The equipment used in archery has improved significantly since medieval times.  While primitive bows were not very accurate, today’s bows can accurately launch arrows at speeds over 148 miles (240 kilometers) per hour.  Today’s bows are a combination of wood, fiberglass, lightweight metals, and high-technology materials.  Historically from early childhood children were provided with bows according to their height and are taught to shoot.   Today archery thrives as a competitive sport.  Competitive archers have abandoned wooden bows and arrows in favor of new high-performance materials like fiberglass and laminated carbon.   Evolution of Archery

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Sport of Archery
Archery is one of the most interesting of all sports, and one of the most varied. The sport of archery means many things to many people. To the hunter, of course, the sport of archery means tracking the biggest buck through the thickest woods. To the Olympic archery expert, the sport of archery means matching skills with the best archers in the country and the world. Sport of Archery

Compound Bow Details
A compound bow is usually a composite recurve bow coupled with pulleys known as eccentric cams. Compound bows are much more technically sophisticated than the recurve, the bow employing wheels or ‘cams’ at the tip of the limbs.   Compound Bow Details

Archery Shooting – Five Key Components for Accuracy!
There are five key components for accurate archery shooting. The first thing you want to do to maintain accurate archery shooting is to periodically check your bow for proper tuning and your arrows for proper flight. You also want to make sure you number your arrows, so if one of your arrows is consistently out of your normal grouping you can easily determine if it is the same arrow every time. You don’t necessarily have to toss the arrow away because you might just be able to tune it and get it to fly true again. Archery Shooting Tips

History of Bow hunting
The bow was man’s chief weapon down through the ages until the invention of firearms. With the bow, man hunted for food and protected himself from his enemies. The great military nations of the past gained their ascendency through the ability of their archers. Over eight hundred years ago the Mongol horde was turned back into Asia by the long bow. With the advent of firearms, the use of the bow in English warfare rapidly declined, although archery was enjoyed widely as a sport during the middle ages. The Scots today compete for a silver arrow dated 1603. History of Bow hunting

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