Could it be easier than you think? For many recurve archers, the pinnacle of a career is representing your country at a summer Olympic Games. This is an extremely difficult goal to achieve, and getting selected and then qualifying is…
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Six ways to improve your recurve release
Ashe Morgan looks at a few different ways to improve the most important part of your shot. The release is the most important part of your recurve shot; consistency here will skyrocket your performance, and even minor errors can drop…
Fitness: is it really that important?
By Lucy O’Sullivan Last month Bow received a question for the Ask The Experts section which said this: “We are often told that overall fitness is crucial to archery, yet I have to say I look at a lot of…
How to get stronger and fitter at home
Not quite ready to venture out of your winter cocoon and take on the gym? Lucy O’Sullivan says you can still improve your archery
Tagged with: archer, archery, archery exercises, Archery Fit, body weight exercises, Bow International, bow technique, exercises, fitness, improve archery, plank, push up, squats
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Posted in Features, Technique
Shooting strengtheners: Custom workout routine for archers
Personal trainer Lucy O’Sullivan explains how being fit can aid your archery, and outlines the basics of a gym routine that can help supplement your shooting
Tagged with: archery, Archery Fit, archery skills, bow and arrow, Bow International, compound, fitness, recurve, traditional
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Interview: Braden Gellenthien’s 2017
We spoke to Team USA regular Braden Gellenthien at the beginning of year, and got his predictions on how he thought things were going to turn out. We caught up with him at the end of it to find out if his feelings had been right
Tagged with: archers, archery, archery advice, bow, bow and arrow, Bow International, exercise, fitness, fitness for archers, Team USA, tips
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Fitness Fix for Archers
With many new year resolutions revolving around getting fitter, Duncan Busby looks at how to improve your overall fitness in ways that will benefit your archery
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