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  • 3D Archery and Field Archery Self Assessment
    A 3D Archery and Field Archery Self Assessment If you desire to be among the best archers at tournaments, then you need to consider all of the factors which might affect your shooting. Some of these...

  • Seven Habits of Highly Successful Archers
    Seven Habits of Highly Successful Archers The first habit of a highly successful competitive archer is that she is ready for anything, including the unexpected. You might, for example, want to have...

  • Acquiring a Longbow
    Acquiring a Longbow You will need to know your draw strength and the draw weight that you want your longbow to be. If you don't know these things already then go down to your nearest archery shop and...

  • An Archery Glossary
    An Archery Glossary When you are getting into archery, you'll surely want to wear an armguard so as to protect your bow arm from abrasive friction which can come from the oscillating string after...

  • Ancient Steel Archery Bows
    Ancient Steel Archery Bows Down through the ages different countries have done experiments with steel for a bow-making material. It is said that the Indians were the first people to have overcome the...

  • Archery Then and Now
    Archery Then and Now There now are numerous styles of archery which have emerged from traditional archery. Classical archery was prominent among the Greeks and Macedonians, Indians, and Persians. The...

  • The Benefits of Archery
    The Benefits of Archery Archery is a sport that is open to nearly everyone. Both able bodied and disabled people can do archery. In fact, even blind people can participate in archery now using...

  • Buying your First Bow for Archery
    Buying your First Bow for Archery When you go shopping for your first bow for archery you are looking for a draw weight of about 25 pounds, although there are bows with a 30 pound draw weight. The...

  • Clout Archery
    Clout Archery Clout archery is a type of competitive archery which is rather like target archery. However, with clout archery the archers attempt to fire for both distance and height. The goal is to...

  • Different Archery Stances
    Different Archery Stances There are four different stances for the archer to use. Each has its good qualities and its shortcomings. Knowing the different stances allows you to choose which are best...

  • Errors in Archery Stance
    Errors in Archery Stance As far as your archery stance, you want to stand side-on to the target, with your feet about shoulder-width apart and pointing along the imaginary shooting line. In fact,...

  • Getting Started in Archery
    Getting Started in Archery How one gets started in the sport of archery is not an exact science. It all depends on many factors including age, natural ability, time available to practice, level of...

  • How To Choose Archery Arrows
    How To Choose Archery Arrows When you are learning archery you'll want to keep in mind that it is the arrow which is the single most important piece of your archery equipment. The bow itself comes in...

  • How To Start Out in Archery
    How To Start Out in Archery For starters, you want to join a good archery club or group with a good reputation for coaching. It is very important that you are getting top of the line instruction...

  • How to Stop Hitting Your Arm
    How to Stop Hitting Your Arm when Shooting in Archery One of the most irritating things for a beginning archer is having the string slash your bow arm. If you are using your fingers to hold the...

  • Keeping Your Archery Gear in Shape for Hunting
    Keeping Your Archery Gear in Shape for Hunting As bowhunting season emerges on the horizon, it becomes time to check your gear and get it up to speed if it's not already. Equipment failure is really...

  • Kyudo Archery
    Kyudo Archery Kyudo is a Japanese word which translates as "The Way of the Bow". To many, the art of archery is the purest of all the martial arts. In ancient times in Japan, the bow was used for...

  • Learn about Archery Bows
    Learn about Archery Bows The basic piece of archery equipment is the bow, needless to say. There are three types of bows. The longbow is the most basic, elemental of bows. It was invented somewhere...

  • Modern Archery Equipment
    Modern Archery Equipment Handles are used on recurve and compound bows. These are typically built from wood or plastic. Different kinds of handles are utilized for the purpose of generating different...

  • Some Archery History
    Some Archery History Archery is one of the most ancient of all the arts. From the time of its creation all the way through the 1500s AD, the bow and quiver were a man's constant companion. The bow is...

  • Things You Need to Know When Selecting a Bow
    Some Things you Need to Know When Selecting a Bow Choosing a bow is a very personal thing because we are all unique individuals. Even among the highly skilled and deeply experienced archers and...

  • The Compound Bow in Archery
    The Compound Bow in Archery The compound bow in archery was a revolutionary invention that has changed the sport forevermore. The compound bow in archery was invented in the mid 1960s by an American...

  • The Sling and the Bow Hand in Archery
    The Sling and the Bow Hand in Archery A sling is simply a small piece of leather used to stop the bow from falling on the ground. It's a very simple and yet vital piece of archery equipment. However,...

  • The Ten Basic Steps in Archery Shooting
    The Ten Basic Steps in Archery Shooting You begin with the stance. Place the tips of your toes against an imagined straight line that is towards the center of the target. Place your feet on both...

  • What is Competitive Archery
    What is Competitive Archery? Competitive archery might well have begun with a couple of archers out of the Stone Age with too much time on their hands who wanted to learn who could shoot the furthest...