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Crowood Sports Guides are the perfect tool for anyone wanting to improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. These practical, no-nonsense guides will help you give you that all-important advantage. Archery - Crowood Sports Guides gives a clear explanation of bow set and arrow tuning; detailed advice on how to produce a good shot cycle; choosing the right bow and...
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Traditional archery is spoken in every language, in every culture. Whether you compete in Olympic venues or bowhunt for big game, you participate in a shared history, a tradition of joy and of trial. Archery embodies the philosophy that newer is not always better, that faster does not always win the race, that easier is not always in one's best interest. With the help of The Ultimate Guide to Traditional Archery, learn to rise to an ancient...
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Toxophilus -The School Of Shooting (History of Archery Series) Roger Ascham This work comprises of two books combined together: The First Book of the School of Shooting and The Second Book of the School of Shooting. They are written in the form of a dialogue between Toxophilus 'A lover of the bow' and Philogus 'A lover of learning'. In the discussion Toxophilus justifies his love of archery as a pastime, puts forward his reasons for retaining the...
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This guide to traditional bowhunting with a longbow or recurve combines the best of both worlds for beginners and veteran bowhunters. How-to chapters share hard-earned wisdom that will help you perfect your skills and get close to your game, while engaging stories tell of the author's experiences hunting white-tailed deer in the east, chasing big game in the American West, and trekking to South Africa in search of Greater Kudu and other plains game....
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“Basic Illustrated Archery”. Beth Habeishi and Stephanie Mallory show how to select equipment, safely shoot and retrieve arrows, fine-tune accuracy, increase strength, and enter competitions.
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Co-authors Dan and Jackie DeProspero had no plans to study kyudo when they first went to Japan in 1981 to teach English. But their planned one-year stay stretched to fifteen after they met the remarkable kyudo sensei, Hideharu Onuma, fifteenth headmaster of the Heki-ryu Sekka-ha tradition of classical Japanese archery and modern kyudo hanshi, 9th dan. They became his students, and in time, Dan began working as an assistant at Onuma Sensei's archery...
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A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO EQUIPMENT AND SHOOTING
FUNDAMENTALS FOR NEW ARCHERS OF ALL AGES
Archery from A to Z covers all the basics, from purchasing the first bow to shooting techniques, plus an introduction to competitive archery and numerous resources to help new shooters further their archery journeys. This comprehensive volume is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in getting involved in this exciting sport, including parents whose...
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Eventos deportivos por Owen Jones
Una guía para principiantes sobre algunos aspectos de algunos deportes.
Esta es una introducción a algunos aspectos de algunos de los deportes más inusuales Eventos deportivos
Espero que encuentre la información interesante, útil y provechosa.
La información de este ebook sobre deportes y eventos deportivos está organizada en 15 capítulos de unas 500-600 palabras cada uno.
Espero que sea de interés para...
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A completely new way of thinking about traditional archery takes shape in the pages of this book. The emphasis throughout is on the basic principles that govern the design, performance, and use of all forms of traditional bows and arrows. Here are discussed both the practical as well as the technical considerations behind the choices faced by every archer in selecting and using the tools of the sport. The design of the bow-and the arrow-are analyzed...
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• Now in full color, updated and revised throughout
• Information on choosing a bow, setting up the bow and arrows, selecting tackle, and ordering a custom bow
• Practical advice on storing and transporting bows and gear safely
• The history of the bow and arrow and stories of the fathers of traditional archery
• Includes a glossary of archery terms and advice for teaching beginning bow shooters
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• Scouting with digital cameras and using the moon to predict ruts
• Top ten trophy hot spots in North America
• Rattling, calling, decoys, and scent management. Radical Bowhunter is a must-read for whitetail hunters, who are ready to take their sport to the next level. To be a radical bowhunter requires a serious commitment to mastering the skills and tactics that will enable you to realize your full potential for bagging monster bucks. So...
16) Wild Adventure
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This collection of wild and woolly adventure stories from real life was first published by Stackpole Books in 1954. From roping bear and cougar in Arizona to hunting wild boar with a longbow on Santa Catalina Island in California and alligator wrestling in the Everglades, Howard Hill was the prototypical "extreme" guy. Includes outstanding photography from Hill's adventures of such animals as grizzly bear, elk, mountain sheep and moose. First published...
18) Crossbow Hunting
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Evaluations of different crossbows on the market today, and how, to select the right arrow, points, and sights. Shooting and hunting techniques for deer, bear, hogs, and elk. Classic crossbow hunts for big game in Africa, musk ox in the Canadian arctic, and water buffalo in Australia.
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The book sets forth theories about motor learning and control that provide lessons for learning any sport or physical activity. For example, a central idea in the book is that through years of practice, a physical activity becomes effortless both mentally and physically, as if the body executes complex and difficult movements without conscious control from the mind.
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