-
Step 1
Decide if you will be doing target archery or field archery. A target archer remains stationery and shoots a stationery target at a set distance. A field archer locates targets on a path and the target is not at a set distance. Field archers need to find the target and use their instincts to shoot accurately.
-
Step 2
Evaluate the quality of the arrows you will buy. You can buy wooden or aluminum arrows. As the quality of the arrows increases so does the cost of the arrows.
-
Step 3
Research the usability of the equipment. You want bows and arrows that are easy to use and suit the type of archery you want to do.
-
Step 4
Look at new and used equipment. Examine the quality of the used equipment to make sure it still works properly. You will want to buy new arrows so you can ensure there are no defects or flaws.
-
Step 5
Purchase basic archery equipment like a bow and arrow, quiver and a practice target. Buy extras like tips, finger tabs, arm guards, sites and chest guards. You can also purchase a rope with a hook to retrieve the arrows you shoot.
-
Step 6
Choose from left or right handed bows and different types of arrows. You can pick from fiber glass, aluminum and wooden arrows. There are different kinds of bows like recurve bows for skilled archers or compound bows for beginners.
-
Step 7
Buy everything together in an archery kit which includes a bow, arrow, quiver, arm guard, target, sight and book of instructions. Buy a family kit with enough stuff for the whole family.
