Slow X Archery Podcast

Nikki Haverstock and Teresa Johnson discuss what to do after nationals (or your last outdoor tournament of the season) and how and when to transition to indoor distances.

Crystal Gauvin is back to discuss a topic that everyone deals with at some point, burnout.  How to recover, how to prevent and how to find the balance.

Teresa Johnson is back and ready to talk about the Olympics.

Lloyd Brown is back to discuss his personal experiences as a three time Olympic coach. He even shares the super secret advice he gives his archery before a critical shootoff.

Nikki is joined by Crystal Gauvin to continue to discuss the season so far including Paris World Cup, the Last Olympic Qualifying event and all the latest news of the Tokyo 2020 (2021) Olympics.

Another chat with Lloyd Brown about Nerves, Target Panic and all the things that upset your groove.

Nikki Haverstock is joined on the podcast by Lloyd Brown, archery coach.  Lloyd was Nikki's personal coach and Coaching mentor and is one of Nikki's favorite archery people. 

Crystal Gauvin joins Nikki Haverstock to discuss all the US and international happens in this very unusual archery season

Arizona Cup is upon us and we discuss how this year is different and what Arizona Cup means to US archers. Inspired by a TikTok video, what impresses a non-archery versus an advanced archer. For reference this is the Korea Archery video referenced in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxRTsd1OW8o

Teresa Johnson is back after her oral surgery.  Catching up on a variety of topics, the least of which is the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics and how a year of pandemic is going to affect things.  Plus a mini-debate on whether the pandemic has made things more or less "a level playing field."

Nikki Haverstock is joined by Crystal Gauvin to discuss training plans.  What are they, how are they used, and what is the point? If you are interested in buying one of Crystals plans here is the link:https://www.crystalgauvin.com/training-plans/

Catch up on Nikki and Teresa's lives then dive into the annual Vegas tournament which normally would occur this upcoming weekend.  Instead we discuss our experiences there is past decades and discuss the unique challenges.

Whether you are a backyard shooting looking to step it up or a competitive archer looking to stay motivated while you skip big tournaments, Teresa and Nikki have thoughts.  Plus some talk about what to do when you are looking to move from local to state or national levels.  Lots of opinions in today's podcast.

Teresa Johnson and Nikki Haverstock dig into a topic, how to stay motivated to practice. 

Nikki Haverstock is joined by Becca Syme, owner of the Better-Faster Academy and success systems coach. If you missed her first visit I recommend hopping over to the Oct 13th, 2020 episode "Strengths with Becca Syme" to find out how to get your own code to take the test but even without the test you will probably discover that some of this resonates with you even if the terminology is unfamiliar. Links:Live Better-Faster Class info can be found here: https://betterfasteracademy.com/live-better-faster/Youtube video on will using a planner make me more productive.: https://youtu.be/4ML6oHSI75wFirst video in the Burnout series: https://youtu.be/5-PUWCs6Vmo 

Crystal Gauvin joins Nikki Havestock to discuss the USA Archery competition season, Olympic Trials and the upcoming 2021 season. Book review of Range by David Epsteinhttps://amzn.to/3gPsSbs

Teresa and Nikki finished the USA Archery Level IV coaching course and have some thoughts on the course, who should take it and all that good stuff.Then they move on to discussing shooting with a chronic illness.Don't forget to sign up for the second leg of the World Indoor Series for freehttps://worldarchery.org/news/178666/entry-opens-first-remote-stage-2021-indoor-archery-world-series-1

Teresa and Nikki recap some recent archery news, discuss some interesting facts from their ongoing Level IV Archery Coaching class and dive into what you really need this holiday season. Video referenced on Korean Archery; https://youtu.be/3bOhPVGt-wU

Teresa and Nikki take time to catch up on news of the day and catch up.https://worldarchery.org/news/178666/entry-opens-first-remote-stage-2021-indoor-archery-world-series

Nikki is joined by Joe Crisanti to discuss hypnosis. In this episode they tackles myths about hypnosis, how the process works, who can benefit and even dive into the topic of target panic. Joe is a level III archery coach and competitor who learned about hypnosis when he wanted to help his archers perform better.For more information about Joe Crisanti visit his website at: https://www.purespacehypnosis.com/Or give him a call to find out more (732) 406-3498

Nikki Haverstock is joined by Alex Meyer, currently Irish Junior Team Head Coach but previously a US competitor and JDT ( Junior Dream Team) coach.  Topics discuss include building a high level team, looking for talent, coaching philosophy and how to best serve the athletes we work with. Learn more about Alex by going to: https://www.archerytrainer.com/or follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/archeralexmeyer/?hl=en 

Nikki Haverstock is joined by Superstar Success Coach Becca Syme to talk about the application of CliftonStrengths for archers and coaches.  Becca is best known for her work with beginning through seven figure authors and helping them find the way that they can best succeed. But in this episode she turns her knowledge to the area of sport (which she has done with many clients) to discuss how to do the same in the archery field. Find her website here: https://betterfasteracademy.com/She made an amazing offer to our listeners to get their own top 5 here: https://betterfasteracademy.com/contact-us/  Make sure to read the paragraph above the form to see how to fill it out as a podcast listener. If you did take the test and are willing to share please message us your results on the Slow X Archery Podcast instagram or FB page. We would love to see the results. Intrigued by Becca and want to try her Live Better Faster course? Find it here:  https://betterfasteracademy.com/live-better-faster/ 

In 3 weeks Nikki is starting the USA Archery Level IV coach training class and Teresa is going to help her.  They discuss everything that goes into the course and general coaching thoughts.  With winter approaching they are feeling motivated to practice and are brainstorming an idea to get them and the listeners excited.

