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Find out more"This collaboration embodies our shared commitment to enriching lives through archery, fostering resilience, confidence, and a sense of community through sport."
Read Article"The day was filled with great company, laughter and unforgettable moments – a real celebration of community and sport."
Read Article"This squad showcases promising new talent alongside experienced members with proven performance records."
Read ArticleThe Recognition and Performance Awards help us highlight and celebrate the vital role volunteers play in delivering and developing archery. Who would you like to see rewarded for their role in archery?
Read ArticleAfter the roaring success at stage two in Shanghai with Ella Gibson and Ajay Scott winning mixed team gold, the compound team are keeping their eyes on the prize.
Read ArticleSport Welfare Officers from the Active Partnerships in the South West of England will be hosting a series of training, talks, and events to support clubs in adopting welfare and safeguarding-rich club environments.
Read ArticleShannon has recently been diagnosed with cancer for the second time.
Read Article"Indigo Archery has been an AAP from the very start, they are an amazing example of a successful archery business and we are delighted to have partnered with them to offer this new benefit to AAPs and instructor subscribers."
Read Article"It’s exciting to see the squad’s strong depth and quality maintained as we look ahead to Los Angeles, supported by exceptional talent poised to continue competing at the highest level and challenging the best in the world."
Read Article"We’re not here to make up numbers and we’re not here for someone to have an easy match. We’re going to win, and we know we can.”
Read Article"This collaboration embodies our shared commitment to enriching lives through archery, fostering resilience, confidence, and a sense of community through sport."
Read Article"The day was filled with great company, laughter and unforgettable moments – a real celebration of community and sport."
Read Article"This squad showcases promising new talent alongside experienced members with proven performance records."
Read ArticleThe Recognition and Performance Awards help us highlight and celebrate the vital role volunteers play in delivering and developing archery. Who would you like to see rewarded for their role in archery?
Read ArticleAfter the roaring success at stage two in Shanghai with Ella Gibson and Ajay Scott winning mixed team gold, the compound team are keeping their eyes on the prize.
Read ArticleSport Welfare Officers from the Active Partnerships in the South West of England will be hosting a series of training, talks, and events to support clubs in adopting welfare and safeguarding-rich club environments.
Read ArticleShannon has recently been diagnosed with cancer for the second time.
Read Article"Indigo Archery has been an AAP from the very start, they are an amazing example of a successful archery business and we are delighted to have partnered with them to offer this new benefit to AAPs and instructor subscribers."
Read Article"It’s exciting to see the squad’s strong depth and quality maintained as we look ahead to Los Angeles, supported by exceptional talent poised to continue competing at the highest level and challenging the best in the world."
Read Article"We’re not here to make up numbers and we’re not here for someone to have an easy match. We’re going to win, and we know we can.”
Read Article"This collaboration embodies our shared commitment to enriching lives through archery, fostering resilience, confidence, and a sense of community through sport."
Read Article"The day was filled with great company, laughter and unforgettable moments – a real celebration of community and sport."
Read Article"This squad showcases promising new talent alongside experienced members with proven performance records."
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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