Shooting with a thumb draw is both a traditional and practical element of shooting a horsebow. Dan Sawyer breaks down how to get started…
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Step-by-step: The thumb draw
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How to build an arrow pt 4: Bonding
Adrian Tippins lists the factors you need to consider when it comes to getting the best vane-to-shaft bond possible
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How to master a symmetrical archer’s technique
Bart Czuwara considers the application of symmetry and balance to traditional archery. Volumes have been written on the subject of archery form. Many great archers and archery coaches have tackled the issue of what proper archery technique consists of: good…
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Posted in Features, Technique, Traditional
Old Archery Games
Archery was used for hunting and warfare for centuries, but that didn’t stop archers having fun with it too, as Jan Sachers reveals Sporting competition has always been a part of archery history, ever since early man first challenged his…
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