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A tour around 2021’s virtual ATA

Posted on March 3, 2021 by towens — No Comments ↓

The annual trade fair was online this year and Bow took a virtual stroll around. Scott Archery Apex Scott Archery have over forty years of expertise making releases, and they aren’t shy about calling the Apex the ‘pinnacle of release…

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IHAA World Grand Prix

Posted on December 4, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

With the horseback world champs cancelled, it was time for something different. By the competition organiser Claire Sawyer Early 2020 brought a gradual realisation that everything would be different this year. As the International Horseback Archery Alliance (IHAA) cancelled our…

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The Bow 2020 Christmas gift guide

Posted on November 27, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Everything you and your favourite archer needs for the seasons ahead! Under £20 Fivics scorebook and pen Fivics have made this specially designed scorebook that comes with an arrow themed pen. Each page has space to score and plot 18…

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Best method for recurve tuning

Posted on November 16, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Ashe Morgan shows you how to get it right – every single time. Learning how to tune your bow can feel like navigating through a minefield of settings which all affect each other. There are endless parameters you could change,…

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Compound: Micro Tuning

Posted on November 6, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Duncan Busby on how to get the extra edge. We all know the merits of shooting a well tuned set up, but how much do you really know about the finer points of compound tuning? Micro-tuning is often overlooked but…

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Setting up the Easton RX-7 arrow

Posted on September 7, 2020 by admin — No Comments ↓

Sponsored by… Easton’s RX-7 arrow shafts are proving to be one of the most popular and accurate new indoor arrows in history-both recurve and compound shooters love the RX-7 and are seeing great results, because it allows using the biggest…

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Ragim Whitetail longbow review

Posted on August 23, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Alex Tyler puts an Italian thoroughbred through its paces Italian manufacturer Ragim make a wide range of wooden archery bows, including recurve takedowns and beginners gear, but their speciality is high-quality wooden trad bows. The Whitetail is a product from…

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Ask the experts – stiff vs damped and other questions

Posted on August 4, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Our expert panel answers your questions. Send yours to john.stanley@futurenet.com Question: My son shoots competitive compound target archery. He currently shoots a 30″ front bar of a larger diameter and my thought is to upgrade to a much smaller diameter…

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18th century archery clubs – a history of the rules of regulations

Posted on July 28, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

How clubs made rules and kept house in the 18th century. By Kristina Dolgilevica For the past few years the subject of my ongoing historical research project has been the archery societies of the late 18th century England and Wales.…

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The essential guide to vanes

Posted on July 22, 2020 by towens — 2 Comments ↓

Adrian Tippins provides an essential guide to vanes Introduction Whether we’re shopping online or in store we are affronted by hundreds of vanes of all sizes and shapes. This can often lead to option paralysis. The confusion leads a lot…