By Felicity May The 2024 World Field Championships were hosted by Lakeland Archery Club in Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada from September 16 to September 22 – a beautiful setting of vast woodlands, fields, and we even got a glimpse…
Ascham: The Lover of the Bow. Part II
Jan H. Sachers this time Jan H. Sachers delves into the contents of Asham’s archery manual Roger Ascham’s Toxophilus, first published in 1545, is considered the oldest written introduction in Europe on how to shoot with bow and arrow. But…
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The recurve archer’s drawing arm
Dr James Park calculates the optimal draw force line There are a few modern tools available to coaches and archers, video analysis being one of the most commonly used. We take another look at Archery Biomechanics App, this time at…
Introducing children to Field Archery
Alex Tyler on how the smallest archers can start their journey There are many ways in which a child may find out about archery. It may be the sight of archery action in a film, a school or scout troop…
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Richard Priestman: on talent and coaching. Part 2
Bow continues the conversation with WA’s Coach of the Year Why do some talented archers fail? Lack of hard work, fear of failure, pressure of life. Talent is something you brought with you when you came into the sport, and…
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Indoor arrows – choose them wisely
Duncan Busby helps choose and tune your indoor compound arrows It’s that time of year again, and like it or loath it, the indoor season has begun. Whether you plan to attend as many tournaments as possible or just shoot…
How To Pass Your Archery Exams
Joe Parker: For over a thousand years, you had to draw a bow to get somewhere in life Depictions on this page spread are taken from a Chinese scroll dated around 1426-35, depicting entertainments in the Eastern Park of the…
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The Steady Aim
Lucy O’Sullivan reviews South Africa’s solution to Mantis, a high-tech system designed by archers engineers. You may have heard about new archery technologies that can help you improve your shooting, whether it be video analysis apps like On Form, (perfect…
Interview Special: M.J. Rogers
Kristina Dolgilevica: Insights into working with the disabled and the paralympic archers Finding a highly experienced coach who has worked with the disabled and para-athletes is not an easy task. After having contacted many of the industry professionals and world…
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Review: Jet6 Vanes
By Sophie Meering Jet6 Vanes, like some other archery products and companies in the recent times, have been a big hit on social media, and are used by some big names, including the Olympic, World, and European Champion Mete Gazoz…