It’s always difficult to find a good gift. But if you want to be creative and find a gift related to archery it can be even more difficult, especially if you are not into archery yourself.  With this article, I will help you by providing 16 creative gift ideas for someone who practices archery. Since I have been into archery for more than 10 years, I will tell you what we archers like to get as a gift. I have bought many of these items for myself, or they are on my own wish list.  I have excluded a lot of specialized gear from this list. That will require a lot of technical knowledge ..read more

Choosing a drop-away arrow rest is quite challenging. There are a lot of different options available, and the price range is huge. The cheapest options start from $10 while the most expensive options cost more than $300.  In this article, I will make your search a lot easier by listing down the 4 best arrow rests, depending on your situation. In the article, I distinguish between affordable and premium arrow rests, so you can choose what fits your budget.   I also distinguish between cable and limb-driven arrow rests. If you are not familiar with this terminology, you might want ..read more

The peep sight is one of the great advantages of a compound bow. Due to the peep sight, you have a clear image of the target, and it helps you to align the bow. But one common issue is that the peep sight rotates when you draw.  You can run into these issues even when you have attached the peep sight perfectly. The problem is that the string stretches when you are using the bow. So, if you shoot with a peep sight, you will experience this issue, one day or another.  Below, I provide six tips that can fix your peep sight rotation issues.  1. Use an alignment tube  The most e ..read more

The peep sight might seem like a small and insignificant piece of the bow, but it’s quite important. Together with the sight, this is the primary way you aim your bow, so buying a peep sight that fits your needs is essential.  In this article, I will provide you with the 5 best peep sights depending on your budget and needs. The first two options have an alignment tube, while the other three don’t. Later in the article, I will give some additional guidance on how to choose from these 5 options. 1. Best peep sight with alignment tube  If you are looking for an inexpensive peep sight ..read more

Hoyt is one of the most famous archery brands in the world. No other archery brand has as many loyal buyers as Hoyt. You often see archers with a full Hoyt kit, including a Hoyt quiver, hat, and bag. You don’t see this with any other archery brand. So why are so many archers loyal to Hoyt and are their bows worth the price?  Hoyt is a premium archery brand and therefore you pay a premium for the brand. Although the brand creates high-quality products so do other manufacturers. But since Hoyt is such a beloved brand, you pay a premium for the label.  If you ask loyal Hoyt users, they ..read more

The riser is one of the most essential parts of the bow. Together with the string it’s the only thing you hold when you shoot your bow. Also, since everything connects to your riser, it’s like the motherboard of your bow.  If you buy a good riser, it can last a lifetime. The limbs and string wear out, but a riser won’t. So, investing in a good riser does make a lot of sense!  But choosing from all the different options available can be rather difficult. There are so many brands, sizes, and form factors that it is extremely difficult to make this choice.  If you don’t have any li ..read more

If you buy your bow in a brick-and-mortar store, they will set it up for you. So, once you are back home, you can start shooting right away. But you do not get this luxury if you buy your bow online. You will have to completely tune the bow on your own. Sometimes you even must assemble it.  Although this might seem annoying, this is a great opportunity to deepen your skill in compound archery and get used to your bow. I have set up many compound bows, so I will explain how to do it step by step.  Assembling a compound bow – step by step  Some manufacturers and retailers ship t ..read more

A multipin sight is an excellent tool for hunters and 3D archers. The benefit of having multiple pins is that you can configure them each for a separate distance. Since the arrow drops at long range, we need to aim the bow farther up to account for this.  On single-pin sights, you must move the sight if you shoot at different distances. But if you have a multipin sight you just pick a different sight pin to aim with. This offers you a lot of flexibility but also makes it more challenging to configure the sight.  In this article, I will make this process as simple as possible. If you ..read more

The plunger is a small but very important device because it allows you to configure the position of the arrow at launch. This small device is specific to recurve archery and is more complicated than it may seem.  Sadly, there is not a lot of good information online on choosing the right plunger. Therefore, I have written this article listing the 5 best plungers, depending on your situation.  Just for my international readers, plunger and button refer to the same device. In the USA, plunger tends to be the preferred word, that’s why I will use this terminology.  1. Best cheap pl ..read more

If you have a riser with an ILF limb fitting, there are a lot of different bow limbs to choose from. From bow limbs that cost only $50 to limbs that cost more than $700. The limbs are constantly under stress while you are shooting a bow, so they need to be durable.  But how can you test the durability if you are buying the limbs in a store or web shop? Some stores let you borough the limbs for a short time, but even then, you don’t know how they hold up in the long run.  That’s why I have written this article, via readers of this blog and my own experience, I have learned what to loo ..read more