Thursday, 8 September 2016

Bows And Arrows As Archery Hunting Equipment

By Amy Hall


Archery is commonly known before as a means of hunting and combat in the old times. It was first made by the ancient people by the use of some basic materials and is used for hunting wide life animals. It was also considered as a weapon for war in the historic times.

Creators have already made reconstruction on this kind of equipment. This is for those people, called archers, who have great passion to this kind sport. And that is why a variety of archery hunting equipment types, forms, and designs are being made.

Common types of bows that are used includes recurve, compound, and the longbow. Recurve bows fits to those who just started to play the game because it is very easy to use. A compound bow is similar to the recurve but may differ with the string that is used. The most popular bow that is being used is the longbow. Longbows are difficult to aim and fire.

Arrows used has three different types, namely the carbon, aluminum, and wood. Carbon arrows are not firm and are very light, and are also considered as a dangerous type of arrow if it not being used properly because it contains carbon fibers and it might break when fired. Aluminum arrow is a bit heavy compared to carbon and it is a bit firmer. Wooden arrow is referred to as the most basic that is being used in history and it is commonly used with longbows.

Nowadays, this is considered as a unique sport and unique recreational activity. People who play this game are called the archers. And the experts about this game is called a toxophilite.

It is also being counted as one of the most competitive sport in this time. And the most known type for this sport is shooting a certain target. To play this is by aiming and hitting a target from various distances. There are three ways in shooting a target, first is clout shooting. In this way, the arrow is aimed higher and lands at a horizontal target when released.

Another way is roving marks, in which archers shoot a new target from the area or location of the previous target. Roving marks way of shooting is said to be the oldest way of shooting. And lastly is the butt shooting wherein butts, mounds of earth, are being used as a target.

Athletes with abnormalities can also play this kind of sport and this is called as the para archery. They are categorized into three classifications. These are W1, open, and the visually impaired classification.

Two of these categories, namely the open and W1 categories, are featured in the Paralympic Games, an olympic for persons with disabilities. Athletes that are in wheelchairs but have the capability to stand up, they will be classified in the open category. While in W1 category, athletes being classified here are using wheelchairs but dos not have the capability of standing. The last category is the visually impaired category in which persons with visual problems are classified here. It is the only category which is not featured in the olympic.




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