Archery Club - Established 1948
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
The current Glasgow Archers website is nine years old this week but its been quite a journey to get here. Our original club website back was created in the early 2000's with a "here...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
With Glasgow Archers celebrating its 75th anniversary, its all go. There's new uniforms, merch, badge hunting, ladder competitions and researching our history in addition to the usual banter and endless chocolate prizes. In this...
Love of archery leaks into many other aspects of our editor's life... Perhaps next time we can get a look at the field archery course he built in cannibal survival game The Forest. Or...
In the traditional tale of Robin Hood, Robin wins the archery competition by splitting his opponents arrow. In recognition of this, when we archers rear end an arrow we call it a "Robin Hood"....
So, what do you call a group of archers? In the past, certainly in military terminology, a Company of Archers has always been acceptable. However, its not the 15th century and Sunday morning archery...
Times are very different from January 2018, the last time we updated the constitution. It was going to take a lot of work to get our constitution into fighting trim. But your committee are...
I know its difficult to believe looking at him but Captain Sausage is one year old. One year ago our tournament organizer hit on the idea of a bijou cookout at the field. Just...
