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Archery Fundamentals - Douglas Engh
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Archery Fundamentals
by Douglas Engh
NEW, 144 pages
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About Archery Fundamentals
Head to the range with the skills to hit the bull’s-eye. Archery Fundamentals will have you shooting on target in no time.
Instruction in all the essentials--from stringing the bow through the anchor to learning aim, grip, and release--will put your technique right on the mark. Sequential instructions and accompanying photographs will guide your execution through every phase of the shot.
In addition, you’ll find inside tips for choosing and maintaining equipment as well as using accessories to improve your accuracy with both recurve and compound bows. You’ll also discover how to use arrow patterns to correct errors. And, if you want to compete, you’ll appreciate the recommendations for entering and participating in archery tournaments.
Archery Fundamentals is a better, faster way to learn the basics. With this book, you’ll have as much fun learning the art of shooting as you’ll have hitting your mark consistently.
About Douglas Engh
Doug Engh is a level 3 archery coach for the National Archery Association and is president and CEO of the National Alliance for the Development of Archery (NADA). NADA is the official publisher of level 1 basic and level 2 intermediate archery instructor training materials for both the National Archery Association and the National Field Archery Association. The organization provides materials and logistical support in the training of more than 3,500 new instructors each year.
Engh has conducted instructor training courses nationwide and assists in the creation of new archery programs for schools, camps, recreation departments, outdoor conservation organizations, and government agencies. Through NADA, he also assists other certified archery instructors and coaches in developing local archery programs.
Engh is a member of the National Archery Association, National Field Archery Association, National Recreation and Parks Association, National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association, National Archery in the Schools Program, American Camping Association, National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee, and Arrowsport Foundation. He is a Boy Scouts of America committee member at large. He also writes a column titled “Coaching Archery” in Archery Focus magazine.
Engh and his wife, Kristan, live in Newberry, Florida.
About Archery
Archery is the art, practice or skill of shooting with bow and arrow. Archery has historically been used in hunting and combat and has become a precision sport. A person practicing archery is called an archer or bowman, and one who is fond of or an expert at archery is sometimes called a toxophilite.Roving marks is the oldest form of competitive archery, as practiced by Henry VIII. The archers will shoot to a "mark" then shoot from that mark to another mark. A mark is a post or flag to be aimed at. As with clout a rope or ribbon is used to score the arrows. In the Finsbury Mark the scoring system is 20 for hitting the mark, 12 for within ~3ft, 7 points for within the next ~6ft and 3 points for within the next ~9ft. "Hoyles" are marks that are chosen at the time from the variety of debris, conspicuous weeds, and so on found in most outdoor areas. As the distances have to be estimated this is good practice for bowhunting, and it requires minimal equipment.
Wand shoot
A Traditional English archery contest. Archers take turns shooting at a vertical strip of wood, the wand, usually about six feet high and three to six inches (152 mm) wide. Points are awarded for hitting the strip. As the target is a long vertical strip this competition allows for more errors in elevation, however since no points are awarded for near misses the archers windage accuracy becomes more important. The wand shoot is, in some respects, similar to the traditional Cherokee game of cornstalk shooting.
Other competitions
Archers often enjoy adding variety to their sport by shooting under unusual conditions or by imposing other special restrictions or rules on the event. These competitions are often less formalized and are more or less considered as games. Some forms include the broadhead round, bionic and running bucks, darts, archery golf, night shooting, and turkey tester.
Archery is popularly used in historical reenactment events. This sort of event usually combines education of the audience of aspects of archery (such as the bow, arrows, and practice drill), combined with a demonstration or competition of archery in the style most favored by the period on display, generally in period costume.
Archery education
A relatively new program has developed in U.S. schools called the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP). In this students use Genesis bows (a compound-style bow without a let-off). This is similar to a physical education programmes, and students who want to can also go to state and national shoots to compete against other schools. Though started in the United States, it has begun to spread to other countries.
Many sportsman's clubs and similar establishments throughout the Australia and other countries offer archery education programs for those under 18. These programs are commonly referred to as Junior Olympic Archery Development Programs, or simply JOAD. There are over 250 JOAD Clubs recognized by the National Archery Association.
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