Jaap Bolt takes us through his process It always astonishes me when I hear phrases from regular archers like: “I don’t put much effort in my wooden arrows because they will never be as good as carbon anyway.” And even:…
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Ask the experts
Our expert panel answers your questions, so send them in to [email protected] Q: Can you explain a bit about what types of back tension release aids are available? And should I use one with a click? Duncan Busby says: Using…
Tagged with: archer, arrows, Ask The Experts, back tension, back tension release, bow, duncan busby, olympic, recurve, shoot, shooting, spinwings, technique, tension, trigger
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Posted in Technique
Review: Fairweather tab
The archery tab designed by the 2000 Olympic gold medallist has been gaining some major fans, including Arne Metzlaff. At the European Games this year, Simon Fairweather posted a graphic on Facebook pointing out that the top four men in…
Tagged with: Aida Roman, archers, arne metzlaff, fairweather, gabi bayardo, kit, olympic, recurve, shooting, Simon Fairweather, sydney 2000, tab
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Posted in Equipment, Reviews
Turning Pro: compound
Could you do it? Duncan Busby investigates. Turning professional is the dream of many archers; being able to do what you love day in and day out whilst earning a good living seems like the perfect job. Historically archery has…
Tagged with: archers, archery, bow, compound archery, job, north america, professional, shoot, shooting, turning pro, world archery, world championships, world cups
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Posted in Features
Complete guide to: recurve stabilisation
Andrew Smith weighs up your options. Despite all the technical papers on recurve stabilisation, when you ask top coaches and archers about their stabilisation set up and how they arrived at their current configuration, all of them will say that…
Tagged with: archers, bow, recurve, riser weights, shooting, stabilisation, stabilisers, technical, top rods, v-bars, weights
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Posted in Equipment
GBR wins six spots for Tokyo 2020
The majority of places for Olympic competition at Tokyo 2020 were handed out at the World Championships in Den Bosch, Netherlands. For Great Britain’s men’s team of Tom Hall, Patrick Huston and Alex Wise, they managed to qualify in eighth…
Tagged with: alex wise, archery gb, competition, Great Britain, japan, korea, olympic, patrick huston, shooting, Tokyo 2020, tom hall, world archery, world championships, world cup
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Complete guide to: compound stabilisation
By Duncan Busby, who likes to keep things balanced. Look along any shooting line and you will see an entire row of stabilisers pointing towards the target. These are not actually essential to shoot a bow, but you will see…
Tagged with: archer, compound, coumpound stabilisation, duncan busby, shooting, stabilisers, target archers, target shooting
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Posted in Equipment
Ask the experts
Our expert panel answers your questions. Send yours to [email protected] Q: I’ve noticed that whenever I shoot a perfect end I tend to follow this up by shooting badly in my next end. What’s going on? Duncan Busby says: You…
Tagged with: arrow, Ask The Experts, bow, competitions, equipment, maxima, shooting, shots, technique, tri-spine, world championships, World Cup Finals
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The business end with Adrian Tippins
Getting arrow selection right first time. With Adrian Tippins. What standard of arrows do I need?” and “Which should I buy?” are two very frequently asked questions from archers. I spend a lot of time with customers debating these very…
Back in the groove
This time, Lucy O’ Sullivan focuses on developing a strong back for archery. Did you know that if you strengthen your back muscles not only will you improve your posture and reduce lower back pain, but you will certainly improve your…
Tagged with: archery, back muscles, gym, Lucy O'Sullivan, performance, posture, shooting, strong back
Posted in Features, Technique
Posted in Features, Technique