Musician Spotlight by Lauren Fischer
Chris Wolf
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TROMBONE
Chris Wolf discovered archery in 2020 through his love of the outdoors and desire to find a new hobby. Flash forward six years later, and he ' s learned that archery shares many similarities with his day job: playing trombone in the BSO.
“ There’ s so many similarities between the two,” Wolf said.“ They both require a certain amount of physical fitness. When you’ re practicing, you’ re really working on fine coordination, but then when you’ re performing or competing, you just have to let it all go and stay in the moment.”
Wolf began his archery journey in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was working and living at the time. He and his wife, Katie, took beginner classes at a public archery range, and both found it enjoyable from the start. After purchasing his own bow and other necessary equipment, Wolf would spend a couple of hours each day practicing. The dedicated time on the range gave him an opportunity to focus on a new skill completely outside of work and away from life’ s other stressors.
“ When I’ m on the range holding my bow, it really demands my mind to be right here where I am now, and focused on what I’ m doing,” Wolf said.“ In that way, it’ s a good stress reliever. It definitely feels mediative, even though it’ s physically demanding.” In addition to the calm feelings he experiences on the range, Wolf enjoys the consistent practice required to master shooting a bow and arrow; much like that of mastering an instrument.
" It scratches a lot of the same itches that learning an instrument does, where I can get better, especially with good practice and a good teacher,” Wolf said. " I learned through archery that I still like practicing. All the work that I put into it I get to keep, and even if I take some time off, everything I worked on stays with me.”
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