Andrew Smith looks at the five of the most common shooting errors, which, if addressed, will make it easier for you to repeat the same shot routine each time.
Bow International
Basic reminders to help your shot
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Posted in Features, Technique
Mastering the trigger
Lucy O’Sullivan reveals that getting a well-executed shot with a release aid is less a matter of fine hand control, and more a question of activating the right muscles in your back
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Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique, Traditional
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique, Traditional
Do you really need a new bow?
Contemplating purchasing a new bow? How important is it really to keep up with the very latest technology, and does it warrant the now substantial cost of upgrading regularly? Roy Rose reveals if it’s worth it…
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Posted in Equipment, Features, Reviews
Indoor tuning: Getting to the point
Duncan Busby continues his look at indoor tuning with an analysis of what different point weights can do for your setup
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Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique, Traditional
Q&A: The function of arrow wraps
What exactly is the function of arrow wraps? Can’t quite work out if they’ll be beneficial to your setup or not? Andrew Tippins explains!
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Posted in Equipment, Features, Technique
The essential guide to arrow pressure buttons
Patrick Huston continues his guide to selecting the right equipment – this time looking at arrows and a tuning counterpart of theirs – pressure buttons
Tagged with: archery, archery equipment, archery tips, arching, arrow buttons, arrows, bolts and buttons, bow, bow and arrow, Bow International, compound, pressure buttons, recurve
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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
Tagged with: archery, archery technique, arrow straightness, arrows, Bow International, bow technique, compound, recurve, shooting
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Posted in Features, Technique, Traditional
Why you should take your archery indoors
If this is your first indoor season, Andrew Smith has listed the 10 things to be aware of that will help you hit the ground running
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Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique, Traditional
Posted in Events, Features, Psychology, Technique, Traditional
How to build an arrow pt 5: Matching
In his fifth and final instalment on building the perfect set of arrows, Adrian Tippins explains how to weight match you arrows – and why it’s worthwhile doing
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Posted in Features, Technique, Traditional
Top tips: picking out your kit
Patrick Huston looks at the factors you’ll need to consider before investing in new archery equipment, from selecting your limb materials to knowing which tab shape is right for you
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Posted in Equipment, Features
Posted in Equipment, Features