What can you tell me about archery?
Ferg asked:
Is it true that for a man, an arch weights 25 kg?
What else can you tell me?
I want to start practicing this sport.
Is it true that for a man, an arch weights 25 kg?
What else can you tell me?
I want to start practicing this sport.
Kytes posted: 16 Oct at 5:14 pm
it take alot of strength. and yes the bow does way 25lbs
Wood Smoke posted: 17 Oct at 8:59 am
When you go to this link, there is a section called “ask a bowhunter” this will be a great place to start.
These folks would sleep with their bow if they weren’t afraid of warping it!
Rachel posted: 19 Oct at 7:09 am
i did it once with school my mate smashed part of a window good job it was double glazed lol
archerdude posted: 19 Oct at 10:31 pm
While it may have once been true that a man’s bow “had to be” of a certain draw-weight, such is no longer the case today. The general rule-of-thumb is that if you have to strain to draw back the bowstring, you need to get a “lighter weight” bow.
The majority of beginner archers (anyone who regularly uses a bow is an archer), including adults, will start with a low draw-weight bow, usually about 25-35 lbs draw-weight (11.34 to 15.875 kg, approx.) (”Draw-weight” is how much force, measured in pounds or kilograms, is needed to pull back the bowstring to a specific distance - usually 28 inches [71.12 cm] from the bow); this is so the beginner can develop proper and safe archery skills.
Regardless what is said/written by many people, even a “wimpy” 30 lb draw-weight bow is more than capable of being used to kill even the largest of game animals in the world: The “secret” is in putting a proper hunting arrow, **made for the bow/archer/intended use combination**, in the right place, not how much force is needed to pull back the string. I once knew a fellow who used a “75 lb” compound bow because he could “kill what he hit with it”, but he always had so much trouble putting his arrows where they needed to be that he rarely hit what he aimed at — and when the arrow misses the target, it may as well have never left the bow. Concentrate on developing the skills first, then work on the “macho” thing if you really need to.
For a lot more information than I could possibly give you here, visit these archery forums:
And for a simple 10-step archery lesson, go here:
Note: You do not have to do everything exactly as shown, but you do need to do everything consistently every time. The three most important items in this 10-step lesson are Anchor, Release and Follow-through; you need a **solid** anchor, a smooth release and a proper follow-through — everything else is up to the individual archer’s style/physical limits (and **consistency** is required in all 10 steps).
Good luck, and have fun!