I can't confirm if what you heard is correct, what I know is that archery is mainly a recreational activity and competitive sport nowadays
It does. Nowadays archery os mostly a competative sport/recreational activity
Archery as in Robin Hood shooting the apple off somebody's head!  So exciting. Speaking of Archery, it was used historically for combat and hunting. Are there different kinds of bows? There is the composite bow, a traditional bow of horn, wood and sinew. I have heard it takes a lot of strength to draw a bow.
In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity.