Alistair Whittingham looks at balancing positivity and negativity, and how the pressure of competition can sometimes leave an archer in the red
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Checks and balances
Tagged with: alistair whittingham, balance, coach, competition, losing, manager, negative, positive, pressure, winning
Posted in Features, Psychology
Posted in Features, Psychology
New equipment syndrome
Tagged with: adjustment, advice, change, duncan busby, equipment, syndrome
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Ask the experts
Our panel of experts from around the world answer your questions on every aspect of shooting technique, psychology and equipment
Tagged with: advice, alistair whittingham, experts, roy rose, shooting, sunglasses, technique, tyler benner
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Mastering the release aid
Getting a clean, trouble-free execution takes some work, but John Dudley says it’s all worthwhile
Tagged with: draw length, hand position, john dudley, pre-load, release
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique
Learning the longbow
If you’re interested in getting into traditional archery, Pip Bickerstaffe starts to outline some of the techniques involved in learning to shoot the longbow. This time, planning, warming up, and learning the draw
Tagged with: development, longbow, muscle, shoulder, strength, technique, the glade, tuition
Posted in Features, Traditional
Posted in Features, Traditional
Mechanics of bow stabilisation
Composite engineer Jim Conroy of Carbofast explains the method – and the maths – behind the right stabiliser setup
Tagged with: carbofast, engineering, full draw, jim controy, long rod, mathematics, olympic, short rod, stabiliser
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An incredible journey
Jake Kaminski, Olympic team silver medallist, earned the first podium for the USA during the 2012 Games before heading off to the World Field Championships. Here, he talks to Jean-Denis Gitton
Tagged with: field archery world championships, jake jaminski, kprea, london 2012, silver medal, usa
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Euro indoors
The European Indoor Championships were hosted by Rzeszow, Poland, for a week of top sporting action
Tagged with: claudine jones, jelena baninina, naomi jones, natalia erdynieva, pierre-julien deloche, poland, rick van der ven, rzeszow
Posted in Events, Features
Posted in Events, Features
Back to the draw board
James Park explains how he uses a draw board to look at the path the nocking point takes during the draw, which can be critical to sustained accuracy
Welcome to the Vegas shoot
With huge prize money on offer, this competition attracts hopefuls from around the world to compete alongside the best
Tagged with: ariana avitia, brady ellison, erika jones, indoor world cup, jeon sung eun, jesse broadwater, las vegas, reo wilde, sin city
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Posted in Events, Features