It's a 62 inch, 20# PSE Razorback Heritage recurve for $71 (USD).

• Is this good for a beginner?
• Is it a good price for a used bow?

Asking because the archery range closest to me says they don't rent or lend equipment, so I'm looking for something cheap to start out with. TIA!

I recently bought “Total Archery: Inside the Archer”, which is supposed the be the second in a series of three (third book not published yet). Does anyone know how to find KiSik Lee’s first book “Total Archery”? Is it still in print?

So, I have a few questions. There's not a great way to ask all these so I'm just going to use a list:

• For some reason, I'm only finding beginner draw weights for children. What's a good draw weight for an adult beginner? Women's draw weight is 33 lbs, so I know I need to work myself up to that.
• What are good exercises to add into my workout routine that will help me build up the strength necessary to hold and shoot a bow?
• I'm trying to find coaches in my area and I feel like I'm struggling. Open ranges are a dime a dozen but coaches are hard to come by for some reason. One coach I messaged off the US Archery website said they only do non-profit work, and the other hasn't even responded yet. I'm still waiting on responses from the other two. Would it be possible for me to pick this up if I had to do it on my own?

I'm sure I'll have more questions in the future, but these are the biggest ones I have. TIA.

Hey! You! Come shoot with us!

Once per quarter, /r/Archery has a four-week session of its league. Anyone can come join in, and just about any round type can be shot as long as it's on a standardized target from WA/IFAA/NFAA!

Rules and whatnot can be found in the wiki, linked here. In order to enter, I'll need your username, what bow type you shoot, what round type you wish to shoot (distance/target size/number of arrows shot), and three preliminary scores from your chosen type of round along with pictures of the scorecards.

If you participated last session, you are automatically transferred to the upcoming one, so no need to sign back up!

Rankings can be found here!

Score submissions can be made via the form found here.

We even have a League Discord channel! If you wish to join the channel, please change your displayed username to your Reddit username so I know who's requesting what of me!

If you have any questions or simply want to put your name onto the list, either PM me, or reply here! Please do not use Reddit chat; it is very unreliable at informing me that I have messages.

If you are already in League and you wish to withdraw, you must let me know ahead of time or you'll be left on the list and suffer the penalties of missing weeks!

Signups will close at the end of the day on the 29th of June, 2024, Pacific Time. and all three preliminary scores need to be turned in before then. Competition will resume on the 1st of July, 2024!

I hope to see you there!

Does anyone know why companies don't publish their point lengths? Seems like a very importing piece of info to know in order to be able to properly order your shafts the correct length.

Am trying to specifically find info on how long the tip length is (exposed length) on Victory's 0.166" SS Breakoff Points (120 - 140GR and the 80 - 100GR) for the short term, but would also be nice to know the length of target archery points in general (Easton, Skylon, Gold Tip, Fivics, etc etc... not a single one publish the exposed tip lengths).

Anyone know a good resource with this info, or have any of the numbers yourselves by chance?

Thanks in advance

Good evening! After the locking of the sub and subsequent inactivity from the mod, I requested ownership of this sub and was granted it!

I'm Speedly. Nice to meet you, maybe you know me already! I'm a mod over at /r/archery, and I'll be working on trying to reopen other related subs over the next few weeks (we'll see how that goes, though).

Come one, come all, and rejoin your home of the best kind of archery - Olympic!

Thanks to everyone! I'm open to suggestions as to how to change stuff in the sub, so let me know if you have any ideas!

Hello everyone, I'm really in need of some advice on a setup for my two sons.

They are 8 and 10 years old and have been shooting in JOAD for a little over a year. They are currently shooting these 16# 54" bows:

https://lancasterarchery.com/products/galaxy-bullseye-54-takedown-recurve-bow

Their scores went from low 40's out of 300 to shooting right around 100, but they tapered out over the last 4-5 months. Last week at a nasp tournament my oldest shot a 196 with a Genesis so I know he should be doing better than that at JOAD with the lighter equipment and better arrows. Last week one of the coaches watched them and mentioned that it looked like it was time to move up in limb size and potentially weight. He had been cautioning me on moving up on weight so that they had time to get the basics down before adding weight. One of my sons has a tendency to throw his hand away when releasing.

They recommended going up to a 62" 20# limb, but unfortunately they said I can't get the 62" limbs for the riser we have.

