Mockingjay bow - "hunger games" youth bow

[beetlebailey1977]

Very nice!  Looks like the bow is in good hands.....

[Keenan]

Great looking bow and neat to see an uncoming archer. Congratulations

[swamp monkey]

I just saw the hunger games movie.  It is sure to drum some serious interest in archery!  The lines to get in were unbelievable!

[Keenan]

Right on! Very nice bow.

[coaster500]

Sweet bow!!!  She looks like she can hit what she's lookin at

[Almostpighunter]

It is wonderful to see the passing forward of the tradition 

However, I think you may need to call the producers of the movie and offer to teach the "star" a thing or two before she hurts herself 
I don't know if this has already hit the round table but look at the attached promo pic from the movie. You'd think a major hollywood event would warrant someone at least showing her how to hold the bow  ...or better yet where to nock the arrow on the string  . Or am I just whistling dixie and not familiar with this technique?

[swamp monkey]

I noticed that in the pic too.  her arrow is not centered on the string.  Perhaps a early pic before she got comfortable.  In the movie you really don't see much of that kind of stuff and are able to enjoy. 

Her anchor is lower than I teach folks to use.  That I did notice in the movie.   

All that aside I still think youth will be excited about archery and THAT is good thing because they will come to people like us and not consult the movie!

Enjoy. 

[Youngboyer2(billyf)]

It sorta looks like she is balancing her arrow on her wrist... And with a nocking point like that I feel bad for the bow, i wonder if it's fiberglass or wood, it's so hard to find a movie with a good traditional bow in it

[Almostpighunter]

@swamp monkey: fair enough. It wasn't really supposed to be a "hate" statement. More something to roll our eyes and laugh at. How was the movie btw?

[Prarie Bowyer]

Sweet!  I've heard the books were excelent!

[sleek]

I feel bad for the bow, assuming its a real one, and if it is, also feel for the string slap her wrist is about to receive.... Other than that, I think I would like to contact the producer to find out more about the bow/s in this movie. I would like to know if they are real or just rubber props, what wood are they and who makes them...

[Buckeye Guy]

Things happen during photo shoots that don't normally take place !
Low anchor point to expose a pretty face!
arm gets tired and shaky from holding it up to long!
ECT, ECT ,ECT !!!
Its all good !
Guy

[swamp monkey]

I had high expectations for the movie considering how good the books were.  The movie did not disappoint my high expectations!  If you read the books IMO you will enjoy the movie.

[PaulN/KS]

My 10 year old daughter read the series and is looking forward to the movie. Might go see it today...
From reading some of the "Inside the making of..." stuff it says that the archery coach was an Olympic archer which would explain that chin hold anchor point.

[Postman]

I did read where she had been trained - that pic is so inconsistent with who you actually hold a nocked arrow I wonder if it is an artifact of post-production. Ive seen the same pic with a different backround, too.  Gonna see tons of kids on here getting into archery, I believe!

btw, looks like my anchor - (cross dominance, NOT olympic-style!)