Hunting Tradition Passed On Written by David Selman, Tracker-Outdoors.com
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decide to spit or have a nature call. She finally tries and gets his attention. With surprise and somewhat shocked to find a doe of a different species than was expected. The stay, set quietly and watch trails leading into their clearing, bird’s, duck flying over going to Lake Whitney or other ponds, but no deer. Mean time David in a treestand by a pond has sensed a very faint sound. His senses tuned into his surroundings adrenaline builds, heart pounding a movement is spotted along one of trails. It’s a deer, silently he waits for a sign is it a buck or doe. Will deer show itself. Finally deer steps to his twenty-five yard marker. Just as he sets twenty-five yard pin on her and releases at that very same instance she spook’s, clean miss, arrow hits where she had been, David get down, goes and checks, no blood or sign of a hit . He say’s thanks in his mind for opportunity. Slowly he walks back to ancient oak to meet his daughter and finds her and friend mike waiting unlike predator that missed and spends his night hungry. The hunters go back to camp for a good meal and campfire, they talk of past hunts, experiences and lesson’s learned are shared , each sit quietly by fire, watching stars enjoying quality time shared. May your arrows be true,Article By Tracker Outdoors www.tracker-outdoors.com
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•Work on only 2-3 aspects of technique per session. If you try to adjust too many things at once it is difficult to focus on performing them all correctly. Take just a few aspects of your stride, stroke, or spin and work on perfecting them. •Slow then fast. Take a motion or even part of a motion and perform it very slowly and correctly. Gradually bring up speed of motion until you are at your race pace. If at any point you perform it incorrectly, slow down again and repeat until you have it. •Work in base. As intensity increases it becomes harder to concentrate on form. If proper form is not unconscious at this point, it will be much harder to learn. The long slow base work outs are great for working on form. This is not to say you should only work on technique in base. You should work on technique and use drills year round. Base is simply best time to perfect your form so that you carry good technique into season, and it adds variety to your base work outs. •Get right equipment. If you are running in wrong shoe for your stride mechanics, or you are improperly fit on your bike, it will make it more difficult to have good form. Make sure you have right equipment and that it is adjusted correctly.Learning and using proper technique is "free speed." Often you can lower your energy usage and increase your speed without greater exertion. In fact, your exertion level may go down and your speed or power up. Proper technique is no less applicable to an amateur athlete than it is to a pro. In fact, amateurs can usually benefit most from technique instruction.
Matt Russ has coached and trained athletes around the country and internationally. He currently holds licenses by USAT, USATF, and is an Expert level USAC coach. Matt has coached athletes for CTS (Carmichael Training Systems), is an Ultrafit Associate. Visit www.thesportfactory.com for more information.
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