Thirty archers armed with bamboo bows and arrows sit on a platform awaiting instruction. Then they take aim at a straw cylinder 60 feet away. They each have 34 arrows to shoot in four minutes. They ...

It is about as far from the Olympic sport of archery as it can get. The bow is taller than the person shooting it, and, to the uninitiated, it appears lopsided and unbalanced. There are no sights, no ...

Today’s casual archery enthusiast may not realize it, but every time they nock an arrow, they’re taking part in a practice that once helped ensure mankind’s survival. The sport of archery started ages ...

There is something very satisfying about releasing an arrow and watching it fly towards its target. It is very personal, more so than target shooting with firearms. The distance is shorter and your ...

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Halee Asch, of Westminster, notched an arrow on the string of a freshly hewn bow of black locust wood, took a moment to take aim and let fly with an arrow — and, shortly thereafter, with a beginner’s ...

ANKARA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Wearing their old-fashioned Turkish nomadic war outfits with pride, students of a sports club in suburban Ankara tried hard to practice their archery skills as the ...