What Should I Know To Become A Professional Archer

It is not an exaggeration to call archery one of the most famous sports in the world.

From Europe to various parts of Asia and Africa, archery has been recognized among different cultural backgrounds of people as a sport, a lifestyle and a means of survival. It is not easy to predict when human beings first learned the use of a bow and arrow. But, it can surely be said that the bow and arrow is connected to the history of human civilization. In the primitive era, human beings used to take down dangerous animals with this weapon. Today the art of archery has not been forgotten. This is why people still want to learn the sport at Prince Albert archery.

History of Archery

Although archery probably dates back 1000’s of years, the earliest people known to have used bows and arrows were the Kushite’s. One of the first hunters was Nimrod was one of the sons of Kush. Kush was the son of Ham, the son of Noah. Archery was adopted as a means for hunting and warfare. In China, archery dates back to the Shang dynasty 1600BCE. Archery seems to have arrived in Americas via Alaska, as early as 3000 BCE, spreading south into the temperate zones as early as 2,000 BCE, and was widely known among the indigenous peoples of North America from about 800 BCE.An archery game was widely practiced among the indigenous people, which involved shooting at a hoop rolled with sticks. Points were scored based on how the arrow landed.You don’t just learn the sport at   Oudshoorn Archery.

Things Your Need for Learning Archery

In order to learn from Oudshoorn archery, all you need to do is contact us and we’ll get you going. We have a safe and controlled environment for you practice and learn the sport. Just start and have fun.  From there we can help you get your form and skill fine-tuned to perfection. This sport is for the whole family and children of all ages can try it. We don’t pick vavorites here at Prince Albert Archery, we give anybody who’d love to try the sport a helping hand.

Exercises for Archery

The muscles most commonly used in archery are the back and shoulder muscles, as well as the arms and core muscles like the lower back and stomach muscles. Keeping these muscles in good condition helps a lot in keeping your form and shape steady when practicing the sport. A couple of simple exercises can help a lot, the most effective and simple is the push-up (strengthens the back, arms and core muscles), then there is the wide grip pull-ups (strengthens the biceps, latissimus back and front shoulder muscles), one arm dumbbell rows and bent over barbell rows (strengthen the lower back and major back muscles as well as the core).Some stretching after training is always a very good practice as this helps with muscle recovery. Here at Prince Albert archery, keeping in great physical shape is a must.