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Note to all users- The National Anthem of each country has been added, refer to translation pages by clicking on the relevant flags above, Each anthem has an English translation included, which is fascinating and teaches us a lot about countries other than our own.

Barebow Ghengdu 2025 World Games

Congratulaions to Simon Fairweather on his Silver Medal win. His wife, Nicky, missed out on the Bonze medal finishing a creditable fourth.

Representing Australia are husband and wife Simon Fairweather and Nicky Fairweather. Simon, the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Champion, competed in five Olympic Games and was also World Archery Champion in 1991. The Fairweathers are part of an Aussie team that has placed at least one archer in every event in Chengdu.
Simon was appointed Australian Recurve Head Coach in March 2025 to take the Australian Recurve Team to the 2018 LA Olympics.
Sim The final, when it came, didn't disappoint, with both men going toe-to-toe on the first two targets and the Italian visibly tense. At the third, Fairweather edged in front with two incredible sixes back to back, and shot strongly at the last 50 metre stand. 
With the arrows clear, and the clock counting down, it was clear Simone would need a six merely to tie it up. With seconds to go, he delivered perhaps the best six of the entire tournament; dead centre.
It would be a shoot-off at 50 metres to decide the gold. Fairweather shot first; a beatable three. The door was wide open, and Barbieri shot a good four to take the title, finishing the tournament with two of the highest pressure arrows in World Games history, both executed perfectly. 

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Archery World Cup - Madrid 8 - 13 July 2025

MADRID 2025
8 - 13 July 2025

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PARIS 2024olympic Games 2024

CONGRATULATIONS to Brady Ellison on winning Individual Silver

Narrowly beaten by 5.4mm , by Kim Woojin in a one arrow shoot -off

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Brady Ellison honours his Coach of 18 years, Kisik Lee, by awarding his Silver Medal to Coach Kisik Lee

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Visualisation is an Essential Part in Archery

Why visualisation is becoming a bigger part of the archery picture

Brady Ellison, the world's number-one-ranked recurve man, has said he spends five times more attention to his mental state than he does physically practising

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Brady Ellison - Eleven Steps

These eleven photos have been moved to the Shot Sequence Gallery page Click here or on photo

Raising the Bow

There has been some confusion and misunderstanding regarding this aspect of the shot. The main objective at the end of the Setup position is to achieve perfect bone alignment to achieve   “The barrel of the gun”.

Go to FAQ #75 for detailed explanation and photos.

The Barrel of the Gun

Often we receive the question, "What exactly is the Barrel of the Gun" and when and how does one achieve this. This part of the KSL cycle forms part of all KSL's seminars and coaching sessions and is a vital component of the shot.
Please click here for detailed explanation