It's not advice that I normally dish out, but to help you focus, imagine your boss on the centre of the board," jokes instructor Himanshu Bhatia as we hold the bow, draw the taut string and aim for the inner golden circle. For better or for worse, the arrow misses the target. After all, archery, like any other sport, requires practice, patience and a clear mind, before everything else.

Get the stance right
We are on the second floor of Khar's Kid's Club, where since April aspiring Hawkeyes have been gathering every Sunday to practise the game. The sessions are helmed by Bhatia, a computer engineer, and Hussein Pitalwala, who runs a furniture setup along with a bow-arrow manufacturing business on the side. Together, they make for a robust team. Interestingly, the duo also taught the sport to actor Sushant Singh Rajput while he was prepping for a role. It's a trivia they don't like to advertise, but end up spilling during a freewheeling chat.