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As far as your archery stance, you want to stand side-on to the target, with your feet about shoulder-width apart and pointing along the imaginary shooting line. In fact, however, most archers find it more comfortable to have their toes a little bit further from the line than their heels are. You should point neither [...]

When you are learning archery you'll want to keep in mind that it is the arrow which is the single most important piece of your archery equipment. The bow itself comes in second in importance, believe it or not. Without the use of high quality archery arrows, your aim is never going to be on, [...]

Clout archery is a type of competitive archery which is rather like target archery. However, with clout archery the archers attempt to fire for both distance and height. The goal is to release high into the air in such a way that your arrow drops down into the target like a hawk coming down on [...]

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 [...]

When you are getting into archery, you'll surely want to wear an armguard so as to protect your bow arm from abrasive friction which can come from the oscillating string after release. When you're practicing or even in competition, you can make great use of a clicker. This spring-loaded finger shall help you by sounding [...]

The basic piece of archery equipment is the bow, needless to say. There are three types of bows.

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.

How one gets started in the sport of archery is not an exact science. It all depends on many factors including age, natural ability, time available to practice, level of patience, and budget all play their role. There are basic, elemental guidance principles that can be followed, however. But once again, the are not set [...]

The first habit of a highly successful competitive archer is that she is ready for anything, including the unexpected. You might, for example, want to have packed with you extra clothing in case the weather turns foul. Surprises during competition can wreck your concentration, so you need to be prepared to deal with the [...]