Rules of the Game:

The sport of Archery is first listed in Homer’s “The Iliad and the Odyssey.” It has been traced to all parts of the world in many different time periods and may well be the longest use of a weapon in the history of man.

Equipment: So first you need a bow and arrow.  The two kinds of bows are the Olympic, or Recurve Bow and the Compound Bow. Mastery of the Olympic bow results in better muscle tone and overall archery habits; once that is accomplished the Compound bow represents a leap forward in accuracy and force.

Scoring: Once you have your equipment you’re ready to toss a few arrows into targets. The target has ten concentric circles and the score of each arrow depends upon where it lands on the target. The highest score, a ten, is achieved by shooting an arrow into the center, or bullseye. Scores go down from nine for the next circle out to one for the outermost circle. Missing the target results in a score of zero for that arrow.

Archers develop techniques to fully control their body movement, their endurance and their mental steadiness, when preparing to meet the challenge of match days.

“The biggest change in my life came from playing sports,” she says. “It brought me a tremendous amount of improved body image and self-esteem and led me to improving self-talk. It makes no difference whether you’re on the Olympic soccer team, or you go out walking, or you’re in a jump-rope club.” The doing, Davis insists, is all that matters.