how to teach a 6 year old
08-03-2010, 11:42 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 69
how to teach a 6 year old
My sister is getting my 6 year old nephew into shooting bow and his form is off a little bit. I have never tought someone to shoot before.
How can i teach him the right way. I have told my sister that he needs a release. it is a must. The way he is holding the bow i think it by be set to hight. I havent seen him shoot yet. She just got the bow 2 days ago. Thanks Schooter
How can i teach him the right way. I have told my sister that he needs a release. it is a must. The way he is holding the bow i think it by be set to hight. I havent seen him shoot yet. She just got the bow 2 days ago. Thanks Schooter
08-04-2010, 12:25 AM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Harford County Maryland
Posts: 274
I myself have never taught someone but I would have to disagree with needing a release. Hes 6 yrs old with his first bow. Id let him have fun with it for a little while and show him the basics. IF you try and push him to be a precision archer at 6 hes not gonna want to do it IMO.
08-04-2010, 11:08 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Elkview WV
Posts: 2,369
Get the bow set up for him and just let him shoot until he decides that he wants to take it seriously. The thing that I've found with some kids is the more you try to teach them the more they fight it.
08-04-2010, 11:27 AM
#5
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I would like to know for sure. But I made a bow for my 2.5 year old son. Just to carry around and fling in the ground and air. But I was stopped by a target coach, and who came down on my like a ton of bricks.
He said don't let my son do any serious shooting until after 8 years old. He said there was cases of kids with back issues like scoliosis. Now, in reality, I think he is referring to taking a 5 year old and daily shooting and coaching hundreds of arrows.
Not me taking my son out and letting him flick and arrow in the air.
He said don't let my son do any serious shooting until after 8 years old. He said there was cases of kids with back issues like scoliosis. Now, in reality, I think he is referring to taking a 5 year old and daily shooting and coaching hundreds of arrows.
Not me taking my son out and letting him flick and arrow in the air.
08-04-2010, 03:15 PM
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,745
My Grandson is 5 and I got him started. I started by letting him shoot all he wanted the way he wanted with just some basic instruction on how to draw and release. He stood about five feet from the target. Once he got that down, I showed him how to anchor and aim. He is still way to small for even a youth compound and does not have the strength to be able to draw a bow with enough energy to 'stick' into the target. I just let him have fun for now.
08-04-2010, 03:24 PM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 768
i got my little brother shooting one of those little pully bows you get at walmart for 20 bucks and he shoots with me whenever i do. at first he would stand about 5 feet from the target but then he wanted to start hitting the bullseye. so i started helping him draw and showed him how to aim with out a sight. then i put a little metal nock on the string (like a kisser button basically) to get him to anchor and after some practice, and realizing that he would do better if he didnt pull the bow all the way back he would shoot better. now hes shooting paper plate groups at 10 yrds which i think is great for a 5 year old.
08-04-2010, 03:44 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 179
hey guys,,,,,,hes only 6 if he wants to shoot with bad form let him,,,man he isnt in the olimpics,,,he doesnt need correction he needs nurishing...if he enjoys it let him shoot for a year or two,,if he doesnt loose intrest then help him with form and better equiptment...good lord its better than chaseing anouther bow hunter away...
08-04-2010, 05:38 PM
#9
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Burleson Texas
Posts: 12,560
I would like to know for sure. But I made a bow for my 2.5 year old son. Just to carry around and fling in the ground and air. But I was stopped by a target coach, and who came down on my like a ton of bricks.
He said don't let my son do any serious shooting until after 8 years old. He said there was cases of kids with back issues like scoliosis. Now, in reality, I think he is referring to taking a 5 year old and daily shooting and coaching hundreds of arrows.
Not me taking my son out and letting him flick and arrow in the air.
He said don't let my son do any serious shooting until after 8 years old. He said there was cases of kids with back issues like scoliosis. Now, in reality, I think he is referring to taking a 5 year old and daily shooting and coaching hundreds of arrows.
Not me taking my son out and letting him flick and arrow in the air.
