One of the first things that I want to highlight is an upcoming Archery Equipment Clinic that is being held on Saturday, January 25th in Columbus, TX. It will be taught by Olympian, John Magera, with an emphasis on the Olympic style recurve bow. It is just $10 to attend, which includes lunch. To register, visit the registration page on my website.
Why did we arrange this clinic? First of all, it was totally for my own benefit, being relatively new to the Olympic style recurve bow (oly rig). I have shot a compound bow since I started out with archery around four years ago, and knew that I had to get up to speed with recurve for the sake of my students. John Magera put an oly rig in my hands in April of 2013, and I've been trying to learn the discipline, and all of the complex elements that go with it, ever since.
Since I have been shooting an oly rig, I have quickly realized that there are many other archery instructors and coaches who are just as ignorant of this discipline as I was. To the extent where it seems as though some even shy away from it, like it's a dark art that can only be understood by the elite select few. Well, that's just shocking! With this incredible surge in interest of archery, due largely to the pop culture movies of the Hunger Games, Brave, The Avengers and now, the new Hobbit movie, the interest in traditional barebow or Olympic style recurve archery is through the roof, and we have to get up to speed. PDQ!
Archery instructors and coaches... May the odds be ever in your favor.
