Archery

Step 8: Aim

Aim using point of aim for best possible score.

Why Arrows Go Right:

"Creeping" (relaxing chest and back muscles as draw is released) on the release, jerking the drawing hand out away from the face from the anchor point instead of back toward the ear.

Step 7: Anchor

Anchor the draw hand (a good anchor point at full draw is at the corner of your mouth, same side as draw hand.)

Step 6: Draw

Draw the bow back the rest of the way towards the corner of your mouth.

Fletching

Fitting feathers on arrows

Step 11: Follow through

Follow through letting the elbow of the bow hand drop so it is pointing to the ground.

Why Arrows Go Left:

Hunching the left shoulder or using a bow that is too heavy, jerking the drawing hand as the arrow is released or aiming with the wrong eye, pinching arrow so it moves away from the bow or throwing the bow arm (string slaps arm), using an under strung bow.

Step 2: Nock

Nock your arrow (you should put the arrow on the string at the nock groove.)

Four Whistle Blasts: Emergency

Place arrows in quivers, place bows on rack, and sit behind the starting line.

Why Arrows Go High:

Point of aim too high, nocking arrow too low on the string, overdrawing, peeking (looking up before or after you shoot; you should not know where your arrow goes until after it hits or lands)

Why Arrows Go Low:

Point of aim too low, nocking arrow too high on the string, not completing a full draw, failure to anchor index finger under jaw bone, dropping the bow arm, slumping, creeping.

Step 5: Pre-Draw

Pre-draw the bow string back slightly.

Step 10: Release

Release by letting go of the bow string.

Step 4: Set bow hand

Set bow hand by straight out the arm of the hand that is holding the bow.

Step 3: Set draw hand

Set draw hand by place your index and middle fingers under the nock using the first knuckle of the fingers.

Step 9: Set up for shot

Set-up the shot for the best possible score.10.

One Whistle Blast

Shooting

Step 1

Stance

11 Steps To Archery Success

Stance, Nock, Set draw hand, Set bow hand, Pre-draw, Draw, Anchor, Aim, Set up shot, Release, Follow through.

Two Whistle Blasts: Addressing the Target

Take a bow off the bow holder, walk to the shooting line and take you 1.Stance (straddle your feet over the shooting line and face side wall when addressing the target.)

Three Whistle Blasts: Retrieve

The group of archers walks to their respective targets and places the palm against the target with the index finger and thumb of that hand straddling the arrow then twists and pull the arrow from the target. Each arrow that is removed from the target should be placed in front of the target in a pile. Missed arrows should then be retrieved and placed in the pile. Arrow points are covered with a hand and place back into the quivers.

Scoring Values

Yellow - 9/10 points Red - 7/8 points Blue - 5/6 points Black - 3/4 points White - 1/2 points Petticoat (area outside the white circle) - 0 points Arrow cutting two colors receives higher point value

Anchor point

a certain spot on the shooter's face, which the index finger of the string hand comes to on the draw.

Point of Aim

an object so situated that if the tip of a fully drawn arrow be brought into the imaginary line between it and the eye, the arrow when released will hit the center of the target.

Overdraw

pulling an arrow past the handle of the bow.

Round

shooting a specific number of ends at a specific distance.

End

six arrows shot in succession as in a tournament.

Draw

the act of pulling the bowstring to the proper distance, this distance is also known as the anchor point.

Index feather

the feather or vane at right angles to the slit in the nock

Nock

the groove in the end of the arrow in which the string is placed

Shooting Line

the line the archer straddles when target shooting.

Trajectory

the path of the arrow in flight.

Aim

to correctly direct an arrow by sight.

Quiver

used to hold the arrows

Over Strung

using a string that is too short for the bow