WThe Archer's Craft by A. E. Hodgkin is a book on the making and use of traditional English and Welsh bows. The book describes how to make both longbows and short hunting bows and arrows. It also describes hunting with the bow and on its history and place in English culture of the yeoman class and royal mandates. It draws inspiration and often quotes from the 16th century Toxophilus written by Roger Ascham.
WArchery Association of India (AAI) is the national governing body of archery in India. Its headquarters are located in New Delhi, and its current president is Arjun Munda, AAI is a non-profit, government funded organisation affiliated by World Archery Federation (IAF), Asian Archery Federation (AAF) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and recognized by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India.
WThe men's team round event was part of the archery programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics.
WThe women's team round event was part of the archery programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics.
WThe individual fixed large bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Six archers, all from Belgium, competed.
WThe individual fixed small bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Six archers, all from Belgium, competed.
WThe individual moving bird at 28 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Only two archers competed.
WThe individual moving bird at 33 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Only two archers competed.
WThe individual moving bird at 50 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Only two archers competed.
WThe Team fixed large bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. One team of six archers from Belgium competed.
WThe team fixed small bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. One team of six archers from Belgium competed.
WThe team moving bird at 28 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Three teams of eight archers each competed. Every archer had 60 shots, and every shot could earn a maximum of 9 points.
WThe team moving bird at 33 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Two teams of eight archers each competed.
WThe team moving bird at 50 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Two teams of eight archers each competed.
WThe Archery competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
WPara-archery has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1960. Separate individual and team events are held for men and women. Archers are classified according to the extent of their disability, with separate individual events for each of three classes.W1 - Wheelchair and Cerebral Palsy athletes with impairment in all four limbs W2 - Wheelchair users with full arm function. W3 - Standing athletes in Amputee, Les Autres and Cerebral Palsy categories. Some athletes in the standing group will sit on a high stool for support but will still have their feet touching the ground.
WArchery Australia (AA) is the governing body for the sport of archery in Australia.
WThe bullseye or bull's eye has, since 1833, been the name for the center of a target and, by extension, since 1857, has been given to any throw, toss, or shot that hits the center.
WCombat archery, sometimes known as battle archery is a sport similar to dodgeball, paintball or Nerf war played with bows and arrows tipped with foam.
WIn archery, a finger tab or archer tab is a small leather or synthetic patch that protects an archer's fingers from the bowstring. It is strapped or otherwise attached to an archer's hand. In summertime, tabs are far more comfortable than gloves and can more conveniently use thicker material. They are also less expensive and easier to fit, and are the normal finger-protection used with recurve bows.
WThe francs-archers militia were the first attempt at the formation of regular infantry in France. They were created by the ordonnance of Montil-lès-Tours on 28 April 1448, which prescribed that in each parish an archer should be chosen from among the most apt in the use of arms; who was to be exempt from the taille and certain obligations, to practise shooting with the bow on Sundays and feast-days, and to hold himself ready to march fully equipped at the first signal. Under Charles VII the francs-archers distinguished themselves in numerous battles with the English, and assisted the king in driving them from France.
WA gorytos is a type of leather bow-case for a short composite bow used by the Scythians in classical antiquity. They are a combination of bow case and quiver in one, and are worn on the archer's left hip with the opening tilted rearward. Many gorytos were highly decorated, and at least one surviving specimen was determined via SEM examination to be made of human skin.
WThe Guyana Sport Shooting Federation (GSSF) is a Guyanese organization involved in the promotion of several aspects of sport shooting in Guyana, being a member of the following international organizations:World Archery Federation Steel Challenge Shooting Association Amateur Trapshooting Association
WThe Hoyt Ruckus is Hoyt's performance driven youth compound bow. It measures 29.3/4 inches axel to axel. It has a huge range of adjustability with draw lengths going from 18-28 inches at 1 inch increments. This bow can be bought at 10-40 or 20-50 pounds draw weight. The bow itself weighs 2.8 pounds. This bow can be used for hunting or target archery.
WErika Jones is an American archer. She has won gold medals at both major World Archery Federation compound discipline competitions, the World Archery Championships and Archery World Cup, as well as numerous other national, regional and international competitions, including a World Championships cadet title at age 13. She turned professional in 2006 and is a former world number one archer. Jones graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in 2010. Erika Jones holds the current indoor world record of the World Archery 18m round for Compound Women, at 595 points, shot in Nîmes, France on February 26, 2014.
WKabura-ya is a type of arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Kabura-ya were arrows which whistled when shot and were used in ritual archery exchanges before formal medieval battles. The sound was created by a specially carved or perforated bulb of deer horn or wood attached to the tip. In English, these are often called "whistling-bulb arrows", "messenger arrows", or "signal arrows." Kabura literally translates to "turnip", and thus the Japanese term technically means "turnip-shaped arrows." The Chinese xiangjian was quite similar, and until the end of the Warlord Era were commonly used by bandits to announce the gang's approach.
WLeonardo's crossbow is a type of shooting weapon designed by Leonardo da Vinci, whose drawings are in the Codex Atlanticus. Never constructed by its designer, it was instead built to a scale of 1:1, as shown in the ITN documentary Leonardo's Dream Machines, which was aired for the first time in February 2003 by Channel 4. The original idea of Leonardo, as described in the drawings of the Atlantic Codex (1488–1489), was to build a giant crossbow in order to increase the range of the dart. It was used to fire rocks and bombs; it was mostly intimidation based. The bow was made up of thin wood, on 6 wheels, 27 yards across, and made up of 39 separate parts.
WMukkha is the an archery sport. The game is played with a long arrow (ghashay) and a long bow (leenda). The arrow has a saucer shaped metallic plate (tubray) at its distal end. The archers play in teams and attempt to hit a small white wooden target called takai surrounded by a circular ring called kwaara. The target is secured in fresh clay placed at some height a few meters away from the archer.
WNachtegalen Park is a park located in the Antwerp, Belgium municipality of Wilrijk. It served as the archery venue for the 1920 Summer Olympics.
WThe National Archery Association of Thailand is the national governing body for Archery. It is accredited by the World Archery Federation (WA) which is the governing body for the sport of Archery in the world, and the National Olympic Committee of Thailand (NOCT). It founded on 10 November 1970.
WThe Olympic Green Archery Field was one of nine temporary venues for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It hosted the archery events.
WRun archery is a shooting discipline connecting archery with running. It is similar to the sport of biathlon.
WThe Sydney International Archery Park was specially designed for archery during the 2000 Summer Olympics. The stadium is located in Sydney Olympic Park. It was designed by Stutchbury and Pape.
WThe United States competed at the 1933 World Archery Championships in London, Great Britain from 31 July to 5 August 1933.
WGladys Willems is a Belgian compound archer. She has competed at the major World Archery Federation competitions, the World Cup, winning stage medals, and the World Archery Championships, winning a gold medal at the indoor championships. She set a world record of 149 for a 15-arrow round in 2011, a record which stood until broken by Sara Lopez's first ever perfect round of 150 in 2013, and a FITA round world record of 1411 in 2007 in Lausanne. The highest world ranking she has achieved is 4, in 2007.