Pack your suitcase! Duncan Busby takes us through some of the best international outdoor competitions to jet off to in 2018
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The best international outdoor tournaments
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Posted in Events, News
Posted in Events, News
The best UK tournaments this summer
There are hundreds of tournaments held every weekend throughout the UK; For those of you who are serious about competing Duncan Busby says these are sure to be top of your list…
Tagged with: 2018 archery events, 3D Archery, archery competition, archery event, archery gb, archery tournament, Bow International, British Target Championships, competitive archery, summer 2018, tournaments, UK
Posted in Events, News
Posted in Events, News
The ultimate instinctive archery event you’ve been missing out on!
What started out as a forum post has become a yearly event for one group of traditional archers. Jim Kent explains how The Gathering came into being
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Posted in Features, Traditional
Posted in Features, Traditional
Q&A: How to settle into a competition setting
Alistair Whittingham shares his top tips for combating competition nerves and settling into the game quicker
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Posted in FAQs, Features, Psychology
Posted in FAQs, Features, Psychology
Practise with purpose
While practice might not make perfect, it should at least make you better. Coach Larry Wise explains how to structure a practice session to achieve just that
Tagged with: archer, archery improvement, archery tips, arrow, bow, Bow International, coaching, competitions, compound bow, Larry Wise, perfect, practice, recurve bow
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique
How to get outdoor ready
With the indoor season drawing to a close, Patrick Huston shares his guide to preparing for outdoors, so you can hit the ground running
Tagged with: archery, archery competitions, archery events, archery tips, arrow, bow, Bow International, competition season, competitive archery, field archery, olympic archer, outdoor archery, outdoor events, outdoor season, preparation, tips
Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique
Traditional troubleshoot: What’s dead release?
Rob Jones explains what dead and active release means from the perspective of a traditional archer
Tagged with: active release, archer, archery, archery shot, archery technique, arrow, Bow International, bow release, compound, dead release, recurve, shot, traditional archery
Posted in FAQs, Features, Technique, Traditional
Posted in FAQs, Features, Technique, Traditional
How to overcome ‘wrong’ eye dominance
Left-eye dominant but right-handed, Lucy O’Sullivan has spent a fair amount of time working to overcome the problems that presents. Here, she shares some of the tips and tricks she’s learned
Tagged with: archer, archery advice, archery technique, archery tricks, Bow International, eye dominance, Lucy O'Sullivan, Off Eye, overcoming archery obstacles, Pilla glasses, tips
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique
Inside Aim4Sport: The one-stop shop and training centre
When Dave Leader and Gaynor Hutchison took over Aim4Sport, they decided to build on their love for coaching and create a combined retail and training centre
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Posted in Features, Interview
Posted in Features, Interview
Mindfulness over matter
John Stanley explores the concept of mindfulness, and finds that it’s linked to archery in more ways than just as a tool for improvement
Tagged with: archery, archery psychology, Bow International, competitive archery, compound bow, improving archery, john stanley, mindfulness, olympics, recurve bow
Posted in Features, Psychology
Posted in Features, Psychology