Patrick Huston continues his guide to selecting the right equipment – this time looking at arrows and a tuning counterpart of theirs – pressure buttons
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The essential guide to arrow pressure buttons
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Posted in Features, Technique, Traditional
Does arrow straightness really matter?
Everyone takes the importance of arrow straightness as a given – but is it possible to quantify? James Park and a group of fellow archers undertook a test to find out
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Posted in Features, Technique, Traditional
Essential guide to tournament prep!
If you’re worried about everything you need to know to take part in your first tournament experience, never fear – Andrew Smith has a checklist of everything you need to do in advance and remember on the day
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Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique
How to tune your arrows for indoor shooting
The indoor season has its own particular set of challenges – and getting wide arrows to tune can be one of them. Duncan Busby explains how to set them up for optimum performance
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Posted in Features, Technique
15 Christmas archery gifts under £50
Need to find the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for toxophilite with a budget of under £50? We’ve got you covered! Looking for something a little cheaper? Click here for our stocking fillers! 1. Split Draw Length Measure Price: £10.80 Where…
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Posted in Christmas Gift Guide, Equipment
Posted in Christmas Gift Guide, Equipment
Budget bow gifts: Stocking fillers under £10
Put a bow on it! We’ve rounded up the best archery Christmas gifts for under a tenner, so whether it’s a secret santa, stocking filler or just a token gesture – you’ll be sure to secure a smile on their face.
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Posted in Christmas Gift Guide, Equipment
How to combat competitive mind games
From well-meaning but misguided comments to deliberate mind games, there are a number of things that can put you off your shot. Danielle Brown shares her guide to coping with it
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Posted in Features, Psychology
Posted in Features, Psychology
How to build an arrow part 3: Wraps
The third instalment in his series on building the perfect set of arrows, Adrian Tippins looks at wraps, and explains how to get the right type, size and application
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Posted in Features, Technique, Traditional
How to build an arrow part 2: Points and pins
In the second part of his series on arrow-building, Adrian Tippins looks at getting good bonds when it comes to inserting points and pins
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Posted in Equipment, Features, Technique, Traditional
Ask The Experts – GPI
Q: GPP, GPI, what’s that all about? A:Quite often we are asked: ‘Can I use carbon arrows?’ Often the answer was: ‘No! Use wooden arrows only.’ Being a bit of a rebel however, that did not sit right with me.…