Hi All,
Welcome to this week’s ‘5 quick tips’ email. As always, feel free to forward this message to your archery friends.
🛠️ Equipment recommendation
This week I’d like to talk about string material. I’ll keep it simple, if you shoot a W&W or MK bow and limbs I’d suggest Brownell FF+ or BCY 652 if you can’t get the Brownell. BCY 8125 or 8190 won’t be as forgiving for W&W and MK limbs in particular. If you shoot a Hoyt, either the Brownell FF+ or the BCY 8125/8190 works well. It’s more of a personal preference in this case. As for deciding between BCY 8125 vs BCY 8190, I’d generally recommend most archers go for the 8125. Next week I’ll talk about the number of strands…🏹 Technique tip
The bow roll is an essential part of your technique, and I actually include this in my definition of ‘the release’ in the Release and Follow Through section of my website. Shown below, the double bow roll drill (filter the drills by ‘Release and Follow Through) is an amazing way to work on the bow side of your release. Simply shoot as normal but allow the bow to roll twice, whilst keeping your arm and body completely still. It’s particularly important to pay attention to keeping your bow arm height during the release, but also to direct your bow into the target and then down to the ground as it rolls. Pay attention to your index finger and thumb as the bow rolls, and feel like you’re pointing them to the ground during the follow-through.
🧠 Mindset
Many archers have unhelpful mental scripts that are not helpful to them during competition. You probably have some of these too. Some examples might be:- “my first end of scoring is never good”
- “I can only shoot well if the weather’s good”
- “I’m not someone who performs well in competitions”