FAQ PAGE, ARCHERY INFORMATION & HELPFUL HINTS

Shipping methods to Australian destinations
Shopping Cart
Shipping methods to non-Australian destinations
Helpful Hints
Bow Descriptions
Safety
Online Prices

Shipping methods to Australian destinations:

We use Australia Post eParcel to send all goods. eParcel strives for prompt and safe shipping right around Australia. All orders are bar-coded and are trackable from the time they the eParcel system to delivery.

You will be sent a tracking number by the eParcel system when your order has been sent.

Shipping is based on standard parcel post rates that are calculated on weight and postcode destinations. Added to this is a small registration post fee that requires the recipient to sigh for their parcel. Remote destinations will take longer for parcels to arrive. If Express Post is selected then delivery times between major cities is 2-3 working days.

Back to Top
Home

Shopping Cart:

Our shopping cart is provided by Mal's Ecommerce, it has a more user-friendly interface than our previous shopping cart and it allows you to store your shipping details so you don't need to retype all your shipping information in again when placing an order with us. This shopping cart is on a secure server also provided by Mal's Ecommerce.

Shipping methods to non-Australian destinations:

Unfortunately Hoddywell doesn't supply archery gear to international destinations, we only supply to Australia.

Secure Online Ordering:

All your personal information, including your credit card number, is encoded using industry standard SSL encryption. This means that your credit card details billing and shipping information cannot be read on your computer or as they travel to and arrive at our ordering system. Our SSL web server is hosted and maintained by a widely used and trusted Shopping Cart Service. 

Your personal details are safe on this site. When you are asked to enter personal information (in the shopping cart) you will be presented with a web page that has the security turned on. You can verify this by looking for a "locked padlock" image on the status bar at the bottom and by the URL address which reads https:// as opposed to http:// Notice the 's' which means the page has a secure http connection.

Back to Top
Home

Pricing:

• You will always get your "best discounted price" MAIL ORDER on line in the Virtual Shop as overheads are at a minimum.

• Of course, goods can be ordered and paid for on line then picked up personally in store . We will notify you when Items are packed and ready for pick up.

• This has the added advantage of saving postage.

• If you choose to shop in store, prices are recommended retail to cover higher overheads.

• ( Insurance, Local Government Regulations & fees etc.)

• The advantages of personal in store shopping include getting hands on professional help & advice.

Back to Top
Home

Helpful Hints:

Arrow Spine selection

The stiffness of the arrow for its length has to match the weight of the bow. Economy wood arrows are good for bows up to 30lb while the more expensive aluminium arrows are graded for poundage for example 1616 is a small diameter arrow suitable for a 30lb draw weight while 2317 is a large diameter arrow suitable up to 70lb draw weight.

Arrow Length

The length of an arrow is measured from the inside of the nock, where the string contacts it, to the end of the shaft disregarding the point.

For safety NEVER shoot an arrow that is to short for your draw, or too light for the bow weight. Always inspect arrows for damage if you have missed the target, check for cracked nocks, bends or with carbon fibre arrows deep scratches, any of these faults could cause the arrow to break on the next shot, especially with the high energy Compound bows.

Back to Top
Home

This picture shows how to position a nocking point and the correct arrow length.

Back to Top
Home

Recurve bow stringing

To avoid damaging the bow ( twisting or breaking the limbs ) a Bow stringer must be used to string and un - string recurve bows. When ordering strings for Recurve bows order by bow length , usually written on the bottom limb, this is the A.M.O string length.

Compound bows always remain strung. Their string and cable lengths are written on the bottom limb.

Dry firing

This means drawing back any bow and releasing the draw string without having an arrow on the string.
This must NEVER be done as the stored energy used to push the arrow is dissipated in the bow, it could break the bow and possibly injure the archer.

Bow selection

Determine if you are Left or Right handed, a Right handed Archer holds the Bow in the Left hand & draws the Bow string with the Right hand. The arrow is on the left hand side of the bow handle.

Determine what you want to use the bow for: recreation , field . target .
Finally which style of bow you would like to shoot: Longbow, Recurve bow, or Compound bow. Also do not over-bow yourself, choose a bow weight that you can comfortably draw repeatedly.

Back to Top
Home

Bow Descriptions:

Longbow

A bow that is usually straight when unstrung and a D shape strung, is not centre shot and doesn’t have a sight window or pistol grip. The arrow is shot off the shelf.

Back to Top
Home

Recurve Bow

The limbs have a small or large S bend, on some bows they can be removed from the handle.

The handle is cut for centre shot and has a pistol grip, an arrow rest is usually used.

Back to Top
Home

This picture shows a Recurve Target Archer with some common accessories

Compound Bow

Basically a bow with the ends cut off and wheels installed. The pivot axle is not in the centre of the wheel but close to the circumference. Pictured is a Solo Cam bow the bottom wheel has the axle off centre.

On this type of bow the draw weight is at max early in the draw cycle and drops to a much lower holding weight at full draw . For example a 50lb draw bow would typically be 17.5lb at full draw.

Back to Top
Home

Safety:

Bows can only be purchased for children by an Adult.

Please use your bow in a safe manner, children should always be supervised by an Adult.

Only shoot at a designated target that is clear behind and on both sides.

NEVER shoot at the Native Wildlife, it is illegal

Back to Top
Home

Online Prices:

The products listed on the Hoddywell website have online prices. This means that these products have 15% off compared to the ones in our Pro Shop.

Back to Top
Home

HOME | TERMS AND CONDITIONS | ABOUT US | FAQ PAGE | CROSSBOW INFORMATION | LINKS | CONTACT US

Shopping Cart Service provided by Mal's Ecommerce

ABN: 30 715 355 634 | PH: (08) 9574 2410 | FAX: (08) 9574 5074 | EMAIL: hoddywell@bigpond.com