For archery in Estonia, dedication to training pays off Archery is a relatively small but growing sport in Estonia, the Baltic state that borders Latvia, Russia and the Gulf of Finland. The Estonian Archery Association (EAA) is the governing body…
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How to build and grow your archery club
Pete Hill shows you how to build and grow membership of your club using modern tools Archery clubs, like any club, need one thing more than anything else, and that’s members. A club doesn’t work without them. We know new…
How to set realistic goals in archery
Lucy O’Sullivan says: never fear the hard work With archery, as with any sport, it’s not uncommon to go through different periods of enthusiasm; shooting lots, shooting a little and sometimes not shooting at all. Following such periods away from…
Building the yumi bow
In the Netherlands, Stefan Tim has been building something very special As an archer, the yumi has always been fascinating to me. The Japanese bow has a unique design. With the distinctive curves and asymmetrical shape, I could not imagine…
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.…
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…