Coach. Hunter. Movement scientist.
A USA Archery Level 2 Recurve Instructor, Jack has spent ten years teaching archery at the university level and eight years coaching certified students of every discipline. His training program is the product of a single conviction: a confident shot is engineered, not hoped for.
Jack's path to coaching didn't begin in a pro shop — it began in a movement-science lab. A Master of Science in Kinesiology gave him the language for what most archers feel but can't articulate: that the shot is a chain of forces, joints, and timings that either align or they don't. Once Jack could see the chain, he couldn't stop teaching it.
He spent the next ten years as a university archery instructor, working with hundreds of students across every level — first-time shooters who'd never held a bow, varsity competitors chasing collegiate qualification, and bow hunters preparing for their first Western seasons. He earned his USA Archery Level 2 Recurve Instructor certification eight years ago and has been coaching in a certified capacity ever since.
Today, Jack runs Backcountry Arrow out of Los Angeles. His clients include hunters preparing for elk, mule deer, and antelope across the West; competitive recurve archers training for state and national events; and complete beginners who simply want to be coached correctly the first time.
There are no secrets in archery — only first principles, applied consistently, until the body executes the shot without supervision from the mind. That is the work. That is what Jack teaches.
Your skeleton holds your draw weight — never your muscles. We build form from the ground up, aligning bone and joint to do the work efficiently and repeatably.
A session is not measured in arrows shot. It is measured in arrows shot well. We work in focused blocks, with clear objectives, and we end before form breaks down.
Tuning, arrow build, and bow fit are part of the lesson. A rig that fights you will undo a perfectly drilled shot — so we get the equipment right alongside the form.
A clean group at the range is necessary but not sufficient. We train under fatigue, under time pressure, and under the heart rate of the actual moment that matters.
"The shot you take in the woods is the shot you've trained — nothing more, nothing less. My job is to make sure the one you've trained is worth taking."
Preparing for a Western season. Wants a rig dialed in, a shot process that holds under pressure, and the confidence to pass on a bad opportunity.
Tournament-bound recurve or compound archer who needs a periodized program, a mental routine that survives a 72-arrow round, and the equipment to back it up.
From first-time shooter to dedicated weekend archer — anyone who wants to be coached properly, build skill on a clear path, and actually enjoy the journey.
Every program begins with a short consultation. Tell Jack your goal — he'll tell you the path.