While not widely known as having an archery culture, the Vikings nevertheless counted archers and bowyers among their number, says historian Jan Sachers Bows and arrows may not be not the first weapons that come to mind when we hear of…
Making the Change
Changing disciplines can bring a new lease of life to your archery experiences, says Roy Rose, who made the switch from recurve to compound and lists what the pros and cons, and what to look out for Many archers’…
The Small Things
In a precision sport, it’s a matter of millimetres between winning and losing. John Dudley outlines the small things that make a big difference To start this article off I want you to try a little exercise for me. I want you…
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X Marks The Spot
Duncan Busby gets hands-on with the Chill X – an adaptable bow from the Mathews McPherson twin cam range Mathews introduced solo-cam bows to the archery world in 1992; their immense popularity and success ensured that Mathews became the world…
Huston wins Rio spot
Patrick Huston secured Great Britain’s first archery place at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro at the Continental Qualifying Tournament held alongside the European Outdoor Championships in Nottingham from 23-29 May. The format was similar to that of…
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T.R.U. Ball brings out the Blade
T.R.U. Ball has launched two new thumb trigger releases, the Blade and Blade Pro. The Blade has an aluminium body with finger grooves for added grip and a new chequered design on the sides, while the Blade Pro is the…
Invictus Victories
Great Britain collected seven medals from the 2016 Invictus Games – a multi-sport event launched in 2014 by Prince Harry for injured combat veterans from around the world, held this year in Florida, USA – including four golds. Gareth Patterson took…
Records fall across the board
Mike Schloesser has broken his own world record for the 50m compound round. Mike, nicknamed “Mister Perfect” after his unbeatable perfect score of 600 for the indoor 18m round, shot 717 out of a possible 720 at the first stage…
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Outdoor Ready
Outdoor archery brings a different set of demands for the archer and their equipment – so here’s a selection of the best outdoor shooting gear Base layer Summer might be approaching, but that doesn’t always mean it’s short-sleeve weather! This…
European Champs Ticket Giveaway!
Fancy going to the European Championships finals, for free? Simply tweet us a picture and you could be there! Thanks to our friends at Archery GB we have four pairs of tickets to give away to the Saturday finals of the…