Is 3 the lucky number?

3 is the lucky number!!! It took 3 weeks to regain strength and technical skills, the same it took before my break. Wahoo! Finally!!

A Day in the Life for this USA Recurve Archer

What are my days like?

Well the past couple of weeks have looked like this...
Training at the OTC and at home 6 days a week.
I start the morning off 3 days a week with a light jog and everyday with 15mins of stretching and light bow work.
I set an objective for each day and follow up with a goal statement after training.
My focus has been building strength and technique.
I have been shooting an average of 320 arrows a day.
Plus 30-40 mins of SPT's 4 days a week.
30 Form master or Bow Drops
I shoot LOTS and LOTS of blank bale everyday, every morning, every afternoon and at the end of each training session.
In the middle of my training I will shoot 30m Blank bale, to get comfortable again with distance.
I have been sore lately, especially my left shoulder. This is in part to weakness an sloppy form while gaining strength again.
I've been watching my shoulder alignment, and my string hand.
I recently changed thumb position on my string hand, its tough, but I'm sticking it out. (per Coach Guy's orders)
How can I forget the sore back...my scapula is sooo sore, my right tricep is none to happy either, but my back, uh...It will pass, I know this, just need to continue to build strength.


Focus Today...Succeed Tomorrow...
Today I focused on my shoulder alignment

The muscles I never knew I had...

This week in Training - Oct

It's OFFICIAL Training at the Olympic Training Center

As previously mentioned I qualified this year for Top 20 (#17) in the USA for Woman's Olympic Recurve.
After qualifying I applied to shoot at the Olympic Training Center as an "Official Athlete" with aspirations of making it to the 2012 Olympics in London. I was APPROVED on October 5th and started my new training the next day. Can you believe it, WOW!!!
This feat is amazing, my journey thus far has been short, and to think that I have made it this far is unbelievable. I've seen how much hard work the Resident Athletes have put into there 10+ years of training. Then there's me, I picked up a recurve bow for the first time in my life 1 year ago. Nobody and I mean Nobody can diminish the efforts or time spent of anyone else in this sport. Archery is difficult, more then difficult it's a LOT of hard work, sore muscles and even frustration. Had it not been for the Coaching staff at the Road Runner Archery Club, especially Coach Kisik Lee I would never have progressed so quickly. I still have a lot of work to be able to qualify for the Olympics in 2012, but I promise I will give my All to be my All. 
I hope everyone understands that the privilege I hold I will cherish and embrace with all my being.
Thank you!

Focus Today...Succeed Tomorrow

Back in town and Ready to Shoot