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Had my first indoor shoot of the season on Sunday it was a Portsmouth scored 527, so a good start. The X7s and button seem to be tuned but I'm still 20 off my PB.
More practice needed
More practice needed
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Oooh, an archery thread!
Did a beginners course in August with my 11yo son, he loved it and we're both now hooked and fully paid up members of our local club (Banbury Cross Archers, we've even got club shirts on order).
I bought him a beginners recurve and some Easton Jazz arrows for his birthday in September and myself a SF Premium riser, SF Premium limbs and some arrows last month. Despite him shooting barebow and me using a sight, he's still better than me. :/
*goes off to read rest of thread*
Did a beginners course in August with my 11yo son, he loved it and we're both now hooked and fully paid up members of our local club (Banbury Cross Archers, we've even got club shirts on order).
I bought him a beginners recurve and some Easton Jazz arrows for his birthday in September and myself a SF Premium riser, SF Premium limbs and some arrows last month. Despite him shooting barebow and me using a sight, he's still better than me. :/
*goes off to read rest of thread*
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Welcome fatiain, it's all about practice.
Just concentrate on your form because the practice will create muscle memory and then you're off to the races.
Enjoy the sport !
Just concentrate on your form because the practice will create muscle memory and then you're off to the races.
Enjoy the sport !
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A computer forum that also has an area to discuss my other favourite past time.
Been shooting recurve since March and so far all is going well, got my PB Portsmouth a few weeks back of 565. Been downhill since then mind, however it is a constant thing to aim for.
Been shooting recurve since March and so far all is going well, got my PB Portsmouth a few weeks back of 565. Been downhill since then mind, however it is a constant thing to aim for.
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Archery, anyone do it ?
Fancy a new hobby apart from my RC cars and this interests me.
Surprised how many clubs there are within a short radius.
So any archers about and is it a good hobby?
Also might come in useful or the imminent zombie apocalypse
A 6 lesson 12 hour course is only £35 for adults, which seems very reasonable since all equipment included.
Fancy a new hobby apart from my RC cars and this interests me.
Surprised how many clubs there are within a short radius.
So any archers about and is it a good hobby?
Also might come in useful or the imminent zombie apocalypse
A 6 lesson 12 hour course is only £35 for adults, which seems very reasonable since all equipment included.
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I've been doing it for years. Love it.
There's bows in almost every price range if you enjoy it enough to buy your own.
Nothing feels quite as badass as a center of target shot at 100 yards(wish it were moving). I also find fletching my arrows somewhat relaxing.
Also I'd advise joining a club I'm not sure about cubs they sound a bit dodgy
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There's bows in almost every price range if you enjoy it enough to buy your own.
Nothing feels quite as badass as a center of target shot at 100 yards
(wish it were moving). I also find fletching my arrows somewhat relaxing.Also I'd advise joining a club I'm not sure about cubs they sound a bit dodgy
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Yup, I especially enjoy, in the city of York, murdering a Scotsman within the ancient city walls.
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I used to teach students, little kids with school summer trips... One tip, DO NOT tell them that it is called a **** fletching, do not, trust me
( I see the word is banned, so you, as adults must know what I mean then. It is a word for a male chicken)
( I see the word is banned, so you, as adults must know what I mean then. It is a word for a male chicken)
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Soldato
Banbury Cross Archers start shooting outdoors again nexy month, time to dust off my (and my boy's) kit and get shooting.
Can't be doing with indoor shooting, it's only at 18m and it gets really crowded in the sports hall. And with my hit/miss ratio, I reckon most of my arrows would end up embedded in the walls/ceiling/floor!
Can't be doing with indoor shooting, it's only at 18m and it gets really crowded in the sports hall. And with my hit/miss ratio, I reckon most of my arrows would end up embedded in the walls/ceiling/floor!
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We started ours last Sunday, did a National 60 / 50 yards due to having a poor indoor season nothing seems to be going right 
Need to do a walk-back and ensure everything is tuned before I get into it
Need to do a walk-back and ensure everything is tuned before I get into it
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Hi All
At the weekend I had a go at a spot of field archery while away for a weekend break at center parcs. I know this will probably be worlds away from proper archery but I really enjoyed it, so I'm looking into local clubs to see how I can go about getting started.
Ideally I'd like to use a plain and simple bow without all the stabilisers and sights and all that gubbins but I'll see how it goes.
Just waiting to hear back from a couple of local clubs about going along and how to get started. annoyingly one of them holds a beginners course which I have missed for this year and the next one is next April!!
At the weekend I had a go at a spot of field archery while away for a weekend break at center parcs. I know this will probably be worlds away from proper archery but I really enjoyed it, so I'm looking into local clubs to see how I can go about getting started.
Ideally I'd like to use a plain and simple bow without all the stabilisers and sights and all that gubbins but I'll see how it goes.
Just waiting to hear back from a couple of local clubs about going along and how to get started. annoyingly one of them holds a beginners course which I have missed for this year and the next one is next April!!
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Welcome valve, where are you based ? Have you used the AGB Club Finder ?
Some archery shops run beginner courses which is a possible alternative route once you've completed the course you can then consider joining a local which could be a quicker route for you.
Some archery shops run beginner courses which is a possible alternative route once you've completed the course you can then consider joining a local which could be a quicker route for you.
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Hiya
I'm in Kent, there's a few clubs about but so far contacting them has not been great, two I have emailed and not heard back from yet.
A third I phoned yesterday and got hold of an old dear who when I mentioned that I'd like to have a go of proper archery to see if I feel I'd definitely enjoy it before committing said "We don't do 'having a go' we're a serious club and we like people to commit but by all means you can join one of our starter courses..." Though no idea when that will be as they wait until they have several people interested then do a course, so it could be months away!!
