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Enriching Lives Through Archery

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

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Get ready for Start Archery Week 2025!

Celebrate our great sport by opening your club or activity centre's doors for people to start their archery journey

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Membership review: Latest updates

We're holding in-person and online focus groups to broaden consultation with clubs

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We have three opportunities working in Sport Development to grow and develop archery in the UK

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Latest News

Decathlon discount and Kit Designer tool for members
March 19, 2025

Decathlon discount and Kit Designer tool for members

Archery GB are thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with renowned sporting retailer, Decathlon, bringing our members some fantastic benefits.

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Podcast returns for Neurodiversity Celebration Week
March 17, 2025

Podcast returns for Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Archery is a great sport for building focus, structure, and self-paced learning, but for neurodivergent individuals, things like sensory overload or communication barriers can sometimes make it more challenging.

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Creating Inclusive Shoots webinar
March 04, 2025

Creating Inclusive Shoots webinar

The Creating Inclusive Shoots webinar, led by Peter Sisson of Deer Park Archers, was a great success, bringing together 30 participants from various archery backgrounds.

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Junior National Outdoor Championships 2025: New round created
February 25, 2025

Junior National Outdoor Championships 2025: New round created

For 2025, a series of changes will be made to the Junior National Outdoor Championships to make it even more enjoyable.

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2025 January Challenge – preliminary results are in!
February 25, 2025

2025 January Challenge – preliminary results are in!

Thank you to everyone who has joined in on the fun and submitted your scores for the January Challenge.

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Kinetic, Core, and Avalon Archery announced as Start Archery Week partners
February 15, 2025

Kinetic, Core, and Avalon Archery announced as Start Archery Week partners

Archery GB is proud to announce Kinetic, Core, and Avalon Archery as premium partners for Start Archery Week 2025.

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Archery GB's Performance Director to take up new role
February 12, 2025

Archery GB's Performance Director to take up new role

"Being a part of Archery GB and the World Class Programme for the last seven and a half years has been an honour and a privilege, and I will look back on what we have collectively achieved in the Tokyo and Paris cycles with fond memories."

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Bryony Pitman, Alex Wise, and Sarah Bettles leave Olympic programme
February 11, 2025

Bryony Pitman, Alex Wise, and Sarah Bettles leave Olympic programme

Recurve women Bryony Pitman and Sarah Bettles, and recurve man Alex Wise, have stepped away from the World Class Olympic Programme, to focus on new opportunities away from the sport.

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New classification videos to support disability archery
February 04, 2025

New classification videos to support disability archery

Archery GB has introduced a series of six new classification videos, providing clear and accessible guidance on the disability classification process.

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Penny Healey shortlisted for Athletes’ Athlete award
February 03, 2025

Penny Healey shortlisted for Athletes’ Athlete award

Four athletes, including GB archer Penny Healey, have been shortlisted for the British Elite Athletes Association’s Athletes’ Athlete of the Month award for January.

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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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