Provides in-depth, progressive instruction with accompanying illustrations for each phase of the shot—sighting and aiming, shooting form, and anchoring—for all forms of archery.

"The most complete instructional book on the market. All the details and steps to perfect shots make it an excellent teaching tool. This outstanding book will help the student reach the level of proficiency desired."
-- Arlyne Rhode President, U.S. & International Archer magazine

Complete information on how to get started shooting a recurve bow. Fundamentals of Recurve Target Archery provides the details often left out of ‘beginner’ books. With this book, you can get started properly and if you really want to learn and potentially prepare for competition, you can build solid technique.

This is a comprehensive book, intended for both those who want to shoot for fun and those who seriously want to learn. Teachers/instructors/coaches can also use it as a reference on the details of shooting technique and as a method of teaching students.

This outstanding paperback series examines the sports of the Olympic Games in a clear, easy-to-understand language. Explains how and when archery entered the modern Olympics, how itt is played, what to watch for as a spectator, and how to get involved as a participant.

Whether you are considering buying a new bow, taking archery lessons at camp, or simply a curious spectator, A Basic Guide to Archery answers your questions, offers insight, and covers practical suggestions for safe, enjoyable, and effective archery. Often described as "the sport for a lifetime," archery appeals to individuals of all backgrounds and ages.

While this book is written primarily for the beginning archer, the information is valid and useful for archers of any skill level.

Instruction in all the essentials — from stringing the bow through the anchor to learning aim, grip, and release — will put your technique right on the mark. Sequential instructions and accompanying photographs will guide your execution through every phase of the shot.

In addition, you'll find inside tips for choosing and maintaining equipment as well as using accesories to improve your accuracy with both recurve and compound bows. You'll also discover how to use arrow patterns to correct errors.

Archery Fundamentals is a better and faster way to learn the basics.

This book is absolutely great for describing the basics of Archery. It walks the reader thought all of the beginning steps to enjoying the sport. Additionally, it encourages people not to rush out and buy equipment. Taking your time in purchasing archery equipment is critical to making sure that you get stuff that you like and stuff that fits you.

A must read for anyone considering taking up the sport. The book lays out the basics, and something really important for the beginners, "common mistakes or pitfalls". Gives a good direction of where to go and what not to do in a hurry of taking up the sport. Very good toddler's steps.

One of the few target archer resources that provides pointed guidance that you can "take to the bank". Steve Ruis even answered some tuning questions directly. This book also has pieces from other archers that are poignant and enjoyable reading. I took the Larry Wise Core Archery class and found the section in this book written by Larry to be an excellent review of class material. Learning to shoot using Back Tension is not an overnight endeavor, however this book can get you there sooner than a trial-and-error effort.

This book is geared toward recurve and compound target archers who wish to raise their shooting abilities and increase their general archery knowledge. You will find chapters dealing with shot execution, physical conditioning, and advanced form for recurve and compound archery, as well as an inspirational chapter entitled "Embracing the Spirit of Archery

There is nothing in this book that most archers couldn't come up with on their own, eventually. What it does, however, is provide accelerated learning and eliminate a lot of trial and error. This book takes all of the key elements of becoming a good archer and combines it into one easy to read reference. Although the information for bow tuning is available elsewhere, it is a good reference for tuning your bow, as well. The range estimation portion of the book is especially useful for all archers, be it 3-D, hunting, or other competition. This is a great manual to help improve your accuracy.

This is a book which everyone involved with the coaching or instruction of archery should possess, including those at the receiving end ...

This unique book looks for the first time at archery techniques from the point of view of the interrelationship between the anatomy of the human body and the anatomy of the bow. By highlighting the primary power sources involved in the performance of the sport it enables coaches and archers alike to understand and perfect their skills in ways that use the natural movements of archer and bow in coordination.