Marty,

Sorry for the late reply... Thanks for the comments. I'm glad to hear that you are having fun, and that my suggestions worked out for you.  I think the internet is not the best way for me to give archery advice, but it keeps me involved with a sport that I love while I live in an area that does not have much FITA style archery.

Think of archery like learning to play the violin! (I say that, but I don't intend to scare you off by that)! How well you play and how well you will sound depends almost entirely on your effort. At first, you will be sloppy, eventually you gain command by practicing a lot. Eventually, like the master violinist, you will develop such control that it may not be necessary for you to practice at such high volumes.

Obviously, there are many elements necessary in order to become competitive. One of those elements is to have a competent coach that you trust, and whom can help guide you to reaching your goals.  But remember, the coach or teacher is but one element to the success of an individual. The success of any individual at mastering any skill is primarily due to elements controlled directly by that individual, not by a coach or teacher. No matter how good a coach is, the archer must put forth an effort, must utilize all the information coming from the coach, and must implement and master techniques. When I coach archery, I always have that approach. I am not the most important factor to someone's success, rather I'm just one element! So as I say on the range, "the success you reap as an archer, you reap."

Good Luck!

-Daniel Perez
Archery Coach


--- In AskArcheryCoach@yahoogroups.com, "mfdewan" <mfdewan@...> wrote:
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> Dear Archery Coach,
>
> This posting is feedback. I followed your suggestions:
>
> I purchased an modest bowsite for my new recurve bow - a Cartel
> Champion, $50, with an open aperture.
>
> I measured and corrected my brace height and made sure it was within
> the range recommended by the bow manufacturer.
>
> I also reset my nocking point, which had been to 'high' by .5 inch!
> (This seemed to be a resut of resetting the bracing height.)
>
> Here are my results:
> I went to the range for two sessions, shot at 20M and 30M and...wow,
> easily the first time I was satisfied, no - proud! - of my groupings.
>
> Archery is enjoyable and becomes FUN when you get decent results.
>
> Thank you, Archery Coach!
>
> Your modest - but erudite - advice was right on!
>
> Marty
> Torrance, CA
>