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Diagram comparing a fiberglass youth arrow with vanes and a thicker fiberglass bowfishing arrow with a barbed point and line slideGear

Fiberglass Arrows: Who Should Use Them?

Carbon arrows vs fiberglass: why fiberglass arrows suit kids' sets, camps and bowfishing rather than target or hunting, and how to inspect them safely.

Updated October 6, 2026 · 4 min read

Compound bow string with a peep sight tied into the strands, the sight and riser beside it and a target in the backgroundTraining

How to Install and Tie In a Peep Sight

How to install a peep sight on a compound bow: why you need a bow press, setting peep height, splitting strands, serving it in and checking alignment.

Updated October 6, 2026 · 5 min read

Simplified diagram of a two-blade cut-on-contact broadhead on a wooden arrow, showing cutting width, the two sharpened edges and the arrow's balance point ahead of the middle, with notes from Ashby, Iron Will, Alaska regulations and Rose City ArcheryGear

Broadheads for Traditional Bows: What Works

Traditional bow broadheads: why two-blade cut-on-contact heads suit recurves and longbows, plus head weight, FOC, sharpening, mechanicals and legal minimums.

Updated October 6, 2026 · 5 min read

Three simplified arrow tips side by side: a field point for everyday practice, a practice head matched to one broadhead's weight and profile, and a sharp hunting broadhead used for a final check before the seasonGear

Practice Broadheads: Are They Worth Using?

Practice broadheads explained: what they match, when they help with mechanical heads, which makers still sell them and why the real broadhead decides.

Updated October 8, 2026 · 5 min read

Two curved sections of an ancient Egyptian composite bow made of birch wood and horn, on a white backgroundGuides

A Short History of the Recurve Bow

Recurve bow history from Bronze Age composite bows to Fred Bear's fiberglass bows and the Olympic recurve, and why no one can name an inventor or a date.

Updated October 6, 2026 · 5 min read

A boy crouches beside a well-used round foam target, holding it with one hand while pulling out an arrow during a youth archery classGear

Safe Archery Targets for Kids

Choosing an archery target for kids: toy suction targets vs real foam or straw, backstops and netting, safe spacing and distances, and supervision.

Updated October 6, 2026 · 5 min read

Simplified diagram of two bow stringer types on a recurve held horizontally: a double-pocket stringer with a large pocket on the lower limb tip and a small pocket on the upper tip, and a pocket-and-saddle stringer whose saddle grips the upper limb just behind the string loop, with a checklist to inspect the cord, stitching, saddle and fit before each useGear

Bow Stringers: Types and Why You Need One

What a recurve bow stringer does, double-pocket vs pocket-and-saddle types, longbow fit, why makers warn against step-through stringing, and what to inspect.

July 19, 2025 · 4 min read