Archery GB is the national governing body for the sport of archery
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Find out moreThere were 267 competitors representing 29 different counties; for some this was their first NCTC, and others have been attending for many years.
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Read Article"It’s what I wanted to achieve long before the Olympics even crossed my mind. The moment the judge put his arm up will be a moment I cherish for a long time.”
Read ArticleThe Community Sport and Recreation Awards 2024 are open for entries. Clubs are eligible through their connection to Archery GB, so get your applications ready!
Read ArticleThe 2023 Summer Metrics are over for this year and it's time to announce the winner. Where did you place?
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Read ArticleOver the next few months we're going to be meeting each of the Archery GB board members, learning a bit more about them, their role on the board and their connections to archery. This month, we hear from Andrew Stanford.
Read ArticleTo prepare for the European Field and 3D championships in Italy next week, the Great Britain team visited Overton Black Arrows to work on shooting on slopes, practise 3D match play, and work on their distance judging. We got an inside look at how the team has been preparing.
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.