Useful Links

ARCHERY ASSOCIATION

• World Archery – the International Archery Federation, the world governing body for archery.
• Archery GB – the national body for the sport of archery in the UK.
• Northern Counties Archery Society – our regional archery society for the North of England.
• Durham & Northumberland Archery Association – our county archery association with info on local competitions and Logical League scores.

ESSENTIAL READING

• ARCHERY GB Rules of Shooting – the official rules that every archer should know.
• Archery GB Codes of Conduct for adult archers; young archers; coaches, leaders and officials and for spectators, parents and carers should be followed by all members and anyone attending club sessions and meetings.

EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

• Quicks – the Archery Specialists – Very comprehensive range of equipment from the leading supplier. You can download their catalogue or send for a paper one, buy on line or by mail order. Not necessarily the cheapest.
• Merlin Archery Centre – on-line retailer with good prices, good delivery charges and good service.
• Bow Sports – on-line retailer with big range, well worth a look.
• Custom Built Archery – online retailer, worth a look.
• Archery equipment on Ebay – use this site to find what you are looking for without wading through pages of inappropriate listings.

USEFUL INFORMATION

• GNAS Shooting Admin Procedures – useful information for all archers.
• A Reference Guide for Recurve Archers – lots of useful information on equipment, bow tuning, shooting technique, etc. Download pdf.
• Easton Arrow Tuning & Maintenance Guide – good instructional manual. Download pdf.
• Target Crazy – resources on bow selection and proper form for beginners and seasoned archers.

WATCH THE TOP ARCHERS IN ACTION

• Archery Focus TV has video of the matches in the Archery GB National Series. Study the technique of the leading UK archers.
• ArcheryTV – the Youtube channel providing official World Archery coverage of the Archery World Cup, World Championships and other international competitions.

COACHING VIDEOS

• ARCHERY GB has some useful coaching videos on its website. Intended for coaches they are also useful for beginner and intermediate archers to remind them of the essential basics for good shooting. It’s worth taking a refresher course so click here to see the videos.
• Alistair Whittingham, an Edinburgh-based coach, has 30-or-so coaching videos on his Performance Archery YouTube channel covering recurve and compound. Click here to view them on YouTube.
• For brilliant archery technique watch how this young lady does it. Click here.