Articles that answer all your questions about archery.
It’s getting close to bowhunting season where I live and the season is already in full swing in other places. There’s probably a lot of you that are going out to shoot your bows everyday. It would be really convenient just to be able to pick up your bow and go. So you might … Read more
One of the most appealing characteristics of takedown recurve bows is the ability of the limbs to be taken off of the riser. This has many advantages including making the bow more compact for easy transportation. But what about changing the bow’s draw weight? Are takedown recurve bow limbs interchangeable? I decided to look into this … Read more
Archery is hands down the coolest thing for a child to get involved with. Just put a bow and arrow into their hand and watch their face light up. I personally don’t have children (yet!) but my nephew, Zayne who is 11-years-old, has been bitten by the archery bug. He is right at that age where he … Read more
When I was 11 years old, I participated in my first archery tournament. At that time I had no idea there were many different types of archery competitions. Recently I hear about field archery. What is Field Archery? I didn’t know; I thought all target archery was basically the same. So I did some research … Read more
Archery has been around for thousands of years and has gone from being the primary way of getting food to mainly a recreational sport. But throughout this history, no doubt every archer has dreaded the bowstring snap. I don’t want that to happen to me, so I was asking myself, “Why DO bowstrings break?” All … Read more
If you live in a colder climate, like me, then you know that long winters can really put a damper on outdoor some outdoor activities. But what about archery? Where I live in Alberta, Canada, it can get down to -30 degrees Celsius pretty regularly. Since I’m a traditional archer shooting wooden bows, I was … 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