Historical background
In England, archers began practicing at the age of seven and were expected to hit the target with a war bow at 220 yards by the time they were 15.
To achieve this, the "wand" (magic wand) was initially placed at a short distance. Once this goal was achieved, the distance was usually moved by about 10 meters.
The willow staff was of course an enemy, but was much harder to hit because it was so narrow, especially with an English longbow.
Competitive wand shooting is very rare these days. Archers in the Surrey area still compete in this event. It's 100 yards for men, 80 yards for women, and 60 yards for juniors.
The wand is placed in a 5-foot-diameter circle on the ground. A wand hit is worth 5 points, and a hit within the circle is still worth 1 point. There are also other competitions organized by AOTT (Archers of the Tees) where you shoot in a specific order from different distances.
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Eric Lindemann is... a trained typesetter, then studied printing engineering in the USA, and then studied communications management. He has been involved in sports for over 45 years, a competitive swimmer, then handball for 15 years, and archery for over 20 years. One of the founding fathers of the TBVD (German Association of German Archers) and co-founder of the TAI (Trade Association of German Archers).
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