A light on an intriguing corner of the archery world. Here at Bow Towers, we were excited to receive a book that featured one of the least explored areas of study: maritime archery. The book is called Facing The Sea,…
Reviews
Review: Korean Traditional Archery
Kristina Dolgilevica looks at a revised edition of the standard English reference work. Professor of Korean studies Thomas Duvernay, a long-standing archer and one of the authoritative figures on the subject, has revised and released his Korean Traditional Archery book…
Tagged with: archers, archery, equipment, korean traditional archery, thomas duvernay
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Review: Fairweather tabs
Bow staff review the latest versions – now with an Olympic win in the bag. Fairweather Modulus tab Bow tackled the original Fairweather tab in issue 135, back in August 2019. Even then, Simon was already developing the Modulus Olympic…
Tagged with: archery, barebow tab, fairweather tab, modulus tab, olympic
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Tec-HRO Recurvetrainer review
Arne Metzlaff takes a look at a new implementation of the indoor trainer In the second lockdown, German company TEC-HRO launched the beta version of their training device, designed to allow normal shooting without having to shoot an arrow into…
Best gear for barebow archery
Everything you need for ‘the true path‘. We compiled a ‘best of the best’ a few issues ago for recurve and compound. Needless to say, for our barebow issue (number 151), you can probably guess what we’re going to tackle.…
Zerofit Base Layers review
Bow looks at some Japanese technology to keep you shooting when the temperature drops. A base layer is designed to be the piece of clothing closest to your skin and should keep warmth in and wick away sweat. Bow recommended…
Tagged with: archers, archery, bow, clothing, outdoor kit, review, shoot, shooting, technology, zerofit, zerofit base layers
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X Sight Performance Eyewear review
Duncan Busby gets an eyeful of the shooting glasses specialist’s latest innovation. Few archers have perfect vision and luckily it’s not needed to shoot well; as long as your aim is consistent and unobstructed you can knock out the 10s…
Tagged with: archers, duncan busby, eyewear, review, shoot, shooting glasses, target, vision, x sight
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Online Archery Academy review
Mark Brown takes a look at an online course for recurve beginners. So you’re stuck at home dreaming about taking up archery, waiting for the clubs near you to reopen so you can start learning how to shoot, and take…
Tagged with: arrows, barebow, bow, equipment, mark brown, olympic glory, online archery, online archery academy, online course
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Review: BOWdometer
Rebekah Tipping runs the numbers The goal of archery is to produce the same technique consistently, and there are a few devices on the market right now that promise to monitor your training and help you progress with your shooting…
Review: Hoyt Xakt Limbs
Kristina Dolgilevica gets hands on with the latest intermediate ILF limbs First impressions matter, and these are a striking-looking pair of limbs indeed. An excellent and tasteful design with a soft matt finish which gives the product an ‘expensive’ look…