. Begin to know your distances and target face size by putting them on the appropriate target.
This one hour class allows students to gear up & continue with training basics in safety and form .
Coach supervised training includes recurve bow and all safety equipment. Continuing, ongoing instruction , accommodating various skill levels covering: refining form, understanding equipment needs, equipment purchasing options, tournament rules, timing, string alignment, concentration, back tension.
Wear snug fitting clothing, wear CLOSED TOE SHOES, tie loose hair back, and remove jewelry that may interfere with string release (usually bracelets, necklaces).
Class fee for open sessions as posted at the Canton location is $15.00- sorry-no checks or debit cards.
