From a survival tool to sport | The beginning of competitive archery
The bow as a tool for hunting or war has accompanied humanity from its first moments. But when did archery become competitive shooting for fun rather than survival?It all started in 1545 in London when Roger Ashham published his book
The Longbow
The Longbow is a bow that was used by our ancestors in wars for thousands of years. An ancient crossbow found of this type in Denmark was made as early as 9,000 BC and longbows are still used today in
The Mongolian bow
The Mongolian bow is a composite recurve bow built in the traditional way from layers of wood, animal horns and sinews layered together so that the wood or bamboo is at the heart of the bow, the sinews face outwards