Archery 101: Your Pathway - Archery 360

ARCHERY 101:
YOUR PATHWAY

The first time you release an arrow and watch it soar through the air is a special moment and it’s very easy to achieve. Below you’ll find guidelines and articles that will show you how to try archery, what you need to get started, and how you can continue learning the sport through classes and programs.

YOUR SIX-STEP PATH TO BECOMING AN ARCHER

TYPES OF BOWS

Recurve bows come in many varieties from traditional recurve bows to Olympic recurves. The “Olympic recurve” is the type of bow Olympians shoot. It’s also the bow of choice for thousands of recreational archers who like a fantastic, challenging discipline.

If you love precision marksmanship, consider a compound bow. They’re capable of incredible accuracy. With lessons, you’ll hit the center regularly. You can shoot compound bows for recreation, competition or bowhunting.

Think of the original bow. it had no sights, no stabilizers, no gadgets, just a sleek design. If that sounds interesting to you, you might be a fan of barebow archery. It's timeless, authentic and tons of fun to shoot. It’s time for you to give it a try!

TYPES OF GEAR

Arrows can be different materials, weight, size and fletching type. You'll also use different arrows for indoor and outdoor targets. The size and weight of your arrows correlates with the distance you're shooting and the size of your bow.

Sights are visual tools that attach to the bow and help you aim at the center the target. There's a pin in the middle of the sight that will line up with the 10-ring on the target. You'll set the sight to match the distance you're shooting.

Stabilizers also attach to the bow, but unlike sights that directly help your aim, stabilizers help balance the weight of the bow as it sits in your hand. Different lengths of stabilizers provide a different counter-balance on the bow.

ABOUT STABILIZERS

TYPES OF COMPETITIONS

TARGET

Probably the most widely seen archery style: traditional blue/red/yellow 10-ring target faces.

FIELD

Targets vary in size & shooting distance. Archers visit different stations through the course.

3D

Targets are designed to look like different animals and have individualized scoring rings.

BAREBOW

Barebow archery doesn't allow the use of any additional gear: sights, release aids or stabilizers.

BOWHUNTING

Restricts competitors to short stabilizers and sights with no magnification.

ABOUT BOWHUNTING