Week 5 – Sunday 24 May 2020
This week Jack ran through some really valuable concepts and technique improvements. I recommend all archers view this weeks class. Good solid stuff.
Week 4 – Sunday 17 May 2020
This week I would like all archers to consider their shot cycle and process. What ever your process is, identify each step in your process and mentally count through the process step by step with every shot. Take a look at the below video, it will give a start to developing your own shot cycle.
Several students have asked for a video on putting your bows together…hers a good basic video to do so.
Week 3 – Sunday 10 May 2020
Week 2 – Sunday 3 May 2020
Scheduling your archery week
I hope that you have all settled in to the luxury of having your own target setup at home. Please respect this opportunity and always put safety at the top of the list.
Your challenge now is to maintain your commitment to training. The best way is to create a weekly schedule. The schedule will hopefully create a routine that brings you to a fitness level not seen before in your archery career. Be careful and be realistic with your expectations. Start slow and build your arrow count in line with your ability. Document your progress any way that you feel comfortable with, a notepad or any electronic record will do.
Below is a simple example how a weekly schedule:
Week 1
Sunday 10am – 60 arrows scoring round
Monday Rest
Tuesday 8am – 30 arrows blank butt shooting
Wednesday Rest
Thursday 8am – 30 arrows using 10cm target face
Week 2
Sunday 10am – 60 arrows scoring round. 30 arrows blank butt shooting.
Monday Rest
Tuesday 8am – 60 arrows blank butt shooting
Wednesday Rest
Thursday 8am – 60 arrows using 10cm target face
The above example demonstrates how over time your should be able to increase your arrow count. At any time where you feel you have over estimated your ability, please stop and rest before continuing. Do not force an injury.
At some stage I would love for all archers to explore their limit and attempt to schedule in a day where your maximum arrow count can be found. This could be regularly tested to find out your own personal limit. Keep in mind a top level archer should be able to shoot 300-400 arrows on any one given day. This may not be you right now but does give you a sense of scale and perspective.
I would love to see everyone’s plan for the next couple of weeks. Please email through your planned schedule to me at simon@sydneyarchery.com.au.
The importance of your bowstring
Take a look at the below video for some basic insights into your bowstring.
Week 1 – Sunday 26 April 2020
Welcome to our first week of Remote Squad Training.
For those who have signed up for the live class, we will have a similar program that follows the below format each week.
- Zoom class held at 10am. All participants will receive an invitation by email to join the class at 10am.
- Following the class each student will receive a one on one form correction appraisal via a private 15 minute zoom class. Your exact class time will vary and will be made by appointment.
- 5m Scoring round 60 arrows at the modified 10cm target face. Please use the below link to download your preferred target face. Please start your scoring before 11am.
All archers regardless of financial commitment are encourage to shoot the scoring round. All archers have been entered into Archers Diary.
To score on your smartphone or laptop please go to the below link and follow the instructions on screen. Any problems with this please call Simon on 0412 085 372.
Please select, Archery NSW, Bondi Archers.
Password is Bondi
A live leader board can be viewed at
How to use a sight correctly
We refer to sight picture as what we see when we look towards the target and aim at full draw. We are all individuals and slight variations to the concept are quite acceptable. There is however some basic principles we need to consider when developing our sight picture. I fully intended to make a video explaining how this works, but I found this great video that does a great job of explaining it all. Please take a look, its only 7 minutes long and is very detailed.
More resources will be added as we progress.