Duncan Busby demystifies the defining feature of a compound bow Since their introduction in the 1960s compound bows have stood out amongst more traditional recurves or longbows due to one specific feature: their use of a cam system. The cams…
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The essence of accuracy
A lesson on achieving higher accuracy – for those just starting. With Roy Rose The obvious objective of an archer, of any discipline, is consistent accuracy. This goal is no secret. What is required is repetitive duplication. If it was…
Akinci Toyu 2022
Anne Dohrmann got back in the saddle at Akinci Toyu 2022 – with mixed results After a long lull in the international tournament scene of mounted archery, a private organiser invited people to a small town in Turkey with some…
Pricing up the Indoor World Series
It might not be as much as you think! By Mimi Landström If you’ve been thinking about a trip abroad for a shot at the Indoor World Series in 2023, read on. I have been travelling to and competing at…
Taking a break at the end of the season
Everything you need to know about having time off at the end of the season Around the world, the outdoor season is becoming longer and longer, starting earlier in the year and ending later in the year. Having a break…
How to get a sponsorship in archery
Is sponsorship really all it’s cracked up to be? Bow investigates Being a sponsored archer, eh? If you follow the sport, it sometimes seems as if the hashtags will never end. Reading about your favourite archer’s achievements on social media…
Interview: Sarah Bettles
GBR’s Sarah Bettles opens up about her struggles with mental health and her return to top-level sport It’s well-known that the ‘mental game’ plays a huge role in performance, and mental management has become a teachable skill. Mental health is…
How to balance archery and gym sessions
Lucy O’Sullivan looks at an important training question for serious archers The question I get asked most often by archers across the world is “When should I shoot, and when should I physically train?” Annoyingly, the most accurate answer is…
Does the ranking round matter?
By Dr James Park I have often heard it said that “the ranking round is not important; it is the matches that matter”. Usually, these comments come from archers who did not rank very high but think they might be…