archery

Behinds the scenes at Gateway Feathers

Gateway Feathers is developing some very special vanes Gateway Feathers, based in Arizona, has specialised for over 50 years in feather vanes for archery, offering a complete process. Many archers still prefer turkey feathers for fletching arrows, especially indoors and

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Features

Traditional bowmaking in the UK – learning the trade

In the second of a two-part series, Rob Jones looks at traditional bowmaking in the UK When I started looking into the home-grown talent of British bowmaking, I quickly found that I was only scratching the surface of the wealth of

Tagged with: , , , ,
Posted in Features

Should you shoot with both eyes open?

Roy Rose discusses if you should shoot with one eye or both eyes open Over the years, a number of discussion points have repeatedly arisen at clinics and seminars in conversations with elite shooters and a host of archers at

Tagged with: ,
Posted in Features

How to take your bow abroad

If you’re ‘returning to normal’, here are our top tips for hassle-free travel  Most people have heard a few airline-baggage horror stories, and seasoned archers may have a fewof their own. For the pros, gear not turning up or being

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Features

New archery products: summer 2022

We’re bringing you our top picks for all the latest archery products Leatherman Wave We’re big on multi-tools here at Bow, because anything that minimises on-field kit and makes things even a fraction simpler is welcome news. As well as

Tagged with: ,
Posted in Features

Neolithic Yew Bows from the Alpine Region

Jan H Sachers digs up the past Roughly 12,000 years ago, a climatic change in Europe led to higher average temperatures, warmer summers and generally beneficial conditions for a great variety of fauna and flora to prosper. Plants and animals

Tagged with: ,
Posted in Features

Archery at The World of Stonehenge exhibition

Taking archery to the grave. By John Stanley The British Museum in London is currently holding an exhibition called The World Of Stonehenge, which is open until the middle of July 2022. There’s less in there about the titular monument

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Features

Some of the best archery spotting scopes

Bow takes a close up view at the current market of Spotting Scopes Spotting scopes are not essential to an archery career, but can definitely assist in both training and competition, for checking arrow positions in a target face. Archers’

Tagged with: ,
Posted in Features

LA 2028: still no compound

Indications suggest programme will be same as Tokyo Archery was confirmed as a core sport for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games at the IOC’s 139th Session held in the Chinese capital Beijing, on the eve of the Winter Olympics.

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Features, News

How to maximise your archery range time

Quick-fire ways to get organised and boost your shooting in short sessions. By Andrew Smith I am often asked how archers can improve their scores and shooting form, despite only being able to shoot once or twice a week. I

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Features
Follow Us