Thursday, July 30, 2015

August 1st & 2nd: Fingernails, when should you see them?

Training:
August 1ST & 2ND: FINGERNAILS: When should you see them?

Arrive early for time to gear up

Saturday, August 1ST, 2015, all levels
Register:
https://doodle.com/ywxtckwcsi2bipru#table
Arrive by 10:15 or earlier
Start 10:30

Limit 16

Orientation follows

Sunday August 2nd, 2015, all levels
Register:
https://doodle.com/5zns8urfcs7pa574#table
Arrive by 3:15 or earlier. Advanced students with their own gear may come at 2:30, and may stay until 4:30.
Start: 3:30

Last class we focused on having the hand holding the bow being relaxed, but purposeful ,allowing the sling  to do its job as the bow “jumps” from the hand toward the target and rotates as the sling catches it.
This week the focus will be on "set: Hook and grip" and the importance of finger positions, and keys in the fingernail positions to look for to get repeatable results at the target.

Congratulations to Coach Shantelle, as she has completed her Level Two Instructor training.

Any student participating in class needs minimum USA Archery “RECREATIONAL” membership ($15)

To earn rank/pins, student must hold a full "youth" or "adult" , or "family" membership, rather than recreational + Learn Archery JOAD Club membership



New scores are now available for barebow shooters.
Here are links also:

Indoor JOAD Scoring Matrix
Outdoor JOAD Scoring Matrix
Indoor Adult Achievement Scoring Matrix
Outdoor Adult Achievement Scoring Matrix


 At the Marietta range
Parents, please share the class plan info with your students!!
New students-arrive early to  get your gear and set up.
Select a bow that has no sight, and "claim" it by adding a sight



USA Archery JOAD/SOAD Membership Application
 
Learn Archery JOAD/SOAD membership Application



To participate , Please register on the doodle link provided above at the date/time selected for equipment and staff considerations. Please arrive  early to gear up, and sign in. This one hour class allows students to gear up & continue with training basics in safety and form .Coach supervised training includes recurve bow and all safety equipment. Continuing, ongoing instruction , accommodating various skill levels, covering: refining form, understanding equipment needs, equipment purchasing options, tournament rules, timing, string alignment, concentration, back tension.

-Class fee for open sessions as posted is $15.00, check or cash.
-Put your sight on the bow to learn where it is set based on the distance you shoot, and check the left/ right position of the aperture.
-Wear snug fitting, layered clothing,  closed toe shoes ,tie loose hair back, and remove jewelry that may interfere with string release (usually bracelets, necklaces).


 
See you on the range!
Coach Jefflyne Potter
US Archery Level 3 N.T.S.Coach
Learn Archery;Atlanta Archery
 

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Saturday & Sunday 7/25 & 26: "Sit Dog, wrist snap" and how to make a sling

Training:
July 25 & 26: Sit Dog!! Wrist Snap Hand position, and learn to make a sling


Arrive early to gear up

Saturday, July 25, 2015, all levels
Register:
https://doodle.com/vadducanh9p4zuua#table
Arrive by 10:15 or earlier
Start 10:30

Limit 16



Sunday July 26, 2015, all levels
(Orientation at 1 pm, ends 3:00)
Register:
https://doodle.com/2ffpnhfk3bysb3dp#table
Arrive by 3:15 or earlier
Start: 3:30

Bring a shoelace-wide , long (can be colorful or with a pattern if you like) to learn to make your own bow slings, sized to fit your hand.
You Tube video of how to make a sling:

http://www.learnarchery.com/ArcheryEquipmentSelection.html


We started basic training with “halt dog” to get the proper “v” in our bow hand position. Depending on the type of bow and style you shoot, gripping of the bow and dropping the bow arm creates errors at the last moment of the shot, and the idea is to shoot the bow and arrow at the same time…so the hand holding the bow must be relaxed, but purposeful ,so the sling can do its job as the bow seemingly “jumps” from the hand toward the target and rotates as the sling catches it.
From the wrist: “sit dog!” a snap at the wrist, with the sling doing the work to catch the bow. Bow arm stays STEADY.


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(courtesy KSL International, SPT's)
Only the wrist snaps downward, with slight tension in the open thumb of the bow hand...bow arm stays steady-does NOT drop.


Any student participating in class needs minimum USA Archery “RECREATIONAL” membership ($15)

To earn rank/pins, student must hold a full "youth" or "adult" , or "family" membership, rather than recreational + Learn Archery JOAD Club membership



New scores are now available for barebow shooters.
Here are links also:

Indoor JOAD Scoring Matrix
Outdoor JOAD Scoring Matrix
Indoor Adult Achievement Scoring Matrix
Outdoor Adult Achievement Scoring Matrix


 At the Marietta range
Parents, please share the class plan info with your students!!

