Three Keys to Great Recurve Archery Technique

1. BODY ANGLE

This is important from when you first learn archery. If you don’t learn good body angle with stance correctly it’s difficult to have consistent distance groups. Practise the correct body angle!

2. HOOK

The fingers on the string are one of two points of contact between the archer and the bow. An accurate hook will make for a precise release and it will ensure stable finger positioning. The keyed is to removing tension and making sure the wrist is not bent. Make sure your finger tab fits your hand correctly, too.

3. RELEASE

As a beginner, before shooting, you should practise training your release first. Practise the feeling, direction and distance of your releasing fingers, he says – as this first method you learn will remain a habit for a long time.

Hope this helps and see you tomorrow.

emmanuel

How to Practice and Why?

You need to make each of your practice sessions a success for yourself by focusing on each and every shoot.

Each shoot “teaches you something”. This mentality is so important to develop when coming to archery practice. Don’t just come and shoot arrows at targets.

Study the Archery Shot Cycle is a good starting point in becoming a proficient and skilled archer.

BUT Knowing the basic archery steps (10 in total) is not enough!  After you have learned the individual steps you need to put it all together into a shot sequence. This is your key to success.

Learn how to turn the basic archery steps into a winning sequence for YOU.

Point and Aim

Aiming in archery is one of the most important steps (actually they are all important) in the shot sequence.

It’s important to learn how to aim the arrow while remaining focused on your overall shooting form.

Aiming 

From the Transfer and Hold step begin the aiming process by looking down the shaft of the arrow and placing the point on the target.

Pause for a couple of seconds (1.5-2.5 seconds to be exact) to refocus on your overall form.

Your weight should be evenly distributed on both feet, your hips should be over your knees and feet, lower back should be flat and chest down.

Check that your grip is not tight (relax the grip fingers) and make certain your bow arm elbow is rotated.

Carefully sight up the bowstring and line it up with the center of the bow limbs.

Are you Drawing back Properly?

Three things to keep in mind when drawing back your bow;

1] Keep your bow arm straight and pointed at the target

2] Pull the string back with your back muscles rather than mostly your arm and shoulder

3] Anchor your drawing hand to the same position on your face before every shot

The first needs little explanation. You should be making sure that your bow holding arm is kept as straight as possible, and is pointed towards the target that you are attempting to shoot.

To pull with your back muscles, think about pinching your shoulder blades together, almost as if you were trying to get them to touch. This movement is fairly unique to archery, so some training in the gym or with a flex band will help with getting the movement down. Puffing out your chest will also help with this. Your arm and shoulder will still do some work, but your back should be taking the majority of the load, as it is the largest muscle group involved in drawing the bow. Pulling with your back muscles will take some practice, but when done properly, it will help to reduce shoulder injuries and muscle fatigue, allowing you to shoot accurately for longer periods of time.