1. ARCHERY

2. SAFETY Safety is the number one concern There can be no accidents
There will not be any second chances
Shooters must pay attention to what they are doing
Non-shooters can not talk to or be a distraction to the shooters
Everyone must shoot every day when it is their turn

3. EQUIPMENT Bow a: Strings b: Cams or pulleys c: Arrow rest d: Limbs
e: Serving d

4. EQUIPMENT Arrows Odd colored feather is index feather a: Nock
b: Feathers, Fletching, or Veins
Odd colored feather is index feather c b
c: Shaft
wood
aluminum
fiberglass
graphite a d
d: Tips
target
field
hunting or broad heads

5. EQUIPMENT Target Bulls eye = 9 Red = 7 Blue = 5 Black = 3 White = 1
If 10 rings or 2 in each color, then scoring is
10-9 for Gold, 8-7 for Red, 6-5 for Blue, 4-3 for Black, and 2-1 for White

6. History A: Types of bows 1. Long bow 2. Recurve bow 3. Compound
B: Arrows
1: Shafts
a: Wood
b: Aluminum
c: Graphite or composite
2: Feathers, Fletchings, or Viens
3: Tips
Target tips
Field tips
Broadheads

7. SHOOTING COMMANDS SHOOTERS TO THE LINE and CHECK ARROWS PICK UP BOW
NOCK ARROW
SET YOUR HOOKS
RAISE THE BOW AND DRAW
ANCHOR
AIM
SAFETY CHECKS
SHOOT
RETRIEVE YOUR ARROWS

8. SHOOTERS TO THE LINE Stand at line perpendicular to the target
Check for broken or cracked arrows but do not pick up bow

9. PICK UP BOW
Hold bow parallel to the ground, arrow rest up, strings toward you, and hand on top

10. NOCK ARROW Pick up arrow by the shaft of the arrow near the fletching
Keep bow parallel to the ground
Nock arrow with index feather up
Keep arrow pointing toward the target

11. SET YOUR HOOKS Place 3 fingers on strings
Use first knuckle or fleshy part of fingers
Use index, middle, and ring fingers below nock
Pinky and thumb do not touch the string
Do not bend second knuckle or clench fist

12. RAISE THE BOW AND DRAW
Stay perpendicular to the target, raise the bow to the ceiling and draw
Make sure you pull string all the way back

13. ANCHOR Anchor somewhere around your chin or your cheek
The anchor point should always be the same place
The single most important phase of shooting in archery is consistency
Don’t panic…take your time

14. AIM
Using dominant eye or closing the eye farthest from the string, look straight down the arrow at the target
Make corrections in your aim from one shot to the next by moving the bow hand
Don’t panic…take your time

15. SAFETY CHECKS Make sure finger and knuckle is not near the arrow
Slight bend in elbow
One last check

16. SHOOT
When aim is good and you’ve gone through your safety checks, just point fingers toward the target

17. RETRIEVE YOUR ARROWS
When given the command, walk to the target and retrieve arrows
Put one hand on target as close to arrow as possible
Use other hand to grab arrow as close the target as possible
Pull arrow straight out

18. REVIEW OF COMMANDS SHOOTERS TO THE LINE and CHECK ARROWS PICK UP BOW
NOCK ARROW
SET YOUR HOOKS
RAISE THE BOW AND DRAW
ANCHOR
AIM
SAFETY CHECKS
SHOOT
RETRIEVE YOUR ARROWS