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Sophomore Physical Education Archery Unit Study Guide

ARCHERY

Terms and Equipment

Anchor Point

The reference point that a person pulls the bow string to before releasing. This point should be the same for each shot and may be the side of the mouth, ear lobe, or other reference point.

Armguard

Material attached to the forearm of the arm that holds the bow to protect it from a string burn or keeps the sleeve from catching on the string.

Arrow Shaft

The main body of the arrow before the nock, fletching, or point is installed. It can be made from several materials including wood, aluminum, carbon, and composites.

Arrow shelf

The area of the bow above the handle or grip where the arrow sits.

Back of Bow

The side farthest away from you when you hold bow in shooting position.

Bow Belly

The side closest to you when you hold the bow in shooting position.

Bow string

Several strands of material twisted together to form a strong string used to launch an arrow.

Compound bow

A bow with one or two cams that provide let-off and power.

Crest: Marks identifying the arrow.

Draw length

The distance a person draws a bow, measured from the bottom of the arrow nock to the back of a bow when in shooting position.

Draw weight

Amount of pull weight measured in pounds that it takes to pull a bow string a certain distance.

Drift: The motion of the arrow caused by wind or weather.

Field points

Points that are round (no blades) with a sharp point, usually used for practice.

Fletching

The feathers or vanes used to stabilize an arrow in flight.

Hen Feathers: Two same colored feathers on an arrow.

Index feather: That feather of an arrow set at a right angle to the nock; the odd colored feather.

Limb

The ends of the bow that bend when the string is pulled back.

Nock on arrow

Arrow part glued or snapped into the back of an arrow shaft that the bow string fits into. On early or very traditional arrows, the nock is cut into the shaft itself.

Nocking point

The spot on bow string where the arrow nock is placed to be shot.

Quiver

A piece of archery equipment that holds arrows. It may be attached to the bow, placed on a belt, or carried on your shoulder or back.

Recurve bow

A bow that has no cams or other method to lessen the amount of force to pull back the string. When strung, the string contacts the bow limbs a short distance from the limb tips.

Release

Letting go of the string to shoot an arrow.

Sight window

The area of the bow above the grip and arrow shelf where you would mount a site or as with a long bow, you see your target.

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Archery as a Sport: Olympic Competition

Archery first appeared as a sport in the 1900 Olympics Games in Paris and was held at the Games of 1904, 1908 and 1920. However, international rules had not yet been developed and each host country used its own format. As a result, archery events in these early Olympic Games varied widely. Because of the lack of uniform international rules archery was then dropped from the Olympic Games.

FITA, the international governing body of the sport, was founded in 1931 and implemented standardized rules for competition. It allowed the first World Championship to be held that same year. After countries adopted the new rules, archery returned to the 1972 Games in Munich.

Initially, only individual competition took place - the team competition was added in 1988.

There are four archery events held at the Olympics: Men's Individual, Women's Individual, Men's Team and Women's Team. Archers used to shoot a double FITA round of 288 total arrows, with the championship decided by the highest total score. In an effort to make the sport more exciting, the format was changed to head-to-head elimination for the top 64 competitors beginning with the 1992 Olympics.

Scoring

The scoring system is based on a 10-ring target.

Each section of the target is worth from one to 10 points, with 10 being the best.

Arrows on the dividing lines are given the higher score and deflections score where they land.

Arrows that bounce off the target or pass through are also counted.

The rings and the corresponding point values are as follows (from innermost to outermost):

Parts of the Bow and Arrow

Archery Skills Exam

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Archery Form: 9 Basic Steps

The following sequence of figures shows the basic steps of shot execution.

Although it is depicted as a sequence of separate events, you should execute these steps in one single smooth motion.

Also keep in mind that these are Basic steps, individual adjustments are possible, but these are usually given by the instructor / trainer / coach.

PE 10 Archery Skills Assessment Name: ______________ ______ out of 33 =

Hit target 3 of 5 times = 10 pts

_____ Attempt 1 _____ Attempt 2 _____ Attempt 3