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.