Posts by Shabbir
An archer without hands or arms: Matt Stutzman (@inspirearcher)
Matt Stutzman was born without arms, but he’s managed to become a competitive archer anyway using only his feet. Watch this video of him showing how he shoots his compound using only his feet and a release on a lanyard around his neck. Matt will complete this year in the archery competition at the Paralympic…
Read MoreThe madness of Italian Olympic champion archer Michele Frangilli
The Olympics brought a host of new foreign archers to the attention of US archery enthusiasts. One of these was Michele Frangilli, who was part of the three man team that won the Gold in Team Men’s Archery. (The US took Silver, and the South Koreans improbably took Bronze). As a novice archer who is…
Read MoreLegally blind archer from South Korea dominates the competition at the 2012 Olympics
Every archery coach will tell you that good archery is about doing the same thing, repeatably, every time. It requires that you learn your body so very well that a forearm rotated slightly, or a muscle half an inch off feels like wearing a coat three sizes too small. And while most people that…
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