Hugh D. Soar examines arrows from the past, and reveals what they might be able to show us about historical warfare and craftsmanship Traditional archery is not noted for mystery, but certain items recovered from the ‘Mary Rose’ have…
Features
Sieze the moment
John Dudley explains how to prepare for when it all comes down to one shot. I was 18 years old and standing alongside two other guys looking at the final target for an ASA World Championship. All three of us…
Tagged with: confidence, field, groups, john dudley, nerves, performing under pressure, photographs, preactice, pressure, record, shoot-off, shooting
Posted in Psychology
Posted in Psychology
The First York
Jan Sachers – archer and historian – reveals the unique history of the York round and the development of national competition The second half of the 18th century saw the resurrection of archery as a pastime and sport for English…
Autumn Archery
Use your down time wisely, advises John Dudley, so you can hit the ground running Here we are once again, coming into the autumn season. I strongly believe that this season is the best time to make a few changes,…
Tagged with: archery, autumn, cables, change, form, indoor, john dudley, maintenance, outdoor, release aid, seasons, set goals, strings, trigger
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
Judgement time
Considering taking on an unmarked field round? Alex Tyler explains how to start judging distances Shooting over unmarked distances is the area where the difference between field and target archery is most obvious. Target archery tests the archer’s ability…
Tagged with: 3D, alex tyler, face, field, instinctive, judging distance, sights, unmarked distances
Posted in Traditional
Posted in Traditional
Building bows
Got a budding bowyer in the family? A new book from German historian and craftsman Wulf Hein shows you how to build a starter bow. Angelika Hornig asks the questions Wulf Hein is a craftsman specialising in the reconstruction of historical…
Tagged with: book, bow-making, bowyery, history, manual, starter bow, Wulf Hein
Posted in Traditional
Posted in Traditional
Surprising summer scoring
Tricky conditions can cause your scores to take a tumble, but as Duncan Busby explains, perfect weather can also have a surprising effect on your scoring We all know that adverse weather can have a huge impact on our shooting,…
Tagged with: conditions, duncan busby, expectations, fatigue, heat, outsoors, over-aiming, practice, summer, weather
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
World Cup: Three Stages In
Three stages of the 2014 World Cup have been completed, and the rankings ahead of the fourth stage give some clues as to who might be making an appearance in the finals at Lausanne. Last year’s champion Oh Jin Hyek leads…
Tagged with: archery, compound, erika jones, finals, Jung Dasomi, Lausanne, Oh Jin Hyek, outdoors, recurve, Sebastien Peineau, stages, world archery, world cup
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Ask The Experts
Q: Considering the amount professional archers shoot, what do you do to prevent injury? A For me the key to preventing injuries has always been rest days. I have shot full-time for five years and never experienced an injury, and I…
Tagged with: injury, liam grimwood, professional, repair, rest day, shooting, train, training
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
Ask The Experts
Q: I shoot compound but tend to pull the string hard up against my nose. I have read and heard that this can interfere with the arrow flight on release – is this habit really that bad for my shooting? …
Tagged with: arrow flight, Ask The Experts, comfortable, compound, contact, influence, nose, release, roy rose, sergio pagni, string
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique