Archery GB is the national governing body for the sport of archery
Find out morePenny Healey shortlisted for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2023
Read moreAre you looking to start your coaching journey in 2024 or take the next step in your development?
Book today!We are pleased to announce revised handicap tables and classifications for the 2023-24 indoor season
Find out moreWe're looking for clubs to host Archery GB competitions in 2024
Find out more"Even as a disabled person myself, I have finished the course and feel more aware and even more knowledgeable about how to make our club accessible."
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Read ArticleBattles fought and champions crowned at the 2023 Junior National Indoor Championships.
Read ArticleWe have organised new online and practical modules for both the Session Coach (Level 1) and Development Coach (Level 2).
Read Article"I was immensely proud to see everybody, hundreds of people from up and down the country."
Read Article"I feel honoured to have been shortlisted for the Young Sports Personality of the Year award! It’s been a great year and being nominated for this award on top of that makes it even better."
Read ArticleHere is a little snippet of what is on offer at the weekend, and if you’d like to find out more, see our booklet!
Read ArticleSince entries opened for the National Indoors on 31 August and the technical issues that followed, we have been investigating this and working with Sport:80 to understand what happened, and most importantly ensure the issue doesn’t happen again. As part of this, we wanted to share an update and statement on this with all members, which includes an apology from Sport:80.
Read Article"Back to back medals at the first two big indoor events is a great start for me, especially with my new bow. I'm really excited for the rest of the season.”
Read ArticleOver 160 barebow archers submitted their votes which resulted in a 70.8% majority for the change.
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.