Q: I’m struggling to use a finger tab – every time I shoot with one my arrows go everywhere but the target. Any advice on what to use or what to do? A: This question is a little complicated to answer…
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Win&Win Risers
Win&Win have launched a new riser: called the Rapido, it will be the first all-carbon riser from Win&Win that is aimed at a lower price point, making it suitable for intermediate archers who want to shoot an all-carbon riser – without the high-end price tag.…
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Hoyt Recurve Stealth Shots
Hoyt has unveiled the first string stops for a recurve bow. Seen for the first time at the ATA show, the unique string stops have been years in the making. Jake Kaminski, Olympic team silver medallist and part of the Team USA that took gold…
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The Time and Space Conundrum
Archery has come a long way over the last few years, with professional archery booming and more archers dedicating 100 per cent of their careers to shooting. This is great for the sport and I am glad to see it…
A Field Guide to Archery
Field archery is the ultimate challenge, whatever your bow style, and many of the world’s elite concur that their field exploits represent their finest achievements in archery. The accuracy that a quality target archer brings to this new experience is…
European Archery Festival
With two stages of the Indoor World Cup down and two left to go, it was all to play for going into the competition at Telford. Jean-Charles Valladont extended his lead at the top of the men’s recurve rankings by…
Tagged with: competition, EAF, erika jones, European Archery Festival, expo, indoor world cup, Jean-Charles Valladont, Kim Yu Mi, Peter Elzinga, pool shoot, second-chance tournament, Stage, Stage 3, telford, winners
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Seize the Moment
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 were estimating the distance to a 3D target out in front of us at about…
Optimise and Minimise
Top coach James Park reveals what you need to think about in order to both optimise your performance and minimise chances of injury In any sporting activity we need to use our body in the best way to optimise our…
Tagged with: biomechanics, cartilage, front shoulder, injury, James Park, joints, load, stress, technique
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Ask The Experts
Q: How can I best use my practice time to prepare for competition? A: The aim of good practice is to manipulate your training to mirror competition as much as possible. This will allow you to practice the skills used in…
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Q: For many years process goals have been much preferred by psychologists and by some coaches, who see them as a better goal and a more measurable idea than outcome goals. A process goal could well be how one does…
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