Gossip Behind the Tent Line: The Danage Files
The club chair is not generally known as a gossip. Our editor, on the other hand, often operates as the archery equivalent of a GCHQ listening station. Very little gets past him. Recently, however,...
Yearly Archive: 2026
A Compounder, Elvis, the Devil and a Tiger Walk Into Vegas
Back in April, GA released its album of archery-themed music, Between Nock and Gold. There were five tracks on the album, created for us by Patchwork Raid. The album was well received, featuring songs...
15 Seconds per Arrow. What Could Possibly go Wrong?
The Koreans are god-tier archers. They have enough Olympic medals to build a very long, very shiny wall. Their secret weapon isn’t magic limbs or arrows fletched by Tibetan archery monks using the feathers...
Pushing your Button
A button (also known as a pressure button, plunger, or burger button if you’re Jake Kaminski*) is one of those bits of kit that new archers look at and immediately decide archery is weird....
The Best Rest just got Better
For those of you unfortunate enough to be acquainted with the GA Equipment Gnu, you know he very definitely plays favourites with kit. Win & Win .. BIG fan. Hoyt .. move along people...
Mixed Team Archery: Speed Dating With Arrows?
After some earlier trials, mixed team archery was first added to the competitive world archery scene for the 2010 World Cup in Poreč. It is therefore a comparatively new competition format where one male...
60 Years of Chaos, Cams and Court Cases
Compound is celebrating its Diamond Anniversary this year, but its rise to wallet-emptying prominence has been anything but smooth. There has been litigation, technical breakthroughs, more litigation, and enough bumps and oily patches to...
We Made This Up – Garmin Built It
Back in April 2025, we .. along with some “university engineers” who were definitely just two club members sniggering in the container .. unveiled our April Fool gadget: a shot‑analysis device that used accelerometers...
Badges: Making Archers Their Own Worst Enemy
One of the great joys of archery is achievement badges. They’re simple, they’re shiny, and they give you something to chase that doesn’t require a full‑blown competition. AGB 252s, GA Indoor badges – all...
Archery Burnout
The sun is splitting the skies. The breeze is doing that perfect midgie‑yeeting thing. Captain Sausage is warming up the grill like a man preparing for Valhalla. And you? You’re lying in bed thinking, “I...
The Steel Target Challenge
Disclaimer: This is mostly a compound thing. We are therefore delving into the psyche of compounders. Expect weirdness, questionable decision‑making, and at least one person saying “hold my beer” before detonating £40 worth of...
Morning Sortie to Merlin Glenrothes
Six months ago we documented three of our archers on a heroic road trip to Merlin Bishop Auckland .. a journey so long it technically counted as a pilgrimage and possibly a minor endurance...
How to Determine the Correct Cut Length for New Arrows
Coach Ruis is back with us and inspired (or appalled) by our article on why arrows should be cut .. he’s written us a little (read definitive) something on the subject. For many years...
Gossip Behind the Tent Line: An ‘Arrowing Time?
One of the more popular aluminium/carbon arrows in recent years has been the Alimax shaft from Merlin Archery. It carved out a reputation as an affordable first A/C arrow that performed well. We certainly...
A Letter From a Target Frame
Dear Archer, When John built me, I had dreams. Not ambitious dreams – I wasn’t expecting to be central to an Olympic final or cradle the arrows of a world‑class pro. I simply hoped...
Why Cut Arrrows?
Arrows come in a stock length. The higher the spine, the longer the arrow will be when you crack open that sealed tube – something you probably didn’t notice because your tiny archery brain...
What is a Come and Try?
The beginners course has always been considered the entry point to archery. Sign up; come for 3 or more sessions; learn technique, safety and etiquette; graduate and if you and archery are vibing .....
Gossip Behind the Tent Line: Compound and the IOC
Compound is in the Olympics for 2028 but its coat is on a very shoogly nail. “Why?” you ask. Everyone behind the tents knows the IOC has three great loves: sports that everyone plays,...
Single Arrow Shootoffs: Where in the World is World Archery
World Archery’s HQ can be found in Le Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland. They took up residence back in November 1996, after decades of the headquarters essentially being...
Hot Fix: One Thing Only Vasily
(Because if Sean Connery can demand one ping only, you can demand one change only.) No matter where you start, every archer eventually ends up fiddling with their bow. New bow, old bow, mid‑life...
