Shooting the Stickbow: A Practical Approach to Classical Archery Third Edition: 3

Shooting the Stickbow is the first comprehensive treatise on shooting modern recurves and longbows! It answers questions most asked by new archers and delves into topics not often considered but critical to precision shooting for experienced authors.Topics include: equipment choices - bows arrow strings shooting tabs and gloves armguards sights and stabilizers and necessary accessoriesshooting form - anchoring should alignment back tension breathing variations in technique and moretuning - methods of visual paper bare shaft walk-back and group tuning are described and comparedaiming - six methods of aiming are fully compared and contrasted including instinctive aimingphysical and mental aspects of becoming a proficient archer - functional anatomy for the archer and how it relates to proper form and efficient shooting; techniques are given to optimize the archers focus confidence and how to prepare for the big eventtransitioning to Olympic archery - how to turn basic skills into reaching the gold at 70 metersteaching and coaching - how to find a good instructor or coach and how to approach teaching both new and experienced shootersarchery history - dating back from the 1960s and 70s; whats changed and what hasntVisit us at www.shootingthestickbow.com