hi there all the juniors

[mclaura]

hi there again everyone. Just wanting to say hi to all the juniors out there. Probably wont be going to the next nationals which sucks cause i want to go to catch up with all my mates. Anyways i better go and do my maths assignment.

[CW]

Hi :wink: :D

[coach]

You go do your maths and become a doctor , a solicitor or something like that and get rich! :D

[Flame]

and look after your dad and mum :D

[Foxcub]

yer and let au not same smart ppl do all the hard work

[Poison]

doctor?? solicitor?? laura?? :rofl: shes a maccas girl all the way!!
but its a TOTAL bummer ur not going to nats laura!! the offers stil open to go down with us if ur parentals change their minds!!

[Chris]

poison what are you doing here???? you never post remember.

[Poison]

chris<king of the check out chicks>, you should have learnt already...im a good liar!! :)

[Chris]

ok<queen of checkout chicks> you're an ok liar.


laura n logan sitting in a tree k i s s i n g

[mclaura]

haha very funny chris! where did u get that idea from?

[Chris]

on the grapevine, it was my job as captian to know about these things


someone who talks alot is a clue

[Poison]

i <cough cough> know :P but its a secret sshhhh lol

[Chris]

ok we'll keep it a secret???

[Poison]

yeah yeah...secrets are lots of fun when ur on the inside!!!

so, hows everyone shooting these days??

[mclaura]

well at the moment im not shooting to good because my coach has change my form once again. im starting to get really pissed off. Anyways, lexi how come im the one person from the trans tasman that everyone picks on :( nah only joking i dont really care what anyone says.

[Foxcub]

well why u need one i dont have one and i shoot good but if it works for u do it

[Poison]

what? need one what??

[Foxcub]

coach a coach why all u ppl need one

[Marcus]

coach a coach why all u ppl need one
To catch up to your amazing ability Foxcub, we all need some help. ;) :D

[Poison]

oooh, well, you need coach to tell you when your stuffing up...or more to the point, how to fix it :)

[Foxcub]

well are but you shoud know what u are doing row and if dont then ask dont blam it on your coach blam it on u i dont blam eney one els but my self when i am shooting badly and i am amazying i know me youndog

[Poison]

well are but you shoud know what u are doing row and if dont then ask dont blam it on your coach blam it on u i dont blam eney one els but my self when i am shooting badly
yes, thats when you shoot differently to your form, and who said anything about blaming coaches for shooting badly? coaches are there to help you improve, give you new ideas, give you advice and experience., definitely not to blame

[Foxcub]

this is a cot (well at the moment im not shooting to good because my coach has change my form once again.) what do u say to that

[Poison]

im quite sure mclaura wasnt blamingher coach for her poor shooting, just giving reason; thus being that she isnt settled into the new technique, and not concentrating as well on her scores but on successfully mastering her form.

[Foxcub]

ok we are geting same where know as u see my dad is my coach he just tell me what he thinks i am doing row and and that is all. all i am saying is make same chosse on your onew if it is not working

[mclaura]

im not blaming my coach, im just saying im not shooting well because i have to get used to my new form. When anyone tries something new, it takes a while to get used to but when i am used to my new form i know i will shoot better.

[Poison]

all i am saying is make same chosse on your onew if it is not working
we're not saying that we dont, simply that having a coach around makes it a little easier if you get lost. they help guide you in the right direction, give you the principles, of course you make some 'personal touches' on the way:)

[mclaura]

well i consider my "coach" more a friend than a coach. He helps me refocus if im having a "bad" day, which everyone does have. He doesnt coach me all the time. Just when i feel like im doing something wrong, i can go tohim and know that he can help me out. He only change my form because he thought that it may help my balance. If the new technique doesnt work, i can go back to my old form and my coach wont care because he just wants me to shoot to the best of my ability. Trying new things and making mistakes is how you learn important lessons in life.

[Chris]

i heard a saying form someone about two years ago and it was:

"THE CLOSER TO 1440 YOU GET THE MORE YOU NEED A COACH"

[Foxcub]

good saying but it is not truw

[andy]

good saying but it is not truw
What makes you say that?

[abaggs]

He just doesn't like coaches :agrue: :fadein:

[archgirl]

fox cub, your weird. i can't live with out my coach.

i've changed my form heaps just recently (and it seems to be working) and everytime i've felt like going f#ck it! his made relize a few thing that i'm doing right and balances it out again. i would have left this sport about 2 years ago if it wasn't for him. but it doesn't stop me from turning around and blaming him for every thing cos he knows i'm letting off steam and then we get back to coaching me.

if it doesn't make sense i'll try and start thinking.
:angel: Samantha :angel:
:fist: the world

[andy]

fox cub, your weird. i can't live with out my coach
I'm not that reliant on coaching, but I totally agree they can help heaps, especially when things are going wrong. I don't have a coach at the moment but it is good to have one even if it's just once or twice a month to make sure you are not getting into any bad habits.

