Archery Misconceptions/Myths
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
Archers believe a lot of things that are just not true and they will convince you of these things with you if you aren’t careful. We can’t possibly go into all of them but we can look at a few. Practice Always Makes You BetterThis is a misconception that most people believe. If you just keep going to practice, taking lessons, etc. you will automatically get better. This is true when you are a beginner but rapidly becomes not true as you become adept. Basically, if you have “automated” your shot, meaning you don’t have to think a lot or even much at all to make your shots and the results are re ..read more
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How Much Should Your Child Practice?
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
This is not an easy question. There is a spectrum that stretches from “too little” all the way to “too much,” with the problem being it is very hard to describe what these phrases mean. If your child attends an archery session or class once a week at an archery club or shop but does not practice in between sessions, then they are at the lower end of our scale, aka “almost no practice.” If in every spare moment they have they are either working on their equipment or are shooting arrows, or studying the mental game, or . . . then they are at the upper end. But where should your child be on this ..read more
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How to Deal with a Dry Fire
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
I just got a really good safety question via email, to wit: Hi, Steve, I was wondering if you had any information on “dry fires” and what can happen to the bow and what to look for (problems) in the riser and limbs. My granddaughter had an arrow fall off her arrow rest and then when she started to back down her fingers slipped and released the string. I looked it over really well and did not see anything wrong. I also shot it a few times and everything appeared okay. Any guidance you can supply would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. * * * Ah, dry fires. You didn’t mention what kind of bow she h ..read more
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Are Your Kids Suffering from the Instant Gratification Cycle?
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
One of my colleagues dropped a student he was working with because in between coaching sessions, his student would either solicit or accept coaching direction from other archers and when they got back together he had done none of what they agreed upon he needed to do to get better. Instead the student would want to discuss a long list of things he had been trying suggested by fellow archers. Requests to have the student check in with the coach before just trying things, but that did not happen. This student was suffering from a malady common in amateur athletic circles. Desiring instant result ..read more
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Question: Does My Child Need Better Equipment?
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
Note I apologize for the length of this post but this is a very common question archery parents ask and the answer isn’t simple. SPR * * * I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked about whether some archer “needs” better equipment, but it is a lot. Often this comes from the parents of youths as much as the archers themselves. Most of the time, archers or archery parents seem to be lusting after equipment that is laced liberally with “carbon,” a shorthand term for carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is now used as a lamination in limbs, in stabilizer rods, in bow sight extension bars, and of co ..read more
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Question: Where Can I Find a Good Archery Coach for My Son?
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
I get this question … a lot and there are really two questions here, both of them difficult. The first question is “where do I find an archery coach?” and the second is “where can I find a good archery coach?” Where Can I Find an Archery CoachThis is a problem that is becoming less of one. Ever since the target archer scene exploded due to the movies (Brave, The Avengers, the Hunger Games, the Lord of the Rings, The Arrow (TV), all of which highlighted brave archers) the number of coaches in the U.S. has about doubled to handle the influx of so many new to the sport. Unfortunately, about half ..read more
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Question: My Daughter’s Arrows are Flying to the Left; Could a Nock that is Too Tight Cause This?
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
My daughter’s arrows are flying to the left; could a nock that is too tight cause this? She has a 16-strand bowstring of BCY 8125G with 0.021 Halo serving material. Bowstrings are oscillating left-right as they approach the bow. (You can see this in high speed videos; check out YouTube, there are oodles of examples of bows and arrows shot at high speed (aka slow motion).) The arrow leaves the string when the limbs stop the string from moving forward. Where the string is in its left-right cycle (a matter of a bunch of variables but especially on how tight the nocks are) determines where it is p ..read more
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Question: What’s the Best Way to Explain using a Bow Sight?
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
To introduce a beginner to a target sight it is best to show them … Start by attaching the sight block to her bow and then install and set up the sight correctly (you may need to consult the directions—sight bar parallel to string, aperture in same place as string (also central plane of riser), etc.) and then take it (the sight, not the block) off of the bow. If they know how to shoot off of the point and can do so reliably, have them start by doing that (at short distance 5-7 yards/meters). Then attach the sight and move the aperture so that it is near the top of the sight bar. Have them shoo ..read more
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Fitting Young Recurve Archers
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
This begins often enough with an email: Good Morning Steve, My daughter met with you a few months ago for one session and she said that you mentioned the wooden riser she has is lighter than the ones being purchased today. Her coach has recommended a new 23˝ riser for her and an increase poundage with new limbs. My daughter wanted me to run this by you and ask what type of riser would you recommend? The one she is being recommended to purchase is <link provided>. Which riser would be good throughout her growth? She has also had another coach tell her that magnesium risers are lighte ..read more
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Got a Child in Archery?
A Blog for Archery Parents
by Steve Ruis
3y ago
This is an blog designed to support parents whose children (or spouses) have taken up archery! Archery can be bewildering to parents of young archers as there is so much to learn and acquire. It is especially difficult to make informed decisions about buying archery equipment. I will do my best to answer your questions! If you are of the bookish sort, I even wrote a book to cover the basics: The host is Steve Ruis, Editor of Archery Focus magazine (www.archeryfocus.com, the world’s leading archery education magazine). Please identify yourself in your communication, thanks ..read more
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