This week I've worked on shooting from 15, 20, and 25 yards. I can hit within the red ring each time as long as I grip the bow right and slowly apply pressure on the release. I am still working on how to use tension with my arm, but not so much tension that I jerk the bow when I shoot.
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This week Ive only shot my bow once, and Ive been out of town for the whole break. I Have noticed I need to slowly squeeze the release trigger rather than slapping the trigger, which causes the bow to move and the shot to be less accurate. When i get home today I will shoot again and try to practice slowly squeezing the trigger.
This week, in addition to shooting my bow twice this week, I've also been researching what muscles I use when I draw back my bow, and I've been doing some exercises to maximize the amount of time I can hold the bow back and shoot with accuracy. I've noticed my skill is getting slightly better than before, and I will continue to do pushups to shoot more accurately.
Last week I've noticed that my arm that holds the bow up is getting fatigued after about ten shots so this week I worked on building up upper body strength like push ups and weight lifting. I am going to continue doing this through the rest of the project to allow myself to hold the bow for longer, and take more accurate shots.
This week I shot from 10, 15, and 20 yards. AT all three distances, I'm able to hit the center of the middle target, but sometimes my arm will get tired holding the bow up, and I'll accidentally move the bow to the left or right and throw off the trajectory of my bow. To improve my ability to hold the bow steady for more extended periods, I will start doing push-ups and other upper body strength exercises to help me build up the tolerance to hold the bow steady. I have also noticed that I need to shoot from 25 yards more and get used to that distance. To do this, I will shoot as much as I can from 25 yards until I feel like I am consistent in my accuracy.
So far, all I have done is the research part of my project because I didn't have my bow yet, but last Tuesday, I got my bow and was able to go to two practices with it and get some tips from my coaches. When I got my bow, we had the release set to 34 pounds, but when I started to shoot longer than 15 yards, the arrows would arch, which means they would turn in the air and make the bow less accurate. Also, this week, I got my hip quiver, my arrows, and I have sighted in my bow, so it is a lot more accurate; I also set the release to 40 pounds so that my arrows would arch at longer distances. Today I shot from a range of 15 yards and did tremendously better than I have been in the last week. One problem with upping the release is that I am not used to pulling back the bow with 40 pounds, soi need to build up the arm strength by doing push-ups or just shooting the bow and getting used to it. Next week I will continue to practice and work on my stance and trigger pull.
My bow still hasn't come in yet, so for now, I am again doing research, and I will practice a lot through next week to get on track for my project. Next week I will pick up my bow and practice to make up for this week and last week. So far, I've been studying how to care for the bow and how to find my stance. when my bow comes in, I will also practice during hunter education practices on Tuesday and Thursday.
here until next week. So until then, I will continue getting things together, researching ways to draw back the bow, how to plant my feet, and how to find my natural stance. To make up for the lost time, I will add two more practice days next week, so I will practice twice on Saturday and twice on Sunday. Until then, I will continue to study techniques on how to aim the bow, the proper stance and form to make myself more accurate, as well as working on building up strength to draw back the bow. When I start to practice shooting the bow, I will track my progress by filming myself during practice, and I will keep up with scoring throughout my project by updating my google sheets form weekly and share the final results at the end of my project. So far I've set up a backstop for my target, and I have measured out where I should stand for precisely twenty-five yards.
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