Editing Archery (section)

===A modern sport===
The 1840s saw the second attempts at turning the recreation into a modern sport. The first [[Grand National Archery Society]] meeting was held in [[York]] in 1844 and over the next decade the extravagant and festive practices of the past were gradually whittled away and the rules were standardized as the 'York Round' - a series of shoots at {{convert|55|m|abbr=on}}, {{convert|73|m|abbr=on}}, and {{convert|91|m|abbr=on}}. [[Horace A. Ford]] helped to improve archery standards and pioneered new archery techniques. He won the Grand National 11 times in a row and published a highly influential guide to the sport in 1856.

[[File:Saxton Pope and grizzly.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Picture of [[Saxton Pope]] taken while grizzly hunting at Yellowstone]]
Towards the end of the 19th century, the sport experienced declining participation as alternative sports such as [[croquet]] and [[tennis]] became more popular among the middle class. By 1889, just 50 archery clubs were left in Britain, but it was still included as a sport at the [[1900 Paris Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Archery results – Pari 1900|url=http://www.olympic.org/content/results-and-medalists/gamesandsportsummary/?sport=31766&games=1900%2f1&event=122225|website=olympic.org|access-date=11 June 2014}}</ref>

The National Archery Association of the United States was organized in 1879, in part by [[Maurice Thompson]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inductee – J. Maurice Thompson - Archery Hall of Fame and Museum|url=http://www.archeryhalloffame.com/Thamposn,%20Maurice.html|access-date=2022-02-07|website=www.archeryhalloffame.com}}</ref> (the author of the seminal text “[[The Witchery of Archery]]”) and his brother [[William Thompson (archer)|Will Thompson]]. Maurice was president in its inaugural year and Will was president in 1882, 1903, and 1904.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inductee – Will H. Thompson- Archery Hall of Fame and Museum|url=http://www.archeryhalloffame.com/Thompson%20Will.html|access-date=2022-02-07|website=www.archeryhalloffame.com}}</ref> The 1910 President was Frank E Canfield.<ref>1910 Spalding Official Archery Guide, Spalding Athletic Library & Library of Congress.[http://nebula.wsimg.com/3e8092da33da68bda77739463098a2fd?AccessKeyId=A203C91555201A4407B4&disposition=0&alloworigin=1//] Retrieved Dec 11, 2020</ref> Today it is known as USA Archery and is recognized by [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee]].<ref>Geneva Archery. [http://www.genevaarchery.com/archery%20info.htm//] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708110314/http://www.genevaarchery.com/archery%20info.htm|date=8 July 2020}} Retrieved Dec 11, 2020</ref>

In the United States, primitive archery was revived in the early 20th century. The last of the [[Yahi#Yahi|Yahi Indian]] tribe, a native known as [[Ishi]], came out of hiding in California in 1911.<ref>{{citation|title=The Traditional Bowyer's Bible, Volume 4|last1=Allely|first1=Steve|year=2008|publisher=The Lyons Press|isbn=978-0964574168|display-authors=etal}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Ishi in Two Worlds: a biography of the last wild Indian in North America|last=Kroeber|first=Theodora|publisher=[[University of California Press]]|place=Berkeley|year=2004|isbn=978-0520240377}}</ref> His doctor, [[Saxton Pope]], learned many of Ishi's traditional archery skills, and popularized them.<ref>{{citation|title=Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|last=Pope|first=Saxton|publisher= G. P. Putnam's Sons|place=New York|year=1925}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Adventurous Bowmen: field notes on African archery|last=Pope|first=Saxton|publisher=[[G. P. Putnam's Sons]]|place=New York|year=1926}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2016}} {{citation needed span|The [[Pope and Young Club]], founded in 1961 and named in honor of Pope and his friend, Arthur Young, became one of North America's leading bowhunting and conservation organizations. Founded as a nonprofit scientific organization, the Club was patterned after the prestigious [[Boone and Crockett Club]] and advocated responsible bowhunting by promoting quality, fair chase hunting, and sound conservation practices.|date=May 2016}}

[[File:Archery contest at CNE, 1931.tif|thumb|right|Five women taking part in an archery contest in 1931]] 
From the 1920s, professional engineers took an interest in archery, previously the exclusive field of traditional craft experts.<ref name="technical">{{citation|title=Archery: The Technical Side. A compilation of scientific and technical articles on theory, construction, use and performance of bows and arrows, reprinted from journals of science and of archery|last1=Hickman|first1=C. N.|last2=Nagler|first2=Forrest|last3=Klopsteg|first3=Paul E.|publisher=[[National Field Archery Association]]|year=1947}}</ref> They led the commercial development of new forms of bow including the modern [[recurve bow|recurve]] and [[compound bow]]. These modern forms are now dominant in modern Western archery; traditional bows are in a minority.  Archery returned to the Olympics in 1972. In the 1980s, the skills of traditional archery were revived by American enthusiasts, and combined with the new scientific understanding. Much of this expertise is available in the ''Traditional Bowyer's Bibles'' (see Further reading). Modern game archery owes much of its success to [[Fred Bear]], an American bow hunter and bow manufacturer.<ref>Bertalan, Dan. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=sYBT1c2NKVoC&pg=PA73 Traditional Bowyers Encyclopedia]'':
''The Bowhunting and Bowmaking World of the Nation's Top Crafters of Longbows and Recurves'', 2007. p. 73.</ref>