I had a quick look the other day but I don't think there is an archery shop near me sadly.
There is a national 'have a go' day at the end of the month and a club not too far away from me is taking part so I could get along there and have another try but it's too far away to be a regular club for me.
I'm in Kent, there's a few clubs about but so far contacting them has not been great, two I have emailed and not heard back from yet.
A third I phoned yesterday and got hold of an old dear who when I mentioned that I'd like to have a go of proper archery to see if I feel I'd definitely enjoy it before committing said "We don't do 'having a go' we're a serious club and we like people to commit but by all means you can join one of our starter courses..." Though no idea when that will be as they wait until they have several people interested then do a course, so it could be months away!!
I had a quick look the other day but I don't think there is an archery shop near me sadly.
There is a national 'have a go' day at the end of the month and a club not too far away from me is taking part so I could get along there and have another try but it's too far away to be a regular club for me.
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You do have the bit between your teeth.
Clubs are run by volunteers some good some not so good. Most clubs run 'Have a go' sessions which generally is anything upto 3 hours from there you can request for a spot on the Beginners Course if the have-a-go met your expectations. We tend to run 2 have-a-go's followed by 2 Beginner Courses per year, these are 6 months apart. The waiting list does get long and people are disappointed by the lead times.
The general issue behind running courses is a combination of facility availability and ensuring we have enough volunteers to manage around 20-22 archers for a 6 week period Beginner Course or a morning session for a have-a-go. Some clubs are happy to do this but there a clubs who are quite cold on the matter. Ultimately it will mean new member take on and again some love it and some really are uncomfortable at the thought.
Best way to vet a club is speak to someone in authority; ask about club size, how many active archers, do they have junior teams, what bow disciplines are used at the club ? You could also pop along to a practice night and see what they get upto, if you are shooed away that's not the club for you; please note Practice Night.
My Mrs is the Club Secretary and I'm the Membership Secretary for our club but we're in the East Midlands so a little far for you to travel.
Clubs are run by volunteers some good some not so good. Most clubs run 'Have a go' sessions which generally is anything upto 3 hours from there you can request for a spot on the Beginners Course if the have-a-go met your expectations. We tend to run 2 have-a-go's followed by 2 Beginner Courses per year, these are 6 months apart. The waiting list does get long and people are disappointed by the lead times.
The general issue behind running courses is a combination of facility availability and ensuring we have enough volunteers to manage around 20-22 archers for a 6 week period Beginner Course or a morning session for a have-a-go. Some clubs are happy to do this but there a clubs who are quite cold on the matter. Ultimately it will mean new member take on and again some love it and some really are uncomfortable at the thought.
Best way to vet a club is speak to someone in authority; ask about club size, how many active archers, do they have junior teams, what bow disciplines are used at the club ? You could also pop along to a practice night and see what they get upto, if you are shooed away that's not the club for you; please note Practice Night.
My Mrs is the Club Secretary and I'm the Membership Secretary for our club but we're in the East Midlands so a little far for you to travel.
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The problem I've been having is that the local groups only have email addresses and so far no one has come back to me, I figure maybe they will do so over the weekend, so fingers crossed.
A friend of a friend suggested a local events place which does an archery master class day which caters for all levels from complete beginners to those wishing to improve their skills and focuses on bare bow shooting which is what my preference is (at the moment at least), so I might give that a go too.
A friend of a friend suggested a local events place which does an archery master class day which caters for all levels from complete beginners to those wishing to improve their skills and focuses on bare bow shooting which is what my preference is (at the moment at least), so I might give that a go too.
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Digging up this thread again, on Wednesday I have the last of my six 2 hour sessions of my beginners course, and I'll have a certificate and be able to join a club and get going properly.
Really enjoying it at the moment though not fully got my technique consistent but it's coming together pretty well.
My ultimate aim is to shoot bare bow recurve, on the course we've been shooting recurve with a sight, and last week added a stabiliser but I'm unsure about getting too used to that. Wonder if I'm better off going bare bow straight off or using the stabiliser for a while until I can get some consistency in my shooting...
Really enjoying it at the moment though not fully got my technique consistent but it's coming together pretty well.
My ultimate aim is to shoot bare bow recurve, on the course we've been shooting recurve with a sight, and last week added a stabiliser but I'm unsure about getting too used to that. Wonder if I'm better off going bare bow straight off or using the stabiliser for a while until I can get some consistency in my shooting...
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Shot on Sunday with the boy, first time in months. It lashed it down with rain twice and we had to shelter in the shed but there was cake (and there was only 4 of us shooting).
Managed to get 6 dozen shot and most of them were in the boss. A bit of impromptu and informal coaching from one of the more senior members with the proviso "Don't tell Lana!" (she's just done her instructors course and is on the Club committee), did quite well.
Didn't score, working on my form. (Honest!)
Managed to get 6 dozen shot and most of them were in the boss. A bit of impromptu and informal coaching from one of the more senior members with the proviso "Don't tell Lana!" (she's just done her instructors course and is on the Club committee), did quite well.
Didn't score, working on my form. (Honest!)
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In my opinion, I would say it isn't worth continuing to practice a bowstyle you don't want to shoot longer than you have to.
Stick with it till the end of the beginners course, but after that, go to the style you want. The majority of archers at least start (and a lot continue) as a recurve archer, hence why beginners courses progress you to shooting recruve (although you could probably argue that if you did the whole course teaching barebow, you would end up with more barebow archers)
There's no benefit (imo) to shooting a bow with stabilisers if you intend to shoot barebow, as the bow feels & reacts very differently.