Q: GPP, GPI, what’s that all about? A:Quite often we are asked: ‘Can I use carbon arrows?’ Often the answer was: ‘No! Use wooden arrows only.’ Being a bit of a rebel however, that did not sit right with me.…
Arrow Advice
Struggling with getting wide-diameter arrows to shoot well? Liam Grimwood looks at what you can try In the last few years there have been some big developments in indoor compound shafts. It is widely accepted that to give yourself the…
Tagged with: aluminium, arrow wraps, arrows, carbon, clearance, feathers, fletchings, indoors, liam grimwood, point weight, stiffness, straightness, tips, tolerance, wide diameter
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Posted in Equipment
Registration open for the Lancaster Classic!
The Lancaster Classic 2016 tournament is now open for entries. The shoot will take place on 21-24 January 2016 at the Lanco Fieldhouse in Pennsylvania, USA, a venue that’s nearly three times the size of last year’s. With well over 1,000…
Tagged with: competition, Lancaster Archery Supply, Lancaster Classic, prizes, shoot-up
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Ask The Experts: Follow-through
Q: How should you finish off a shot? I’ve heard of the value of a good follow-through, but what does that really entail? A: Imagine you’re a world class athlete hitting a tennis ball, sprinting 100m or throwing a javelin. A…
Making it Quicks
Tom Bishop reveals what working for one of the best-known archery retailers in Britain has been like For over 60 years Quicks has been selling archery equipment, and for 39 of those years Tom Bishop has been involved with the…
Ask The Experts: Sight Extension Bar
Q: How far out should I set my sight extension bar for a compound? A: When adjusting your extension bar it’s important to know what to look for. Ideally you want to look through your peep and be able to…
Tagged with: alignment, compound, liam grimed, peep, settings, sight extension bar
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
Merlin’s Move North
Merlin Archery has expanded, and opened a new branch in County Durham. Bow International went to see what the new shop was like Merlin Archery has been a long-time resident of the Midlands, but last year it opened…
Old Archery Games
Archery was used for hunting and warfare for centuries, but that didn’t stop archers having fun with it too, as Jan Sachers reveals Sporting competition has always been a part of archery history, ever since early man first challenged his…
Tagged with: butts, clout, history, Jan Sachers, marks, popinjay, roving, traditional archery, wand shooting
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Posted in Traditional
Three guaranteed for Mexico finals
Three archers are locked in for a place at the World Cup Finals, which will be held in Mexico City on 24-25 October. Mike Schloesser, who won silver medals at stage one and two, and achieved a further last-eight finish…
Bow Hold
Chris Bell explains the steps to take to getting your bow to hold well – involving less tuning than you might think There is no getting away from it: shooting high scores with a compound bow requires you to hold…
Tagged with: aiming, bow hold, chris bell, compound, draw length, stabilisation, steady
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