ASAS MEMANAH

Chapter 1 : ARCHERY EQUIPMENT

• Long Bow
• Recurve Bow (a) One piece Bow (b) Take Down Bow
• Compound Bow
• Crossbow

• Wooden arrow
• Fibreglass arrow
• Aluminium arrow(XX-75, X-7)
• Carbon arrow(AFC, BEMAN)
• Aluminium-carbon arrow(ACE, X-10)

4. GLOVE/FINGER TAB

5. SLING

6. QUIVER

7. BOW STAND

8. TARGET STAND

9. TARGET BUTT

10. TARGET FACE(40cm,80cm & 122cm)

11. TOOLS & ACCESSORIES

• Bow Square
• Nock Plier
• String Wax
• Fletching Jig
• Fletching Glue
• Hot-melt Glue

Chapter 2 : PREPARATION FOR ARCHERY SHOOTING

2. Bow Arm - elbow, shoulder & grip

3. Draw Hand - back muscles & tension on fingers

4. Body-form

5. Breathing

6. Body Muscle Stretching

7. Bow String - before and after shooting

Chapter 3 : BASIC SHOOTING SKILL

• stance
• nocking
• set grip & fingers

• pre-draw(extend)
• draw
• anchor
• aim

• release
• follow-through
• relax

Chapter 4 : CARE OF EQUIPMENT

• String - unstring the bow; wax; serving; knots
• Limb - water, heat, cracks
• Handle - water, rust, cracks
• Arrow - fletching; storage temerature; points
• Tab - folding; lost
• Target Butt - protection; arrow pass through

Chapter 5 : SAFETY

1. EQUIPMENT

• Bow lenght - prevent overdrawn
• String the bow with Bow Stringer, check string loops on the limb tips, condition of the string
• Bow nock - too big/small, hit by arrow
• Length of the arrow
• Arm guard/tab
• Long hair, clothing & shoes
• Sight pin adjusted for correct distance target
• Target Butt condition

2. RANGE

• Shooting on the line to different target/distance
• Enough clearance in between targets
• No body walking behind the target
• No concreate wall at back

3. SHOOTING

• Students should be shooting under supervision
• Draw bow with arrow facing target
• Never release string without any arrow
• Proper nocking the arrow
• Never go beyond the shooting line during the shooting

4. RETRIEVING ARROW

• Watch for arrows on the ground
• Head on the arrow
• Pulling arrow on target