Development of the Visualization Device of the Shooting Form Trace in the Basic Exercise of the Archery through Creative Engineering Practice

Abstract

There is a movement of the shooting form to have a big influence on a score for archery. It is sport required to continue reproducing the same shooting form for giving high scores. Stabilization of the shooting form is usually accomplished by repeated practices of the instruction of the coach. However, it is unusual to see a special coach in high school extracurricular activities. Therefore we suggested the use of engineering technique to improve archery competence. We devised an electronic sight device which assisted the form construction and confirmed the effectiveness. From this result, we recognized the importance of keeping a fixed angle of the bow arm. In this study, we developed the device which visualized the trace of the bow arm by using the physical computing. By this device, an archer can recognize the habit of his form visually. With the devices which we developed, we suggest three phases of exercise methods.