Archery History

With the discovery of gunpowder came the invention of the fire arrow with gunpowder on its tip in the year 989 A.D. (Movement of gunpowder). By the 11th century, explosive bombs filled with gunpowder and fired catapults were introduced and used in China (Gun and gunpowder). Approximately eleven years after the arrow, the Chinese invented the flamethrower (Movement of gunpowder). It soon spread across Europe through trading. Ottoman turks used gunpowder to make their own cannons (Whipps).

The bow and arrow plays a large role in a hunter’s society. Over the years, the advancement of the compound bow has changed the way people hunt. Many people don’t realize that we have our bowhunting pioneers to thank. If it wasn’t for them, Archery wouldn’t exist and we wouldn’t have the opportunity to make advancements to the sport! Traditional bowhunting consisted of using a stick bow, set of arrows, quiver, finger tab, and arm protector. Fred Bear was a bowhunting pioneer and is known as “The Father of Bowhunting” by many. He is the inventor of Bear Archery and one of the reasons bowhunting exists today! Many people in our modern world take things for granted. It is for this reason we should consider

First, the weapons are so very different. I'm sure without me explaining this whatsoever, anybody could note that a bow and a rifle have about as much similarity as a mouse and a lion. However, you can look at these two weapons on a much deeper level. Not only at how they're different, but also how inferior one is too the other--the bow to the rifle. Without debate, the bow is a much less effective weapon because a great bowhunter can shoot 80 yards comfortably; whereas, a great rifle hunter can take 1000 yard shots. A mediocre guy can hop out of his F-150, stumble to the fence, and shoot deer at 200 yards--no problem. So why do people continue to use a bow? This is a hard question to answer, but I believe people continue to use a bow because they want more of a hunt. Some people like a challenge--these people bowhunt.

There are not many activities out there that relax and soothe me quite like shooting my bow. It is not as simple as it sounds though, just pulling on the string, releasing the string, and watching the arrow fly towards your target. There are a number of aspects that must be taken into consideration when trying to shoot a bow and arrow efficiently, this is where we will get into the physics of archery.

Hunting has been ingrained in American history from the Native American tribes and from when the first settlers arrived to the New World. While hunting is not needed for survival in today’s society every year thousands of hunters take to the woods in pursuit of their quarry. While many people think these hunters are all the same there are two main sects that make up the hunting community; gun hunters and bowhunters. While both methods of hunting are similar and share many common points, there are some key differences between the two as well. While bowhunting is more challenging and the less popular of the two methods, and being less popular is often seen as a bad thing, bowhunting’s lack of popularity and increased challenge is what makes it the true pure form of hunting.

They were pretty late invention but the bow and arrow was an ultimate stone age weapon, in some parts of the world they have only been in use for 30,000 years or so. This weapon needed a number of inventions to occur before it could be finalized. First of all they needed very strong tine or string, they needed a sharp stone tool to shape the bow and the arrow and the possession to split very sharp, fine stone for the arrow tips. The skill to capture or kill prey from a distance gave our stone age man a huge advantage.

Bow hunting can be a fun and exiting sport to do. But first you must learn how to do so. There several steps involved becoming a successful bow-hunter. You must have proper equipment, good hunting habitat, and skill with a little technique.

A man's hunting skills and inclinations are fostered early in childhood, often beginning when he is only a toddler. Toy bows and arrows are given to small children at a young age. Stationary

Archery Club Meeting for any 6, 7, and 8 graders: Archery club will be having a meeting at Shattuck Middle School any student interested in learning how to shoot a bow or to those who already know how. You do not need to have any experience or equipment to join; we have different levels and equipment for all participants. We will discuss when the club will meet in the future and hand out a permission slip to be taken home. The meeting will take place in room C57 (Mr. Meyer's room) at Shattuck Middle School on Thursday November 8, 2012 from 3:30 to 4:15. Please make sure a ride will be here to pick you up. See you then, and stay on target with your grades. If you cannot stay for the

The compound bow is a much more advanced bow, however, the fundamentals of it are still the same. The new bow and old bow both have a main shaft, string, and arrow, and the user pulls back on the string to shoot. The main differences are that the compound bow is made up of pulleys and cables/strings. “This mechanical advantage [is used] to throw an arrow faster than a traditional bow” (Randy A.). This makes the modern bow a lot more powerful and effective. Even with its upgrades, the bow hasn’t been able to keep up and the gun has superseded it to become the new long range weapon. “Since the invention of gunpowder, hunters [have] embraced the greatest advancement in the hunting world” (Sam Ott). Gunpowder has enabled humans to increase our hunting range drastically. Before, long range would have been around 100 yards, but with the gun, long range is now hundreds of

bow for various jobs and tasks. There are four different types of bow and all

The Mongols were skilled archers, and horses back riding. They had one composite bow made out of sinew and horn, and were skilled at shooting it while riding there horse. With the bows they had they could shoot as far of a range from more than 350 yards, and their English longbow was only 250 yards. “By

Most warriors rode with a bow. This bow was not as large as the traditional longbow of the English, however it was well equipped for soldiers moving on horseback. The composite bow had the same draw as the longbow, and could consequently send arrows on a trajectory twice as distant

Among these sports, archery was one of the most important one practiced in the middle ages. Not only was it a game, but middle class men were required to practice archery by a law passed in

The history of weapons started centuries ago when cave people initially developed a weapon called a bow and arrow, for hunting purposes. They created this weapon from yew or elm for the bow and the arrow’s shaft, and used animal ligaments, or sinew to add tension to the bow. Archeologists have also found arrow heads made of sharp rocks and angled bones from different types of animals. These artifacts are all over the world displayed beautifully in museums to make new civilization realize the important role weapons have played in daily life.