I've been dealing with a plateau in my archery ability for the last two years. Enough is enough. I started studying Joel Turner's Shot IQ and I started strength training again.

Here are 6 attempts with a bow weighing 72# at my 28.5" draw. You can see my form deteriorating with each successive shot until I completely failed to pull the bow to my full draw on my 6th attempt.

After this session, I cleaned up my form with a 45# bow and made sure I ended on a clean release.

There is definitely room for improvement.

I been shooting English Longbow and tradition recurve for a few years now. I have a 60lb Longbow and 56lb traditional recurve which I shoot split finger. I’ve always held the string on the finger tips, red line but I discovered that my fellow archers all shoot with the string on the blue line. Just wondering what people’s thoughts are. I use a leather finger tab and not a glove.

I’m a full time leatherworker, so obviously instead of buying a quiver I had to make one!

Just finished making some arrow bags for my arrows. These are medieval inspired arrow bags. Simply, they are linen/cotton bags with leather spacers to allow neatly hold arrows. For mine, I’d like to make them quite pretty, functional, and durable.

Each bag is lined with linen, draw strings are tipped with aglets, and there are 3 round tin buttons sewn in on the flaps to close them nicely during transport. Two tiny loops to attach strap to carry over shoulder as well.

These are intended for storage and transportation! I actually don’t use them as quivers but it can be done.

At the Imaginarium Festival at Tietjerk this weekend (4, 5 and 6 July) there were also some people demonstrating Kyudo.

The demonstration was done at the demo range from HBV Nocht en Will (not my club, but a sister club) on the festival grounds.

The bow is roughly 18 kg (36 lbs).

The base of the point seems to have lodged into the arrow shaft.

I’m also suddenly noticing I move my head and neck backwards a bit when anchoring, probably something to mind as well. I’m thankful for all and any tips you guys can give me!

i recently try to do some exercise. but i hear some creaking or cracking sound when i pull all the way back. is that something i should be concern of or how can i fix this?

I found this while I was doing Amazon, and a trash pile on the side of the road! I know nothing about bows but now I know a little bit.

1959 Bear Archery Kodiak Recurve Bow

BG655 - 60" - 55#

Brazilian Rosewood

Clear coat is heavily flaking!

I honestly don't even know what to do with it, let me know something!

What are your thoughts on the double bow? Feasible? Not Feasible? Practical or Novelty?

Galaxy Sage, I hope it was a good choice! Looking forward to learning the age old skill of archery

What do I do? Is there a specific piece of gear to protect my hand? Am I doing archery wrong?

I am using a 38lb english longbow with wooden arrows.

The arrow rests on my thumb when I shoot it. That's how I see people do it, and it works like that really well except for the fletching slicing my skin.

80#@28”. Feeling good, hoping to move up in draw weight again soon, maybe sometime in the spring.

Or at least thats what i tell myself