[CW]

What do you both shoot?(Field, Target, 3DAAA and so on) It might expain difference in opinion. :D Eg if you shoot field or something like that you may not feel you need a coach as much beacuse you want to focus more on how you shoot aim of...and so on. :D Where as target you might want to get your coach to look at your form beacuse you don't have to worry about all of that buisness with the slopes and stuff. :wink: :D

[Marcus]

Coaching, hhmmm
Seen first hand how far having no one to coach you can take you. You don't need someone who will stand behind you like a statue staring at you for a whole day yelling out "No your elbow is too high!". However it is important that you have access to someone you can talk to and get help with things when they are not going right.
Lets say you get alot of left shots, your coach can l;ook and say "hhmm, your arm is a little out of line" and within minutes you are fixed, may otherwise had taken months.
Coaches help fast track the learning process.
Personally I was struggling for about 18 months, averaging 286 outter 10 indoor. Got some help and now average 294 outter10 and 284 inner 10 indoor. If I did not get that help I may have improved 1 point on average. Invaluable.

With that said not everyone needs a formal coach, most just need a helping hand every now and then.

[Eberbachl]

Access to quality coaching is invaluable.

I'm fortunate enough to have excellent advice available to me.

Last year for a while, I really felt like I couldn't hit anything - and I knew I wasn't shooting to my potential. I just couldn't work out what was wrong. Some excellent form examination and advice from Marcus and James Park last year identified a number of things I could be doing better, and it helped me to grow my scores significantly. The results were fantastic.

It's the really little things that will take you from say feeling like shooting a 300 indoor is almost impossible, to being disapointed when you shoot a 299 :D

Marcus is right - not everyone needs a formal coach looking over your shoulder every time you shoot, but advice and coaching assistance when it's required can be most helpful. It's extremely difficult to develop excellent form all by yourself, and even more difficult to identify problems and errors without help.

[archgirl]

yeah but i only see mine like twice a year, so i have to make up for the inbetween.
:angel: Samantha :angel:

[DanceswithDingoes]

Whats wrong with Dad Sam? :o
I agree though quality coaching is what gets you to the 'next level.'

[stars_shine]

all i know, is that i couldn't live without my coach, if i didnt have the coaches i have now, i have no idea where i would b 2day

[von doodle]

you must choose your coach very wishly. you need a coach that will help you perform better and teach you how do everything your self so that one day you can help someone else my old coach didn't do that. but since i got a new one i now lots more about my bow and how to tune it and every thing like that.

[ambie]

hey laura, who is logan??

[mclaura]

logan is one of the kiwi that shot at trans tasman

[von doodle]

yeah the kiwi that luara liked it was so funny because there was a bit of an age difference

[l33t_4rch3r]

TOOOWOOOMBAWOOOMBAH ;)......

[l33t_4rch3r]

pppft... Beginner my F$@King ass! :S

[The One]

TOOOWOOOMBAWOOOMBAH ;)......

Now now Logan, it's not their fault someone called a town that...

[von doodle]

logan mate havent talked to you for a long time you should have come to the worlds it was heaps of fun. how ya shooting?

[l33t_4rch3r]

Hey Paul!! Hows it going... i never see u on msn... i added u but u never come on! yeah yeah... Couldnt come to the worlds cause i wasnt selected :S :@ >_< Oh well... Iam a senior as of next year so i should be at the Aus Senior Nats, ill be at our nats and ill try for the senior worlds in spain next year! We'll see how it goes... Shooting is going okish over here! The weather has been a bit **** atm... had a chance 2 shoot 70 and got a 314 or 317... argh cant remem now... It is going a lot better then it was around the TTT time! thats for sure!!! But yeah it would be good to see SOME ppl at the NZ nats... Whos coming? Ill be coming to ur senior nats.... so who will come to nz ;P yeah yeah YOF etc... :P Nice 2 speak with some of you guys again! ;)

[Chris]

LOGAN Remember this

"BA BA BLACK SHEEP"

Chris Edwards

[l33t_4rch3r]

Yeah... I do... Didnt it then go...

