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Whether you are an archer or a hunter, it is important that you know your archery supplier has a reliable and constant supply of archery equipment and accessories. When you buy your compound bow or Recurve bow you want to be assured that not only are parts available for it into the future but also add ones and accessories are also available. You will need a reliable archery supplies depot to supply you with arrows for example but there are far more supplies and accessories you can get in addition to these. You may also need a soft carry bag for your bow or even a hard case for your arrows. You may need an initial or even upgraded arrow rest, aiming device, and stabilizer amongst other accessories.
Arrow rests come in many forms including the simple screw in or glue on leaf arrow rest, this is the one that looks like a very simple piece of plastic and are usually available to buy for a dollar or two. Then there is the antelope or drop away arrow rests that are very similar to each other as they both hold the arrow in a V or U type shape and if setup correctly can drop out of the way when the arrow is fired. The Tri-brush arrow rest has three distinct sections of brushed or sometimes solid pieces of material that hold the arrow in place, it is this shape so that the arrow fletches slide between these sections so as to not be impeded.
The full brush arrow rest and bristles all the way around it or at least 340 degrees around it but the brushes are not as rigid as the contact with the arrow is on a greater surface area than the tri brush and therefore does not need to be as firm. The full brush arrow rest allows arrows of any fletching standard to be used so for example you can use both Asian standard fletched arrows or international standard fletched arrows.
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Stabilizers put additional weight at the front of your bow so that when held, the human muscle structure naturally holds the entire bow more steadily. These range from very small weights of less than 100 grams to much larger weights that have a center of gravity further protruding away from the face of the bow. Aiming devices come as very basic static (non movable) plastic dot points that are stuck onto the bow to movable sights such as a simple metal aiming device to a 5 point optical aiming device.
The simple metal aiming device allows for one or more slider pieces with a dot point to move on both the horizontal and vertical axis. If a metal aiming device has more than one dot point slider it allows the archer to have the aiming dots set to pre determined distances. This can be a great advantage when hunting as it allows the archer to have for example a dot point set for an animal at close range and another to be set for animals at greater distances.
Other archery supplies for sale include devices such as release aids. Release aids are typically metal devices that have a holding clamp and a trigger and allow the archer to hold the arrow is a less conventional manner and release the arrow using a trigger. Some archers will only shoot this way while others dislike the use of a release aid.
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It is also possible to buy things such as side mounted quivers for your bow. Side mounted quivers typically hold between 4 and 6 arrows to the side of your bow, this can also be a great advantage when hunting as the arrows are very readily and easily available for access although some users report that they effect the archers accuracy.
It is also possible to get safety gear such as finger tabs and wrist guards to protect the archer from injury from the string.
Strings nocking points, silencers and peep sights have become very popular especially amongst compound bow archers. Nocking points ensure that your arrow is attached to the string at the same position every time giving you some constancy for sighting in or zeroing in your aiming device.
The silencers reduce the amount of noise that is created when the string is released; this is especially helpful when hunting wild game. The peep sight is useful in giving the archer a second point of reference when using their aiming device much the same as a rifle that when in open sights configuration has two points of reference for the shooter to line up so that the dominant eye is aligned with the aiming device.
Other common parts that would usually be available from an Archery Store would be strings for both compound bows and Recurve bows and sometimes even limbs for longbows and Recurve bows. It is also possible to get things such as spare parts for arrows such as fletches and nocks as well as tips and sometimes shafts. Fletching jigs are also available for lining up and holding positions of fletches while they are being glued to arrows. Professional archers may choose to own there own bow press to allow installing or replacing components that require the bows strain or tension to be compensated while installation takes place on compound bows. This device is not required when doing these installations on a longbow or Recurve Bow.
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The following is an example of a video from our YouTube channel. It explains how to install a peep site to your compound bow. There are many other videos to help you with your Archery Equipment and Supplies.
Archery Clubs Australia
There are many great archery clubs in Australia, including:
- Brisbane - http://www.brisbanearchery.com/
- Central Coast - http://www.erinaarcheryclub.com.au/
- Darwin - http://www.clubsofaustralia.com.au/Archery/Clubs-in-Northern-Territory.html
- Fyshwick - http://www.canberraarchery.com.au/
- Gold Coast - http://www.hinterlandarchery.org.au/
- Newcastle - http://www.nca.org.au/
- Sydney Olympic Park - http://www.archerycentre.com.au/
- Melbourne - http://www.archeryvic.org.au/
- Penrith - http://penrithcityarchers.com.au/
- Southern Queensland - http://www.archerysqas.org.au/
- Victoria - http://www.archeryvic.org.au/
- Wollongong - http://www.illawarraarchers.org/
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