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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10

10 “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

AnchorFeet

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

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<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.