CORE Archery Education and Range Safety

Question 1

Before an archery lesson begins, a CORE instructor must verify that each student's draw length is correctly set. An improperly long draw length will MOST likely cause:

Accepted Answer

The student to overextend the bow arm, creating a string-slap injury risk and poor accuracy

Answer

If draw length is too long, students hyperextend the bow arm, which rotates the elbow into the string's path. This causes painful string-slap bruising on the forearm and produces wildly inconsistent shots. Correct draw length is a safety prerequisite.

Question 2

On a standard archery range, the command 'ARROW' (or 'Fast!') is used to:

Accepted Answer

Immediately stop all shooting — an emergency situation has occurred on the range

Answer

'Fast!' (or 'ARROW') is the universal range safety command to cease all shooting immediately due to an emergency — someone walking onto the range, a medical situation, or equipment failure. All archers must lower bows and remove arrows from the string at once.

Question 3

When inspecting student arrows before a range session, an instructor finds an arrow with a small crack in the carbon shaft. The correct action is:

Accepted Answer

Remove the arrow from use immediately — cracked carbon arrows can shatter on release and cause serious injury

Answer

A cracked carbon arrow must be removed from service immediately and destroyed. Carbon fiber under tension can fail catastrophically on release, sending sharp shards into the shooter's bow hand, forearm, or face. There is no safe field repair for a cracked carbon shaft.

Question 4

A student consistently shoots arrows that group to the left of the target (for a right-handed archer). Before adjusting the bow sight, the instructor should FIRST check whether the student is:

Accepted Answer

Torquing the grip by gripping the bow handle too tightly with the bow hand

Answer

Consistent left grouping for a right-handed archer most commonly results from torquing — applying lateral pressure to the grip during the shot. This pushes the bow left at the moment of release. It is the most common grip-related form error and should be corrected before adjusting equipment.

Question 5

For an archery program serving students aged 8–10, which bow type is MOST appropriate from both a safety and pedagogical standpoint?

Accepted Answer

A low-draw-weight recurve or longbow (10–15 lbs) sized for the student's draw length

Answer

Young beginners need bows matched to their draw length and physical strength — typically 10–15 lb recurves or longbows. Undersized draw weight prevents fatigue and form breakdown, allows focus on technique, and avoids injury from struggling against equipment they cannot control.

CORE - Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Practice Test

CORE - Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Practice Test

CORE Archery Education and Range Safety