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Enriching Lives Through Archery

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

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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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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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