Archery
Rebecca Bielat
HPE 324
Archery
The art, practice, or skill of
propelling arrows with the use
of a bow
Invented in late Paleolithic/
Mesolithic Periods
Archery has historically been
used for hunting and combat
In modern times, however, its
main use is that of a
recreational activity
A
Little
Timeline
1934first bow hunting
season in the
U.S., held in the state of Wisconsin
1942-Earl Hoyt, Jr. founded Hoyt
Archery
1970- Compound bows & release aids
make national debut inU.S. National
Archery Competition
1992- Olympic torch is ignited in Spain
using a flaming arrow
1995- Compound bow is included in the
World Target Archery Championship
competition for first time
A Little Bit of
History
About 10,000- 9,000 B.C. arrows were made of pine &
consisted of a mainshaft and 6-8 in long foreshaft with a
flint point
The oldest bows known, so far, come from the
Holmegard Swamp in Denmark
Bows and arrows have been present in Egyptian Culture
since its predynastic origins
In the 1920s professional engineers led the commercial
development of new forms of bows including the
modern recurve and compound bow (These are now
dominant in the modern Western Archery)
What types of
There are
archery
are
there?
many
different
types of
archery
competitions
They are
classified
Modern &
into two
Traditional
descriptions:
Modern
Competitions...
*Bowhunting: Taking game
*Target Archery
*Field Archery: This is the most popular in America
*3D Archery
*Clout Archery
*Crossbow Archery
*Flight Archery & Ski Archery
Traditional
Competitions.....
*Boursalt
*Popinjay (Papingo)
*Roving Marks
*Wand Shoot
*Field Archery is the type of Archery that will be discussed
Field Archery
American Favorite
Target tournaments are the
most common, occurring
indoor and outdoor
Equipment
Technique & Aiming Methods
Rules
Archery Equipment
General Safety Equipment
Venue Support Equipment
Arm Guard
Barriers
Chest Guard
Scoreboards
Finger Protectors
Flags
Quiver arrow straighteners
Speaker System
Grip/arrow pull
Timing Control Equipment
Fletching Jig
Archer Identification
Stringer
Field Glasses
Stringing rig
String Server
Field glasses
Bows:
Recurve
bow:
Relativel
y short
bow,
ends of
limbs
curve
away
from
each
other
Bows & Arrows..
Bows & Arrows
Bows:
Compound:
Has cams
and cables
Holding is
weightless
Used for
target
archery
competitions
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Most common
consist of a
shaft with an
arrowhead
attached to the
front end
Bows & Arrows
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Fletchings & a
nock attached
to the back end
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Shafts: wood,
fiberglass,
aluminum alloy,
carbon fiber,
composite
materials
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Arrowhead:
primary
functional
component
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Fletching: made
from turkey
feathers; either
parabolic(short
feathers in a
The Target
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According to the FIFA Outdoor
Target Face....
122cm face with 122cm
diameter
80cm face with 80cm diameter
Center of target face(A.K.A.
“Pinhole) is indicated by small
“x”
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Target
Cont’d....122cm 80
Divideddiameter
into 5 concentric color
zones arranged from the
center outwards: *A lil’ note to
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Gold(Yellow)
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Red
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Yellow
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Light Blue
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Black
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White
KNOW
Each color is
divided by a
thin line into
two zones of
equal width,
thus making 10
scoring zones
of equal width
when
measured from
center of gold
122cm 80cm
Diameter
Scoring Colo
Pantone
Value
10
9
8
7
6
rs
Scale
Yello 107 U
w
Yello 107 U
w
Red
032 U
Red
032 U
L.Blu 306 U
e
General Technique
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Field archery shots are
often made uphill or
downhill
The archer stands erect,
forming a “T”
Trapezius muscles are
used to pull the arrow to
anchor point
Arrow is typically
released by relaxing the
fingers of the drawing
hand
Keep the drawing arm
rigid, along with a sturdy
back
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Some Common
The score
depends
upon
Rules
where the arrow lands on the
target
The highest score, 10, is
achieved by shooting an arrow
into the center
Missing=0
The smaller inner 10-ring is
used in compound events
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Shooting will be done in one
direction only
Athletes may not raise the
bow arm until the signal to
start shooting is given
Shoot from a standing position
without support, with one foot
on each side of the shooting
line or with both feet on the
shooting line
Under no circumstances may
an arrow be reshot
Rules Continued
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No athlete may draw their ow,
with or without an arrow,
except when standing on the
shooting line
When drawing back the string
of the bow, and athlete must
not use any technique which
could allow the arrow, if
accidentally released, fly
beyond a safety zone or
safety arrangements
There is a time limit to shoot
Rules Continued
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Facility
For recurve(olympic) & Compound
divisions,
held at 25 or 18m; shoot 60
Requirements
arrows at a 60cm diameter target face;
Can be indoor or outdoor
all ranges must meet or exceed FITA
&NAA specifications
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Waiting line will be marked at least 5m
behind shooting line
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Each target butt is set up at an angle 1015 degrees from vertical, but a line of
target butts will be set up all at the same
angle
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Lines extending at right angles from the
shooting line to target line will make
lanes to contain 1,2, or 3 butts
Types of Archery
Facilities
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Local Club or Recreation
Department Facilities
Community Archery Facilities
Archery Centers
Archery Center of Excellence
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Resources
www.mrfizzix.com/archery/intro.html
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/archery
www.strictlybowhunting.com/Anovoliss
ue-history_of_archery.htm
www.esdf.org/archeryfacilities/foundation-archery-centercritical
www.library.thinkquest.org/27480/arch
_rules.htm
www.archery.org