Jan Sachers – archer and historian – reveals the unique history of the York round and the development of national competition The second half of the 18th century saw the resurrection of archery as a pastime and sport for English…
Brady makes World Cup history… again
Brady Ellison is the only recurve archer in World Cup history to have won two back-toback finals, but after Lausanne 2014 he is now also the only archer to have three World Cup titles. Brady’s challenging first round match with…
Rio 2016: first ticket news
If you were thinking of heading to Rio in two years’ time, World Archery has announced that archery could be one of the cheaper sports to get into. It is expected that tickets for the elimination rounds will cost as…
Autumn Archery
Use your down time wisely, advises John Dudley, so you can hit the ground running Here we are once again, coming into the autumn season. I strongly believe that this season is the best time to make a few changes,…
Tagged with: archery, autumn, cables, change, form, indoor, john dudley, maintenance, outdoor, release aid, seasons, set goals, strings, trigger
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
Inaugural Invictus success for archery
Team GB found great success in archery at the Invictus Games, the first international celebration of rehabilitation through sport for wounded or sick servicemen and women of its kind in the UK. Archery attracted more entries than any other sport…
Rule changes in effect
Changes to the Archery GB rules of shooting and administrative procedures came into effect on 1 October. The changes, decided at a meeting held in June, will affect equipment allowed at competitions, the time period for record status submission for…
Tagged with: archery gb, changes, October, rules, Rules of Shooting, Shooting Administration Procedures
Posted in News
Posted in News
National Series Final is a success
Over 8,000 people descended on Wollaton Hall for the last weekend of August as it played host to the Archery GB National Series Final. Now in its second year at the iconic venue, the final had been extended to two…
Perris Archery broken into
Perris Archery has announced that its shop in Raydon suffered a break-in last week, and several items were stolen. Most of the items taken were accessories, which Perris says are all popular, current models and things that can therefore be sold on.…
Judgement time
Considering taking on an unmarked field round? Alex Tyler explains how to start judging distances Shooting over unmarked distances is the area where the difference between field and target archery is most obvious. Target archery tests the archer’s ability…
Tagged with: 3D, alex tyler, face, field, instinctive, judging distance, sights, unmarked distances
Posted in Traditional
Posted in Traditional
Building bows
Got a budding bowyer in the family? A new book from German historian and craftsman Wulf Hein shows you how to build a starter bow. Angelika Hornig asks the questions Wulf Hein is a craftsman specialising in the reconstruction of historical…
Tagged with: book, bow-making, bowyery, history, manual, starter bow, Wulf Hein
Posted in Traditional
Posted in Traditional