So you’ve seen Robin Hood a million times, you’ve watched Lord of the Rings another million times. You’ve decided archery is pretty awesome and you want to get started in archery, but not with those fancy wheeled compound bows (after all, Robin Hood never used a compound). Most importantly, you don’t want to go broke … 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
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
It’s been 20 years on now from the last time I shot a bow and I’m trying to figure out what bow to buy to get back into archery. I know I want to focus on traditional archery and I know I want to be able to hunt some day and possibly compete. I know … Read more
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
So we’re all geared up for hunting season and got a brand new bow and a bunch of brand new arrows. You get to thinking, “Can I hit with these things?” We all know that field points are for shooting targets and broadheads are for shooting animals. But can you use broadheads to shoot targets? … 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’re new to archery, or getting back into it after many years (like me), trying to pick a bow for hunting with can be a bit overwhelming with so many excellent options on the market. As I’m gearing up for my first bow hunting season, I have a lot of questions. One question that … Read more