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Offline Scattergun2570

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ZEN
« on: July 05, 2012, 10:16:00 PM »
Has anyone read something called ZEN,In The Art Of Archery?  I would like to hear thoughts about the book.
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Re: ZEN
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2012, 11:08:00 PM »
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Re: ZEN
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2012, 11:18:00 PM »
I've read it several times. I like Zen  in the Marshall Arts better.  
If your question is " did reading that book make me a better archer"..no I don't think so but I enjoy reading it. There is something almost spiritual to me when I shoot, but that's the mental aspect of archery. I was the same way when I was working towards my black belt  in Tae Kwan Do.
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Re: ZEN
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2012, 12:37:00 AM »
I bought it but have not read it yet... will report back when I finish it.
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Re: ZEN
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2012, 01:13:00 AM »
Yep. Worth the read. Mostly only about the mental game of being calm, or "present" at the moment of need. Can't hurt!
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Offline JPE

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Re: ZEN
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2012, 09:26:00 AM »
Very good book, I have read it twice.
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Re: ZEN
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2012, 09:59:00 AM »
I have read it several times. It is about the inner game of mastering something -- in this case, archery, but it would apply to almost anything.
It is very well worth the time you will spend reading it.
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Re: ZEN
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2012, 11:53:00 AM »
"Zen in the Art of Archery", is one of those little books you can read a dozen times and arrive at a fresh, new insight with every reading. It remains an important part of my archery library.

I'm an old guy who has been dilligently training in Taekwondo for more than a year. I thought the additional martial arts study might inform my archery, and it has. What I did not foresee was how much my traditional archery would inform my study of other martial arts....

Read the book!
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Re: ZEN
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2012, 07:02:00 PM »
I might have to check this out. I fished bass tournaments for years and did pretty darn good. The mental part of it won me more tournaments than any bass bait.
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Re: ZEN
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2012, 07:46:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Owlmagnet:
"Zen in the Art of Archery", is one of those little books you can read a dozen times and arrive at a fresh, new insight with every reading.....Read the book!
I have to agree....wholeheartedly!


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Offline SKITCH

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Re: ZEN
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2012, 10:01:00 AM »
Great book. Read it years ago and recently picked up a couple copies to give to friends.
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