Seminar
Rick McKinney - Recurve Seminar
At Timber Mesa Outdoors, 952 E. Baseline Rd, Mesa, AZ - 8 AM-5 PM, December 1, 2019
Hosted by
Timber Mesa Outdoors - USA Archery Arizona
Carbon Tech Arrows, Inc.
Form: We will go into detail of why each is used and how to find what works best for you.
- Stance – What is the purpose for each – Classic, open, closed
- Bow Hand Position
- Draw Finger Position
- Pre/Draw & Alignment – body
- Drawing
- Anchor – Side vs Front
- Aiming – Focus on Sight or Target
- Releasing/Follow through
Bow set-up: This is the beginning on how to tune your bow. If the bow is not properly set up, the effort of tuning is a waste of time.
- Poundage
- Brace Height
- Arrow rest type and location
- Limb types and alignment
- Stabilizer systems – weight, location, and why
- Arrow positioning from plunger
- Tiller
- Grip
- Plunger location
- Clicker positioning, tension, height and how to use the clicker properly
- String – types, strands, serving, nocking point, nock tension
- Sights – initial set-up, adjustments while shooting
- Misc. – armguards, finger/bow/wrist slings
Arrows: Finding the right arrows for tuning is critical and not always easy to determine. We will discuss methods to work with in order to get the right arrow before tuning.
- Arrow Charts and how to read them
- Indoors vs outdoors
- Fletching – feathers, rubber vanes, mylar vanes, sizes, angles
- Aluminum, Aluminum/Carbon, Carbon
- Light weight vs heavy weight
- Points – weight and design
- Straightness, weight consistency, spine consistency
- Arrow Length
- Front of Center (FOC), Far Front of Center (FFOC)
- Nocks – throat thickness, Nock ears, Length, Pins vs outnocks vs inside nocks
Tuning: There are several methods of tuning and they will be explained for their strengths and weakness’.
- Finding the correct spined arrow
- Paper tuning
- Walk back method
- “Tuning for 10’s” method
- Bare shaft method
- Micro Tuning – how necessary is this and how to actually get the best tune
Mental & Strategic Training Seminar
By Rick McKinney
At Ben Avery Indoor Shooting Range – 8 AM to 5 PM December 7,
Hosted by
Timber Mesa Outdoors - USA Archery Arizona
Carbon Tech Arrows, Inc.
Mental Training: We will discuss why each area is important and how to develop a program to help you work on your mental game.
- Attitude is everything
- Comfort Zone: What is it and how to deal with it
- Goal Setting: Short term vs long term
- Breathing: Various methods to get your mind relaxed
- Reaffirmation: Specific ways to start believing you can really do this
- Subliminal: A unique method that just might work for you
- Relaxation: How to relax and stay determined and psyched!
- Focus: How to train your mind to focus on the right things at the right moment
- Visualization: How to practice your mind to really believe and be confident
- Mental Rehearsal: How to go through the process just before & during an event
- Self Talk: This important process is critical in how you think and react
- Concentration: Strengthening your concentration so that you can stay focused throughout an event.
- Self-hypnosis: Another method that has worked for some archers.
Strategic Training
- How many arrows
- Blank Bale vs Target
- Distance for blank bale
- Eyes open vs eyes closed
- How many days per week
- Conscious vs sub-consious
- ForMaster, Stretch Band, release trainer
- Mirror form work
- Scoring vs non-scoring
- Arrow plotting
- Training with a group vs alone
- Equipment testing
- “Bug-out bag” – what should you have for tournaments
- How should you prepare for tournaments
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