Dr. Robert P. Elmer
                         (1877 - 1951)

Class of 1973
Competitor, Contributor to the Sport, Influence on the Sport

The term "Archer's Paradox" was coined by Dr. Robert P. Elmer, a well-known archery author in the 1930s. 

  Dr. Elmer used high speed film to analyze the behavior of an arrow upon release.

• Notes of Interest

• National Archery Association Champion, 1911, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20 and 22

• National Archery Association Flight Champion, 1911, 13 and 22

• President, National Archery Association, 1914-20

• Recipient, National Archery Association's Thompson Medal of Honor, 1948

•  Edited The Book of the Longbow, American Archery, Target Archery