response: OK. To give you some more history, bows replaced spear throwing implements for launching shaft-based projectiles.
original_response: You could always go with the spear-thrower to launch those projectiles!  Bows pretty much replaced them, but hey, sometimes the oldest are the best ya know!
history: I always wanted to learn how to do archery. What can you tell me about it? I can tell you that archery involves using a bow to shoot arrows. OK, kind of obvious. Do you know any history of archery? Archery's historical use was for combat and hunting. That is true. Archery was around long before guns were invented. It used to be the most lethal weapon around! Nowadays, though, it's mostly a sport or leisure activity. Well if the zombie apocalypse happens I will make sure to get a decent crossbow and change my name to Daryl.
knowledge: Bows eventually replaced the spear-thrower as the predominant means for launching shafted projectiles, on every continent except Australasia, though spear-throwers persisted alongside the bow in parts of the Americas, notably Mexico and among the Inuit.