Archery How To

What do 2016 Olympic bronze-medal-winning archer Brady Ellison and traditional archer Tom Clum Sr. have in common? They both shoot their bows according to the techniques taught by Kisik Lee - head coach of the U.S. National Archery Team. Ellison, of course, shoots a fully-rigged Olympic recurve bow, while Clum shoots a traditional, barebow recurve. A certified, USA Archery Level...

When it comes to Olympic recurve archery in the United States, Brady Ellison is the man everyone else has been chasing for the past decade. Across the globe, he's been one of the most consistent archers over that same period, competing in the last three Olympics and winning an unprecedented four World Cup Final titles. What makes Ellison unique among...

Erin McGladdery. Remember that name. You'll probably be hearing it quite a bit in the world of professional 3-D archery going forward. As a rookie pro in 2017, McGladdery, who hails from rural Saskatchewan, Canada, shot on the ASA and IBO circuits, and managed to take the coveted IBO National Triple Crown Championship title. She also finished third at the...

Matt Zirnsak is a longtime, barebow target archer. He admits to "geeking out" on the technical side of traditional archery - bow tuning, arrow tuning, aiming techniques, torsional stability and on and on. While these are facets of archery that most often are associated with compound archery and Olympic recurve, Zirnsak believes they absolutely have a place in traditional archery. Tim...

Lancaster Archery Supply earlier this year launched a podcast with the goal of exploring any and all topics pertaining to archery in all of its forms – traditional, bowhunting, target, 3-D, recreational, etc. If it relates in any way to the use of a bow and arrow, we want to talk about it. But a podcast dedicated to archery is...

Podcast Dan and Emily Dan and Emily McCarthy are one of 3-D archery’s power couples. Both shoot for Mathews, and both are usually in the mix at any tournament they enter. The 2017 season was especially good for Dan, who won the IBO World Championship and finished second in both the ASA Shooter of the Year and IBO National Triple...

In the world of professional, competitive compound archery, Jesse Broadwater is Mr. Consistency. He always seems to be at or near the top of the leader board. After shooting for Hoyt Archery for many years, Broadwater in 2017 switched to shooting for Mathews Inc. - a move that surprised many in the archery community. Eager to prove that he could...

In 2016, the Pennsylvania Game Commission offered a unique whitetail bowhunting opportunity on one of its most heavily-managed properties – the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. Situated on over 6,000 acres in Lancaster and Lebanon counties in southeast Pennsylvania, Middle Creek is primarily managed for waterfowl, but the management practices make it an ideal place for plenty of other species...

Paul Jaeger is your typical builder. He's always looking to modify the things he owns to make them function the way he wants them to. So it probably surprised no one who knows him that he eventually turned his creative focus onto the grips on his bows. He says of the first bow he ever owned, "I loved the bow...

Mackenzie Brown is one of the top female Olympic recurve archers in the world. Rising as high as No. 3 in World Archery's rankings of female recurve archers, Brown represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil She's also the two-time defending champion in the Women's Recurve Division of the annual Lancaster Archery...