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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 079 302 SI 006 722 AUTHOR Driscoll, Margaret L., Ed. TITLE Selected Archery Articles. Sports Articles Reprint Series. INSTIlUilON American Association for health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, D.C. Eiv. for Girls and womenls Si.orts. PUB DATE 71 NOTE 128p. AVAILABLE FROMAmerican Association for 1-1ealth, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1201 Sixteenth St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20036 (x1.50) FDPS PRICE MF-4i.:'.65, EC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Athletic Activities; Athletic equipment; *Atille-_ s; Criteria; *Physical Education; *Recreational Activities; Specifications ABSTRACT This is a collection of selected articles tram "DGWS (Division for Girls and Women's Sports) Archery Guides" and the "Journal of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation." included are materials on the historical background or archery, the selection and care of equipment, methods for improving skills at all levels, safety rules, archery programs, tournaments and clinics, archery for the physically handicapped, and field shooting. (JA) SPORTS ARTICLES REPRINT SERIES Pc Le O FICHE ONL .4, lAt ,4D PI `Selected E Pi ,A .nf wi I N 's ss sE - t AT Lf a 1.7i< o.e " L,, OF Archery f f0%,v.( , Pf Articles This collection of articles porn 1)6 VS Guidry 1948-1970 and the Journal of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation is the lutes' In AA 11PER 's Sports Articles Reprint Series, a special project of the Publ,cations Area, D11,151011 for Girls and Women's Sports. This is the first edition of Selected Archery Articles. U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION E WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION MARGARET L. DRISCOLL, Editor 1.41' 00(liMf N HAS Hrt,4 HE-PRO 0,J(0 . RAC' LV AS Picilys D I Rom \,)Virginia Polytechnic Institute l'oL( PF psoN 0P oc4GANzAT0r., A T POINTS OT L, If A OE CV,INiONS and State University *Ai 0 DO ND,( (1 sCAPIl V PC PR( AL NATIONAL TL1T1 n; Blacksburg, Virginia I 0,:sS ION POS TIOr, OR pn, ICV Copyright © 1971 by the Division for Girls and Women's Sports of the American Association for Health, Physical Education,and Recreation Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 70-172435 Published by the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND RECREATION A National Affiliate of the National EducationAssociation 1201 Sixteenth St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 CONTENTS Preface 6 Ten Commandments for Archers (1960-62 Guide) George J. Dc /al /aye 7 History A Story of Archery (1958-60 Guide) Henry S. C. Cummings 8 Ageless Archery (1968-70 Guide) Beverly Gossehn lee 12 Equipment Elementary Care and Repair of Archery Tackle (1958-60 Guide) Grace Robertson 16 Care and Repair of Tackle (1952-54 Guide) M. Jean Lee 23 Bow Designs (1965-66 Guide) Phyllis Jacob son 31 Accessories for Archery (1962-64 Guide) G. Howard Gil lelan 32 Best Buy Rating in Archery Equipment (1964-66 Guide) Betty Jane Bowman and Julie Ileagy Bowers 37 FactsBows and Arrows (1964-66 Guide) George Ferns 43 Selection and Care of Equipment (1962-64 Guide) Ruth D. Levinson 47 flow to Start and End the Serving on a Bowstring (1968-70 Guide) Margaret L. Vann and Judy (;..Severance 51 Instruction Safety Rules(1962-64 Guide) Myrtle K. Miller 53 Intermediate Archery Instruction (1962-64 Guide) Marione Meg ler Anderson 59 Advanced Archery(1956-58 Guide) Myrtle K. Miller 63 After the BasicsWhat? (1968 -70Guide) 1 ynne K ?rippler 67 The Use of Visual Aids in Archery (1950.52 Guide) //umwthaCrosshn 70 Correct Errors in Shooting Early and Often(1966-68 Guide) /ynne Knipp ler 73 Don'tLet Your Class Suffer from "Archery Apathesia"(1968-70 Guide) Beverly Gossehn Lee and Maryanne M. Schmitz 77 Competition in Class Time (1964-66 Guide) Arden Jervey and Jun Stange land 80 Ye Able Archer(1946.48 Guide) Mary Marquis Berry 82 Clubs and Tournaments Make Your Archery Program Click (1956-58 Guide) Grace Robertson 84 ArcheryThe Intramural Program (1948.50 Guide) Bernice Finger 88 Why Don't YOU Sponsor an Archery Clinic? (1950.52Guide) dith V. ilndorfer 92 Aids in Running an Archery Tournament (1954.56 Guide) Lure R. Wilson 96 Aids for the Archery Tournament Official (19.54.56 Guide) Ohre U. Crouch 99 Atypical Archery for the Physically Ilandicapped (1952-54 Guide) Henrietta Greenberg Krumholz102 An Aiming Device for Teaching Archery to the Blind (1966-68 Guide) J Layere Shaffer105 Teaching the Blind Student Archery Skills (.10111'ER April 1969) Dorothy Hyman110 Field Shooting Field Archery (1962-64 Guide) Arnold 0. Mangan112 The Appeal of Field Archery (1966-68 Guide/ Arnold 0. Hanger,115 Schoolyard Field Archery (1966-68 Guide) Nelle S. Martin119 Variety Novelty Events (1966-68 Guide) Dorothy A. Johnson122 Archery Bingo (1964-66 Guide) Carol Swint126 PREFACE Archery is as exciting and challenging for