There's a level 4 coach that sometimes helps out and I asked him if it might be worth considering getting into an ILF barebow even though it would cost a little bit more money. Of course he mentioned all the benefits and mentioned that it mainly came down to money. However, he recommended that I look into Hoyt, Mybo, Win & Win, Akusta, and Sebastian Flute risers. He also recommended I get a machined and not cast riser. He said I could get a 25" riser with short limbs and let them grow into it.

After doing some research I found a few options and was going to discuss with him last week, but I found out he has had some health issues and is now in the hospital.

I was hoping to get some advice because I don't want my kids to get discouraged shooting the wrong equipment. I am not looking to break the bank here since I have to buy two of these, but I would like to have something that they can compete with at the tournaments they go to. I would also like for them to be able to move from bare bow into olympic after they get all the fundamentals and if they want to.

So now for my questions:

1. Any thoughts on the advice he gave me?

2. If they recommended a 62" bow then I would think I should be getting a 21 or 23" riser and short limbs so that I could get closer to the overall 62". My boys are tall for their age and growing pretty quick though.

3. For the money, this is the most cost effective riser I've found that matches what he recommended. It' also available in a 23". Please let me know your thoughts.: https://lancasterarchery.com/products/sebastien-flute-neo-ilf-recurve-riser

4. I'm guessing it won't be long before they outgrow the limb length or weight. The matching limbs seemed like a reasonable price. Please let me know your thoughts.: https://lancasterarchery.com/products/sebastien-flute-neo-carbon-wood-ilf-recurve-limbs/

5. Let me know if you have any other recommendations on riser/limbs for this situation.

I appreciate any input/advice. Let me know if there's any more info needed to have a more complete picture of the situation.

The third installment in my preparation for the commonwealth archery championships of Europe 2022. This was a particularly good week considering the disappointment of the national tour

https://youtu.be/CknvNKuwG9s

Morning all. I was selected to shoot for England this year so I decided to make a video diary of how I trained for the event and what I experienced. Hopefully if anyone else has aspirations of shooting for England or just wants to know how I train, this will be a useful video to watch. Parts one and two are on my channel.

https://youtu.be/ZtEqCDJ6XDY

Good morning. I have Easton Carbon One 600.

Will more expensive arrows make a big difference? If so - recommendations please?

If so, what sort of adjustment will I need to make, if any?

I am good for gold/red at 70m If I practice hard!

Thank you. Michael, SW France

Does anyone know if there is a website that keeps track of all scores during the world archery tournaments?

I know world archery has a ranking of players but I couldn't find information on individual tournaments.

Hello everyone,

I am new to archery, finished my first beginners olympic recurve course and I love it!

I started "studying", trying out different things and doing my best in finding my perfect stance etc.

There is one thing which I just cannot do and I was hoping I could get your input and help.

It is about the string alignment while aiming. Please have a look at the picture I drew up. (Sorry for the bad quality)

So on the left side you can see what I researched and have been told, where the string should be. Either on the riser or aligned on the side.

My problem is, that when I shoot, the string is as shown on the right, far to the left side of the sight.

Things I have checked:

Anchor points: The string touches the tip of my nose, passes the right side of my lips (pretty much between the center and the corner of my lips), and down to my index finger under my jawline. My drawing hand touches my jawline at me index finger, where the string is and the part where the thumb starts (no idea what its called) also. Basically whole hand is touching my jawline.

Elbow is slightly higher than horizontal.

My bow arm is completely locked out, elbow down, loose and relaxed grip, only the meaty part of my palm from the thumb is putting pressure against the riser. Knuckles approximately 45 degree out.

Okay, I think that should be it. If I missed something, please ask.

So now, as mentioned my line of sight is as sown on the right, with the string far on the left side of the sight.

The only way I am able to bring it somehow to as shown on the left, is either when I forcefully cant my bow to the right, or i turn my head so far to the right, that it almost hurts my eye having to look so far to the left.

I dont know what I am doing wrong or missing. I am happy to hear any feedback from anyone :)

https://preview.redd.it/4gpr31da34s81.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e281b1e90b5d62c2733edb2259f4ba45a93ac3f4

Hi guys and gals, I have a really important competition in Ireland next week and my most recent competition was in the end of September past.

