Starting Archery in Singapore by Bill Wee
My interest in target archery flourished when I was at the University of Sydney in the 1950s. There I started a small archery club, still in existence today, and it was there that I met many archers generous with their time and knowledge.
Archery in Singapore 1973
This photo here, taken in 1973 with my daughter Natalie and son Colin, was at the Polo grounds in Singapore. Target archery then was still a weekend sport, and it would take me another ten years to see 12 clubs starting and my son to represent Singapore overseas.
The bow you see above is a Hoyt TD1, with no v-bar, no carbon limbs, and Easton aluminium arrows as the only (and best) option available. Bows and arrows sure have come a long way. My hope is that starting target archers nowadays can continue to have the same excitement as I have had learning about the sport.
