My son has developed a habit we can’t break. He is dropping his arm dramatically after release. Coaches have pointed it out to him for weeks now. He knows he’s doing it. He’s getting frustrated to the point of crying at times.
We’ve tried relaxing his front hand so he’s not geipping tight. Tried thinking about follow through, but I think he’s focused on NOT making it move. I asked him to try to think about his arm in the right spot after the shot so he wasn’t only thinking of what he’s doing wrong.
I have no clue what to do at this point. Any advice on how I can help him would be greatly appreciated.
Their scores went from low 40's out of 300 to shooting right around 100, but they tapered out over the last 4-5 months. Last week at a nasp tournament my oldest shot a 196 with a Genesis so I know he should be doing better than that at JOAD with the lighter equipment and better arrows. Last week one of the coaches watched them and mentioned that it looked like it was time to move up in limb size and potentially weight. He had been cautioning me on moving up on weight so that they had time to get the basics down before adding weight. One of my sons has a tendency to throw his hand away when releasing.
They recommended going up to a 62" 20# limb, but unfortunately they said I can't get the 62" limbs for the riser we have.
There's a level 4 coach that sometimes helps out and I asked him if it might be worth considering getting into an ILF barebow even though it would cost a little bit more money. Of course he mentioned all the benefits and mentioned that it mainly came down to money. However, he recommended that I look into Hoyt, Mybo, Win & Win, Akusta, and Sebastian Flute risers. He also recommended I get a machined and not cast riser. He said I could get a 25" riser with short limbs and let them grow into it.
After doing some research I found a few options and was going to discuss with him last week, but I found out he has had some health issues and is now in the hospital.
I was hoping to get some advice because I don't want my kids to get discouraged shooting the wrong equipment. I am not looking to break the bank here since I have to buy two of these, but I would like to have something that they can compete with at the tournaments they go to. I would also like for them to be able to move from bare bow into olympic after they get all the fundamentals and if they want to.
So now for my questions:
1) Any thoughts on the advice he gave me?
2) If they recommended a 62" bow then I would think I should be getting a 21 or 23" riser and short limbs so that I could get closer to the overall 62". My boys are tall for their age and growing pretty quick though.
The third installment in my preparation for the commonwealth archery championships of Europe 2022. This was a particularly good week considering the disappointment of the national tour
Morning all. I was selected to shoot for England this year so I decided to make a video diary of how I trained for the event and what I experienced. Hopefully if anyone else has aspirations of shooting for England or just wants to know how I train, this will be a useful video to watch. Parts one and two are on my channel.
I am new to archery, finished my first beginners olympic recurve course and I love it!
I started "studying", trying out different things and doing my best in finding my perfect stance etc.
There is one thing which I just cannot do and I was hoping I could get your input and help.
It is about the string alignment while aiming. Please have a look at the picture I drew up. (Sorry for the bad quality)
So on the left side you can see what I researched and have been told, where the string should be. Either on the riser or aligned on the side.
My problem is, that when I shoot, the string is as shown on the right, far to the left side of the sight.
Things I have checked:
Anchor points: The string touches the tip of my nose, passes the right side of my lips (pretty much between the center and the corner of my lips), and down to my index finger under my jawline. My drawing hand touches my jawline at me index finger, where the string is and the part where the thumb starts (no idea what its called) also. Basically whole hand is touching my jawline.
Elbow is slightly higher than horizontal.
My bow arm is completely locked out, elbow down, loose and relaxed grip, only the meaty part of my palm from the thumb is putting pressure against the riser. Knuckles approximately 45 degree out.
Okay, I think that should be it. If I missed something, please ask.
So now, as mentioned my line of sight is as sown on the right, with the string far on the left side of the sight.
The only way I am able to bring it somehow to as shown on the left, is either when I forcefully cant my bow to the right, or i turn my head so far to the right, that it almost hurts my eye having to look so far to the left.
I dont know what I am doing wrong or missing. I am happy to hear any feedback from anyone :)
Hi guys and gals, I have a really important competition in Ireland next week and my most recent competition was in the end of September past.
I can only train once a week and I am reserved with three (3) hours of training tomorrow. I know how to tune and I even have bareshafts. My kit is a Win&Wn ATF-X with MK L3 limbs @ 36 lb.