New students-arrive early to  get your gear and set up.
Select a bow that has no sight, and "claim" it by adding a sight



USA Archery JOAD/SOAD Membership Application
 
Learn Archery JOAD/SOAD membership Application



To participate , Please register on the doodle link provided above at the date/time selected for equipment and staff considerations. Please arrive  early to gear up, and sign in. This one hour class allows students to gear up & continue with training basics in safety and form .Coach supervised training includes recurve bow and all safety equipment. Continuing, ongoing instruction , accommodating various skill levels, covering: refining form, understanding equipment needs, equipment purchasing options, tournament rules, timing, string alignment, concentration, back tension.

-Class fee for open sessions as posted is $15.00, check or cash.
-Put your sight on the bow to learn where it is set based on the distance you shoot, and check the left/ right position of the aperture.
-Wear snug fitting, layered clothing,  closed toe shoes ,tie loose hair back, and remove jewelry that may interfere with string release (usually bracelets, necklaces).


 
See you on the range!
Coach Jefflyne Potter
US Archery Level 3 N.T.S.Coach
Learn Archery;Atlanta Archery
 

Thursday, July 16, 2015

July 18 & 19: Score!

NEWS:
GA Games
Katie Harmon took Bronze in her division at the GA Games last weekend!


Training: July 18 & 19: SCORE!
Learn how to play the game of archery!
Earn Rank if JOAD or SOAD

(see notes below as to which session you may participate in.

Arrive early for time to gear up and have a practice round

"9 meters" session with 60 cm face: available for youth, JOAD, OR for adults not ready for the 18 meter distance (requiring the 40 cm face), and for all new students wishing to learn how to score.

"18 meters" available only for intermediate or advanced JOAD, OR adult archers, needing the 18 meter distance for rank. Both 40 CM and 60 CM faces.

Multi sessions may be combined to morning session only on Saturday, and Afternoon session only if small registration.

Saturday 2 sessions Arrive early. May be combined to morning session only if small session.
Saturday, July 18 , 2015

Saturday Session A

"18 meter only" Advanced/intermediate session time: Limit 12
Arrive by 10:15 or earlier https://doodle.com/2h57vwphgu5xn3pc#table

Saturday Session B
Arrive by 3:15 or earlier
Start: 3:30 "9 meter only" session time. Limit 16
https://doodle.com/96peabg5zphrbnqd#table

Sunday 2 Sessions Arrive early.  May be combined to afternoon session only if small registration.
Session A
Sunday July 19, , 2015

Arrive by 1:45 or earlier
Start: 2:00 "18 meter only" Advanced/Intermediate session time. Limit 12
https://doodle.com/mfr3uckn4w4b6pzn#table

Session B
Arrive by 3:15 or earlier
Start: 3:30 "9 meter only" session time. Limit 16
https://doodle.com/ti4h8wh6xxfcx93r#table



"SCORE"
Each month, on the third weekend we score.
You MUST register on the doodle to attend the classes at the session slot for the distance you will shoot, for staff, equipment and space considerations.
Arrive early to prepare score card, gear up, and have a sight-in practice round.

At the Marietta range
In this message:

*Additional Class time slots added for Scoring weekend!

Parents, please share the class plan info with your students!!
New students-arrive early to  get your gear and set up.
Select a bow that has no sight, and "claim" it by adding a sight


New students learn to score, and how to play the game of archery at "9 meter session only.
Existing JOAD with full USA Archery membership and Learn Archery Club membership, may earn rank at either 9 meter or 18 meter session depending on rank needed.
Existing SOAD (Adult program) with full USA Archery membership and Learn Archery Club membership may earn rank at 18 meter session. Print your USA Archery membership card and bring it to class(join with links at bottom of this message)

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Archery Class Training Details: SCORE
BASICS:
Indoor distances are either 9 or 18 meters, with either a 60 or 40 cm face.
New students ( adult or youth) will be assigned 9 meter distances as this class is designed to offer the fundamentals of scoring, while providing continued training to enable students to progress to further distances.


Each month, on the third weekend we score.
Great opportunity to learn the ins and outs of what each ring is worth, the power of the lines that edge the rings, what arrows may help in a strategy to gain points, and how to keep score.
If students are a member of the Learn Archery & USA Archery JOAD/SOAD program, they can use this session to earn rank and pin awards. This continual "dry-run" makes scoring at a Tournament event more comfortable .
Youth are to learn how to do this, independent of parental supervision.

Scoring Class Basics:


  • Please arrive early to obtain and fill out your score card with name, distance, and date .
  • First scoring arrow begins at time slot of session. Arrive early  to have practice/sight-in shots.
  • In order to complete the 30 arrows for indoors, students must be geared up and on the line at start of class, with scorecard filled out and ready to go.
  • Those with their own arrows may shoot 6 arrows each end which will allow completion of scorecard if "on time" start.
  • Earning pins? must be both a USA Archery Youth, Adult or Family member & Learn Archery JOAD or SOAD member- print USA Archery membership card
  • Those seasoned JOAD SOAD members using program arrows will start with three arrows, unless class numbers permit 6 arrows each end. ( student may not finish in time allotted if using only 3 arrows).
  • New students focus will be to learn protocol, and how to complete the score cards, and will shoot 3 arrows per end (will not end with a completed a score card due to time considerations.) Adults not scoring at their appropriate distance of 18 meters with correct 40 cm size faces, or students not members of JOAD/SOAD and using program arrows will use 3 arrows each end for time considerations for those earning rank , and may not end with a completed card.

