By Dave Bates Contributing writer As a young heathen roaming the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, I spent a fair amount of time with a bow and arrow in hand. Most of what I learned was either ...

When most of us think “stickbow” we picture the long, D-shaped arc of a longbow. We also think it’s older than the recurve, but that might be a Robin Hood, western-bias thing; Eurasian warriors and ...

Medieval longbow archers used a variety of arrowhead designs depending on the purpose of the shot. Different shapes were developed to maximize penetration, durability, or effectiveness against ...

LOUISVILLE — Kentucky will host the nation’s largest annual school archery competition March 13-14, as 9,241 student archers from 415 schools are expected to compete in the Kentucky National Archery ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Robin Hood, the forest-dwelling vigilante and nemesis of the Sheriff of Nottingham, has received yet another boost to ...