Down at the range.

I'm down at the archery range and have a little break so I figured I'd give an update.





Well I said I was going to describe gold game to you.



We shoot at 70M (roughly 230 ft) at a target three feet in diameter. The "gold" of the target is roughly 11 inches across. On the target there is ten scoring rings. the ten and nine are in the gold. The eight and seven are red. We shoot off a timer, getting ten seconds to shoot the arrow. If we don't get the arrow off in ten seconds we get a point deduction. This puts stress on the archer and distracts them from shooting good shots. We get points from shooting the arrow in the nine or ten ring, no points for an eight and minus one point for seven and less.

We shoot to 35 points. I ended up finishing in 37 shots, this being the new record for the RA program.



Some of you have been asking about training. Well I basically train 6 days a week and work on my rest day. Every day we run from 7 till 730, and go into mental training from 730 till 8. Shooting is from 9 till noon and 130 till 530 week days except on Thursday afternoon. Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at lunch we go to weight training for roughly an hour and 10 minutes. On the weekends, I shoot in the afternoon, I also work the archery club Thursday afternoon, Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. Basically my entire week is consumed by archery.



The Road Runner Archery Club has a new website at, http://www.roadrunnerarchery.com/ if your interested in coming out to learn archery just pay a visit to the website and get directions as well as working hours. We have all the equipment for anyone to start out shooting archery. If you have your own feel free to bring it as we can teach you on that as well. The fees are very reasonable considering the coaching you receive here. All of these archers that live here at the Olympic Training Center are considered the best coaches in the country for the BEST Method, if not the world.


As far as training information and tips on archery, the best I can do at this very moment is to tell you to look into picking up a copy of my Coach, Kisik Lee's book called Total Archery. It teaches you a biomechanically efficient shooting style that works for everyone. I will soon be selling these on ebay, Just keep an eye out here for a link to my store where you can pick them up for less then most places. It is offered in English and Spanish.



Thanks for reading.


Jake

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

I've been crazy busy lately. Here is a jist list of what has been going on here.

-Shot a personal best at 70M of 338

-Shot a personal best double 20yd score of 588

-Set a new record for the RA program during "gold game" of 95% golds (Ill explain later when I have time)

There has been a few questions about my training schedule, about the Road Runner Club and other things I will try to get some of this information on my blog soon I just don't have time right this second I have to get down to resume training in 5 minutes. 

Thanks for reading.

Jake

Busy, Busy, Busy

Well between coaching at Road Runner Archery Club 4 sessions per week, Putting up Road Runner's Website ( www.roadrunnerarchery.com ), Writing new sponsorship proposals and Training I have very little time left over for rest and fun.

The Road Runner Club is coming along pretty well. All the kids and adults are learning really fast. The program we are implementing shows great promise. Although I enjoy working with these kids, from time to time I wish that I was having a good time just having fun elsewhere or just resting. I am working 4 sessions per week Thursday afternoon which is our time to normally get into sportsmed for longer then normal to get some extra body work done. I also work on Saturday morning and afternoon as well as Sunday afternoon. 

Today I received a package from Rick Johnson who came out to the Training Center a while back as a 2 week volunteer. He was by far THE best massage therapist I have ever had the honor of working with. He sent me his book, Anatomy Flash Cards which shows muscle groups, where they insert and the correct way to massage them to release tightness and inflexibility. You can visit his website www.champsadvantage.com to read up on his techniques. If you are considering massage therapy I HIGHLY recommend checking him out. This was a one of a kind technique that worked wonders on me. I really wish he has time to come back out to the training center to work on me some more. 

Well I'm off to bed, I really need to start getting to bed earlier. These runs at 7 AM is getting very old and boring. Its very difficult to get up that early after working my butt off the day before.

Man I'm sore

Well on Saturday mornings we shoot from 9 till noon but today is the opening of our archery club, Road Runners. 

Yesterday we had weight training which must have kicked my butt because I'm sore all over. My hamstrings are killing me from doing RDL's and my arms are dead as well as my ribs (serratus) from dips. 

I guess I'm not really looking forward to a long day in the sun, there is a CORR off road race here in chula vista today and tomorrow I wanted to go this afternoon and then go to the beach on Sunday but I guess I'll have to go sunday. 

Well I'm off to eat some delicious (sarcasm) training center food. 

Back in business

Well,

The new program started on the 2nd of September, ending a well needed break from shooting. After taking 3 weeks off, I did lose some strength but did not lose any performance as far as scores go so I'm pretty happy with that.

I got a recent comment from an anonymous person who reminded me that I have not actually mentioned my up-brining in archery. I apologize for not mentioning Leo's Archery range and Leo's JOAD that was formerly in East Aurora, NY on Pine Street. You see, living out here and having very little time and or energy to devote to such things as this blog and my website, (its a little embarrassing- Im going to re-vamp it very soon) let alone try to remember to mention everyone. I do owe great grattitude to my extended 'family' at Leo's archery, now run out of West Falls Country club. Besides bringing me up in the archery world to be able to become an RA they are responsible for bringing me out of my shell as a person. 

Just so you guys know up there in the WNY/Leo's area I am planning on coming back to the area to hopefully put on an informal seminar on the RA program as a whole and on the BEST method. I know that a lot of people in that area are very interested in the teachings of how to shoot like we are trying to accomplish, but are either afraid to take the leap or are unable to afford to fly out to meet Coach Lee. I will be coming to you in the near future (around the beginning of my winter break Dec. 15th?). 

At any rate, I had a great time on vacation visiting my sister Liz whom has a blog called Creating Intentions linked here http://creating-intentions.blogspot.com/ is helping me bring my mental game and concept of shooting to the International dominant level. I met my two latest nieces Simona and Ella for the first time. I also visited my brother Matt in Santa Cruz, both of which I haven't seen in about three years. 

As I sign off, I'll leave you with a few parting shots.

Thanks,

Jake

Botanical Garden in Balboa Park in SD

Muir woods

And for the Leo's People, young Jake at Leo's wearing a Leo's shirt

new vids

I guess i figured I could just embed the video too.

but don't forget to stop by www.jakekaminski.com and check out what's going on over there

new videos

Well, I got around to posting 3 new videos on youtube, one of me shooting at Nationals, one about the RA Program and one of me shooting at the San Diego Fair. 

Hope you enjoy

Jake