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A wide variety of bows are used by club members from the traditional English Longbow to the ultra modern |
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The Traditional English Longbow, made famous in the battles of Agincourt and Crecy is still being shot today, although mostly in a slightly less powerful version. For many years the longbow was the only recreational bow until the advent of the steel bow in the 1940's and 50's which itself was eventually replaced by the Modern Recurve Bow (the Olympic Archers Bow) for use in competition. |
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The Recurve bow was developed in the 1950's and 60's as an alternative to the longbow and quickly became the bow of choice due to it's superior accuracy and power. It's interchangable limbs and separate handle or riser enabled the bow to be engineered to very high tolerances and specifications. Recurve bows today feature extremely accurate sights and stabilisers and together with carbon and aluminium arrows are the bows shot to Olympic and International Standard. |
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The Compound bow was developed as a Hunting Bow in America, over 30 years ago, the Compound Bow is devastatingly accurate and powerful. and has only recently become popular with target archers. Unlike Longbows and Recurves the Compound bow string is often not held with the fingers but in a mechanical release or trigger mechanism. The Compound Bow at present represents the Ultra Hi-Tec end of the Archery Spectrum and is also very popular with disabled Archers. Half the size of the Longbow, the Compound Bow uses Cam Wheels, like a pulley system, to enable the Archer to hold the Bow at full draw for longer period of time, as they allow the draw weight of the bow to drop to between 65% - 85%, which allows for a more precise aiming technique. |
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There are many other forms of bows that some club members collect and shoot. Other bows you may see on the shooting line include Mongolian Curved Bows , One Piece Recurves and American Flatbows. |
