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You Are New to Archery and You Want Your First Bow…

You might have taken one of the free archery classes at the range…or you might have not. You might not have even hold a bow in your hands before. All you know is that you want a bow. You want … Continue reading

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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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Eye dominance and the Modern Archery Technique – Part 1

I used to be a lot more strict with eye dominance and archery than what I am now. When I began learning archery, some time during the dark ages, right after my uncle UGGhH discover fire by pure chance, followed … 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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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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People who needs people

One of the great things of teaching archery, or teaching anything for that matter, is the people you meet. Let me rephrase that. One of the best things of life is the people you meet along the way. If you … Continue reading

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Archery Shops

Hi There, I ´ve been getting  questions regarding places to buy archery equipment, both in the LA area and online. Sadly, there are no brick and mortar archery shops in LA itself. There are a couple of shops in Orange … Continue reading

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