>>> ARCHERY IS THE ART SPORT OR SKILL USING ARROWS.
IT SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS OF THE ARCHERY
TRAINING, IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
PRODUCER, DAVE FRASER, VISITED THE COUPLE'S TRAINING CENTER IN
FLORENCE, RECENTLY, AND SHARES THIS STORY.
>> BRING IT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE THUMB AND PINKY BACK TO HELP KEEP THE
WRIST OUT.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY?
>> THIS IS A FORM BASED SPORT, NOT A AIMING SPACE, LIKE DANCES,
MOVE YG BODIES THROUGH SPACE.
>> SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT IT THAT PEOPLE THINK OF ARCHERY AND
THINK OF THE STORIES THAT WE TELL, HISTORICAL AND MODERN
BECAUSE IT'S IN MOVIES, BUT IT'S ALSO FROM THE MEDIEVAL TIMES SO
YOU SAY "ARCHERY," AND PEOPLE GO, OH.
>> UP.
>> I STARTED THIS CENTER FOR TRAINING EIGHT YEARS AGO.
>> KEEP THIS LOWER.
>> SATTVA MEANS MEANS BALANCE, , AND STRENGTH ON THE INSIDE.
WHAT WE TAKE THAT TO MEAN WHEN WE USE THE TERM "SATTVA,@IT'S
ABOUT BUILDING ARCHERS AND ATHLETES STRONG ON THE INSIDE.
>> GOOD, LOAD.
ANCHOR.
>> THE MOST SATISFYING PART OF COACHING ARCHERY, FOR ME, IS
WHEN PEOPLE SHOW ABILITIES BEYOND PURE ARCHERY SKILLS.
I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE TAKE LESSONS LEARNED FROM ARCHERY,
AND WE TRY TO INSTILL THROUGH OUR COACHING, AND WE SEE THEM
APPLYING THAT.
BEYOND JUST THE FORM, THE BEAUTIFUL FORM THAT ARCHERY IS
BECAUSE MY HOPE, THEN, IS THAT IT'S GOING TO TRANSFER OFF THE
ARCHERY RANGE.
>> VERY MUCH A MENTAL SPORT SO ONCE YOU LEARN THE PHYSICAL
ASPECT OF CONQUERING THE MENTAL PERFORMING UNDER ANXIETY,
STAYING RELAXED AND GOING THROUGH THE FORM, IT'S THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR ME RIGHT NOW.
I LIKE THE CHALLENGE THAT IT'S PERSONAL.
LIKE, YOU CAN START WHEREVER AND TAKE IT WHERE YOU WANT IT.
I ALSO LIKE TO COMPETE, SO I GO TO TOURNAMENTS.
I LIKE THAT PART OF COMPETITION.
I'VE BEEN AN ATHLETE ALL MY LIFE SO THIS ALLOWS ME IN MY ADVANCED
AGE TO BE A CONTINUED ATHLETE.
>> WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ADULTS WHO TRY TO CAMP OR
WANTED TO TRY IT IN CAMP AND GET TO TRY IT AS AN ADULT SO IT
SPARKS THIS HAREM MEMORY OFCHIL, AND THEY GET TO DO IT AS AN
ADULT.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THINGS IN LIFE YOU WANTED TO DO AS A KID
AND YOU GET THE CHANCE TO GO BACK AND DO IT, AND ARCHERY IS
THAT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> EVER SINCE I WAS A KID IN BOY SCOUTS, I'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN
ARCHERY, FAST NATEED -- FASCINATED WITH IT, BUT NOT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DO IT.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN AND CHARGES ME UP AND GIVES ME A LOT TO THINK
ABOUT DURING THE WEEK.
I THINK ABOUT IT, AND WHEN I'M HERE, I FOCUS ON THIS AND FORGET
ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> I USED TO BE A COMPETITIVE FENCER, BUT I HAVE BRITTLE BONES
AND FENCING, PLUS THAT LED TO A LOT OF INJURIES, SO I WAS
LOOKING FOR A NEW SPORT TO GET INTO, AND I THOUGHT, ARCHERY,
SEEING JUST AS DIFFERENT AND SAFE AS FENCING DID, SO I
DISEASED TO DECIDED TO DO THAT.
>> WE DO SIX ARROWS AT A TIME, CALLED AN END, AND SOMETIMES IN
THE SIX ARROWS, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF ARCHERS, I WORK WITH
EVERY SINGLE ARCHER IN THE COURSE OF THE END BECAUSE I'M
CHECKING IN WITH EVERY SINGLE ARCHER TO SEE WHERE ARE YOU IN
THIS PROCESS?
DID YOU TAKE WHAT I SAID AND INCORPORATE IT YET, OR ARE YOU
STILL WORKING ON THAT, WHICH MEANS I CAN'T GIVE YOU MORE
COACHING YET BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO PROCESS WHAT I
JUST TALKED TO YOU ABOUT, SO IT'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF
GIVE-AND-TAKE WITH EVERY ARCHER TO SEE WHERE ARE YOU AND WHAT DO
YOU NEED NEXT.
>> IT'S, I THINK, AN 1-OR 12-STEP PROCESS STARTING WITH
KNOCKING THE ARROW ON THE BOW, RAISING IT UP, COMING BACK
STRAINS TRANSFERRING INTO THE MUSCLE OF
THE BACK, HAVING THAT SKELETAL ALIGNMENT AND FEEL THAT.
YOU HAVE STRAIGHT THROUGH YOUR BODY TO THE ARROW TO THE TARGET.
ACTUALLY, I STARTED EIGHT YEARS AGO IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
JUST BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING TO DO, AND ARCHERY SEEMED COOL.
>> GO BACK HERE.
>> AND I HAVE KIND OF NOT STOPPED.
>> I STARTED BECAUSE HE STARTED.
MY DAD STARTED.
SO -- >> SO, YEAH, IT'S A FAMILY
THING.
>> AT EVERY AGE, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE COME IN THINKING THEY ARE
NOT ATHLETES AND WALK AWAY CALLING THEMSELVES AN ATHLETE OR
SAY, "I AM AN ARCHER," AND THAT'S EXCITING FOR ME TO HAVE
GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL PROUD OF WHAT THEIR BODIES
CAN ACCOMPLISH.