Archery Equipment

Archery bows have a long history, both as an ancient weapon that was used for hunting and for fighting opposing armies. Archery equipment played a vital role in shaping civilisation, as the bow was once a powerful weapon of civilizations of Egypt, India, Greece, Persia and many other countries.

Archery Equipment

Old archery equipment like bone and stone arrow heads have been discovered by archaeologists throughout the world. Earlier bows and arrows were crude and inaccurate, however with time and innovation, the archery equipment became deadly effective on the battle fields. In the hands of a capable bow hunter, much food was brought back.

Modern Archery Equipment

Today archery is mostly confined to recreation sport like target archery and bow hunting. The archery equipment is high tech, being made of different composite materials for strength speed and accuracy. The modern longbows, crossbows and recurve bows are more powerful than ever before.

The compound bow of today, looks like a space age contraption, with cables and cams, giving it tremendous speed and flatter arrow trajectory. The amount of tension that an archer has to hold while aiming is also significantly reduced with the high tech design, this makes aiming easier as well.

Today arrows are made out of aluminium alloy, carbon fibre and fibreglass. Some are a mixture of materials to gain strength for impacting the targets and lighter weight for speed. The wood arrow is still popular with traditional archers and also is more economical for the beginner.

There are a wide variety of different arrow heads on the market. Field points, judo heads, broad heads for hunting and target points are just some of the arrow heads that are available, the correct point for the situation will save a lot of ruined targets or lost arrows.

Without the rear fletching or vanes on the arrow it would tumble when released. The fletching is generally made of plastic or feathers and it helps stabilize the trajectory of the arrow. The nock at the very end of the arrow helps secure it temporally to the bow string, until fired.

Other archery equipment that helps the archer become more efficient with the bow, are items like bow sights, arrow rests, stabilizers. Other essential archery equipment like shooting gloves, archery release aids or tabs, arm guards and archery quivers can make archery easier.

Archery equipment is something that you can build up over time as you might need it, such as an arrow jig for making arrows or 3d archery targets. While you can certainly go bow hunting or target shooting with minimal gear, the right quality archery equipment will make archery even more enjoyable and fun.

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Archery Arrows

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Archery Supplies

◦	3D Archery Target
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