Archery guides
Practical guides for shooting tighter groups, tuning your bow and understanding your scores.
How to aim a bow with or without a sight
Aim a bow by repeating your anchor and head position, aligning your chosen reference with the target and continuing a controlled shot while the reference moves slightly.
Read guide →Archery stance: foot placement and balanced posture
A useful archery stance gives you a balanced position you can rebuild for every end.
Read guide →Paper tuning: how to read and correct bow tears
Paper tuning checks the orientation of an arrow as it passes through a sheet of paper.
Read guide →Cam timing: how to check a compound bow
Cam timing describes whether a compound bow's cams are in the positions specified for its draw cycle.
Read guide →Archery for beginners: your first lessons and practice
Start archery with an introductory lesson at a supervised range and use rental equipment before buying a bow.
Read guide →Bare shaft tuning for recurve and barebow
Bare shaft tuning compares arrows without fletching against matched fletched arrows shot with the same aim.
Read guide →Olympic archery distance: how far is the target?
The Olympic archery distance for recurve is about 76.6 yards [70 meters].
Read guide →How to improve archery accuracy
Improve archery accuracy by measuring your groups, making your shot repeatable and adjusting your aiming reference only after the pattern is clear.
Read guide →Walk back tuning for compound and recurve bows
Walk back tuning checks horizontal arrow alignment by shooting at the same aiming point from several distances without moving the sight.
Read guide →What is a good archery score?
A good archery score depends on the round, bow type and distance.
Read guide →How to tighten arrow groups
To tighten arrow groups, measure several ends at a fixed distance, check for recurring patterns and work on one source of variation at a time.
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