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Bear Archery moved manufacturing from Michigan to Gainesville, Florida in 1978. Over the next three decades Bear Archery changed hands in a series of mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs from Victor Comptometer to Walter Kidde & Co, [ 5 ] Hanson PLC, U.S. Industries, [ 6 ] Fenway Partners [ 7 ] and the North American Archery Group.
Fred Bear (March 5, 1902 – April 27, 1988) was an American bow hunter and manufacturer. Although he did not start bow hunting until he was 29 and did not master the skill for many years, he is widely regarded as a pioneer in the bow hunting community. Bear was a world traveler, film producer, and the founder of Bear Archery.
Eskimo hunter and polar bear slain with bow and arrow The cable backed bow, showing the bow (a) bearing the tensioned cable (b) along the face of it, attached by bindings (c). Finally, the bow strung with the main string (d).
Pearson continued in competitive archery, and by 1938, he placed seventh in the NAA National Tournament, just behind future employee Pat Chambers, and 24 places above Fred Bear. [2] Prior to 1938, Pearson marketed his arrows through pamphlets, resulting in the first full Ben Pearson Inc. catalog being listed as "No. 12".
Competitive archery in the United States is governed by USA Archery and National Field Archery Association (NFAA), which also certifies instructors. [ 72 ] Para-archery is an adaptation of archery for athletes with a disability, governed by the World Archery (WA) and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games . [ 73 ]
Traditional target arrow (top) and replica medieval arrow (bottom) Modern arrow with plastic fletchings and nock An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow.A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers called fletchings mounted near the rear, and ...
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