RE: Relaxation and shooting form advice needed
There is a great Jay Barrs video via the good people at Robin Hood. I forget what it is called, but it should be obvious since it is all the mental game. One of the things I learned from that is that there are multiple mental games. There is gaining control of your emotions in the present, deep breathing, staying in the shot, etc... There is visualisation, Barrs went in incredible detail through every facet of shooting a gold medal round at the Olympics. There is happy talk, he used cue cards to repeat afirmations over and over, and possible other stuff. Its facinationg, useful, and can be put into use in the rest of your life, but on the other hand, it is also a litle obsessive. Makes you wonder whether time spent doing this stuff is well spent compared to raising children or something. Of all the archers I have seen on tape etc... Barrs is the best. I think he has taken form the furthest, and Psyc also. He is still competitive. There are doubtless others who are as good, but Barrs got known as a result of being in the right place at the right time. I shoot 3D when I shoot at all, but I still feel the olympic guys are more evolved, for now.