Bohning Archery has introduced a new style of pin nock. The Smooth Release Pin Nock has shorter ears and a smoother throat to allow for a quick, clean release from the string. It was developed at the same time as…
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New world records
Mike “Mr Perfect” Schloesser of the Netherlands has shot a new world record! He put in 716 out of a maximum possible score of 720 for the 50m compound round. His score, shot at a tournament in the Netherlands in…
Design your own Gateway Feathers!
How do you fancy designing your very own custom fletchings? We’re excited to announce that, thanks to a new competition from Gateway Feathers, you can! Simply download the feather template here, and get creative with your designs. Send them to…
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Committee Nominations
World Archery has revealed the archers that will be standing for places on its athlete’s committee. World Archery Congress is held alongside the World Championships every two years, and at the Congress directly before an Olympic Games a new athlete…
Outdoor Championships
The World Archery Outdoor Championships – due to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, later this year – have received so many entries that the governing body is having to allocate practice sessions. It has urged all teams to submit arrival…
New divisions for Donaueschingen
Visually impaired divisions will compete at the World Archery Para Championships in Donaueschingen later this year for the first time since 2009. Archers from three countries are already registered to shoot in VI1 and VI2/3 categories, with classification by officials…
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New world records!
Sara Lopez has set another world record! The Colombian compounder shot 708 out of a possible 720 for the 50m ranking round at the Antalya stage of the World Cup, breaking the previous record (which she also held, having shot…
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Central London gets specialised archery centre
A new archery club has opened in central London. Archery Fit is a joint project set up by Roman and Kate, who noticed the lack of a dedicated indoor archery centre in London and decided to do something about it…
Junior Joe‘s ticket to Alabama
A junior archer from Yorkshire has been invited by USA Archery to compete at the JOAD Championships in Alabama. Joe Fairburn, 13, shoots both field and target archery and received the invitation after his father Colin got into a discussion with Olympian…
Big success for the Big Weekend
Archery GB’s Big Weekend – in which clubs across the country put on free have-a-go archery sessions – has been hailed as a success. Archery GB states that around 80 clubs took part, with several recording that the interest generated…