Adrian Tippins of Custom Made Arrows starts a series of features on how to build a perfect set of matched arrows. Step one is shaft preparation In the first part of this “how to” series, we will be looking at…
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How to prepare your shaft
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Posted in Features, Technique, Traditional
Posted in Features, Technique, Traditional
6 Field Gear Essentials
We’ve rounded up our top products to make your outdoor shooting session a little bit more comfortable – for you and your kit! 1. Shire Archery Belt Bag Price: £24.99 This handy leather belt bag with an antler button has been designed for archers…
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Posted in Christmas Gift Guide, Equipment, Features
Posted in Christmas Gift Guide, Equipment, Features
How to adapt and overcome career setbacks
We have all had some setbacks in archery; it is totally expected in your career as part of progressing as a sports person. “Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice.” So…
Tagged with: archery, archery problems, career, illness, injury, inspiration, overcome setbacks, productivity, sport
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Top Picks: New kit releases
This season’s must-haves. Here’s a special selection of some of the new kit that’s caught our eye over the summer, sure to be on our Christmas wish-lists! T.R.U.Ball eXecute Price: Expected from around $179.99 The latest release from T.R.U.Ball…
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Posted in Christmas Gift Guide, Equipment, News
Posted in Christmas Gift Guide, Equipment, News
Viking Archery
While not widely known as having an archery culture, the Vikings nevertheless counted archers and bowyers among their number, says historian Jan Sachers Bows and arrows may not be not the first weapons that come to mind when we hear of…
Outdoor Ready
Outdoor archery brings a different set of demands for the archer and their equipment – so here’s a selection of the best outdoor shooting gear Base layer Summer might be approaching, but that doesn’t always mean it’s short-sleeve weather! This…
Summer Shooting Essentials
Everyone gets bored or frustrated sometimes. Luckily, John Dudley knows a couple of things that can re-ignite your passion for archery Archery is a very fun sport and can be so rewarding. However, it can also get a little…
New indoor training facility open
A new indoor archery training facility has opened in Bedfordshire. Aim4Sport has opened up an indoor coaching range after hearing about the problems that can hold up indoor sessions. Dave Leader and Gaynor Hutchison, owners of Aim4Sport, explained, “Looking at…
Archery petition launched!
A petition has been launched to ask the president of the Commonwealth Games Federation to make archery a core sport. Charlie Keeble set up the petition, and said, “I strongly believe that archery is worthy of being a core sport…
Mixed teams in Tokyo?
World Archery is putting forward bids to include a mixed team event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The motion was agreed at a meeting of the federation’s executive board in Nottingham, UK, and will be put forward to the…
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