Bow looks at the effects of the pandemic on the sport. One of the more durable cliches in the media over the past three months has been stating that we are living in ‘unprecedented times’. It may be a cliche,…
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COVID-19: What now for archery?
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Sponsorship and draw weights: Ask the experts
Our expert panel answers your questions. Send yours to [email protected] Question I have read a number of other pieces on reversals but none mention bow poundage/ draw weight. If draw weight is mentioned, they just say increase draw weight but…
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Archery tournaments: What to do when things go wrong
Roy Rose is here to tell you what to do when it all goes pear-shaped at an archery tournament. Our initial tournament experiences are always packed with mixed emotions. There’s anticipation, there’s natural excitement, there’s logical trepidation and finally of…
Tokyo 2020 is dead. Long live Tokyo 2021.
“The one thing that brings the world together is the Olympics.” said two-time archery Olympian, and three-time Olympic medalist Brady Ellison, of the USA. “It just sucks all around no matter how you look at things. I really hope they…
Intermediate compound: stepping up
Duncan Busby rates the current intermediate compound bows on the market. All sports have different spending options, depending on the brand name and quality of the item you’re buying, but for us archers it’s rarely as simple as picking up…
ATA: New For 2020
Part 1 of our annual report from archery’s biggest show. The ATA is the Archery Trade Association, based very firmly in the USA, and it’s also the given name of the trade show every year in January, kicking off the…
New Products: February
Shiny new kit available from your dealer now. MK Archery: limbs / stabs MK have introduced several new lines in their intermediate range, out in time for the seasonal shopping extravaganza, Their L3 Foam limbs are designed for beginners and…
KTA: An introduction
Kristina Dolgilevica took a second trip to Korea to learn traditional archery, and gave us a taste. Korean traditional archery (KTA), much like Japanese kyudo, descends from both martial and ceremonial practices. Thanks to various Imperial campaigns to preserve archery…
Looking back at Berlin 2019
The Berlin Open is one of the more respected indoor tournaments in Europe. Running since 2012, it has moved venues – and management teams – more than once. There is now ambition here to be one of the major indoor…
Archery’s Olympic profile increases at Dakar Games 2022
The number of archers that will compete at the next Youth Olympic Games is set to increase by 50% to a total of 96. Held in Senegal, Dakar 2022 will make history as the first Olympic event to take place…