The Lancaster Classic. Describe it in two words? Life changing. The 12th Annual Lancaster Classic has come and gone and has left a bounty of knowledge in its wake. During the Classic multiple seminars were held; they included anything from the future of target archery to a Q&A with Olympians like Jake Kaminski and Crispin Duenas. After going to these seminars myself, I am now here to give you my newfound knowledge.
The first seminar I went to while in Lancaster was on shot execution and how to properly use a back tension release aid, which was given by George Ryals IV (AKA GRIV). One of the biggest tips that I took away from his talk was on back tension. One of the hardest things about switching over to a back tension release is that we never really learn how to use one properly in the first place. This causes problems down the road when you have trouble being consistent with your let off or with just getting the shot to go off all together. Well during the seminar, GRIV let us in on his top secret (well not so secret anymore) method on how to use a back tension. The secret to using one properly lies in the palm of your hand, literally. This is where it gets hard to explain so here is a video of GRIV explaining it himself.
The first seminar I went to while in Lancaster was on shot execution and how to properly use a back tension release aid, which was given by George Ryals IV (AKA GRIV). One of the biggest tips that I took away from his talk was on back tension. One of the hardest things about switching over to a back tension release is that we never really learn how to use one properly in the first place. This causes problems down the road when you have trouble being consistent with your let off or with just getting the shot to go off all together. Well during the seminar, GRIV let us in on his top secret (well not so secret anymore) method on how to use a back tension. The secret to using one properly lies in the palm of your hand, literally. This is where it gets hard to explain so here is a video of GRIV explaining it himself.
The next seminar that I went to was a Q&A with Jake Kaminski, Crispin Duenas, and Dan Schuller. To hear tips and tricks from Olympians was incredible, and a once in a life time chance. Two of the major things that they talked about were the importance of endorphins and static and dynamic warm ups. Who has ever heard of endorphins before? Well for those of you who don't know, they are any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. *takes breath* Wow that's a mouth full. What these endorphins do are impact your emotions, well-being, and physical performance. AKA something that will greatly affect your shot. To control these endorphins you need to watch things like your diet and your surroundings. Two of the most important endorphins are serotonin and dopamine, too much of one or the other and your whole body is out of whack. A good way to manage these levels are by maintaining a healthy diet and by exercising, as said by Jake Kaminski himself.
With that said, we go into static and dynamic warm ups. When a person from the audience asked Kaminski how long you should warm up, Kaminski answered by asking how long you would warm up for any sport. He then went on to ask the crowd how long they would see the pros warm up during major competitions. The answer to that was never. Kaminski's point was that in archery, even the pros rarely warm up. Although, archery is just like any other sport and requires around 30 minutes of warm up. The specific types of warm ups are dynamic and static. A dynamic warm up is one that involves a lot of motion, while a static warm ups include various stretches. According to Kaminski, the best order to do these warm ups in is to do dynamic warm ups before shooting to loosen up your muscles and to cleanse your system of the bad endorphins. Static exercises are to restretch your muscles after you are done shooting and to clear the lactic acid out of your muscles to help build up physique and to help speedy recovery. To shoot well, you must take care of your body like any other professional athlete would.
All of these strategies that I have mentioned are not just gimmicks, they really do work, and I have implemented them myself in my archery routine. With you I have shared the secrets of the pros, and I hope these tips help you become the archer you want to be. Happy shooting.
Written by Amber ->>---->
With that said, we go into static and dynamic warm ups. When a person from the audience asked Kaminski how long you should warm up, Kaminski answered by asking how long you would warm up for any sport. He then went on to ask the crowd how long they would see the pros warm up during major competitions. The answer to that was never. Kaminski's point was that in archery, even the pros rarely warm up. Although, archery is just like any other sport and requires around 30 minutes of warm up. The specific types of warm ups are dynamic and static. A dynamic warm up is one that involves a lot of motion, while a static warm ups include various stretches. According to Kaminski, the best order to do these warm ups in is to do dynamic warm ups before shooting to loosen up your muscles and to cleanse your system of the bad endorphins. Static exercises are to restretch your muscles after you are done shooting and to clear the lactic acid out of your muscles to help build up physique and to help speedy recovery. To shoot well, you must take care of your body like any other professional athlete would.
All of these strategies that I have mentioned are not just gimmicks, they really do work, and I have implemented them myself in my archery routine. With you I have shared the secrets of the pros, and I hope these tips help you become the archer you want to be. Happy shooting.
Written by Amber ->>---->