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Title: Olympic Archery
Post by: yeager on August 12, 2016, 04:47:00 PM
A big congratulations to Brady Ellison for winning the Bronze Medal at the Olympics!!!!
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: oldgoat on August 12, 2016, 04:53:00 PM
X2 well done
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: wingnut on August 12, 2016, 05:00:00 PM
That's great!  He's been to good to have not won a medal in the individual event.

An observation:  I've been watching the shooting streaming live and noticed that my shooting has improved from watching the best.

Mike
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: hybridbow hunter on August 12, 2016, 05:35:00 PM
The French archer who got silver is a bowhunter using often trad gear
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: ChuckC on August 12, 2016, 07:11:00 PM
Laurent, do you know him ?  I myself would compete in Olympic shooting, but I would quickly run out of arrows, not finding most of them after I shoot !
Chuck
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: Sam McMichael on August 12, 2016, 08:11:00 PM
Do any of our members shoot Olympic style as well as bowhunt? If so, does any aspect of one style enhance the other?
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: The Whittler on August 12, 2016, 09:26:00 PM
I love watching them shoot, men or women. It sure is better than ping - pong.
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: Scott E on August 12, 2016, 10:56:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Sam McMichael:
Do any of our members shoot Olympic style as well as bowhunt? If so, does any aspect of one style enhance the other?
I shoot Olympic recurve and I think it definitely helps my trad shooting. Strength control alignment expansion and release
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: Hud on August 13, 2016, 12:24:00 AM
I did shoot both at the same time, but because of the differences in practice routine, styles and equipment, it did not help when shooting instinctive.
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: dbd870 on August 13, 2016, 06:38:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by The Whittler:
I love watching them shoot, men or women. It sure is better than ping - pong.
Yeah, I saw that. You can watch ping pong but no archery. Pathetic!
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: tradarcher4fun on August 13, 2016, 01:19:00 PM
Yep.  Congrats to Brady!  I really enjoyed the archery.  I took notice of their forms.  Very impressive!  Can't believe they can hold their anchor as long as they do.
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: hybridbow hunter on August 13, 2016, 01:51:00 PM
Chuck I don't know him personally but he is known as an avid bowhunter and a strong support for bowhunting
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: Friend on August 13, 2016, 05:59:00 PM
Thoroughly enjoy studying and contemplating the Olympic archer's shot execution.

Have found myself routiinely viewing past Olympic Archer videos.
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: mike g on August 14, 2016, 11:23:00 AM
Who won the Gold, Korea..?
Title: Re: Olympic Archery
Post by: maineac on August 14, 2016, 11:44:00 AM
S. Korea won the gold. I watched the finals and got to see the shoot off that sent Korea to the gold round and Brady to the bronze. He had been exceptional and in the shoot off had a blink and sent an arrow into the 8 ring. All I could think was he thought about some aspect of his form or shot sequence. I could so identify with that one moment of focus shift and the arrow strays. It was great to see so much of it broadcast.