Teach Yourself Archery

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Useful equipments in archery. 3. Skills and techniques of archery. 4. Rules of archery.

"The modern sport of archery, or shooting with a bow, is an adaptation of man\'s traditional use for bow and arrows; that is to defend and feed his faily. The bow is probably man\'s fist invention of a device in which energy can be accumulated slowly, stored temporarily and released suddenly with great speed and accuracy. The invention dates back as many as 30,000 years and up until the sixteenth century, the bow was man\'s constant companion in almost every part of the world.

The present book outlines all the essentials of archery viz., historical background, skills and techniques, and rules. The text are arranged in a lucid form and being written in simple colloquial English.

In this way, the present book has wide scope for the new aspirant learners who wish to develop and sharpen their archery skills, prospective coaches, students and teachers of physical education and sports etc." (jacket)