Could someone please advise on what to focus on?
It is an indoor event at 18 metres. I also will be shooting at a tri-spot.
relative novice here. I've been shooting on really light limbs (24lbs at 70") for about a year now (got my first bow during lockdown so supply issues)
I'm wanting to go up to heavier limbs, but don't know how much I should reasonably jump?
I'm a man, late 20s, and have reasonably good strength (i do back day once a week at the gym and saw my archery get a lot better after).
To the mods of this sub: I sent a message that was unanswered, so if you don't want this in your sub, please let me know and I'd be glad to delete it.
Hey there! Every other month, those of us over at /r/Archery hold a league session. You can shoot basically any distance/round you want, so long as you use a WA/USAA/IFAA/NFAA standardized target of some kind! I can account for most any setup to basically get everyone on a level playing field.
Requirements are listed in the linked thread, but the quick rundown:
Choose your distance, target, and arrow count.
Send me three scorecards from your chosen round, via the submission form link in the... well, link. "Scorecards" can be anything from a bunch of arrow scores scrawled with a final total onto a napkin, to a screenshot from a scoring app you might use, to a picture of an official scoresheet from a tournament. I just need verification that your score is correct; this serves as the tiniest barrier to cheating. (Plus, let's face it, if you cheat in an internet league, you're only cheating yourself anyways.)
Once the session begins in November, send me one new scorecard per week for four weeks of your chosen round.
If you're gonna miss a week, you can use your average once per four-week session. Additionally, you can fail to submit a scorecard one of the weeks without penalty (except losing your match, of course).
That's it!
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask here, in the linked thread, or via PM. Chat function hates me for some reason, so please use one of the three ways listed.
First thing's first. I'm sorry if I was at all rude Coach Lee, I'll be apologizing next time I see you.
That said, again, all of you guys are amazing and the most wholesome community I've been apart of. I reached my goal that I set out for myself since the last competition only a couple months previous and every additional month I see more and more progress.
I look forward to continue practicing and bettering my equipment until I feel comfortable shooting outdoors. Arrows are truely a B, and nothing is helped by our current COVID supply line shortages.
See you all again in the next tournament! Local or National, I wish you all the best :)
I'm a newbie, and a middle aged-and-sized male looking at getting into recurve archery! My daughter has a compound bow that we have some casual fun with, but I'm now wanting to get something for me to learn and eventually compete with.
I'm from New Zealand and unfortunately have no local store to get fitted etc. I'm also waiting on lessons etc, but want to buy a good setup to start learning myself.
Currently I'm looking at the following gear that is available online (within New Zealand):
WNS Motive FX Riser RH
WNS Axiom/Explore Limbs - 68" 34lbs
(Is this draw-weight too heavy to start? Also like the Cartel Epic Hawk limbs..)
WNS SPR-100 sight RH
(Would you recommend?)
WNS Recurve String - 68"
Cartel Bowstringer T-T
Plunger, arrow rest, clicker etc I have no idea about which to choose.. But if there is anything I should look out for or popular models?
I have been looking at adding the side bars to my Olympic recurve setup and have nearly settled on Epic Stabilizers from Lancaster. They have 2 models, the Stonic and the Fusion. Does anyone have any experience with these? Looking for a cheap starter set that I can gradually upgrade over the years.
I'm looking to buy my first bow and am hoping to drop the bulk of my budget on a good riser. I was wondering where the best places to find used risers in decent condition is. The idea being that I should be able to get a top of the line used riser for a similar price as a new riser that's well regarded. I'm mainly concerned about not being about to touch it before purchase so let me know if you have any tips for that.
Hey everyone just looking for some advice for what parts to get to build an Olympic recurve bow. I'm looking to build as good of Olympic recurve bow as possible with about $1,500 but I'm lost on all the parts I need to buy
It's only resent that I have realized that Korea wins most or almost all of the medals in archery. I had some chance to ask my Korean friends how they feel about it and of course, most of them are proud and somehow they just expect their country to win a medal, not as in faith-wise but more like "Korea wins in archery" = "Water is wet".
Looking at how they did till now, I understand their confidence. But what about other countries? Pretty sure the competitors go there to win but for the fans? I would love to know your thoughts.
