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Could you represent GB at Paris 2024?

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New coaching course places released

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Come work with us!

We are looking for a regional development officer covering the South West and an Independent Chair for our Case Management Panel.

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New Code to protect our sport

"The Code of Conduct encapsulates all the sporting, moral and ethical principles that archery represents."

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Latest News

Introducing the Southern Counties Archery Youth Tour
March 24, 2023

Introducing the Southern Counties Archery Youth Tour

Welcome to the Southern Counties Archery Youth Tour (SCAYT), creating opportunities for lots of juniors to get involved in over 30 competitions across a the region.

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Archery GB welcome Easton as the latest 2023 premium sponsor
March 22, 2023

Archery GB welcome Easton as the latest 2023 premium sponsor

“For more than 100 years, Easton arrows have been in the quivers of Great Britain’s best archers."

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Meet your Junior AGB Ambassadors: Chloe A'Bear
March 20, 2023

Meet your Junior AGB Ambassadors: Chloe A'Bear

It's time to introduce you to another of our brilliant new junior ambassadors, letting them tell their story in their own words of who they are, what they love and why they chose to become an Archery GB ambassador. This month, we hear from Chloe A’Bear.

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National Tour: 2022 - The year of the barebow!
March 18, 2023

National Tour: 2022 - The year of the barebow!

Helen Brown, the first Women's Barebow winner of the National Tour, talks about the bowstyle's inclusion into the 2022 event, what it means for the barebow community and her hopes for 2023.

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Archery during Ramadhan
March 17, 2023

Archery during Ramadhan

Raheem Scott from Leicester Archery Academy explains, as the reward for every good deed in Ramadhan is believed to be multiplied by 70, continuing to practice archery during the days of fasting, whether at an outdoor or indoor range, is a great way to keep active whilst at the same time benefitting from the blessings of the month.

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Paralympian Hazel Taylor retires from GB squad
March 09, 2023

Paralympian Hazel Taylor retires from GB squad

"Life as a GB para archer has been incredible."

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2023 January Challenge Competition: Full Results!
March 08, 2023

2023 January Challenge Competition: Full Results!

The 2023 January Challenge, which ran from 1 January to 31 January, is over for another year. The results have been tallied, the scores verified and it’s time to announce the winners.

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Antalya World Cup team named for 2023
March 06, 2023

Antalya World Cup team named for 2023

“Antalya will be exciting as always to see how our preparation are going ahead of July’s World Championships."

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National Tour: 2009 - A look at the first-ever Tour finals
March 02, 2023

National Tour: 2009 - A look at the first-ever Tour finals

With all the excitement surrounding the 2023 National Tour, we went back to where it all started and spoke to Lucy O’Sullivan and Duncan Busby, the first compound champions about their experience of the very first National Tour finals. 

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TRU Ball/Axcel named one of Archery GB's official premium sponsors
March 02, 2023

TRU Ball/Axcel named one of Archery GB's official premium sponsors

“We are proud to partner with Archery GB in this way and thank you for the opportunity to be a part of what you are doing to grow the sport!"

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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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