Arrow Shooting Method and System

Abstract

A system for shooting arrows at targets, comprising at least one device for shooting arrows, at least one target and at least one arrow, characterised by the fact that it comprises a reflection wall and that the arrow comprises a head portion, the reflection wall and the head portion being configured so as to return the arrow in the direction of the shooting device when the head portion impacts the reflection wall instead of the target.

1 . A system for shooting arrows at targets, comprising at least one arrow-shooting device, at least one target and at least one arrow, wherein it comprises a reflection wall and that the arrow comprises a head portion, the reflection wall and the head portion being configured so as to at least partially absorb the energy of the impact and to restore it in order to send the arrow in the direction of the shooting device when the head portion impacts the reflection wall instead of the target. 
     
     
         2 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the target is configured to damp an impact of the head portion more than the reflection wall. 
     
     
         3 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the reflection wall is a substantially vertical wall. 
     
     
         4 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the head portion comprises an elastically deformable end piece and means for connecting a shaft to an arrow. 
     
     
         5 . A system according to  claim 4 , wherein the end piece is made from a flexible plastic material. 
     
     
         6 . A system according to  claim 5 , wherein the end piece is made from polymer foam. 
     
     
         7 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein it comprises a machine for launching the at least one target, said machine being configured to launch the target in front of the reflection wall relative to the shooting device. 
     
     
         8 . A system according to  claim 7 , wherein the machine is configured to launch the at least one target in a vertical plane. 
     
     
         9 . A system according to  claim 8 , wherein the vertical plane is closer to the reflection wall that the shooting device. 
     
     
         10 . A system according to  claim 9 , wherein the reflection wall and the vertical plane are parallel and spaced apart by a distance of between 1 metre and 3 metres and wherein the shooting device and the vertical plane are spaced apart by a distance of between 7 metres and 11 metres. 
     
     
         11 . A system according to  claim 10 , wherein the reflection wall has a height of between 7 metres and 12 metres. 
     
     
         12 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein it is configured so that the arrow is returned at a distance of between 50% and 85% of the distance between the reflection wall and the shooting device when it impacts the reflection wall. 
     
     
         13 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein external shape of the at least one target is a portion of a cylinder. 
     
     
         14 . A method for shooting arrows at a target for an archer, comprising a step of shooting an arrow in the direction of the target, wherein it comprises the following steps:
 placing a reflection wall in a shooting area around the target;   forming a head portion on the arrow;   when the arrow does not impact the target, at least partially absorbing the energy of the impact, returning the arrow towards the archer by bouncing of the head portion on the reflection wall.   
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 14 , wherein the arrow is returned at a distance of between 50% and 85% of the distance between the reflection wall and the archer, 
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 14 , wherein the target is launched prior to the shooting step so as to make it move in front of the reflection wall relative to the archer during the shooting step. 
     
     
         17 . A method according to  claim 16 , wherein the target is launched at a height greater than 2 metres and less than the height of the reflection wall.