Alistair Whittingham looks at balancing positivity and negativity, and how the pressure of competition can sometimes leave an archer in the red
Checks and balances
Tagged with: alistair whittingham, balance, coach, competition, losing, manager, negative, positive, pressure, winning
Posted in Features, Psychology
Posted in Features, Psychology
Listing the priorities
Tagged with: bow tuning, french tune, group tuning, mathews apex, paper tune, sight, stabilisation, trophy take ss pro, tuning
Posted in Equipment
Posted in Equipment
Brace yourself
It’s an important part of setting up your bow – but can be a bit of a mystery to some beginners. Andrew Smith explains bracing height
Tagged with: adjustment, andrew smith, bow, brace, health, hoyt, tuning
Posted in Equipment, Reviews
Posted in Equipment, Reviews
New equipment syndrome
Tagged with: adjustment, advice, change, duncan busby, equipment, syndrome
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Ask the experts
Our panel of experts from around the world answer your questions on every aspect of shooting technique, psychology and equipment
Tagged with: advice, alistair whittingham, experts, roy rose, shooting, sunglasses, technique, tyler benner
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Mastering the release aid
Getting a clean, trouble-free execution takes some work, but John Dudley says it’s all worthwhile
Tagged with: draw length, hand position, john dudley, pre-load, release
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique
Learning the longbow
If you’re interested in getting into traditional archery, Pip Bickerstaffe starts to outline some of the techniques involved in learning to shoot the longbow. This time, planning, warming up, and learning the draw
Tagged with: development, longbow, muscle, shoulder, strength, technique, the glade, tuition
Posted in Features, Traditional
Posted in Features, Traditional
Mechanics of bow stabilisation
Composite engineer Jim Conroy of Carbofast explains the method – and the maths – behind the right stabiliser setup
Tagged with: carbofast, engineering, full draw, jim controy, long rod, mathematics, olympic, short rod, stabiliser
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Skill swap
Olympians Kristian Thomas, Sam Oldham, Max Whitlock and Dan Purvis, went to Lilleshall to try their hand at archery
Tagged with: archery, dan keating, dan purvis, gymnastics, kristian thomas, lilleshall, max whitlock, olympian, sam oldham
Posted in News
Posted in News