Way back in time,,,
Way back in time,,,
When I was an aspiring competitive archer,,,
I trained with a gentleman who specialized in Japanese style archery.
He read me a passage from a centuries old martial training manual.
Basically it said practice was to burn the muscle memory into your brain,,,
So there is no sense in practicing when you are "off",,,
That is practicing doing something badly.
I honestly think he was and still is correct,,,
I would go to the range and shoot an end of six arrows,,,
If they grouped well and were centered I would continue practicing,,,
If they weren't grouped or centered I would settle down and try it again.
If they still weren't grouped I would case the bow and walk away,,,
There is no sense practicing doing something badly.
There is no empirical proof of whether this works or not,,,
But I felt it was a very valid training philosophy,,,
I became very good in a very short while.
At my age and with my aging eyes,,,
It doesn't seem to matter very much for me now,,,
I'm shooting more for recreation and enjoyment than proficiency.
I figure I'm as good as I'll ever get with guns,,,
That makes me somewhat sad.
Aarond
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