First up, Nikki and Crystal catch up on the state of US archery, which tournaments were held recently and what tournament has been cancelled then they dive into Malcolm Gladwell's book Outlier and what 10,000 hours really means. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell  https://amzn.to/36kiO72

Teresa and Nikki discuss goals for this winter to shoot more archery and avoid the winter blues.  This segues nicely to the topic is what is positive self talk, how the most effective type will depend on your personality and how to add it into your training plane

Teresa Johnson had a behind the scenes view of the previous nights Legend Series presentation by Butch Johnson, Rob White and Justin Huish, moderated by Guy Krueger.  She shared some things even she learned and teased a few others that you will need to listen to the seminar to learn yourself.Tickets at: https://www.usarchery.org/coaches/national-symposiumWhich led to our follow up conversation: Does a coach need archery competition experience to be a top level coach?

A listener pointed out two things we left out of our USA Archery summary (thank you!) we we revisit the topic with more information. This brought us to a place to discuss the 2021 Olympics, the new Mixed Team event and Teresa describes what her 2012 experience was like as the press officer for the US Olympic archery team. Then we dove into our main topic of how to get back into archery after a break which could mean a long break after an injury, illness or life change or even a short break where you put your bow away after the last tournament of the season and don't pick it up for months. 

Crystal and Nikki discuss Deep Work by Cal Newport. You don't need to read the book to enjoy all the bits bits as they discuss how they apply the information as athletes and coaches.  Deep Work by Cal Newport  https://amzn.to/31DKBwBPlus they picked out next months book for discussionOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell https://amzn.to/32vrWlF

Teresa and Nikki discuss the annual meeting and what they felt were the main take aways.

Its a ramble fest with lots of advice.What perfume and sunscreen is best for being outside? Revisiting the x10 versus ACE debate from a few episodes again. More bat stories than you can shake a stick at.  USA Archery will be hosting their first tournament since the pandemic and we are excited.  And Teresa wants to start a new exciting podcast related project.

Previously Teresa and Nikki discussed putting your best foot forward on social media but now they discuss the reverse side, how to stay sane if you are attempting to build a social media presence but are feeling overwhelmed by... everything!And we reiterate how much we love watching shooting videos!

Crystal Gauvin and Nikki Haverstock read Mindset and now they are ready to talk about how to apply it to archery.  You don't need to read the book to enjoy this book review.Mindset by Dr Carol Dweck https://amzn.to/2CQY4as 

Teresa and Nikki get on their high horse about coaches that give unsolicited advice, especially at tournaments. What motivates them? How to get them to stop?  But that is not the only distraction at tournaments, how can you prevent and prepare to handle all the unexpected things that happen to you when you are trying to focus on your shot. Other topics:https://www.usarchery.org/article/usa-archery-launches-2020-virtual-symposium-speaker-lineup-and-registrationUpcoming podcast episode about Mindset by Carol Dweck https://amzn.to/3j8LO5HEvolution of Ki Bo Bae's Shot from World Archery's youtube channel: https://youtu.be/tEGVcFKCaLg 

This is a mega episode and anyone that makes it to the end gets a million internet brownie points. We discuss the launch of https://progearsearch.com/An ode to the 4 distance FITAAnd we discuss in depth the Easton tuning guide, tuning and pick out new arrows for Nikki.

What should you have in your quiver? Your archery bag? What are you bringing to a tournament? A lot of questions and Teresa and Nikki break down not just what they bring but also the process they used to decide what to bring.  They have a few hints that you might not have heard before (have you gone to a beauty supply store before for supplies) Plus they discuss for to prepare for the unexpected. 

Crystal Gauvin and Nikki Haverstock nerd out about books. This new monthly segment where they read then discuss books on how to be awesomer.Power of Habit  by Charles Duhigg  https://amzn.to/3etEUFkAtomic Habit by James Clear https://amzn.to/3evwsFxYou don't need to read the books to follow along with this discuss about how to use habits to make your life easier (and sometimes harder.) They discuss their favorite parts of the book and how to apply it to your life to be a better archer and person.Join the podcast next few months where they discuss:Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S Dweck  https://amzn.to/31dKpnJDeep Work by Cal Newport https://amzn.to/3hTe6jZTBD by Malcolm Gladwell, if you have an opinion please hit us at with your suggestionSlow X Archery Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SlowXArcheryPodcast/Slow X Archery Podcast Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/slowxarcherypodcast/Crystal Gauvin's FB: https://www.facebook.com/CJG.X10/Crystal Gauvin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cjg_x10/

