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Traditional Archery: Part 2 – Wood Types and Backings

“As I was drawing the bow, I travelled a long road. Now I release this arrow knowing that I took the necessary risks and gave of my best.” – Paulo Coelho, The Way of the Bow In Part 2 of this 4-Part series, we discuss wood types and backings associated with traditional archery.

Traditional Archery: Part 1 – Recurve and Longbow Fundamentals

When we talk about a “traditional bow” or “traditional archery” we are speaking of non-compound bows or non-mechanical bows. This term can refer to a simple stick and a string or a fiberglass laminated takedown. In Part 1 of this 4-Part series we discuss these and other fundamentals of the recurve and the longbow.
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