Archery Club - Established 1948
So, there is a sort of monthly** magazine all about archery. Its called Bow International which was first published in 1995. And while there are quite a few publications for bow hunting in the...
Hopefully everyone knows what a “Robin Hood” is. In case you don’t, its where an arrow hits a previously shot arrow and destroys it. Its named for the folk hero Robin Hood who, in...
Competitive archery is something that not all archers, even the experienced, try. Perhaps its a bit too stressful. Perhaps archery is their calm place where they can get away from things/people. Newer archers may...
75 years after your club was founded … one of your founding fathers drops by for a visit. Welcome back James Robertson or as we know him … Hamish.
“Following a holistic review of all existing and new disciplines proposed by the respective IFs with sports on the LA28 programme, only one change has been made to the discipline programme compared to Paris...
While archery is simply a sport today (and a damn fine one), it was once vital for national defence. English, Welsh and Scottish medieval armies all used archers to a greater or lessor extent....
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....
Archery is a very personal experience. You chose your bow and other kit, to a greater or lessor extent, on their looks and colour. When it comes to arrows, your fletch scheme and nock...
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...
Some months ago we wrote about the new classifications tables from AGB for outdoor shooting. Now we hear that the new badges to show off your achievements are finally finished – SIX MONTHS LATE...
… if you cross a compound with a recurve? Bizarrely this isn’t a joke, we’re serious! … Well, it had to happen sometime! :o) Today we want to talk about the line of bows...
Today we are getting technical. REALLY technical. This is the sort of archery subject that gets our Vice Chair excited and animated. Yup, its that bad but it is quite important so we’ll try...
Hopefully, most of you at GA are aware we have a ladder competition running right now. The rules are pretty simple even if John has done his best to make it hard. Shoot a...
You’ve completed your beginners course, had been practicing with club kit but finally bought your bow and it’s your new passion. You shoot every session you can. Releases are dynamic, string-picture is consistent, groups...
You may have seen some of our more .. err .. “seasoned” archers wandering round with a club badge on their quivers, hats or chest guards. These badges, once an extremely common sight in...
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,...
An extremely good point was made on our club whatsapp group during all the recent nice weather … “remember kids, bows die in hot cars” … And while experienced archers take this sort of...
Everyone knows the names of Win&Win or hoyt<spit>. Innovative leaders in the field of archery kit, these companies have a new, cutting edge riser out every year. The new hotness is shown off during...
Last night May 31st at the EGM, the membership of GA ratified the new constitution that was proposed. This is the result of some 5 months work and means we have completed all the...
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...
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...
