YOUR LOCAL AND FRIENDLY ARCHERY CLUB

Welcome to Archers of Raunds

All abilities are catered for.

Coaching Courses

Are you curious about diving into the exciting world of archery but unsure where to start? Our archery beginner’s course is designed just for you! Join us to learn everything from the basics of equipment and safety to refining your shooting technique, with expert coaches by your side.

Membership Benefits

  • Bow Types

    We have a selection of club bows for you to try. We will also help and advise on your current setup as well as give advice on any particular archery purchase you maybe thinking of.

  • Equipment Hire

    We offer you the opportunity to hire equipment for a period of time. This will help you improve and negates the need to rush out and purchase your own equipment right after you have finished your beginners course.

  • Progression

    Once you have completed your beginners course, Archers of Raunds will continue to assist and help with your progression and development.

  • Technique

    One of the clubs primary aims is to teach beginners the basic T-Draw technique and to provide them with a solid foundation on which to build their archery skills.

  • Library

    In our Members Area, we have a selection of videos as well as documentation to help with or use as a reminder/refresher to technique, bow setup, warm up drills etc.

  • Maintenance

    Throughout your progression as well as being awarded the various badges, we will also hold masterclasses on the full range of kit you will use such as fletching arrows, points, string nocks to name but a few.

  • Tournaments

    AoR hosts regular indoor and outdoor tournaments depending on the season. We also hold events on behalf of NCAS and Record Status tournaments.

  • Training Aids

    We have various training aids available to help with alignment, posture and stance. These can be replicated so you can make your own to use when you are away from the club.

Meet our Coaching team

Jonk Coach

Jon Kilraine

Head Coach
Jon has been with AoR for a while now and is a Level 1 (Session) Coach. His specialisms are Barebow and Horsebow.

Mark Mitchell

Coach
Mark has come back to the club and is one of our Level 1 (Session) coaches. His specialisms are Recurve.

Hear what some of our previous archery students have said!

The Kempston Controls technical team had a fantastic time at Archers of Raunds. The AoR team were really friendly and knowledgeable. They were very patient and accomodating to all levels of experience and needs. It wasn’t long before we got to fire arrows and the rotations came round quickly. It was clear they aspire to professionalism and friendlyness. I would highly recommend AoR to anyone thinking of giving it a try. There’s tea and biscuits too!

Kempston Controls

Just completed the Archers of Raunds Beginners Course in Target Archery with this amazing group. Such a informative and relaxed environment for a beginner to start in this great sport with great coaches, equipment and venue. Now the hard choice of shooting a Compound or Recurve Bow. 21st April 2018

Tristan Olivier

Owner at Rockstar Horsebox Services

Very friendly people, helpful and informative.
I would highly recommend Archers or Raunds the coaches are so patient and now my partner has the bug for taking Archery up as his hobby, you never know competitions may be ahead eventually. 16th November 2018

Jules Perks

Senior Community/Hospital Bank Nurse

Such a great club!
Everyone is so helpful and friendly, the beginners course is reasonably priced in comparison to other clubs, the training is excellent, the equipment and venue is fab and myself and my husband really look forward to our shooting days. 22nd April 2018

Jennifer Marie Olivier

Veterinary Physiotherapist

Had my taster right handed the other week,tried left handed this week & got on much better. The coaches are brilliant and you learn so much from them. So glad i joined this wonderful bunch of archers. 18th August 2017

Wendy Harbour

Speech/Language Therapist

I took 8 cadets to the beginners archery and they had a fantastic time. Well worth the money and great staff. Very friendly and welcoming so I would highly recommend a visit. 15th September 2018

Emma Ross

Office at Ranger cadet Corps

My 10 year old has just completed the beginners course. He has thoroughly enjoyed every week and we have seen such a growth in his self confidence. He is looking forward to becoming a fully fledged member!!! Thank you to all the fantastic coaches who have made us feel so welcome. 29th November 2019

Stix Lowe

Soft Tissue Massage Therapist

We had great fun & passed the beginners course, thanks, Cate & Neil made it an enjoyable 3 weekends. 23rd August 2020

Dan & Liza Hunt

Thanks again for the excellent beginner’s course over the last three weekends. 23rd August 2020

Jon & Nathan Jones

We had such a fantastic morning learning how to shoot. We had so much fun trying to hit the balloons and using various different bows. Neil and Cate we amazing and fun and all instructions were very clear. I would highly recommend using Archers of Raunds and will hopefully be back again soon with the rest of the family! 20th June 2021

Aaron Sinclair

Thanks to all of you. Will be chatting this week to get signed up. Lucky to have found such a great club with a whole bunch of genuinely nice people to boot. Looking forward to training in the days to come.  12th June 2021

Kevin Swinton

Thank you again for a wonderful, well run and fun session – they all thoroughly enjoyed it! 12th September 2021

Jane Collins

We just completed the beginners course with my partner and 10 year old son and loved it! everyone was so welcoming, the coaches very knowledgeable and so supportive. Very friendly atmosphere. Some young, committed & talented archers for our son to look up to. Can’t wait to become members. Highly recommended. 7th November 2021

We are so happy to be members of AoR and thank you to Archie for being such a great role model. Artur listens to him so well, it is unusual for him to be so focused. 20th November 2021

Christelle Celerier

Fantastic and supportive beginners course and very pleased to have joined as a member. Thank you Neil, Cate and Jon for all your help. 2nd December 2022

Albin Wallace

The course was just excellent.  Of course it starts with range safety, but more importantly your own.  Not so much getting hit by a stray arrow, but more in how to protect your body, because archery is not easy and is in many ways counterintuitive to how you use your body. 

The Coaches (Archie, Kate, Neil and Jon) at AoR are just magnificent.  They know just how much to push you and how to coach an individual.  They are kind, warm hearted with a good sense of humour.  I must pick out Archie, who is patient, mature, and extremely observant well beyond his 15 years. 24th February 2023

Elissess

Ben has very much enjoyed the course and is looking forward to learning more with you. 27th October 2023

Rachel Richardson

A big thank you to Archers of Raunds for making our archery session extra special. We decided we wanted to do something a little different to celebrate an 18th birthday and contacted Neil. Helpful, polite and very willing to accommodate us we turned up and were warmly welcomed. Great thought had gone into our session with safety foremost. Balloons were festooned across targets, lots of competitive games as requested (thanks Cate), fun was had by all! Thank you for a very enjoyable time, Glenda. 5th November 2023

Glenda Cox

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