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    SHOOTING WITH CURVES

    May 23, 2019 5 minutes

    This article is intended for everyone, but just a warning before we start: a great deal of it will be talking about boobs. When I started learning about archery, I was fortunate to have a community of mentors and coaches to help get me going. Yet it took me a few years to really feel comfortable with the sport – and I have several female peers to thank for that.

    There wasn’t just a learning curve for the equipment or tournament rules; there were several literal curves to deal with. My curves, specifically. My breasts affected everything from shooting stance to string interference. My chest was an obstacle, but only because I hadn’t figured out how to deal with it – and neither had my coaches.

    Like most sports, archery is still largely designed and taught from a

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