Overview:
Robin Hood was cool (no, not the Kevin Costner version) and William Tell was only a Granny Smith away from lodging an arrow through his son's noggin. With heroes like this in England's rich history who wouldn't want to pick up a bow and arrow, take aim and shoot 2 foot wide of the target to the heckling jeers of their compadres. With steady handedness a prerequisite, those who've had a heavy one the night before will be pulling their arrows from the dirt.
If you think Archery is all about shooting at a few lame targets before you rapidly lose interest, think again: this Extreme Archery site features an unbeatable range of diverse targets and top quality equipment. The 20 acre site features dozens of targets and 20 different games spread over a challenging selection of countryside terrain.
Requiring coordination, strength, speed and accuracy, this brilliant site is guaranteed to give you a whole new appreciation for this highly enjoyable and challenging sport!
The Game Zones:
The targets on offer here are second to none: besides standard round targets you can expect to find giant spiders, French Knights, car doors, model deer, sheep, boars, wolves, bears and a whole lot more! Many of the games are based on Medieval war techniques and each zone requires a different skill. The shooting range stretches from 15ft to 300ft and the targets vary in size from under a metre to 144sq ft!
The Format:
The approximate times for this full day event are:
- 9.30m: Assemble for a breakfast of bacon rolls, tea & coffee.
- 10am: A half-hour instruction session from one of the site's Archery Champions. Here participants will be shown several shooting techniques with a variety of different bows.
- 10.30am: The instructor leads the crew out to the Game Zones. Groups will be split up into teams of 5 and up to 8 teams are able to play at once.
- 12.30pm: 30-40 minute break where you will be served spitroast chicken, beans and spuds.
- 1pm: Afternoon session of team archery. Each team will have their efforts scored.
- 3.30pm: Awards ceremony where medals and prizes will be handed out to the best archers of the day with the victors doubtlessly thrusting their bows skyward in jubilation, cheering and grunting like Neanderthals who've just floored a Sabretooth on the hunt
Included:
- A top-of-the-range selection of bows including Olympic Recurve Bows, Traditional English Longbows, Mongolian Bows, North American Indian Flat Bows and many other versions of the weapon that have shaped Mankind's history for over 3000 years!
- Unlimited arrows.
- Breakfast and a hot lunch.
- Tug-O-War, knife, axe & boomerang throwing & Scythian Horse Bow/Mediaeval War Bow shooting can be arranged for an exclusive group (ask for details)
Notes:
- Snack foods and hot/soft drinks will be available to buy on site.
- Participants are advised to wear sensible footwear.