A “BEST” Method Testimonial – A New Direction for Other Sports
December 12, 2009 by Dave Gilbert
Filed under Training
[The following is a BEST Method testimonial written by Evan Williams. Mr Williams is both a competitive archer and rifle shooter who trains at the OTC in Colorado Springs, CO. After learning the BEST Method from his archery coach, he adapted the 12 steps of the BEST system to shooting his rifle. The following is [...]
A Week With the Resident Athletes
November 9, 2009 by Dave Gilbert
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I recently had the opportunity to train alongside the Resident Athletes apart from the Junior Dream Team in order to make up for a JDT camp that I could not attend. I was able to shoot hundreds of arrows each day and spend hours focused on improving my technique, which is something that I take [...]
Junior Dream Team Technical Bulletin
November 5, 2009 by Guy Krueger
Filed under Training
November 4, 2009 Junior Dream Team Technical Bulletin By Guy Krueger Recently, many of you learned the more intricate details of the set and setup positions. These are two important steps in the mastering the BEST Method. At the past Junior Dream Team Camp it was noticed that there were some misunderstandings of the details [...]
“And Now Announcing…Team USA…”
June 23, 2009 by Dee Falks
Filed under News and Announcements, Training
The broad expanse of laser-level, emerald green field that lay before me was breathtaking in itself and I had been marveling at how small the two lone target mats seemed as they stood between the perfectly straight, parallel, painted white lines that ran toward the northern horizon. The sun was so bright that the concentric circles of gold, red, blue, black and white glistened as the pennants attached to the tops of the mats fluttered in the stiff afternoon breeze. The dull roar that had been at the back of my mind grew louder and louder until it was a deafening crescendo of music and voices and gongs and drums and screaming men and women.
The Finger Sling
May 27, 2009 by Dave Gilbert
Filed under Equipment Tips, Training
Did you know you can make an excellent sling in just seconds? Making a finger sling is very straight forward and provides several advantages over other slings. For starters, finger slings are very comfortable, inexpensive, easy to make. More importantly, finger slings let the bow pop cleanly out of the hand, and allow the archer [...]


