After the first archer advances his horse, he says a Shinto ritual prayer and then takes out a chukei (a sort of fan) to perform 'ogihaki (motions with the chukei)', the archer starts his gallop and throws the chukei high and forward and hits the first target, then trying to catch the chukei.
一番の射手がまずウマをすすめて立ち出、祝詞を奏し、おわって中啓を出し、扇捌きをなし、そのままウマを馳せ出し、中啓を前方にたかく投げ揚げ、取りかけて一の的を射る。