This is a video I took of Lee Seungyun, the World Cup champion, on the practice field in Wroclaw. He’s only 18. That’s… painful. I particularly like the smoothness and the way he doesn’t fully extend his bow arm until he’s halfway through the draw. That’s got to save some energy. His head and torso are perfectly still. And note, as previously mentioned, his extended and interestingly trimmed tab, which he was kind enough to let me photograph.
Make sure you watch the first two arrows of his gold medal match, right here. Just unbelievable. Also note his slightly built up but flattish grip, as seen on several other Korean bows (men & women):
There’s an often cited ‘secret‘ from the Han peninsula for continued archery success, which doesn’t appear to be backed up by much scientific evidence, unfortunately.
Of course, it’s not the equipment, or even his particular style, or the chopsticks. It’s the vast youth base, relentless dedication, mental toughness, brutal 1000-arrows-a-day training regimes, regimented coaching structure, clear career paths and professional teams that are the reason why the Koreans destroy almost everyone at top-level recurve archery. The real Korean archery secret is this: make sure you are better.
Thanks for the nice pictures and report!
No problem, thank you!
Reblogged this on Bow & Arrow Tech and commented:
Treinamento, uma particularidade aqui e outra ali mas no fundo é basicamente treino !
Das Geheimnis der Koreanischen Bogenschützen.
Es gibt keins.
Bogenschießen hat einfach einen anderen Stellenwert in Korea.
So ist es einfach
Gosh … a 1000 arrows a day ..i did 405 once ..i felt like id been nailed to a barn door ..good on em ..luv choi misun just the bees knees ..