ArcheryFocusArcheryFocusmagazine Volume 5, Number 1, 2001 $5.00 The new Hoyt Axis. Raising the standards for recurve archery. dowel,eliminates movement The new Axis’ advanced bridge design produces a strong, stiff riser for a crisp in-the-hand feel and a release that’s one of the smoothest, quietest, most shock-free you’ll ever experience. The riser is also engineered to be ▼ New solid locking limb pocket slightly heavy at critical balance points for more stable aiming, reduced Hoyt’snew poc ketsystem eliminates any limb shif tby securely lockingthe limb . vibration and absolute, consistent performance from shot to shot. Our Limbcap scr ew Limbpoc ket new solid locking limb system eliminates any limb shift that could rob Limbdowel - you of accuracy. Also new this year, we’ve reshaped the grip to give it a Limb allowsfort iller andlimb adjustment. thinner, more ergonomic feel that eliminates torque and pro- Limbad justmentwashers - Lo ckdown scr ew- allowslimb al gnment i adjustments securely lockslimb ag ainst motes relaxed hand position. www.hoytusa.com withoutthewor ry ofmi gration. Formore information onthe entire Hoyt line, visit ourweb site atwww.hoytusa.com orsend $2.00 for a 2000catalog to:Hoyt USA Catalog,543N. Neil Armstrong Rd., SLC, UT, 84116-2887 orcall 801-363-2990. Hoytbows are manufactured under oneor more of the following patents: 4,748,962; 5,020,507; 5,054,462; 5,495,843; 4,774,927; 5,678,529; 5,368,006; 5,682,871; 4,957,094; 4,819,608; 4,452,222; 4,060,066; and4,241,715. Contents Departments 9 ArcheryFitness Annette M. Musta Fitness Q & A 33 MentalSkills Lisa Franseen, Ph.D. Back To Basics – Mental Skills 101 43 Traditional Archery Dan Quillian Wooden Arrows – Myths and Truths 6 Equipment Review Pedro Serralheiro A Bow Report – The Merlin Max 2000 40 Equipment Review Roger Wheaton Taking Advantage—A Software Review Update 4 The Elite Archer Rick McKinney Simon Fairweather—Olympic Champion F eatures V olume 5, Number 1 11 Special Feature Ty Pelfrey The Fine Art of Talking Trash 28 Special Feature Editorial Staff AFm—A Comprehensive Index (1997-2000) 19 Compound Tech 300 Larry Wise A Comparison of Forms 36 Recurve Tech 200 Mark Lonsdale Instinctive to Target—Making the Transition 15 Recurve Tech 300 Mark Lonsdale A Blueprint for Success NAA News 22 NAA Male Athletes of the Year–Vic Wunderle 23 NAA Female Athletes of the Year-Karen Scavotto 24 NAA Team of the Year-Mens Olympic Team The Official Magazine of the National Archery Association archery focus 1 ArcheryFocus magazine techniques • traditional • bowhunting • 3D • field • instinctive • beginners • advanced • intermediate • recurve • compound • FITA • bows • arrows • quivers • tabs • releases • stabilizers • target sights • scopes • apertures • wind • rain • uphill • downhill • mental skills • practice routines • recurve equipment reviews • compound equipment reviews • travel • diet • exercise and fitness • product news • world championships • Olympics • NAA • shooter’s schools • brace height • feathers • vanes • arrow building • string making • buying bows • setting up bows • bow tuning • more bow tuning • clickers • shooting indoors • shooting at home • shooting outdoors • camouflage • letoff • cams • wheels • breathing • anatomy • back tension • shot dynamics • servings • nocking points • nocks • target mats • binoculars • spotting scopes • bow limbs • string materials • arrow rests • hunting sights • coaching • coach- ing children • anchor points • finger positions • draw weight • draw length • fletching • stance • sight leveling • sports psychology • visualization • competition • preparation • range estimation • paper tuning • cable guards • slumps • focussing • concentration • timing • routine • stress • nerves • target panic • tiller • fistmeles • draw-force curves • broadheads • form • tips • grips • shafts • computers • blank bales • . If it helps you become a better archer, it’s in Archery Focus magazine! Archery Focus Now Available On Line! ARCHERY FOCUS MAGAZINE • PMB 395 664-A FREEMAN LANE, GRASS VALLEY, CA 95949-9630 PHONE 800.671.1140 FAX 530.477.8384 WWW.ARCHERYFOCUS.COM Name Street Address City State Country Zip/Postal Code Phone No. Subscription Rates (circle one) Print Only Online Only Combination 1 Year 2 Years 1 Year 2 Years 1 Year 2 Years U.S. $20 $36 $20 $36 $35 $65 Mexico & Canada $32 $60 $20 $36 $47 $89 All Other Countries $45 $86 $20 $36 $60 $115 ❑ Payment enclosed ❑ Charge my credit card (which is ❑ VISA ❑ Mastercard ❑ Discover) Card Number Expiration Date Publisher Claudia Stevenson Editor Steve Ruis Managing Editor Claudia Stevenson Layout Steve Ruis E ditorial Writers Lisa Franseen, Ph.D Mark Lonsdale Rick McKinney New . uh, Improved! Annette M. Musta Ty Pelfrey Pedro Serralheiro elcome to Year Five of Archery Focus magazine! 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We hope to get the index online (in searchable Archery Focus magazine form) soon. PMB 395, 664-A Freeman Lane Grass Valley, CA 95949-9630 f you are going to be at the Fax 530.477.8384 IAMO show or Vegas, stop by The views published within this publica- our booth and say hello. Let us tion are those of the contributing writers know what we can do to make and do not necessarily represent the opin- AFm better or just come by to ion of Archery Focus magazine. chat. I hope to see you there. Pre-Press and Printing by Georges and Shapiro, Sacramento, California, USA. Cover Photo by Mark Timney archery focus 3 Rick McKinney Simon Fairweather Olympic Champion We asked Rick McKinney to write a regular column for us, one which we hope will have a very long run. We asked Rick to write about and for the elite archer. We gave him carte blanche to write about anything he felt would inform, instruct, or inspire elite archers and those of us who aspire to be elite archers. We are grateful to Rick for accepting this task. Ed. How in the world did Simon Fairweather win an Australia was going to host the Games and it was Olympic Gold Medal against one of the strongest important to make every effort to bring in fields in the history of archery? Not even being coaches to improve the Australian team in as ranked in the top 20 in the world, how could many sports as possible. This effort by Australia Simon beat archers who had the confidence, created some serious problems with Korea. They technique, and support that he was not consid- did not want to let go of their coach nor did they ered to have? Simple? No, there is more to this want the coach to share any knowledge. veteran archer than most people will ever realize. Australia won that contest in the end, then Mr. Lee had to deal with all of the political maneu- imon won the 1981 World Championships verings and mudslinging of Australian leaders, Sin Krakow, Poland by shooting a fantastic last coaches, and athletes. The Aussie way was not nine arrows in what was to be a short lived one of militaristic discipline as the Korean’s have Grand FITA Round.