The Denver Post : Archer recommits her love for Olympics
“Some people might get psyched up to think about their competitor, but for me, I need to keep it more as a personal competition,” Nichols said. “It’s just you, your bow, the target. That’s the best way to approach it.”
Nichols was home-schooled and still lives at home, though she is on the road half the year for clinics, training and competition. She has taught dance classes and occasionally works for her dad, Brent, who owns a business building security gates, but basically her job has been archery since becoming an adult. She gets support and sponsorships from archery companies, but there’s not much money to be made shooting arrows.
This is a great article that gives further insight into who Jennifer Nichols is as a person and what she’s thinking in her head, not to mention some obstacles she’s had to overcome. Here’s some more about her methodology:
armed with her “X-Factor” bow from Precision Shooting Equipment, she shoots in the morning and in the evening, squeezing in cardio and weightlifting during the day, six days a week. Mention “robotic” and she accepts it as a compliment.
“What we work on is — same movement, same motion, same thought process,” Nichols said. “Every single shot.”
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