What is effective self talk? Expectations? Teresa admits that she never listens to the podcast so I guess we can put whatever we want here and she won't notice!Things referenced in the episode:Deep Work by Cal NewportJamie Van Natta's excellent athlete page: https://www.facebook.com/ArcherLady 

Teresa and Nikki discuss the crazy thing they have seen at tournaments from being yelled at to flood and tornadoes.  They also talk about how to prepare for the unexpected.Want to skip the amazing intro? Archery discussion starts at 9:09Want to be prepared for Crystal Gauvin's upcoming book club episode? Power of Habit https://amzn.to/2B35bM0Atomic Habits https://amzn.to/3fg8sWZ

Digging into a hot topic, What makes a good coach? Is it telling everyone what to do all the time even if they don't ask for advice or help? Is it making your athlete totally depend on you so they cant compete without you?  You probably know the answer to both of those questions but let's go deeper.0If you want to jump right to the meat of the episode it starts at 8:46

Linda Ochoa-Anderson joins the podcast to discuss her quarantine, the Lockdown Shootout and her coaching philosphy as both an athlete and as a coach. She discusses her accomplishments and future goals.  Nikki and Linda dig into how Linda has adapted over the past few years, what it meant to move to America and how that has strengthened her as an archer and person. Thank you to Linda, who is a great and humble archer and very funny (in Spanish and English.) Connect with Linda to hear more about her at:https://www.facebook.com/LindaOchoaMex/https://www.instagram.com/linda_8a/TikTok: @Linda8a 

Like many people world-wide, Teresa and Nikki are getting burned out by social media so they take this opportunity to discussion it in a professional archery context.  Teresa brings her professional marketing knowledge to the table to share behind-the-scenes conversations she has had about how social media posts can affect archer's sponsorships. But it is not all vague warnings, they also discussions ways to improve your platform, practical advice on resources to create content, opportunities available to companies and people willing to put in the time. Canva- app and website that can assist you in making social media content easier (Not a sponsor of the show but a product Teresa and Nikki both use and enjoy)

Nikki and Teresa have a typical episode (can we say that with only 9 episodes?) where they hop from topic to topic.  Starting with habit theory to controlling internal energy level (known as arousal level in Sport Psych.) Taking some time to update and discuss the update to World Archery dates for competition along with the distance tournament the Lockdown Shootout. Then we give a shout out to your local proshop and to supporting the industry.

Teresa and Nikki are feeling extra chatty so if you want to skip right to the archery go to 14:00This is a huge topic and difficult to start but they did.  Goal setting is a topic that will come up again and again but today's episode is at least a start.  Teresa and Nikki have very different education on the topic and that is reflected in the terminology and methodology they use to discuss and set goals.They start with the topic of finding your Why and letting that fuel your goals.The three different types of goals and why Nikki and Teresa having differing views on how to use themDiscussion of why goals are important for both the elite and recreation archerEnjoy

After of month delay caused by severe health issues and technical difficulties, Nikki and Teresa are back to talk about archery during a world wide pandemic. Please be kind to yourself, this is hard on everyone

Nikki Haverstock is joined by incredibly talented Compound and Recurve archer Crystal Gauvin to discuss all aspects of the Spring 2020 archery season being cancelled. Crystal shares so much wisdom about being a well rounded athlete, some of her current work as athlete rep with World Archery and USA Archery and some practical advice on how to handle social isolation. Stay safe and sane during this challenging time and thank you so much to Crystal! Such a joy to talk to.  If you want to learn more about Crystal follow her on instagram or Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/CJG.X10/https://www.instagram.com/cjg_x10/ 

Teresa and Nikki discuss coronavirus fears and if it will affect upcoming archery events and the recently Olympic marathon trials and what can be learned from that.  Minor topics include visualization, athlete retention and that Crystal Gauvin is awesome.  Podcast mentioned where George interviews World Archery Secretary-General Tom Dielen: Easton Target Archery Podcast episode 85Youtube video of Park Sung-Hyun https://youtu.be/rIeBGcaETYwNYT article about Olympic marathon trials https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/sports/olympics/molly-seidel-olympic-marathon-trials.htmlBook about concentration: Deep Work by Cal Newport

Teresa Johnson and Nikki Haverstock cover a few topics before heading into the topic of the day.  Discussing first Sarah Sonnichson's decision to step away from archery and Brady Ellison's historical 900 at Vegas.  Eventually they settle in to discuss what goes into at-home outdoor range.

Nikki Haverstock and Teresa Johnson hop from topic to topic with their eye on the how indoor and outdoor season differ.  Many people are moving from indoor tournaments to outdoors and that can pose a lot of challenges that are discussed in detail. Plus every other random idea that crosses their mind in the process.

Teresa Johnson and Nikki Haverstock spend some time catching up on their life then dive into our first themed episode.  The majority of the episode is focused on the question of sponsorship, what are some of the pitfalls, what are the benefits, and is it right for you (or your child)?  We also touch a bit on our own sponsorship or rather the lack of sponsorship and why we are happy with that decision. 

Welcome to our podcast, hosted by Nikki Haverstock and Teresa Johnson.In our first episode we introduce ourselves and our podcast.