I can only train once a week and I am reserved with three (3) hours of training tomorrow. I know how to tune and I even have bareshafts. My kit is a Win&Wn ATF-X with MK L3 limbs @ 36 lb.

Could someone please advise on what to focus on?

It is an indoor event at 18 metres. I also will be shooting at a tri-spot.

Looking forward to hearing from you guys soon.

Thank you in advance. 🏹

Hey folk

relative novice here. I've been shooting on really light limbs (24lbs at 70") for about a year now (got my first bow during lockdown so supply issues)

I'm wanting to go up to heavier limbs, but don't know how much I should reasonably jump?
I'm a man, late 20s, and have reasonably good strength (i do back day once a week at the gym and saw my archery get a lot better after).

Would jumping to 30 be ill advised?

The link to our thread with the rules and everything you need: https://www.reddit.com/r/Archery/comments/q1olka/signups_for_the_november_session_of_the_official/

To the mods of this sub: I sent a message that was unanswered, so if you don't want this in your sub, please let me know and I'd be glad to delete it.

Hey there! Every other month, those of us over at /r/Archery hold a league session. You can shoot basically any distance/round you want, so long as you use a WA/USAA/IFAA/NFAA standardized target of some kind! I can account for most any setup to basically get everyone on a level playing field.

Requirements are listed in the linked thread, but the quick rundown:

• Choose your distance, target, and arrow count.

• Send me three scorecards from your chosen round, via the submission form link in the... well, link. "Scorecards" can be anything from a bunch of arrow scores scrawled with a final total onto a napkin, to a screenshot from a scoring app you might use, to a picture of an official scoresheet from a tournament. I just need verification that your score is correct; this serves as the tiniest barrier to cheating. (Plus, let's face it, if you cheat in an internet league, you're only cheating yourself anyways.)

• Once the session begins in November, send me one new scorecard per week for four weeks of your chosen round.

• If you're gonna miss a week, you can use your average once per four-week session. Additionally, you can fail to submit a scorecard one of the weeks without penalty (except losing your match, of course).

That's it!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask here, in the linked thread, or via PM. Chat function hates me for some reason, so please use one of the three ways listed.

Thanks, and we hope to see you there!

This is for USArchery

First thing's first. I'm sorry if I was at all rude Coach Lee, I'll be apologizing next time I see you.

That said, again, all of you guys are amazing and the most wholesome community I've been apart of. I reached my goal that I set out for myself since the last competition only a couple months previous and every additional month I see more and more progress.

I look forward to continue practicing and bettering my equipment until I feel comfortable shooting outdoors. Arrows are truely a B, and nothing is helped by our current COVID supply line shortages.

See you all again in the next tournament! Local or National, I wish you all the best :)

Hi everyone!

Would appreciate any advice at all!

I'm a newbie, and a middle aged-and-sized male looking at getting into recurve archery! My daughter has a compound bow that we have some casual fun with, but I'm now wanting to get something for me to learn and eventually compete with.

I'm from New Zealand and unfortunately have no local store to get fitted etc. I'm also waiting on lessons etc, but want to buy a good setup to start learning myself.

Currently I'm looking at the following gear that is available online (within New Zealand):

WNS Motive FX Riser RH

WNS Axiom/Explore Limbs - 68" 34lbs (Is this draw-weight too heavy to start? Also like the Cartel Epic Hawk limbs..)

WNS SPR-100 sight RH (Would you recommend?)

WNS Recurve String - 68"

Cartel Bowstringer T-T

Plunger, arrow rest, clicker etc I have no idea about which to choose.. But if there is anything I should look out for or popular models?

Thank you so much in advance!!

I have been looking at adding the side bars to my Olympic recurve setup and have nearly settled on Epic Stabilizers from Lancaster. They have 2 models, the Stonic and the Fusion. Does anyone have any experience with these? Looking for a cheap starter set that I can gradually upgrade over the years.

I'm looking to buy my first bow and am hoping to drop the bulk of my budget on a good riser. I was wondering where the best places to find used risers in decent condition is. The idea being that I should be able to get a top of the line used riser for a similar price as a new riser that's well regarded. I'm mainly concerned about not being about to touch it before purchase so let me know if you have any tips for that.

Hey everyone just looking for some advice for what parts to get to build an Olympic recurve bow. I'm looking to build as good of Olympic recurve bow as possible with about $1,500 but I'm lost on all the parts I need to buy