Q: I’ve been shooting a longbow for a while but it is only now that I’m actually thinking more seriously about practicing archery. Just going out and flinging some arrows down the range doesn’t improve my skills. Is there anything…
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Ask The Experts – GPI
Q: GPP, GPI, what’s that all about? A:Quite often we are asked: ‘Can I use carbon arrows?’ Often the answer was: ‘No! Use wooden arrows only.’ Being a bit of a rebel however, that did not sit right with me.…
Ask The Experts: Follow-through
Q: How should you finish off a shot? I’ve heard of the value of a good follow-through, but what does that really entail? A: Imagine you’re a world class athlete hitting a tennis ball, sprinting 100m or throwing a javelin. A…
Making it Quicks
Tom Bishop reveals what working for one of the best-known archery retailers in Britain has been like For over 60 years Quicks has been selling archery equipment, and for 39 of those years Tom Bishop has been involved with the…
Ask The Experts: Sight Extension Bar
Q: How far out should I set my sight extension bar for a compound? A: When adjusting your extension bar it’s important to know what to look for. Ideally you want to look through your peep and be able to…
Tagged with: alignment, compound, liam grimed, peep, settings, sight extension bar
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
Merlin’s Move North
Merlin Archery has expanded, and opened a new branch in County Durham. Bow International went to see what the new shop was like Merlin Archery has been a long-time resident of the Midlands, but last year it opened…
Old Archery Games
Archery was used for hunting and warfare for centuries, but that didn’t stop archers having fun with it too, as Jan Sachers reveals Sporting competition has always been a part of archery history, ever since early man first challenged his…
Tagged with: butts, clout, history, Jan Sachers, marks, popinjay, roving, traditional archery, wand shooting
Posted in Traditional
Posted in Traditional
Bow Hold
Chris Bell explains the steps to take to getting your bow to hold well – involving less tuning than you might think There is no getting away from it: shooting high scores with a compound bow requires you to hold…
Tagged with: aiming, bow hold, chris bell, compound, draw length, stabilisation, steady
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
Drawn Out
Confused about your draw length? Duncan Busby looks at the different methods you can use to find your optimum size It seems the one question I am asked more than any other is, ‘How do I find my correct draw…
Summer Shooting Essentials
Everyone gets bored or frustrated sometimes. Luckily, John Dudley knows a couple of things that can re-ignite your passion for archery Archery is a very fun sport and can be so rewarding. However, it can also get a little…