Archery Basics – Illustrated

The following series of illustrations are as good as they get, and packed full of useful information!

All credit goes to artist Jessica Emmett, who kindly shared these with the archery community – gotta love that!

: The Basics of a Recurve Bow

: Perfecting your Stance

: Hooking the String

: Gripping the Bow

: The Basics of Aiming

: Stance & Nocking Your Arrow

What Type of Archer Are you?

Finding the style of archery that suits you.

Arrows Matter!

In the last post, I covered choosing the right bow to get you started, but a bow is no use without those all important arrows! This article covers making sure you have the right arrows for your bow.

Bow Weight – Getting it right!

One of the quickest ways a new archer will lose interest is if they are ‘overbowed’ with a bow that is too heavy for them.