1. The Villages Archery Club
Archery 101/201 - What's Next
The Villages Archery Club

2. Introduction Joe Ligori joeligori@gmail.com
Shooting for about a Villages AC

3. Overview Beginning from Archery 101 Options and Paths available
Associated Equipment
How to experience different avenues
What you want to derive from Archery
How do we learn new or advanced skills

4. Beginnings Most begin with Recurve Barebow Barebow
Usually 3 piece (Riser and 2 limbs) Strung
'Raw' Bow and Arrows
May have added arrow rest and plunger

5. Barebow

6. What makes a Barebow Can be a single piece Long Bow
Single piece Traditional
Typically Riser & Limbs that are Strung
Can have arrow rest and plunger
Very limited beyond this for Competition
(Recurve design)

7. What's after Archery 101/201 ?
Where do YOU want to go with Archery?

8. Recreational Shooting

9. Hunting

10. Competition

11. Competition - Disciplines
May be defined by archery organization
Olympics, NFAA, USAA, States
Recurve Barebow
Olympic Recurve
Compound Barebow
Compound Fingers
Compound Release

12. Competition – Types General Target (900, 600, 300, Vegas) Field Target
Field 3D
Distances from 20 yds. To 90 meters

13. Equipment Progression
Depending on what your targeted interests are your equipment may need to change.
Most will see greater sophistication to achieve higher levels of accuracy
Power, speed and size may be factors

14. Reasons for Equipment Changes
Better Accuracy
Create Speed (Hunting)
Ease of Shooting – (Physical limitations)
Equipment Appeal/specialized – (Olympics)
Competition Class / discipline

15. A Look at Different Equipment
Traditional / Retro / Historic Bows
Specialty (BowFishing)
Crossbows
Olympic Recurve
Compound

16. Olympic Recurve

17. What makes an Olympic Recurve
Basic Recurve Bow (Barebow) – Plus ...
Sights & Aperture (aim point)
Stabilizers (front and rear)
Usually 1 over finger tab
Adds aiming system, stability, consistency
Yields better accuracy

18. Compound Bow

19. What makes a Compound Bow
Pulleys / Cams and cables
Draw is not Linear
Pull peaks and then lets off (up to 90%)
Holding weight lessened

20. Release Aids

21. Release Types Wrist strap / Trigger Thumb Release
Back Tension / Resistance Release
Hinge Release

22. Negatives to Changing More Costly Equipment
Bows, Sights, Stabilizers and Arrows
Learn to shoot in different manner
Competition may be greater
Set up may be more complicated

23. Further (Advanced) Training
Club 'Mentor' program
Experienced, certified Instructors
About 10 Mentors
Listed on club website

24. What would you like to see?
What could the club do to help you further your Archery Goals?