How to use a Bow
I know explaining how to use a bow and arrow may seem a
little patronising to most readers, but there may be some, that don’t fully know
or haven’t had a go, so please bear with me,
First things first, when using a bow it is important that you have a safe
backdrop behind your target, this is so if you shoot and miss, your arrows don’t
go sailing further than they should and embed themselves in your neighbours
garden and/or cat.
The key thing with archery is always shooting from the same
position because if you change your position even a little bit there is a
fairly good chance your arrows will not go in the same spot.
Firstly place your
feet shoulder length apart, with your left leg if you are right handed, or your right leg
if you are left handed, facing forward towards the target, nock the arrow onto the
string with the cock feather (the one with a different colour) facing away from
the bow, and rest the shaft of the arrow on the arrow rest, pull the bow string
back being careful not to touch/hold the arrow, so your hand is by your cheek or the
string is against your lips or chin and flex your fingers so that the string
slides off of them, you can look down the arrow to see roughly where you are
aiming.
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