Try Archery

Bendigo Target Archery Club runs a variety of beginner courses and Come ’N’ Try sessions throughout the year to start you on your archery journey or simply to tick the box. They’re very popular with families, friends and work mates and make a great gift. Bookings are essential, see below for upcoming dates, further details and online booking links.

Have any questions about our courses? Email us at bendigoarcheryclub@gmail.com.

Archery Courses

Bendigo Target Archery Club holds beginner’s courses for participants aged 10 and over. Cost for the course is $99 per participant and bookings are essential. The courses are usually held on the first Saturday morning of each month, from 07.45 to 11.30, all equipment inclusive. The course is held in the onsite indoor facility during inclement weather. Course fees are not refundable if you change your mind or are unable to attend on your booked date.

Beginner’s Course contents:

Introduction
Equipment & safety briefing
Shooting demonstration
Shoot your first arrows
Bow type demonstration
Shooting & scoring

An induction session is held 8:00am-11:30am on the following Saturday morning for beginners’s course attendees who would like to join the club. The club membership information form is available at the induction course, and should be filled out before starting the the session. So please arrive before the session starts to leave enough time to fill out the form. Please see our Membership details for further details

Session contents:

Finish membership paperwork
Club walkaround and familiarisation
Further training
Fletching/choosing your new arrows

Archery With Disabilities

The club supports archers with all abilities, including members competing at national and international para-archery events and the Invictus Games. Club facilities include indoor shooting facilities, paved disabled parking bays, an accessible toilet, and cement paths between buildings. The grassed outdoor fields are also used by para-archers. Experienced instructors and coaches can take you from novice through to international competitor and our members provide a friendly, supportive environment. You will need to arrange your own carer if required. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.

As a sport, archery can cater for a range of disabilities and visual impairments. Therefore the club wholeheartedly welcomes and encourages people with a disability or visual impairment to join. All newcomers to BTAC must do our Archery Course before being accepted as a club member. Courses are usually held on our outdoor field from 7.45 – 11.30am on the first Saturday of each month, all equipment inclusive. In the event of inclement weather, courses go ahead in the onsite indoor facility. An induction session is held from 8:00am – 11:30am on the Saturday following for course attendees who would like to join the club.

All beginners, including those with a disability or vision impairment, undergo the same instruction process on the same shooting line. If you require an assistant for your participation, your assistant must do the Archery Course with you. This is for your safety and also so that the assistant can receive instruction on how to become an archery assistant.

The club requires advance warning about beginners who have a disability or visual impairment. This will allow the club if necessary to allocate extra coaching or one-on-one coaching. Please be aware that as BTAC is run solely by volunteers and volunteer coaches who give freely of their time, our personnel resources are finite. This necessarily limits the number of disabled and visually impaired archers that we can cater for at any one Archery Course.

Archers who require an assistant and who decide to join the club as members must organise and attend with their own assistant at all times. The club cannot undertake to provide assistants. Assistants are required to join the club as Associate Members (non-shooting members) and can attend the Archery Course free of charge. This ensures that the club meets its insurance obligations and safety protocols are followed.

Please see the Archery Courses section for further details and to register for the next course.