Before you start
Before you can join an archery club, you must first go on a beginners course. Two of the clubs in the county regularly run beginners courses throughout the year.
Successful completion of a course will allow you to join any archery club in the country.
Start Your Archery Journey Today
Discover the joys of archery by enrolling in our beginners courses and unlock your potential.
- Learn Archery Basics
- Master Safety Techniques
- Understand Equipment Use
- Develop Shooting Skills
- Prepare for Tournaments
What To Expect
Taking Bromyard Bowmen’s beginners course as an example, the following is an outline of their course structure. This should give you a taste of what to expect to be taught on the course.
All equipment is provided. We actively discourage you from purchasing any equipment at this stage.
Session 1
- Introduction to the Olympic style Recurve Bow and protective equipment
- Safety aspects including whistles and verbal commands
- Warming up / Cooling down
- Barebow shooting demonstration followed by barebow shooting session (with individual coaching)
- Shooting demonstration with sights followed by shooting session with sights (with individual coaching)
- De-stringing a bow
Session 2
- Stringing a bow
- Shooting session
- Retrieving and scoring arrows
- Demonstration of different bow types and accessories
- Discussion on types of archery
- Shooting session
Session 3
- Rules of etiquette
- Governing body – GNAS (Grand National Archery Society), now known as Archery GB
- Explanation of how archery tournaments are run
- Beginners’ Tournament
- Presentation of tournament medals and course certificates
Next Steps
The three County Clubs conduct a small number of beginners courses each year, usually beginning in late Spring. Contact one of the three County Clubs for more information regarding beginners courses.
Hereford Company of Bowmen. Secretary