Archery Is Like A Journey. It Begins With A Love For Shooting A Bow And A Passion For Watching Our Arrows Fly.

"Hmmm... Archery Looks like a Great form of meditation"

Hey there!

I'm Ely and I'm an archer. This site is dedicated to sharing my experiences and knowledge of traditional archery. (AKA No Wheels).

Recurve, longbow, horsebow or selfbow, I'm constantly learning to become better at my art. From my first lesson, I knew I loved the bow. It's elegant and takes focus & Mindfulness.

IN about 1 year's time, I went from my first lesson to owning a recurve, a Longbow & a Mongolian Horsebow. I entered my first longbow competition and came in 1st place in my region (5 Northwest States).

With my love of archery and sharing my knowledge with so many new archers i meet, I decided to get certified as an instructor as well. My goal is to help bring back a strong community of traditional archers and spread the knowledge to as many minds as I can.

The Art of Archery

Archery is one of those great activities that has more than one purpose.

Archery can be for hunting.

Archery can be for sport.

Archery can be for exercise.

Archery can be for art..

Archery can be for meditation and relaxation. (My personal reason)

Or... Archery can be just for fun with family & friends.

It doesn't matter what the reason is, It can be a lifelong journey.

A good archer is known not by his arrows but by his aim.

- Thomas Fuller

Just Getting Started

With your first traditional bow and want to really know what you're doing?

I do a limited number of one on one and small group classes ages 15 and up.

Classes and lessons are at local ranges in the portland area.

Our Resources

Places, Things, Gear & More That I Recommend.

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Local Resources


Local shops, Ranges and Such that i recommend.

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Photo Gallery


Pics and stuff from my adventures and practice.

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Events


Events around that i support and/ Or attend.

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Musing


What's up with me and my own journey (AKA Blog).

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Archer's Checklist (Coming Soon)


Equipment, Gear and other stuff you should have handy.

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Cool Gear


More stuff to add to your shopping list that i totally recommend!

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Recommended Reading

Here's Just a few of the books that i recommend to every archer, It's a great place to start.

Become the Arrow

The master himself, Byron Ferguson. I've learned a ton from him with this book (and the video version). Want to step up your shots, this book will help!

Zen in the art of archery

Looking for more on the "Art" of archery? This book will give you a great understanding. I've read it at elast

5 times.

Shooting the
stickbow

This book is a staple for any stickbow shooter. It covers both traditional and olympic bows.

Traditional archery

Great overview of getting your equipment set up and tuned right.

The theory and practice of Archery

This is a classic. If you want to know the history of archery this book from the 1800s will teach you a lot!