Archery

Submitted to: Mrs. Riolita L. Cacabelos

Submitted by: Rustom L. Lumanog
Year & Section: 10-Tango
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. The word comes from
the Latin arcus, meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In
modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who practices
archery is typically called an archer, bowman, or toxophilite.

Types of Archery
There are two main types of archery you will encounter in the Trojan Archery Club:
Target Archery and Field Archery.

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Archery, archers shoot at round targets set at specific distances in both indoor and outdoor
settings. Practices in the PED and, eventually, the Rancho locations are examples of Target
Archery. The collegiate competitions we participate in are typically Target Archery
competitions.
In Field Archery, archers shoot at various types of targets, usually pinned on bales,
in challenging outdoor settings. The terrain varies by target and archers tend to shoot in larger
groups.

Styles of Archery

There are three main styles of archery that club members use:
Olympic Recurve, Barebow, and Compound.

Olympic Recurve got its name from its use in the Olympic Games. This style uses a recurve bow,
comprised of a riser and detachable limbs, with additional accessories like sights and stabilizers
to increase precision. Olympic Recurve form follows the National Training System (NTS)
guidelines.

Barebow is exactly as it sounds, a bare recurve bow without the accessories associated with
Olympic Recurve. Some counter weights may be added, but this style primarily relies on
consistent form and a trained eye, rather than on precision instruments. The NTS guidelines are
useful for Barebow, but this style allows for a much more flexible form that “feels right” to the
individual archer. Barebow archers may also consider Traditional style archery, which uses the
longbow, but is not typically considered in collegiate competitions and is not a focus in the club.
Traditional archery is named for its long use throughout history, mainly with bows made from
single pieces of wood.  It is the least precise of the styles.

Compound is the most modern and most precise of the three styles. It involves a different bow
type that uses a cam and pulley system to give a unique “let-off.” The cam and pulley system
reduces the weight of the draw at the let-off point, enabling the archer to spend more time and
less physical effort to aim.

Benefits of Archery

Archery requires focus, strength and determination - whether you’re a performance

athlete or just having a go, archery is great for body and mind. Top archers train daily for many
hours at a time, but even for recreational archers, the health benefits of archery are clear.
Shooting takes concentration, calming your mind as you focus on the target, and can mean that
any worries you have are left aside while at the range. Archery is great physical exercise.
Drawing a bow takes energy, burning calories and toning and strengthening muscles in your
arms and back. Walking to the shooting line and then to the target to collect arrows also burns
energy and means you’ll get your steps in faster than you think. 

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery
https://trojanarchery.com/education/about-archery/#:~:text=There%20are%20three%20main
%20styles,Recurve%2C%20Barebow%2C%20and%20Compound.
https://archerygb.org/about/benefits-of-archery#:~:text=Archery%20is%20great%20physical
%20exercise,in%20faster%20than%20you%20think.