Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 149 i Bow International

Ru Barlow, a recurve archer from the UK, is raising money based on his scores in the 2020 and 2021 seasons to donate to the Motor Neurone Disease Association. MND sees muscles waste away after a loss of nerve cells that control movement, speech and breathing, and affects over 5000 people in the UK. He has promised to double donations made based on indoor and outdoor scores in several upcoming events, and says that every penny will go towards the MNDA. For more information, take a look at his website: https://mnd-ru-archery.com…

If you have an idea for an article for Bow, or think you might be able to write for the magazine, Bow International has now set up submission guidelines on the website. There has been a large increase in the number of unsolicited articles sent in recently. While we welcome both submissions and reader enthusiasm, most are not in a format that is publishable. As is usual with print publications, the standard way is to work with an editor on shaping an idea before it actually gets written. To this end, Bow has compiled a set of friendly guidelines which can be found here: www.bow-international.com/submissionguidelines It also includes details on the sort of articles we are looking for. Interested readers and writers are very welcome to apply.…

If money were no object. If you need the very best. Bow has lovingly compiled a list of the finest gear available, for recurve, compound, and all bows. We took into account market-leading technology, feedback from top archers, and exceptional workmanship to compile this list. Were we right? Get in touch. ULTIMATE: RECURVE HOYT XCEED The gold standard for many ILF shooters right now, it has the most adjustability yet seen in a Hoyt riser. It has switchable VertaTune plates, and the adjustable string tension technology too. Even without that, it is undoubtedly one of the best risers Hoyt have ever produced. A 27" version and barebow weights available. • Comes in a range of wonderfully named colours: Jet Black, Cobalt Blue, Championship Red, Rally Green, Orange Torch, Perfect Pink,…

First impressions matter, and these are a striking-looking pair of limbs indeed. An excellent and tasteful design with a soft matt finish which gives the product an ‘expensive’ look and feels good in the hands. The limb felt light and had a slim, thin body. The wood core wedge and the width of the limb at the base matched the profile of my Uukhas. The outer limb fitting screw comes in matt black, which adds to the classy appearance of the limb. The tip of the limb is thin and sharp, but chunky, creating a safe and deep string groove - definitely a bonus for novices who may still struggle with their stringing. I know that appearances aren’t everything, but I think that it is important to note that novices…

So you’re stuck at home dreaming about taking up archery, waiting for the clubs near you to reopen so you can start learning how to shoot, and take the first few steps on your path to Olympic glory. How can you keep this desire alive? Is there anything you can do in the meantime? Ashe Morgan and Songi Woo at onlinearcheryacademy.com have put together a web-based course containing well over three hours of instruction and information for the beginner or novice archer – the idea being that the Recurve Archery 101 for Beginners video course supplements and reinforces the instruction you will get on a subsequent introductory club course. Like the club offering, the video course is structured into several major topics, from Introductions and Safety, through Posture, Holding and…

The Fusion EX compound rest features all-metal construction with heavy-duty components, giving the archer full horizontal and vertical adjustments as well as an infinitely adjustable blade angle. It is supplied with three different blades: 0.2T, 0.25T, 0.3T to get you up and running. More details at: www.epic-archery.com We have two of these; one red, one black, courtesy of Epic Archery. Thanks guys! To be in with the chance of getting your hands on one of them, all you have to do is name the compound archer on the right, who took third place in the compound competition at the Indoor World Series Sud de France Nimes tournament in January this year. Is it? A) Adrien GontierB) Jean Philippe BoulchC) Robin Jäätma TO ENTER, VISIT THE BOW INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE AT WWW.BOW-INTERNATIONAL.COM.…

A major barrier to restarting sport may have been lowered by a new study. Researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine applied live virus particles to nine types of sports equipment and a control material. They concluded that it "seems unlikely" that sports gear and and accessories are a major cause for transmission. They also found that there was "rapid decay" of viral particles across various types of equipment, and it was "very difficult" to transfer live virus back off it. Close contact between participants in sport was still thought to be the biggest risk for transferring the virus. Different materials had different properties of retaining live virus – notably, the study found there was a noticeable difference in the viral recovery of red and white cricket balls. This…

It's full steam ahead in Olympics-land. Squads are being named, broadcasts are being planned (in the UK, we can look forward to an Opening Ceremony happening around mid-morning) and the merchandise warehouses are being fully stocked. Just as public opinion seemed to get some momentum, the antediluvian former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, the Tokyo 2020 president, weighed in with some remarks that came from another era. "On boards with a lot of women, the meetings take so much time," he said during a Japanese Olympic Committee meeting, according to the local press. "When you increase the number of female executive members, if their speaking time isn't restricted to a certain extent, they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying." Mori, who had plenty of form with a long string of public…

