If you’ve been reading my blog on a vaguely regular basis you’ll know that I focus more on the sport side of things than the equipment side, partly because I feel that’s well covered elsewhere.
But someone asked nicely, so on Friday morning (team day) I decided to scribble down what every recurve team in this World Cup was using.
I didn’t have time to note individual models, or who was slinging what. Sorry. Had work to do. If it’s Hoyt, it’s very likely a GMX or Prodigy series riser and almost certainly Quattro limbs. If it’s Win & Win, limbs wise it’s increasingly Wiawis but quite likely Inno Ex Power. Win & Win risers were well mixed amongst their older and newer, carbon & aluminium offerings.
This is apropos of nothing, and you can take from it whatever you like.
IMPORTANT:
1) I think I got most of it right but it was done quickly and there’s a likely possibility of some errors. This is for information only, and is not to be relied upon in any way.
2) These are the bows of the three-member teams participating in the team rounds.
3) Don’t forget a large number of archers and teams at this level are sponsored in one way or another, which might in turn affect the ‘result’ in one way or another.
4) Most importantly: this is an observation of what was on the line at the Shanghai World Cup in 2016, not a peer-reviewed study of trends in the archery industry. It may not mean very much at all!
Scroll to the bottom for totals.
Format is: riser / limbs
MEN’S TEAMS
Japan
W&W / W&W
W&W / W&W
Hoyt / W&W
Spain
W&W / W&W
Hoyt / Hoyt
W&W / W&W
Nederlands
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Russia
Hoyt / Hoyt
MK Korea / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
USA
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Canada
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
W&W / W&W
GBR
Hoyt / Hoyt
W&W / W&W
W&W / W&W
Australia
Hoyt / Hoyt
W&W / W&W
W&W / W&W
Korea
Hoyt / MK Korea
W&W / W&W (RXT)
W&W / W&W (RXT)
China
Hoyt / W&W
W&W / W&W
Hoyt / MK Korea
Mexico
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Chinese Taipei
MK Korea / MK Korea
W&W / W&W
Hoyt / MK Korea
India
MK Korea / W&W
Hoyt / Hoyt
W&W / W&W
Denmark
MK Korea / W&W
Hoyt / MK Korea
MK Korea / MK Korea
France
Hoyt / Hoyt
W&W / W&W
Hoyt / Hoyt
Indonesia
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Germany
MK Korea / W&W
Hoyt / MK Korea
MK Korea / MK Korea
WOMEN’S TEAMS
Germany
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Japan
W&W / W&W
W&W / W&W
W&W / W&W
Indonesia
W&W / W&W
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
China
W&W / W&W
W&W / W&W
W&W / W&W
Denmark
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / MK Korea
Turkey
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / MK Korea
USA
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
W&W / W&W
India
W&W / W&W
W&W / W&W
MK Korea / MK Korea
Russia
Hoyt / Hoyt
MK Korea / W&W
MK Korea / W&W
Colombia
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
(all the same colour!)
Spain
Fivics / Fivics
W&W / W&W
Hoyt / Hoyt
GBR
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
W&W / W&W
Georgia
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Hoyt / Hoyt
Korea
W&W / W&W
W&W / W&W
Hoyt / W&W
TOTAL using Hoyt risers: 53
TOTAL using Hoyt limbs: 44
TOTAL using Win & Win risers: 29
TOTAL using Win & Win limbs: 37
TOTAL using MK Korea risers: 10
TOTAL using MK Korea limbs: 11
TOTAL using Fivics limbs: 1
TOTAL using Fivics risers: 1
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Nice pics John!