06/01/2026
I've always been pretty athletically gifted (believe it or not). Most sports and activities have come naturally, and with enough reps I've usually improved quickly.
Archery is different.
The more I shoot, the more I realize how much I don't know.
Just when you think you've got it figured out, something changes. Bow tune. Arrow tune. Release ex*****on. Grip pressure. Form. Equipment. Weather. Temperature. Mental game. Every variable matters, and every variable seems to be moving.
It feels like you're not only shooting at a target — you're chasing a hundred moving targets hidden inside the target.
That's what makes this sport so addicting. There is no finish line. No point where you've arrived and can't get any better. There is always another level, another adjustment, another lesson waiting to be learned.
So we keep shooting. We keep learning. We keep working.