| I can only assume historically, the
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| | famous archers in history were the
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| earliest man must have faced a dilemma
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| | Mongols. Genghis Khan was the leader of
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| when he went off to hunt for food. The
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| | the Mongols who were expert horsemen who
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| wild animals were big, and if you got too
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| | could stand high in the stirrups and
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| close, they could devour you before you
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| | shoot arrows in all directions. Maybe
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| got the chance to kill them. There were
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| | the most recognized name in archery is
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| no guns at this point, so man probably
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| | William Tell. Legend has it that William
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| had to put himself in harm's way more
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| | refused to bow in the presence of
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| times then not, just to increase his
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| | authority, so he was ordered to shoot an
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| chances of catching his prey. I can
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| | apple off of his son's head.Bows were
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| assume at this point and time, man was
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| | still being used in battles, until the
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| thinking of ways to increase his chances
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| | late 1500s. In 1520 AD the musket was
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| of catching his prey, while trying to
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| | invented. English archers were last used
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| reduce the potential physical harm to
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| | in battle in 1644 AD. With the invention
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| himself. Maybe this is when the idea of
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| | of the firearm, it became apparent that
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| the spear began to form in man's mind.The
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| | there was no longer any need for archers
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| spear, in its most basic form, was a
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| | on the battlefield.Though no longer used
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| stick that was sharpened at the end.
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| | for battles, archery skill contests
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| Soon after the spear, came the bow. The
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| | became popular in England, toward the end
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| bow was a device used to hurl the spear
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| | of the 1600s. In the US archery was
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| distances greater then man could throw
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| | basically a Native American activity
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| with his arm. The device used in
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| | until 1828, when the United Bowmen of
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| conjunction with the bow, would later
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| | Philadelphia was formed. The National
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| become known as an arrow. Some of the
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| | Archery Association was established in
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| oldest arrowheads were found in Africa,
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| | 1879, and the first national tournament
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| and were dated before 25,000 B.C. The
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| | was held that year in Chicago. Archery
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| first composite bow was created by the
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| | was actually a competition in the second
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| Egyptians; this occurred sometime around
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| | modern Olympic Games in 1900.
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| 2800 B.C.For obvious reasons, the bow and
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| | Unfortunately, because so many countries
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| arrow became a great tool for hunting
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| | had different rules on how they judged
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| food. And over time man even found ways
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| | the sport; the Olympics dropped archery
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| to improve the accuracy of his shooting;
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| | as a competition after 1920. The FITA
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| he did this by adding feathers to his
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| | was formed in 1931, in Paris. What this
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| arrows. The bow and arrow also became a
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| | organization did was to create
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| great tool for fighting. Archery was a
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| | standardized rules, for archery in
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| weapon for many of the early armies. The
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| | international competition. By 1972,
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| Egyptians used archers on the back of
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| | enough countries had affiliated
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| chariots, they were highly skilled, and
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| | themselves with FITA, that it helped
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| could easily outflank an enemy army with
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| | archery to be restored as an Olympic
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| devastating effect. Probably the most
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| | event.
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