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Jennifer Lawrence is endorsing poor archery technique on the 'Hunger Games' poster

(AP)

(AP)

The popularity of the Hunger Games franchise has led to increased interest in archery, thanks to Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal of the story’s heroine, Katniss Everdeen and her proficiency with a bow and arrow. “It has changed our sport,” USA Archery CEO Denise Parker told Yahoo! Sports.

Though Lawrence’s technique in the film is said to be flawless, one young archer takes issue with how the actress is portrayed on the poster for the newest film, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which opened to record-breaking box office last weekend.

Becky Martin, a 17-year-old British archer who won gold at the World Cadet Championships, noticed that Lawrence has her finger over the arrow in the poster. That could lead to a serious injury liked ripped flesh, Martin told Radio Times.

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Martin also said proper archery technique would have Lawrence closing her mouth when shooting. That leads to better concentration, she said.

The general consensus among archers is that Lawrence’s form is excellent and her portrayal of Everdeen has been great for the sport. The Oscar-winning actress was given 15 one-hour lessons by five-time Olympic archer Khatuna Lorig and picked up the sport with ease.

“Ask any archer and they will tell you she looked just like a top archer,” Lorig told Yahoo.

Plus, if we’re really going to nitpick the movie poster, there are so many other ways to go. Don’t dangle your hair behind the crossbow, for instance. That could lead to some unfortunate tangling. Competing in a ring of fire is also probably a no-no. And as for the film itself, Lawrence’s archery technique looks great, but if Katniss Everdeen ever wanted to compete in the Olympics, she probably shouldn’t be hanging around with Woody Harrelson. Those WADA drug tests can be quite sensitive.

How Jennifer probably feels about all of this:

(Thanks to NBC Olympic Talk for alerting us to this story.)

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