Archery
Anatomy: An Introduction to Techniques for Improved Performance by Ray Axford
Knowledge of the interrelationship between the anatomy of the human
body and the anatomy of the bow is fundamental in improving archery skill
and technique. The detailed drawings and the clear, descriptive text in
this book explain how the skeleton and muscles should be used to improve
overall performance in a natural way without artificial or coached movements.
A primer for coaches and performers as well as an analysis of the sport
itself, this guide provides an understanding of the sport without emphasizing
any national or international rules, making it useful to archers throughout
the world.
Paperback: 164 pages
Publisher: Souvenir Press (July 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0285632655
Bows
of the World by David Gray
Book Description: Do you really know your bow? What are its
historical origins, and how is it related to the other great families of
bows around the world, ancient and modern? Bows of the World covers primitive
and traditional bows from just about every major area of the world - North
America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. Learn about peak archery
achievements from around the world, and of the remarkable skills and intelligence
developed by ancient and modern bowyers and archers alike. Full dimensions
and construction materials are given for each bow, along with accompanying
arrows and quivers. Also included are key shooting characteristics and
performance facts, and legends and folklore for each particular bow. With
over one hundred unique and spectacular full-color photographs, Bows of
the World is a one-of-a-kind book every archery fan or aspiring archer
will want on their bookshelf. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4, 112 pages, color photos,
b&w photos)
David Gray has been an archer and hunter for over thirty years. He teaches
social and organizational psychology at Westminster College, New Wilmington,
Pennsylvania, and owns the Krackow Company, dedicated to promoting the
ancient and worldwide art of archery.
Hardcover from The Lyons Press
Book Published: September, 2002
Chinese
Archery by Stephen Selby
Paperback from Coronet Books
Book Published: July, 2001
The
Medieval Archer by Jim Bradbury
Hardcover from Palgrave Macmillan
Book Published: September, 1985
Hunting the Hard Way by Howard Hill
Listed under Bowhunting
Self Bows and Other Archery Tackle from the Tomb of Tutankhamun:
Tutankhamun's Tomb Series; Book IV by W. McLeod
Listed under Tutankhamun
Toxophilus by Roger Asham
A dialogue on the moral and physical benefits of shooting the English
long-bow reprinted from the Reverend Dr. Gile's edition of Roger Ascham's
complete works.
Leather Bound: 1686 pages
Derrydale; ISBN: 1564160920; (October 31, 2000)
Traditional
Archery by Sam Fadala
Paperback from Stackpole Books
Book Published: June, 1999
Traditional Bowyers of America: The Bowhunting and Bowmaking World
of the Nation's Top Crafters of Longbows And Recurves by Dan Bertalan
Hardcover from Envisage Unlimited
Book Published: December, 1989
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Wild Adventure by Howard Hill, et al
Foreword by Errol Flynn. A collection of extraordinary hunting tales
first published 1954, this classic work in the genre deserves shelf space
in every outdoorsman's library. Db. Listed under Hunting
Zen
in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
So many books have been written about the meditation side of Zen and
the everyday, chop wood/carry water side of Zen. But few books have approached
Zen the way that most Japanese actually do--through ritualized arts of
discipline and beauty--and perhaps that is why Eugen Herrigel's Zen in
the Art of Archery is still popular so long after it first publication
in 1953. Herrigel, a philosophy professor, spent six years studying archery
and flower-arranging in Japan, practicing every day, and struggling with
foreign notions such as "eyes that hear and ears that see." In a short,
pithy narrative, he brings the heart of Zen to perfect clarity--intuition,
imitation, practice, practice, practice, then, boom, wondrous spontaneity
fusing self and art, mind, body, and spirit. Herrigel writes with an attention
to subtle profundity and relates it with a simple artistry that itself
carries the signature of Zen. Brian Bruya - Amazon.com Paperback - 96 pages (February 1999)
Random House; ISBN: 0375705090
Crossbows by Roger Combs (Editor)
(Paperback - March 1987)
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Professional Archery Technique by Kirk Ethridge
(Paperback - June 1997)
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Instinctive archery insights : enhanced performance, accelerated
learning, increased accuracy by Jay Kidwell
Paperback: 112 pages
Rollin Jay Kidwell; ISBN: 0963971808; (October 25, 1993)<
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