Bow International

28/07/2024

Korea women's team takes the 10th consecutive team gold in Paris!

15/07/2024

9 issues later and a year since I started as the editor of Bow. One of the most creative, challenging and interesting jobs I have ever taken on. But it is the awesome team and the readers that make it worthwhile. A big heartfelt thank you to all of the contributing team and to all our international readers! I hope you enjoyed the reading just as much as I have enjoyed putting it all together 💘
I am always happy to hear your feedback and questions, so please get in touch: [email protected]
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02/07/2024

Issue 179: The Olympic Preview is here! We bring you Top 5 to watch, and international Paris-bound stars share their training secrets; six members of Team GB reveal their Paris gear and their superstitions. We dive deep into the hottest topic: will Korean Women bring the 10th consecutive team gold, or will China steal it? Our staff and world’s best coaches share their predictions, as we reveal the details on this year’s spectacular venue – Les Invalides. We look at key events in the history of the modern Olympic Games and walk down the memory lane with J.C. Holgado who brought Spain their first and only team gold at 1992 Barcelona Games. There is more; we present our next giveaway for recurve and barebow archers, custom Recurve+ string by GAS Bowstrings, and explore two new products for the archer’s workshop, The Archer’s Mat and the Ready Blade by Last Chance Archery. Alex Tyler reports from the NFAS field championship in Essex; Dr James Park talks wind drift minimisation; Duncan Busby brings you the compound sight guide; JD3 shares expertise on uphill-downhill shots. Unmissable!
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15/05/2024

Issue 178: This Ultimate Gear Special brings you 12 pages of the best of everything. Inspired by the 2024 Games, we put together three Olympic recurve kits for different budgets, and took a closer look at top 2024 rods. Duncan Busby has compiled a selection of the best compound bow accessories for the archer and the bow, to make tuning and outdoor game most comfortable. Juan Carlos Holgado shares his world expertise on technique & skills; Wilco van Cliff-Bolton talks about his switch to barebow and challenges that a 7ft tall archer may encounter. Our experts talk about confident shot ex*****on, good journal-keeping, and arm strength. In Part I Jan H. Sachers presents his archery literature overview, starting with the middle-ages, and our guest historian, Kay Kopperdrayer, presents a spectacular feature on the field archery precursor, “the bonnaro”, aka archery golf. Our staff review Hoyt’s GMX riser paired with Axia limbs, and we give away another Last Chance Archery bow scale, this time the HS4, the hand-held model. Enjoy!
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09/04/2024

177: Barebow Issue. Put together with all archers in mind, this issue has it all: interview special with Cinzia Noziglia, Pro tips from World’s most accomplished archers, like Erik Jonsson, John Demmer and David Jackson; mental skills and target panic with Juan Carlos Holgado; unusual equipment, stringwalking technique, advice for those switching to barebow; barebow compound feature; GILLO Gold Medal GF Giveaway; archery fashion history timeline; GAS Bowstrings Recurve+ and Martin Godio’s 3D & Field book reviews; and more! Digital copy available from April 11.

04/04/2024

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01/03/2024

Bow 176: The Vegas Issue packs a punch! We hear from many champs and seasoned The Vegas Shoot and Lancaster Archery Supply Classic travellers, who share their advice on how to plan for your very own once-in-a-lifetime US trips in 2025 in the hopes of winning big and shooting the most exciting competition formats. We have a feature on superstitions, on archery love birds, unveil the new Paris 2024 medals, and celebrate the 20th anniversary of Last Chance Archery with a generous giveaway! We compare top-tier target sights and review the E1 clicker; we bring expert advice and a feature on purchasing your first flatbow. Two very special history features await you, one on the Pyongyang 1988 Olympics that never was, another on the history of the arrowless bow - the pellet bow. Buckle up!

08/02/2024

Bow 175: We bring you an exclusive interview with the Legendary Coach Kim and hear from international archers who visited his Kim, Hyung-Tak Archery School in South Korea. We report from the annual Archery Trade Association - ATA show with our top new gear picks; you will read about the Gold Tip history and arrow range. We review Wiawis NS-G vs NS-XP Wood limbs and introduce the new 2024 Axcel Achieve XP Pro tournament sight and the E1 Carbon Clicker, which comes in an exciting shape 🦵. You will see what tech Koreans use to finetune their archers, get some hot tips on shooting in cold weather, and read perhaps one of the most interesting historical features on archery in Nuristan, Afghanistan. Our experts cover recurve, compound and barebow, fitness and more. Get inspired!

