The ideal competition preparation for archers? Claire van Dijck investigates In the Netherlands, archery has changed a lot over the years. Archery was once known as a sport played in bars, just like darts, but currently there are several regional…
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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
Compound in the Olympics: will it ever happen?
Will we see compound archery in the Olympics, and if so when? It is a common question in archery circles, and is entirely understandable from the perspective of compound shooters that see almost all modern competitions allowing multiple bowstyles. Yet…
Tagged with: bow, bowstyles, competition, compound, IOC, london 2012, los angeles 2028, mixed team, olympics, paris 2024, recurve, Tokyo 2020, world archery, World Games
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Posted in Features
GBR wins six spots for Tokyo 2020
The majority of places for Olympic competition at Tokyo 2020 were handed out at the World Championships in Den Bosch, Netherlands. For Great Britain’s men’s team of Tom Hall, Patrick Huston and Alex Wise, they managed to qualify in eighth…
Tagged with: alex wise, archery gb, competition, Great Britain, japan, korea, olympic, patrick huston, shooting, Tokyo 2020, tom hall, world archery, world championships, world cup
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Q&A: How to settle into a competition setting
Alistair Whittingham shares his top tips for combating competition nerves and settling into the game quicker
Tagged with: alistair whittingham, archery, archery competition, bow, competition, competition nerves, competitive archery, compound bow, practice ends, Q&A, recurve bow, settling into a competition, tips
Posted in FAQs, Features, Psychology
Posted in FAQs, Features, Psychology
Nîmes: From the inside
Rebekah Tipping tells us what it’s like to shoot in Nîmes against the best – and what she took home from the experience
Tagged with: archery competition, arrows, Bow International, competition, compound, indoor world cup, indoors, news, nimes, recurve, shooting, target, world archery
Posted in Events, Features, News
Posted in Events, Features, News
Why it pays to have allies as an archer
Everyone needs a bit of help now and again – and having the right people and relationships in place can be a huge asset to your archery, as Danielle Brown explains
Tagged with: archery, archery improvement, archery psychology, bow, Bow International, competition, competitive archery, technique
Posted in Features, Psychology
Posted in Features, Psychology
How to combat competitive mind games
From well-meaning but misguided comments to deliberate mind games, there are a number of things that can put you off your shot. Danielle Brown shares her guide to coping with it
Tagged with: archery, archery gb, archery inspiration, archery support, archery tips, arrows, bow, Bow International, competition, field, focus, mind games, psychology, world archery
Posted in Features, Psychology
Posted in Features, Psychology
8 Top Tips for new competitive archers
For many new archers, their first outdoor season presents a number of challenges. Andrew Smith breaks down the most common, and what to do about them. For first timers, the transition from the indoor season to outdoors can be quite…
Tagged with: bow arm, bow hand, clickers, competition, competitive archery, new archers, position, sight marks, target, technique, the back sight, tips
Posted in Events, Features, Technique, Traditional
Posted in Events, Features, Technique, Traditional
Performance Pressure
In a stressful situation, Duncan Busby says learning how to deal with performance pressure is key to becoming a better archer Performance pressure will affect every archer at some point, whether you’re practicing down at your local club or competing at a…
Tagged with: competition, duncan busby, focus, performance pressure, scores, stress
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique