Category: Archery
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Arrows – Beman Hunter 40/60
We were given a set of “getting started” arrows by our club as they have more than they know what to do with. Unfortunately we’ve managed to break several of the knocks already so I’ve now got to find replacements. This wouldn’t normally be an issue but these arrows seem to be a bit unusual.…
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Arrows – Easton XX75 Jazz 1816
These were my first arrows and were already made up by the shop. They were listed as “custom made” on the receipt so the parts below are my best guess based on what the shop sold. The measured length is 28.5″ this is from the end of the shaft (not including the point) to the…
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Measuring Draw Length
One of the things that I’ve found difficult to get my head around is draw length. There is a standard referred to as AMO Draw Length but it’s often unclear whether this is what people are talking about. There are also a number of ways of approximating your draw length that, in my limited experience,…
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WNS Motive FX Riser
I bought this riser for myself March 2025 and I’m writing this about six months later after shooting a good few thousand arrows with it. Overall I like the riser but I can’t help comparing it to the Kinetic riser I bought for my kid at the same time. The Kinetic was, give or take,…
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Kinetic Novius V2 Riser
Let me start by saying I’m not a professional archer, I’m not even a good archer, so take what I say with a large pinch of salt. Having said that I’m super impressed with the quality of this riser. I bought it for my kid but I’ve shot with it a few times and I’m…
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Archery Equipment
I recently took up archery and I thought it would be useful to record my progression of equipment. I’m lucky in that I have found a really good club and there’s a particularly helpful archery shop a short drive away. At the moment I shoot bare bow but I’ll probably also try recurve in the…