Basic Technique
 
 
 
step1b
    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.
step1a

 
 
 
    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.
 
 
    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.

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step4a
    Extending the bow arm
  • Bring the bow arm to shoulder height
  • The elbow of the bow arm is turned away from the string
step4b
 
Step5a

    Drawing the bow
  • 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.
step5b
Draw the string along the bow arm 		step5c
 
    Anchoring
  • The string should touch the middle of the chin
  • The index finger is placed under the chin
  • Keep your theeth together
 
step7a step7b
    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.
 
    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
 
 
step9
    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.
   
 
    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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