Shooting with a Bow and Arrow

"Back more, back, a little bit more, and now, a little this way, to the left, no, your left, not mine," Liliana waved and gestured and shouted out to Amber and Genie as they moved the two large targets into place so she and Lucianne could practice together, after Liliana had helped her finesse her technique and teach her a little bit about the proper bow to use and the arrows to go with it. In Liliana's mind archery was all about doing, practicing, more than about pure theory.

"Hey, Lili, where did you want these?" Melody asked curiosly as she brought over two large quivers full of arrows to the clearing.

@Emy

Liliana smiled warmly when Lucianne finally showed up. She was on time, as always, and this made Lili smile inwardly. Some things, despite various incarnations, hardly ever charged.

A few weeks into the competition, Liliana had been approached by Lucianne, one of the proctors, for lessons, tips on archery and Liliana, at that moment, had supposed that word of her skills during the challenge with Destra had gotten around and that was why the girl had approached.

However, as they talked, Lili felt she knew her. She had a strong sense of soul, of knowing, and then, almost instantly, Liliana recognised the soul of her former friend. It had been shocking, a surprise really, and one that had left Liliana kind of wishing they had met again somewhat sooner.

"Glad I can help," Liliana said with a grin when Lucianne thanked her and grabbed the tape measure Melody was holding.

"And yes, before we start, I need to find out which bow length is best. We do this by measuring draw length," Liliana explained.

"I actually need you to stand with your arms stretched out at your sides like this, palms up," here Liliana stood and showed her what she meant. "I need to measure your arm span."

"Yes, that's perfect actually," Liliana said as she measured the arm span of Lucianne with her tape measure, called out the measurement to Melody.

"Got it," she said as she looked at the bows they had brought and decided on one that looked very similar to Liliana's own bow.

"Thanks, Melody," Liliana said as she took the bow and presented it to Lucianne.

"Here yo go. We needed to measure your arm span, and divide it by 2.5, for the draw length of the bow, that means how far you can pull it back comfortably to get the best shot," Liliana explained as she ran her hand along the string.

"Let's get you standing correctly, okay?" she said as she showed Lucianne the stance she wanted. "One foot forward a bit, there...that's it," she said encouragingly.

"You do," Liliana stated encouragingly. "Like you were or are a true archer," she said, having the feeling that at one time, Lucianne had been very proficient, and a skillful archer.

"Now, bring the bow up, hold it at almost shoulder height level. Bring it up til it's comfortable, and then pull back on the string using these two fingers - middle and ring only, " she explained holding her hand up and making a pull back gesture.

"No, that's fine," Liliana said, "Some people use that technique as well," now realising that there were other correct wats to draw the arrow back. "It's just not a good idea to use three or four fingers..." she explained.

"Here, now try with an arrow," she said as she passed Lucianne one of the arrows in the quiver near her leg.