ARCHERY
- Do the following:
- State and explain the Range Safety Rules:
- Three safety rules when on the shooting line
- Three safety rules when retrieving arrows
- The four whistle commands used on a range and their related verbal commands
- State and explain the general safety rules for archery. Demonstrate how to safely carry arrows in your hands.
- Tell about your local and state laws for owning and using archery tackle.
- Do the following:
- Name and point to the parts of an arrow.
- Describe three or more different types of arrows.
- Name the four principal materials for making arrow shafts.
- Make a complete arrow from a bare shaft.
- Explain how to properly care for and store arrows.
- Do the following:
- Explain how to properly care for and store tabs, arm guards, shooting gloves, and quivers.
- Explain the following terms: cast, draw weight, string height (fistmele), aiming, spine, mechanical release, freestyle, and barebow.
- Make a bowstring.
- Explain the following:
- The importance of obedience to a range officer or other person in charge of a range
- The difference between an end and a round
- The differences among field, target, and 3-D archery
- How the five-color National Archery Association (NAA) or Fédération Internationale de Tir a l'Arc (FITA) target is scored
- How the National Field Archery Association (NFAA) black-and-white field targets and blue indoor targets are scored
- The elimination system used in Olympic archery competition
- Do ONE of the following options.
Option A - Using a Recurve Bow or Longbow
- Name and point to the parts of the recurve or longbow you are shooting.
- Explain how to properly care for and store recurve bows and longbows.
- Show the nine steps of good shooting for the recurve bow or longbow you are shooting.
- Demonstrate the proper way to string a recurve bow or longbow.
- Locate and mark with dental floss, crimp-on, or other method, the nocking point on the bowstring of the bow that you are using.
- Do ONE of the following:
- Using a recurve or longbow and arrows with a finger release, shoot a single round of one of the following BSA, NAA, or NFAA rounds:
- An NFAA field round of 14 targets and make a score of 60 points
- A BSA Scout field round of 14 targets and make a score of 80 points
- A Junior 900 round and make a score of 180 points
- A FITA/NAA indoor* round I and make a score of 80 points
- An NFAA indoor* round and make a score of 50 points
- Shooting 30 arrows in five-arrow ends at an 80-centimeter (32-inch) five-color target at 15 yards and using the 10 scoring regions, make a score of 150.
- As a member of the NAA's Junior Olympic Development Program (JOAD), qualify as a Yeoman, Junior Bowman, and Bowman.
- As a member of the NFAA's Junior Division, earn a Cub or Youth 100-score Progression Patch.
Option B - Using a Compound Bow
- Name and point to the parts of the compound bow you are shooting.
- Explain how to properly care for and store compound bows.
- Show the nine steps of good shooting for the compound bow you are shooting.
- Explain why it is necessary to have the string on a compound bow replaced at an archery shop.
- Locate and mark with dental floss, crimp-on, or other method, the nocking point on the bowstring of the bow that you are using.
- Do ONE of the following:
- Using a compound bow and arrows with a finger release, shoot a single round of one of the following BSA, NAA, or NFAA rounds:
- An NFAA field round of 14 targets and make a score of 70 points
- A BSA Scout field round of 14 targets and make a score of 90 points
* The indoor rounds can be shot outdoors if this is more convenient.
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