Introduction

Photo: Archer

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Page: November 23rd, 2016 by Jacob Peeples

As an Engineering student and Archer I have a natural interest in the forces and mechanics involved in the activity. This page is dedicated to an analysis of the forces and energy transformations in the bow and archer. The depth of this discussion will not be rigorous or definitive. There is more to learn than what will be discussed here.

This web page has no commercial value and is to be hosted solely as a academic project. Any borrowed materials have been linked to their sources. Please report any conflicts of interest to the host of this site and we shall work with you to remove copy righted materials.

Sources

November 23th, 2016 by Jacob Peeples

Photos:

• Archer
• Pixel Archer
  
• Bow Emblem
  
• Forearm Musculature
• Marksman
• Potential
• Competition Archer
• Compound
• Static Force

Information:

• Seo, J., Kim, Y. T., Song, H. J., Lee, H. J., Lee, J., Jung, T. D., Lee, G., et al. (2012). Stronger activation and deactivation in archery experts for differential cognitive strategy in visuospatial working memory processing. Behavioural Brain Research, 229(1), 185-193.
  
• Taha, Z., Mat-Jizat, J. A., Omar, S. F. S., & Suwarganda, E. (2016). Correlation between Archerʼs Hands Movement While Shooting and its Score. Procedia Engineering, 147, 145-150. Retrieved from http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1877705816306518
• Robazza, C., Bortoli, L., & Nougier, V. (1999). Emotions, heart rate and performance in archery: A case study. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 39(2), 169-176.
• Czyż, S. H., & Moss, S. J. (2016). Specificity vs. Generalizability: Emergence of Especial Skills in Classical Archery. Frontiers in Psychology, 07, 1178. Frontiers. Retrieved from http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01178
• Callaway, A. J., Wiedlack, J., & Heller, M. (2016). Identification of temporal factors related to shot performance for indoor recurve archery. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1-6. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2016.1211730
• Ertan, H. (2009). Muscular activation patterns of the bow arm in recurve archery. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12(3), 357-360.
• Ertan, H., Kentel, B., Tümer, S. T., & Korkusuz, F. (2003). Activation patterns in forearm muscles during archery shooting. Human Movement Science, 22(1), 37-45.