Tag Archives: Teaching

Range closed for remodeling.

Posted on September 1, 2014 by losangelesarchery

Welcome to Los Angeles Archery! Hi, I am Alejandro Barahona, Level 3 Instructor Instructor at Rancho Park Archery Range in LA. — the best place to practice Archery in LA… soonish. Many of you have had the surprise of going … Continue reading →

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You Are New to Archery and You Want Your First Bow…

Posted on April 3, 2014 by losangelesarchery

You might have taken one of the free archery classes at the range…or you might have not. You might not have even hold a bow in your hands before. All you know is that you want a bow. You want … Continue reading →

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Hi There! Archery in LA

Posted on February 5, 2013 by losangelesarchery

Welcome to Los Angeles Archery! Hi, I am Alejandro Barahona, Instructor at Rancho Park Achery Range in LA. — the best place to practice Archery in LA. We are located at Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2459 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

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We are always learning, Part 2

Posted on September 4, 2012 by losangelesarchery

Now that I told you my story on the first part of this post, let me tell you how connects with Archery. As a coach, I spent most of my time teaching, and not as much as I should practicing. … Continue reading →

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We are always learning, and when we stop, we die

Posted on August 4, 2012 by losangelesarchery

A long time ago, in another continent, I was practicing Aikido, as I would do every Sunday for three hours. That day, we were focusing in aiki-ken or sword techniques. And I remember that I wasn´t too happy with my … Continue reading →

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Sport Science, Archery and Stance

Posted on July 20, 2012 by losangelesarchery

One of the most complicated things to explain to a new archery student is the importance of stance. The tendency in modern archery is to use natural body stance and natural body positions. The idea being, using the least amount … Continue reading →

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Brave Promotion at Hollywood and Highland

Posted on June 15, 2012 by losangelesarchery

Hi y’all, I had a little bit of a brain fart…for the last month or so (Is there something like a permanent brain fart? Do I suffer from acute Brainfartitis? ) and I did not mention a Brave promotion I´m … Continue reading →

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Safety and anchor point

Posted on June 13, 2012 by losangelesarchery

You guys might remember my post on safety a few months back. I originally thought that would not happen to a recurve shooter, that shooting yourself through the hand can only happen with compound bows. I also believe the common … Continue reading →

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Brave promotion at Pasadena Roving Archers

Posted on May 30, 2012 by losangelesarchery

I am really excited this year. There has been a lot of interest in archery due to the increased presence of the sport in the media. The next big thing is the movie Brave. As you know, I love that … Continue reading →

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Eye dominance and the Modern Archery Technique – Part 2

Posted on March 26, 2012 by losangelesarchery

There are different ways to test the eye dominance. The main one, or at least the one we used the most at the range is the (modified) Miles test. For the (modified) Miles test, you put two hands together and … Continue reading →

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