Reigning Olympic Champion AND World Champion Kevin Mather takes us through his Gold Medal winning performance at the Para Archery World Championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He tells RamRods owners Josh & Joe why you don’t need to train at 70 meters, what to do if archery makes you miserable, and how to handle the most intense of external pressures when it comes to competing in archery. Learn with us and our athletes on FOLLOW THROUGH - the podcast where we breakdown high performance and have realtalk with archers. 

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*Match Breakdown*
Mexican National Team member Angela Ruiz breaks down her entire silver medal winning performance at the 2023 Archery World Cup in Medellin. From sharing her strategy for keeping her timing quick and consistent to what it was like facing a Korean archer in the finals,  she gives us tons of takeaways, advice and analysis that’s incredibly valuable whether you’re an archery beginner or already an Olympic Medalist.

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**Exclusive episode from the archive for Listeners only**

Josh and Joe catch up with sports mental coach Troy Bassham and discuss the value of mental training for archery, how to parents can help young athletes, and strategies for performing under the highest pressures. 

This episode was recorded in 2021 at the Las Vegas Shootout and Indoor World Cup. 

Troy Bassham has been teaching Mental Management for athletes since 1995.  His main focus is helping players develop mental consistency during play, perform under pressure, build the self-image of a winner, and training principles that focus on developing the mind and body at the same time.  Troy’s clients have won local, state, national, and international events using Mental Management. 

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*Match Breakdown*
Slovakian compound archer Jozef Bosansky breaks down his entire gold medal winning performance at the 2023 Archery World Cup in Antalya. From his mental strategies, to they way he balances having a job and family with his archery goals, he gives us tons of takeaways, advice and analysis that’s incredibly valuable whether you’re an archery beginner or already an Olympic Medalist.

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Learn about Archery & Stabilizers here! https://ramrodsarchery.com/pages/ramrods-learning

*Match Breakdown*
US Olympian Jennifer Mucino breaks down her entire bronze medal winning performance at the 2023 Archery World Cup in Medellin. From sharing her strategy for not focusing on scores to talking about what it was like training at the Olympic Training Center in Mexico, she gives us tons of takeaways, advice and analysis that’s incredibly valuable whether you’re an archery beginner or already an Olympic Medalist.

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*Match Breakdown*
Special Guest Steve Wijler breaks down his entire bronze medal winning performance at the 2023 World Cup in Shanghai. From a ranking round shot in pouring rain to talking about cars and motorcycles during matches with competitors to mastering the wind on the finals venue, Steve gives us tons of takeaways, advice and analysis that’s incredibly valuable whether you’re an archery beginner or already an Olympic Medalist.   

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Learn about Archery & Stabilizers here! https://ramrodsarchery.com/pages/ramrods-learning