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Archery Fitness is having a good range of movement of the joints and strength of the muscles and ligaments as they are important for your control in archery. ("Copied with permission from Centenary Archers Club")
Click here to download some exercises which will help maintain or improve on these factors.
The muscle groups used in archery where strength is required are;
the upper back and shoulder muscles to draw the bow,
the upper and lower shoulder muscles to control the draw arm,
the arm muscles to extend the bow arm,
the finger muscles to hold the bowstring.
To strengthen these muscles, the exercise used should closely imitate the movement of shooting a bow.
Remember, when strengthening specific muscles, include both right and left hand sides to maintain a balance of muscle strength.
Other muscle groups often over-looked in archery are;
the upper and lower leg muscles to control balance,
the lower back and waist muscles to control a steady stance.
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