Bailey's Archery

21/04/2023

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11/03/2023

印象中好似好耐冇填晒成張分子，雖然今次都只係打負方淘汰賽⋯⋯！😅
經過上星期的排位賽，這星期根據檢討的方向專心練習，最終以總成績第六名完成賽事。總算對自己有個交代。

這對已經陪伴我好幾年的弓片，今天亦完成在我手上的最後一場賽事。妳曾經幫我拿下獎項，亦使我做出個人的最高紀錄，妳是功不可沒的 。今天和妳說再見，期望妳再為妳的新主人創下佳績。

01/02/2023

The mind and body connection is the link between thoughts and behaviors that allows you to use visualisation to improve every aspect of your archery. That’s why visualisation is so important in practicing manifestation, where you can create whatever you dream about in your mind.

With practice, you can achieve what your mind can conceive.

If you realised how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought again. You may not consciously have taken this on, but your nonconscious mind is awake 24/7 and is always eavesdropping on your internal dialogue.

Successful visualisation is to have the end in mind; you should visualize the end goal and not the process. The end goal should be pictured in as many details as possible, including all the senses:

What am I seeing?
What am I hearing?
What am I feeling?
What can I smell?
What can I taste?

The stronger the feelings, or the sensation of your visualisation – the stronger your belief.

Your nonconscious mind will accept the thoughts that you repeatedly practice, and over time it will accept them changing your mindset accordingly. This is how you create new habits or transform old habits and actions.

Visualisation is simple — take five minutes out of your day to manifest. Close your eyes and imagine exactly what you would be looking at if the dream you have were already realised. Imagine being inside of yourself, looking out through your eyes at the ideal result. Remember to make your image come to life, use all your senses and be vivid with your colors and exactly what you want to be as part of your picture.

If you make this part of your daily routine, you will be amazed at how much improvement you will see in your life. Visualisation is also a great way to identify what is going on in your nonconscious mind – your outside world is a mirror image of the inside and hidden mental world.

23/01/2023

Have you ever felt nervous before a shoot?

If so, you may have noticed your clammy hands, or felt your heart beating quickly. This is called competitive anxiety, and it can be harmful to your archery performance if it is not managed properly. Do not worry if you do not know what to do—imagery can help!

If you imagine being calm and relaxed, this can help lower your anxiety and stress related to competition and performance.

One of the great things about imagery is that it can be used anywhere! Imagery can be used before, during, and after both practice and competition. For example, you may choose to use imagery before practice, to help yourself mentally prepare, or after a shoot, to help yourself reflect on areas you want to improve. You may decide that the best time to use imagery is right before going to sleep at night. Although imagery use is important during the archery season, it is equally important to use in the off-season.

Think about where and when imagery may work best for you!

When using imagery, it is important to create or recreate the content of the image as realistically as possible. Think of “content” as all the details you can include in your image to help make it more vivid. Think of times when you have done well or create images of goals you want to achieve. Finally, your images may be from either an internal or external perspective. That is, you could be seeing your image from your own eyes (internal visual imagery).

Imagining through your own eyes, or watching yourself as if you were on TV (external visual imagery) Seeing yourself from someone else’s point of view, as if you were a spectator or watching yourself on TV. Both perspectives are great, and you are encouraged to use the one that works best for you.

Imagery is a powerful mental skill archers use to improve performance. We are all capable of using imagery and we know that imagery improves with practice. While imagery may be easy for some archers, others may take some time to develop their ability to image.

I recommend using imagery at least 3–5 times a week for 10–15 mins a day. The more you image, the better your imagery will become! When you use imagery for archery, make it as real as possible and decide what you want the outcome to be. Imagery can be done anywhere at any time.

Practicing imagery as part of your routine will help you become a better and more complete archer.

31/12/2022

2022年即將過去，
去年不少同學都以成績來報答自己所付出的汗水和努力。
2023年將至，
祝願每位同學來年繼續努力，為理想加油，向目標進發！

#新年快樂 #運動 #感恩 #感謝主

14/12/2022

Spotted at Queens Archery: a JOAD archer with a double Robin Hood 😳🏹

03/11/2022

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