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Archery GB Recognition Awards

Nominate an individual, club, or organisation for our 2025 Recognition and Performance Awards

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Turn your passion into a profession

The Archery GB Instructor Award is the industry’s leading training course for introducing beginners to archery

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National Tour: The Final

The 2025 final will once again take place at the legendary home of archery, Nottingham

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Where does my membership fee go?

Your Archery GB membership fee goes towards building archery from the ground up

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Enriching Lives Through Archery

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Latest News

Nominations open for 2025 Archery GB Recognition and Performance Awards
June 02, 2025

Nominations open for 2025 Archery GB Recognition and Performance Awards

The Recognition and Performance Awards help us highlight and celebrate the vital role volunteers play in delivering and developing archery. Who would you like to see rewarded for their role in archery?

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GB set to fly to Antalya World Cup
May 31, 2025

GB set to fly to Antalya World Cup

After the roaring success at stage two in Shanghai with Ella Gibson and Ajay Scott winning mixed team gold, the compound team are keeping their eyes on the prize.

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Free training for sport welfare officers in the South West
May 21, 2025

Free training for sport welfare officers in the South West

Sport Welfare Officers from the Active Partnerships in the South West of England will be hosting a series of training, talks, and events to support clubs in adopting welfare and safeguarding-rich club environments.

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Fundraising appeal for teen archer with cancer
May 20, 2025

Fundraising appeal for teen archer with cancer

Shannon has recently been diagnosed with cancer for the second time.

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Indigo Archery partners with Archery GB to support activity partners
May 19, 2025

Indigo Archery partners with Archery GB to support activity partners

"Indigo Archery has been an AAP from the very start, they are an amazing example of a successful archery business and we are delighted to have partnered with them to offer this new benefit to AAPs and instructor subscribers."

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World class programme para athletes announced
May 15, 2025

World class programme para athletes announced

"It’s exciting to see the squad’s strong depth and quality maintained as we look ahead to Los Angeles, supported by exceptional talent poised to continue competing at the highest level and challenging the best in the world."

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GB bring home the World Cup mixed team gold
May 13, 2025

GB bring home the World Cup mixed team gold

"We’re not here to make up numbers and we’re not here for someone to have an easy match. We’re going to win, and we know we can.”

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Archery GB and Sport in Mind team up for mental health
May 12, 2025

Archery GB and Sport in Mind team up for mental health

"This collaboration embodies our shared commitment to enriching lives through archery, fostering resilience, confidence, and a sense of community through sport."

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JAS Stage 1: Competition kicks off in Gloucestershire
May 07, 2025

JAS Stage 1: Competition kicks off in Gloucestershire

"The day was filled with great company, laughter and unforgettable moments – a real celebration of community and sport."

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Meet the World Class Programme Recurve Athletes
May 01, 2025

Meet the World Class Programme Recurve Athletes

"This squad showcases promising new talent alongside experienced members with proven performance records."

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Types of Archery

A guide to the different types of archery available and the bows you can use. Field, target, indoor, 3D, flight, clout and para archery can all be shot using recurve bows, compound bows, longbows or barebows.

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Target

Target archery is the type of archery practiced at the Olympics, and is the version most beginners learn first. Archers shoot a set number of arrows at targets set at specified distances on a flat surface.

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Field & 3D

A field archery course is set up over woodland and rough terrain. Archers shoot a specified number of arrows at different targets in sequence.

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Flight

Flight archery is shooting an arrow over the longest possible distance. There is no target, but it does require a very large, flat area - something the size of an aerodrome.

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Clout

Clout archery is an ancient form of archery that was used as military training in the Middle Ages. The target is the clout, which is a small flag on a vertical stick, stuck in the ground and placed up to 160 metres away.

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