What Kind of Bow Should I Shoot?

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Bow Styles in Different Types of Archery

Different types of archery need different styles of bows. Each type or style of archery has a particular type of bow that archers shoot in a specific division. Most archery competitions welcome other bow styles by using separate divisions. To give you a better idea of the different types of bows and the shooting styles they participate in, the following should help you in narrowing down the right equipment selection.

Choose your shooting preference to learn more:

• I'd Like to Shoot in the Olympics Someday

  Type of Archery:
  Target Archery

  Common Bow Style:
  Modern Recurve Only

  Other Permitted Bow Styles:
  None

• I Want to Shoot on a Field

  Type of Archery:
  Target Archery

  Common Bow Style:
  Modern Recurve and Compound

  Other Permitted Bow Styles:
  Traditional Longbow or Recurve

• I Want to Shoot Like Robin Hood

  Type of Archery:
  Traditional Archery

  Common Bow Style:
  Traditional Longbow or Recurve

  Other Permitted Bow Styles:
  None

• I'd Like to Shoot on a Roving Course with Different Terrain

  Type of Archery:
  Field Archery or 3D Archery

  Common Bow Style:
  Compound

  Other Permitted Bow Styles:
  Modern Recurve and Traditional Longbow or Recurve

• I Want to Shoot Targets in Animal Shapes

  Type of Archery:
  Field Archery or 3D Archery

  Common Bow Style:
  Compound

  Other Permitted Bow Styles:
  Modern Recurve and Traditional Longbow or Recurve

• I Want to Go Hunting With My Bow

  Type of Archery:
  Bowhunting

  Common Bow Style:
  Compound

  Other Permitted Bow Styles:
  Modern Recurve and Traditional Longbow or Recurve