Archery is not nearly as easy as movies make it seem
Tom Clum shooting a trad bow. (Tom Clum/)This story originally featured on Outdoor LifeYou couldn’t pick a better time to get into traditional archery. There’s a wide variety of good, affordable gear. Plus, there are great online resources for new shooters (more on that in a moment).However, there are a few hard truths about getting into trad. First, it’s going to be difficult—you will likely have the impulse to hurl that new bow through the woods on more than one occasion. Second, it’s going to take time—it took me about a year of shooting before I was competent with a recurve and another two years before I was really skilled with one. But if you keep after it, you’ll earn the opportunity to experience one of the purest and most exciting forms of hunting.Starting with a solid foundation is key.Until recently, there haven't been any widely-available, standardized resources for learning...