The History of Archery

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The History of Archery
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Two Main Uses

• Food

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Food

• Allowed people to reach fast or large game
  previously unattainable
  
• This ability enabled bigger kills and fed larger
  populations as a result

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Food

• Marksmanship was very important
• Skills were developed and honed by practicing
  with blunt tips, and thus began the sport
  

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Two Main Uses

• War

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War

• Used for hundreds of years until firearms and
  gunpowder made archery obsolete.

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Target

• Arrows that pass completely through the face of
  the target, or bounce off it, score 5 points no
  matter where they hit.
  

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Target

• From the gold outward circle worth 9 points, the
  other circles are red (7), blue (5), black (3),
  and white (1).

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Equipment

• Most commonly used wood products are yew,
  lemonwood, Osage, sassafras, and hickory.
  Recently, fiberglass has proven to work the most
  consistently.

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Equipment

• The best woods for arrows are cedar, pine,
  Douglas fir, and spruce. Aluminum arrows are
  expensive and also work well.