Archery: Cues For Shooting 

 

 

 
 

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