When most of us think “stickbow” we picture the long, D-shaped arc of a longbow. We also think it’s older than the recurve, but that might be a Robin Hood, western-bias thing; Eurasian warriors and ...

Recently, a reader came across a post I had done about Tudor archery and reached out to me. While she reassured me that I had encapsulated the subject nicely, she noted that there was SO much more to ...

A competitor in the over-70 division walks back to the shooting line after retrieving his arrow. (Valentina Sarmiento/WUFT News) NEWBERRY -- Hundreds of arrows released from taut, finger-drawn ...

There are many forms that meditation can take in nature. Devotees of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, practice a slow saunter through the woods while soaking in its energy. Lovers of labyrinths lose ...

My first bow was a fiberglass recurve that I found in my grandparent’s attic. It would barely stick arrows into the target, but you couldn’t pry that thing from my grimy five-year-old hands. Youth ...

A brawny buck or a target the size of a dime doesn't stand a chance when Richard Bowen picks up a bow and arrow. This ace of archery has honed his accuracy to become one of the top target shooters in ...