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How to choose a target bow

It has recently come to my attention that due to the popularity of movies like The Hunger Games and TV shows like Arrow, there has been a significant increase in the number of people wanting to learn the ancient art of archery. So it occurred to me that some of you may appreciate some tips on choosing a target bow. Therefore, in the following article, I will explain the difference between the two different types of target bows, as well as the difference between the three different types of formal archery competition, and provide some tips on how to choose the best bow to use. suit your needs.

So to begin with, let’s examine the difference between the two different types of target bows. First, you have recurve bows like the one used by the character Katniss Everdeen (Jenifer Lawrence) in the movie The Hunger Games and the distinctive difference between a recurve bow and a compound bow is that the recurve bow doesn’t just have limbs that first curve downward. the arc. “belly” of the bow and then towards the “back” of the bow (thus creating a “recurve”), it also lacks the pulleys that a compound bow employs. Therefore, when shooting a recurve bow, the archer must maintain maximum shooting weight at maximum until the arrow is fired. Also, it should be noted that recurve bows commonly weigh less than half the weight of a compound bow and are therefore much more comfortable to carry and hold and generate significantly less noise and recoil. Consequently, some archers find recurve bows much more pleasant to shoot than compound bows. However, because the archer must hold the maximum shooting weight at maximum when shooting a recurve bow, many archers find it difficult to draw and hold recurve bows with shooting weights intended for hunting (50 pounds to 80 pounds) and , therefore, draw weights ranging from 25 pounds. to 35 lbs. They are usually the best option for archery with a recurve bow. Compound bows, on the other hand, employ much shorter and thicker limbs along with off-center pulleys (also known as cams) placed in the center of the tip of each limb, and in more modern compound bows the limbs are positioned nearly parallel each. in the riser. Therefore, when a compound bow is drawn, the archer reaches the maximum shot weight about one-half to two-thirds of the way through the shot length, at which point the maximum shot weight begins to decrease and continues. doing so until the archer reaches the full shot where he then only has about 30 percent of the maximum draw weight. On the other hand, once the compound bow is thrown, the archer must hold and hold steady a bow that weighs twice as much as a recurve bow. Additionally, when the arrow is fired, the archer must hold the bow steady while experiencing a significantly greater recoil than that generated by a recurve bow which tends to negatively affect the accuracy of the shot. But, due to the significantly reduced shot weight on full shot, some archers have a clear preference for compound bows over recurve bows. Then of course there is the matter of arrow speed as, as a general rule, compound bows generate much faster arrow speeds than recurve bows of the same weight due to their shorter and thicker limbs and cams. and therefore also offer a significantly flatter arrow path than recurve bows. But, as I mentioned earlier, increasing the speed of the arrow comes at a price.

Now, let’s examine the difference between the three different types of formal archery competitions. When most archers think of formal archery competitions, they often imagine target archery, which is usually fired in an open field (but also indoors) by several archers lined up on a firing line. and all firing a specified number of arrows (called and “final”) at the same time at their own individual targets consisting of concentric red, blue, and yellow rings placed at a specified distance from the firing line, the largest ring being the that is worth the fewest points and the smallest ring is worth the most points. In this way, the archer who gets the most points wins the competition. Next, we have another popular type of formal archery competition called the Field Archery, which is designed to more closely simulate hunting situations and can also be shot indoors or outdoors. However, it should be noted that while there is very little difference between target archery and field archery when shooting indoors, they differ dramatically when shooting outdoors. In fact, indoor field archery competitions are most often National Archery Association (NFAA) events that are fired at a distance of twenty yards into the faces of targets with three individual targets (also known as Three Points) or five individual targets (also known as Five Points) consisting of multiple concentric rings placed on a single face of the target. However, when field archery is fired outdoors, it is typically fired from a trail through open woods at target butts placed at varying distances from less than 10 yards to a maximum of 80 yards. Additionally, field archers may choose to fire field rounds consisting of a round, black and white target with a black center, hunter rounds consisting of round, all-black targets with thin, white, concentric rings, and a white center. or they can shoot animal rounds consisting of full-color images of various types of animals with concentric rings for scoring. Furthermore, when performing field archery, targets are sometimes placed at marked distances from the firing line while, at other times, they are placed at unmarked distances so that the archer is forced to “estimate” the distance. to the target. Also, when shooting Field Archery, because the archers move along the path as a group and each archer shoots individually, there is considerable time for camaraderie between group members. Lastly, there is a third type of formal archery competition that is very popular with hunters called 3D Archery, which was specifically designed to mimic hunting situations. However, the only real difference between 3D archery competitions and field archery competitions is that instead of shooting at two-dimensional paper targets placed on a flat surface, 3D archers shoot at foam animal targets. Three-dimensional molded to mimic various animal species. Also, as a general rule of thumb, there are three non-concentric rings marked on the surface of the target and then painted to be invisible from more than a few feet away and, as in Target Archery and Field Archery, the largest ring scores the fewer points and the smaller ring scores more. Thus, the archer who accumulates the most points in a round of a certain number of targets wins the competition.

Now the reason it’s important to understand how these competitions differ from each other is because they tend to drastically affect the type of bow you use. For example, because Target Archer is fired more often in open spaces at known distances, Target Archers want a bow that is easy to draw and hold and is silky smooth to shoot so they can get the most accuracy possible. of their shots. and therefore recurve bows with shot weights ranging from 25 pounds. to 35 lbs. they are the most popular among this group of archers. But, although recurve bows generally dominate archery competitions, shooting archers can also use compound bows. However, because both field archers and 3D archers are often required to shoot at unknown distances, arrow speed becomes an important factor because the faster an arrow is fired from a bow, the flatter. your path will be and the flatter it is, the better. able to compensate for slight calculation errors in the distance to the target. Therefore, both field archery and 3D archery are generally classified into divisions such as longbow, recurve bow, compound bow, bare bow, fixed sights, and adjustable sights so that archers with more advanced technology do not compete. directly against those with more primitives. technology. But, it should also be noted that because both field archers and 3D archers shoot more frequently at targets placed at unknown distances, compound bows with fixed sights or adjustable sights tend to dominate these types of competitions.

So as a general rule of thumb, if you decide to shoot with a target bow, recurve bows with a relatively low shooting weight are best, but if you intend to shoot field archery or 3D archery, then compound bows. with as much draft weight as possible. driving comfortably is best. But, it should also be noted that all three types of formal archery competitions can be shot with any type of bow regardless of the weight of the shot and there are divisions that allow archers with similar equipment to compete against each other in the same class. So if you are interested in participating in formal archery competitions, try contacting a local archery shop to see what kinds of competitions are available in your area. So all you have to do is show up, sign in, and shoot!