Getting Started - My Archery Corner - Part 11

Getting Started

how to cock a crossbow

Crossbows For Beginners – How Is It Different From Shooting A Bow

Maybe you have tried archery already, but you are more interested in crossbows and now you are wondering what would be good crossbows for beginners. Before I answer this question, I want to talk about the history and attributes of crossbows and the main differences between them and the “normal” bows. A Short History Lesson About Crossbows […]

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Safety First

Archery Safety Equipment – Keep Others Safe, Too

I have already shown you how to protect yourself in my post about protective archery gear. There I talked about finger tabs, arm guards, and chest guards. Now it is time to protect others, too. Especially when you shoot at home, there are certain things you have to pay attention to. There is archery safety equipment […]

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How To Aim With A Bow – Aim With Archery Sights

In my first post about “how to aim with a bow“, I talked about instinctive archery. The technique where you don’t really aim, but just get a feeling for where the arrow will fly. This required a lot of patience and training. Now I want to let you know another way of aiming. This time […]

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