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...
Category: Humour
Funeral Service for X10 #5
As Conducted by the Glasgow Archers Congregation of Mild Chaos Order of Service Opening Remarks Reading from the Book of Easton The Life and Death of X10 #5 Reflections from the Shooting Line Hymn:...
When your Bow Decides it’s had Enough
Archery kit is, in theory, pretty resilient. It has to be, given we insist on bending it, unbending it, and rattling it 200 times a night like it owes us money. Every shot loads...
Music to Shoot by
Within the universal set, archery intersects with so many things. Archery and dedication. Archery and health. Archery and banter. Archery and obsessive compulsion .. the intersections are endless. But one intersection you never see...
The Great Arrow Tuning Mystery: A Tale of Wobble and Woe
So there you are. You've just bought yourself a shiny new set of arrows. The shop assistant assured you they were "perfectly matched to your setup" and you nodded sagely as if you understood...
Archery Humour defined
It often feels that archery humour can be a bit enigmatic, obscure, even potentially gatekept. Where the newbie archer can feel that they are missing much of the archery experience. This is especially acute...
Love Hoyts .. you in the Wallet
Hopefully everyone knows that in Star Wars there is The Force with its Dark side and its Light. In archery the "Dark Side" is usually considered to be compound (feel free to boo and...
Tiptoe through the Targets
Take a look at this picture. Idyllic isn’t it. But what do you see? A nice place for a picnic? Nature organizing a decent colour palette? Prime location for a Starbucks and a Burger...
Just One More End ...
If you've been around experienced archers for any length of time you'll hear this said a lot. They are into their archery. They are having a good time. There's probably dodgy banter going on....
Summer of Badges
So here we are in the "summer". Archery is outside where it belongs. We are shooting DISTANCE - no longer a sport suitable for telephone boxes. Faces are no longer postage stamps as we...
Some Say ...
Some say that he shoots thousand arrow challenges in his lunch hour and he's never failed to get a line cutter called in his favour. Some say that he's reduced the number of strands...
GA steps it up again?
With Sunday the 27th August being pretty much the end of our outdoor season, we had a small BBQ to celebrate. Captain Sausage got a promotion for the day as he morphed into Major...
Bants and Banter
Banter: Noun - playfully teasing or mocking. (British informally: Bants) One of the things that confuses new archers is the chat that's going on when people aren't shooting. Yes, there can be discussions about...
Fair Weather Archer Award
For too long there has been a type of archer in our midst who has no classification badge to strive for. No way to measure their participation or degree of their commitment! We're talking...
Archery Observations
Standing out in all weathers and the frustrations of archery makes archers natural philosophers ... here are a few of their thoughts: "The archer that shoots badly has a lie ready." ... Spanish Proverb....
