Beginners Courses
Ashcombe Valley Archers usually run beginners courses twice per year, in Spring and Autumn, however due to current demand we will be running an additional course in the summer. The goal of these courses is to enable people to experience archery in a controlled environment with experienced coaches with over 20 years of archery experience!
As Ashcombe Valley Archers is a part of the National Field Archery Society (NFAS), all club members must also be members of the NFAS. Our beginners courses allow new archers to gain knowledge and experience required to join the society and are given the opportunity to join the society, as senior/junior members, and the club upon successful completion of the beginners course, should they wish.
Courses typically run over a period of 5 weeks, with sessions lasting approximately 1.5 hours using our peactise course to ensure all beginners get one to one as needed with the coaches. The 5th and final week takes place on our woodland competition course, with additional experienced archers helping the beginners to appreciate the differences between target archery and our field archery. This last session usually takes place on a Sunday and may take up to 2 to 3 hours to get round all 36 targets, at the end which, all participants will receive a certificate and can take the opportunity to join the NFAS and our club.
The cost of the course is currently £70 for 18’s and over and £35 for under 18’s. This fee covers 5 weeks of tuition as well as use of bows, arrows and ancillary equipment. If you choose to join the club we are willing to lease equipment to new archers as they sort out their shooting style and decide on their own equipment, as it is important to get the specification right for your first bow. Our members are happy to discuss the various shooting styles used in the NFAS and to assist you in progressing in the sport.



Our Next Beginners Course
Due to the large numbers of people on our waiting list we have reluctantly stopped taking requests to join a beginners course until we have reduced the waiting list. We are working to re-open the list but it will be some months before we are able to do this.
AVA committee
January 2024.