How to shoot accurately in archery (I)

Archery Techniques: The mental process for shooting each arrow remains unchanged. The position of your feet remains unchanged. The position of your head after turning remains unchanged. The height and direction of your bow remain unchanged. The method and point of force used with your lead hand to push the bow remain unchanged. The path and speed of your bow draw remain unchanged. The position of the crosshairs on the target remains unchanged during pre-draw. The position of your bow against the string remains unchanged. The timing of aiming, clicking, and releasing the arrow remains unchanged. The path and speed of your backhand movement during handling remain unchanged. The duration and hold of the movement after releasing the arrow remain unchanged.

Avoid shooting arrows at hard objects such as rocks and walls, as this will increase the bow's power and cause serious damage. Keep your bow dry and away from rain and moisture. It is recommended to unstring it after prolonged use. Never let the string go free to prevent it from hitting your arm and potentially damaging the bow. Make sure to string it securely and securely to the bow tip to prevent it from tipping over. When drawing the bow, do not aim at anyone without an arrow on it. If the string comes loose, it could rebound and hit someone, potentially causing serious damage. Archery is a sport that requires precision, improving aim and shooting power, while also providing emotional stability. As an Olympic sport, archery has extremely strict training requirements and standards. Mistakes can occur in every detail of the nine stages of archery. So, what are some common archery mistakes and how to correct them? Below is an analysis of common archery mistakes and their corrections for your reference.

Key Archery Step 1:

Standing

1. Unstable Feet
Unstable feet can lead to a feeling of weakness throughout the body, and archers will experience a sense of unsteadiness under their feet.

Correction: Align your entire body. Once you're firmly planted, perform heel raises and return to standing, strengthening your joints and feet.

2. Shifting your weight toward your heels
This can cause your body to lean back, leading to an inward shift of force.

Correction: Maintain an even balance between your feet, shifting your center of gravity slightly forward and applying more force to the forefoot. Avoid leaning back during the bow raise and draw, and maintain an even balance between your feet. 3. Unequal force applied to both feet. This error causes the body to tilt left or right, disrupting the symmetrical force applied by both arms. Correction: Maintain your initial standing position, paying particular attention to changes in body position during the bow raise and draw. When raising the bow, the change in arm position shifts the body's center of gravity, causing weight to shift to one side and also causing a change in body position. This phenomenon often occurs during the bow draw: as the draw length increases, the body's center of gravity tends to shift toward the side where the bow is being drawn. Therefore, during the bow raise and draw, pay special attention to maintaining a neutral position, ensuring that weight is evenly distributed across both feet.

4. No fixed standing position or method. Some archers do not have a fixed standing position on the shooting line. Some constantly move their feet after shooting an arrow, even after raising the bow. Some have inconsistent standing positions, sometimes one way, sometimes another. These are all incorrect movements and bad habits that should be resolutely corrected. Because the standing posture and position of the two feet change, the body posture will inevitably change accordingly, so it is impossible to form a good dynamic shape.

Correction method: You should have your own fixed standing position and standing method on the shooting line to ensure the consistency of the standing posture.

Key link of archery: bow pushing action

1. Low bow pushing method

(1) The force point of the bow pushing is not in the middle of the radiocarpal joint but in the lower part, forming a bow pushing at the base of the palm, which makes the force point of the bow pushing away from the center of the bow. In this way, the bow cannot be ejected in parallel during shooting, but the lower part of the bow is ejected first, affecting the normal flight of the arrow and easily causing the arrow to be too high.

(2) Although the force point of the bow pushing does not change much, the direction of the force has changed. It is not completely horizontal, but a downward pressure is generated. In this way, the bow does not eject in parallel during shooting, but the upper part of the bow is ejected first, forming the wrong action of the bow "nodding", affecting the normal flight of the arrow and easily causing the arrow to be too low.

Correction method: Pay attention to the initial bow pushing and make sure to push the bow in the right position. After drawing the bow, always maintain a horizontal force to prevent the pushing hand from exerting upward or downward pressure.

2. Involving the flexor muscles in the bow grip: When the flexor muscles are involved in the bow grip, the entire pushing hand becomes extremely tense. This not only affects the proper application of force in the pushing hand itself, but also affects the forward force of the entire bow arm, easily leading to the incorrect retraction of the bow arm.

Correction method: Keep the flexor muscles of the pushing hand as relaxed as possible, neither forcibly bending nor straightening the fingers.

3. Bow arm: The tip of the forearm is inserted too deeply into the plane of the bow, with the bow handle positioned to the left of the forearm's longitudinal axis, shifting the center of the radiocarpal joint away from the bow's center. This reduces effort in pushing the bow, but it also changes the direction of the force applied by the bow arm.

Correction method: First, ensure proper bow alignment, and second, maintain the correct direction of the forward force applied. Key Archery Step 3: String Hook

1. Gripping the Arrow Nose Too Tightly with the Index and Middle Finger After Drawing the Bow

Some people apply too much pressure with their index fingers, bending the arrow shaft. Some people apply too much pressure with their middle fingers, causing the arrow shaft to lift off the rest.

Correction Method: Before drawing the bow, the two fingers should not grip the arrow nose tightly; there should be ample space between them. After drawing the bow, the two fingers can rest lightly on the nose, but neither finger should put pressure on the arrow.

2. Gripping the String Too Deep or Too Shallow
Gripping too deeply can cause tension in the entire girth hand, lengthening the release motion and disrupting coordination. While a shallower hook can improve the release process, it can also have the opposite effect. A shallow hook can cause string slippage, especially in the ring finger, which is a very dangerous action. Correction method: Before releasing the string, the archer must not allow it to slide. Otherwise, the archer will force it to stop, causing string pressure. This not only stiffens the string-picking hand but also creates tension throughout the entire movement, creating an "inner force" (internal tension). This can lead to some incorrect release movements.