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Originally Posted by mattfink  There more people say "it's all in the head" the more they start accepting that and not knowing how to rectify it. It is my opinion that it is not in the head, but even if you believe it is, try a drill/routine (as the one I posted earlier) and see where you get. You cannot control what happens down at the target, so don't think down there. Split your shot up in to stages and make the "come through clicker" or "shot execution" just another stage, with no more or less importance than any other stage (which I believe to be true). The drill should help you work out how to do this and give you a consisent draw.
It does work, my coach got me to do it and it worked wonders. |
Hi Matt - I think you have a point. I think it is in the head, but only when you don't have a solution.
What your coach offered you sounds absolutely right - it's what I was getting at re the clicker. If you introduce it yourself you tend to focus on the "new bit". If a coach helps you to introduce it they(should) provide you with a learning strategy that helps you to understand the relative importance of that component of routine compared to the others - and how it integrates with what you can already do.
I'll certainly work with your advice - I also think it reinforces the need for good coaching. I wonder if all those " hesitant" archers Geoff refers to have tried to teach themselves??
Thanks Matt.
