Beginners lessons

Castle Bowmen’s highly experienced coaches run many beginners lessons each year.

So if you haven’t ever shot a bow before or just need a refresher, get in touch.

All our courses currently take place at our outdoor venue on Heath Park.

If you would like to learn archery in a safe environment - just let us know by

dropping an e-mail to our beginners co-ordinator Andrew at the below email address.

castlebowmen@live.co.uk

Or use the form below

Contact Us

Please use this form to contact Castle Bowmen if you wish to enquire about our Beginner courses, or to ask about club membership.

We will reply to the email address given as quickly as we can, but bare with us we can be inundated with emails at certain times of the year.

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I have never done archery

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Our beginner courses start during April each year but due to high demand the do fill VERY quickly.
If you would like to be informed when spaces become available then please let us know within your email or by checking the subscribe box above.
And if you no longer wish to receive email reminders please write to us at the above email address an let us know.

Full Information for Beginners

Whether you are a complete novice, or someone that has tried archery but received no formal training; prior to joining any archery club, you must undertake a Beginners Course. Castle Bowmen aims to deliver about 10 courses per year.

Our course fee is currently £40.00 per person and an example course structure is as follows:

Week 1: Lessons 1 & 2 (Approx’ 2 hrs) - Full Safety & Equipment instructions. Shooting Barebow style (without sights) or Recurve style (with a sight).
Week 2: Lessons 3 & 4 (Approx’ 2 hrs) - Safety recap, Shooting the alternative style to that taught in week 1. Archery Etiquette
Week 3: Lessons 5 & 6 (Approx’ 2 hrs) - Safety recap, choose your preferred bow style and compete in our mini tournament where you will be taught Scoring, and Tournament Rules.

We provide all the equipment, so you don't have to bring anything along except yourself and suitable clothing and always enclosed footwear, to suit weather conditions. (It can get muddy if we’ve had a lot of rain).

You'll be taught by ArcheryGB qualified coaches in all aspects of archery. (ArcheryGB is the national governing body for Archery)
The structured course covers all the safety aspects of archery and basic techniques to get you started in this fun and addictive Sport.
We can also help you decide which equipment would be best for you if you choose to continue with Archery.

Our Coaches & Experienced Archers will be happy to answer any questions about Archery so don’t be afraid to ask as you have your lessons.

If you would like to reserve a space on our Archery Beginners course, just contact us as detailed above and we'll do our best to get you on the course you request.

We teach all of our beginner courses at Heath Park on Saturday afternoons throughout the year. This unfortunately means you may well get wet, so boots and warm close fitting clothing is advised. (avoid toggles or scarves etc or anything that might catch on the bowstring)

Our courses are for all ages 8 yrs and above. Unfortunately we are unable to teach children younger than 8 years old for both safety and health reasons.

Any queries just drop us an email at the club address at the top of this page.

For up to date availability of courses, more information, questions or to book a place, please e-mail our Beginners Coordinator Andrew at: castlebowmen@live.co.uk