How hard is it to split an arrow with a longbow?

By Gerard | July 10, 2012 |

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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Golden Gate JOAD’s July 7th Session

By Gerard | July 7, 2012

Great turnout today for the July 7th Golden Gate JOAD archery instruction program. Head Coach David Chan set out five portable archery targets to supplement the 2 permanent  bales to make room on the line for new and returning archers. We had 9 archers taking first time archery lessons and a host of regulars. Great…

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A Quick Note on Archery Target Safety

By Gerard | July 3, 2012

Archery is a very safe sport. This chart from Arrowsport V2, 05, the Archery Trade Association’s overview on archery safety, shows just how safe compared to other sports: Keeping archery safe is the responsibility of all archers. With that in mind I have to offer an opinion on a common misconception I came across while…

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