WST – Hoddywell Archery Park
Hoddywell Archery Park is Australia’s first & only public Archery Park. It has various target trails with 9, 15 and 18 targets and target lanes.
The physics of Archery is quite fascinating.
You can think of a bow like a "two-armed spring” and, just like a spring, it can store a certain amount of potential energy when pulled back. This energy can be used to launch an arrow.
Once you “nock” an arrow onto the bowstring and pull it back, you’re ready to fire...
To store more potential energy and therefore launch the arrow faster and further, you'll need to use greater force to draw back the bowstring (the draw weight) and draw it back further (the draw length).
Once the arrow is released, all that potential energy stored in the bow is converted into the kinetic energy of the travelling arrow.
Keep in mind that there's a limit to how far you can draw back a bow before it breaks. The chances of this happening are very unlikely as the human body can generally only manage to draw back the bow roughly 28 – 30 inches, (71 - 76cm).
If you pull the bowstring and release it without an arrow to absorb the potential energy, this energy is dissipated throughout the bow and can damage the bow.
This site is part of the Wheatbelt Science Trail and GeoTrail, you can find more information or other sites of interest across the region on the map.
The Cache
The cache is a camo Mega Bison tube hidden in the bush off the road, there is a spot that you can pull your car into.