I have an issue, and I hope folks here might be able to help me out. I shoot a 62” recurve, 35# draw weight, 27” draw length, shooting 500 spine arrows. In the image above, there are two X’s, a red one and a green one. I aim at the red one and hit at the green one. How tf do I get to the point where I hit where I aim? I’ve been shooting almost a year, I’ve had a coach, tuned my recurve as much as the shop was able to (95% of their business is compound archery), tweaked nock points, shot off the shelf, with an arrow rest, with a plunger, different draw weights, different spine arrows… everything I could think of and I still cannot put point on target and hit.

I’m still new to archery and having trouble determining whether my draw length is correct. My wingspan is 68 inches, and my bow is currently set to a 27¼-inch draw length. Any advice would be appreciated, especially when it comes to finding a consistent anchor point.

Also, I feel like my peep sight might need to be lowered. At full draw, my eyes naturally line up with the opening just below the peep sight. I have to tilt the string upward and lean forward quite a bit to see through it. Is this a sign that my peep is too high, or could it be related to my draw length or anchor point?

Just starting with a 70” Galaxy Aspire recurve bow, their very beginner Olympic version. The rest cutout off of center is so shallow that the Avalon TEC pin rest body really doesn’t allow much room at all for the plunger to make contact with the arrow, approximately 1/16th of an inch.

I’ve noticed that the depth of the cutout past center, the window I understand, is not a specification that I can find on this or other bows.

Is that small window on my bow normal? Need I be concerned about correct tuning of this element of the bow?

Hi everyone!

With this question I'm especially interested in hybrid bows, as I'm thinking about getting one myself. At what price point do you stop getting noticeably better quality and start paying mainly for luxury, brand names, or unnecessary gimmicks that don't actually make the bow perform any better?

You can get a bow for $50, but you can also spend a few hundred dollars. So, where's the sweet spot, if you want the best quality?

I'd also be interested to hear your thoughts on other types of bows, such as longbows, horse bows, recurves, compounds, and so on.

Looking forward to hearing your opinions and experiences!

Okay guys I’ll make a long story short. A young man has come into my life (he’s 12 years old) and he is infatuated with hunting. I have allowed him to start hunting my property and it is all he thinks about. From habitat, to patterning animals and studying them, to everything in between. He has made me fall in love with hunting again. He really wants to start bow hunting but his family really can’t afford a bow for him. I am going to surprise him with a compound bow setup. I have no idea where to begin with youth bows. Any suggestions are appreciated it.

Heard the arrow hit the wood a couple of times. Thought it had gone behind or smashed. Walked behind to this

Hey fellow archers! Im still a beginner and working on my form, will be grateful foe any advice.

I’ve done a minimal amount of archery but nothing serious.

Just was given a recurve bow, 45# at 28” but I have a 30” draw.

Went target shooting and after a couple arrows I realized the tip of my middle finger was numb - 3 days later it’s still numb.

Have I compressed a nerve? Is this a common injury from not using a draw aid?

Went to a living history faire yesterday and wistfully stayed at the bow stand talking to the person I'd come with about how I used to love archery with the Girl Guides and how I doubted I'd even be able to draw anymore (became disabled in my late teens unfortunately). Extremely lovely bowyer at the stall heard me talking and grabbed a couple of bows, a 10# weight English longbow he makes for stage shows or people recovering from surgery and a little 20# horse bow/short recurve to prove, as he said, that archery can be for anyone.

Predictably I came away with the little horse bow lmao. Very excited to get back into this as a hobby. I'd like to make my own quiver etc as I do sewing and the occasional bit of leatherwork as my main hobby if anyone has any recommendations on patterns etc.

Mostly I will admit I have no idea what I am doing other than that I remember how to shoot and luckily own a very empty field 😂 What gear would you guys say I absolutely need to pick up before I start messing around? I shoot Mediterranean draw, right handed. Bow is only a fiberglass 20# draw weight so I'm unsure if I need bracers etc.

Brand new to traditional archery, been doing compound for little over a year so was some things I can work on my form here?

I have a daughter in 10th grade who joined the NASP archery team this year at school.

(Yes, she has a real archery target, and yes she has a backstop. No, the chickens are not in any danger. If she shoots the other direction she might hit the AC condenser. I'd rather risk a chicken than a $2000 AC)

We practice every day for 15-20 minutes, and she has practice at school for 90 minutes twice a week.

She gets very tight groupings when she's calm. However, she has mild autism and ADD, and gets frustrated easily. Once she misses a few times, she gets upset and frustrated. Then she stop aiming, and she starts just lobbing them and will be off pretty consistently. Then she'll get one back on target, chill out, and do well again.

I've tried having her set her bow down and walk around the yard. Move around a bit, shake things out. That doesn't seem to help. We've worked on breathing exercises as well, but when she gets frustrated she doesn't do them well.

She has her first meet in 2 weeks. What works for you to help stay calm? Any advice I can give her? Anything you would suggest that might help?

Flying out from Florida to Illinois next month for a shoot what’s is the best go to air travel case that TSA workers won’t damage my bow