Power Point Presentation of Students from McKnight Elementary at Camp Kon-O-Kwee

Ingomar Elementary Students at Camp K-O-K

The A B C’s of Archery

Safety Tips:

      Never point at another person

      Never shoot arrow straight up

      Never get arrows until everyone is done

      Set up target up in a safe place

     Keep arrow tips down

Type of Bows:

      Straight, compound, re-curve, cross bow, long bow.....

o       Bow parts-Tip, lower limb, upper limb, grip, arrow rest, string

o       Arrow parts- point, shaft, feather fletching, nock

o       Pounds

Bow Hold:

      Shake hands with hand grip. 

      Make a table by turning wrist so arm is on top

Place arrow on bow:

      Notice one is different? Different feather faces up

      Place the nock on string so it forms a 90 degree angle

      Lightly hold arrow with pointer finger

Place pulling hand on bow:

      Only use 3 fingers

      First finger on top of arrow, second finger under arrow and third for strength.

      Only use finger tips because it is hard to release if you rap your fingers around the string.

Body Stance:

      Turn your body and feet so shoulder holding the bow faces target.

      Slowly lift your bow to the target

      Keep elbow up and pull straight back until the pulling hand is under your ear.

      Look at where you want to shoot and with finger tips on string release.

Arrow Retrieval:

      Wait until everyone is done shooting

      We will call “Retrieve arrows” and you can pull them from the target.

      Hold target with one hand and pull with the other straight out.