Is archery a big sport where you come from?

[SuperManiac]

Not so much here in Japan. I've never known anyone into archery personally, although there's a small group of people who keep the tradition of horse archery alive.

I've always been fascinated with it, especially the English longbow and the recurved composite bow of the Mongolians. But that's just my history geek side speaking. I've never fired a single bow in my life.

[BeMuse]

Not really but in the past 12 Olympics we’ve won 5 golds, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze… Growing up I had one neighbor who was a target shooter (archery). We shot targets in school a few times. A small amount of hunters use bows and crossbows when compared to firearms. I wouldn’t say it’s a huge sport in most neighborhoods, but I guess we are better than everyone else.

[October808]

I still have my basic archery bow from my pre-teens. Most of the arrows broke over time. They were just cheap practice types that met bad ends with solid objects. I had good aim with a bow but wearing glasses threw that off. I'm surte once I've had Lasik done I will regain my Green Arrow skill.

:)

[AynonOMouse]

I've never known anyone IRL that was into it. It seems like something interesting though to try. I have no idea where to go to try it other than just buying the stuff from a sporting goods store and setting it up in the back yard.

[Jwags]

There are some archery centers in the Midwest and I know one family that has one built into their basement but it is mostly done / practiced for hunting purposes. I don't know anyone around here that competes.

[saeyamazaki]

In Korea = I've never associated myself with archery or had friends who did archery, it was something my dad would do

In Japan = YUP

[HikerDude]

No, where I come from, archery is a means of hunting, not a "sport."

[Montano_lady]

I'm interested in archery personally as a Chinese American but it is not big in America and could be bigger in China.

[Rangers]

No, nobody does it here. Where I lived originally, we did it at summer camp with crappy bows and stuff, but that's it.

[Pete671]

I am in England with a long tradition of using longbows, we are not allowed to have handguns any more, so we make do with archery,,,

[TallAnon]

I had a few friends who did archery as I grew up, yeah. It wasn't as big as football by a longshot though

[Antelope]

Not at all. I own a bow and arrow but have only recently dusted it off. Can't hit a target from ten feet away anymore

[Levin]

Sure, it was, in England in 1066.

[codycccccccccc]

Not unless you are short on deer meat

[Milliesmith697]

Nope not Robin hood

[pigoat]

Only in the Olympics

[COMMODOREII]

Yeah it is.

[HonestWeirdo]

not in england

[Razal]

Nope