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In order for man to survive during the
early years, he created tools not just to hunt for food but also as weapons
for protection and warfare. The bow and arrow is among them. All throughout
the history of Man, archery played a significant role. And as time goes by,
archery has become more like a sport or for recreational purposes rather
than a way of living.
Studies show that Man first used the bow
and arrow for hunting more than 5,000 years ago. It was during that time
when Man began to learn traditional archery. Later on during the “Medieval
Period”, the traditional form of archery was used in almost every battle,
war and conflict all over the world.
The traditional form of archery these days
is just not for warfare, but for sports and recreational purposes. The
competitive form of traditional archery is slowing fading out because of the
modern archery equipments that are now used on almost all types of archery
competition. Unlike the traditional archery wherein the archer would only
use the bow and arrow, modern archery use more sophisticated and “state of
the art” gears and equipments. The modern archery is a lot more accurate
than that of a traditional one.
Traditional forms of archery are mostly
practiced by individual who like to hunt games using traditional archery
equipments. Although bow hunting is considered as a traditional form of
archery, it also uses several modern gears and equipments such as protective
equipments and gears such as arm guards (also called “bracers”), chest
guards, gloves and the likes. These types of protective equipments not only
provide protection but also help the archer improve his or her accuracy.
Although modern and traditional form of
archery may have some differences, they also share some similarities. Their
main similarities are the bow and arrow. Even though modern archery
equipments are more efficient the fundamentals are still the same (which is
hitting the target as accurate as you can).
Whatever form it may be (be it traditional
form or modern form of archery) it is still one of the oldest types of sports.
During its course in history it was not used as a sport but as a
weapon. The basics of traditional archery have improved because of the
innovations of technology. And because of that, the traditional form of
archery will never fade out; rather it would just further improve.
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