Welcome to KSL International Archery- click on the flag of the country to view available translations and listen to the respective national anthem

Note to all users- The National Anthem of each country has been added, refer to translation pages by clicking on the relevant flags above, Each anthem has an English translation included, which is fascinating and teaches us a lot about countries other than our own.

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Believe - Brady Ellison

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Tokyo Olympics 2020

TOKYO OLYMPICS POSTPONED

New dates

The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will now be celebrated from 23 July to 8 August, 2021.
The Paralympic Games will be celebrated from 24 August to 5 September 2021

The Barrel of the Gun

Often we receive the question, "What exactly is the Barrel of the Gun" and when and how does one achieve this. This part of the KSL cycle forms part of all KSL's seminars and coaching sessions and is a vital component of the shot.
There are various videos on the Internet, but none explains it better as Jake Kaminski who trained for 6 years full time under Coach Lee at the USA Olympic Training Centre at Chula Vista and a further 6 years during competions. Jake is a twice Olympic Silver Medallist (2012;2016) and has many World Championships medals to his name.

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Raising the Bow

There has been some confusion and misunderstanding regarding this aspect of the shot. The main objective at the end of the Setup position is to achieve perfect bone alignment to achieve   “The barrel of the gun”.
Below Coach Kisik Lee shares and illustrates his teachings on this important part of the shot.

photos courtesy of Kurt Eggerling

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RAISING THE BOW
“This applies to right handed archers; the positions are reversed for a left handed archer".

Setting the bow, including the hooking and gripping the bow, should be with the stabilizer pointing to the left, away from the target. This will allow the bow forearm to be more in line with the arrow line during the drawing process, promoting a stronger and more efficient biomechanical relationship.
Raising the sight should be in a vertical motion line to the left of the target and just to above the top of the target, with the stabilizer still pointing left, away from the target. Do not watch the sight pin whilst raising the bow, but focus on your aiming spot on the target. The main objective at the end of the Setup position is to achieve perfect bone alignment and achieving
   “The barrel of the gun”.
From the highest point, which should be about 11am in relation the Gold, the sight must now move from the 11am position in a straight line to the center of the Gold during the drawing phase to reach the Loading position”.

The Vegas Shoot 2020

Congratulations to World number one Brady Ellison who has shot the first 900 by a recurve archer in the 54-year history of the Vegas Shoot.

Indoor World Archery Series

07-02-2020 - 09-02-2020 / Timezone: UTC-08:00
The Vegas Shoot 2020

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Connect The Dots

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Click photo of Tiger Woods to see how the KSL Shot Cycle equally applies.

Total Training for the Mental Side
KSL Shot Cycle VI - Focus on Process, Consciouss and Sub Consciousness during the Shot Routine

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Pan American Games 2019 Lima, Peru

BRADY ELLISON BREAKS WORLD RECORD WITH 702-POINT QUALIFICATION AT PAN AMERICAN GAMES Read More

GOLD MEDALS
Recurve Women - Alejandra Valencia - Mexico
Recurve Men - Crispin Duenas - Canada
Recurve Men Team - Canada
Recurve Women Team - USA
Recurve Mixed Team - USA

For more detailed results of Pan American Games click here

Shoot Like Me

Olympic Medalist and 2019 World Champion

Brady Ellison In a 5 min video Click here for video

NEW!!! Axcel Contour Pro Finger Tab - Brady Ellison Signature Series

An exciting development in contoured finger tab design, taking finger tabs to a new exciting level, designed and used by Olympic Champion Brady Ellison.

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For demonstration video click here