ARCHERY

Learning Objectives At the end of this session, each participant should be able to understand: Safety Guidelines Equipment Shooting basics

Archery Defined -The art, sport, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrow Source: archery. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved 5 March, 2012, from Dictionary.com website:

Safety Rules 1. Never point a loaded bow at another person. 2. Never place an arrow (nock) on a string unless instructed to do so. 3. Never enter the range until instructed to do so with either a whistle or “retrieve” command 4. Shoot only at your target

Safety Rules 5. Never dry draw and/or dry fire. 6. Always inspect your equipment prior to shooting 7. Shoot arrows only on a regulation range 8. Never shoot an arrow until instructed to do so with a “fire” command. 9.Leave dropped arrows on the ground until told to retrieve Arrows 10. always walk at the archery range

Recurve Bow When you draw a bow you don’t stretch the string, you change the shape of the bow

Compound Bow

Arrow Parts

Equipment

DOMINATE EYE TEST Pick out an object 30 ft. away Look at it with both eyes open Make a diamond with your hand Object in center of diamond Close one eye – open – close other eye Movement of object in diamond

Shooting Sequence Stance Nock Draw Anchor Aim Release Follow Through

STANCE Archers stay in the shooting box Feet should be shoulder-width apart Weight should be equally distributed between feet A line across the toes should run to center of target

NOCK THE ARROW Set the arrow on top of the table/arrow rest Arrow goes on TOP of the table (“set the table”) Nock arrow on string between knock locators KEEP ARROW POINTED DOWN RANGE! Index feather is AWAY from bow

SET (The Arrow on the Bow) Set bow hand on grip Use only web & meaty part of thumb Set groove of first 3 fingers around bow string Use one finger over nock and two under

DRAW Draw bow by rotating draw arm shoulder until its elbow is directly behind the arrow Continue looking at target and keep the string lined up with center of bow as you draw Maintain continuous motion throughout the shot

ANCHOR Draw string to front of chin and firmly set string and hand against jaw Thumb along side of jaw String touching center of chin String just touching tip of nose Continue to draw bow slowly and smoothly by using back muscles (STRETCH!)

AIMING line up the tip of your arrow with the center of the target

Release Continue to tighten back muscles and aim After holding “FOCUS-ON-TARGET” for at least one full second, open fingers of string hand and “pull through” to release string Release hand should travel to and remain by your shoulder. Continue to focus on target!

Pulling the Arrows Stand to the side of the target, and make sure that no one is standing behind the arrows. Pull the arrows out one at a time by gripping the shaft near the target face with one hand and pulling the arrow with the other hand on the target face for leverage. Pick up arrows from the ground. Return to the waiting line and put the arrows in the ground quiver.

Scoring

Whistle Commands 2 Whistles – Archers may pick up bows and walk to the shooting line 1 Whistle – Archers may load their bows and begin shooting 3 Whistles – Archers may walk to the target to retrieve arrows 4 or more Whistles – Emergency Situation Stop Shooting and put your arrows back in your quivers