Kristina Dolgilevica: Summary of the finals from the world’s third largest open indoor event Another tournament “with a twist” has come to an end – and it’s only getting bigger. After The Vegas Shoot and the Lancaster Classic in the…
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World Field Championships Roundup
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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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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Do Ranking Rounds Matter?
Dr James Park looks at the probability of an archer winning a podium position. I occasionally hear comments such as ‘the ranking round is not important – it’s the matches that matter’. Can that be true? Certainly, if you do…
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Chungju: Global Martial Arts Forum
By Kristina Dolgilevica The Global Martial Arts Forum took place from the 7th to the 9th of October, at the headquarters of the International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement (CMAYDE), in Chungju, South Korea. The theme…
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…
Ascham: The Man behind the Work. Part I
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Jan H. Sachers walks us through early biography of the scholar and author of Toxophilus ‘Toxophilus, the Schole of Shootinge’ is the oldest known archery manual in Europe – but Roger Ascham’s opus magnus is actually much more than that. It…
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