Assignment 20- Noah Ford Aec

I'd say that I have a pretty good grasp on how to shoot a bow and arrow for official archery team. I only started this semester, but thanks to a lot of concentration and hard work during practices, I have already gotten my score to around a 270 out of 300. Anyways, here is my how-to on how to shoot well in archery.

Archery Lingo-
Set- 5 arrows
Flight- 3 sets at 10m and 3 sets at 15m

1. Start your bow on a low poundage to ensure you can easily draw it back and start off.
2. With your feet shoulder width apart, draw your bow back until your drawing hand is touching the corner of your mouth. Use your shoulder AND back muscles to draw back, not just arms. It should feel like you are pushing your shoulder blades together. Also, stand straight backed because the string will slap your arm like Pop-Eye on Brutus.
3. Press firmly into your face with your fingertips so that you ensure that you maintain as much consistency in your shots as possible.
4. When you release, flick your fingertips straight forward to make sure the string doesn't drag and screw up your shot.
5. After you shoot a few sets with your aim at the exact center of the target, start moving the aim point until you start hitting the middle. For example, on my target, I shoot at around 5:30 between the blue and the black for 10 meters. However, my bow isn't low poundage, its like a 20ish I believe.

This sport literally follows the sports motto perfectly, as PRACTICE IS PERFECTION in every sense, as this sport is all muscle memory.

Side Notes: Expect callouses unless you already have them on your fingertip pads. I got lucky and have them from golf, but I still get an angry red line into them every practice and I can't shoot more than 3 days a week + the weekly match.

Also, archery practice gets your shoulders and drawing side really muscled, especially with a higher pound of bow.