Learn Archery with Recurve Bow

The next phase for me is to understand the basics of arrow selection or customisation.  Having learnt to aim using the tip of the arrow as a reference, I figure why not look into how to get the correct arrows. Yes, all this while its the arrows that the shop provided, uncut and based on their recommendations. Found the Easton arrow selector chart  useful. The arrow that I have; Carbon shaft material which is Easton Inspire 630, having length 30.5 inch. Small knocks, standard point and 3 vanes that feels like rubber having length of 2 inch length. Having a bow with strings that provide about 30lb at full draw. Easton reference chart describes Easton Inspire 630 as follows; Shaft weight GPI  = 7.9 Shaft OD = .254 inch (6.45mm) Stock length = 30.5inch (77.5cm) Nock fitment = 5MM Zink point fitment = 5MM #1 Other Arrow brands include Victory (America), Carbon Express and Accmos (China).   Spine What I know about arrows at this time; For longer distance, the arrows should be shorter and

 Here are the list of equipment in hand. Have a sight, but style adopted seems more inclined towards barebow style. 

Getting into archery would seem like having to obtain equipment specific to individuals. Example, the bow string, the size of limbs and riser, the length of arrows and their accessories. Things seem so open to what's needed, especially to the beginner. I am not an expert at competitions and such, but am interested to recognise the general understanding of terms. It does help to identify what is my style of shooting and relate it to terms being used in the field of archery. Well, one could have more focus by looking at what rules have been set aside in world archery competition to determine the style of shooting as recurve or barebow. Fortunately, the have made all this available online at world archery .  The term recurve is more commonly referring to Olympics recurve where they have lots of accessories such as sights, stabilizer bars, clickers to aid in shooting.  Barebow style is also known as gap shooting. I guess its the way one needs to consciously make a gap from the target w

Having a bow and arrow set was the first step towards the sports of archery. What better way to travel around for archery than to have a case that protects my investment in archery. For the recurve bows, there are the options for hard case or soft case. I opted for the flexible hard case mainly to ensure less scratches to limbs and 25" riser, to protected the sight and arrows. I don't have one of those telescopic arrow tubes and when travelling, I expect to have other items in the trunk of the car. Since I am not expecting to take flights with the archery gears or send it through some couriers, there wasn't a need for locks on the case. No brand, the case was just tag as Made in China with a dimension of 95 x 23 x 12cm. It is made from high quality ABS material, have dual zippers, 2 pairs of velcro strips and have a water resistant outer case. Here are my archery gears that will go into the bow case. And here is how it looks like when they go into the bow case. The quiver

Just started to shoot on the weekends, and loving it, which led me to lookout for archery lessons. I am have been seeking to improve and learn proper recurve bow archery through online search and youtube, and was finding it was not enough. I stumbled upon coach Harvey via  localgymsandfitness.com  and decided to give it a try. Its good that I am familiar with most of the terms during the sessions, and was able to visualise his explainations. The place is an indoor 3 lane place for coaching. My concern was the targets that had glass windows behind it. The targets were large, but if I missed, the windows will surely be damaged. Brought along my 30lb bow and arrows. Following are what I picked up today, besides having a chance to do a few shots. Lessons Stance. The way of my feet placement to be at right angle to the shooting target is known as the Square stance. Posture.  Body should be straight up, and torso rotation when moving towards anchor position. Bow arm. This is the arm that gri

Lesson learnt when selecting a recurve bow. Among considerations are a bow length and a person's draw weight that can give the optimum shooting. Here, the notes are for take down recurve bows where there is the riser, string, upper limbs and lower limbs. Wasn't it obvious you needed these basic components? Here is a recurve bow where the arrow is being release. Lets start by determining the draw length. DRAW LENGTH Here is a simplified table based on your draw length to determine the bow length; Draw length ... Bow length 14-16 inches..................48 inches 17-20 inches..................54 inches 20-22 inches..................58 inches 22-24 inches..................62 inches 24-26 inches..................64-66 inches 26-28 inches..................66-68 inches 28-30 inches..................68-70 inches 31 inches and longer...........70-72 inches Bow length is the measure from tip to tip of a bow without string. To find your draw length do the following; Me