How to Shoot a Bow

Video Transcript

"Start by standing with your feet shoulder width apart. I am setting up to shoot on a line drawn straight across the toes of my feet. Make a T with your two hands. We're going to make a stop sign with my front hand. Roll the fingers in. Thumb at the bullseye. This finger will point at the floor. So, it's going to look like this. Thumb at the bullseye. This finger at the floor. This is the proper hand position on the bow. Elbow straight out. This puts the core of my body in line with where I'm trying to shoot my bow. So, we set our feet. We're going to knock up an arrow. This is a finger triggered release aid. Pull the trigger to open. Hook the release aid up to the bow string or the rope loop; in this case the rope loop. When I draw the bow back the first thing I'm looking for is my anchor point. My thumb is hooked on the back corner of my jaw. My finger will be here. My thumb will be here; this bone where your jaw Js up to your ear will be set right in the web of my hand; right like this. This will enable me to properly execute my shot. Anchor point, finger on the trigger, we start to aim, we slowly pull our elbow away from the target, the bow goes off and the shot is executed."