X, 10, 9???????!!!!!!????? 0X

[l33t_4rch3r]

Then... Ozzie got owned?! :P

[shooting_star]

but then again... we won overall... :fist:

[The One]

Then... Ozzie got owned?! :P

Them fighting words... :wink:

[von doodle]

yeah i only just got msn so i will probebly be on there a bit more now it good to see that your shooting better. im out for about another 4 weeks got shoulder problems but its good to have some social time. well might see you on msn then

[mclaura]

its wasnt my idea to sing BAH BAH BLACK SHEEP! Chris was the one who told me and nicole to do it. Anyways, just like to say that people at my school are even calling me 4 to 1 if you remember Stephens joke about TOOWOOMBA not TOOWOOMBAWOOMBA

[aim4him]

hey ya'll!!! I just wanted to say hi!!! Im new to this forum. I met a bunch of you aussie at jr worlds a while back. Some I've managed to keep in touch with some of you- others suck at email <cough cough>><<paul>> lol. But my name's jessi mattson from US. I shoot the best division out there- female junior compound!!! but i best be out now--- ill be on here checking things out for fun!!! shoot em straight and get her done!!

[Chris]

hey jessi how are ya? :D
gettin the pro elite in a week finally!!!!!!!!!!!
u gotta come shoot in Oz sometime!!!!!!!!
BTW how was Braiden after shootin 1399 at your nats!! :wink:

Chris

[aim4him]

hey chris!! congrats on the new bow!!! one question- why did you choose the prolelite over the ultra elite?? Im shooting the ultra elite. Im guessing braden had something to do with it because he's the only fita shooter i know who shoots the proelite. Braden was ok after the 1399, he was a lil disappointed because he wanted to break 1400, but you know him, he's never happy with how he really performs. lol. But he shot really well that week. Him and steven schwade both made the senior US Archery team, which is really amazing!! I would love to come to OZ sometime, theres only one problem though- $$. You should think about coming to the World Archery Festival in Las Vegas this february- its a huge shoot and people from all over come to it!!!! Plus we all know that Vegas is a great place to be!!! :wink:

[von doodle]

yeah theres a nother problem with that as well $$. So peoples what yous been doing i am finally aloud to shoot again, but only a little but its a start. so how have all been shooting.

[Chris]

shot braidens and it felt heaps cool also on advise from coaches over here advised that it was a better target bow that the Ultra. Also i like the deflex riser.

[limetree]

well at the moment im not shooting to good because my coach has change my form once again. im starting to get really pissed off. Anyways, lexi how come im the one person from the trans tasman that everyone picks on :( nah only joking i dont really care what anyone says.



Laura couz mate wouldn

[abaggs]

im not shooting to good

[limetree]

or at all what ever

[mclaura]

well im getting back into it again soon mathew

[shooting_star]

:new-alien:

[limetree]

Good 2 here be seeing you this sat

[BrokenArr0w]

WOA.. since when was their an archery forum. and why wasnt i told!

oki.. i just found out about this today..

hi. my names James.

im an U18 Boys Compound shooter From Victoria.

i goto Moorrabin Archery Club and ive been shooting for 3 yrs.

[stars_shine]

mclaura i wouldn't worry bou the way ur shootin, it will all turn out good!
Ive been training with my current technique for like 6 months, and a few weeks ago, i shot a grand total of 88 over 70m
:roll:
oops!

so dont worry, it can only get better!

[shooting_star]

so.. r u goin to nats laurz??? plz come!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hey, we still need to get kurt back 4 chucken sand at us eh??

[mclaura]

nah im not going to the nats. i havent been shooting and i dont have the money :cry:

[Matti Laakso]

Hey Sem - If its our Kurt your'e talking about, he won't be chucking sand at you next Nats - He broke his arm in Feb i think and hasn't been back since - Gee it's been quiet!
How the shootin' going - plenty of "talent" in the ACT for you???

[shooting_star]

hey matti, long time no talk... hows saun going?
its great to shoot in summer down here, but freezing in winter. the club im at is in its early stages so it doesnt have an indoor section (although i think they're planning to build one or something)
heaps of nice people down here, and the club im at has a few girls (yay). its also great to see Jane Waller, and Suzi Englebright at competitions etc.
cya at the nats!

>>Love Semra :wink:

ps. ahwell we'll get Kurt back one day...

[stars_shine]

Sem, does that mean im nice?! yay!
:D
ur right bout the freezin in winter bit, we'll freeze 2gether, and this summer, we'll probably b burnt to a chrisp 2gether 2! well b the chrispy girls! :D

hehehe
:angel:

[Matti Laakso]

Sem - Sean sais to say hello. He misses being your "shooting buddy". He needs to take a ladder down to the target to reach the high ones now!!!
Actually his shooting has improved since he shot in Sydney. His last fita was a 1256 - not bad for a 9 year old. He is keen on a better result in Nowra. We must be lucky shooting in the warm sun all year round. I guess you don't think of those things until you miss them? Anyway, rather than make the forum a "personals" column, we will see you all in Nowra.
Damn - that's two posts :x I was hoping to keep my post count down - I am trying to remain "beginner" for as long as possible. :D