Then look at yourself from an outside perspective and see yourself going through the movements to perfectly flow through your shot execution. The subconscious is letting the pin float while the conscious is connecting the mind to your muscles.

You need to feel everything about the pull until the release fires and the arrow leaves the bow. This needs to be something you strive to feel. You need to make this your bar to reach for, and nothing else. This feeling is graceful, it is smooth, it is perfect. I see now that the hardest shots to make in archery are the bad ones.

Good shots are the easy ones.

They require the least amount of work and much less energy. They just flow, they just happen. I am sure you have had the time where “it just went off” and somehow it was in the 10. It probably seemed too easy – but that was it.

So lerne ich es bei CC, aber es ist immer wieder schwierig umzusetzen. Im Traininglager konnte ich mich komplett auf den Sport konzentrieren. Im Alltag geht dieser innere Fokus dann oft wieder verloren und die Scheibenangst behindert und blockiert den Schuss. Es ist dann mühsam, sich wieder zurück zu nehmen – aber es ist die Arbeit an sich selbst wert!

Und tatsächlich ist der Schuss dann „einfach“ und „geschieht“ gewissermaßen ohne Kraftaufwand … und wird dann zur Meditation.

Ob man das dann Zen nennen mag, lasse ich dahingestellt, da ich nicht glaube, dass unsereins das Wesen des Zen ganz verstehen kann.

Und weiter:

Archers have a tendency to be afraid of one factor. That is failure. Failure can be scary, overwhelming, and also intimidating. However, it is something that athletes have to face in their careers in order to succeed and accomplish their goals.

You Will Only Be Average

You cannot be afraid to fail in competitive sports. If you are afraid of failure you are never going to reach your peak potential in your particular sport. You will only be average.To be the best or to win, you have to fail and make mistakes first.