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JessKristen — Archery Poses
Published: 2012-11-23 08:23:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 34228; Favourites: 634; Downloads: 242
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I wanted to find some archery action poses when I was doing my Katniss drawing and couldn't find many guides so I decided to do up some quick guides for myself and thought it might be good to compile and share as someone else might find these handy. I put them onto this fancy blue background and slapped on an official title for good measure
Please note:
1) I am a real archer with real competitive experience. I have won state and national championships and well as held numerous records for various distances at various competitions. I know what I'm talking about and I'm ONLY giving a guide to RECURVE OLYMPIC STYLE ARCHERY... I am aware there are other forms out there, I'm not referring to those. If you would like to see a guide on those, please feel free to create your own or look to someone else who can assist with that. I am only sharing what I know and no more.
2) If you have any suggestions on what you think I did wrong, again, please feel free to make your own tutorial for others to use as a guideline. This was made for fun to help people out with good intentions. Take it or leave it, but please keep your two cents, I'm not offering any deals.
Now, I hope you find some of these poses fun and useful!
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Thanks Jess - This is very helpful
*Question..well a few actually 1-Do or Can you shoot Right & Left handed? & 2- When shooting with your Recurve how much does the arch of the shot effect distance? or do you only shoot straight at targets? 3-Since you're season pro, may I ask is it true the Recurve is inconsistent at longer distance or does really depend on the Archer (as well wind, weather, etc.) * Have u ever shot with broad head arrows?
*Not testing I'm honestly asking as I've had alot of miss information.. I was taught a Junior bow and I am saving up for materials to make
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These are some really helpful poses, but is the last one actually... physically... possible?...
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Haha yup... if one is limber enough.. lol
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*w* Thank you for making this, thank you so much.
If I was able to learn archery (which I really wish I could) I might have feedback on the poses, but I don't know too much about that...
Thanks again for making this!
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Hi there! Sure! There are lots of style of archery and each style has its own correct form to shoot... a compound style bow for example is a very different form and technique than a recurve... there is also a long bow style... Compound bows are more for hunting, not quite like a cross bow, but there is a weight release on them so when you pull back half way, they actually get MUCH lighter so you can hold your form and aim longer, such as on a deer or something if you are a hunter... whereas long bow and recurve are more classic styles of archery and there is no weight release, so the more you pull back on the bow, the heavier it becomes, making the shot much quicker and far harder to hold at full draw as compared to the compound. Compound shooters usually have a mechanical release as well on their fingers and hold the bow much differently, with bent elbows and high raised back arms for example... long bow, is more like recurve (which is the olympic style archery).. recurve bows have a double curve in the bow itself where the ends "recurve" back outward away from the archer. Long bows are more crescent in shape and do not curve back out. Long bow you would draw back much differently than a recurve and that is for stylistic differences and weigh purposes. Try finding some videos of each technique online and you can see what I mean in differences. Most archery we think about classically speaking is either recurve or longbow style IMO. Hope this helps!
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Interested in criticism from an actual archer?
But dont be alarmed its quite good actually, some minor improvements...
apart from possible improvements in the shooting style:
well drawn
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thank you!!
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Awesome!!
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baow chicka baow wow...
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thank you!!
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yay!!!!!! 
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Yay!!! Please do!!!
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my pleasure!!! hope you find them handy and inspiring!
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please do!!!!!!
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Thank you..I hope you can post some other poses as well..
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My pleasure!! I hope you find it handy!
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