5 Types of Bows from Archery Sports that Beginners Should Know

Archery is becoming one of the sports that is increasingly favoured by the community. Not a few people, both young and old people participated in the sport that requires high focus.

For beginners, especially those who want to focus on archery, it's good to know first, before starting, one of them is the bow. Arcs have several types, according to their function. Here are five Types of Best Arrows, taken from various sources.


1-Long Bow, the oldest of its age


Long Bow is the oldest known type of bow. This bow is made of wood. The dimensions are quite long approximately the same as the height of the user, usually can reach 2 meters. The dimensions of this long arc are intended so that the bow can be pulled until it reaches the user's face.

One variant of this bow is the English Long Bow widely used by the British in warfare before the function of this bow as a weapon replaced by a firearm. The draw weight of this bow can reach 160 lb or about 710 N.


2-Flat Bow has wide branches


Straight bows have wide branches.

Flatbow is a bow that has a wide limb and has a rectangular cross-section. Due to the shape of the branches, these arcs usually have a slightly narrowed shape on the handle to allow them to be well held. One variant of the flatbow is AFB (American Flat Bow) as the basis of the development of the recurve bow used in the Olympic games.


3-Short Bow, which has more speed


This bow is a shorter version of both longbow and flat bow design. The downside of a short bow is that the pull is not long considering the bow is also short.

Therefore short bow also has a shorter range but more speed compared to a longbow or flat bow. The short bow used to be more widely used for hunting purposes by inland American and African tribes.


4-Curved Bow, easing the pull


Curved arcs enhance pull

Recurve bow is a type of bow that is used as a standard for international competitions. Recurve bow has a characteristic part of the branch that curves away from the archer. Such a bow shape allows it to store the same power as a straight-shaped bow with a shorter arc length. With quality and lightweight materials, and maximum curvature it helps to reduce the pull and speed much faster than the previous generation arc type.

At a time when the bow was still the dominant weapon of war, this was an advantage for the archers. The shorter bow shape allows the archer to move more freely while fighting. In his day this bow was very popular among the cavalry archers. Modern Recurve Bow is made of aluminium alloy, carbon or fibreglass. While the traditional ones are made of hardwood.


5-Compound Bow has a unique shooting direction


Compound arc has got a unique shooting direction

A compound Bow is a bow made based on today's technology, has a unique shooting direction. Compared to flat bows and recurve bows that rely solely on bow straps for firing, compound bows have a pulley mechanism that makes compound bows have unique characteristics when withdrawing i.e. "heavy at the beginning, light at the end".

In addition, the branches on this bow are also stiffer compared to recurve bows and longbows so that they can store and channel power more efficiently. This latest development of arc-making technology allows it to accelerate arrows at speeds of up to 340 feet/s, or on average 3 times faster than other types of bows. Compound bows are also the standard of International competition.

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