Competitive Archer

Author: Simon Needham
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847976247
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 588

Book Description
The Competitive Archer provides practical advice to archers showing them a path to success in their competition performance, taking them from keen weekend competitors to top athletes in the world arena.The book covers: How to set goals and then prioritize those goals; the nature of more serious competition in archery; making decisions about how much time an individual is able or wishes to give to the sport; how far that time will get them, and making the best use of limited time; planning training and competition schedules; more advanced training, shooting practices and techniques to speed up and increase improvement, and to evaluate progress; incorporating mental practices into training; fine-tuning of archery equipment; preparation for individual and team competitions. Although this book deals with success in archery, it shows that the path to success follows the same procedure in any endeavour. Essential reading for archers and coaches of all disciplines looking to take their performance to advanced levels. Includes advice and tips from top international and Olympic archers.Superbly illustrated with 260 colour photographs.Simon Needham has been involved in archery for forty years and has competed at Olympic and World Championship levels.

Precision Archery

Author: Steve Ruis
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 9780736046343
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
This book tells about target shooting, field competition and bow hunting.

Archery

Author: USA Archery
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 1492581704
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 455

Book Description
If you’re serious about improving accuracy, increasing consistency, and achieving competitive success, Archery is your guide. Featuring the in-depth instruction, insight, and advice from the world’s top coaches and archers, Archery sets a new standard in resources for those who compete with the recurve or compound bow. Archery includes a wealth of information on perfecting stance, body alignment, muscle recruitment, and shot sequence. You’ll master the skills and techniques taught at the U.S. Olympic Training Center by legendary coach KiSik Lee. Then you’ll prepare for competition: • Select and properly tune equipment. • Develop a winning shot sequence. • Set up, draw, and complete the shot. • Maximize practice time. • Train physically and mentally for competition. • Develop a successful tournament strategy. Developed by USA Archery, Archery is an invaluable resource you’ll refer to again and again.

Training for Archery

Author: Jake Kaminski
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781542400046
Category : Archery
Languages : en
Pages : 106

Book Description
Drawing on 22 years' experience and expertise as an archer, two-time Olympic silver medalist Jake Kaminski has developed training plans for archers of all ages and skill levels and shares those exact plans and methods in this book. - How many arrows to shoot - Training schedules - Strength and conditioning - Foods that fuel archery - Recovery and sustainability

Inside the Archer

Author: KiSik Lee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982426500
Category : Archers
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description

The Competitive Archer

Author: Simon Needham
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN: 9781847974822
Category : Archers
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"The Competitive Archer" provides practical advice to archers showing them a path to success in their competition performance, taking them from keen weekend competitors to top athletes in the world arena. The book covers: How to set goals and then prioritize those goals The nature of more serious competition in archery: making decisions about how much time as an individual is able or wishes to give to the sport, how far that time will get them and making the best use of limited time Planning training and competition schedules More advanced training, shooting practices and techniques to speed up and increase improvement, and to ealuate progress Incorporating mental practices into training Fine-tuning of archery equipment Preparation for individual and team competitions Although this book deals with success in archery, it shows that the path to success follows the same procedure in any endeavour. AUTHOR: Simon S Needham was in the Royal Marines for twenty-two years, has been involved in archery for forty years, and has been shooting competitively since 1989. He has represented Scotland at archery since 1989, culminating in representing his adoptive country in 2010 at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and Great Britain from 1997-2008. He competed at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, ranking 7th at the World Championships in 2001, with 12th being his best world ranking. 260 colour photographs

Archery Score Sheets Book

Author: Red Tiger Press
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781073332885
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122

Book Description
Archery Score Sheets - This 6 x 9 in. score book is perfect for competitive and recreational archers as well as beginners who need to track their scores and progress. ideal for keeping a permanent record of scores and results. Each page is devoted to a single competition or day of archery and allows the archer to record up to 12 rounds of 6 arrows with a section for making notes. This covers all different types of competition formats. Size: 6 x 9 in. 120 Pages Matte soft cover Printed on white paper

Archery for Beginners

Author: John C. Williams
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
A guide to the latest archery techniques, equipment, and the basics every archer must learn.

Total Archery

Author: Kisik Lee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archery
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description

Archer Addy

Author: Erik Nachtrieb
Publisher: 1iopen Productions, LLC
ISBN: 9780692288252
Category : Archers
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Addy decides she wants to try something new--target archery. After practicing every day through the cold, rainy winter, she asks her parents to enter her in the Archery National Championships. Can she do it? Is is too soon? How will she do shooting next to the best in the sport?