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Hunting tips, articles and product reviews. The Sling and the Bow Hand in Archery
A sling is simply a small piece of leather used to stop the bow from falling on the ground. It's a very simple and yet vital piece of archery equipment. However, many archers fail to use the sling correctly.
A sling's true purpose is to enable the archer to shoot with a more relaxed bow hand ... What is Competitive Archery?
Competitive archery might well have begun with a couple of archers out of the Stone Age with too much time on their hands who wanted to learn who could shoot the furthest or the most accurately. Today's competitive archery runs the full gamut of bows and shooting styles.
There are flight ... The Ten Basic Steps in Archery Shooting
You begin with the stance. Place the tips of your toes against an imagined straight line that is towards the center of the target. Place your feet on both sides of the imaginary line. Next, place your feet about shoulder's width apart. Next, get yourself as relaxed as possible.
Next is finger ... Some Things you Need to Know When Selecting a Bow
Choosing a bow is a very personal thing because we are all unique individuals. Even among the highly skilled and deeply experienced archers and bowhunters, you will find a wide array of variance as to what they agree is the best kind of bow to use for themselves. There is a wide selection of ...
Some Archery History
Archery is one of the most ancient of all the arts. From the time of its creation all the way through the 1500s AD, the bow and quiver were a man's constant companion. The bow is in fact the most often used weapon in the history of mankind. It was the bow that permitted hunter-gatherer ...
Modern Archery Equipment
Handles are used on recurve and compound bows. These are typically built from wood or plastic. Different kinds of handles are utilized for the purpose of generating different kinds of shots by holding the bow in different positions. Grips and handles are generally chosen to fit the make and type of ...
Learn about Archery Bows
The basic piece of archery equipment is the bow, needless to say. There are three types of bows.
The longbow is the most basic, elemental of bows. It was invented somewhere between 9000 and 6000 BCE and it has remain essentially unchanged ever since that time. Shaped from just a single piece of ... Kyudo Archery
"Kyudo" is a Japanese word which translates as "The Way of the Bow". To many, the art of archery is the purest of all the martial arts. In ancient times in Japan, the bow was used for ceremonies, warfare, hunting, contests, and games. "Kyujutsu" is what kyudo was ...
Keeping Your Archery Gear in Shape for Hunting
As bowhunting season emerges on the horizon, it becomes time to check your gear and get it up to speed if it's not already. Equipment failure is really a miserable experience, so you'll want to check and re-check your gear and equipment before you head out into the forest primeval in search of a ...
How to Stop Hitting Your Arm when Shooting in Archery
One of the most irritating things for a beginning archer is having the string slash your bow arm. If you are using your fingers to hold the string, when you release the arrow the string does not just go back to its starting position. The pressure that the fingers placed upon the string cause ...
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