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Archery in Salisbury since 1859

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Target Archery

   

Target Archery is what most people think of when archery is mentioned.  Simply, it involves shooting at a target; the closer to centre the arrows are, the more points you score.  SWAC offers both outdoor and indoor (winter only) target archery with imperial and metric rounds.

The Basics:

In target archery you can choose different rounds to shoot. A 'round' refers to what exactly you will be shooting, e.g. a 'Portsmouth Round' involves shooting five dozen arrows (60) at a target 20 yards away.   A round can either be 'Imperial' (yards) or 'Metric' (meters) and the diameter and design of the target face changes depending on which round you do. A list of all the different types of round can be found here.

 

 

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