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Ten Basic Archery Lessons.

Here are ten basic archery lessons when shooting a bow and arrow. I don't know the original author to these steps, if you happen to know please let me know so i can give propper credit.
These steps are just basic fundementals. Adjust them to your own needs and style. Obviously they cannot apply to all situations. Like shooting from a tree-stand, or if you're using a mechanical release.
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1. Stance
  • Put the tip of your toes against an imaginary straigth line towards the centre of the target.
  • Put your feet on both sides of the line.
  • Put your feet about shoulder's width apart.
  • Try and relax.
2: Finger Placement
  • Place your fingers in such a way, that you hold the string with your index finger above the nock and middle and ring finger under the nock
  • Hook the string between first and second joint. Make sure to maintain a deep hook. 
3: Bow Hand Placement

  • The pressure of the bow should be distributed along the pressure line.
  • Relax your fingers. The back of your hand should make an angle of 45 degrees.
  • The tips of thumb and index finger are may touch each other in a relaxed way.

4: Bow Arm 
  • Bring the bow arm to shoulder height
  • The elbow of the bow arm is turned away from the string



 5: Drawing
  • Draw the string along the bowarm in a straight horizontal line to the anchor point.
  • Draw with your back muscles, moving the shoulder blades towards each other.
  • Stand straight up and relaxed
  • Keep both shoulders as low as possible.

 
6: Anchoring
  • The string should touch the middle of the chin
  • The index finger is placed under the chin
  • Keep your theeth together







7: Holding
  • Keep the back muscles under tension.
  • Bow hand, draw hand and albow should form a straight line.
  • Keep both shoulders as low as possible.















8: Aiming
  • Aiming is done with the dominant eye. Shut the other eye
  • Keep the sight at the target
  • Keep the string a little left of the sight







 9: Release
  • Keep pulling the shouder blades towards each other, while relaxing the fingers of the draw hand
  • A relaxed bow hand will automatically move backwards
  • Relax your bow hand. Let the bow drop.







10: Follow Through
  • The draw hand should be relaxed and near or behind your ear.
  • Keep aiming untill after the arrow hits the target




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