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понедельник, 5 сентября 2016 г.

Knowing About Archery Hunting Equipment

By Amy Hall


In the historic times, archery is one of the most popular means to hunt and kill wild life animals. People in the historic times are the ones who created the first bow and arrows which are used for archery. They used the most basic materials which are being made available before. It also serves as only means of weapon when they have to fight for war.

There are a variety of archery hunting equipment that can be used. From the historic times, it has evolved through a lot of different constructions already. Many types of bows and arrows are being made and invented for the users to choose from.

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.

This sport is also considered as a unique recreational activity in todays generation. Bowman or commonly called as an archer is one who plays and finds enjoyment in archery. Experts in this kind of sport are called toxophilite.

It is also considered as a competitive sport in this generation. When playing the most popular type for this game, you should aim and hit the target. You will aim and shoot the target from a distance. Shooting for targets also has types which includes cloud shooting. Cloud shooting is when the arrow is being aimed towards the sky and releasing it, letting the arrow land and hit the horizontal target.

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.

Open category is for athletes who are using wheelchairs but are capable standing. W1 category is for those who are in wheelchairs also but are also incapable of walking and even standing. Both categories have been featured in Paralympic Games. The visually impaired category is for athletes who have vision impairment. This type of category has not been featured in Paralympic Games.




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