caters to adults and children of all ages and also
embraces people like us, newcomers, who are just
curious about trying the sport.
“It’s all a fluid motion, your bow is like another limb,”
said the instructor as we observed a group of students
on the shooting line. When we were given an
opportunity to hold it in our hands for the first time, we
did not immediately become one with the apparatus.
Legolas sure made it look easy in the Lord of The Rings!
Due to our lack of knowledge about archery, we weren’t
allowed to shoot unless we were given a crash course
and some fundamental rules. Safety is always first! Some
of the lessons we learnt included the correct form and
stance for archery, the three lines on the turf and the
meaning of various numbers of whistle blows.
The first line, or equipment line, is where the archers
check and adjust their equipment. The second line is the
waiting line where you step up and wait for two whistles
before you shoot. At the third line, the shooting line, one
whistle is blown signalling time to shoot. There are also
three sets of whistles, which indicate when to retrieve
the arrows. We were trigger happy and the children were
more than happy to run and remove our arrows from the
target mat, after we shot and the retrieval signal was
given.
After a few tries, we quickly got the hang of it, so, the