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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