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Enriching Lives Through Archery

Archery GB is the national governing body for the sport of archery

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Get ready for Start Archery Week 2025!

Celebrate our great sport by opening your club or activity centre's doors for people to start their archery journey

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Save the date for Archery GB's 2025 AGM

As a member of Archery GB, you're invited to vote and attend your AGM

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Archery GB’s Annual Report 2023-24 and Strategic Update

We are pleased to announce the release of the Archery GB Annual Report 2023-2024 and Strategic Update

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We're hiring!

We're looking for a Performance Director to inspire and provide effective leadership of the World Class Olympic and Paralympic programmes

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Become an Archery GB Coach

Find an Archery GB Coach or Instructor course with our course finder

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Latest News

Compound to debut at the 2028 Olympic Games
April 10, 2025

Compound to debut at the 2028 Olympic Games

"I'm looking forward to the next three years and trying my best to make it to the Olympics with my teammates and bring back a medal."

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Archery GB’s Annual Report 2023-24 and Strategy Update
April 08, 2025

Archery GB’s Annual Report 2023-24 and Strategy Update

The report delves into how our 2021-2026 vision is being brought to life, focusing on key ambitions like the membership review, empowering people, diversity, archer recruitment, digital transformation, and the development of our GB squad.

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National Tour: The Final returns to the heart of Nottingham
April 08, 2025

National Tour: The Final returns to the heart of Nottingham

Come along and watch the action for yourself! Early bird tickets are still available at a special rate, but only for a limited time, so secure your seat now!

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Make a difference as a para archery squad volunteer
April 05, 2025

Make a difference as a para archery squad volunteer

"It's really inspiring to see world class athletes preparing for competitions and coming home with medals."

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County development day conference hailed a success
April 03, 2025

County development day conference hailed a success

"It was interesting to discuss what a county and a club do differently to complement each other."

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New 50+ Rose award introduced
April 03, 2025

New 50+ Rose award introduced

"We're really pleased to introduce the 50+ Rose awards following feedback from archers around making the awards more inclusive and bringing them in line with competition age categories."

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Ron Van der Hoff announced as National Team Advisor
April 02, 2025

Ron Van der Hoff announced as National Team Advisor

"We are excited to welcome Ron to the team where he will be leading and influencing both the daily training environment and international competition environment."

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GB team announced for first two World Cup stages
March 31, 2025

GB team announced for first two World Cup stages

"This year's team brings together the perfect blend of experience and fresh talent."

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Celebrate your milestones with our Progress Award badges!
March 22, 2025

Celebrate your milestones with our Progress Award badges!

We're thrilled to let you know that our Progress Award badges, designed to help you celebrate every achievement, are now available to purchase in the Archery GB shop.

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Decathlon discount and Kit Designer tool for members
March 19, 2025

Decathlon discount and Kit Designer tool for members

Archery GB are thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with renowned sporting retailer, Decathlon, bringing our members some fantastic benefits.

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Types of Archery

A guide to the different types of archery available and the bows you can use. Field, target, indoor, 3D, flight, clout and para archery can all be shot using recurve bows, compound bows, longbows or barebows.

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Target

Target archery is the type of archery practiced at the Olympics, and is the version most beginners learn first. Archers shoot a set number of arrows at targets set at specified distances on a flat surface.

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Field & 3D

A field archery course is set up over woodland and rough terrain. Archers shoot a specified number of arrows at different targets in sequence.

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Flight

Flight archery is shooting an arrow over the longest possible distance. There is no target, but it does require a very large, flat area - something the size of an aerodrome.

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Clout

Clout archery is an ancient form of archery that was used as military training in the Middle Ages. The target is the clout, which is a small flag on a vertical stick, stuck in the ground and placed up to 160 metres away.

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