Everyone needs a bit of help now and again – and having the right people and relationships in place can be a huge asset to your archery, as Danielle Brown explains
Psychology
Why it pays to have allies as an archer
Tagged with: archery, archery improvement, archery psychology, bow, Bow International, competition, competitive archery, technique
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Posted in Features, Psychology
Essential guide to tournament prep!
If you’re worried about everything you need to know to take part in your first tournament experience, never fear – Andrew Smith has a checklist of everything you need to do in advance and remember on the day
Tagged with: archery, archery competition, archery gb, archery tournament, arrows, bow, Bow International, compound, compound archery, recurve, world archery
Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique
Treating Burnout: Recognition and Recovery
Tired, snappy, or lacking enthusiasm? It could be burnout – Crystal Gauvin explains what to look for and how to treat it
Tagged with: archery, archery techniques, bow, Bow International, bow technique, burnout, competitive archery
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
How to cure your shooting hang-ups
“Freezing” or “hanging up” on the clicker are two names for the same problem; an inability to execute the shot properly. Andrew Smith looks at the causes and cures
Tagged with: archery, archery freezing, archery psychology, archery technique, bow, Bow International, bow technique, competition freezing, freezing, hang ups
Posted in Psychology, Technique
Posted in Psychology, Technique
How to combat competitive mind games
From well-meaning but misguided comments to deliberate mind games, there are a number of things that can put you off your shot. Danielle Brown shares her guide to coping with it
Tagged with: archery, archery gb, archery inspiration, archery support, archery tips, arrows, bow, Bow International, competition, field, focus, mind games, psychology, world archery
Posted in Features, Psychology
Posted in Features, Psychology
5 Top tips to keep archery practice exciting
Archery is the art of repetition, but long hours spent doing the same thing can get dull. Lucy O’Sullivan shares her top tips on keeping practice engaging
Tagged with: archery, archery gb, archery practise, archery technique, archery tips, Bow International, coach, focus, technique, top tips
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
How to adapt and overcome career setbacks
We have all had some setbacks in archery; it is totally expected in your career as part of progressing as a sports person. “Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice.” So…
Tagged with: archery, archery problems, career, illness, injury, inspiration, overcome setbacks, productivity, sport
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
When Learning Goes Wrong
Craig Johnson outlines how and why bad habits can form, and what to do to break them In other features I’ve given an overview of the nervous system, motor feedback and motor learning. This article will examine some of the…
Tagged with: coaches, craig johnson, habits, motor learning, motor programs, physiology, release, target panic
Posted in Psychology
Posted in Psychology
Motor Learning
Craig Johnson explains how the brain learns in co-ordination with muscle systems, and how archers can use that to their advantage in training I have previously given an overview of the nervous system and looked at feedback in the motor system,…
Tagged with: craig johnson, focus, motor learning, repetition, special skills, still eye, training, visualisation
Posted in Psychology
Posted in Psychology
You Against the World
Alistair Whittingham looks into what the pressure to achieve can do to an archer’s psyche Jaded and undirected, a world-class archer once told me that they ‘would rather go on holiday, using up their annual leave from work, than push to…
Tagged with: alistair whittingham, commitment, goals, outcome, progress, psychology
Posted in Psychology
Posted in Psychology