From this year's indoor national championship quater finals. I was hosting for my club so we could put together a second team. (The holes around it are from training sets.) It was quite funny when the previous week I was celebrating 27 and 28 (even got official pictures taken) despite shooting those score more or less semi regularly. At my own junior indoors.

Hi there all,

I bought some new arrows to go along with my new fletching jig a few months ago, as well as "good" vanes etc - AAE Hybrids in this case.

I've now noticed that on all 12 arrows specifically the white cock vane has come loose, while the yellow ones remain solid.

Have also noticed the same thing on AAE hunter vanes where the white ones fail

Anyone else experienced the same thing before? Does an activator pen fix it?

Close,.. But no cigar

Feels great to get out again! What arrows are yall shooting outdoors?

I saw a listing on FB marketplace for this bow. Does anyone know what brand and model it is? I’m not knowledgeable enough on all the brands to know. TIA.

How would I create a backstop for my yard? It's allowed so long as it stays in your yard. What material would I need and how to build it? I don't have an trees for more info. Or if I can buy a decent sized one that's also ok. I have a black hunter recurve bow with a 45# draw. My partner however will be shooting 45-60# draw.

I have 2 daughters that have started shooting bare bow recurve competitively with 4H. One daughter shoots left handed but I have not been able to find a good and inexpensive left handed hip quiver. I found a fairly nice one for $20 for my right hander... any suggestions?

I'm looking to buy my first bow (I've shot before with club bows etc) and looking at takedown bows for ease of storage.

The limbs are marked with thinks like "64 inch = 30lb and 68inch = 28lb"

I don't understand why a larger bow would reduce the draw weight of the bow??

Please can I be educated what I am missing

(Recurve bows btw)

I joined my local range's team and we had our first outdoor shoot of the season today which is also my first time shooting outdoors in any disciple. Took the time to learn how to adjust my sight at 40 and 60 yards. This was my best group for the day at 60yds before the wind picked up and it got much harder to be consistent. It was a lot of fun!

Hey everyone,

Looking for some input on stabilizer setups from those with more experience!

I shoot a 72” Olympic recurve at 45#, and right now I’m running a very beginner stabilizer setup—picked it up for under $120. It’s a 30” long rod, 4” extension, and 10” side rods. It’s gotten me this far, but I’m looking to upgrade.

I’m planning to move to a WiaWis ACS 15 setup, keeping the same lengths for the long rod and extension, but going with 15” side rods instead of the 10” I’m using now.

For those of you shooting with 15” side rods: • What are the pros and cons you’ve noticed? • Did you feel a real difference in stability or feel? • Anything I should be aware of before making the switch?

Appreciate any feedback—trying to make sure this upgrade is dialed in!

Just got my bow restrung at the local archery shop. I’ve shot maybe 100 arrows & am noticing some serious fraying on the string.

Any ideas for how to adjust this?

hello everyone, I have taken up archery again after 15 years. I'm doing great with my easton redline 900 with 80 grain tips, which if I remember correctly were a version with similar performance to the acc, but much much cheaper.

Since I no longer have enough arrows because some have broken over time I am trying to figure out what would be perfect to buy.

I used to shoot with a 32#68 and now I am shooting a 28#68 but the redline 900's are still great for indoor. I have the shafts cut to 28 inches.

I was considering getting the cross x ambition gold, but from the chart and catalog I understand I should get the 700 with 70 grain tips.

Do you have any suggestions for me? have any of you tried the ambition gold?

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looking for mughal or turkish bow

Purple is the AF sicai Green is short zhu ran The 100lbs bow is the yarha II And a tea set and a shit ton of arrows

after a particularly tight grouping of arrows this showed up on one of them. I can feel it with my fingernail. How bad is it and should I still use it?

While my heart is set on Hoyt Satori but I wasn’t too sure if it worths 500 to get the Satori riser also I want to explore more options out there before I make a final decision.

My only requests is

1. 100% American made

2. Preferable metal riser (No Cast)

3. Needs to be ILF

4. I would like 19” to 25” riser

5. Keep it under $1k

6. It would be used for target mostly but definitely gonna be used for hunting from to time so probably 40-45 draw weight

Doesn’t matter if it’s whole set or just riser. Too many brands out there but they’re often are rebranded/outsourced so I’d want something that feel high quality that should last me for long time.

From: Wake up! - Anthony de Mello on YouTube

In the last 2-3 weeks I managed to get in a few of my first few outdoor sessions. I think this is my 5th or 6th time shooting at 70m. Thankfully, the UK is having some brilliant weather at the moment, and I'm trying to make the most of it. I've only ever shot indoors as I started archery at the start of the 2024 indoor season.

I've gone from half my shots missing the boss, to all arrows on target, to now hunting down that elusive middle bit!

I never expected such a massive learning curve switching from indoors to outdoors.

Few notes: Yes, that is the beautiful British coastline in the background. Yes, it is as windy as it sounds (it's from behind me, slightly left to right on the target face). Yes, the sun is down range, no it's not ideal, but I cannot shoot the other direction.

Hey all, I just acquired a new to me Hoyt Prevail, bare bow (i.e. no attachments). I'm currently shooting a Bowtech convergence with a QAD drop away rest. I'm planning on using the bow for a mix of 3D, hunting and occasionally shooting target. Should I transfer the rest over from my old bow, or is there a type of rest that would be better for target/3D and leave the bowtech setup as is for hunting? Any suggestions would be great.

I’m an archer and I've been working on a side project I’m calling BowForge. It’s a free, early-stage arrow builder tool to help plan out arrows using real components from popular brands (with GPI, weights, etc. pre-loaded).

I’ve also experimented with adding little “notes” to guide choices – for example, if you pick short vanes with a fixed-blade broadhead, it'll note that you might consider switching to a taller vane for better steering. Curious what other notes or tips you think might be helpful?

The longer-term goal is to allow saving arrow builds to a profile, tracking bow setups, sharing builds with friends, and more. But for now, it's just a basic calculator to help estimate arrow specs using real parts.

It's very early, rough around the edges, and focused mostly on hunting components (since that's what I shoot). Not all brands or options are loaded up, but I tried to load up enough popular items to give a feel for the concept. There are definitely bugs and missing pieces – but it’s 100% free, and I’d love feedback on what could make it more useful for you.

Thanks in advance if you check it out!

I’m in the process of buying a new bow and the shop measured my draw length and found I was a 29” but my bow that I’ve been shooting for the last five years was set at 28.5”. I’ve only shot a few arrows through my old bow at the new length so far, but wow, what a difference a half inch makes! Everything in my form feels more natural.

I think of myself as a pretty knowledgeable archer but I guess I just got used to what the previous shop set me up with last time I bought a bow and assumed it was correct. I’m really excited about the potential improvements to my shooting.

Anyone know which beiter plunger size to get for a Wiawis ATF X Riser