ARCHERY NOTES
Background Information
When I took up archery in 1976 I realised there was some scope for improving technique and hence score by understanding the physics behind the art of archery. At the same time I hoped to develop my interest in the sport by exercising my brain as well as my muscles.
Over the intervening years between then and now I have posed myself a number of questions and have heard many of the same questions uttered by other archers. Some of the questions are fairly easy to answer such as "Which way should I move my sight?" Others are more complex like "Why do people use stabilisers?"
These and other questions have been considered in notebooks which have become disorganised so I have decided to collect them in a more systematic form. It was a logical step for me to share these notes with my friends and other archers, who may not know me, by publishing them on the internet. To do this I have produced a set of questions (which will be added to as I continue the tidying process). These questions will be answered, at least to my satisfaction, in the subsequent links leading ultimately to the underlying theory.
Bill Lavender
Index of Questions
Which way should I move my sight?
Why do people use stabilisers?
Why is it better to anchor under the chin than just below the eye?
What is the effect of drag on an arrow and how does it affect the flight path?
How should side winds be allowed for?