The document discusses the history and techniques of archery. It notes that archery originated in ancient Egypt over 5,000 years ago and was used for hunting and warfare. It later came to India in 1970 and the Archery Association of India was formed in 1973 to promote the sport. The document outlines the key skills and techniques of archery, including proper stance, nocking the arrow, drawing back and aiming, and releasing while following through. It concludes that while archery was historically used for hunting and warfare, it is now primarily practiced as a modern sport.

2. PRESENTATIONBY ,
PANKAJ P P
ROLLNO. 15
OPT. ENGLISH
K S T C

3. SKILLS
AND
TECHNIQUS
OF
ARCHERY

4. Archery can be defined as the art or sport of shooting with
bows and arrows. The word comes from the Latin arcus
meaning ‘bow’ or ‘arch’.
A person who participates in archery is typically called an
archer.
DEFINITION

5. Although archery probably dates to the Stone Age (around 20,000 BC), the
earliest people known to have used bows and arrows were the ancient
Egyptians, who adopted archery at least 5,000 years ago for purposes of
hunting and warfare.
Modern FITA/Olympic Archery came to India in 1970 before the game had been
chosen as part of the Olympic discipline in Munich, West Germany in 1972. Archery
Association of India has come to existence on 8th August, 1973 with the objective to
organize, encourage, promote and control the Sports of Archery in India and to
provide ancillary facilities to Archers for training.
HISTORY OF ARCHERY
IN INDIA

6.  Nock the arrow Make sure you do not obstruct other archers on the
shooting line when nocking the arrow. Hold the bow in an upright position,
bow hand is in place on the riser handle. Draw the arrow from the quiver
with the thumb and forefinger below the fletching's.
 pre-draw is the opportunity to get the fundamentals right, establish a good
grip on both the bow and the string and relax prior to the shot execution.
Facing down the line check the stance and body placement, check arrow is
nocked securely. Establish comfortable deep grip on the string.
 Draw Turn your head to face the target, keeping the head upright and
address the target . Make sure the bow is vertical, you should be able to see
the string as a blur and lined up with the bow handle. It is important that the
string is aligned to the same point for every shot. The front shoulder is now
relaxed and forearm rotated.
SKILLS OF ARCHERY

7.  Relaxation It's now time to relax between shots and recall what felt good and
get ready to repeat all those good points again. Check stance, hold the bow with
a relaxed grip, slight tension on the string, shoulders relaxed, take some deep
breaths, clear your mind, visualize the target, focus on gold, prepare to draw.
 The Hold You should be pushing the bow towards the target with front
shoulder relaxed, wrist rotated and bow aligned and upright.
 Release and Follow Through Commit to the shot. Focus on the gold, until
the arrow is in the target. You have now completed the shot and your
back muscles are reacting to the release of the arrow. The bow has
jumped towards the target and your draw hand has moved backwards
behind the head. This is called the follow through.

8.  Stance
Assume the correct/appropriate stance
Nock the arrow
 Draw and aim
Set the bow hold
Set the draw hand hook
Raise bow and draw it (one fluid motion)
Anchor the string in position
Align the sight to the target and level the bow in position
Establish the string pattern and sight picture
Focus on the target, steady the bow and aim
 Release and follow through
Tighten your back muscles
Relax the draw hand to automatically release the bowstring
Make sure you keep your bow arm up and steady in its position
Techniues OF
archery

9. CONCLUSION
Archery has been around for many years. Some researchers
say that people began practicing it as long as 15,000 years
ago. Archery is the use of a bow to shoot arrows. In the
past, archery was used for hunting and warfare, but today
it has become a popular sport.
Today, the bow and arrow is no longer used for
general warfare, but is commonly used in the various
disciplines of Archery as a sport: