Archery

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(11 March 2013, 23:16)Melissa15 Wrote: Bows and the like are only something I have read about & planned on buying & learning to use several different times, but always ended up buying other things since I don't have a garden & wasn't too keen on practising in my front room. Now I think it's long overdue and I need to learn some more real skills besides gardening, my prepping has almost been limited to knowledge and stores.

The closest archery club is in a neighboring town and their beginners course (have to finish this first) is £70 for two one & a half days. Their courses are then £30 for an hour (or £50 for two people, may be able to persuade someone to come). I wasn't expecting these prices, is this generally the cost?


I think I would have to go to learn the basics there until I'm confident and then use someone I knows garden...or a quiet field which are few & far between near me. That's a lot of money that I could use for other things even if were talking just 2 hours a week. The next closest clubs I found with a quick search are 'archery party' clubs aimed at children. Can someone recommend a place somewhere near Bedfordshire?

I was looking forward to when I actually went and learned this with like minded people but it seems i'll be doing it on my own if these are the prices.

Any quick tips or specific bows to look at as a complete beginner? Thanks

That seems expensive to me as most training should be done as part of learning to shoot in an archery club anyway, and that should be covered by your fees. Any decent Archer would show you very quickly the basics of safety and how to shoot correctly and it will not take three days and a further £30 an hour there after. May I ask if the club you visited was a "target" archery club or a "field" archery club as the former can tend to be a bit pricey sometimes as they have to rent buildings etc to shoot in.
I would check to see if there are any Field archery clubs near you by checking the NFAS(national Field Archery society uk) they have a list of clubs with contact numbers. Hope this helps you.