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The Art of Archery
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The Art of Archeryby Megan Passmore
Learn archery and improve on the skill Be able to consistently shoot in the center
of the target
My Goal
Learned to handle, hold, and chose archery equipment
Started shooting at a distance of 10 meters [24 inch diameter target]
Practiced aiming and aiming consistently in the center of the target [10 points per arrow]
1) September
Points on an Archery Target
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1010 “X” Points
range from 1-10
from outer
circle to inner circle
Moved up to shooting at a distance of 20 meters [24 inch diameter target]
Got my own bow Learned to improve posture and
technique-ex. anchor, feet stance, bow hand, and follow-through
2) October
Posture
Anchor Feet Stance
Follow-through
Continued to practice and improve aiming and posture
Improved archery score so by now I’ve received all pins for short-range target [50, 100, 150, and 200 points]
3) November
10 rounds 3 arrows per round Highest possible score = 300 points RARE My highest score so far is
232
Total Score
4) December Practiced with different
arrows to determine which will be the best for me
Learned to relax my bow arm to avoid slapping my arm with the bow string
Dry-Firing Shooting an unloaded bow Can break bow string, break the limbs, or
shatter the entire bowLocked Bow Arm Causes the string to smack your forearm
and leave welts/bruises To fix, slightly relax/bend your arm
Things Not to Do in Archery
5) January Got new/used arrows in
replace of using rentals Continued to practice
weekly and improve aiming and posture
6) February Got my own brand new
arrows Learned the parts of an arrow Earned my pin for scoring at
least 150 points at the 20 meter range
Arrows
Parts of an Arrow
Different Arrowheads
For indoor
shooting, I use
field tips
7) March Received my pin for getting
a score of at least 200 points at the 20 meter range [6 pins total]
Continued to practice and improve my score weekly
8) April Focused on slowly down and
taking time to aim properly Practiced weekly and
reflected on everything I’ve learned in the past 8 months
Future Goals Participate in future competitions Get an archery license to be in competitions Continue to attend my archery classes (J.O.A.D) and
get at least a score of 250 on the long range [24 inch diameter target]
Move up to shooting at a smaller target [12 inch diameter]
Pictures
Works CitedWorks Cited
"BearCreekArchery Home." BearCreekArchery Home. Web. 08 Sept. 2012.<http://www.bearcreekarchery.com/>.
"Tanglewood Archery Home." Tanglewood Archery. Web. 08 Sept. 2012.
<http://www.tanglewoodarchery.com/SitePages/default.aspx>. Hickey, Roger. "Archery Equipment." Interview. Mike Schultz. Beginner Classes for All Ages. Denver: Mike Schultz, 2012. Print. "No Limits Archery." No Limits Archery. Web. 08 Sept. 2012. <http://nolimitsarchery.com/>. Shultz, Glenn. "Archery." Interview. Shultz, Mike. "Archery. Interview. Shultz, Mike. Beginner Classes for All Ages. Thornton: 2012. Print. Springer, Dale. "Archery." Interview.
Tanglewood Archery, Thornton, CO.