HOYT ALTUS Like its big brother the Invicta, the Altus is one of Hoyt's smoothest and most advanced target bows ever. The zero-tolerance limb pockets house Hoyt’s all new high performance 13" hybrid limb system for increased speed and reduced vibration. Coming in at a trim 4.6lbs, we were duly impressed. Whether you prefer the forgiving adjustability of the DCX cam or the efficiency and lightning fast speeds of the SVX cam systems; the Altus will deliver • From around £1050• www.hoyt.com T.R.U.BALL HBC FLEX RELEASE AID Designed by Reo Wilde, the HBC Flex is a brass body hinge/back tension release with a black tungsten finish. The finger pieces are specifically designed for the HBC Flex, carrying the taper of the handle body the entire length of the release, with…

The V-TAC Target Series from Victory Archery has three shafts: V-TAC 23, marketed as the largest diameter arrow allowed under World Archery Federation regulations and the most versatile indoor and outdoor line cutter; the V-TAC 25, designed for 3D and Field circuits; and the V-TAC 27, “the most accurate, consistent, and forgiving indoor arrow”. All shafts are colour-coded, are 100% high modulus (stiff) carbon fibre and each comes in the following arrow straightness tolerance range: V1-Yellow +/-.001 (Elite), V3-Green +/-.003 (Gamer), V6-Red +/-.006 (Sport). This California-based manufacturer is still a lesser-used brand outside the US, most likely because its online image is still largely focused on the hunting market. Nevertheless, Victory Archery offer an extensive range of arrows for Field, 3D, Target, and even a special Youth arrow line. Their…

Uukha gear needs little introduction to most UK archers, they are now an established mainstream recurve product and used at all levels and in all bow disciplines. The flagships of the previous range were the HM XX and the VX+ “X” curve limb, a limb that had a very curved profile, which made the final part of the draw even smoother but was a little harder to draw back at the start. Extreme curve limbs are a 'Marmite moment' for many archers. The feel of the HM XX was more familiar for many archers, as it had a smoother draw at the start which gets progressively harder in the later stages, although in the case of the HM XX limbs still very smooth. For 2021 Uukha have designed a new…

Olympic silver medallist Lisa Unruh recently won the indoor World Cup stage at Nimes, the first major event on the 2021 calendar. She has been using meditation for many years. In this interview, given to the German magazine Bogensport, she opens up about the practice – and gives tips for beginners. When did you start meditation and what was your goal? My life has been focused on archery for years. When I started meditation at the end of 2015, my goal was focused entirely on sport. I wanted to improve my ability to concentrate and focus. So I read a book called Meditation for the Defiant. Numerous exercises are described, including ones to sharpen awareness. What are these exercises about? On an ordinary day, we do many unconscious things; like…

The Commonwealth Games 2022, due to be held in Birmingham UK in Summer 2022, will feature an associated archery and shooting competition to be held in India. [see Bows passim] The Commonwealth Archery test event is planned to be held in Delhi in December. Currently, the venue is Chandigarh but the Archery Association of Indian has already written to the Indian Olympic Association, requesting them to shift the venue from the Punjab to the national capital, primarily due to the readiness and availability of infrastructure. Chandigarh is a modern regional capital 162 miles north of the Indian capital Delhi.…

The new indoor tournament is scheduled to take place on 12-14 February at the NFAA Easton Archery Centre in Yankton, USA, alongside the fourth remote stage of the international indoor circuit, and taking the the Vegas Shoot’s traditional spot in the calendar. Recurve and barebow archers who compete at the Rushmore Rumble will have their scores for the first 60 arrows of competition automatically added to the final results list for the fourth stage of the remote Indoor Archery World Series. The scores of compound archers will also be included however they will be adjusted to fit with World Archery rules, using only the National Field Archery Association’s two-centimetre X-ring to score 10 points. Currently, the majority of international archers are not able to participate in USA tournaments, due to…

Q For cutting arrows, can you use one of those small cutters that are only about £7 from Amazon. They are about five inches high, they cut from 3mm to 22mm? I had an old one and tried it with an old arrow, even though the blade was a bit blunt it cut straight but at the end of the cut it would have needed a little rub with sand paper but with a new one it should be OK? Thanks for some advice please! A I am not familiar with the tool as described, although searching for it, it looks like a small pipe cutter. It does sound like an interesting and very cheap option, which we are all for here at Bow. But there are a few important…

We are the producers of the TemperGuard Jersey line of outdoor active wear. My name is Bobby Slaton, Jr. and I am the Vice President of Marketing and R&D. My daughter was very body conscious while on and off the archery line. These feelings were increased when she was told that she would need to wear a traditional chest guard. In Tiffany’s words she felt “imbalanced and revealed”. The inventor of the TemperGuard Jersey, our CEO, began to develop a jersey that would make her more comfortable while on the archery line. It turned out that other girls her age were having the same issues. We later found out that quite a few other young lady archers were having the same feelings. This was the very start of our jersey…