Courses

2027 Course dates open for booking. 

If you would like to start shooting, or simply would like to ‘give it a go’, we run courses throughout the year.

We offer a 6-hour beginners course split over 2 sessions, each session lasting 3 hours. The course is focused on learning to shoot a recurve bow, and covers:

  • Health & Safety in the field
  • Bow assembly
  • Recurve barebow shooting technique (no sight)
  • Recurve freestyle shooting technique (shooting with a sight)
  • Equipment, including finger slings and bracers
  • Shooting and scoring rounds

All of our courses are run by Archery GB qualified instructors

Once you have attended both sessions and completed the course you will be eligible to join the club as a full member and become registered with Archery GB (GNAS).

Our beginners course costs £50, which is payable in advance. This includes all Archery equipment required for the course.

To book a place on a course please select the indicated course date and complete the form. You will receive an email shortly after this. 

Course Times

Saturday and Sunday 9:00 – 12:00

Please be aware we are a non for profit club, meaning that  members currently running the club are doing this voluntarily, in their own time, without payment. We will reply to email and requests as soon as possible.

After submitting your form if no email is received please check you spam/junk folder.

Complete 1 form per person

Contact number will only be used for last minute changes such as cancelling a session due to adverse weather conditions.
Courses are available for age 8+. Attendees under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.
Follow the steps below to indicate eye dominance

1. The Miles Test (Triangle Test
Method: Extend both arms forward and create a small triangular opening between the hands. With both eyes open, focus on a distant object through the opening.
Result: When each eye is closed in turn, the dominant eye is the one that keeps the object centered within the triangle.

2. The Porta Test (Pointing Test)
Method: Extend one arm and point at a distant object with the index finger, keeping both eyes open. Close one eye, then the other.
Result: The dominant eye is the one where the finger appears to stay aligned with the object. With the non-dominant eye, the finger seems to "jump" off target.

3. The Hole-in-the-Card Test (Card Test)
Method: Hold a card or piece of paper with a small hole at arm's length. Focus on a distant object through the hole with both eyes open. Then alternately close each eye.
Result: The eye that continues to see the object through the hole is the dominant eye.