modern man as it has been for man throughout the history of civilization, Man inprimi- tive,agrarian,or industrializedsocieties continues to seek the pleasure and self - fulfillmentderivedfrom participationinthis fascinating sport. Archery's relevance for modern man makes this first editionof Selected Archery Articles a much needed additionto the DGWS Sports Articles Reprint Series. This collection of outstandingarticles has been compiled from previous DGWSArchery Guidesand the Journal of Ilea lth, Physical Education, Recreation. All articles were carefully selected for their potentialvalue to the archer, the teacher, and the coach, An effortwas made to include material which covers many aspects of the sport, suchas the historical background, the selection andcare of equipment, and instructional methods for improving skill at all levels. Inaddition, suggesti ms are included that offer a greatervariety of shooting op- portunities for all participants. My sincere appreciation to DGWS for the opportunityto prepare this publication for the archery enthusiast, Margaret L, Driscoll Editor 6 SELECTED ARCHERY ARTICLES TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR ARCHERS 1. LET US KEEP OURSELVES AS OURARROWS STRAIGHT. 2. LET US NOT BE TOO PROUD TO BENDBACKWARDS AS OUR BOW TG BE FRIENDLY. 3. LET US ADJUST OUR SIGHTSSO THAT OUR AIMSWILL BE FOR GOOD. 4. LET US HOLD TO GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP. 5. LET US RELEASE OUR ARROWS ANDTHOUGHTS WITH- OUT FAULT. 6. LET US FOLLOW THRUALL IDEAS FOR THEADVANCE- MENT OF ARCHERY. 7. LET US BE AS CONSIDERATE TO OTHERS ASWE ARE TO OUR TACKLE. 8. LET US NOCK OUR ARROWS NOT KNOCK OTHERS. 9. LET US REMEMBER, UNKIND WORDSPIERCE DEEPER THAN AN ARROW SHOT FROM THE MOSTPOWERFUL BOW. 10. LET US INCLUDE IN OUR TACKLE BOX SMILES,KIND- NESS, FRIENDLINESS, WIT, AND LOVE. by George J. DelaHaye TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR ARCHERS 7 History A Story of Archery HENRY S. C. CUMMINGS Newton Centre, Massachusetts A great deal could be written on the antiquity of archery. Bows and arrows were the weapons which primitive peoples used before the advent of firearms. They were a symbol of strength and have often appeared on the coats of arms and seals ofcommunities, including our own country. A bundle of 13 arrows withan olive branch appears on the Seal of the United States, adopted in 1782. A revision of the Seal in 1841, and a further revisionin 1877, reduced the number of arrows to six. We learn from the book Anecdotes of Archery by Ilargrove (1845) that in 1537, Ils..nry VIII, who was fond of archery,commis- sioned his Master of Ordnance, Sir Christopher Morris, to reviveit as a pastime by establishing a Society of Archers under the name of the Fraternity, or Guild, of St. George, This groupwas to oversee the use of the longbow, the crossbow, and hand guns. It was the fore- runner of the Honourable Artillery Company, which was organized in I 585. In the course of time, the Archer's Division in thiscompany was abolished except for a group called the Finsbury Archers, which flourished between 1671 and 1780. Thisgroup later became known as the Toxophilite Society and, today, as the Royal Toxophilite Society, (*tilling themselves St. George's Bowmen, members ofthis society joined forces with the battalion of the Honourable Artillery Company, of which the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, now in existence is believed to have been an outgrowth. Many archery societies prospered in England 350years ago. There were, for instance, the Royal Edinburgh Archers, organized in 1600; the Finsbury in 1673, The earliest known archerysociety in the United States was founded by the United Bowmen of Philadelphiain 1828. Perhaps more than to any others, archeryin America owes its existence to twovery young gentlemen from Georgiain the Con- federate Army. They were Maurice and Will Thompson. Dr. Robert P. Elmer tells us in his book, Archery, that Maurice was woundedin the chest near the end of the war. As soon as hewas able to walk, he and Will started for home on foot. When they got there afterpeace had been declared, they found that Sherman had laid waste their whole plantation during his march to the sea. They hadno money 8 SELECTED ARCHERY ARTICLES and their old doctor told Maurice that, because of his thoracic lesion, he should live in the open air. Firearms were denied to the two brothers on account of then recent belligerency, and so they went out into the woods, chiefly in Florida, and lived for the most part on game thatthey killed with the bow and arrow, Will Thompson later became a prominent attorney. With easy and beauti- ful eloquence, he often told the story of how they scraped the howls down with knives and stones and rubbed them with sand to make them smooth. This was a simpl. am] natural enough procedure,but this peculiar gift of speech iecmcd to give the story the glamour of pathos and romance.

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