The very best of all things recurve, available right now If money were no object – or if you only accept the very best – then Bow has lovingly compiled a list of the finest gear available, for recurve, compound and…
The 18th century English archery revivals
Kristina Dolgilevica takes another look at the archery revival in 18th century England The history of the 18th century is often dismissed by the modern reader as uninteresting, lacking the mystery of ancient history and the curiosity of medieval history.…
Book review: The Archer’s Reflex
Tackling target panic one page at a time Up here at Bow Towers, we were excited to receive another book that tackled that trickiest of subjects: target panic. Author Jes Lysgaard is a trad archer from Denmark. While forms of…
Recovering your strength after a break from archery
Long break? Winter blues? Lucy O’Sullivan has you covered Strength, noun: “the quality or state of being physically strong” and “the capacity of an object or substance to withstand great force or pressure”. Strength is not just one ‘thing’. Although…
New products on show at ATA 2023
Our annual report from archery’s biggest show As usual, the Bow team was at ATA for a poke around the world’s biggest archery trade show. The ATA is the Archery Trade Association of America, and it’s also the given name…
Interview: Cinzia Noziglia
The reigning queen of barebow, Cinzia Noziglia, speaks to Bow International In October 2022, Italy’s Cinzia Noziglia was named the World Games’ athlete of the month not long after her victory at the World Archery Field Championships in Yankton. This…
Interview: Gaby Schloesser
Bow caught up with the Olympic silver medallist who is currently tearing up the indoor circuit Gabriela Schloesser (née Bayardo) is a Dutch recurve archer. Born in Mexico, she competed for Mexico before 2016, and has represented the Netherlands since…
Arrows: how to minimise drag and maximise lift
Dr James Park tackles a common arrow misconception An arrow’s centre of mass (CoM) is its balance point. Usually this will be forward of the centre of the shaft, due to the point being a significant portion of the arrow’s…
KTA Diary: Competing in Korea
Kristina Dolgilevica’s KTA adventures continue I returned to Korea to put my skills to the test in competition. Here, I finally achieved my goal of representing my club and Seoul city on Korean soil, impressed with my shooting form, led…
New products: WIAWIS ATF-DX riser
Win & Win was out in Taipei and showing off its new WIAWIS bow Win & Win has continued to plough its own path through the professional recurve archery world, with its own focus on how to solve and minimise…