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Boiled-egg

Hello lads I'm new to this forum, I was watching the archery in the Olympics and it looks class. I'm in Moycullen in galway and searching on line tells me that Galway Archers are my nearest club. My question is, I'm 33 am I going to look like an old codger of a beginner or are there lads my age in the beginner categorie?

stephen.shortt

Boiled-egg wrote: »

Hello lads I'm new to this forum, I was watching the archery in the Olympics and it looks class. I'm in Moycullen in galway and searching on line tells me that Galway Archers are my nearest club. My question is, I'm 33 am I going to look like an old codger of a beginner or are there lads my age in the beginner categorie?

Hi!

Not at all, people of all ages training, improving (hopefully), learning and socialising together.

Give it a shot, you wont regret it...

Stephen

NTC

Boiled-egg wrote: »

Hello lads I'm new to this forum, I was watching the archery in the Olympics and it looks class. I'm in Moycullen in galway and searching on line tells me that Galway Archers are my nearest club. My question is, I'm 33 am I going to look like an old codger of a beginner or are there lads my age in the beginner categorie?

Bolided-egg, I am thinking the same as you. The clubs in athenry are the closest to me. i will fire them an email and see what they saw to me. I'll let you know.

thegrayson

Hi Bolied-egg, don't worry about your age, beginners come in all ages shapes and sizes. We're hoping to run a beginners course at the end of August, we're a bit tied up with other commitments at the moment. Look up Galway Archers on Google or facebook and send us a mail.

999nobody

Don't worry about the age mate, I started about 4 months ago and I'm 42.

Boiled-egg

999nobody wrote: »

Don't worry about the age mate, I started about 4 months ago and I'm 42.

999
How are ya gettin on with it ?

CruelCoin

Boiled-egg wrote: »

Hello lads I'm new to this forum, I was watching the archery in the Olympics and it looks class. I'm in Moycullen in galway and searching on line tells me that Galway Archers are my nearest club. My question is, I'm 33 am I going to look like an old codger of a beginner or are there lads my age in the beginner categorie?

I'm not so familiar with target archery, as i do field archery myself.

I do know that the average age tends to be 30-50's in field. Maybe the same in target?
Compounders tend to be younger, traditionalists (longbow, etc) tend to be older.

hope that helps.

CC.

999nobody

Boiled-egg wrote: »

999
How are ya gettin on with it ?

So far so good, won't win any olympics but I'm having fun. Improving all the time.