The American target archery round is an Archery GB round that is shot at yard/imperial distances. You need to shoot 3 different distances in the American round and you only get 6 arrows of sighters (one end) at the longest distance. The American is shot on a full size 122cm target face and you score… Read More »
The Western target archery round is an Archery GB round that is shot at yard/imperial distances. You need to shoot 2 different distances in the Western round and you only get 6 arrows of sighters (one end) at the longest distance. the Western is shot on a full size 122cm target face and you score… Read More »
If you’ve never built a Danage archery target before you may want to check out my YouTube video on how to do it. There is certainly more than one way to build a Danage target, but don’t worry it’s not that difficult. Most Danage targets have 3 square cubes running through the middle, which can… Read More »
The National archery round is a classic archery round in the UK. It’s an imperial round, so is shot at yard distances and it consists of 2 distances within the round. It is shot on a full sized 122cm target face but the scoring is to 5 zone scoring, so the coloured bands of the… Read More »
The Frostbite round is a classic winter round which is supposed to be shot in the cold, but sometimes the UK winters can be very mild. The Frostbite round is a 30m archery round, in which you shoot 36 arrows with one end of practice at the beginning – so really you shoot 42 arrows.… Read More »
There are a couple of classic Archery GB World Cup matches that were held in Dover 2007 on YouTube. So old they were shot in standard definition and in 4:3 ratio, not the 16:9 ratio we are so used to now. Both matches feature Team GB, with the men’s team shooting against China and the… Read More »
I’ve posted a number of archery tecnique videos on YouTube as provided by Archery GB and the DVD The Way of the Champion. A very unknown DVD that was produced for sale and then vanished from sale. YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL00tq16DCjSr3jkTInPGogMmo4nYaNFtF Part 1 – Archery Stance Part 2 – Bow Grip Part 3 – Shot Setup… Read More »
The 252 round can be shot at various distances from 20 yards to 100 yards. It is a yard distance round but does not allow you to gain a classification or handicap from shooting it. What the 252 round is best at is to provide a short round that can be shot when there is… Read More »
Does your bow stand hold a hidden secret? I’m amazed at how many archers, even those who have been shooting for a couple of years don’t know this feature on their bow stand. Now, not all bow stands have this feature, but most do. So, what is it? If you look underneath the centre of… Read More »
Tying on a nocking point can be really easy, but there are several ways to do it and a lot of videos on YouTube demonstrating these different ways. Although I don’t think there is a wrong way as long as it does not come undone or move. To perform the task of tieing a nock… Read More »