Turkish archery the last bowyer and famous calligrapher, Neçmeddin Okyay; it has since been revived. For many years the excellence of Turkish bows could be seen from historical records. In 1910 an archery contest was held on the beach at Le Touquet, France, where Ingo Simon was able to shoot an arrow 434 m using an old Turkish composite bow requiring a force of 440N or 99 lb. The Turkish bow is a recurved composite bow used in the Ottoman Empire. The construction is similar to that of other classic Asiatic composite bows, with a wooden core (maple was most desirable), animal
Combat Archery the game to 170 locations, mostly in the United States, and also in The Netherlands, Russia, Peru and Saudi Arabia. Currently a huge hit in main metropolitans such as Los Angeles thanks to vendors that provide Archery Tag, it's popularity is transitioning into Asia. The combat archery sport game play is a combination of 3 other main sports which include, Dodgeball, Paintball, and Archery. Participants form teams of 5 and shoot at opponent large foam tip arrows using a bow . To avoid injury, participants wear protective face masks and use bows with less than 30lb draw weight. The game's