Jaap Bolt takes us through his process It always astonishes me when I hear phrases from regular archers like: “I don’t put much effort in my wooden arrows because they will never be as good as carbon anyway.” And even:…
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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
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
The essential library you need – and why
We’re bringing you some of the latest picks that you should add to your reading list, by Emma Davis and Tom Hall Archery Anatomy Author: Ray Axford. Paperback, 164 pagesPublisher: Souvenir Press(First published in 1995) Archery Anatomy is what it…
Tagged with: archers, archery anatomy, archery technique, books, dave alfred, ray axford, shooting sports, souvenir press, target, the pressure principle, tom hall
Posted in Reviews
Posted in Reviews
Try not to break it: Sustainability in archery
What happens to all your old archery gear? Bow has a think Sustainability is a long-term issue that affects all of us. Products that are described as ‘sustainable’ are those that provide benefits while protecting the public health and environment…
Fairweather tab
The archery tab designed by the 2000 Olympic gold medallist has been gaining some major fans, including Arne Metzlaff At the European Games this year, Simon Fairweather posted a graphic on Facebook pointing out that the top four men in…
Tagged with: Aida Roman, archers, arne metzlaff, fairweather, gabi bayardo, kit, olympic, recurve, shooting, Simon Fairweather, sydney 2000, tab
Posted in Equipment, Reviews
Posted in Equipment, Reviews
Turning pro
Could you do it? Duncan Busby investigates. Turning professional is the dream of many archers; being able to do what you love day in and day out whilst earning a good living seems like the perfect job. Historically archery has…
Tagged with: archers, archery, bow, compound archery, job, north america, professional, shoot, shooting, turning pro, world archery, world championships, world cups
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
The importance of hydration
Many archers forget to keep themselves hydrated, and Ethan Lowry is here to tell you how crucial it is. To some observers, archery may not appear to be the most physically demanding of sports. Due to this assumption, we tend…
Tagged with: amateur, archers, archery, athletes, competition, dehydration, hydration, professional, sports nutrition, water
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Complete guide to: recurve stabilisation
Andrew Smith weighs up your options. Despite all the technical papers on recurve stabilisation, when you ask top coaches and archers about their stabilisation set up and how they arrived at their current configuration, all of them will say that…
Tagged with: archers, bow, recurve, riser weights, shooting, stabilisation, stabilisers, technical, top rods, v-bars, weights
Posted in Equipment
Posted in Equipment
Berlin and Yankton awarded next World Championships
World Archery awarded hosting rights for the 2021 and 2023 editions of its World Championships to the US city of Yankton and the German capital Berlin, respectively. World Archery has also elected to scrap the World Indoor Championships. The decisions…
Tagged with: archers, Berlin, hosting rights, para championships, Paralympic Games, paris 2024, qualification tournaments, south dakota, summer olympics, world archery, world archery field championships, world championships, World Indoor Championships, World Youth Championships, Yankton
Posted in News
Posted in News
The key to Korean success
Marc Dellenbach says that the key to Korean dominance in archery 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…
Tagged with: archers, archery, korea archery association, olympic archery, rio olympics, Seoul Olympic games, south korea
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
