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If you’ve just taken up archery for the first time, it’s important to remember that archery is a mildly dangerous pastime. There are risks, not just to others at the end of the pointed tip of your arrows, but to yourself as well. That’s why it’s crucial to get familiar with all the rules of …
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To nock an arrow is not limited to just your knowledge of archery as there’s more to nocking an arrow than meets the eye. Nocking an arrow is however not a herculean task if the guidelines and precautions are followed strictly. There are certain factors to consider before you can nock an arrow perfectly. A …
Need To Find Out Which Eye Is Your Strongest? This Eye Dominance Will Help Understanding which is your dominant eye is very important when trying to learn archery. By reading this article you will learn why, as well as how to determine which one of your eyes is more dominant than the other. The aim …
This lesson will teach you the next step in your archery shot, it will focus on teaching you how to properly aim. It will go over how to aim without a sight as well as if you was to use a site on your bow. In the previous lesson you would have drawn the bowstring …
A common misunderstanding that most beginners have is that once they have let go of the arrow, the shot is complete. The follow through however is the final step in your shot and is actually very important. If your follow through is not right it can impact the power in your shot as well as …
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The next step of the basic archery series is learning how to properly release the bowstring and shooting the arrow at the target. Many of those that are just beginning their archery journey, dont realise that the release is not simply letting go of the bowstring. A common mistake that many make is simply twanging …
In this fifth lesson, it starts getting more exciting as we are now going to be focusing on drawing the bowstring back. There are a few things you need to think about such as; How to draw the bow Correct alignment of the arm that is drawing the bow Where you should position your elbow …
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Archery Posture – Learn How To Get Your Body Properly Aligned Before Shooting (The Setup) This lesson goes through what is known as the “Set-up”, which is ensuring you properly align your elbow, have the best positioning of your shoulders and chest and finally raising your bow arm up. Like the lessons before this, it …
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The aim of this 3rd lesson is to teach you how you should hold the bow, making sure to hold the grip correctly to get the most power and the best accuracy. You will also learn 2 of the most common places to put your fingers on the bowstring before pulling the bowstring back. Steps …
In this lesson you will learn the first step in shooting an arrow from the bow and is the most important thing to learn, the stance. Your Archery stance is important as it is needed to keep you stable which will help you get the rotation and alignment needed, without proper form you will also …
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