Practice archery drills improve your form, accuracy and consistency. The drills add fun to practice, and are easy to do with a partner. Keep track of your progress in a notebook. List each drill, the distance from which you shot and your score.
Basic Drill
Use a bow, five arrows and six faces placed randomly on a target. Choose balloons, old envelopes or business cards for faces. Shoot as many targets as possible from 10 yards. Score your progress by giving yourself a point for each target you hit. Increase the difficulty by shooting from further away or using fewer faces.
Subtraction
Use your bow, six arrows, a bull's-eye target, a piece of tape and a partner. Assign points to each ring of the bull's eye. Put a piece of tape on of your arrows. Place a second piece of tape on one of your partner's arrows. Line up and shoot all six arrows; have your partner do the same. Add up your score, but subtract the arrow with the tape from your partner's score.
Grouping
Use a bow, six arrows, a target and a measuring tape. Shoot your arrows into the target from 20 yards. Wrap the measuring tape around the arrow shafts, and record the measurement. Work on grouping your arrows closer together each time you do the drill.
Hit or Miss
Use a bow, five arrows, a target and a piece of paper. Set a standard by shooting your arrows at the paper from 10 yards. If you hit the paper with two out of five arrows, your standard is 2 at 10 yards. Repeat the exercise four times; try to beat your standard.
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