Cutting arrow volume in the days before a competition improves performance
The summary today
The registry's bibliography contains no study measuring a pre-competition taper in archery: not how much to cut arrows, for how many days, or the effect on score. The guidance in circulation comes from general training theory and has not been tested on archers.
Also phrased as: "tapering in archery"; "how many arrows before a competition"; "pre-competition deload"; "reducing volume before a tournament"
In practice
In the week or two before an important competition it is advised to cut the number of arrows sharply while keeping technical quality high.
Evidence
No evidence recorded.
Status history
- 1990 Not studied No archery study in the registry's bibliography has measured the effect of a pre-competition taper.
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Where there are no studies on archers, every decision starts from a written hypothesis and is checked against the data over time.
See the programmeCite
Campagna, M. (2026). Cutting arrow volume in the days before a competition improves performance (Version 1). In Evidence Registry. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://matteocampagna.com/en/registry/physical-training/taper-before-competition
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author = {Campagna, Matteo},
title = {Cutting arrow volume in the days before a competition improves performance},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Evidence Registry, matteocampagna.com},
url = {https://matteocampagna.com/en/registry/physical-training/taper-before-competition},
note = {Version 1; accessed 2026-10-16}
}
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