Would a coach change a top archer's riser?

[Watch_Man]

Originally Posted by sp220

I thought a stabilizer bush could just be filed straight anyway?

One of our club coaches did this for him so we are just waiting to find out if it was good enough. My understanding is that it was a fairly new riser.

Trunkles - agreed, a technical fault. The lad lost some confidence in his equipment because of this. Perhaps the coach who pointed it out to him should have had a quiet word with his dad first to see if his parents could sort it out rather than telling the lad he needed a new riser.

[moo-mop]

Is the question you are really asking is that you have been asked to change your riser, you can't think why and nobody has explained why, and should you now not be confident of the coach?
I must admit if someone for example asked me to change my Matrix without a good reason I would be a bit suspicious of the quality of coaching provided as it is proven equipment, but then again I'm a long way from being a top archer...

[worthipa]

Doesn't this thread answer its own question?

"Top Archer" would presuppose they were in full command of themselves and their kit. My understanding of the position of a coach at that level is one who provides the subtle guidance and steering for continuous improvement, the necessary shooting skills having already been learned and mastered by the archer long ago?

Suggesting an archer do something as drastic as change their riser from one they were presumably comfortable with, seems to me to fall more into sponsorship territory than coaching, and then only acted upon in a suitable period of "downtime" between major competitions?

Could this be why we now see Alison Williamson and Charlotte Burgess both shooting the Nexus?

Alison Williamson
Charlotte Burgess

[Tarkwin]

weight

balance

size

size/shape of grip

reaction to shot

psychological issues

[Erika]

What is the point in a coach that you do not trust?

[worthipa]

Originally Posted by Erika

What is the point in a coach that you do not trust?

Presumably non?

[worthipa]

Originally Posted by sp220

Alison williamson shoots a nexus because she is hoyt pro staff.

Yes I'm aware of that, but Charlotte?

[Tarkwin]

Originally Posted by sp220

Not some voodoo coach who has some knowledge of what riser suits an archer best due to some information only a coach can have in their divine wisdom...

Do you have an innate ability to belittle people and their experience, or is it something you've worked on?

Originally Posted by sp220

Im pretty sure archers shooting these scores know exactly what fits them best.

if they know best, why have a coach?

T.

[simon m]

Isn't it more likely they will recommend NOT getting a new riser until form development is complete?

[Erika]

Both KSL and James Park have been fond of not telling me the why of something. They think that i over analyze things so i have been asked to make many changes without explanation.

If you think you are so great that you don't need to listen to your coach, there's no point in having one.