Over 8,500 people from 31 countries attended the 2020 ATA Trade Show in Indianapolis to get a glimpse of all the latest kit on the archery market. See what you can add to your kit! In the first part, we…
Reviews
Getting into archery: the tools you need
Mark Brown goes through some of the kit that they don’t tell you that you need – and why. I enjoyed my beginners’ course enormously; it was very rewarding. But I don’t remember being taught anything about basic bow set-up,…
Review: Zniper Barebow Tab
Andreas Phillip is a big fan as he gives his thoughts in this Zniper Barebow Tab review! At a glance Zniber Barebow Tab:It’s legal. It’s got a lot of advantages. Fancy it? Material: Aluminium, cordovan, kangaroo leather, available in two sizesPrice:…
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…
What’s On Your Bow: Nîmes
What were the elite swinging in the south of France in 2020? Lisell Jäatma (Estonia) Reigning Nimes champion, silver medallist in Vegas and Bow cover star Bow: Mathews TRX 36 Draw length: 24.5Draw weight: 54#Rest and blade – AAE Pro blade…
Bow reviews MK Korea: Recurve kit
Bow looks at the new intermediate range from the boutique Korean manufacturer Stabilisers MK Korea Archery, as a brand, were originally known for higher-end gear, some seriously starry elite users and a commitment to the Hoyt Formula geometry – several…
Hoyt 2020 Risers: On test
With some brand new technology on offer, how do the latest top-line Hoyt recurve offerings work out? By Mark Brown and John Stanley The new-for-2020 Hoyt Xceed Grand Prix riser sees a continuation of the new features introduced to Hoyt’s…
Aurora Techno Recurve Backpack and Techno Lite Quiver
Rebekah Tipping looks at some thoroughly modern new kit from Italy. Aurora Techno recurve backpack This well organised backpack from the Bignami stable is great addition for any recurve archer. I’ve been using a smaller Aurora backpack for seven years…
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Posted in Equipment, Features
Bare As You Dare
The current state of barebow risers on the market. By Andreas Philipp. In principle, every take-down recurve riser can be shot as a barebow, but you often hear and read the question of a suitable riser for a beginner or…
Making and tuning wooden arrows
Jaap Bolt takes us through his process It always astonishes me when I hear phrases from regular archers like: “I don’t put much effort in my wooden arrows because they will never be as good as carbon anyway.” And even:…