AAE teamed up with accomplished outdoorsman and traditional archer Aron Snyder to create the first ever traditional archery vane that can be shot off the shelf
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Release the pressure
The ideal competition preparation for archers? Claire van Dijck investigates In the Netherlands, archery has changed a lot over the years. Archery was once known as a sport played in bars, just like darts, but currently there are several regional…
Turning Pro: compound
Could you do it? Duncan Busby investigates. Turning professional is the dream of many archers; being able to do what you love day in and day out whilst earning a good living seems like the perfect job. Historically archery has…
Tagged with: archers, archery, bow, compound archery, job, north america, professional, shoot, shooting, turning pro, world archery, world championships, world cups
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Ask the experts
It’s that time again for our experts to answer your questions, so if you have any then please send them to [email protected] Q: I usually shoot with a back tension release but it’s difficult to use in bad weather, would…
Tagged with: aiming, archer, archery, arrow, Ask The Experts, back tension, bow, compound, field archers, recurve, shoot, trigger release
Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
New Products
Stabs, tabs and packs new on the market this July from your friendly local archery dealer. Easton Halcyon Stabiliser As previewed at the ATA this year, this 14.7mm wide rod has Easton claiming the highest stiffness-to-diameter ratio they’ve ever offered.…
The importance of hydration
Many archers forget to keep themselves hydrated, and Ethan Lowry is here to tell you how crucial it is. To some observers, archery may not appear to be the most physically demanding of sports. Due to this assumption, we tend…
Tagged with: amateur, archers, archery, athletes, competition, dehydration, hydration, professional, sports nutrition, water
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Posted in Features
What’s up with Korea?
The disaster for the Korean squad in Den Bosch had been on the cards for a while. While everyone involved in archery, and many in the wider world of sport, knows about the dominance of South Korean recurve teams, especially…
Tagged with: archery, Bow International, Den Bosch, international, kaa, korea, olympics, recurve, south korea, sport, tokyo, world championships
Posted in Opinion
Posted in Opinion
Shooting with curves
USA senior athlete Amy Skogen has a couple of things to talk about This article is intended for everyone, but just a warning before we start: a great deal of it will be talking about boobs. When I started learning…
2019 World Archery Championships: Preview
Every two years, the archery world holds a target World Championships. This is the longest running international competition in target archery, and has a history going back to 1931, when World Archery was still known as FITA. It was held…
Arrows in the Middle Ages
Continuing on in a history of arrows, Jan H Sachers takes us from the rise of the knights to the sinking of the Mary Rose With the advent of the knight in the 11th century, the social elite fought with…
Tagged with: archery, arrows, english archery, history, Mary Rose, medieval, middle ages, nocks
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Posted in Features