Archery has ancient origins. Archery bows can be made from a variety of woods without modern tools and innovations. Some woods can be made into bows very easily, while others require certain steps for them to become usable bows. Bows can be made from a single piece of wood, or they can be compounded out of multiple woods, or even wood and other materials.
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Many archers use a mechanical bowstring release, rather than finger tabs or a glove to draw a bowstring. Ergonomically shaped to fit the hand, the release contains a small latch actuated by a trigger on the handle. While the la...
Archery dates back hundreds of years when bows were used during battle. Some of the first bows were developed by the Egyptians and were made from wood, animal horn, sinew and glue. Since that early wooden bow, recurve bows, lon...
Archery bows have come a long way from the wood-and-twine creations of early hunters. Bows are available in a variety of space-age materials and styles, depending on whether you are interested in simple target practice, sport h...
The twang of a bow string can prove unfortunate when bow hunting. Prey animals are alert to unusual noises that trigger a flight response, often resulting in a missed shot. While several options for silencing bow strings are av...
As a result, Bear Archery was created and began to manufacture various bows, including the Instinct compound bow. According to Scott Alread, archery product manager for Bear Archery, the Instinct compound bows combine cam and l...
Bow sights are available in a variety of styles to match the individual requirements of the archer. One of the most popular bow sights for treestand bow hunters is the pendulum sight, designed to automatically compensate for el...
Bowtech has been manufacturing archery products since 2000 and through the years has released new products that have revolutionized the industry. With a variety of archery bows and high-end accessories, Bowtech gives you severa...
Founded in 1984 by Robert Errett, Parker Compound Bows is a company that focuses on archery equipment, including bows and crossbows. Parker produces several models of compound bows, each with its own features and specifications...
During the early days of archery, bow strings were made from sinew, rawhide or animal parts. As the technology of bows evolved, so did the materials used for the bow strings. Having the proper bow string for a particular bow ca...
Bow sights are designed to serve as an aiming tool for archers. Using a system of fiber optic pins inside a sight housing attached to the bow, archers aim the target with the corresponding pin. Sights come in a variety of sizes...
Recurve bows are characterized by tips of the limbs curving back toward the bow. Originally designed for instinctive shooting, recurve bows have advanced with technology, design and lightweight materials. Two of the major bow m...
Though many forms of the sport are promoted by the National Archery Association, including target, field and ski archery, the fundamentals of aiming the bow at a target remain the same.
Archery has progressed over thousands of years, with recent technological advancements in materials, design and construction. Bows come in a variety of shapes and sizes, such as crossbows, recurve bows, compound bows and longbo...
Bow sights, first introduced in 1937, are designed to give the shooter a point of reference while shooting targets at various distances. Nearly 33 years later, the compound bow made its debut to revolutionize the archery indust...
Traditional archery used simplified bows and arrows to instinctively shoot at the target. But archery was revolutionized in 1970 when compound bows and release aids were introduced. Sights consisting of one or more pins made fr...
Browning Archery--licensed by the legendary firearms manufacturers at Browning--offers a range of youth bows, including the Micro Midas 4, a compound bow. The Micro Midas 4 is the 2007 upgrade in the Micro Midas series of bows....
The right archery bow for each archer is as unique as the individual. For peak performance, a bow should be chosen carefully to match the shooter's strength, size, draw length, and whether they are left or right-handed. Taking ...
Using proper drawing technique in archery allows an archer to obtain a maximum amount of force and accuracy from the arrow while exerting a minimal amount of force on the body. Australia's national body for archery, Archery Aus...
When most people imagine a traditional archery bow, they imagine the longbow associated with Robin Hood and England of the Middle Ages. While the bow and arrow have been used in varying forms throughout human history and across...
The crossbow is a hybrid weapon. You load, aim and fire it much like a rifle, but the projectile it shoots is an arrow rather than a bullet. Every state except Oregon allows hunting with crossbows by at least some hunters.
The sport of archery has its roots in ancient history as various cultures around the world have used the bow and arrow to hunt game or as a weapon in times of war. Bows come in different shapes and sizes, with most modern arche...
Compound bows decrease the amount of force necessary to propel an arrow long distances at high speeds. Manufacturers of compound bows do not design bows specifically for women; however, the size of the archer plays an important...
Bows have been used since antiquity for hunting and as weapons of war. Early bows were made of wood or, in some cultures, combinations of materials such as bamboo, animal horn and sinew. Some modern archers favor bows designed ...
The archery bow is one of man's oldest weapons. It projects it's ammunition utilizing the elasticity tension created by drawing the bowstring back and releasing. Early arrows were often fired from an atlatl, a notched stick all...
They help you aim your arrow by allowing you to adjust targeting pins to known ranges. There are a wide variety of bow sights on the market. Cobra is a company that sells archery accessories and it offers many different bow sig...
Bows have evolved quite a lot since their invention, but the mechanics associated with propelling an arrow have not changed much. Traditional bows use styles that mimic the primitive designs of the past, while modern compounds ...
Archery is both a sport and a means of survival, allowing you to hunt for food and fend off enemies. Archery bows are among the older weapons known and among the more convenient, as they can be built for varying levels of stren...
The bow is braced for use by a single bowstring attached directly between the two string nocks only. In operation, it is held in one hand by the handle riser while the fingers of the other hand draw, hold back and release the s...
A recurve bow and a longbow are similar in that both are fairly simple, consisting only of the bow and its string. Neither bow comes with the complicated system of pulleys and counterweights in a compound bow. A recurve bow loo...
But as technology advanced, archery became less used for food and protection and more used for sports and games. The equipment utilized in archery has also become more advanced, allowing you to use different types of bows and s...
Archers of all ages and skill levels use bows to shoot arrows at distant targets. Several different types of archery bows are available to suit the needs of recreational users, hunters and professional sportsmen. Choose a bow t...
The influence of outside factors on accuracy, such as the wind and short trajectories, make archery a very difficult proposition that requires a great deal of training and practice. The basic "bent stick" bow, despite its primi...
While many contemporary archers prefer the science and physics involved in modern archery equipment, very little can beat the simplicity of the traditional longbow. Many cultures throughout history have used some form of bow-an...
According to the U.K.'s National Health Service, archery as a hunting discipline dates back as far as 50,000 BC. Now considered a popular sporting event, although still used for hunting as well, archery attracts entire families...
Archery bows have been around for centuries. Originally, the archery bows were made from one or two materials with simple construction. But as time went by, technology and lightweight materials led to the development of differe...
With a variety of archery bows and uses, archery is a sport that can be a lifelong activity. The different archery bows have the ability to shoot arrows at speeds from 170 feet per second to more than 300 feet per second, with ...
Shooting a bow requires concentration and discipline to achieve accuracy. Over time, archery has seen a number of technological advancements that aid in the ability to shoot. One of these advancements came in 1970, when release...
Making archery bows begins with choosing a piece of dry wood that is about 1 m in length and free of knots and twists. The wood is cleaned if necessary with a brush or steel wool. Depending on the specific bow specifications, t...
Archery is a sport for children to learn and enjoy. Even the youngest of children can start off with a toy bow and arrow set, one with safe rubber or suction cup-tipped arrows. By the time young archers reach the age of 8 or so...
