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Archery: From History to Modern Sport

The document provides a history of archery from its origins over 20,000 years ago to modern day. It discusses how early bows were made of single pieces of wood and how archery evolved as a weapon used in ancient Egypt and medieval battles. It then outlines how archery became an Olympic sport in the early 1900s and how new materials like carbon fiber have advanced the sport. The document concludes with sections on proper form, technique, and safety guidelines for shooting archery today.

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Archery: From History to Modern Sport

The document provides a history of archery from its origins over 20,000 years ago to modern day. It discusses how early bows were made of single pieces of wood and how archery evolved as a weapon used in ancient Egypt and medieval battles. It then outlines how archery became an Olympic sport in the early 1900s and how new materials like carbon fiber have advanced the sport. The document concludes with sections on proper form, technique, and safety guidelines for shooting archery today.

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History of Archery

By Dhanisha Ratilal & Sagan Mutti


Early History

❖ Early bows were self bows


➢ Made of a single piece of wood, rather than the design of bows later prefered, multiple pieces
of wood glued together
❖ The sport of archery is about 20,000 years old
❖ Around 3500 bc, the ancient egyptians established the bow as a weapon
❖ Bows were used in battle
Later History

❖ The Civil War used the bow and arrow as a main weapon
❖ The English adopted the bow as their major weapon
➢ They improved the bow to create a more stable and better designed weapon
What was Archery used for?

❖ The bow and arrow was used for hunting


➢ So humans could survive
❖ Used in battles and wars as a main weapon
❖ Now played as a sport in the olympics and by anyone
Olympics

❖ Archery became an official olympic sport in the 1900’s at the Paris world Olympics
❖ Archery became a less popular sport in the 1920’s
❖ It was only held as an event if it was popular in the hosting country that year
Archery Today

❖ New materials such as carbon have led to a lighter and faster moving arrow
❖ In order to shoot with great accuracy, archers use modern equipment
❖ Thousands of people use archery today as a great way to spend time while playing a
sport
➢ It is played by any age, gender, and anyone with disabilities
Form

❖ Stance
➢ Position your side toward the target and align your feet to keep weight even
➢ Stand straight and square to target
➢ Nock arrow against the nock locator and keep index feather towards
❖ Draw, Anchor, and Aim
➢ Set bow hand, then draw hand and place one finger above and two fingers below
the arrow
➢ Raise bow towards arrow and rotate bow elbow down
➢ Relax hand and draw hand flat and move draw elbow down
➢ Align string and arrow shaft and level bow and tighten back muscles
➢ Maintain relaxed bow and draw hands and count to 3
❖ Release and Follow-Through
➢ Relax the draw hand to release string and draw elbow pulls back on release string
➢ Draw hand finishes over rear shoulder
Shooting Safety

❖ Want to make sure that equipements fit properly


➢ If it isn't it can be dangerous to you and others around you because t can cause you to shoot
unsafely
➢ Make sure that the equipment isn't broken
❖ Check clothing/accessories
➢ If anything can get in your hands while making the shot it can be dangerous
❖ Make sure that you are paying attention when you have the archery equipment in your
hands

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