Can you write this piece, or do these tests? Do you know somebody who can?
If so please PM me. Am in touch with the editor.
Much as I'd like to, I'm not really in a position to do it.
Here's an example of why. I recently needed some new string material; I had been using Angel and wanted more of the same but in a particular colour. I had trouble finding any in any of the web shops. Eventually I discovered that the manufacturer had brought out a new version and had changed the name slightly. I had no idea that this had happened. So, did I want the new version? What was better about it? I had no way of finding out other than going to the manufacturer's website which obviously said that it was awesome. Eventually I decided that I needed some material so it was my best option, probably being an incremental improvement on the old stuff.
When it arrived it was quite different to the old stuff. I made up a string; it worked fine. Was it better than the old stuff? I can't really say that it was; it may have been but these things are hard to judge subjectively when the changes are small.
It later occurred to me that I had done little more than buy a random product from the internet, guessing at what I needed. At one time the consumer would have gone to the local archery shop, looked at the various products, asked for advice and made a choice that was at least partly informed, but those days are over for an awful lot of people, me included. My local shop closed a long time ago. Even the incredible Quicks catalogue is long gone.
In my opinion there is a big gap here that needs filling. Unfortunately I can see why Bow International does not fill it; I'd guess that their margins are too small to finance a journalist to purchase examples of all the sting materials and then spend weeks objectively testing it. But doesn't Archery GB do this? If not, why not? What are their sports scientists doing if not surveying kit to identify the best option for their competitors? And couldn't they publish the results for the benefit of the members that pay for it and put something useful and informative in their magazine?