field archery

Field fitness: making the difference

Posted on June 10, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Lucy O’Sullivan won a Pro Series field event at the first try. How did she do it? As many of you may know, I am a target archer through and through. I was however lucky to get a chance to…

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Essential outdoor kit for archery

Posted on May 29, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Field generally needs more kit than target. Here’s the lowdown. All archers will be familiar with the need to carry a set of equipment around. Field archery, due to the more complex and unforgiving environment requires another level of self-sufficiency…

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Getting started in barebow field archery

Posted on May 22, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

An overview by Victoria Williams There is always a lot more to barebow archery than meets the eye. To score well at field archery with a barebow it’s not, as some might say, a matter of pointing in the right…

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Getting started in UK field archery

Posted on May 21, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Alex Tyler offers some valuable advice on getting started – or getting back into field archery – in the UK. Britain is staying at home and finding new ways to pass the time. While not able to shoot, I decided…

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How to solve eye dominance problems

Posted on February 7, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

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…

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KTA: An introduction

Posted on January 30, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Kristina Dolgilevica took a second trip to Korea to learn traditional archery, and gave us a taste. Korean traditional archery (KTA), much like Japanese kyudo, descends from both martial and ceremonial practices. Thanks to various Imperial campaigns to preserve archery…

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Posted in Features, News

Arrows are not bullets

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

Real world arrow deflection tests provide insight into range safety and the safe design of field archery ranges. By Simon Allen. Since Archery GB produced their 2017 ‘A guide to field archery courses’ there has been much debate over the…

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Ask the experts

Posted on May 16, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Our expert panel answers your questions. Send yours to john.stanley@futurenet.com Q: I’ve got a new set of arrows and one is a bareshaft as normal for tuning. But how often should I shoot it? Seems a bit of a waste…