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If you are into the sport of archery, then
you would surely notice something about the modern competitions held. This
is that the technique of recurve archery is commonly used in such
competitions. What’s more, there are actually lot variations to the
technique of recurve archery.
But whatever these variations may be, the
same type of bow will be used in recurve archery, and this is the recurve
bow, of course. When using this weapon for recurve archery, the archer must
hold the bow in the hand that is opposite his dominant eye. This hand is
then termed as the bow hand. The arm would then be termed as the bow arm.
The opposite hand, which is the one on the dominant eye’s side, would then
be called the drawing hand. This is for the simple reason that it is the
hand that does the drawing of the string. Another term for this hand is the
string elbow or the bow holder. People who have the right eye as the
dominant one would be holding their bows in their left hand. They would also
be facing the target with their left side. The drawing of the string and the
releasing of the arrow would then be done with their right hand.
In recurve archery, it is a must for the
archer to know the correct position when shooting. Firstly, the archer
should make sure that his body is perpendicular to the target, as well as
the shooting line. His feet should be apart, about the distance of the width
of a shoulder. But advanced archers actually prefer the open stance. The leg
that is positioned farther than the shooting line should be placed at half a
foot, or even a whole foot, in front of the archer. Of course, choosing the
stance for recurve archery should not really be based on just the level of
skills the archer is at. The final say would actually be dependent on which
particular stance the archer is comfortable with. This is the more important
thing to consider here, not just the skill levels.
When drawing the string and arrow, it is
important to hold them with three fingers of the drawing hand. These fingers
are the index, the middle, and the thumb. The index finger is positioned at
the top of the arrow, while the remaining fingers are at the bottom. Drawing
the string should be done in one fast and smooth move.
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