No:93 - Autumn 2001

Principal content below:

Straight From The Shoulder - Bob Ragsdale explains that bows are much more delicate than we ever imagined

Native American-Indian of the Southern Plains - The Ancient Ones - THE ANASAZI 2. Our expert Jack Farrell talks about the shrines and arrow construction. With excellent illustrations and very informative reading.

Yabusame (Japanese Horseback Archery) - Excellent photographs and report from London, England

Goal Setting - An excellent and informative article on setting your goal by Jay Barrs, Olympic Gold Medallist from Seoul, Two times Field Champion & 12 times Field Champion of the USAs

N.F.A.S News & Pictures - A pictorial of the last two or three years of the NFAS seen (Due to the Foot And Mouth Disease)

Shooting Long Bow - More and more archers are turning to this series to learn more about Long Bow shooting and this edition Carol explains about sighting

Working towards Success - Senior GNAS coach David MacPherson sets out a program for the best performace reward

Getting Fit for Archery - Dave Cole tells why it is so important for achers to do warm up exercises

Judging Unmarked Distances - GNAS Coach Steve Baldwin gives a "what the doctor ordered" insight on how to judge distance for the field archer - An excellent series

Scopes - Some Optical Problems Considered - Although an advertising feature - an interesting and informative article

Cannibal Isle - Our interpid explorer Rick Williamson faces the voodooism of the Cannibals from Islands of Vanuatu to bring to your attention and knowledge of how these islanders make their bows and arrows

The War Bow - The Battle of Agincourt - an interesting account of the famous battle of 1415 told from the Frenchmen's angle. A controversial and, to an Englishman, a very thought provoking article

Carbo-Loading: The Way to Failure - Barry Groves tells us of the risk of overloading of too much carbohydrate