Archery Equipment

Chances are that your first introduction to archery will be at a fair, village show, or whilst on holiday. This was probably with some pretty basic equipment, but hopefully you shot OK with it and got a taste for it just like me! If you do want to carry on with archery then go to a local club, they will have equipment and expertise to make sure you learn to shoot safely and get the most enjoyment from the sport. The first few sessions are free, and then a years membership will cost around £80 this includes insurance cover and they will lend you equipment too. You can spend this much on football boots so it's not that ...  Read the complete review

My Love for Archery I used first to do Archery when I was ten to thirteen years of age, using my brother's American flat bow and used to shoot bamboo cane arrows, from out of trees and even doing a bit of clout shooting in the field opposite. This is selecting a target (a flag or other arrow) and shooting from a distance and getting as close as I could to it. It is cheaper than buying an actual target boss or bale of straw. This of course wasn't serious stuff as I didn't enter a club for competitions. I then went on to play soccer and never picked up a bow again until I was 54 years old (Two years ago now); when I saw an advertisement in the local paper for ...  Read the complete review

Having been unable to resist trying my hand at archery at every outdoor event I go to - usually at a cost of five arrows for a quid - I actually went out and bought a bow and some arrows this weekend. After a quick search on the net via google.com, I found a relatively local supplier midway between Wolverhampton and Cannock - bowsports.com. After a period of confusion, I discovered that there are two types of bows - the recurve, which is simple and effective, or the compound, which is very effective but more complex in design and structure. Being of the simple but effective type myself, I went for the recurve, and after a very lengthy measuring up job, ...  Read the complete review

After reading the Review from baldeagle about Archery Equipment felt that i wanted to have my say about the sport. i have been doing archery now for 5 years roughly and and member of a club and also work at my closest archery store. i think that the sport is amazing and there is a lot of pleasure with family and freinds doing this sport wether in a club or at home in the garden (has to be a big one!). i started in the scouts and wanted to see how far i could go so i found a local club and went for a taster day where i was shown how to shoot with a sight and some proper shooting techniques. after that i went back to join the club after doing an ...  Read the complete review