Archery History

Archaeological findings show that the bow and arrowArchery has a long history as a sport, and the
has been around for at least 20,000 years. FindingsScottish club Kilwinning Archers was formed in 1483
of stone arrow heads in Africa indicate that the bowand thus one of the oldest sports clubs in the world.
was invented there possibly as early as 50,000 BC.Archery was an event at the Olympic Games in
The bow is considered to be the first machine1900, 1904, 1908 and 1920. The International Archery
constructed by humans that could store energy. TheFederation - FITA was founded in 1931 and the first
principle has always been the same, the archerWorld Championships took place the same year.
transfers his muscle energy into the bow with help ofDuring the 1940s international archery began to grow.
the string and then the bowstring passes on theTarget Archery is since 1972 again a game in the
power to the arrow and gives it a tremendousOlympics. Archery can be practiced in many forms,
speed. The impact of an arrow is lethal to any praybut the most common styles beside Target Archery
or enemy.is Field Archery and 3-D Archery. Flight shooting is
The bow has been a popular weapon in warfare foranother branch of the sport and it exits on shooting
thousands of years. The Egyptians used the bowan arrow as long as possible. A more rare style of
against the Persians 5,000 BC.the sport is Clout Archery. The target is on the
Skilled archers has been a valuable asset for manyground and the distance is 165 meters for men and
Kings through history, and as a hilarious example of125 meters for women.
that is James II, King of England who in 1457 ADPer Graeve has been an archer for more than 30
stated that football and golf took to much time fromyears.
archery practice and therefore should be banned!