Beginning archery includes having proper form in order to shoot. There are many aspects of the body for a beginner to consider, such as a straight back, rotation of elbows, finger grip of bow, of string and proper placement of the feet. For a beginner its practise and practise, which will definitely help with the shot and reduce bodily injury to self.
For a beginner, a proper stance is important for stability, to be able to draw and release with less chance of bodily injury. I repeat myself here, because its no fun to get hurt in archery.
The 2 most common stance for beginners are the square stance and open stance. Another is the close stance that is some what opposite of what a open stance does. I have only started learning with the square stance and it does help to build confidence, thus allowing an automatic like feet placement. Its good, as I only need to focus on learning the upper body stuff.
Square stance is where feet are about shoulder width apart and perpendicular to the target.
An open stance, is similar to square stance except the foot that is same side as the bow hand, is about half a step further back. This leave a larger distance between the string and the archer's torso. After the release, bow string will have lesser chance of contact with the chest or loose clothing.
The above diagram shows a right handed archer's feet placement for square stance (top) and open stance (bottom). Feet are always shoulder width apart.
For a beginner, a proper stance is important for stability, to be able to draw and release with less chance of bodily injury. I repeat myself here, because its no fun to get hurt in archery.
The 2 most common stance for beginners are the square stance and open stance. Another is the close stance that is some what opposite of what a open stance does. I have only started learning with the square stance and it does help to build confidence, thus allowing an automatic like feet placement. Its good, as I only need to focus on learning the upper body stuff.
Square stance is where feet are about shoulder width apart and perpendicular to the target.
An open stance, is similar to square stance except the foot that is same side as the bow hand, is about half a step further back. This leave a larger distance between the string and the archer's torso. After the release, bow string will have lesser chance of contact with the chest or loose clothing.
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| Square stance (top) and Open stance (bottom) feet placement |
The above diagram shows a right handed archer's feet placement for square stance (top) and open stance (bottom). Feet are always shoulder width apart.
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