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'The Theory and Practice of Archery' is a book written by Horace Ford; a man who is considered to be the founder of modern archery style and is known as one of the greatest target archers of all time. It is a through treatise on the sport; discussing both the equipment and posture one needs to adopt to become a great archer themselves.
In writing his book, Mr. Ford committed to paper the principles by means of which he secured his unrivalled position as an archer. After displaying a clever trick, it is the practice of some conjurers to pretend to take the spectators into their confidence, and to show them 'how it is done.' In such cases the audience, as a rule, is not much the wiser; but a more satisfactory result has followed from Mr. Ford's instructions. Mr. Ford was the founder of modern scientific archery. First by example, and then by precept, he changed what before was 'playing at bows and arrows' into a scientific pastime. He held the Champion's medal for eleven years in succession-from 1849 to 1859. He also won it again in 1867. After this time, although he was seen occasionally in the archery field, his powers began to wane. He died in the year 1880. His best scores, whether at public matches or in private practice, have never been surpassed
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This is a reprint of Ford's original 1856 edition of "Archery", completely reset in new type. Ford's book is the the foundation for virtually every subsequent book on archery methodology. Although minor improvements in method and equipment have been made in the past 150 years, the book still stands as a triumph of a practical Work on Archery by a practical archer.
The "aim" is undoubtedly the most abstruse and scientific point connected with the practice of Archery; the most difficult to teach, yet the most necessary to be taught; upon which all successful practice depends, yet respecting which the most sublime ignorance generally prevails; the want of a due understanding of which is all but universal, yet without which understanding an impassable barrier is presented to the progressing a single step beyond the commonest mediocrity. Ignorance of this fundamental principle it is that causes so many Archers endowed with every quality required to make great and accurate shots - health, strength, correctness of eye, &c. - to stand still, as it were, at a certain point, immoveable, and, if I may coin a word, unimproveable - year after year hammering away in the despairing pursuit of bulls' eyes, without any perceptible improvement or increase of skill, until at last, ... the whole matter has been given up in sheer hopelessness and disgust at continued ill-success.
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