There are no special clothing requirements but a ‘Close Fitting Top’ i.e. no loose sleeves or baggy jumpers. Comfortable shoes / trainers (no open sandals for safety reasons) Please be aware that it can be rather cold in the evenings …
When you have completed a Beginners’ course, your coaches will advise you on suitable equipment – do not buy equipment before starting a beginners’ course! A set of standard recurve equipment for an archer can start from around £ although …
We welcome younger archers into the club. Children from the age of 8 years are able to join the beginner’s course. However, a great deal also depends on the individual child. The coaches may suggest that a child older than …
Archers use stabilisers to assist with aiming. A 30 inch long rod at the front reduces fine bow hand tremors by dampening any movements. V-bars either side of the bow assist with vertical stability and overall balance, counteracting the front-heaviness of the …
A ‘Robin Hood’ is a coveted but expensive trophy for any archer. This is where one arrow strikes the back of another arrow already embedded in the target. This tends to happen indoors where the targets are much closer to …
The speed of arrows depends on the draw weight of the bow, your draw length, limb material, energy profile of the bow, bowstring material, the weight of the arrow, type of fletching on the arrow and the prevailing wind conditions. …
It is not so much about the material used in the bow riser (handle), but about the material used in the limbs. Limbs can be made of fibreglass, laminated wood, carbon fibre or a composite of these materials. While limbs …
Traditional arrows are made of wood (cedar or pine), a flexible and resilient material still used today. Aircraft grade aluminium arrows are lighter (and therefore faster and more accurate) as well as cheap to buy. ‘Carbon’ arrows (composed of carbon …
Most people are either naturally left eye dominant or right eye dominant, but some people are neither. When a person has both eyes open, the brain will subconsciously prefer the sight of one eye over the other when focussing on …
Each shooting session has one person in overall charge of procedure and safety. Called the ‘field captain’, they use a whistle to start and stop shooting. If a potentially dangerous situation is spotted (stray animals, uncontrolled children, potential disturbances, etc. …