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Monday night archery instruction for anyone interested in learning the bow. Rob Schaefer, an 86-year-old instructor who's been around archery since childhood in New York, leads the program alongside competitive archer John Pfoh.

Rob Schaefer picked up his first bow—a bamboo model from Woolworth's—as a kid. He rediscovered modern archery decades later through a client who owned a sporting goods store, and made teaching the sport his life's work. Schaefer emphasizes accessibility: archery is one of the few sports where proper safety instruction lets almost anyone participate, regardless of age or prior athleticism.

John Pfoh started as one of Schaefer's students three years ago and is now a competitive archer who competes regularly in senior men's leagues.

Schaefer teaches eleven basic rules of archery, with the first four being non-negotiable: "safety, safety, safety, and fun." His approach works for complete beginners—he says that around the 38-minute mark of class, something clicks and students start understanding the fundamentals.

Classes run Monday nights at the Broadview Heights Recreation Center. Sign up at broadview-heights.org.

"A person who has no knowledge, no athleticism, who is sedentary but has decided to try archery... in or around the 38th minute, the light will go on in their heads." — Rob Schaefer