Q: I have been scoring quite well in compound competition, but I’m still shooting a number of weak and wayward shots. What could be the reason for that? A: Weak shots, which often feel tentative at full draw, and which…
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Q: I’ve found that since moving indoors my release has deteriorated. I used to be able to execute a clean, unanticipated shot but now I’m hanging up and holding on too long. I don’t want to get into the habit of…
Tagged with: aiming aperture, Ask The Experts, duncan busby, hanging up, indoors, lens, magnification, over-aiming, release
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
A Bow In The Hand
Duncan Busby says a correct grip is vital to accurate shooting, and explains how to find your perfect placement Since the main contact point between an archer and their bow is through the grip, how you hold your bow can…
Ask The Experts: Home Ranges
Q: Would you recommend getting a target to practise with at home? I have a safe backstop in my back garden, but it won’t fit a full-length range! Is it still worth getting one? A: Definitely YES! Once you have…
Archery Talent: Innate or Learnt?
Duncan Busby breaks down the myth that natural talent makes a champion, and explains what really puts people on podiums Great archers are frequently described as having ‘a natural talent’ for the sport even when they have spent years working…
‘Mad Jack’ Churchill: Soldier and Archer
You might have heard the name as belonging to a man famous for carrying a bow into battle in WWII, but who was he? Hugh Soar reveals the archer underneath the reputation John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill was born on…
Bowyery For Beginners
Pip Bickerstaffe relates the trials and tribulations of compressing a bow making course into two days, and the eventual successes Over the 50 years plus that I have been involved in archery I have done many things in the archery…
Tagged with: bowyer, course, flatbow, longbow, pip bickerstaffe, stave, tiller, tools, woodwork
Posted in Traditional
Posted in Traditional
Travel Time
Don’t let guilt about not practising ruin the holidays for you. John Dudley shares his tips for staying sharp when you’re away from your bow From time to time I ponder what kind of a subject I want to write…
Tagged with: execution, exercise, holidays, john dudley, mental game, rest, time off
Posted in Traditional
Posted in Traditional
Motor Learning
Craig Johnson explains how the brain learns in co-ordination with muscle systems, and how archers can use that to their advantage in training I have previously given an overview of the nervous system and looked at feedback in the motor system,…
Tagged with: craig johnson, focus, motor learning, repetition, special skills, still eye, training, visualisation
Posted in Psychology
Posted in Psychology
Ask The Experts – Making a Longbow
Q: I am a relatively new archer and would like to make myself a longbow. A friend in the club has a lovely osage longbow so I would like to make one like it from a kit, but how much…