Archery Targets: 5 Fast Facts

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Fact #1. Archery has made an impact in many civilizations around the globe. It was the most powerful and useful of ancient weapons. This power was often perceived as holy. This perception caused it to be an important aspect of many ancient cultures. Norse mythology associates it with deities. Greek archers sought to emulate the works of various archer deities on Mount Olympus. The ancient Roman culture adopted the worship of Apollo from the Greeks, and also heavily favored the bow.
Fact #2. As long as men have had arrows to shoot and bows to shoot them, they've needed archery targets to shoot at. Before the standard Olympic target archery, bowmen participated in range butt shooting, aiming at targets attached to earthen mounds at various ranges. The original targets were wooden casks, whose round ends made them perfect. This is also the source of the round targets most common today.
Fact #3. In a form of archery practice called clout shooting, the target was a small white piece of canvas, known as a clout or clud, attached to a wooden stake in the ground. Instead of shooting arrows straight for it, they were shot high into the air to drop down on the target.
Fact #4. Bowmen aboard sailing ships would often practice their aim by shooting at a small coin attached to the mast of the ship next to them. This was great for moving target practice, as battling from one ship to another required that archers adjust not only for the motion of their ship, but the motion of the other, as well.
Fact #5. Unlike their predecessors, modern archers enjoy the luxury of targets made with high density foam, soft plastics, molds, and other synthetic materials. These will not only withstand thousands of piercings, but will also easily release arrows from their grasp.