Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
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I'll explain why I burned out in archery. The bow and arrow always fascinated me, not because I wanted to be accurate, but because I wanted to be fast. But it wasn't enough. I wanted to be a fast archer on the run. And I made it my goal to learn to shoot one arrow in a second and a half while running. I achieved it. And that was the end of me.
Every coach and motivator will tell you to give yourself an achievable goal that you plan and go step by step towards it. Well, but what about when you reach it? What about when you achieve something that seemed so far away? In my case, I did it. At one point, I sprinted and fired three arrows a second and a half apart and hit all three targets. At that exact moment, my interest in the bow and arrow completely shut down. It's like when you turn off the light and it's just dark.
I was extremely motivated by my target. I worked on myself every day. Shooting, trying different bows, different techniques, keeping me awake and always thinking about how to achieve my goal. That was amazing. At the same time, that's what caused me to quit and not care about archery. I made a terrible mistake. You can't think of archery as the ultimate thing, as something you achieve. Archery is a never-ending process of improving your body, mind and spirit. It's so primitively simple as to be an infinitely complex and difficult discipline.
Honestly, I haven't shot in four months. Occasionally I'll pick up my bow and try my quick nocking and when I find I can still do it, I put the bow aside and don't notice it for weeks. Now it's up to me to see if, despite the burnout and disinterest inside, I can find a new path, a more spiritual, long-term and, most importantly, sustainable one to start again. Not to continue. But to start again. To come down from the mountain of achieving rapid-fire running and walk a new path that should last a lifetime...
Don't make the same mistake I did. Don't put a goal where there is none. Don't give yourself a goal where the road never ends. Pick a direction and just go where you can go... That's my advice.
Instagram: instagram.com/charliesrunningarchery
#archery #archer #show
You can have Super Fast Archery Nocks FOR FREE or for a voluntary contribution. Just click here: bit.ly/pay-what-you-want-nocks
Want your own personal online lesson on Running Archery directly with me? Click here: bit.ly/archery-lesson
Feel like supporting me and buying me an arrow(s)? Click here: buymeacoffee.com/runningarchery
I'm working on a unique quiver for Running Archery, want to help develop it? Do it here: bit.ly/ra-quiver What is Running Archery - bit.ly/runningarcheryshows
Behind the scenes of Running Archery - bit.ly/btsrunningarchery
Archery Tips and Tricks videos - bit.ly/archerytipsandtricks
BOW reviews, tests and comparisons - bit.ly/bowreviews
Everything you want to know about this channel and a little bit about me: bit.ly/aboutrunningarcherychannel
Subscribe to my channel, new archery show every week!
Do you want me to test out your bows, arrows and archery equipment? Let me know at archery@charliegreenberg.cz
I'll explain why I burned out in archery. The bow and arrow always fascinated me, not because I wanted to be accurate, but because I wanted to be fast. But it wasn't enough. I wanted to be a fast archer on the run. And I made it my goal to learn to shoot one arrow in a second and a half while running. I achieved it. And that was the end of me.
Every coach and motivator will tell you to give yourself an achievable goal that you plan and go step by step towards it. Well, but what about when you reach it? What about when you achieve something that seemed so far away? In my case, I did it. At one point, I sprinted and fired three arrows a second and a half apart and hit all three targets. At that exact moment, my interest in the bow and arrow completely shut down. It's like when you turn off the light and it's just dark.
I was extremely motivated by my target. I worked on myself every day. Shooting, trying different bows, different techniques, keeping me awake and always thinking about how to achieve my goal. That was amazing. At the same time, that's what caused me to quit and not care about archery. I made a terrible mistake. You can't think of archery as the ultimate thing, as something you achieve. Archery is a never-ending process of improving your body, mind and spirit. It's so primitively simple as to be an infinitely complex and difficult discipline.
Honestly, I haven't shot in four months. Occasionally I'll pick up my bow and try my quick nocking and when I find I can still do it, I put the bow aside and don't notice it for weeks. Now it's up to me to see if, despite the burnout and disinterest inside, I can find a new path, a more spiritual, long-term and, most importantly, sustainable one to start again. Not to continue. But to start again. To come down from the mountain of achieving rapid-fire running and walk a new path that should last a lifetime...
Don't make the same mistake I did. Don't put a goal where there is none. Don't give yourself a goal where the road never ends. Pick a direction and just go where you can go... That's my advice.
Instagram: instagram.com/charliesrunningarchery
#archery #archer #show
