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Had I never heard of Ascham, and his five points; had I notread Horace Ford's "Theory and Practice," in which he ex-panded these principles and added his famous point of aimtheory; had I not studied Dr. Elmer's "Archery," which dealsat great length on this same theory; I still would have chosenthe same five points, as they are the natural steps that must betaken when one shoots an arrow from a bow. We will now take Ascham's five points and discuss them oneby one, in the order given by him, to which we will endeavorto apply the more modern interpretations of them. Standing Yes, there is a proper way to stand when shooting a bow.The process of shooting a bow requires a good deal of physicaleffort. In order to be steady when aiming and loosing, the feetmust be placed so that the body will be properly braced and atthe same time be comfortable and unstrained. Stand with theleft shoulder toward the target, not facing it. The feet will beat right angles from the target. The feet should be about 15inches apart and shifted around until they feel well plantedand comfortable. Ford says the feet should be 8 to 10 inchesapart. We all agree that the person who clicks his heels with |
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