2. Stick or twist your training methods?
Bernardo: “Funnily enough, I think adaptability is the name of the game. I know indoors there’s no changing weather or wind.”
“But each arrow is being shot at a slightly different angle, either up and down or even to the sides, as with the Vegas target. It is common to have a stronger and a weaker target.”
“So, playing around with the order in which you shoot at each target can be a strategy. What works best for you: starting or finishing with your strongest target? It’s up to you to try and find out.”
“Besides, I feel indoors aiming has a bigger weight on the results. The arrows tend to go more where you’re aiming, so you can’t afford to be careless with where your sight is at the moment the shot breaks.”
Steve: “When it was indoor season, I always kept training at 70 metres and just two days before competition I started shooting at 18.”
“The biggest difference for me was that at 18 metres I was always scoring. At 70 metres, I sometimes also just shot for technique, but at 18 metres I absolutely couldn’t care less about technique.”
“The only thing that mattered was hitting the 10. That was something I wanted to get my whole body ready for. That is why I was always scoring, even with no warm-up, just training to be ready.”
Michelle: “I am definitely scoring even more than outdoors. Of course, you always want to shoot a 30, but indoors, especially in the matches, you really need 30s to get at least one set point.”
“So, while my outdoor training is very, very variable, indoors it’s even more about pressure training. But apart from that, I use the same training tools that I’m using outdoors as well.”
