Archery

Target Archery

Target archery practice.
Target archery practice at Seeonee Scout Park

Sword-fighting is all very well, but if you’ve fancied yourself more of a Robin Hood,  William Tell, Yue Fei or Minamoto no Tametomo type. Well, you’ve come to the right place! Archery is popular in the Society of Creative Anachronism, and our canton of Burnfield has some of the best, most awarded and knowledgeable archers in the land. SCA archery  is about using, making and knowing about pre-17th century archery equipment.

SCA target archery is done in garb! Dress in your chosen pre1600 clothes, bring your wooden arrows fletched with feather and period relevant bow (no compound bows, no modern spring/flipper rests or plunger buttons,  stabilisers, clickers, or modern string release devices or adjustable or fixed sights).

Beginners and people who have never tried shooting a bow and arrow before are encouraged to try.

If you’d like to have a go at shooting a pre 1600 of the Common Era bow and arrows, contact our Captain of Archers at marshal@burnfield.lochac.sca.org , or come along to one of our archery events – we’ve always got extra equipment for beginners to try!

Dice Game
First arrow being launched at a die.

Combat Archery

In addition to target archery, we also allow combat archers to join armoured fighters on the War Field. We use “blunts” (arrows with flat rubber tips), low-poundage bows, and light armour to reduce chances of injury. Unlike target archers, all combat archers must be authorised as safe combatants before they take the field.

 

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