Arrows too have changed and today's archers use arrows with aluminum or carbon shafts. Longbows, recurves and take down bows shoot at speeds that were unheard of twenty years ago. Many tournaments and events are held by and for the rapidly growing number of traditional archers. Traditional Corner is a bulletin board for traditionalists to share information. Traditional Archery is a web site for maintained by Doug Besherse .
Competitive archery is an international sport.
Many shooting styles and classes of equipment are used. In the United States 3D Archery is the largest segment of competitive archery. Bowhunting is the most popular archery activity and accounts for the majority of archery equipment purchases. The Internet has proven to be a means for archers and bowhunters from all over the world to meet and share their thoughts and tips in Bulletin Board Forums and Live Chat . Young archers have never had more presence in the sport of archery.