A good coach is SO important!

[Flying Dutchman]

A few weeks ago I started to train with a coach again. He has proven many times to be good in training traditional archery.
He told me I made only a few mistakes in my form      
- Standing instable
- anchering with almost 2 fingers instead of 3
- pinching the riser
- not pulling trough after release
- shooting too hasty

Just when I thought I was in great shape    :(   !

I am training there once a week and then train private to work on the mistakes. It is paying of already! This afternoon, at privaste training I did something I was never able of before.
I am training at a pack of 30 by 30 inches at several distances. I also shoot at 40 yards. The pack has a black circle in the middle, of 11 inches. In the middle of this circle I put a yellow round sticker with a diameter of 4 inches.

Yesterday I shot already 4 of my 6 arrows in the black, and two in the yellow.
   

[Bowmania]

Does it make any sense to learn through experience?

Bowmania

[Eugene Slagle]

I'm helping a friend train in traditional recurve & it is a work out trying to show her the flaws at which she is having & pointing ways to improve apaun them.

Me, I know I need to see my other friend that has helped me out in the past because I know that I've gotten sloppy here & there.

Yes someone that knows what to look for & how to help correct the flaws goes a long way in sucecess with archery.

Congrats in your improvement.

[Flying Dutchman]

Originally posted by Bowmania:
Does it make any sense to learn through experience?

Bowmania

That always makes sense! But at one moment you come to a point you are not getting furhter anymore, you stock on the same level.
As we all know, form mistakes tend to slide in without any notice, and before you know it, you have developed some bad habits, like I did.
The coach I have is really very good and has a reputation like that. He partly earns his money with it, he's a pro.
In just one lesson he sees all the mistakes in your form, and the lessons there after, he learns you how to get rid of them.
I've got the feeling that he put me a year of experience ahead in just a few weeks.  Ofcourse you have to be open-minded, accept you have some bad habbits and train hard to get rid of them....

[lpcjon2]

Train any way you feel like.The important thing is that when you hunt and decide to take an animal you have the confidence to make the shot count.We all learn in different ways and we NEVER stop learning.Good on you Dutchman.Glad to hear your going the distance.IMHO