That inner focus also appeals to 6th-grader Russell Sperks.
“If I make a goal and I achieve it, then that gives me just a sense of accomplishment.”
Their archery teacher is Ruth Rowe. She was a member of the 1984 United States Olympic archery team. She notes that archery is almost opposite of other sports, which often require speed or agility.
“Be calm, centered within yourself. It’s very, very quiet. It’s very, very still.”
Interest in the sport expanded when the U.S. men’s archery team won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. But, Ruth Rowe says Hollywood was even more important to the sport’s renewal.
“Considering that the Hunger Games movies are not going away, ‘Brave’ is not going away. There are now TV shows that have people doing archery in the shows. I think there is so much video and ways to see it now that didn’t exist a little bit ago.”
Ms. Rowe says archery is also a great sport to begin later in life.
“It’s parallel to golf in that it’s a precision sport. It is a life-long sport. We have people starting in their 50s and 60s and they can enjoy it.”
Charles Rendleman is one of those older archers. He got involved in the sport when his teenage sons started archery training four years ago. Now, Mr. Rendleman is a coach.
“One of things I really like about archery is that it offers personal development. As an archer I can pay attention to what’s going on within my concentration and coordination, and work on that.”
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