Clout Archery:

Clout archery is shot from 100m to 180m depending on your division. Arrows are shot skyward to land on a 10m target on the ground. Clout archery is quite technical because wind and weather play a huge part of the game!

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• Clout mirror or prism (these are specialist sights that are usually hand made and can be purchased from some archery shops or through the few people that make them). A clout sight will allow you to see the target in the distance while pointing your bow skywards. Members of Coast Archers will point you in the right direction to obtain a clout sight. Clout sights start from around $50

• *Please note in the video, the sights are referred to as prisms. These are not prisms, they are mirrors. Prisms are solid pieces of glass or acrylic housed in a scope.

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• Spotting scope (without rangefinder)

• Sturdy tripod

• Clout arrows (which are usually much heavier than target arrows, but always speak to an experienced clout archer first before making clout arrows)

• Shorter front stabiliser or an angled stabiliser

• Decent walking shoes (eg hiking shoes)

• Insect repellent.

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Field Archery:

Field archery usually takes place in the bush around a marked course (a bit like golf) where you shoot different distances and target faces, sometimes uphill and downhill.

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• Sight Settings/sight tape (up to 60 metres for open division)

• Binoculars, good ones (eg 10:42 or 50) (without rangefinder) 

• Water bottle that clips to your quiver

• Decent walking shoes (eg hiking shoes)

• Insect repellent

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Indoor Archery:

• Binoculars (optional)

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In General…

Smart phones may be used for electronic scoring to submit scores to Archers Diary via the iscored today app. At least one person on your target should have a smart phone or tablet. Apart from scoring, phones must be switched to silent and may not be used for any other purpose while in competition.

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Pens

Always carry a pen because in competition arrow holes must be marked.