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The Secret’s Out Mike Gerard Matthew Lee Mark Lonsdale Steve McKenna h, the mysteries of archery. The way some people get that look in their eyes Annette M. Musta A and drop the words “Chula Vista,” “Back Tension,” “Zone,” or “Athens.” Dan Quillian Steve Ruis Well, we’re about to let several cats out of the proverbial bag. We went to Chula Mark Timney Vista, to the site of an incredible Olympic Training Center where elite archers Larry Wise train (as can you!). Steve lets out one of archery’s best kept secrets in his review Contributing Photographers of the NAA’s Archery training Camps. Steve Hilger Bill Kellick arry Wise demystifies “Back Tension” for us with a nuts and bolts (muscle Yoshi Komatsu/FITA Matthew Lee L and joint) explanation of just what is supposed to happen back there. Rick McKinney Paul Miller Dr. Lisa Franseen teaches us about our Comfort Zones, so now you can say, with Andrew Ruis a straight face, that you’re in it. 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Musta 35 SpecialFeature NAA’s Archery Training Camp Steve Ruis 14 SpecialFeature The Snow is Calling for Archers Mark Timney 30 MentalSkills Comfort Zones Lisa Franseen, Ph.D. 38 Traditional Traditional Equipment Dan Quillian 40 Equipment Review Gift Ideas for Archers Jessica Carleton technical recurve 19 100 Do You Want to Be Coached? Steve McKenna 18 200 Do You Want to be a Coach? Mike Gerard 32 300 Competition Goals Mark Lonsdale technical compound 42 100 Archery Safety Jennifer Fonua 6 200 Colours and Relaxation Matthew Lee 12 300 Back Tension—A Scientific View Larry Wise news 22 NAA News – National Champions Crowned 28 2000 Olympics 15 Need a Date? How to Contact . 4 COMPOUND TECH 200 Colours by Matthew Lee and Relaxation How many articles have you read in magazines, archery newslet- mm outside diameter with an 8.7 mm internal diameter. ters, and on the Internet on the correct way you should aim? Lost The aiming dot was 1.2 mm in diameter. Aside from more count? I know I have. But one thing they all have in common is or less magnification, the lens power had no effect on aim- that they express the need to be relaxed, and that aiming is a sub- ing. conscious process and not a conscious process. They also empha- I first shot a bow after being away seven years at indoor size that your subconscious mind excels at lining things up in cir- archery one night, with my old Proline Zephyr Magnum cles. The suggested “way” to do this being simply to look at the target bow. Bet some of you can’t remember that bow. (Hey, target, let the ring or dot that you use become “background” as I did say it had been seven years, you know.) The bad thing you concentrate on the target. That is, let your subconscious mind was that the lighting really wasn’t up to scratch and I could take control and let it line all the circles up and finally, let the shot barely see the target through my peep sight and scope. I happen; don’t force the shot as that would make it a conscious couldn’t even see my aiming dot or ring. So, I undertook a effort. review of the stacks of research on all the new equipment But in all the articles I have read, the one thing that is never that was available and I was off shopping.