To help you stay ahead, we've pulled together key dates, preparation tips, and an overview of the support you can expect from us
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Find out moreTo help you stay ahead, we've pulled together key dates, preparation tips, and an overview of the support you can expect from us
Get ready!"Brilliant weekend; what a UK Championships should be. Well laid course, well organised with a great team of organisers, work party, and judges."
Read ArticleArchery GB members, partners and dependents can access this award-winning Assistance Programme from Health Assured – the UK and Ireland’s leading wellbeing provider.
Read Article"Although I compete for my country competitively, I am still a human outside the sport with hobbies and other things going on in my life."
Read Article"With their many past successes at the World Games, we are positive that GB will continue to showcase their skills and medal potential."
Read Article"It was been a fantastic day of archery skills demonstrated by the youngsters; their enthusiasm and high energy levels were best described as infectious."
Read Article"Ron's knowledge of archery and performance needs have and will assist the programme's direction going forward as we prepare towards the LA Olympic and Paralympic Games."
Read Article"Together, with our members and future committees, we will continue to build a future that honours our past while embracing the promise of what lies ahead."
Read ArticleWorking closely with Sport Development Officer Lisa Wheeler, the regional committee will be tasked with promoting the sport of archery, supporting clubs, members, competitions, tournaments, and coaching at all levels.
Read ArticleWelfare officers from clubs, counties, and regions are all invited to attend and receive local 1-2-1 advice and support on a wide range of safeguarding and broader welfare issues.
Read Article"I wish to express my gratitude to the staff team and the archery community, especially all the volunteers, it has been a privilege to work alongside you."
Read Article"Brilliant weekend; what a UK Championships should be. Well laid course, well organised with a great team of organisers, work party, and judges."
Read ArticleArchery GB members, partners and dependents can access this award-winning Assistance Programme from Health Assured – the UK and Ireland’s leading wellbeing provider.
Read Article"Although I compete for my country competitively, I am still a human outside the sport with hobbies and other things going on in my life."
Read Article"With their many past successes at the World Games, we are positive that GB will continue to showcase their skills and medal potential."
Read Article"It was been a fantastic day of archery skills demonstrated by the youngsters; their enthusiasm and high energy levels were best described as infectious."
Read Article"Ron's knowledge of archery and performance needs have and will assist the programme's direction going forward as we prepare towards the LA Olympic and Paralympic Games."
Read Article"Together, with our members and future committees, we will continue to build a future that honours our past while embracing the promise of what lies ahead."
Read ArticleWorking closely with Sport Development Officer Lisa Wheeler, the regional committee will be tasked with promoting the sport of archery, supporting clubs, members, competitions, tournaments, and coaching at all levels.
Read ArticleWelfare officers from clubs, counties, and regions are all invited to attend and receive local 1-2-1 advice and support on a wide range of safeguarding and broader welfare issues.
Read Article"I wish to express my gratitude to the staff team and the archery community, especially all the volunteers, it has been a privilege to work alongside you."
Read Article"Brilliant weekend; what a UK Championships should be. Well laid course, well organised with a great team of organisers, work party, and judges."
Read ArticleArchery GB members, partners and dependents can access this award-winning Assistance Programme from Health Assured – the UK and Ireland’s leading wellbeing provider.
Read Article"Although I compete for my country competitively, I am still a human outside the sport with hobbies and other things going on in my life."
Read ArticleA 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.
Find out moreTarget 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.
A field archery course is set up over woodland and rough terrain. Archers shoot a specified number of arrows at different targets in sequence.
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.
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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