Why Arrow Speed makes 70m feel like Witchcraft
At some point in every recurve archer’s life, usually around the moment they first try 70 metres, they discover that their sight mark has opinions. Strong ones. One week it sits politely in the...
Category: Technique
Four Things you might not know about Barebow
Barebow is not just recurve without the extra bits. Its a very different discipline to its more peripheral-ised cousin and as such can cause absolute havoc to anyone picking up barebow straight after their...
Ask Steve Ruis - Euan's Elbow
I suggested to George (. . . Davidson, I don’t know how many George's there are in your club*, England put quite a number on their throne) that it is easier to me to...
What Does it Mean to “Shoot Better”?
Steve Ruis sent us another article (for which we are really grateful) addressing, what is a good shot? One that is executed well or one that scores well. Take it away Coach .. A...
One of our Arrows is Missing!
With a new outdoor season just around the corner and us moving to a new location, we thought it prudent to raise that bane of every archer not of international standard or Korean .....
Too Much Dogma—Are Your Feet in the Right Place?
We are extremely pleased and honoured that todays article was written for us by author and archery coach Steve Ruis. Our Editor is very much a fan of his work. Here, Steve expands on...
Garbage in Garbage out
At its most basic level, we have 3 physical inputs into our bows (plus another optional one). Bow hand, string hand and the eye doing the aiming. These are the interfaces through which you...
Clicker on a Barebow? No way Dude!
Our editor has an eclectic collection of archery likes and dislikes. Win&Win - fanboi. Hoyt - err - not a fan. Shibuya - loves them. Compound - let’s just not go there. Amongst his...
Fixing your String with a Picture
Recurve, traditional and barebow archers have a problem. Yes, compounders are A problem** but not the one we have in mind right now. Lets talk about it. So, you have a solid, repeatable anchor....
Archer Happy, Film at 11
We've got something different for the website with this post. We have our first video presentation. Popcorn ready? Lets roll the film ... So, we've spoken about clickers in the past and how they...
Not quite 39 Steps ...
The shot cycle in archery, sometimes called shot process, sequence or routine is the series of steps you follow to make your shot. To get your arrows in groups, it should be exactly the...
Aiming Off
Now that we are moving back into the great outdoors, we should probably have a chat (or 10) about how the Scottish weather affects your archery. We'll definitely have a few chats about water...
Time at the Field is never Wasted
Our Vice chair is not known these days for lightning reflexes. It can be a good couple of minutes from his clicker going off to him shooting ... but sometimes he has perfect timing....
Blank Boss ... Why?
Most days down the field you see the experienced archers wandering waaaaay down the range to set up their targets at 70 or even 90m. They shoot their arrows, amble slowly down the field,...
Please Release Me
This article isn't a plea by Ki Bo Bae to escape captivity from our editors basement but a look at three different methods for holding onto your bow. We can already see newer archers...
Fivics Technical Guides
There's no substitute for shooting your bow as archery is all about muscle memory and being "archery fit". There is also no substitute for coaching from a knowledgeable coach or even from experienced archers...
