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October-November, 1959

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By Raymond Schuessler

Your elbow should not be locked like the left one, nor bent too

much

like themiddleone.Correct

bend

atright.

WITH ^THE

craftsmanship and science that goesinto the

making

of a

modern

bow. anyone can

become

an expert archer.

The

most important thing isto practice consistently forthe first three weeks in order to get the feelof the releaseand develop strength inholding the

bow

steady.

Back andshoulder muscles used for drawinga

bow

will need strengthening before shooting becomes easy. Almost any

bow

weight will feel heavyatfirst

because

many

unused muscles will be brought into play. But they will re- spondvery quicklyto a little practice.

Practice, however, must bethe right kind. Nothing is so discouraging as

String should rest along first joint of all three fingers, right.

Do

not grip

beyond

first joint, left, nor too close to ends of finger, middle.

Push slightly with

bow arm

and pull straight back with string arm. Stand at right angles to line of flight.

Make

your release smooth. Let fingers relax from left to middle position.

Recoil will snap hand back slightly, right. Side

movement

spoils the aim.

String

arm

must

move

in straight line as continuation of the arrow. Small variation from

C

position shown will affect the arrow flight and accuracy.

picking up bad habits, and then later tryingtounlearnthem.

The

following information will help you get offontheright foot.

However awkward

it

may

feel at the beginning, keep shootinguntil you instinctively

do

the right thing. If possible, shoot with an experienced archer.

In your first practice, stand about tenyardsfromthetarget.

A

cardboard box stuffed with paper will do nicely.

Forgetabout accuracy; tryto learnthe right techniques. If you are shooting with a buddy, check each other for flawsinform.

Your

shooting equipment must in- clude an

arm

guard to protect your forearm against the release of the string; and a shooting glove, ortab, to protect your release fingers.

The

most important factor in good shootingistherelease. Don'tflingopen the hooked fingers in oneviolent

mo-

tion. This will cause wobbly and in- accurate flight.

The

release must be smooth and unhurried.

The

motion of the release hand must be straight back and not

away

from theface.

You

cannot shoot your best unless you have the correct size arrows. Ar-

row

size is determined by your

arm

spread. Stand againsta wall and

mark

offyour reach.

Then

referto the fol- lowing chart.

The

chart alsoshows the size

bow

you should use. If you are using the right

bow

and arrow, at full

draw

thetipof the arrow should

come

to reston yourforefinger.

vrm Spread ArrowLength Si iggested InInches InInches Bo wLength

57-59 22-23

60-62 23-24 4'6"

63-65 24-25

66-68 25-26 ^5'

69-71 26-27

72-74 27-28 5'6"

75-77 28-29 5'9"

Over 77 30 ^6'

How

toaim?

How

doesonelearn to throw a baseball accurately? Learnthe above techniques.

Then

aiming will quickly begin to take care of itselfby cooperation of

mind

and body, ofeye andmuscle,just like inthrowingaball.

The National

FUTURE FARMER

Smileage on the farm

Charles Clopp,Greensboro, N.C,

wrires."B.F.Goodrich Power-Grip

tiresgivemethetraction^Iwant

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something^Ihave notfoundinother makesof tites."

DonP.Stillusesovet 100B.F.Good- rich tireson hisW.lliamsv.lle. 111., farm

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^reportsSuper Hi-Cleattractor tireshave givenasmuchas 7 years'

before retteading1

users say:

B.EGoodrich

farm tires are the best Fve

ever used!

(Basedona surveyoffarmersalloverthecountry )

TO

^{findoutthekind ofservice}B.F.Goodrich farmtires give,

we

askedthe

men who

have used

them

(photos opposite).9 out of10of

them

reported B.F.Goodrichtires arethebestthey've ever used!

They

saidthat forall-around performance,

you

can'tbeatB.F.Goodrich farm tires

—

and for money-saving service, you can't beat B.F.Goodrich Smileage dealers. But don't takeour

word —

find out for yourself.

Ask

your neighbors.

Then

see your nearby B.F.

Goodrich

Smileage dealer

who

is listed under Tires intheYellow Pages of your

phone

book. TheB.F. Goodrich Company,Akron18,Ohio.

Orvillef land,likestl

B.F.Goodrichtiressowell thatheuses Service tractortiresbecauseherinds them onhistractors,trucks,wagons they outpullanyother makeand

ind baler. wear longertoo.

:tion pulls methrough. I think Grip tractorriresislonglife.I use B.F.Goodrichtiresarethemostde- B.F.Goodrichtireson

my

pickup pendableyoucanbuy." trucksandcartoo."

B.F.Goodrich farm tires

October-November, 1959

Continued from page 40

the classroom doors in Crystal River High School

swung

open tooystercul- ture

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^an agricultural project. In the fall of 1957,

some

25 students in In- structor Crawford's ^{10th, I}Ith. and 12thgradeclassesstartedlearningabout

"spat," "larva," and "cultch." terms that apply to oysters.

They

learned that oysters alternate between being male and female and that the female

produces as

many

as 100,000.000eggs atone spawning.

They

learned that in addition to man, there are

many

other creatures that like oysters

—

conch, leeches, crabs, and snails. And, im- portantto theserious student of oyster culture,theylearned that acre foracre, oysters are Florida'smostvaluable crop.

After the "skull sessions" indoors, the boys are always eager forthe trip

down

the Crystal River to their fields.

verymembe

of thefamily

Get LEVI'S

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^{theoriginalbluejeans}

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wornintheWestsince1850.

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