a oto wywiad z jednym z najlepszych amerykanów, który wiele wyjaśnia (np. codziennie treningi 4-5 godzin
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Braden GELLENTHIEN:Do you keep calm on the shooting line?Oh no. I just try to keep my shots the best I can, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn?t. We?ll see what happens this weekend (laughs).
Do you have a special mental preparation?Yes, I try to visualize the events beforehand and I try to make myself nervous when I?m training so that I can overcome it and then do better in the tournament.
You train under the guidance of coach Terry WUNDERLE (the father of 2008 Olympian Vic WUNDERLE). How did you start training with him? He actually held a seminar, a coaching session at our local club. I went and he told me that within 3 months I would be quitting archery. My form was bad and my mental attitude was worse. And he was right, within 3 months I had target panic, I couldn?t draw the bow or anything. I was really stubborn and I didn?t shoot for about a year. Then I wanted to start again and I learned his way, very reluctantly ; then I called him on the phone and told him that I was willing to make the changes and willing to work, and we started doing video coaching, where I?d videotape my form and send it to him and he?d make critiques and call me back and tell me what was going on. He worked really well and then I?d fly to his house and make changes there. That was in 2001. He?s really the reason that I?m shooting as well as I am today.
How do you see yourself as an archer in the future ? Do you think you will still shoot professionally let?s say 10, 15 years from now?
It?s a long time. I know that in the next five years I will still be shooting professionally. Ten, fifteen years I don?t know.
What do you do besides archery?
I graduated at University in 2008, so since then I?ve been shooting my bow full time. I usually train 4-5 hours a day and then work on my equipment for another hour or two. Then poker, a little bit of everything. I fish a lot and a little bit of golf with friends once in a while ; it?s nice to have a little bit of relaxation time as well as training time. I like to work hard and play harder ! Archery is my job, but it is important to go and have fun and continue to live life, because that?s what we?re here to do.
Is it possible to make a living out of archery?
Yes, I?ve been doing this for the last few years, so that?s my only source of income. It is kind of stressful because you need to win to make money, but it?s the drive to continue to shoot and continue to succeed.
Last year you were the winner here in Ogden. What about this year?
I?m shooting well, we?ll see what happens. I?m shooting better than I was last year, so? I switched to some new equipment which seems to be a little more forgiving to me. I?ve been working a lot on my form as well, I think that?s the major difference.
Biography Extract:
Braden GELLENTHIEN (USA) ? Born 26 April 1986 in Boston (USA)
1st Team World Archery Championships ? Turin 2011
5th Individual World Archery Championships ? Turin 2010
2nd individual World Cup Final ? Edinburgh 2010
1st Individual World Cup Stage 3 ? Ogden 2010
2nd Individual World Cup Final ? Copenhagen 2009
1st Team World Archery Championships ? Ulsan 2009
1st Team Indoor World Archery Championships - Rzeszow 2009
1st Individual World Cup Stage 1 - Santo Domingo 2009
2nd Individual World Cup Final ? Dubai 2007
1st Individual World Cup Stage 2 ? Varese 2007
1st Team World Archery Championships - Leipzig 2007
2nd Individual World Archery Championships - Leipzig 2007
1st Individual Indoor World Archery Championships - Izmir 2007
1st Team World Archery Championships - Madrid 2005
1st Team World Archery Championships - New York 2003
3rd Individual World Archery Championships - New York 2003