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Which Exercises Help Archery?
“Exercises! Exercises! Get your Exercises Here!” It seems every time we look at any media, someone is shoving their set of exercises at us. Some claim to make you long and lean, some to bulk up your muscles to turn your into a Greek god, others guaranteed to strip off...
What does Archery Require of Your Body?
So you want to be an excellent archer. Do you know that means you are an athlete? As an athlete you need to prepare your body for your sport. Archery requires that you have: Endurance – We shoot 72 arrows a day for 4 days in National Tournament. Quick recovery from...
Why Exercise for Archery?
Why is Exercise important for Archery? Archery is a control sport. To be the best archer possible, you need to be able to control the bow exactly the same from beginning to end and session to session. Strength and endurance are required to control your bow. How much...
Transfer and Holding
Transfer is moving the draw shoulder into the Holding Position and putting the Draw elbow in line with or behind the arrow line. Without a proper Transfer, Holding cannot be achieved and everything else is meaningless. Transfer Transfer is two actions achieved through...
Anchor Position
The Anchor Position is the joining and securing of the draw hand to the jaw, chin and neck. The anchor position is the fixed rear sight. The anchor position's goal is to connect the string, arrow, and drawing hand to body's core and the strong back muscles. The anchor...
Loading Position
The Loading Position is located when the archer has reached the “wall” of angular motion during the draw; that is when most of the angular rotation is reached. The remaining motion is reserved for transfer and expansion which is the point when additional angular...