12 Things You Didn't Know About Archery

It is believed that archery existed over 25000 years ago,this discovery was made in Africa as a result of an arrow head been found there.to see how far in history it went,great men of old like Achilles,Apollo used it,even in myth like Greeks,Roman and Shinto gods were not spared from the use of this great tool that has protected man since the ancient time.

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1.PIGEONS WAS ONCE ARROWED BY ARCHERS DURING OLYMPIC.
When archery was first introduce into the Olympic Games,archers were given the task of shooting down a bird made of plastic tube with feathers on a pole from certain distance.

2.ASIDE FROM THE OCCASIONAL BIRD CATASTROPHE (KIDDING!), ARCHERY IS ONE OF THE SAFEST SPORTS.

According to a credible,not only is it,but also a reliable information from the National Safety Council (NSC).archery is one of the safest sport in the world,its even more than three times safer than golf,even bowling ball does not hold a candle to it in terms of safety.for every 2000 participants only one gets injured.

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3.ARROWS IN COMPETITION FLY ALMOST 3 TIMES FASTER THAN A SPRINTING CHEETAH.

When I found this myself I could not believe it.according to research,an arrow flies at an average speed of 150mph,while cheetah reaches maximum speed at about 60mph.

4. FROM THE SHOOTING LINE, THE OLYMPIC BULL’S-EYE APPEARS AS SMALL AS A THUMBTACK HELD AT ARM’S LENGTH.

The innermost circle of Olympic style 10-ring archery target used by Archers is said to be 12.2cm across,according to the calculation it is actually equal in size to a CD.just imagine yourself aiming at that circle from 70m and above, if it was the size of a CD,what will it look like from a distance of 70m and above,if the actual size of the innermost circle is 12.2cm(CD size),then from a distance of 70m it will be around the size of the cover of a plastic coca cola bottle.This archers or athletes do not have anything to aid or assist them while gunning their target.
5.THE MYSTERY BEHIND THE DESIGN OF THE RECURVE BOW.
At a closer inspection you will notice that the modern Olympic recurve bow looks hi-tech in comparison to other bows,but the design actually dated back over 3500 years(1500BC) it also shows us how industrious how our ancestors where.

6.THE ONLY SPORT WOMEN WERE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN.

During the early times of the Olympic games when it was decided that women could take part in the Olympic 1904 at St.Louis Olympic,archery was the only sport women were allowed to participate in,it was later that there presence in other games was felt.

7.ENGLAND GREATEST VICTORIES.

victory does not mean you conquering a nation,it can mean winning battle or war with minimum casualties.During the battle of crecy which took place in 1346.They killed over 2000 French soldiers and Knights,while they lost 50 men,talk minimum casualties. This great battle was won as a result of the skills of their long-bow men in the art of archery.

8.'ROBIN HOOD' TECHNIGUE

This is what it means,if one arrow hits another and split it or even embeds itself on the same spot as the previous arrow it is known as the Robin Hood techniques, this is mostly achieved by professional Archer, if they can, you also can with practice.

9.ARCHERY IN BC AMERICA

• Archery became known to the Americans by 6000BC and It later after that, horseback form of archery was introduced and pick of by the tribesmen.

10.It was believed by expert that ancient civilization like Greece,Roman,Babylonian,Parthian,Persians,Chinese,Japanese,Morean even the Israelis
11.in 1457 King James II banned golf in Scotland,perseving it as a waste of time when men can better spend their time in practicing or mastering archery skills.

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