Beginners Classes -
The Course is designed to provide you with the beginnings of your Archery Career and help you to get the most out of this wonderful, challenging and sometimes extremely frustrating sport.
The following provides guidence on the structure of the course we hope you will enjoy.
Course Content
Our Beginners course is delivered over five sessions:
Session 1
- Have an understanding of range safety
- Know the means of ‘Fast’ and ‘Come Down’
- Know the meaning of whistles on the shooting line
- Demonstrate correct handling of arrows
- Demonstrate correct T draw posture
- Demonstrate the ability to shoot barebow
- Demonstrate safe collect of arrows
- Know the etiquette expected on the shooting line
Session 2
- Demonstrate safe stringing of a recurve bow
- Demonstrate Mediterranean draw used in freestyle archery
- Demonstrate operation of a sight bar
- what is meant by “archer’s paradox”
- Know that there are a number of different aiming techniques
- Demonstrate an understanding of range safety
Session 3
- Know the different styles of archery
- Know the different bow types
- Know that it is important to have a consistent anchor point
- Know how to record target archery scores
- Demonstrate safe stringing and de-stringing of a recurve bow
- Demonstrate safe shooting
Session 4
- Demonstrate the etiquette expected on the shooting line
- Demonstrate safe shooting
- Demonstrate a consistent anchor point - use of “Theraband” and “Form master”
- Demonstrate recording target archery scores
- Have an understanding of the structure of archery governing bodies in the UK and Worldwide
- Know about awards and classifications
- Know how to join an archery club
Session 5
- Shooting at 18m
- World Archery Feather awards - your first badges
- Applying what you’ve learnt in a ‘semi-competitive’ environment
- Understanding the mental aspects of Archery - how it ‘feels’
- Confirming you are having fun!
- Awarding certificates