ok, so something i think is really important is getting the correct mind set to make good shots.
this will sound obvious and basic but ,in fact, is really not done by most.
you have heard the phrase" shoot every practice shot like its a competition and every competition as a practice" this on the surface is a no duh! Every shot in practice should be executed like its the only shot you will take. and every competitive shot should be executed like its the only shot you will take.
but time and again, practice is looked at as of less importance. this is actually 100% wrong. if the thought is to make every shot the same, then do it! a practice shot is as important as the last arrow in a Vagas shoot down.
as an aside to this is that volume should not be pushed past YOUR best form execution . as soon as it breaks down stop.
another simple thing to do mental approach wise is , aim at the X.... some of the JOAD kids and even on a 3D course i see people shooting at the 10. this expands you minds ability to wiggle in a bigger area. from personal experience shooting IBO, when I started really focusing on hitting an 11 my scores went up and my hold got more steady. people often shoot at the yellow on a 3 spot, and for newer kids shooting for ROB i see why. but red or better WILL happen and happen more consistently if you are trying to hold in the very middle.
when practice sessions are planned , try and limit dedicated work for one aspect per session. so for example you are working on your floaty anchor, DO try and follow your shot sequence steps, but let everything be done as sub consciously as you can with only lazer focus on the feeling of the anchor, where it is and how it feels when you settle in and feel the touches.
the fact is if you are "training" you cant put focus on the whole process other than making sure you are following it, and still give the primary aspect of the training total focus. without total focus the mind -muscle memory will not be driven into your form as well.
sometimes the exact purpose can be affected by the exact words. i am going to step outside of archery for a real world example of different verbiage changing an outcome. I stopped smoking the day my wife told me she was pregnant. turns out i started again the night my son was born. when we realized we should still not smoke we tried quitting. failed. tried again failed.tried again and failed. we put a date of my sons second birthday to be 100% done.
in my previous attempts, i always had the mind set that i was trying to quit. this did 2 things, 1 the act of trying was not a firm decision, it allowed room to fail and flounder and 2.magnified the fact that i was a smoker.
on my sons second birthday, also the wedding day of my cousin, i had my last cigerette. i was no longer a smoker, in stead of trying to quit, i was someone who used to smoke. honestly it was that easy. trying to quit=fail to quit, i dont smoke= i dont smoke. a very slight change in approach made all the difference. it has been 22 smoke free years now.
thats it.
sorry for the lack of cohesion on these posts. i really just get started on a thought and let it go where it will.
