Includes bibliographical references.

Climbing the steps to archery success -- The sport of archery -- Step 1: fitting equipment -- Step 2: shooting safely -- Step 3: shooting with good form -- Step 4: refining technique -- Step 5: aiming and sighting -- Step 6: anchoring and releasing -- Step 7: analyzing performance -- Step 8: upgrading, tuning, and maintaining equipment -- Step 9: sharpening mental skills -- Step 10: competing in target archery -- Step 11: bowhunting.

"The book is a step-by-step instructional resource for beginning to intermediate archers. It teaches the components for each phase of the shot-stance, draw, aim, release, and follow-through-for both recurve and compound bows. Technique instruction for bow hunting and fishing is also included. It is designed with physical activity courses in mind, including misstep and correction tips, training checklists, and steps to increase or decrease difficulty level"--

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