The NFAS exists to foster and promote Field Archery as a sport. All our courses are unmarked (i.e., unknown distances), usually situated in woodland, and our targets are predominantly 3D or paper animal faces.
There are twelve shooting styles within the society: Primitive, Longbow, American Flatbow, Hunting Tackle, Bowhunter, Barebow, Traditional Bow Hunter, Freestyle, Thumb Draw, Crossbow, Compound Limited and Unlimited and each style is split into six classes: Gents, Ladies, Junior Boys, Junior Girls, U12 (Cub) Boys, U12 (Cub) Girls. On a standard round an archer will shoot until he / she scores, up to a maximum of three arrows. Arrows are shot from the following-coloured pegs:
Adults: Red, White, Blue,
Juniors (14/15): White, Blue, Blue,
Juniors (12/13): Blue, Yellow, Yellow,
U12s: Yellow, Yellow, Yellow,
U9s: Orange, Orange, Orange,
Shoots are held throughout the year all over the country. We also currently hold two championship events:
- 3D Champs - Bank Holiday weekend, end of May
- National Champs - in September