Hoyt Archery

Hoyt Archery is an American manufacturer of recurve and compound bows located in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] Most notable for their competition recurve bows, which are featured prominently in the Olympics; every gold medalist in individual archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics shot a Hoyt recurve.[2]

History

Hoyt was founded in 1931 in St. Louis, MO with Earl Hoyt Sr. and his son producing hand made cedar arrows and wooden bows. In 1983, Hoyt was purchased by sporting goods equipment manufacturer Jas D. Easton Inc., and its headquarters moved to Salt Lake City.[2]

Media

The Hoyt Buffalo hunting recurve was used by the character Hawkeye in the Avengers movie, as well as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games series.[3] The Hoyt/Spectra bow was the principal silent weapon used by Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo in Rambo II and Rambo III. In the backstory Rambo had attained skill with a bow since childhood. In the film he uses arrows tipped with explosive warheads.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hoyt.com/
  2. 1 2 http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/54890096-79/hoyt-bow-archery-bows.html.csp
  3. ↑ http://www.hoyt.com/community/news_detail.php?id=505


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