Dear Cupid

Dear Cupid,

You appear to have offered your modelling services to Lidl.  I hope that you will accept some comments on your equipment and technique that will certainly help your success rate.

Equipment

• Arrow tip size : you may find it difficult to get the arrow to stick in the boss
• Fletchings : you should use a different colour for your cock-feather to help with loading. The fletchings are glued in the wrong place - the cock-feather should be perpendicular to the bow string
• Armguard : consider using this useful bit of equipment because bruises are very unsightly, and I think you may take some pride in your appearance.
• Bow sling : if you use the correct grip (see below) then you mind find that your bow ends up half way down the range, perhaps striking other archers on the way
• Tab : your hand position on the string is not bad, but you will soon develop sore fingers if you don't use a tab.

Technique

• Stance : you are clearly not standing at right-angles to the target.
• Arm position : your left arm is much to far forward; it should be in line with your front arm, in the classic T position.
• Shoulders : both of your shoulders are too high
• Head position : your head should be upright looking directly at the target (and not the camera!)
• Bow grip : you are gripping hard, which will cause your arrow to go wayward.  The bow needs to be upright, and not at that jaunty angle.
• Aiming : you will find that closing one eye will help your aim enormously.  If that is difficult for you, consider using an eyepatch.

Dress Code

• White suits are not a good idea - they offer little resistance to rain and are prone to soiling when moving around targets.
• If you are posing for a photograph, I would advise having a shave.  It looks like you have just got out of your cloud.
• Nobody has hair that perfect, although I guess it is OK for the God of Love.

Good luck with the aiming of your Little Arrows.

EmbryonicArcher

With apologies to Lidl who own the rights to this image.  I hope they don't send round the lawyers!