archery in East Dorset
The Bracken Company of Archers is located on the grounds of Cranborne Middle School in east Dorset. We shoot on Sunday mornings and during the summer months, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. In the winter, we also shoot indoors.
target archery for all the family
We are a target archery club and membership is divided into seniors and juniors. We operate a Junior Ribbon Award Scheme to encourage our young archers to progress. Many Juniors have been through the improvement scheme and several have gone on to represent not only the county but their country. We have also recently introduced an Adult 252 Ribbon Award Scheme to encourage our senior archers to improve their performance. More about us >>
longbow, recurve or compound ?
Our members shoot the 3 most popular types of bow being:
- Longbow: The modern descendant of the classic english longbow
- Recurve bow: The type of bow used in Olympic archery
- Compound bow: A recent design of bow that uses cams and pulleys to give a mechanical advantage and hence great accuracy
how far can you shoot ?
In competition we shoot any distance from 20 yards up to 90 metres. In fact we sometimes hold a 'clout shoot' which is over 180 yards! More about the rules and etiquette of archery >>