Learning/Practicing Intuitive Archery
Equipment;
Long Bow, Recurve, 3 piece bow, Flat Bow.
Bow weight, Less than 40 Lbs recommended.
Target – 8” Paper Plate. Red dot made with felt tip marker, approximately ¼” diameter.
Archery bag (Walmart) or try home made. Check CDFingers posts.
Accessory’s,
No sights.
No string release aid. Fingers only.
Distance – X feet. Your choice.
No score. Just have fun.
Number of shots, 5 arrows suggested. When you start breaking nocks back up and/or shoot fewer arrows per End (at a time).
Below is my target for today. 5 arrows at 14 feet indoors with my 3 piece bow. It is a Cartel Phantom 25 inch riser with 25 Lb. weight Axiom limbs at 30” It has a Cartel plunger roughly adjusted for the correct spring tension and arrow offset for the arrow spline.
The arrows are Easton 1716 Lite with 100 Gr. Target points. The graphic arrows point to past dents in the steel door and the 1/4" red marker sighting dot. This is another reason for using a low powered bow. When the earthquake hit and moved the whole cabin my arrow missed the target. (It's my excuse and story. If you are going to tell a tall tale, make it a good one.)
I presently use 2 criteria to determine how often and how many arrows I shoot.
Do I want to shoot and how does my arm/shoulder socket feel?
Now it’s every day with 5 arrows. Bow pull weight is 25 lbs @ 30” draw length.
As your strength improves, increase the number of shots, not the weight.
Same strategy applies as in bicycle track racing. "Tis better to twiddle a little gear than to pound a big one". BAR (best all around rider, over 35, Oregon, 1978)
Questions? Comments? Join me and post a few pictures of your target. Then we can try CDFingers Walkback Archery Game.
Pointfocus (Gil)
Thanks to CDFingers for advice and guidance.
Archery Activity
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I remarked, I was trying to keep relaxed, the Zen Master replied: 'That's just the trouble, you make an effort to think about it. Concentrate on your breathing, as if you had nothing else to do. (Quote modified to fit.)
Zen in the Art of Archery.
Zen in the Art of Archery.