What a coach calls intuition is usually a variable no one has named yet. Since I stopped competing, that has been my work: naming the details that decide your score.
When an archer tells me why they shot poorly, they always describe the same things: I was tense, it was windy, I couldn't feel the shot. Rarely anything measurable. Yet the difference between a good session and a poor one comes down to exactly that: the duration of the quiet eye, lower trapezius activation, bow arm oscillation in the two seconds before release. Details you cannot see with the naked eye. With the right tools they become numbers. And numbers, unlike feelings, can be trained.
You send me video of your shot, filmed to a set protocol. You fill in a questionnaire and share your recent scores. From there we build an objective picture of where you stand today. Without that foundation, any advice is just a guess.
There is almost always one thing that, if you change it, shifts everything else. Posture, release timing, where your gaze settles: it depends. Never more than one at a time. Changing five things together is the fastest way to never understand what actually works.
The goal is not the memorable arrow. It is the rising average. Getting there takes a sustainable programme, proper recovery weeks, real periodisation. Nothing like "100 arrows a day and we'll see", which is almost always the surest way to reach competition season already burnt out.
Everything I propose comes from there. Not from what worked for my coach fifteen years ago.
Arrow impact points tell a precise story: a tight group low-left is not the same as a vertical scatter. Every pattern points to a specific biomechanical variable to address.
Aim is correct but repeatability is lacking. Often a sign of irregular breathing, inconsistent muscle activation, or a quiet eye that is too short.
Excellent repeatability, but the setup needs correcting. Typically a tuning, anchor point, or systematic posture issue: the easiest pattern to resolve.
Indicates inconsistency in push-pull balance or variable release timing. Work centres on isometric strength, anchor point, and shot sequence rhythm.
Every release lasts about 12 milliseconds. The naked eye catches none of it. With a high-frame-rate camera and the right markers, every frame becomes a story you can read.
No myths, no intuitions, only what the research has already measured.
What you read in the articles is theory. Video analysis brings it to your actual shot: you send me footage and I return a thorough reading, with data. What works, what does not, why, and where to start.
I work with those who shoot and those who coach: archers, coaches, clubs and organisations, companies, and federations. The approach is always the same: start from the data, work on one variable at a time, verify. There are no rate cards or packages at the moment. If you think there is something worth doing together, write to me and we can talk.
Pillar article. The five biomechanical and physiological variables where research converges. Posture, release, visual training, HRV, training load.
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A frame-by-frame breakdown of the most studied moment in archery. Kinematics, EMG, biomechanical markers in elite vs. intermediate archers, and common errors.
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Heart rate variability as an indicator of physiological readiness. How to measure it, interpret it, and use it to optimise pre-competition arousal.
Read"I stopped shooting when I realised science was explaining things neither I nor my coach could see with the naked eye."
For years I competed. I hit every plateau there is, and tried everything there was to get past them. What finally changed things was starting to measure, instead of trusting what I felt.
That is my work now: helping other archers measure the right things. I come from the shooting line, not just from research, and it shows.
No waitlist, no form: just an email. Write to me and tell me what you would find useful. It helps me decide what to put on paper first.
I am working on essays, manuals, and studies on archery. Tell me which topic would genuinely help you: it is the most direct way to shape what I write.
If you like, write and tell me who you are and where you are in your journey: archer, coach, club. The more I know about who's reading, the more useful the content becomes.
Have a project in mind, a training day, something to work on together? Collaboration ideas are welcome. Let's talk, no commitment needed.
