{"id":364,"date":"2010-08-17T21:44:48","date_gmt":"2010-08-17T19:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=364"},"modified":"2010-08-17T21:44:48","modified_gmt":"2010-08-17T19:44:48","slug":"archery-an-olympic-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/archery-an-olympic-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Archery &#8211; An Olympic Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/4196\/Archery+Equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Archery<\/a> is a sport that gets limited attention. You are either a member of an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/4196\/Archery+Equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\">archery club<\/a> and enjoy the thrill of shooting at a stationary target.  The other way you may get exposed to archery is by using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/4196\/Archery+Equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\">crossbow<\/a> for outdoor hunting purposes.<\/p>\n<p>I find it fascinating to watch archery at the Olympics every 4 years. There are many things to consider when shooting at any target.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The speed of the wind \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The wind has the potential to make your arrow go off target. A slight gust can change the direction of your arrow.<\/li>\n<li>Your stance \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Are you standing on a firm and flat area.  Your feet should be open as far as your shoulder width. Your stance should ensure that you are comfortable and that body weight is evenly distributed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You should also ensure that your equipment takes into account your height and body type. So ensure that all your equipment is of proper size.\u00c2\u00a0 Archery, I suspect is an activity that provides a way to release stress.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/nationalarcherysupply.org\/images\/national-archery-supply.jpg\" alt=\"Shooting at a target\" width=\"500\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archery is a sport that gets limited attention. You are either a member of an archery club and enjoy the thrill of shooting at a stationary target. The other way you may get exposed to archery is by using a crossbow for outdoor hunting purposes. I find it fascinating to watch archery at the Olympics<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/archery-an-olympic-event\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[178,225],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}