1. Practice with your buddies including your competitors. Have you noticed that in Tennis DOUBLES, many of the DOUBLES teammate (of different geographical background) do train together, and they may eventually still compete against themselves in the SINGLES? Therefore, train with the best so that you can improve your skills with each other. Of course, in training with one anther, both parties can understand from each other and also about each other's strengths and weaknesses, which is a price to pay. If you are not the better (or best), you stand to benefit significantly. If you are the best, it will give you a morale boost.



2. Master the art of visualization, as this is the key. Archery is not a game against the clock. Practice extensively in training so that it can be easily adopted during tournament. Hence when you are in the tournament, you can quickly use the visualization skills you have been acquired during training and replicate the techniques under tournament situations.

3. Aim to win, pardon the pun. That should be the only thing driving you, not just in the tournament proper but also during training. Of course we all want to have a good time ourselves during training but draw a line between fun and real training. Also, during tournament, even if you have been placed last and have lost, maintain always an attitude for winning. Leave the field feeling like a winner. This will see you hunger for the real win. Always remember that there will always be a winner even if there are a million competitors. Strive to be that winner.