Tag Archives: field archery

JVD Hare target face
Apr 26 2019

Preparing target faces – a couple of quick tips

I thought I’d share a tip or two on preparing target faces for competitions. We are in the process of pasting up a load of faces for a couple of competitions the club is running in a few weeks. Fortunately it’s been pretty warm so they have been drying real fast.

target face

Like many other clubs we glue the target faces onto corrugated cardboard so they last longer on the day, usually using some form of  PVA glue. One thing we’ve learnt is the centre of the target or the highest scoring zone gets shot out quite quickly. To try and make the faces last longer we paste an extra layer of cardboard behind the centre to help it keep it’s strength.

Card on the back

It seems to work and helps the faces last a little longer on the day. I’ve known other clubs to paste a layer of fabric on the back to do much the same thing.

We also paint a layer of PVA over the top of the face to help waterproof it. The only problem with doing this we’ve encountered is if you get the mix of PVA to water wrong, you can end up with a slight white sheen over the faces.  So it is a bit of trial and error I’m afraid as different PVA seems to prefer different mix.

Hope this helps and thanks for reading.

 

Apr 12 2019

Bow International magazine (Issue 132)

Couple of interest articles in the latest issue of Bow International magazine (Issue 132)

Bow International magazine (Issue 132) – Arrows

One by Adrian Tippins provides some guidance on and advice on arrow selection for beginners to professional. It doesn’t cover wooden arrows but does give some general advice on what to consider and to look out for.
The other article might be of interest to those curious about arrows from the Middle Ages . Written by Jan D Sachers I think is the first part 1 of what I guess will be a series of articles.

Bow International magazine (Issue 132) Middle Ages article

I’m quite looking forward to reading the next part.
Thanks for reading.
Close up of Sharon shooting
Mar 20 2019

Whats your top 3

I’m calling all the archery coaches and instructors out there for your input please.

If you coach complete beginners or nationals champions, traditional archer or Olympic recurve. I’m trying to compile some coaching materials on two main topics, one being the most common faults you encounter and the other being areas of improvement you target with your students.

So can I ask you, what you think are the 3 top or most common faults that you encounter when coaching archers?

Maybe you think its’ stance, or release? What about consistency in anchor?

Secondly what are the top 3 things that you think make the greatest impact on improving someone you are coaching?

Likewise this might be associated with shot sequence or simply slowing down? What about equipment and tuning?

The list is endless and I’m looking forward to hearing your input

Thanks for reading.