Archery

Question 1

What are the first four rules and procedures for the class?

Answer 1

1. follow all signals while shooting
2. Whistle commands
   1= shoot
   2= get bow
   3= get arrows
   5= DANGER!
3. when you hear the 5 whistle code: stop shooting, hang you bow and return to the waiting line. if in mid-draw, do not release arrow, relax string, put arrow in quiver, put bow away, and return to waiting line
4. when your done shooting, put your bow away and stand behind the waiting line

Question 2

What are the last four rules and procedures for the class?

Answer 2

5. do not nock your arrow (put it on the string) until you are given the shoot command.
6. when you pull your arrows out, stand to the side of the target. Pull the highest and closest to you first.
7. let the teacher know if any equipment is damaged.
8. don’t use any damaged equipment

Question 3

what does anchor point mean?

Answer 3

the place where you pull the string back to. index finger at the corner of your mouth.

Question 4

what is an arm guard

Answer 4

a leather pad you wear on your arm for protection

Question 5

what is the arrow rest

Answer 5

where you set the arrow on the bow before shooting.

Question 6

what is the index feather or fletching

Answer 6

the different colored feather that is always pointed away from the bow.

Question 7

what is the handle

Answer 7

the grip in the middle of the bow, where you hold the bow.

Question 8

what is grouping

Answer 8

arrows that are together on the target

Question 9

what’s a hit

Answer 9

an arrow that lands in the scoring area of the target

Question 10

whats the nock

Answer 10

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

Question 11

what is the nock locator

Answer 11

the point on the string at which an arrow is placed (below)

Question 12

what is the point

Answer 12

the tip of the arrow, the sharp end

Question 13

what is the point of aim

Answer 13

a mark used in sighting upon which the tip of the arrow is aimed

Question 14

what’s a quiver

Answer 14

a receptacle for carrying or holding arrows

Question 15

what is a release

Answer 15

letting the arrow and string go, shooting an arrow

Question 16

what’s the shaft

Answer 16

the main part of the arrow

Question 17

what’s tackle

Answer 17

all archery equipment

Question 18

what is a target face

Answer 18

the front of the target where scoring occurs-usuallt replaceable

Question 19

what are the 11 steps to archery success?

Answer 19

1. Stance- open foot and shoulder width position (bows on toes)
2. Nock arrow- grab arrow below fletching, up and over verticle bow
3. draw hand set- hook string in archer’s groove
4. bow hand set center bow’s grip under the lifeline of the bow hand. bow hand knuckles should form 30-45 degree angle
5. pre-draw- hinge the bow and drawing arm to eye level. rotate arm, elbow down and away
6. draw- with arm parallel to ground, smoothly pull string towars face
7. anchor- index finger tip at corner of mouth
8. aim- align string to dominate eye and arrow point to target
9. shot set-up- while aiming: think about: use back muscle, begin slight rearward movement of the draw arm and shoulder
10. release- relax hooked finger and back of draw hand all at once
11. follow through/reflect- the drawing hand continues back, paint the face, until thumb touches or is near shoulder.

Question 20

what are the points of the bow

Answer 20

this:

Question 21

what are the target points

Answer 21

this:
gold- in/out=10/9
red= in/out=8/7
blue- in/out=6/5
black- in/out= 4/3
white in/out= 2/1