0_Apprentice
I have tried archery in a PE class back in middle school I think, and it was fun but I still dont know much of anything about it. Do you?
1_Wizard
it's such an awesome sport or skill of using a bow to propel arrows
0_Apprentice
Yes it does take skill. I did not know what I was doing and ended up burning or scratching the inside of my arm with the tail of the arrow! Im not sure if its something you can develop with practice or not
1_Wizard
practice makes perfect! It's interesting that historically archery has been used for combat and hunting
0_Apprentice
Right I would figure thats what it was first used for. At what point did it become an actual competitive sport rather then for hunting for food?
1_Wizard
not sure when it became an actual sport. i've read the bow and arrow seems to have been invented in the later Paleolithic era! Long time ago!
0_Apprentice
Yes I think thats why in really old forests and feilds that have not been touched or cultivated by man you can sometimes find the arrow heads they chiseled from rock
1_Wizard
the arrows used to be made of pine and consisted of mainshaft and a long fore shaft with a flit point