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Archery
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Archery
has many different formats. Following, are are
few examples of popular types. |
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| Target
Archery Target
archery is the only form of archery allowed in
the Olympic games and has over a hundred member
nations throughout the world. These nations are
represented by the Fédération Internationale
de Tir à l'Arc (F.I.T.A) which is the international
governing body for the sport.
There
are quite a number of different target archery
rounds, but generally, target archery consists
of archers shooting a fixed number of arrows at
a specified distance. That target is circular
with 10 concentric rings. The inner ring of the
gold scoring 10, to the outer ring of the white
scoring 1. After an end of arrows, usually 3 or
6, all arrows are scored. At the end of the day,
the person with the highest score wins! Simple!
A
wonderful and probably unique aspect of archery
is the opportunity for competitors of any ability
to compete.
A
paraplegic archer won the Gold Medal at the 1982
Commonwealth Games, paraplegic archers also competed
at the 1984 and 1996 Olympic Games alongside the
able-bodied competitors. |
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3D
Archery
One of North America's fastest growing sports,
3D archery consists of shooting a three dimensional
object such as burlap sacks or foam animals. The
shoots can be from unmarked distances and scoring
is dependant on where the arrow strikes the object.
3D Archery was originally developed for hunting
practice, but due to its competitive nature, many
non-hunters have adapted this type of archery.
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| Field
Archery One
of the great attractions in archery is the diversity
of shooting styles, the seemingly endless variations
of equipment and of course the great variety in
courses and targets that can be shot. In all of
these variations there is one single intent and
that is to hit the specific point on the target
that you are aiming at. Like any sport unless
the objective of the sport can be achieved with
some regularity its not much fun. As with any
other sporting pursuit practice is the way to
improvement.
Despite
what the name says, field archery is certainly
not normally shot in a field this is much likely
to be done by Target Archers who typically will
shoot in a flat field. The ideal Field Archery
course will be set in woods with steep slopes
and as variations in ground as can be achieved
safely.
Target Archers typically shoot greater numbers
of arrows from fewer fixed distances. The process
of shooting is tightly controlled by a Field Captain
who will ensure that the arrows are shot within
a specified amount of time and that all the archers
collect their arrows and record their scores together.
Archers are allowed to sit and rest between shooting,
some will have special tents in which they can
shelter from the weather. Target archery demands
very high levels of concentration, with the archers
needing to be fit physically and mentally to achieve
success.
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Flight
Archery
One of the first things any boy
does with a piece of bent bamboo, a string and an
‘arrow' – which is usually another piece
of bamboo, thinner than the first and, with a bit
of selection, straighter – is see how far
he can shoot it. This is Flight archery in its simplest
form.
Flight
is the only form of archery which doesn't involve
a target. Or it has the biggest target (the Earth)
depending on how you look at it.
It
is ironic that this first type of archery for
children has the fewest adherents among adults.
Yet it is Flight archery that is at the cutting
edge. Without Flight, archery generally would
be much poorer. For Flight archery is the ‘Formula
One' of archery.
Like a Grand Prix car, dedicated Flight bows are
not built for the reliability needed for 150 arrow
FITAs, week after week, year after year. The dedicated
Flight bow is built to shoot an arrow as far as
possible – that's it!
The
Flight bow is refined to its ultimate, stressed
to the limit, strings with as few strands as possible
for lightness, and with arrows hand-made for aerodynamic
perfection. It is in Flight archery that tuning
and technique are all-important. To win at Flight
nothing less than perfection is good enough.
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