Features
Ascham: The Lover of the Bow. Part II
Jan H. Sachers this time Jan H. Sachers delves into the contents of Asham’s archery manual Roger Ascham’s Toxophilus, first published in 1545, is considered the oldest written introduction in Europe on how to shoot with bow and arrow. But…
The recurve archer’s drawing arm
Dr James Park calculates the optimal draw force line There are a few modern tools available to coaches and archers, video analysis being one of the most commonly used. We take another look at Archery Biomechanics App, this time at…
Introducing children to Field Archery
Alex Tyler on how the smallest archers can start their journey There are many ways in which a child may find out about archery. It may be the sight of archery action in a film, a school or scout troop…
How To Pass Your Archery Exams
Joe Parker: For over a thousand years, you had to draw a bow to get somewhere in life Depictions on this page spread are taken from a Chinese scroll dated around 1426-35, depicting entertainments in the Eastern Park of the…
Do Ranking Rounds Matter?
Dr James Park looks at the probability of an archer winning a podium position. I occasionally hear comments such as ‘the ranking round is not important – it’s the matches that matter’. Can that be true? Certainly, if you do…
News
World Nomad Games V: Kazakhstan
Kristina Dolgilevica reports from the most hospitable corner of the world. In September Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, hosted the fifth World Nomad Games – nicknamed “The Traditional Olympics”. This major international ethno-sporting event took place from September 8 to…
Berlin and Yankton awarded next World Championships
World Archery awarded hosting rights for the 2021 and 2023 editions of its World Championships to the US city of Yankton and the German capital Berlin, respectively. World Archery has also elected to scrap the World Indoor Championships. The decisions…
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…
Ask the experts
Our expert panel answers your questions. Send yours to john.stanley@futurenet.com Q: I’ve noticed that whenever I shoot a perfect end I tend to follow this up by shooting badly in my next end. What’s going on? Duncan Busby says: You…
Indian archery issues continue
A long-running issue over administration in Indian archery continues, as the sport continues to move deeper into the Olympic cycle. World Archery officially recognised the newly-elected archery AAI (Archery Association of India) as a legitimate authority to select the teams…
Reviews
Indoor arrows – choose them wisely
Duncan Busby helps choose and tune your indoor compound arrows It’s that time of year again, and like it or loath it, the indoor season has begun. Whether you plan to attend as many tournaments as possible or just shoot…
The Steady Aim
Lucy O’Sullivan reviews South Africa’s solution to Mantis, a high-tech system designed by archers engineers. You may have heard about new archery technologies that can help you improve your shooting, whether it be video analysis apps like On Form, (perfect…
Review: Jet6 Vanes
By Sophie Meering Jet6 Vanes, like some other archery products and companies in the recent times, have been a big hit on social media, and are used by some big names, including the Olympic, World, and European Champion Mete Gazoz…
Fairweather Brass Tab
By Sophie Meering The Fairweather tabs have taken the archery scene by storm, with many archers such as the GBR Women’s team, Mete Gazoz (Tokyo 2020 individual champion), Marie Horáčková, using the tab and winning big titles on the World…
Review: Pro Grain Scale 2:0
The new unit is chunky but actually surprisingly light (200 g), which is great if you want to carry it with you in your bow bag, and it’s not too fiddly for bigger hands. The edges of the ‘box’ are…