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TARGET ARCHERY

The current Olympic form of the sport and the discipline in which Great Britain's Men won individual and team bronze medals at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992. This popular form of archery can take place either Outdoor or Indoor .

Outdoor it takes place on flat terrain and consists of shooting a given number of arrows, know as a round, at targets over known distances of up to 90 metres for men and 70 metres for women. Juniors have their own special shorter distances depending on age. Indoor archery with its smaller target faces and closer distances is very popular here and is shot during the cold winter months.

FIELD ARCHERY

Takes place on a course of targets set out in rough country (often woodland). The shooting distances are frequently unmarked so that archers have to rely on judgement and instinct, particularly if they elect to shoot without sighting aids or with the traditional long bow.

CLOUT ARCHERY

Similar to target, except that the archer attempts to drop arrows at long range ( 180 yards for men and 140 yards for women) into a series of circular zones on the ground surrounding a marker flag. Points are then awarded for arrows inside scoring zones.

FLIGHT ARCHERY

A form of archery that can only take place where space permits since the archers compete by shooting for sheer distance. Normally this is only shot here with longbow due to the distance most other bows can reach.