- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
- A "shooting line" with tape
- A "waiting line" 3 m behind it
A loop of resistance tubing about 1 m long, knotted near each end (yellow, light, for under 10; red for most); a finger sling; a small target face taped to a wall; a mirror if you have one.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Take the stance from Stance and the feel of release (b3), side-on to the paper target.
- The bow hand holds one end of the band; the other hand hooks the band with three fingers.
- Raise both arms, then pull the band back until the drawing hand touches the same spot on your face: the anchor.
- Aim at the paper, squeeze the shoulder blades so the fingers slip off, and hold still for a second.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Stance, side-on to the paper.
- Set the hook: three fingers on the band.
- Raise both arms toward the target.
- Draw to the anchor.
- Aim at the paper.
- Release by squeezing the back; hold still for the follow-through.
- 10 shots. Then hold at the anchor for 15 seconds, rest 30 seconds, 3 times.
How much: 10 shots and 3 holds of 15 seconds
Same spot on the face
Stretch band golf
The rules
In the yard, shoot the band at a tennis ball and count the shots to hit it, over 9 holes.
- Toss a tennis ball 10 to 20 m into the yard: that is the hole
- Each player shoots the band at the ball from the start, with the whole shot sequence
- Walk to where your band landed and shoot again from there
- When your band touches the ball, write down your number of shots
- Play 9 holes, tossing the ball somewhere new each time
Fair play: A younger player's ball is tossed 5 m closer.
- Points
- Each shot counts 1. Your score is the total for 9 holes; fewer is better.
- Fouls
- Penalty shots added to your score: a shot without drawing to the anchor: 1 extra shot; the band pointed at a person: 3 extra shots
- Win
- The fewest shots after 9 holes wins.
- 45
- 36
- 27
10 shots with the same anchor, seen in the mirror; 3 holds of 15 seconds.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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