Show Me? Show You!
There are veritable oceans of bushwah (Noun, North American informal: rubbish or nonsense) floating around in archery, especially in equipment. Advice is bandied about without consideration of who it applies to. Ask an elite...
Category: Coach Steve Ruis
Practicing with Purpose - Part 2
How to Practice Using The List (… with Purpose) .. Note—Please read Practicing with Purpose - Part 1 first otherwise this will be confusing. Steve So, you have sat down and made a list...
Practicing With Purpose - Part 1
On a recent post on my coaching blog I addressed the question “Does Visualization Work?” In answering that question I began with: “The broader question is ‘How do we know anything works?’ The generic...
The Role of Emotion in Your Shot Sequence
Coach Ruis's article today looks at emotion in your shot. Yes, we are mostly steely eyed archer folks but lurking behind the icy exterior we are seething emotional basket cases. Over to you Sensei.....
It is About Life …
Archery is considered by many medical bodies to be a fantastic tool for physical and mental well being. Today, Coach Ruis is all over one of the great mental benefits of archery. Take it...
Habits Have Contexts
Second of Coach Ruis' articles on Habits and Emotions ... as well as great American cuisine! ;o) My last post was about emotions and how they “fit” with habits. Habits also have contexts. An...
Habits and Emotions Whilst Shooting
With our editor out of action currently, Coach Ruis is back with us looking at emotion and its place in archery. Take it away coach ... You’ve been told over and over, that you...
Ask Steve Ruis - Euan's Elbow
I suggested to George (. . . Davidson, I don’t know how many George's there are in your club*, England put quite a number on their throne) that it is easier to me to...
Is Archery Really a “Feel” Sport?
Friend of the website, Coach Ruis had been thinking about the great evil ... golf. <shudder> .. He wrote this for us with some thoughts: It is often claimed that archery is a “feel”...
Are You A Confident Archer/Coach?
Coach Ruis is back with us this week addressing confidence ... as if any of us had any of that! ;o) When I watch sporting events on the telly (fine use of UK slang),...
What Does it Mean to “Shoot Better”?
Steve Ruis sent us another article (for which we are really grateful) addressing, what is a good shot? One that is executed well or one that scores well. Take it away Coach .. A...
Too Much Dogma—Are Your Feet in the Right Place?
We are extremely pleased and honoured that todays article was written for us by author and archery coach Steve Ruis. Our Editor is very much a fan of his work. Here, Steve expands on...
