NAOMI FOLKARD
RISER: Win & Win Inno CXT. “It’s the lightest W&W riser. I feel in control of it and I get good results with it, so I continue to use it.” LIMBS: W&W Wiawis NS Extreme Wood Core, 42lb in short, 40.4lb on the fingers. “I know W&W limbs will be straight, stable, smooth and reliable. This particular model is no longer in production, but I didn’t want to change to the new limb only a few months before Tokyo.”
SIGHT: Axcel Achieve XP with Spigarelli pin. “A solid sight without waggle that
I know I can depend upon. The pin is the one I’ve always used since I was a junior. I am currently using one with a dot; sometimes I go through phases of shooting without a dot if I need to shoot with a bit more movement and freedom.”
BUTTON: Beiter Plunger in purple.
STABILISERS:
Doinker Estremo with
A-bombs. 30in long rod with 4oz,
12in side rods with 4oz each side. Mybo adjustable V-bar. “I set it open about 45 degrees and down a bit – sorry, I can’t be more exact.”
GRIP: Win & Win standard plastic grip, unmodified. “This grip is no longer standard on its bows. I’m not sure which bow it came off; I suspect the early CXT. I shoot this particular grip because it is really low and I can push through the thumb and feel the bone for an attacking shot and good feedback.”
CLICKER: Beiter.
STRING: Greg Hill, Fast Flight Plus, 18 strand in dark purple.
TAB: Win & Win EZR large tab. “The loop where the little finger hook attaches is cut off and without a platform. I use a large because my top finger misses the leather altogether on smaller sizes – I must position it differently to most people – and it only just gets enough protection from the large tab, but this means that I have to trim the leather to length and cut off quite a lot of leather from below my bottom finger position.”
ARROWS: Easton X10, 650 spine; KSL Jet 6 1¾in vanes, steel 110gn points; Beiter pin over nocks without the pin. “The way the concave fletching fits the convex arrow makes sense to me. Two convex surfaces does not make sense to me and annoyed me for years, so when K&K launched this product in 2017, I was so happy. I previously used traditional spin wings, but I was having to refletch the whole set every week. Now it’s a monthly affair, saving me a lot of time.”