What type of bow should I buy for target (sport) archery?
Meaning Olympic archery.
For Olympic style you have to use recurve. The recurves used for this are the take down variety with metal(aluminum) or carbon riser and carbon/wood or carbon/foam limbs.
I do suggest finding a range near you and get some pointers. Many ranges in the US provide beginner level equipment at no charge. This is a great way to get started properly. With Olympic style archery you need to start with very light bows or you will develop bad habits that are very hard to change later on. It can get very costly if you buy your own gear and have to climb up the poundage, most of the archers I train do the climbing with our equipment, then when they’re near their target weight (usually around 40lbs for men and 34lbs for women) they can buy their own stuff.
If you do decide to buy, here’s my advice. Get a nice riser, the riser can stay with you till the end of time. So get one that you like, with risers it’s all pretty much about the feel of the grip and how it behaves after the shot. Some risers like to jump out of your hand, others just roll. One is not better than the other, it’s just about what you prefer. Then of course there’s the look factor, is it available in the color that you like for example. You see, most risers made today will outshoot just about anyone alive.
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Choose the one that suits you Recurve Bow
The recurve bow is the exclusive supplier of the Olympic Games. Recurve name seems to come from the fact that the curve arc again (recurva O). When the arc is stretched, the string touches a part of the arc. The second curve goes against the natural curve of the arch, which gives the recurve higher energy. This extra energy because the curve provides a recurve to give more power than a single arc of the same length. This is handy for archers are eligible to travel to the arc is not so difficult to brush and other diseases whose duration could be more problematic.
The Recurve can vary in length from 48 inches to 70 inches. A typical target bow is approximately 66 inches long. For stability reasons, it is recommended that your Recurve not be less than 58 inches. Choose an arc length depends largely on the duration of your drawing. If the length of your project is less than 28 inches, you should choose an arc between 62 and 66 inches and if its length is to produce more than 28 inches, get an arc ranging from 66 inches to 70 inches.
Well, it's good to know, you say. But how do I solve my extension? The simplest is to measure the length of your arm span and divide the result by 2.5. Ask a friend to help you. Arms outstretched, palms forward. Do not reach by stretching, but keep your arms and turn your palms to face forward. Ask your friend to the point of a the middle finger to the tip of the middle finger of the other. Now divide by 2.5. The result is the length of your drawing.
There are some suggestions to help you learn You're right of their actions. The length of the arm span is almost the same as its height. If you are 5 feet and 6 inches (or 66 inches) in height, which is not its arms will be more or less the same. If your arm span, then the length of your draw is 66 divided by 2.5 or 26.4. When you buy a recurve bow, to see whether the size of the recurve bow is good for you. People in the store shooting arc will have a good idea if you have correctly measured the arm span.
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What type of bow do I need for target practice, only one?
I want to take archery only for recreation. I do not want hunt or go to the Olympics. I want to shoot in my backyard. I am a woman of a little over twenty with an average size, and I hope I can go spending $ 100 or more.
Any type of bow can be used for target shooting, but the recurve is the preferred choice for beginners on a budget adjustment. Look for the Polaris / Bullseye "Take Down" Recurve Samick Sports, "taking down" means that the Members of the arc can be removed for storage or replaced by other members. costs about $ 110 for "adult" model, and comes in a variety of extraction pesos (it is recommended you start with 20-30 pounds of extraction). You can find an archery TradTech http://www.tradtecharchery.com/ Of course, you must pass by arrows arc, which means that spending more money. The good news is that decent (not great, just decent) together arrows should cost less than $ 50. Archery 3Rivers http://www.threeriversarchery.com/ has a little wooden tree "Youth Arrows (Designed for use with low weight rainbow pounds) per dozen 15/half. If you do not want to get your bow and arrows through a page web look in your local telephone directory for the archery store nearest you (try to avoid Cabela's, Gander Mountain, Bass Pro and other sporting goods "stores). If the shop specializes in archery, without all the other" sports "Departments, is a shop in archery. Go ahead and ask them to help you target practice – and make sure you tell them you are a beginner, too. Must be able to help them learn how things well. Now, go out and have a good time. 
