| Compound Bow TechniqueThe Compound Bow is a | | | | padded sports weapons all in the attempt to |
| technique intended to lessen the amount of | | | | simulate battlefields.Although most war games |
| force the archer must use and to increase the | | | | use guns, some systems allow the use of real |
| total energy that is held by the bow. A lot | | | | bows and arrows. These are however regulated |
| of compound bows use cams at the end of the | | | | by limiting the bow draw weight from twenty |
| limbs to make the most of the leverage given | | | | to forty-five pounds and by using blunt, |
| by the archer while minimizing the holding | | | | coin-tipped arrows whose heads are wrapped |
| force of the bow. The smaller the force | | | | and secured in an open-cell foam padding. |
| needed to hold the compound bow, the lesser | | | | These are called 'safety arrows'. Unlike the |
| the strain is on the archer's back muscles | | | | traditional bow techniques, the use of |
| while drawing the string. This gives the | | | | 'safety arrows' or the 'foam archers' have to |
| muscles more time to rest and the archer more | | | | deal with releasing weighted arrows resulting |
| time and energy to concentrate on his aim. | | | | in a more awkward projectile with a maximum |
| Archers often use a release aid to help keep | | | | effective range of only about fifty or sixty |
| the string and the arrow steady and to | | | | feet. The players in the Padded-arrow sport |
| release it accurately. This release aid has | | | | should always remember that even though they |
| a trigger and is attached to the bowstring. | | | | are padded, actual bows and arrows are still |
| This allows the archer to pull and release | | | | used. With this, precautions should be taken |
| the string using the trigger.Because of the | | | | like frequent equipment checks.In addition to |
| lesser demands of the compound bow, it is | | | | the clumsiness of the bow and the padded |
| often reduced to a 'training-wheel bow.' | | | | arrows, archers need to keep moving around to |
| Usually, an archer with a solid recurve bow | | | | stay clear of the hundreds of other |
| technique has a good compound bow technique. | | | | opponents. This makes the sport even more |
| However, the compound bow must be altered to | | | | challenging and appealing. In the |
| the limits of the archer like his limit in | | | | battlefield, players are up against people |
| draw length. The correct draw length of an | | | | who are charging against them, hiding and |
| archer is determined mostly by the arm length | | | | using tactics to bring a person or a team |
| and shoulder width of the archer.The Padded | | | | down. Because of this, archers have to |
| Arrow SportThe Padded Arrow Sport is an | | | | master the skill in aiming, proper |
| activity practiced by a small but growing | | | | positioning and calculating range, distance |
| subculture for a period of over 50 years. It | | | | and projectile in order to make an effective |
| has developed into an organized sport for | | | | hit while running from the enemy. Each |
| some while it is a form of live action combat | | | | player must learn strategy and tactics as |
| with an unclear system for others. Live | | | | well to avoid being attacked or removed from |
| Action War Games are made up of individuals | | | | the game due to and injury point system or an |
| or groups of fifty to a hundred people that | | | | actual physical injury. |
| are dressed in authentic combat armor and use | | | | |