Archery Classes for Beginners

Learn Archery for beginners with our sport and fitness courses in Sydney.

Our Archery classes will introduce you to a sport that is a blend of long tradition and modern technology, a combination of physicality and mental concentration. We have designed this course for the archery beginners, aiming to develop self-confidence, concentration, discipline and upper body strength.

Archery is a sport of focus and concentration, enhancing physical fitness along with mindfulness and stress management. This beginners level course covers the fundamental archery skills and basics that you can use at any archery range in Sydney in a fun and safe environment.

Course outcomes

By the end of this archery for beginners course, you will understand:

• the steps of the shooting technique that are the basis of good consistent shooting
• the Basic Archery Shot Cycle to help you form a harmonious & shooting sequence
• all the fundamentals and principles necessary to handle and shoot a bow safely and with sound technique
• how to become more consistent and accurate in your shooting

Ideal for

Our archery classes are perfect for:

• Adults without any experience
• Those who have been on the range before
• Those who need to refresh or develop their archery skills

Course content

• Stance
• Nocking the Arrow
• Set
• Set-up
• Draw and Load
• Anchor
• Transfer and Hold
• Aim and Expand
• Release
• Follow-Through

Materials provided

This Beginners level Archery course does not require you to bring any equipment. We will provide everything needed for the class. Just bring yourself and your friends and family to enjoy a pass time that will develop into a passion.

Venue

Rozelle Campus, corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd, Rozelle (in the grounds of St. Joseph’s Church). If driving, no entry into Gordon Street from Victoria Road. Last block on your right before Victoria Road. Pedestrian access is opposite Prince Street.

Other information

• Qualified instructors
• Bows and arrows
• Targets and stands
• All necessary safety equipment
• Sound knowledge that your archery experience will be fun, professional and safe
• Archery is an internationally contested sport both outdoors and indoors. We have made it possible for archers to now participate in both styles of archery.
• All our classes are indoors, so wet weather will not be an issue
• Respecting COVID-19 safety measures, our hall provides four lanes at the full 18m international indoor archery distance.

Sydney Community College is an educational organisation dedicated to the provision of quality adult education. We intend to develop skills and knowledge in our classes, not to recommend therapeutic solutions.