One of the great boons to bowhunting is the growing number of women joining its ranks. Archery manufacturers have been quick to respond, producing more bows and archery accessories expressly with women in mind. Before taking advantage of this, however, the new female archer needs to make a few choices.
A broadhead is a large cutting point assembly, attached to an arrow shaft for hunting. The proliferation of archery broadhead designs and blade configurations are diverse, making the decision on which one to use under a given set of hunting factors confusing, but it doesn’t have to be so.
Depending on your bow setup, and whether you compete in 300 or 3-D tournaments or just hunt whitetails in the Back Forty, finding the arrow that is right for you can be a daunting task. This arrow buyer’s guide will help you understand the differences between the main types of arrows and the fletching that go along with them.
You may have noticed a particular spike in your annual Christmas shopping list. Why are all these youngster’s asking for bows, arrows, and archery accessories? Mockingjay — Part 1, the next in the series of Hunger Games movies, is about to open. And it’s showing every sign of breaking all kinds of box office records. Kids love the Hunger Games books and movies in which the heroine and of her cohorts are expert archers.
When the wildly popular Hunger Games movies came out, bowhunting suddenly became front and center. Both of my daughters wanted a bow, my sister gave Katy her old bow and the Claycomb family was suddenly bow poor!
Once you've made all the purchases to complete your bow, you'll need to consider all the other archery accessories to go along with your new purchase.
Over the course of this blog's history, I've suggested all sorts of techniques that might be helpful when practicing with traditional bows like longbows and recurve bows. I've written about tricks that make practice mimic field conditions a little more.
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The Prime Total Archery Challenge, where Grant and friends try fun-but-difficult shots. |
Normally when you see the phrase "target panic" in the title of an archery article, you're expecting to hear about an affliction that prevents shooters from hitting the mark. This time, however, you're going to hear me lament about the fact that I've finally worn down my backyard bow targets and need to buy a new one quick.
Today's archery market consists of numerous