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, but currently don’t have anyone using them.
