Blank butt shooting

EYES CLOSED SHOOTING PRACTICE

HOW MUCH PRACTICE

The amount of practice will depend on what level of expertise an archer wishes to achieve. To be able to perform at the highest level, clearly a lot of practice will be required. Once an archer has the correct technique and is ready to compete then 200+ arrows a day practice, 6 days a week should be the norm, even though in Korea, high school archers in years 10-12, shoot on average more than 500 arrows per day, sometimes even 1,000/day.

However, once an archer has reached a high level of competency than this may be reduced to 200-300 arrows per day, 6 days per week to maintain the feeling and technique.

Archery is very much a feeling sport; therefore there should only be one day off during the week otherwise the feeling will quickly be lost. This is the same for professional golfers, world class tennis players and most other professional sports.

Eyes closed training practice for obvious reasons should be carried out close to the target, approximately 5-10M maximum and safety should be a major issue.

Shooting with the eyes closed will allow the archer to focus on the process only, without the visual distractions of the target and aiming. It is particularly good if trying to work on a specific part of the form, as it will increase the focus and heighten the feelings. It will consciously train the subconscious mind to recognize what the true feeling of the shot should be.

Blank butt shooting is an extension of shooting with the eyes closed. It should also be used for warm-up and cool-down before training or competition. The focus must be on the right technique and feeling the shot.

It should further be used, when working on specific points of the form, so that the total focus is on technique and not on scoring.

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