Quick Answer: A peep sight is a small ring threaded into your compound bow’s string that acts as a rear aperture, letting you align your front sight with a single reference point at full draw. Choose a 3/16″ hole for hunting (bright, wide field of view) or 1/8″ for target shooting (tighter precision). Once installed […]
Quick Answer: This week in archery: Colombia’s Sara Lopez and Puerto Rico’s Jean Pizarro Latorre won compound gold at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo on July 29, while Mexico swept every recurve title. The 2026 African Archery Championships in Oran concluded with host nation Algeria topping the medal table, and […]
Finger tab vs glove — which gives better accuracy and protection? Learn the 5 key differences, when to use each, and how to fit them correctly for recurve and traditional archery.
Quick Answer: The most reliable breathing technique in archery is the half-exhale method: inhale while raising the bow, exhale halfway during the draw, then hold at natural pause and release. This keeps your chest stable, your aiming arm level, and your body’s oxygen levels steady for up to 8 seconds — enough to execute a […]
The Death Grip and the Wrist It Destroys If you are experiencing wrist pain after archery sessions, the most likely culprit is not your wrist at all — it is your grip. Specifically, the white-knuckle grip that many beginners (and plenty of experienced archers) apply to the bow handle, squeezing it as if it might […]
Tendinopathy vs. Tendinitis: Why the Distinction Matters For decades, overuse tendon injuries were called tendinitis — inflammation of the tendon. Treat the inflammation, the thinking went, and the tendon heals. The problem is that research since the 1990s has consistently shown that most chronic tendon pain involves very little actual inflammation. Instead, what happens is […]
The Rotator Cuff and Why Archery Stresses It The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles — supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis — and their tendons that wrap around the head of the humerus and attach it to the shoulder blade. Their job is to stabilize the glenohumeral joint (the ball-and-socket of the […]
What Is Lateral Epicondylitis and Why Do Archers Get It? Lateral epicondylitis — commonly called tennis elbow, but just as accurately called archer’s elbow — is an overuse injury that affects the tendons attaching the forearm extensor muscles to the lateral epicondyle, the bony prominence on the outside of the elbow. When these tendons are […]
What Is String Slap in Archery? String slap is the sharp, stinging contact between a bowstring and the inner forearm that happens at the moment of release. If you have shot more than a few arrows, you have probably felt it — a red welt, a bruise that turns purple within hours, and a growing […]
Quick Answer: For compound bow shooters and bowhunters, plastic vanes win — they’re waterproof, consistent, and built for mechanical rests. For recurve and traditional longbow archers, natural feathers clear the shelf cleanly and forgive form errors better than any plastic alternative. The choice between arrow vanes vs feathers comes down to your bow type first, […]