I was able to persuade an excellent archer who has a superb way with words, Lindsey Carmichael, to review a pre-print copy furnished by Tyler Benner, archer and co-author of the book. It's linked below, and you will find it a very good explanation of the book.

I will, for the future, refer to this method that Kisik teaches as "Kisik's Way", or Kisikdo (like Judo, TaeKwanDo) - there is no official name, other than to say that the book does not once use the phrase "Best method". And I have not asked permission to coin this name - I may be in hot water - I hope Kisik will forgive me. But for me, after reading this book, on top of all I have learned from him since his arrival, it is indeed a "do", a "way", and it's his. Kisikdo. It's a natural.

The "BEST method" name was an introductory way to establish in America, to signal a break with the old ways, to show how different his method is from anything that has been devised before. And I think it is not so important what you call you it, it's critical that you use it. And if I were to call it the American Method, be sure that elite archers and coaches around the world will rapidly adopt this method as well. US archers that ignore this way, this martial art, Kisikdo, will be left in the dust. I have a history of studying several martial arts, judo and TaeKwanDo, up to the brown belt level, 1st dan, and I am completely convinced that this book by Kisik has scientifically established a new martial art, of modern archery, and barring some compelling reason not to, will refer to this as KisikDo. (Kee Sik Doh') Sorry, coach Lee, but it is so - this is a path, a way, a method of not just shooting an arrow, but a way of life. I suspect his next book, for coaches, will profoundly complete this "way".

Once you read this book, you will realize as I have that he has created a new way of being an archer. Totally dissected, completely specified, each and every aspect is covered, in the mechanical sense and in a martial arts way. Kisik and Tyler speak to the archer on the most precise level.

NEXT, please read the review by Lindsey. Even if you do not adopt this way, if you are not able to commit to a new philosophy and cannot buy into this method now, if you are an archer you should be able to find something of value that can improve your game. And the vast majority of this applies to compounders, not just recurve archers.

Lindsey's Introduction to the archer and coach who might read this book:

"Coach Lee’s latest installment in the Total Archery series provides a comprehensively detailed guide to shooting your best.

Co-authored with archer Tyler Benner, this book is written from an archer’s perspective, yet packs all the punch of a top-level coaching seminar. Inside the Archer grants shooters of every caliber a rare glimpse into the athletic development and evolution of technique taking place at the Olympic Training Center. Each page is filled with accessible descriptions, photographs, and charts that delve into each component of the shot cycle with unprecedented depth.

If there was ever any question or confusion regarding this popular shooting style, the answer must surely be in the pages of Inside the Archer. Like no archery book ever published, this book trains the reader to understand the shot with the eyes of one of the world’s best coaches, and to feel the shot with one of the nation’s top archers. Inside the Archer is the new definitive guide to understanding the difference between shooting well and shooting with true athletic excellence. "

Note by editor Ron Carmichael: In my years of studying what we initially called the BEST method, I have found it to be a continual process of improving my comprehension of what Kisik Lee was saying and teaching. A significant aspect in this teaching and learning process was the translation factor. Korean thought into American understanding is not always an accurate process! During the classes, seminars, and discussions I have experienced with Coach Lee I found it vital to repeat back to him in my own words what I THOUGHT he was trying to teach, so that he could decide if I was "getting it", and we would often arrive at an agreed-upon meaning.

In this book I think that Tyler Benner has served in that same capacity. Only, Tyler has done a far better job than I have because Tyler has been under Coach Lee's constant supervision and tutelage as a resident athlete for years, and has been able to get it right over and over again. I suspect that it is best to have athletes that learn well from a coach, so that in turn the better coaches learn from watching these athletes gain the knowledge, learn what ways of communication work best, what phrases and tactics work best, such that the good coach is he who learns from his own teachings as the student is changed. Make no mistake, this book is written using Kisik Lee's superb knowledge and abilities, by both Kisik himself as well as by Kisik speaking through an American archer, Tyler Benner. The two together provide a synergistic complement.

This book is aimed not at the coach such as myself but rather directly at the archer. It is for the archer to hold, to read, to study, and to implement. Of course, every coach wishing to help that archer must also be completely familiar with the book, if only to insure that the archer does not stray from Kisik's path. I myself, have ordered two copies, to insure that I always have at least one while I am working with a student.