Greybarr Traditional Archery

02/14/2024

Target practice.

02/03/2024

Has anybody ever partook in a flint lock hunt? Pennsylvania is the only state with a flint lock season for deer. I may have to take a drive!

10/10/2023

Not sure which features are most important when shopping for your first crossbow? Class is in session!

09/14/2022

09/13/2022

How do we learn to shoot automaticly?

As archers we all start at the very beginning and over time, develop the skills and techniques needed to be successful.

“What stage is the archer at and what is preventing the learning from progressing?” In this way the conscious competence helps coaches to understand far better why an obstacle exists, and how best to deal with the challenge.

Before we begin to learn a new skill, we may have a complete lack of knowledge of the need, use and even existence of the skill. I know it may be hard to believe, but no one knows everything about everything. At this stage we are defined as being ‘Unconsciously Incompetent’.

‘Conscious Incompetence’, the archer must first become aware of their inability to perform the new skill so learning can begin. Then through practice, they begin to experiment, receive feedback, experiment some more and again through feedback begin to develop some level of competence. How long this takes is a function of many factors, such as desire, quality of feedback from the Coach, depth of athlete concentration, supportive environment and on it goes.

They then put this knowledge into practice on a regular basis and gain more confidence in performing this newly learned skill. At the ‘Conscious Competence’ stage the archer still needs to concentrate deeply when they perform these tasks and cannot do ‘two things at once’ so to speak. As they get more practice and experience, these activities become increasingly automatic.

The final stage is when the archer has become ‘Unconsciously Competent’. This means a high skill level has been achieved and they can perform the task without conscious effort, this means they can do what is required in a type of automated way. The skill now seems easy and has become second nature.

01/15/2022