{"id":22000,"date":"2011-05-31T05:59:25","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T05:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=22000"},"modified":"2011-05-31T05:59:25","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T05:59:25","slug":"archery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=22000","title":{"rendered":"Archery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/stories\/specials\/know-archery.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Archery<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow.<\/li>\n<li>The archers take turns shooting arrows at a fixed target with ten concentric rings colored 2 each white, black, blue, red and yellow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of Archery<\/p>\n<p>Target archery<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indoor distances are 18 m and 25 m. Outdoor distances range from 30 m to 90 m. Competition is divided into ends of 3 or 6 arrows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Field archery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Field archery involves shooting at targets of varying distance, often in rough terrain.<\/li>\n<li>Three common types of rounds are here, hunter, and animal. A round consists of 28 targets in two units of 14 (until the early 60&#8217;s two rounds of 28 were shot for 56 targets).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3D archery<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3D archery is a subset of field archery focusing on shooting at life-size models of game and is popular with hunters.<\/li>\n<li>It is most common to see unmarked distances in 3D archery, as the goal is to accurately recreate a hunting environment for competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flight archery<br \/><\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>In flight archery the aim is to shoot the greatest distance; accuracy or penetrating power are not relevant.<br \/><strong>Ski archery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0An event very similar to the sport of biathlon except a reserve bow is used in place of a gun.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Rules and Regulations<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitions in Archery can either be held indoors or outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>The distances from the shooting line to the target are 18 meters and 25 meters for indoor players.<\/li>\n<li>Outdoor players shoot from distances of 30 meters to 90 meters for senior archers because outside competitions consist of several distances<\/li>\n<li>Junior archers can shoot from closer distances.<\/li>\n<li>The distance used in the Olympic Games is 70 meters.<\/li>\n<li>After the rankings round takes place, 1\/32 Elimination will take place, followed by 1\/16 Elimination, then 1\/8 Elimination.\\<\/li>\n<li>Then the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals then Finals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scoring Patterns<\/p>\n<p>The target face is 122cm in diameter and 70 meters in distance with 5 different colors:<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Inner Yellow -10pts, Outer Yellow &#8211; 9pts<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Inner Red &#8211; 8 pts, Outer Red &#8211; 7pts<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Inner Blue &#8211; 6pts, Outer Blue &#8211; 5 pts<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Inner Black &#8211; 4pts, Outer Black &#8211; 3pts<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Inner White &#8211; 2pts, Outer White &#8211; 1pts<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In each Elimination round, Archers shoot 6 sets of 3 arrows each with a minimum of 1 (excluding miss shots) to a maximum of 10 points.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In the Quarter Finals round, 8 archers shoot 4 sets of 3 arrows.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In the Semi-Final round, 4 archers shoot 4 sets of 3 arrows<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0If a tie exists at the end of 12 arrows in any finals round, one arrow is shot for the win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Equipments <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arrows<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0There are three types of arrows that are commonly used with compound bows<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aluminum, carbon, and a much less common hybrid type that is a carbon cover over an aluminum core. <br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Most archers wear an arm-guard to protect the inside of the bow arm from being hit by the string and prevent clothing from catching the bow string.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Most modern arrows are two-and-a-half to three feet long (75 cm to 90 cm)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fletching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Fletching are found at the back of the arrow and provide a small amount of drag used to stabilize the flight of the arrow.<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They are designed to keep the arrow pointed in the direction of travel by strongly damping down any tendency to pitch or yaw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stabilizers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0This is a general term for various types of weights, usually on rods, mounted on the bow to increase stability i.e. lessen movement on release, thereby increasing accuracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of stabilizer<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Poker Stabilizer<\/li>\n<li>Limb Stabilizers<\/li>\n<li>Counterbalance Stabilizers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The basic elements of a bow are a pair of curved elastic limbs, traditionally made from wood, connected by a string.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limbs<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The elastic qualities of the limbs of a bow provide a wide variety of performance characteristics. Longer limbs typically provide longer draw lengths.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Major Tournaments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olympic Games<\/li>\n<li>World Cup<\/li>\n<li>Commonwealth Games<\/li>\n<li>Asian Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Governing Bodies<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International Field Archery Association<\/li>\n<li>National Field Archery Association<\/li>\n<li>Archery Shooters Association<\/li>\n<li>International Bow hunting Organization<\/li>\n<li>American Crossbow Federation<\/li>\n<li>National Alliance for the Development of Archery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/stories\/specials\/know-archery.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Archery - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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