I saw the 500 as a barrier because 499 was a regular score no matter what I did I just could not get past it. Then, one day, I thought "What the hell, forget it, & just shoot" I scored 511. A bit of an anticlimax realy, OK, I broke the barrier but the callenge had gone, so I had to create a new "Barrier". You need a goal. I guess it's all between the earsBarry C - 19/6/2005 1:50 PM
Who do so many people see 500 as a barrier? They feel comfortable with a 499 but one point more and it suddenly becomes a barrier. AT my club we try to ask the novice archers to shoot unrealistic scores to try to get rid of the number barrier.
I used to do that, but when I started shooting tournaments this year I found it nigh on impossible to shoot well without someone telling you how well you're doing, or speculating on what score you are "on for". I also found it particularly difficult if my name appeared on the leader board, at which point my shooting would take an immediate nose dive.Pete_T - 10/8/2005 10:19 AM
My tactic is just not to add anything up until the end.
</p>TJ Mason - 30/6/2005 12:23 PM I've just started reading Al Henderson's "Understanding Winning Archery". He talks about how round numbers like 500 or 1300 present psychological barriers, and advises that we aim for something less round such as 507 or 1306. He points to the example of the four-minute mile. Before it fell, it was an almighty barrier. Knowledgable people wrote in-depth analyses of why humans couldn't run a mile in under four minutes. But shortly after Roger Bannister beat that time, loads of other runners started running a mile in under four minutes.