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Archery has been practiced for thousands of years, and in that time, we have come up with some ingenious, fun and advanced ways to practice it. If you’re just starting out with archery, you might not even know all of the many ways you can practice archery. In this article, we’ll talk about 11 types … Read more
Having a complete guide about cleaning bowstrings the right way is something that every novice archer should have. Cleaning bowstrings the right way: the complete guide. Cleaning your bowstrings properly is necessary to keep your bow functioning accurately. Having a complete guide with step-by-step instructions on how to clean bowstrings is something that every archer … Read more
There are steps you can take to shoot a crossbow with accuracy. As a beginner, learning the basics of a crossbow will help you develop pinpoint accuracy. There are six steps that a beginner should know to shoot a crossbow with accuracy. The steps are necessary and range from cocking the bow, to loading and … Read more
While watching footage from the most recent Olympic archery competitions, I started to get curious about how the sport would be different with barebows instead of the well equipped Olympic recurve bows used by the Olympic archer. Is barebow archery in the Olympics? The Olympics do not offer a barebow archery event, but there is … Read more
In archery, you have to choose a right-handed or left-handed bow depending on which of your hands and which of your eyes are dominant. But what if you inherit a left-handed bow and you know you are a right-handed archer – can the bow be converted from left-handed to right-handed? The answer isn’t a simple … Read more
If you’re thinking of investing in a caliper release for your bow, you’ve likely seen both single and double caliper releases. You may be wondering, “what’s the difference?” This article will help you to understand the difference between different types of releases and select the release that’s right for you. Is a single or double … Read more
Archery is a discipline that has fascinated us for thousands of years, evolving into the impressive Olympic sport that it is today. But just how hard is archery? How long does it take to master, and what physical stresses does it place on your body? Let’s investigate. So, just how hard is archery? Getting proficient at … Read more
So you’ve got a recurve bow but you don’t know how to aim with it. Well, you’ll be glad you stopped by. Today we’ll be running through how to do so, both with and without sights. So how do you aim a recurve bow? You can either aim a recurve bow with or without the … Read more
The English Longbow is probably the most iconic piece of archery equipment the world over. If you ask someone what they know about archery, they will probably be imagining an English Longbow as they give their reply. English Longbows have a long history and many people still use them today. As we’ll see in this … Read more
I found the best wood for my recurve bow while I was learning the skills that come with handling a recurve bow and making my recurve bow the very best. There are many types of wood that make great recurve bows like osage orange, bamboo, red oak, hickory, ipe, eastern redcedar, dogwood, and most hardwoods … Read more