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Archery Anatomy (First published 1995)

“I FOUND THIS INTERESTING AS AN INTERMEDIATE ARCHER, THIRSTY FOR KNOWLEDGE.COMING BACK A FEW YEARS LATER I REALISE THIS COULD BE AS CONFUSING AS IT IS INFORMATIVE.” TOM
“AN INTERESTING PREMISE BUT THE FORMAT MAKES IT HARD TO DIGEST.” EMMA

AUTHOr Ray Axford. Paperback, 164 pages

PUBLISHEr Souvenir Press

Archery Anatomy is what it says on the tin: an introduction to anatomy aimed at archers (and coaches). It's pitched as a reference guide rather than an authoritative manual for archery technique.

Does it succeed? To an extent. The first stumbling block is the structure and flow of

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