 


Any student participating in class needs minimum USA Archery “RECREATIONAL” membership ($15)

To earn rank/pins, student must hold a full "youth" or "adult" , or "family" membership, + JOAD Club membership rather than recreational
Please print a copy of your USA Archery membership card and bring it to class for our records when scoring

Join online for recreational,( or adult, youth, family full membership level  if earning rank/pins) at  https://webpoint.usarchery.org/wp/Memberships/Join.wp   choose "Learn Archery" as your club affiliation.
(Note: You can not earn rank at Recreational membership level when scoring, but can upgrade during your membership year if desired).

You will need a current  Learn Archery membership   with the USA Archery full membership to earn rank and receive pins/lanyards.

USA Archery JOAD/SOAD Membership Application
 
Learn Archery JOAD/SOAD membership Application



To participate , Please register on the doodle link provided above at the date/time selected for equipment and staff considerations. Please arrive  early to gear up, and sign in. This one hour class allows students to gear up & continue with training basics in safety and form .Coach supervised training includes recurve bow and all safety equipment. Continuing, ongoing instruction , accommodating various skill levels, covering: refining form, understanding equipment needs, equipment purchasing options, tournament rules, timing, string alignment, concentration, back tension.

-Class fee for open sessions as posted is $15.00, check or cash.
-Put your sight on the bow to learn where it is set based on the distance you shoot, and check the left/ right position of the aperture.
-Wear snug fitting, layered clothing,  closed toe shoes ,tie loose hair back, and remove jewelry that may interfere with string release (usually bracelets, necklaces).

 
 
See you on the range!
Coach Jefflyne Potter
US Archery Level 3 N.T.S.Coach
Learn Archery;Atlanta Archery
 

Friday, July 10, 2015

July 11 & 12: Have a plan, Set a goal

Please arrive a few minutes early to gear up and check in.
To participate,you MUST register on the doodle at the session slot you will attend, for staff, equipment and space considerations.

Weather predicted to be warm this weekend again; glad AC was installed so those hot summer days may be more tolerable.

Training Focus: Have a plan, set a goal

Saturday:10:30 a.m. -11:30 am;
(please arrive before 10:15)
Class ends at 11:30
Doodle Registration
https://doodle.com/5yg7v57h8ankr6ft#table 

 Orientation Follows Saturdays class

Sunday; 3:30 pm -4:30 pm , all levels
(please arrive BY 3:15)
(**Special 2:30 early access for practice by intermediate/advanced archers with their own gear, and they may stay from 2:30-4:30)
limited enrollment to 16, open to all levels
Must register on doodle link to participate:


Doodle registration:https://doodle.com/a72rnr5x9hwfkvsz#table

Training strategies
"A goal without a plan is just a wish"
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944)
 Some students are new and just know they want to shoot and find out about archery, the basics and variables in equipment, and have just begun to get a feel for the programs basic equipment. More seasoned archers may have their own equipment , or have been shooting for a while with their own equipment or program equipment, and want to learn to “tune” their equipment, and refine specifics in their form. and are taking a look at tournament play.
 In either setting, or any endeavor for that matter, if you can step into the future and look back at where you are today, you can set up a guide to get to that “future self”.

What do you see for yourself as an archer? Does a competition interest you? How does that look? What will it take to get there? Do you want to be able to shoot longer distances, or perhaps beat a score you earned previously.  Maybe have better endurance while shooting, or understand your equipment better, and find ways to make it perform to its optimum ability. Perhaps find ways to draw out your own optimum ability as well. What kind of training and practice time are you able to invest in your “future self”?


This class will focus on goal setting strategies –what you put in, you get out.

Parents, please share the class plan info with your students!!
-New students-arrive early to  get your gear and set up.
Select a bow that has no sight, and "claim" it by adding a sight



GA Games, July 11, Conyers
Details:http://georgiagames.org/2015-olympic-archery-championship/

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August 1, 2015 Known Distance Field FITA
Kennesaw Archery Club
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Saturday & Sunday Classes: To participate in training sessions, please register at doodle link provided.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Closed for Summer Break. No Classes July 3 & 4

Closed for Summer Break

NO CLASSES Saturday July 3 and Sunday July 4
Classes resume July 11 & 12

Upcoming Tournaments
U.S. National Target Championships, U.S. Open and Easton JOAD NationalsJuly 1-5, 2015 in Decatur, Alabama
Detailshttp://www.teamusa.org/USA-Archery/Events/National-Events/Outdoor-Nationals
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GA Games, July 11, Conyers
Details:http://georgiagames.org/2015-olympic-archery-championship/

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See you on the range!
Coach Jefflyne Potter
US Archery Level 3 N.T.S.Coach
Learn Archery;Atlanta Archery