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Arrow Dynamics |
| Section: LIFE / SPORTS |
| Author: Harvey Hagman |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1987 |
| Size: 2,255 Words, 12,347 Characters |
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Some 50 years ago, there were a few hundred archers in the United States. Today there are 7.5 million, proof of the lure of the bow.
Although archery is a minor sport in America, the nation has world-class archers. "America has been at the top of archery since the 1950s," says Bill Stump, 64, of the Oriole Archers in Baltimore. "Our nation's secret is that you have to shoot your way into competition. Your can be the national champion, but the trials determine who goes. If your are not in the top four, you don't go. The British select their archers."
The major U.S. contribution to modern archery is the design of the bow, according to Stump, a former National Archery Association board member. "After World War II, American engineers looked at the bow and realized that the Englis...
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...t camaraderie. I don't have any aspirations to become a top competitor. I just enjoy being with the folks and being a part of the sport."
Olympic gold medalist Luann Ryon, who won her medal three years to the day after she first picked up a bow, says one of the things she likes best about archery is that "it attracts the nicest people. I enjoy the companionship as much as the competition."
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