Could it be easier than you think? For many recurve archers, the pinnacle of a career is representing your country at a summer Olympic Games. This is an extremely difficult goal to achieve, and getting selected and then qualifying is…
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How To Win The Olympics: Jay Barrs
Mimi Landström Jay Barrs, the 1988 Olympic Champion in Seoul was the last champion to win shooting against the field. The 1988 Olympics was the last Games before the introduction of head-to-head elimination matches. The Games were very different to…
Tiller and Bracing Height: Going Deep
Is tiller and bracing height really that important? Andrew Smith investigates. With a modern three piece recurve bow, we do not hold the bow in the centre. This means that we do not draw the limbs back evenly; if the…
5 Top tips to keep archery practice exciting
Archery is the art of repetition, but long hours spent doing the same thing can get dull. Lucy O’Sullivan shares her top tips on keeping practice engaging
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Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Richard Priestman Joins Archery GB
Archery GB has announced that Richard Priestman has joined the performance unit as Senior Olympic Coach. An Olympic medallist at the Seoul and Barcelona Games, Richard has previously worked for Archery GB as well as taking coaching positions with the Bangladesh, Brazil,…
Ask The Experts
Q: Given that archery is such an individual sport a lot of the time, how important is a coach in reaching the higher levels? A: There have been a number of international competitors who have been self-educated, drawing information from other archers,…
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Posted in Technique
Posted in Technique
Pro Seminar with John Dudley
International coach John Dudley will be hosting a professional seminar in association with Archery Ireland. The event, which will be held at Pobalscoil, Neasáin, Moyclare Road, Boldoyle, Dublin, costs €25 and will run from 7-10pm on Friday 4 July. For…
Nocking Out on air
Long-time Bow International contributor, top archer, and leading coach John Dudley has announced a new project – an all-new media source for getting free professional archery advice. New to the soundwaves is the Nock On podcast series; featuring educational archery…
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Posted in News
Talent Development Programme
Registration is now open for the Archery GB 2014-2015 Talent Development programme. Any archer under 20 on June 14 of this year is eligible to apply, regardless of experience, and application forms can be downloaded from the Archery GB website…
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Posted in News
The best quotes in archery
Roy Rose shares some of his favourite quotes and drollery from the archery world. We’ve always been aware that many a true word can be spoken in jest, and as an archery journalist who first put pen to paper some…
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