Page last updated 26 June 2019
Elswood welcome all archers, with members mostly using recurve or compound bows. We also have a small traditional archery section shooting English longbows.
Recurve bows are the type used in the Olympics and have limbs that bend in two directions. They use a single aiming point and use weights to balance the bow and reduce vibration.
Compound bows are more recent and have cams (pulleys). They are also allowed a back sight and a front magnifying sight, making them very accurate.
The longbows shot are based on the design of the traditional English longbow, dating back nearly a thousand years. Most longbows now use laminated wood to mimic the heart and sap wood from a traditional stave, due to the difficulty of obtaining good staves.
Elswood welcome crossbows, as long as they comply with Archery GB’s rules of shooting. However we currently don’t have anyone using them.
