We have all had some setbacks in archery; it is totally expected in your career as part of progressing as a sports person. “Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice.” So…
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How to adapt and overcome career setbacks
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Top Tips: Bow Arm Basics
Compound archery techniques are forever developing; what were once common practices 10 or 20 years ago are now thought to be counterproductive or even damaging to your shooting. Among other changes a conscious release has been eliminated from compound teachings,…
Performance Pressure
In a stressful situation, Duncan Busby says learning how to deal with performance pressure is key to becoming a better archer Performance pressure will affect every archer at some point, whether you’re practicing down at your local club or competing at a…
Tagged with: competition, duncan busby, focus, performance pressure, scores, stress
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Adapting Your Approach
Whether you’re shooting with a disability or coaching someone with one, there are several important things to be aware of says Danielle Brown Governments and sporting bodies have tried to categorise disability the world over, but due to the complex nature…
Tagged with: assistive device, coaching, danielle brown, disability, para-archery, paralympics, performance
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Archery S.C.A.R.S
Becoming a better archer is all about earning your S.C.A.R.S. John Dudley shows you how Every summer, archers around the world dial in their kits, plan their holiday time for tournaments and book flights. This was always an exciting time for…
Tagged with: attitude, commitment, john dudley, recovery, rest, sacrifice, success
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Flex in Free Flight
James Park begins a series of articles analysing the flex of an arrow in free flight During the power stroke of a bow the arrow is subjected to very severe forces – the acceleration is around 1000g. Consequently, it is…
A Kind of Magic
Merlin Archery‘s Grizzly Jim explains the lure of instinctive archery As far back as I can remember I’ve always had a bow in my hand of some description, whether I was running around the farm with just a primitive selfbow that…
Tagged with: field archery, focus, forest, instinctive archery, Jim Kent, Merlin Archery, traditional
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Making the Change
Changing disciplines can bring a new lease of life to your archery experiences, says Roy Rose, who made the switch from recurve to compound and lists what the pros and cons, and what to look out for Many archers’…
The Small Things
In a precision sport, it’s a matter of millimetres between winning and losing. John Dudley outlines the small things that make a big difference To start this article off I want you to try a little exercise for me. I want you…
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Measure Up
When it comes to getting comfortable with your bow, John Dudley advises starting with your measurements One of the most important parts of archery is having a perfect draw length. It should be something you know, something you set on…
Tagged with: alignment, comfortable, draw length, john dudley, measurements, posture
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