The Regimen: 30 days to better bow shooting
He is on the back side of 70, with a farm boy's jug ears and a slight stoop from arthritis. But archery coach Terry Wunderle still moves with a natural athlete's confidence, and the penetrating blue eyes miss nothing. From the moment you shake hands with him he is sizing you up to see if you possess the raw material-"the hunger, discipline, and composure-"from which he can mold a champion.

All of Wunderle's students spend endless hours shooting "blank bale," that is, shooting at a target butt with no target face, from 10 to 15 feet. And the world champions are the ones who spend the most time doing it. "I bet most of your readers won't do this," he says. "Just like most target archers won't. 'It's too boring,' they say. And my answer is, 'Fine, then you'll be the same guys who never have to worry about getting bored picking up trophies.'" Here's his suggested routine to get yourself ready for the season.