Science & Mechanics
Why strings and bows behave the way they do. The physics is settled, but very little of it makes its way into shop advice. Science articles connect measurable behavior — helical geometry, tension, dwell, creep, energy storage — to the choices at the bench and at the bow.
Articles
The helix, in one page: why a bowstring is a helical bundle
Tension and dwell: what a string is actually doing during pre-tensioning
Creep vs. stretch — different mechanisms, different fixes
Cam energy storage and let-off, in one page
Draw length and biomechanics: what your body does when the number is wrong
The ideal arrow — what aerodynamics actually wants
Forgiveness — hunt for the impossible
Bias — anything but perfect
String jump — why the deer moves, and why it takes both sounds to make it happen
String weights and silencers — why placement matters, and what they cost you
Statistics in archery — what every archer needs to know
Spring-mounted stabilizer weights — spring, damper, or placebo?