When most of us think “stickbow” we picture the long, D-shaped arc of a longbow. We also think it’s older than the recurve, but that might be a Robin Hood, western-bias thing; Eurasian warriors and ...
Archery as a sport has existed right from the ancient times and is practiced with a wide variety of bows and arrows. The World Archery uses two different forms of the sport in all its standard ...
I still remember the first compound bow I ever saw. My dad and I belonged to an archery club in Wisconsin in the early 1970s, and everyone there shot recurves. But my dad’s cousin Howard was visiting ...
Archery is about the feel of the string being released and watching the arrow fly toward its intended target. That’s the mindset for an Erie County archer who strives to keep traditional archery ...
Three years ago, after taking her daughter to an archery lesson, Chrissie Lyons, of New Lenox, decided to try the sport out herself. Lyons, 47, said she’s always found archery fascinating but hadn’t ...
Ready. Aim. Learn. This week’s Outdoor Adventures column offers a few extra ways to get smarter ― whether it's the basics of shooting arrows or Spain's hike/bike pilgrimage known as the Camino de ...