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    FIELD: OPTIMISING GEAR

    Dec 23, 2021 4 minutes

    Target archery is usually conducted outdoors on large fields, exposed to the weather. Consequently, minimising the distance an arrow drifts in wind is important. To do that, it is best to use small-diameter, high-mass arrows. Easton Protours or X10s are a good choice. just take our target archery-optimised gear to the field course and do reasonably well – and many archers do just that – we can do better if we optimise it for the differences.

    First, I will consider the ever-changing target distance. For a World Archery field course, shot from the red pegs, the target distance varies between 10m and 60m. Once we are on the course, there are no practice shots – the first arrow at

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