Patent ID: 8079942

Claim:
A method of training for archery, comprising the steps of: providing an archery training device, the training device including; i) a support having a longitudinal axis and a midpoint, a plurality of pairs of apertures formed therein and being equally divided about the midpoint, the pairs of apertures being linearly aligned along and parallel to the axial direction of the support; ii) a gripping member mounted substantially centrally about the support; and iii) a plurality of elastic members, each of the elastic members having opposed first and second free ends respectively received within one of the pairs of apertures thereby defining different lengths of linearly aligned elastic members, the first and second ends of the plurality of elastic members being secured to the support at their respective apertures, each of the elastic members having a spring constant associated therewith, wherein at least one of the elastic members has a unique spring constant associated therewith; grasping the support with one of a user's hands; grasping a selected number of the plurality of elastic members with the other hand; and pulling the grasped plurality of elastic members toward the user's torso while maintaining the support in a substantially vertical orientation.