Name: _____________________________Partner: _______________________
1. Stance
_____ Feet shoulder width apart
_____ Straddle shooting line
_____ Bow shoulder facing target
2. Nocking the arrow
_____ Bow parallel to ground
_____ Nock arrow at 90-degree angle
_____ Odd colored feather facing away
3. Drawing hand and bow hand
_____ Index, Second, and third finger used
_____ Index finger above the arrow nock, 2nd and 3rd below
_____ First joint of all three fingers on bowstring
_____ Bow grip in the Y of the hand
4. Bow arm and pre-draw
_____ Push out with bow hand to set grip
_____ Raise bow arm and drawing arm together
_____ Elbow of drawing arm high
5. Drawing the bow
_____ Pull elbow of drawing arm backwards
_____ Head and body don’t move
_____ Pull bowstring to face
6. Anchor
_____ Hand is positioned on the jaw
7. Holding and aiming
_____ Body is held steady
_____ Concentration using dominant eye to target
8. Release
_____ Bow string slips off fingers at same time
_____ Draw hand and arm remain high
9. Follow through
_____ Head and body remain steady
_____ Draw hand moves slightly back behind anchor point
10. Relaxing
_____ Body relaxes after shot