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Storing a bow so it is ready next season
Notes from the counter at Extreme Archery in Mamaroneck, NY. Recurve limbs should be unstrung for extended storage. Leaving a bow strung for months takes set into the limbs and costs performance permanently.
What a beginner actually needs in the first month
Notes from the counter at Extreme Archery in Mamaroneck, NY. A tab or glove and an arm guard are the two things worth owning immediately, because they are personal, cheap and make the first
Nocks, nocking points and consistent arrow flight
Notes from the counter at Extreme Archery in Mamaroneck, NY. A correctly fitted nock holds the arrow on the string when the bow is held horizontally, and releases with a light tap. Too tight
String wax: the cheapest habit that prevents an expensive failure
Notes from the counter at Extreme Archery in Mamaroneck, NY. Bowstring fibres abrade against each other every shot. Wax lubricates the strands, binds them together and keeps water out, all of which slow that
Arm guards: sizing, fit and why bruises happen
Notes from the counter at Extreme Archery in Mamaroneck, NY. String slap usually means a hyperextended elbow or a bow arm rotated so the inner forearm sits in the string path. An arm guard
Finger tab or shooting glove: how to decide
Notes from the counter at Extreme Archery in Mamaroneck, NY. Both protect the fingers from the string and give a consistent release surface. A tab is a flat plate held by a finger loop;