Form Basics with stretch band and string bands: April 6 & 7

At the Canton Indoor range
Saturday: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. indoors(we arrive at 10 to set up)
Sunday, 3:30 p.m. Looks like great weather-OUTDOORS

NO WEDNESDAY CLASSES 

Wednesday classes are suspended
We will not offer Wednesday classes this month. We will send an announcement and post on the web if the Wednesday sessions resume.

Form Basics with stretch band and string bands: April 6 & 7 
How to practice when you are away from the range? What if you don’t have equipment?
We have addressed having a written plan for execution of your shooting routine,but what is the process for developing the routine, and building on those essential steps? I have shared many times that the Koreans are world champion shooters, and the basis for much of the training in the world is patterned after their bio-mechanical training.
Korean athletes start training with NO equipment , only stretch or string bands.
Mirror work:
When practicing at home, get your notebook with your steps, and begin with "stance", make a mental note of how your feet should be placed on the line and under your shoulders-are they at the same angle? Feet parallel? and continue from there.
Stand in front of the mirror, look at your form and how your feet are positioned, etc and follow each of the notes . This is easiest done with stretch bands or string bands. If you have your stretch bands- look in the mirror and practice form and release. If you don't have a training band yet, you can still stand in front of a mirror and place a piece of tape on the mirror as a target point to laser point your eyes to, and go through your shooting sequence.

You can make a string band from a luggage tape or thin rope set for your personal length so you have a "stop" when you pull back on the loop and anchor under your chin.
If you have your own equipment, you can do the same training , except for actual string release part, but hold anchored under your chin. Time it, as long as you can hold in correct form.
Rest for twice the time you held.
Repeat.
This training builds strength and ability to hold steadily those few (3) seconds you are aiming. But for 144 arrow tournament, the payoff is huge!

We will train with stretch bands at the beginning of the session, then shoot.
See you on the range!