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An Overview of Olympic Archery
Archery first appeared as a sport in the Olympic games in Paris in 1904, 1908, and 1920. Because no formal rules were developed for the game, each country developed their own format. The Federation Internationale de Tir a l’Arc (FITA) was founded in 1931 and created standardized rules for competition. At first, there were only individual competitions held, but 1988 team competitions began being held.
There are four different archery events held at the Olympics: Men’s Individual, Women’s Individual, Men’s Team and Women’s Team. Archers used to shoot a double FITA round of 288 total arrows, with the championship decided by the highest total score. In an effort to make the sport more exciting, the format was changed to head-to-head elimination for the top 64 competitors beginning with the 1992 Olympics.
Individual Competition:
The format of the men’s and women’s individual competition is the same and consists of a ranking round followed by the FITA Olympics round.
In the ranking round, archers shoot 72 arrows at a target 70 meters (229 feet, 8 inches) away in 12 ends of six arrows each. A perfect score is 720.
The same set of shots is used to seed teams for the team competitions.
The FITA Olympic round is divided into the elimination round and the finals round.
The 64 competitors, seeded from the ranking round, advance to the elimination round, a single-elimination, head-to-head style of competition (seed No. 64 vs. seed No. 1, 63 vs. 2, etc).
Six ends of three arrows—for a total of 18—are shot at a target 70 meters away with a 40-second time limit per arrow.
Team Competition
The format of the men’s and women’s team competition is the same and consists of the ranking round, followed by the FITA Olympic round.
In the ranking round, archers shoot 72 arrows at a target 70 meters (229 feet, 8 inches) away in 12 ends of six arrows each. A perfect score is 720.
The same set of shots is used to seed competitors in the individual competitions as well.
In the men’s and women’s competitions, the top 16 teams—seeded from the ranking round—are selected using scores from the ranking round.
If there are less than 16 teams, the top teams will be given byes.
Each team consists of three archers.
In all matches in the team event, each team shoots three ends of nine arrows each with each archer on the team shooting one end.
Each of the three archers is required to finish their end within three minutes.
Only one archer of the team shoots at a time.
When the first archer finishes shooting his end, the second archer starts. The third shooter follows the second one.
The arrows are scored and pulled after each team shoots nine arrows.
The winners of each match move to the next round.
The first round or eighth-finals consists of 16 teams on the line shooting in eight matches.
The second round or quarterfinals consists of the eight winning teams shooting at the same time in four matches.
In the semifinal round, the four winning teams meet.
The losers of the semifinals shoot for the bronze medal.
The winners shoot for the gold.
If tied, each archer from each team shoots one arrow.
The closest of the three arrows to the center for each team
will be compared to the closest-to-the-center arrow of the other team to break the tie.
Only one archer from each team shoots at a time.
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What kind of bow would be ideal for target only archery?
I’m looking to get myself a bow purely for shooting targets. Although it’s for the best, it’s a shame one can’t discharge firearms in city limits/boroughs (looove to shoot!). I really don’t need anything fancy. I just need something that isn’t flimsy and can launch an arrow at a good clip, consistently. It doesn’t have to be a moose-mauling big game bow, but I’m a dude. Furthermore, I’m a strong dude who is NOT looking for a toy or Jr. model etc. The catch here, is that I know next to nothing on archery. Yeah, I know different kinds of bows (trad.,recurve, compound, etc.).. and believe Olympic archers use a recurve.
Can somebody suggest something to me that won’t break the bank and is yet a solid performer for marksman purpose? Thanks, arrowheads.
Go to an archery shop to buy your bow. That would be the only way to get one that will fit your particular draw length and draw weight that you can handle. They can also advise you on what to get, based on what you want to use it for.
Currently the best value on the market is the mid range priced Hoyt Turbohawk compound bow.If you are interested in a compound this would be a good one to start out on.
You are going to love the challenge of archery…good luck!
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