ZEN

Scattergun2570 · July 05, 2012, 10:16:00 PM

Has anyone read something called ZEN,In The Art Of Archery? I would like to hear thoughts about the book.

Scattergun2570 · July 05, 2012, 11:08:00 PM

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rastaman · July 05, 2012, 11:18:00 PM

I've read it several times. I like Zen in the Marshall Arts better.
If your question is " did reading that book make me a better archer"..no I don't think so but I enjoy reading it. There is something almost spiritual to me when I shoot, but that's the mental aspect of archery. I was the same way when I was working towards my black belt in Tae Kwan Do.

jwhitetail · July 06, 2012, 12:37:00 AM

I bought it but have not read it yet... will report back when I finish it.
JW

elkbreath · July 06, 2012, 01:13:00 AM

Yep. Worth the read. Mostly only about the mental game of being calm, or "present" at the moment of need. Can't hurt!

JPE · July 06, 2012, 09:26:00 AM

Very good book, I have read it twice.
Jim Pyles

smokin joe · July 06, 2012, 09:59:00 AM

I have read it several times. It is about the inner game of mastering something -- in this case, archery, but it would apply to almost anything.
It is very well worth the time you will spend reading it.

Owlmagnet · July 06, 2012, 11:53:00 AM

"Zen in the Art of Archery", is one of those little books you can read a dozen times and arrive at a fresh, new insight with every reading. It remains an important part of my archery library.

I'm an old guy who has been dilligently training in Taekwondo for more than a year. I thought the additional martial arts study might inform my archery, and it has. What I did not foresee was how much my traditional archery would inform my study of other martial arts....

Read the book!

cahaba · July 06, 2012, 07:02:00 PM

I might have to check this out. I fished bass tournaments for years and did pretty darn good. The mental part of it won me more tournaments than any bass bait.

hayslope · July 07, 2012, 07:46:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Owlmagnet:
"Zen in the Art of Archery", is one of those little books you can read a dozen times and arrive at a fresh, new insight with every reading.....Read the book!

I have to agree....wholeheartedly!

SKITCH · July 07, 2012, 10:01:00 AM

Great book. Read it years ago and recently picked up a couple copies to give to friends.