Drawing Blood
There are injuries in archery that earn respect. Torn shoulders. Sore backs. String slap that resembles a domestic dispute with a nettle. Today's injury, however, is more on the bizarre side. It announces itself...
Category: Fitness
Enough Arrows to Shoot in the Shade
In sports there are many feats of great endurance. The classic Marathon (26.2 miles). The Ironman Triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile cycle and 26.2 mile run). Any of the mountain stages of the...
Revisiting Draw Weights
A while back we touched on draw weights - the weight you feel on the string when you draw the bow to anchor. That article was more about the how best to exercise to...
Who needs Gym Membership .. or Therapy?
While standing in a puddle recently, 2 of our more .. dedicated .. archers, while suffering wet feet, soggy clothing, the cold, the tent almost blowing away and less than stellar form, pondered the...
Archers Elbow
Archery is a physical activity and its inevitable we as archers will suffer minor injuries. Skelf's (wood splinters) from frames, shoulder aches, bruising from string slap (see right) are common. Less common are strains...
