What the research says about archery

The place to see how much of what is taught in archery actually holds up.

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The state of the registry

How many registry claims already had studies, year by year, and with what status: each year is judged only on the studies published up to then. CorroboratedReportedContestedTransferredContradictedRefutedPredicted

Where to start · What people say and the studies do not confirm · The state of research

721 claims · 74% with evidence on archers

Recent changes

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16 October 2026New in the Lab: "Il pavimento (The floor): how much of archery is real"
16 October 2026Prediction registered: "PAV-1 · Breakdowns exist, for everyone (P-CAT)"
16 October 2026Prediction registered: "PAV-2 · Breakdowns get rarer with level, not milder (P-EPS)"
16 October 2026Prediction registered: "PAV-3 · The day dominates, and it is lopsided (P-DAY)"
16 October 2026Prediction registered: "PAV-4 · The real floor sits a fifth above the bell curve (P-FLOOR)"

From the Lab

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SystemIn progress

ARCOS

ARCOS is the system I am developing to read archers' reliability, consistency and load across a whole federation, starting from the competition results that already exist.

It is not a medical tool.

PAV-1Pending

Breakdowns exist, for everyone (P-CAT)

From the study: Il pavimento (The floor): how much of archery is real

Registered on 16 October 2026

QNV-1Pending

On real data TOTAL+ stays among the best tie-break rules

From the study: When Nobody Won: ties, competitions and seasons in archery

Registered on 11 September 2026

Who is behind it

The registry is curated by Matteo Campagna: archer, kinesiologist and performance analyst. He reads the studies, puts them in order and answers for every page.

About me

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