Archery With Coach Jimmie

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In this video we have an amateur archer shoot his 2000 euro professional equipment, against a professional archer with 200 euro amateur equipment! Will expen...

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Research has shown that the mere visualisation of a muscle movement in the mind can create electrical activity in that muscle even though there’s no actual movement in the muscle itself, and also that the pattern of electrical activity closely resembles that seen during actual movement. There are two implications that follow:

• Targeted and controlled imagery can stimulate electrical activation in relevant muscles, and so ‘prime’ those muscles for subsequent physical activity;
• Physical skills can be maintained or even improved by appropriate imagery when practice isn’t possible (eg during injury lay-offs) and indeed, evidence suggests that using imagery can accelerate rehabilitation and recovery after injury

As for the best type of imagery to use, evidence suggests it depends on what you’re trying to achieve. Research suggests that for the acquisition or improvement of archery skills, using an external perspective (ie that of spectator) is best for learning or retaining those skills, whereas for ‘psyching yourself up’ or priming yourself for an event, an internal perspective (ie imagining the feelings in the muscle) produces better results.

Imagery can also be combined with other techniques such as the use of music to enhance performance and research shows that combining both mental imagery practice and physical practice is more effective than physical practice alone.

Studies have also been conducted that show mental imagery tasks conducted in a state of self-hypnosis results in far more vivid and realistic imagery than without.

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Pro Tip Tuesday: prevent the bowstring from hitting an archer's arm 🏹 bit.ly/3Odo9Q8

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