06 Personal overhaul

Once you’ve got your setup shooting just how you like it, why not use the indoor season to give yourself an archery MOT? Set up a session with a coach you trust to give you an honest appraisal of your form, and any areas you could work on. Even if you don’t have ready access to a coach, you can still use this time to identify any flaws in your technique. Write down your shot routine, and get a friend or shooting buddy to film you going through your shot cycle. Watch it back, and compare it to the shot routine you’ve written down – do they match? Are you doing what you think you’re doing? For example, is your release hand following the line of the arrow on your follow-through, or dropping away from your jaw? World Archery has some great short videos from the pros breaking down their shot routine on their Youtube channel – what are you doing differently?