Archery Study Guide

Question 1

White Ring

Answer 1

1 Point

Question 2

Black Ring

Answer 2

3 Points

Question 3

Blue Ring

Answer 3

5 Points

Question 4

Red Ring

Answer 4

7 Points

Question 5

Gold Ring

Answer 5

9 Points

Question 6

Stance

Answer 6

Straddle shooting line: Head and left shoulder to target

Question 7

Grip and Bow Arm

Answer 7

All fingers should be on the grip: rotate elbow of bow arm outward to avoid string slap.

Question 8

Nocking

Answer 8

Turn bow so that knuckles of bow hand are up: Arrow should be at a 90 degree angle to string; arrow should rest on the arrow rest.

Question 9

Drawing

Answer 9

Pull string to anchor point (chin) with the first 3 fingers on the first joint.

Question 10

Ancoring

Answer 10

Coming to a consistent point each time will insure greater accuracy.

Question 11

Relaxing

Answer 11

Relax all muscles before releasing : relaxed muscles work better than tense muscles.

Question 12

Aiming

Answer 12

Your aiming point will change depending on how far or close you are to your target (the closer you are the lower you aim)

Question 13

Concentraiting

Answer 13

Put all efforts to your target.

Question 14

Releasing/Release

Answer 14

Letting the arrow go. Your arrow should be realsed smoothly; do not hold or jerk the string.

Question 15

Rule 1

Answer 15

Wait for signal to begin shooting.

Question 16

Rule 2

Answer 16

Shoot only 3 arrows

Question 17

Rule 3

Answer 17

Step back from the shooting line after all 3 arrows are shot.

Question 18

Rule 4

Answer 18

Wait for signal before retreiving arrows

Question 19

Rule 5

Answer 19

Shoot at one time and only then. At another time retreive, and only retreive then.

Question 20

Rule 6

Answer 20

If an arrow lands between 2 colors, the higher points are scored.

Question 21

Rule 7

Answer 21

An arrow rebounding from the target, if witnessed, counts as 7 points.

Question 22

Rule 8

Answer 22

A hanging arrow must be fixed before any more shooting can be done.

Question 23

Rule 9

Answer 23

On the scorecard, scores are listed from highest to lowest. if one of the scores is 0, it still must be recorded.

Question 24

Rule 10

Answer 24

Long distances are shot first, short distances are shot after.

Question 25

Rule 11

Answer 25

To remove an arrow from the target: 1st, Place one hand on the target near the arrow. 2nd, hold the arrow near the tip and pull it out.

Question 26

Rule 12

Answer 26

To remove an arrow from the ground: 1st, check which direction the arrows are pointing. 2nd, pulll the arrow out in the same directon the feathers are going.

Question 27

Arrow Rest

Answer 27

The part of the handle that acts as a shelf to hold the arrow.

Question 28

Back

Answer 28

The flat side of a bow which is away from the acrcher as they shoot: that part of the bow is under the most tention during the draw.

Question 29

Belly

Answer 29

The inside of the bow facing the archer as they are shooting.

Question 30

Bow weight

Answer 30

Deterimined by the number of pounds (weight) needed to draw the string a specified distance

Question 31

Cast

Answer 31

The ability of a bow to shoot an arrow, the distance a bow can shoot.

Question 32

Cock Feather

Answer 32

The odd colored feather, Always up when knocking the arrow.

Question 33

Creep

Answer 33

To allow the string hand to move forward before the release.

Question 34

Crest

Answer 34

the colored markings on the arrow, used for identification.

Question 35

End

Answer 35

3 arrows shot in succsession

Question 36

Fistmele

Answer 36

The distance between the grip and the string.

Question 37

Fletching

Answer 37

The feathers on an arrow.

Question 38

Group

Answer 38

Refers to arrows on the target in close proximity to each other.

Question 39

Hen Feathers

Answer 39

The other feathers on the arrow.

Question 40

Hit

Answer 40

A successful shot within the scoring face.

Question 41

Holding

Answer 41

Keeping an arrow at full draw while aiming.

Question 42

Overdraw

Answer 42

Pulling an arrow past the handle of the bow.

Question 43

Scattered

Answer 43

Arrows on the target that are not grouped together.

Question 44

Tackle

Answer 44

Archery Equipment (Bow, arrows, arm guard, finger tab)

Question 45

Timber

Answer 45

Warning signal that an arrow has been shot.

Question 46

Trajectory

Answer 46

The path/flight the arrow takes once it has been released

Question 47

Serving

Answer 47

The thicker part of the string that the nock sits in.