Archery

SUMMARY - A description of the Archery program at Timberlake's summer camp for boys.

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IMAGE - Photograph of a camper preparing to shoot his bow.

IMAGE CAPTION - Steady aim, patience and practice add up to a bullseye.

IMAGE - Location of Archery Range on camp map.

IMAGE CAPTION - The Archery Range is just below Windy Hill.

The "sport of the ancients" has long been one of our most popular activities. Using traditional recurve bows, our boys begin shooting at 15 yards, but often find on their first day that it is a little more difficult than expected. However, after some one on one instruction campers quickly find themselves moving through the American Archery Association badges as they progress to 20, 30, 40 and finally 50 yards.

They have had experiences that reshape their personalities for a lifetime. My boys went to camp as kids and came back as really neat young men. Asheville, North Carolina

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IMAGE - A camper bends his bow as a staff member looks over his shoulder.

As a whole target sports teach something that is difficult to learn anywhere else. Quiet concentration and calculated adjustments are interrupted by the thrill of hearing the arrow slap the target. In this boys see the immediate result of their focused attention to detail and are often struck by how quickly well heeded instruction can produce results.

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