Every bowhunter who has gone through a pre-season tune-up knows what happens: you zero your bow perfectly at 30 yards with field points, clip on a broadhead, and watch the next arrow land three inches to the left. Same bow, same arrow, same hold. Different tip. This is the broadhead vs field point problem, and […]
If you watch competitive archers closely, you will notice something unusual about how they hold their bows. After the shot, many of them simply let the bow fall forward — and a small strap around their wrist catches it. That strap is a bow wrist sling, and once you understand what it does, you may […]
Quick Answer: To set up a tree stand for bowhunting, choose a straight tree 15–20 inches in diameter and hang your stand 15–20 feet high on the downwind side. Secure all straps, trim two to three shooting lanes 50 yards out, and wear a full-body safety harness from the moment you leave the ground until […]
Long before gunpowder, cavalry, or fortified walls defined the fate of civilizations, the bow and arrow changed the course of human history. Archery history stretches back more than 60,000 years, making the bow one of the oldest and most consequential technologies our species ever developed. To understand how archery changed history is to trace the […]
The first time most archers walk onto a 3D course, they’re shocked by one thing: there are no yardage markers at the shooting stake. You walk up, look downrange at a foam deer or elk crouched in the brush, and guess. Get the distance wrong by five yards and even a mechanically perfect shot hits […]