Is tiller and bracing height really that important? Andrew Smith investigates. With a modern three piece recurve bow, we do not hold the bow in the centre. This means that we do not draw the limbs back evenly; if the…
Technique
Korean archery: What is the key to success?
Marc Dellenbach says that the key to Korean archery dominance is in their schools. Marc Dellenbach was the French Olympic team coach from 2004-2016, and is now the national junior head coach of Germany. Early in 2019 he took a…
Tagged with: archers, archery, korea archery association, olympic archery, rio olympics, Seoul Olympic games, south korea
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique
The Bow International Archery Library
Bow International have compiled a list of some of the essentials for your collection – and why. By Tom Hall, Emma Davis and Bow Staff. Archery Author: USA Archery Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2013 The official handbook from USA Archery, this…
Advice from our team in the latest Ask the Experts
We’re offering the latest archery advice from our experts here at Bow International Q: I’m thinking about trying a kisser button. They seem to go in and out of fashion? A: The kisser button is a simple device attached to…
Field archery in winter
If you are looking to get in more shooting, you can enjoy winter field archery with a few small adaptations. Asking a field archer when the indoor season starts and you are likely to get a funny look. The National…
Hit the right note
How one elite archer keeps things tidy. By Günter Kuhr. So you want to be good at this archery lark, right? You are making notes, yes? On every aspect of your training? If you aren’t, you may be missing a…
Six ways to improve your recurve release
Ashe Morgan looks at a few different ways to improve the most important part of your shot. The release is the most important part of your recurve shot; consistency here will skyrocket your performance, and even minor errors can drop…
How to solve eye dominance problems
Having a dominant eye can be a problem, but Ethan Lowry explores how it doesn’t have to be. Eye Conditions As you visualise your target, before you even pick up a bow, the calculations have already been starting in your…
Tagged with: aiming eye, archers, archery, arrow, eye conditions, eye dominance, eyesight, field archery, outdoor archery, shooting, target
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Posted in Technique
Archery: what the pros eat
Mimi Landström explores what the pros eat in competition. It’s wintertime, and you may well have been indulging a little in the last month or so, and perhaps wondering how to get back to that next level in the New…
Tagged with: archers, archery, bow, compound, Elite, ella gibson, gabi bayardo, gb, indoor, kings of archery, medals, mimi landstrom, naomi folkard, nutrition, olympian, outdoor, paul tedford, pros, shooting, sjef van den berg, tournaments, vegas, wintertime, world cup
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Fat or thin? We have the definitive answer
Forget the anecdotal evidence – we’ve run the numbers. By Ferdinand Wegrostek and Bernd Kolmanz For indoor shooting (e.g. WA 18) the use of thicker arrow shafts instead of thinner ones is discussed again and again. Do thicker arrows really…
Tagged with: archers, archery, archery skill level index, arrow, asl, indoor shooting, recurve, shooter
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