Take a Bow

Threading an arrow, she draws her bow, anchors, aims, exhales and releases. The bowstring twangs and an arrow thuds into the brightly coloured bullseye. It’s a daily training routine that proves effective for Luzanne Grant, the South African archer who holds Provincial Colours in four archery disciplines, National Colours in three and Protea Colours in two.

Luzanne collected gold at the 2018 International Field Archery (Women’s Freestyle Division) Championships, competing against world-class archers from 24 countries, and set a national South Africa women’s scoring record during a 2018 World Cup event in Turkey.

“I like to practise early, every morning. Starting my day shooting is the best,” she says, as she lowers her bow and prepares for the next shot. The elite archer works tirelessly to regain the edge after an unforeseen misfortune sidelined