23/01/2024

Al Jazeera English bring a documentary series that features Kim, Hyung-Tak Archery School. Enjoy and check out the rest of the Mindset series.

Meet the sport therapists and ‘brain trainers’ who cultivate grit and resilience in hyper-competitive South Korea.

14/12/2023

Bow 174: In the Xmas Special you will find the latest reports from the Indoor World Series; a very special kyudo report from Tokyo on the event of the 100th anniversary of Honda Ryu Group. In part II of the Vittorio Frangilli interview we talk about the needs and wants of the barebow market; we review the ClubEvent app and Martin Goddio’s latest book on the ILF; we launch Gillo’s latest innovative GF riser and Easton’s all-new X10 Parallel arrow shaft. We delight you in an awesome feature on how to choose the right release aid and peek inside the world of the Olympic pictogram design... it doesn’t stop there, mental tips, experts Q&A and more...

03/11/2023

Bow 173: This year’s Seasonal Gift Guide will have something for everyone! From the small-budget essentials and striking upgrades to the latest top-tier gear - we've got you covered. In this issue the compound archer will find an expert feature on indoor season arrow prep; the beginner recurve archer will enjoy our special feature on hook technique and tab selection. We speak to Vittorio Frangilli about equipment development and introduce his newest riser – the GY; we review the latest book for intermediate archers and the Steady Aim archery tech, and take a closer look at what’s on the tungsten arrow point market. In our fitness special you will find great advice on how to train your balance and which balance boards to buy; our psychology feature returns for its second instalment, this time, focussing on thought awareness. Our history feature will invite you into the fascinating world of Chinese archery exams. There is, of course, a bit more. A Gift Guide Special not to be missed!

22/09/2023

Bow 172: Inside the World Championships Special you will find the World Cup summary and highlights; hear from the AGB 2023 National Tour champs; look at how to analyse your drawing arm; read about interest in thumb draw shooting, and get advice on how to introduce children to field archery. Our special guest experts John Demmer and Jim Grizzly will answer your questions on stringwalking and instinctive archery; you will find Part II of the talent and coaching interview with Richard Priestman, and take a deep dive into the contents of the Tudor archery manual, Roger Ascham's 'Toxophilus'. You will also find the ultimate tournament bucket list, and will be able to make use of our new regular mental skill column. There is, of course, more.

08/08/2023

Just a short note to thank our readers and commercial supporters for their on-going support while we get to grips with taking over the Bow International magazine and website from Future, and bring it back into private ownership once more.

It's been a rocky start in that the subscription part of the website
didn't move across to us as expected – but the good news is that we now have all the details in a format we can work with, and Erica Meese and/or myself, Wes Stanton, we will be in touch with every single subscriber via email and/or phone over the next few weeks.

For clarity, we will be honouring the outstanding subscriptions paid to the former owners, and we have plans to enhance and improve the offering - details will unfold over the next few months.

Our next issue, 171, has just gone to press, and will be landing with you soon. Thank you for your support and patience as we continue to publish this magazine that's close to our hearts - and we look forward to talking with you all in due course.

Subscriptions and financial support are pretty much essential to a specialist magazine like ours, so if you would like to extend your existing subscription, renew an expired subscription, or you merely want to check how many issues we owe you, please drop us a message via Facebook or email us on [email protected]

Many thanks to all of you for your patronage!

Wes Stanton
Publisher

04/08/2023

Bow 171: Meet Bow's new editor. Inside The European Games Special you will find a full report on the week in Poland, key highlights from the World Youth Championships in Limerick, and a summary from the Island Games. We have a special feature on Ki Bo Bae's legacy, insight into top mental game, and an expert technique feature on compound bow arm. Bow speaks to one of the world's most experienced coaches, Richard Priestman, on talent hunting, and to World No.1, Ella Gibson, on her LA28 Olympic ambitions. You will also find part one of the history feature on Roger Ascham, the man behind the Tudor archery manual, and much much more.

02/08/2023

Please welcome John Demmer, our guest Expert on all things barebow ! DM or email your barebow question to: [email protected] and see if John picks your question for Issue 172! 🏹

photo: World Archery