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GO FROM FLYING PIGEONS TO
FLYING ARROWS. THERE'S AN
ARHCERY PROGRAM IN A LOCAL
SCHOOL THAT IS PREPARING
STUDENTS
TO ASCEND TO A HIGHER LEVEL.
ARCHERY HAS BEEN USED FOR
MAKING
WAR, GATHERING FOOD, AND
FOCUSING ZEN ENERGY FOR TEN
THOUSAND YEARS. THE
COMBINATION OF CONCENTRATION,
COORDINATION, AND TECHNIQUE IT
REQUIRES HAS HOOKED MILLIONS
TODAY ON THE BOW AND ARROW.
HERE AT HOLLY GROVE SCHOOL IN
WESTOVER, MD, THESE STUDENTS
ARE
TAKING IT A STEP FURTHER BY
PRACTICING IT AS A COMPETITIVE
SPORT.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS WE DID
THIS THE WHOLE MONTH OF
JANUARY,
FEBRUARY AND MARCH. TOOK A
LITTLE BREAK AND NOW WE'RE
GOING TO BE
PRACTICING UNTIL MAY 21ST
COMPETITION. AND THEY'VE COME
A LONG
WAY. COME A LONG WAY WITH THE
STRING BOWS, COME A LONG WAY
WITH THE
SHOOTING, AND I THINK WE'RE
READY, I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO
GO. I HOPE WE DO
REALLY GOOD. PRACTICE IS THE
WORD HERE AS THE
HOLLY GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
TEAM WORKS ON THEIR ACCURACY,
AND ON THE RULES AND RITUALS
OF FORMAL COMPETITION IN THE
NATIONAL ARCHERY IN
THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM. WHAT WE
HAVE HERE IS A NASP PROGRAM,
NATIONAL ARCHERY IN SCHOOL
PROGRAM. AND THE REASON WE DO
THAT IS THE FORM,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE GOOD
FORM TO ACTUALLY BE A GOOD
SHOOTER. AND THE
FORM THAT WE'RE TEACHING WITH
THE STRING BOWS IS ACTUALLY
THE SAME
AS OLYMPICS. SO WE GO THROUGH
ALL THOSE WITH STRING BOWS TO
GET US THE
GOOD FORM. DRAW, ANCHOR, AIM,
FOLLOW ALL THE WAY
THROUGH TO YOUR SHOULDER.
THERE YOU GO JUST LIKE THAT.
THAT'S
PERFECT. FORM, ESPECIALLY IN
COMPETITION, AIDS IN
THE FLOW OF THE EVENT, AND
GIVES THE ARCHER A SOLID
FOUNDATION ON
WHICH TO BUILD ACCURACY. IT'S
HELPING US AT PRE-DRAW BECAUSE
SOME DRAW LIKE THIS. THAT'S
NOT SAFE. SOME ARE DRAWING
LIKE THIS. AND NOW
YOU ALL HAVE GOT SO YOUR
PREDRAW YOU COME BACK LIKE
THIS. SO IT'S HELPING US
WITH OUR FORM. AND IT'S CALLED
THE 11 STEPS TO SUCCESS.
YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A BOW TO
GET INTO THE FLOW OF
PREPARING FOR A
SHOT, AND LIKE NEARLY EVERY
OTHER ATHLETIC ENDEAVOR THE
FOLLOW
THROUGH. FOLLOW ALL THE WAY
THROUGH. VERY
GOOD LOOK AT THAT, SEE YOU
FOLLOWED THROUGH AND GOT THE
BULLSEYE.
ALL MOVEMENTS AT THE RANGE ARE
SIGNALED BY WHISTLE COMMANDS.
FOR
TRAINING, BILLY BENNETT
SIGNALS AN EMERGENCY STOP.
WHISTLE BLOWING IF YOU NOTICE
WHEN WE WERE SHOOTING
WE USE THE WHISTLE COMMAND.
AND WHEN THEY GO TO
COMPETITION THERE
WILL BE NO TALKING. ALL THE
INSTRUCTORS ACTUALLY USE
WHISTLE COMMANDS.
SO WE DO IT ALL WITH WHISTLE
COMMANDS AND THE KIDS REALLY
LEARN THAT.
YOU PROBABLY NOTICED THAT THE
TEAM IS PRETTY DIVERSE. THE
ULTIMATE GOAL HERE IS
COMPOSURE AND ACCURACY ON THE
RANGE, AND THAT
SEEMS TO COME IN ALL KINDS OF
PACKAGES, WITH JUST AS MANY
REASONS
FOR BENDING THE BOW. I DON'T
PLAY SPORTS, I DON'T PLAY
SOCCER
BASEBALL, AND WHEN FINALLY
HOLLY GROVE GOT AN ARCHERY
TEAM I WAS HAPPY
THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING I
COULD ENJOY.
WELL MY DAD BOUGHT ME A BOW
WHEN I WAS AROUND 5 OR 6. AND
I STARTED
SHOOTING IT AND I THOUGHT IT
WAS REALLY FUN. AND HE STARTED
GETTING ME
INTO HUNTING AND STUFF. ONE AT
A TIME, PULL THE ARROW OUT ONE
AT A TIME STRAIGHT TO THE
GROUND. LOOK BACK BEFORE YOU
PULL THE ARROW OUT. EVEN THE
RETRIEVAL OF THE ARROWS
FROM THE TARGET IS
CHOREOGRAPHED. SAFETY IS MOST
IMPORTANT, AND NO
TIME IS WASTED. LIKE WE HAVE A
WAITING LINE LIKE
YOU'RE STANDING ON HERE. TOES
ARE BEHIND THE WAITING LINE.
BECAUSE WE
ALWAYS WANT THE KIDS BACK
WHERE THEY'RE SAFE. IT'S ALL
ABOUT SAFETY. AND
THEN ALSO WE HAVE A WAITING
LINE WHERE THEY'RE SHOOTING
NOW. AND THE
REASON WE HAVE THAT IS WE
DON'T WANT TO GO AHEAD OF THE
WAITING LINE
CAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE SHOOTING.
AND WE DON'T WANT TO STAND
BEHIND
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL
YOU'RE TOO FAR BACK BEHIND THE
OTHER PEOPLE.
SO BASICALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IS THEY WON'T LOSE POINTS, UHH
WE HAVE
SCORECARDS AND THEY GET POINTS
FOR HOW THEY SHOOT ON THE
TARGET. THE
ONLY THING THEY MAY DO IS IF A
CHILD DOESN'T LISTEN THEY MAY
DISQUALIFY
THEM. SO HOPEFULLY WE WON'T
HAVE THAT. HAHA.
HOLLY GROVE'S ARCHERY PROGRAM
IS OPEN TO GRADES 4 THROUGH
12. THERE ARE 44 KIDS IN THE
PROGRAM, AND 35 WILL BE
COMPETING AT THE 2016 OCEAN
CITY NASP OPEN ON MAY 21ST. SO
BEST OF LUCK AT THE
COMPETITION, AND
REMEMBER TO KEEP THOSE ARROWS
FLYING. GET OUTDOORS DELMARVA!
COMING UP NEXT, LOOKING FOR AN
AMAZING PLACE TO VISIT THIS
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