The recurve bow, featuring limbs that curve away from the archer to increase power is the only type of bow allowed in Olympic competition. The lever effect created from a recurve bow can propel arrows ...

All a quiver: Anna Maxted, her mother Mary and seven-year-old son Caspar learn the art of archery Credit: Photo: Jeff Gilbert "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen,” sang my mother. It’s ...

The Cloverdale Traditional Archery National event was June 9 and 10 at Cloverdale and is for traditional shooting: you can only shoot a long bow or recurve like the Native Americans used a stick and a ...

Just as I line up my borrowed bow's sight on target it occurs to me that Colin Ketley, my coach for the day, might be a mind reader. Talking me through the beginner basics of getting an arrow to go ...