Archery historyHOW ARCHERY DEVELOPED The 1st organized competition in archery
was held at Finsbury, England in 1583 and attracted Three thousand
competitors. The 1st international competitions in archery began with
matches between France and England during the 1900's featuring both target
and flight distance shooting.
In the USA, archery was practiced almost entirely by Native Americans until 1828 when the United Bowmen of Philadelphia was created by Titian Ramsey Peale. Peale studied Plains Indians as an artist, he developed his archery skills from them and became enthusiastic about the sport and started the club with friends. The club disbanded in 1859, but was reformed after the Civil War by Maurice and Will Thompson. Since they weren’t allowed to own firearms because they had been confederate soldiers, they took up bow and arrow in Florida. In 1878 Maurice wrote The Witchery of Archery, which inspired the formation of more than 20 archery clubs in that year.
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Today, archery is still practiced around
the world. Archery has been an Olympic sport, on and off since 1900, the
sport has grown in popularity over the years. Although the technology has
advanced the equipment and the rules have changed somewhat over the years,
the sport of archery has been essentially the same. Bow hunting has also recently gained popularity as both a tool for controlling game populations and a way that sportsman can spend more time outdoors. With this new interest in hunting with a bow and arrow, 3-D archery has introduced many new people to the sport of archery. |
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