Bowhunting is the practice of killing game animals through archery. It has been a normal use of archery for every culture that had bows. The bow hunter may walk along the ground quietly and slowly, looking for game and stalking it carefully in the final approach. Bowhunters often wear camouflage clothing and walk upwind. There [...]

A crossbow is a modified bow and arrow system that was invented by the Chinese as early as 6 B.C. for military use. This weapon did not become popular in Europe until over a thousand years later. A crossbow features a bow that is attached to a stock, allowing it to remain loaded even when [...]

Not many people have archery for passion. But for those who do, they know that the sport takes great discipline and precision. It is a practice and a skill all in itself, with a toxophilite having his carbon express archery equipment his greatest tool for the job. One may have the inkling for archery as [...]

A rangefinder is a device that measures distance from the observer to a specific target, for the purposes of surveying, determining focus in photography, or accurately aiming a weapon. A rangefinder is sometimes referred to as a monoscope since you only use one eye to use a rangefinder just like when you are using a [...]

My son surprised me last week when he said he wanted to take up archery. He wasn’t much of the sporty kid; he does play around with his friends, but most of the time he just likes to stay at home and read his books. Apparently, he had read something about the history of Korea [...]

Archery is a sport that uses a bow drawn by hand and held to shoot arrows. Historically, archery has been used in hunting and battles. Among the things an archer uses is a recurve bow which has tips that curve away from the archer when the bow is unstrung. It is different from other bows [...]

I saw a 30 inch compound bow online, and I showed it to my friend. We have both decided to try something new this summer, and we decided to give archery a try. The local gym is offering lessons for this.
The catch is that we have to have our own equipment. That is fine with [...]

When our school board deliberated on what sport to introduce this year, we decided on archery. That was because we were fortunate enough to have an archer as one of our new faculty members. This sport may not be as popular as our other Gym choices, but we knew we didn’t want to pass this [...]