Longbows are one of the oldest and best bow designs in history, and their reputation as powerful weapons is almost legendary, which has, in turn, prompted many famous stories both truthful and fictional of the longbow being put to lethal use by many figures and armies throughout history. Robin Hood, the army of Henry V, …
Draw length is one of the most important factors in archery. This basically refers to the length of your draw from the nock point of your arrow down to your grip on the bow riser. It will be important to know what your draw length is, because this will allow you to find the right …
There are so many different terms when it comes to archery that it’s easy to get overwhelmed if you don’t know the sport all that well. From phrases such as risers, fletchings, cock fletchings, and nocks, it can be hard to figure out what the archers are talking about. So, what is a nock in …
There are so many different additional accessories that several different archers use to help improve their shooting. One of the accessories you might have seen used – particularly by recurve archers – is the bow wrist sling or perhaps a finger sling. If you’re eager to improve your accuracy and have become a keen archer, …
Archery can be a surprisingly painful sport if you don’t have all the protective equipment in place. If you’re new to the sport, you may have noticed that other archers use something called a finger guard or finger tab when they draw back the string. You may be wondering what exactly is the point of …
The spine of an arrow measures how stiff that arrow will be. There is no straight forward answer as to what spine of arrow you will need to shoot, as this will depend on a lot of different things. But, it is good to know that, generally speaking, the lower the number of the arrow …
One of the cornerstones of archery equipment is of course the sight. If you’re a recurve or compound archer, chances are that you’re already familiar with bow sights. But if you’re a barebow or traditional archer, you might be baffled as to how those things work. They might look more complicated than they are at …
When you are traveling to and from archery with your bow, it’s important to know how to take the best possible care of it to ensure it lasts. However, if you’re new to the sport of archery you might be curious to know: Is it bad to leave a bow in a hot car? In …
Bowhunting is hunting with a bow (the name pretty much gives it away), and it is something that has been done for thousands of years, and that has now also become a sort of sporting activity. Essentially, it is hunting game animals through archery, with the use of a bow. If you’re new at bowhunting …
We’ve all been there. You go to collect your arrows after firing them on the range, but there are a couple of fletchings missing from them. No big deal, right? You can still shoot with the remaining fletchings you have? Until you remember that the missing fletching will affect the flight of the arrow itself, …
