| Archery Enthusiasts will tell you that you have to | | | | sport has great appeal for those who like to |
| be a special kind of person to take up archery. | | | | compete, but aren't necessarily as interested in |
| After all, it would seem to be going against the | | | | risking injury or a serious sweat in more physically |
| grain to learn to use a weapon that has been | | | | intensive activities. |
| rendered obsolete by the use of modern day | | | | 4. Several options to choose from to match your |
| guns and technology. However, if you look closer, | | | | own competitive desires and interests. Archery |
| you will find that archery offers a great deal that | | | | enthusiasts can take up target archery, archery |
| other sports simply lack in comparison. Although | | | | hunting, field archery, or even bowfishing. Target |
| the individual reasons someone likes Archery may | | | | archery allows you to shoot at bulls-eye targets |
| vary, almost everywhere agrees with the | | | | and possibly compete in contests with other |
| following five benefits: | | | | archers. Archery hunting allows you the chance to |
| 1. It is something novel and original. With so many | | | | take down a big buck or bear with a bow. Field |
| hobbies and activities to choose from, archery | | | | archery lets you shoot at different 3d targets of |
| certainly is a unique choice. Many people have not | | | | animals and other blocks and cubes for points at |
| experienced archery since their days of past | | | | vary distances. Finally, bowfishing lets you go |
| summer and scout camps. For this reason, the | | | | fishing with a bow. As you can imagine, each of |
| opportunity to try out this sport will get your | | | | these activities is slightly different, but they do |
| creative juices flowing as you try to learn how to | | | | offer you a chance to find one that best fits your |
| shoot like the best. With currently only few people | | | | personality and interests. |
| experienced with archery, you are sure to have | | | | 5. It can be challenging or it can be for fun. You |
| an interesting conversation topic when people find | | | | get to control how competitive and challenging |
| out you have taken up the sport. | | | | you want the sport to be. You can enter into |
| 2. It lets you try your luck as a modern day | | | | contests that match your talent against other |
| Robin Hood. For traditionalists, archery is a great | | | | archers or you can practice for fun and not keep |
| way to see how past ancestors lived while trying | | | | score. Whatever your competitive desires are, |
| their luck with a bow and arrow. This can be an | | | | you will be sure to like the advantage of being |
| initially humbling experience which will give you a | | | | able to go outdoors and let a few arrows fly. |
| new found respect of what your past ancestors | | | | What you do beyond this, will be up to you. |
| have done, but also great satisfaction in knowing | | | | The joy of archery is in its simplicity and |
| you too can master this skill. | | | | complexity. At its base level, it is simply a bow |
| 3. It is not as physically intensive as some other | | | | and arrow, but to use these tools well, takes |
| sports. Although archery does require some | | | | practice and a desire to improve. This fascinating |
| physical strength, compared to other sports, it is | | | | dichotomy is what pulls more and more people |
| less physically intensive. Many people who have | | | | into the sport each year and is why you will end |
| lost the use of their legs have been able to stay | | | | up enjoying it too. |
| active because of archery. This aspect of the | | | | |