Personal trainer Lucy O’Sullivan explains how being fit can aid your archery, and outlines the basics of a gym routine that can help supplement your shooting
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Shooting strengtheners: Custom workout routine for archers
Tagged with: archery, Archery Fit, archery skills, bow and arrow, Bow International, compound, fitness, recurve, traditional
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique
Q&A: Picking your vanes
Arrow building expert, Adrian Tippins of Custom Made Arrows answers your burning questions!
Tagged with: adrian tippins, archery, arrow, bow and arrow, Bow International, compound, custom made arrows, recurve, shaft selection, vanes
Posted in FAQs
Posted in FAQs
Core Skills: Stance and Stability
A good shot starts with a good base. Crystal Gauvin looks at how to achieve a solid, repeatable stance
Tagged with: archery, archery stance, arrow, bow and arrow, Bow International, field sports, shooting stance, shot, skills, training
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique
Interview: Braden Gellenthien’s 2017
We spoke to Team USA regular Braden Gellenthien at the beginning of year, and got his predictions on how he thought things were going to turn out. We caught up with him at the end of it to find out if his feelings had been right
Tagged with: archers, archery, archery advice, bow, bow and arrow, Bow International, exercise, fitness, fitness for archers, Team USA, tips
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Posted in Interview
Taking your archery abroad
There are plenty of opportunities for an archer with wanderlust to shoot abroad – Danielle Brown explains how to go about making the most of the opportunities out there
Tagged with: archery competitions, archery gb, arrow, arrows, bow and arrow, Bow International, compound, recurve, world archery
Posted in Events, Features
Posted in Events, Features
What exactly does ‘spine’ mean?
Andrew Tippins explains exactly what is meant by the spine, as comprehensively as he can in one easy to follow article!
Tagged with: andrew tippins, archery, archery FAQs, arrow, arrow-building, bow, Bow International, bow magazine, Q&As, shaft, spine, tips
Posted in FAQs
Posted in FAQs
Shaft selection: Picking the right arrow
James Park considers the factors that go into selecting the best arrow for the job I am frequently asked about optimum arrow selection. The fact is, it varies depending upon what type of archery you are considering, so let us consider,…
Tagged with: archery, arrow, bow and arrow, Bow International, compound, James Park, recurve, shaft selection
Posted in Equipment, Features
Posted in Equipment, Features
How to reach the next level in your archery
You’ve finished your beginners’ course – but what’s next? Andrew Smith explains the progression options there are, and where to find them
Tagged with: andrew smith, archery, archery skills, archery technique, bow, bow and arrow, Bow International, compound, recurve
Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique
Top tips for recurve release
Patrick Huston explains why many archers end up thinking about the release the wrong way – and how to work towards a clean and consistent loose
Tagged with: archer, archery, bow and arrow, Bow International, bow release, patrick huston, recurve, release, technique
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique
Advice from an archery coach
What a coach sees… Alistair Whittingham reveals the most common technique issues he encounters in his capacity as a coach
Tagged with: archery, archery mistakes, archery tips, arrow, bow, bow and arrow, Bow International, coaching, compound, recurve, technique
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique