Archery News
The madness of Italian Olympic champion archer Michele Frangilli
The Olympics brought a host of new foreign archers to the attention of US archery enthusiasts. One of these was Michele Frangilli, who was part of the three man team that won the Gold in Team Men’s Archery. (The US took Silver, and the South Koreans improbably took Bronze). As a novice archer who is…
Read MoreLegally blind archer from South Korea dominates the competition at the 2012 Olympics
Every archery coach will tell you that good archery is about doing the same thing, repeatably, every time. It requires that you learn your body so very well that a forearm rotated slightly, or a muscle half an inch off feels like wearing a coat three sizes too small. And while most people that…
Read MoreHow hard is it to split an arrow with a longbow?
Splitting an arrow from nock to point is the classic feat of archery prowess in stories and movies, from ancient legends like Robin Hood to, well, brand new ancient legends like Pixar’s new animated feature, Brave. Here is Merida shooting the archery contest in Brave. She is good, really good. But how hard is that…
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