I am addicted to Traditional archery. So much so I make my own. I can only give my opinion, as what it is or is not can't be defined correctly. So here it is. Once upon a time man or woman picked up a stick and used it as a weapon. Later, someone tied a string to both ends and put a smaller stick between stick and string. TWANG the bow and arrow was born. After that time, they found that if you bend the tips away from you the arrow comes out faster. More distance. The Bow became very famous around the world. Not every country or continent had access to the same materials. Not everybody had good bow making wood. Some used Bamboo instead, some used different woods glued together (Laminated). In one case, they had to put two bows together to make one good one (Penobscott). Some even Used wood Horn and sinew (composite). One day the Firearm repeater was invented and the Bow lost most of its popularity. The Sport/Martial Art of Archery faded away. But, one day Archery started to re-emerge. No one knows who did this but in the U.K. it was probably the Victorians. They revived the Sport of Archery, not the martial art side. Abraham Lincoln once said '' Any fool can pull a trigger but it takes 30years to become an Archer''. Then something very bad happend. As Archery gained in popularity, Greedy, Slimey creatures decided there was money to be made. They could not match the quality of Boyers and make a profit. So, they used synthetic materials and what they called improvements. Arrow rests, stabilisers, sights, pressure buttons and Wheels/cams etc. They even started special events that were specific to their own products. Products that were designed to make a beginner an expert in a fraction of the time. How was this possible?
Simply by virtue of the lack of skill, knowledge, practise and experience that was not needed any more.
So with this in mind. I think traditional should mean anything is allowed that PRE-DATES the GREEDY,SLIMEY, CREATURES INTERFERENCE. The End