Category Archives: Archery Equipment

Hi There! Archery in LA

Welcome to Los Angeles Archery! Hi, I am Alejandro Barahona, Instructor at Rancho Park Achery Range in LA. — the best place to practice Archery in LA. We are located at Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2459 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, … Continue reading

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Archery Through the Ages, Part 2

Months ago, I posted one article about the history of the longbow, and I mentioned knights pinned to their horses through their armor plate and stories of arrows going through four inches of oak. Those feats were possible not only … Continue reading

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Brave Promotion at Hollywood and Highland

Hi y’all, I had a little bit of a brain fart…for the last month or so (Is there something like a permanent brain fart? Do I suffer from acute Brainfartitis? ) and I did not mention a Brave promotion I´m … Continue reading

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VNSA Sight Review

Anselmo Dominguez from Elitus-Archery send me at no cost to me one of his titanium VNSA sight post for recurved bows for testing. Anselmo designed this sight so that regardless of the position of the sight along the sight elevation … Continue reading

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People who need peope, part two

If you come to the archery range at Rancho Park, you´ll see that we have kind of a loose organization there. We don´t have a single Range Master or a single RSO or Range Safety Officer. We don´t have a … Continue reading

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Archery in LA

Welcome to Los Angeles Archery! Hi, I am Alejandro Barahona, Level 2 Instructor at Rancho Park Achery Range in LA. — the best place to practice Archery in LA. We are located at Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2459 Motor Ave., … Continue reading

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Archery in the Movies

It seems that next year is going to be a great year for archery in the movies. We have the new Pixar movie Brave We have also The Avengers with Hawkeye: And then we have The Hunger Games: It is … Continue reading

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Archery IS for everybody

When I decided to became a coach, I was encouraged to get certified by Mariano Agustín, at the time, Range Master at Rancho Park. After I got my certification, and before I got to teach on my own (also encouraged … Continue reading

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Safety First, and Second, and Third…Just be safe

I did not know if I should post this photo. On one hand, it as a good reminder of the importance of safety, on the other hand, it is a little gruesome, pun intended. But here it is. Guys, if … Continue reading

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30 Seconds of Fame, Part 2

A really good friend of mine sent me the video with the second I AM LA NBC News promo. Thanks! I only have to figure out how to upload it and make it available here. I will keep you guys … Continue reading

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