Chapter 19: The Twelve Points of the Bow and Arrow (II)
"Sixth, turn your head and raise your bow. These two actions seem simple, but they are not easy. Standardized and orderly, it is necessary to hold the bow in the left hand, hook the string in the right hand, turn the head naturally to the target surface, and look straight ahead; Raise the arms at a height that is generally appropriate for drawing the forearm at the level of the eyebrow. After raising the bow, the shoulders and the plane of the body must be in a straight line with the target, and the balance and strength of the feet and the overall posture of the body must be maintained when standing. Turning the head and raising the bow are preparatory actions before opening the bow, and this action is completed until the action is suspended, which should be fixed, not only the position of the head, but also the eyes.
Seventh, open the bow. The bow is pulled apart with the help of the extension of the bow arm and the adduction of the shoulder strap (shoulder blade) of the bow arm, and the bow arm is pushed straight at the target, and the bow arm is pulled straight on the same extension line as the former.
(Note: In fact, there is a cloud in the ancient biography of my country: "If you don't point to the finger, there will be no reason; It refers to not knowing the arrowhead, which is the same as having no eyes. The surface meaning is the position coordination relationship between the middle finger and the arrow, and my understanding is that when the bow is drawn, the horizontal coordination relationship between the body, the arrow, and the target, and the middle finger and the arrow are just references. )
Eighth, rely on strings. When the bow is fully drawn, the string point is in the center of the force application point, due to the different human body shape and posture characteristics, the string point and method will be different, but the string point in the center of the force point can not be changed. A qualified shooter should learn to use the back muscles to drive the elbow to complete the string action, rather than using the arm muscles to complete the string action. ”
Joey said more and more, and he was afraid that Witt would feel impetuous, after all, he was a person from the past. It can be seen that while listening to his own explanation, Witt is seriously using his oak bow to imitate the movements of his own teaching, and he seems to be interested, and Joey is also a lot relieved. Joey has a deep understanding of Witt, he knows that Witt is not smart, but Witt's character is very persistent, never admit defeat in the face of difficulties, no matter how difficult things are, he will continue to repeat the practice or try until he succeeds, which is why Witt has a special attraction to Joey, which is not just a smart trait that can simply bloom.
Joey smiled secretly while Witt wasn't paying attention, and he also felt inexplicably happy, maybe he had always looked at Witt as an older brother, so he would feel a little relieved, but all this Emia saw in her eyes and stayed in her heart.
"The next two moves are important, Witt, you'll have to listen carefully. Aiming and scattering is one of the most common and important actions of an archer. Different archers may use different things as references when aiming, and when the old man taught me, they used arrows as references, and I was only familiar with using arrows as references. In the aiming method with the arrow as a reference, the shooter is in place with the hook and string in place, and the center point of the target - the arrow - the edge of the bow side - the eye, these four points form a theoretical straight line, which forms the aiming baseline of the bow.
When casting, the two opposite forces generated by the hand holding the bow and pulling the bow should be symmetrical and coordinated, with the hook point as the center, evenly separated from the left and right, the bow arm moves forward in a straight line with the direction of the arrow, and the hook hand moves straight backward along the extension line of the arrow, forming a natural, coordinated, and symmetrical action. The scattering action is carried out in an instant, and when spreading, the movements of the front and back hands can not be divided into sequence, nor can they be divided into light and heavy, and must be overly coordinated and unified.
The remaining two processes are action retention and retraction, which seem to be dispensable, but in fact they cannot be ignored, especially in the long-term hunting or combat process play a very important role in regulation.
The action retention is a part of the scattering action, and the two are an inseparable arrangement, including the temporary retention of standing posture, body structure, vision, psychology and breathing, etc., to help the shooter obtain a good scattering action, and it is also conducive to a perfect process of continuing to exert force.
After the process of firing an arrow, put the bow down, return the body to the standing position, take two deep breaths, relax the whole body, eliminate the tension generated during the battle, and return to the state of inaction, the state of preparation, the state of origin, and return to the state of 'zero', ready to shoot the next arrow. Archery is a periodic movement in which each arrow must start from 'zero', which requires the shooter to realize that the end of each arrow is the beginning of the next. In the actual combat process, the closing momentum is actually a very short process, especially in long-term operations, so learning to quickly adjust the closing momentum is a necessary condition for becoming a successful shooter. It took nearly an hour for Joey to finish the archery process at twelve o'clock, his lips were already dry, his throat was itchy, and he even wanted to cough a little, but he just held on, and then repeated the complete action several times with the hunting bow to show Witt, and let Witt practice it completely by himself to see.
Joey said so much at once, although Witt listened very carefully, it was impossible to completely remember it in his mind, and he could only show the experience he had just learned with his understanding and memory. After a series of actions, Witt still shot the practice arrow on the fence, but Joey was not angry, because Witt had been able to master the basic movements of archery well, although it was not very standardized, but the old Joey had been telling Joey that the truth Joey had been saying was engraved in his mind: non-standard design movements, no matter how skilled he was, it was impossible to be accurate; No matter how accurate the shooting is, as long as the movements are standardized and practiced diligently, one day it will be very accurate. Joey has a deep understanding of this personal experience, and is convinced of it.
Joey let Witt practice a few more times, while correcting every flawed detail as much as he could. It took another half an hour to go back and forth, and Joey saw that Witt had basically mastered the standard movements of archery, although the accuracy was still worrying, but he could only let Witt practice alone, relying on hard work and understanding to improve his ability.
Dragging his tired body and dry throat, Joey walked towards Emia, who had been sitting next to him busy with farm work, just wanting to get some cold water to quench his thirst and refresh himself.
"He's really not tired at all." Emia handed Joey a scoop of cold water to drink, and at the same time watched in the distance Witt was still repeating the standard shooting action, although every time he shot arrows at the fence, sometimes even ridiculously off, sweat had already soaked the coarse cloth clothes, and the beads of sweat on his forehead kept rolling down the grass, but Witt never interrupted like a robot.
The two of them sat on the stone bench and watched Witt let the time pass bit by bit, the hour had passed, and the sky had gradually darkened to the point where it was difficult to see, but Witt did not seem to care, and continued to repeat the mechanical movements. When the practice arrow is finished, pull it back and continue shooting.
Joey consciously lit a torch, and the whole courtyard instantly brightened, bringing people a sense of joy: "He is this character, so strong, he does not admit defeat, to be honest, if it weren't for the unique charm exuded by his character, with my character, I would definitely look down on him because of his family background." In other words, if he is born in a noble family and has a good education, he must have the demeanor of a king, and he will become a generation of famous generals, and his name will be immortal, eh! Wretched! Lamentable! Hateful! ”
The night had already completely enveloped the whole of Calradia, over the whole of Fesdena, but it was difficult to erode the courtyard of the hunter's hut. The chirping of insects began to pierce the night sky again, and wisps of smoke wafted from the hunter's hut, emitting a mouth-watering smell of flesh and the roar of wild beasts. The mechanical and beautiful figure of the young man in the courtyard stood out in the firelight, and the intermittent orderly, piercing "whoosh" sound frightened the smelling beast away again.
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