Archery ArticlesTips and information related to archery and shooting.Primitive Archery- July 24, 2006 Little is known of primitive archery. Some authorities date the origin of archery as early as the Aurignacian period, about 25,000 years before the modern era. it is believed that archery has been in existence for over 100,000 years. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, archery's importance as a cultural advance ranks with the development of speed and the art of making fire. Together with fire, the wheel, and speech, archery is considered one of mankind's most important initial...http://www.archery-target.com/primitive-archery.htm Compound Bow Details- July 4, 2006 A compound bow is usually a composite recurve bow coupled with pulleys known as eccentric cams. Compound bows are much more technically sophisticated than the recurve, the bow employing wheels or 'cams' at the tip of the limbs. Compound Bow Detailshttp://www.archery-target.com/compound-bow-details.htm |