Training Programs

It wasn't me!

Just wondering how you all approach your training? I'm interested in hearing about other disciplines as well as my own, so let's hear what you all do in a training session.

Personally, I'm drawing up a plan for the next while, focusing on fixing the fact that I tend to shoot a two-layered group, one very tight knuckle with slightly orbital fliers, which enlarge, but don't break the group. I have a checklist of things in preparation for each shot, from examination of outer position to follow-through. Hopefully this, along with plotting my groups and analysing the looser shots, should bring those shots into the group. Also going to be trying more ammo to try get more consistently tight groups and see how I get on.

So what are the rest of you up to? What are your goals and do you have a progress time-frame in mind?

FLOYDSTER

I'm starting some serious training once the new rifle paperwork comes through!,I think the minimum you will need is a training buddy!

If you can bounce things off one another it'll help!, ultimatley you really need a coach!,even if its once a month or couple of months.

A few of us will be training in Comber(outdoor) over the winter and as long as people have the correct paperwork they are more than welcome to join us!;)

It wasn't me!

I do get some coaching now and again alright, particularly if I find I'm not making any improvements on my own. A partner to train with would be ideal though.

Might nab the extra paperwork and head up sometime so. Cheers

It wasn't me!

rrpc and I went through my position and such yesterday with the use of a camera to see what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong. We approached it with the goal of ironing out those fliers for which I'm entirely responsible and the photos showed that my position doesn't leave any body behind the rifle, so we shortened the buttplate and extended the handstop to try bring me more behind the rifle. It'll take some getting used to, but if it helps me keep my groups tight, rather than tight with orbital fliers, my scores will jump. So my new plan for the next while is to work on that position, making it comfortable and consistent. Also need to acquire a spirit-level for my foresight at some point.

FLOYDSTER

Good to hear!, just keep at it now and keep us updated!;)

It wasn't me!

It just shows the camera is a very useful tool. Really shows you what you're doing right or wrong.

Sparks

Not to mention that if you're brave enough, you can get coaching from afar - for example, I used the camcorder to get footage of me loosing a few arrows, put it up on youtube, pointed the link to one of our members who knows his archery but is over in the US at the moment, and he was able to give me a few pointers from that.
Gotta love technology...