Russell Crowe bowled over by archery

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Russell Crowe has fallen head over heels for archery after learning the basics of the sport for his role in `Robin Hood`.The 45-year-old Oscar-winning actor learned how to use a bow and arrow ahead of taking on the title role in `Robin Hood` and believes his training made the movie better, Empire magazine online reported.

"It`s a bit like learning golf, which I did for `The Insider`. And man, I loved it. It`s great. I said to the guy who was teaching me, `I`m in love with the flight. I just love it when the arrow is released from the bow...` and he was like, `Well, it`s your sport then`," Crowe said. "We`ve done so much more than we expected to do in the film in terms of being able to get actual shots in there where we can shoot an arrow and a target. But you can only do that sort of stuff if you really take the time to learn the sport. It`s cool man, very cool," Crowe added. PTI