While its design is rather simple, the recurve bow was an impressive achievement when created long ago, allowing an archer to wield a smaller yet more effective bow. The modern recurve hasn’t changed ...

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 ...

There’s something truly special about hunting with a bow and arrow. It’s a game of precision, patience, and of course, having the right gear. If you’ve never tried it, then you’re in for a treat.

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 ...

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 ...

A lot of us have only seen archery on episodes of Game of Thrones, or maybe we have hazy memories of a simple fiberglass bow at summer camp. If that’s your picture of archery technology, then a modern ...

Archery is a fascinating and challenging hobby, but when you’re just getting started, the huge variety of archery bows available can be daunting, as can technical terms you’re perhaps not familiar ...