Basics

Archery is a sport for all ages and all walks of life and even with no experience you can get good, fast! The key to properly shooting a bow is all in the initial coaching and fundamentals and this series will provide a lifetime of enjoyment in the sport. In this series, John Dudley teaches Rock Musician, Mark Schenker (who is a brand new archer and has never attempted to shoot an arrow)- how to properly shoot a compound bow in less than a day. In class 1 of this 3 part series, Dudley teaches key fundamentals prior to his student ever handling an actual bow.
As you follow along you will learn:

1. How to find your proper stance
2. How to use a shot trainer
3. How to properly position your shoulders, hips, feet and elbow 
4. How to locate your proper anchor
5. How to position your head for proper peep sight acquisition
6. How to properly draw your bow
7. How to properly grip your bow
8. The important concept of mirroring your hands
9. How to execute a proper "surprise release"
10. The importance of repetition in practicing proper shot execution without a bow

In class 2 of “learning how to shoot a compound bow”, John Dudley's new archery student goes from learning on a shot trainer to properly executing shots with an actual compound bow. As you follow along in this session you will learn:

1. The importance of realizing and embracing pin float on a target
2. Proper pre-shot bow positioning
3. How to know the proper draw weight of your bow based on your strength
4. How to position your nose to the bow string while at full draw 
5. How to draw and activate a release under the full force of a bow
6. The importance of resting between shooting ends
7. The concept of "anchor tracking" to find the proper anchor point
8. How to maintain a "T-Formation" for consistency
9. The importance of your back elbow positioning

(Be sure to watch Class 1 of this series prior to the segment)

In this final class of learning “how to shoot a compound bow” series, you will learn some very important steps to bring it all together and forge great habits and shooting techniques that will enable you to be the best archer possible. In this session John Dudley teaches first time Archer Mark Schenker:

1. How to properly position your front shoulder
2. The importance of front foot weight versus rear foot weight 
3. How to focus on the 6 steps of proper shot execution
4. How to finish a well executed archery shot 
5. The importance of centering your peep sight to your front sight housing 
6. How to refine proper habits through repetition 
7. The importance of keeping the targets close and large to begin 
8. What "blank bail" is and why it's important 
9. The importance of filming and photographing yourself for evaluation
10. The importance of shot sequence timing 
11. The proper arrow to face positioning
12. The importance of shot visualization

Your front hand position holding your bow will either enhance or destroy your archery consistency and accuracy. Getting your grip hand into proper position, and maintaining that proper position shot after shot, will be one of the biggest determining factors to how well you shoot archery. In this School of Nock video, John Dudley of Nock On Archery will teach you what the proper hand position is and how to get your hand into that position consistently every time you grip your bow.

John Dudley of Nock On Archery will teach you how to find and maintain your proper anchor point. Having a correct and consistent anchor point is critical to your archery accuracy. Too often, archers and bowhunters don't pay attention to this highly important detail and end up anchoring inconsistently, which leads to missed shots on their intended target. Dudley will also teach you a practice method that will help you master your anchor position every time you draw your bow.