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Ask the experts

Posted on July 25, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

It’s that time again for our experts to answer your questions, so if you have any then please send them to john.stanley@futurenet.com Q: I usually shoot with a back tension release but it’s difficult to use in bad weather, would…

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Posted in Technique

Compound in the Olympics: will it ever happen?

Posted on July 8, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

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
Posted in Features

Shooting with curves

Posted on June 11, 2019 by towens — 1 Comment ↓

USA senior athlete Amy Skogen has a couple of things to talk about This article is intended for everyone, but just a warning before we start: a great deal of it will be talking about boobs. When I started learning…

Tagged with: amy skogen, archery, arrow, bow, compound, recurve, tournament
Posted in Technique

New products in 2019

Posted on May 26, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

We’re looking at some of the shiny new products available in 2019 MK ‘ZEST’ LIMBS MK Korea are known in the recurve world as a relatively ’boutique’ brand, at least compared to the bigger names. Started around a decade ago…

Tagged with: 2019, ATA, bowcase, compound, easton deluxe, easton elite, kim woojin, mk korea, mk zest limbs, new products, price, recurve, takedown hip quiver, the elite, veracity, zest
Posted in Equipment

Complete guide to: compound stabilisation

Posted on May 22, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

By Duncan Busby, who likes to keep things balanced. Look along any shooting line and you will see an entire row of stabilisers pointing towards the target. These are not actually essential to shoot a bow, but you will see…

Tagged with: archer, compound, coumpound stabilisation, duncan busby, shooting, stabilisers, target archers, target shooting
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The mindset: form and execution

Posted on March 28, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Roy Rose, in this compound-focused piece, talks us through developing a bulletproof process. Every archer, no matter what discipline is involved, whether you are a world champion or just plinking away in the backyard, shoots with the same objective: to…

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Posted in Features

Roma Archery Trophy 2018

Posted on December 28, 2018 by towens — No Comments ↓

A wide open field in the Eternal City. They expected 500. They got just over 648. The inaugural Roma Archery Trophy was a success. A major indoor event in Rome had been on the cards for a while for Fitarco,…

How To Destroy A World Record

Posted on June 29, 2018 by alicep — No Comments ↓

At the Antalya World Cup, Kang Chae Young of Korea broke the 70m ranking round world record, becoming the first recurve woman to shoot more than 690 points in history