Author Archives: Rob Jones

Dec 12 2011

Season’s greetings

So weekend spent driving round the country visiting in-laws and at nephews christening along with multiple family meals. Don’t think I need to eat for the rest of this week.

This means there was no further testing of glove verses tab on the archery range.

Not sure how easily I will be updating this blog in the near future as my netbook has died and am waiting on its repair.

So I will take this opportunity to wish all a Happy Christmas and Prosperous New year (especially those attending any Champions shop shoots in 2012 or indeed the 2012 Olympics)

Dec 8 2011

Gloves v Tab

I’ve shot using a tab for sometime now, but with the change of bow I thought I might try shooting using a glove. Why I hear you ask?
Well I know a number of good archers use them and following my coaching course I thought it would be good to try a glove so I can give / advise people on the differences
Well first experiences are that I don’t think I get as smooth a release using a glove. Hand position or rather finger position requires more thought, but I will give it a few moe goes and see what develops

Dec 2 2011

First coaching experience

Well Wednesday saw my first official foray into NFAS coaching.

Bit nerve racking as I realised I had to try and remember everything, as well as needing to think how not only to observe the student without putting them off but to also explain what they needed to do to improve.

I have another session on Saturday with the same person and now have a few things to work on with them. It seemed to go ok though.

For this student I need to take small steps, changing just 1 or 2 things at once, though they are very responsive and are already aware of an improvement in their form.

Fingers crossed and with some work I might be able to have them signed off by Christmas.

I’ve started to keep a record of the coaching sessions for myself that way I can look back and check progress of the student and my own benefit

I really do think that the 1-2-1 approach is a way to go. I can get greater benefit for the student as I can spend 2 hours at least with them

I was able to shoot round the course (20 targets) with them after spending sometime at the practise bosses

The advantage I have is the club is quite small so we are unlikely to pick up huge numbers of newbie archers