The second volume in The Traditional Bowyer's Bible series covers ancient European bows, Eastern Woodland bows, recurves, strings, steel points, quivers, and much more.
Expert bow hunter and archery traditionalist, Dan Bertalan, has compiled the most complete bow making text available today. By traveling coast to coast and consulting with America's top bow makers, he has gathered the best information on how to buil…
The Traditional Bowyer's Bible series includes three essential volumes filled with history, humor, and practical advice. Invaluable information for anyone interested in the age-old lure of archery.
This is the guide for any archer wishing to improve their accuracy, increase consistency and achieve competitive success. Featuring the in-depth instruction, insight and advice from the world's top coaches and archers, "Archery" sets a new standard…
Providing useful tips and information, this book is suitable for archers of various levels. Illustrated with nearly 250 black and white photographs and 80 diagrams, it analyses shooting techniques and tuning, and also emphasizes the development of m…
How to select and use the classic longbow and recurve bow. Careful attention to bow and arrow selection, equipment tuning and maintenance, shooting techniques, accessories, safety, history, and resources.
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In the years after Wrold War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality in Japan. Pursuing the sources of Zen as a Japanese ideal, Shoji Yamada uncovers the surprising role of two cultural touchstones: Eugen H…
No one knows when the first bow and arrow appeared, but it's safe to say that men and women have been using the archery complex--bow, string, arrow, fletching, and arrowhead--for at least 20,000 years. Used to provide both food and protection, the b…
The author reveals the details of his initiation into the mysteries of Zen archery, discussing the Zen path of awareness and how to improve posture, breathing, and concentration
Inside this book, you'll learn about: B7 Buying the right darts equipmentB7 Understanding the Freeze RuleB7 Becoming more confident at the lineB7 The best places to practice your gameB7 How clothes can improve or hurt your gameB7 Practicing without…
Successful archery depends on repeating a shot time after time: to do this, the bow must be set up correctly, and then tuned to the archer. This technical film explains a twelve-point process of setting up the bow. Simon puts a bow together, analysi…
This is a study of archery techniques and practice, designed to help archers at all levels to look at their performance in a new light. Topics covered include: a fundamental assessment of archery technique; a study of the method and mental approach…
Master all of the archery skills essential to shooting straight and true. "Archery: Steps to Success" provides in-depth, progressive instruction with accompanying illustrations for each phase of the shot--sighting and aiming, shooting form, and anch…
Key features of this title: show how archers adjust to weather and terrain conditions; provide expert instruction from top archery coaches and intructors; include advice on selecting equipment, bow tuning and set-up, arrow tuning and testing and mai…
Head to the range with the skills to hit the bull's-eye. "Archery Fundamentals" will have you shooting on target in no time. Instruction in all the essentials--from stringing the bow through the anchor to learning aim, grip, and release--will put yo…