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Sunbury Archery
The Program

Fundamentals

Where the coaching starts. You build a safe, solid shot the USA Archery way, one piece at a time.

$28 / class, billed monthly · Weekly, 60 minutes · Gear included

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Where this fits on the ladder

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Class schedule

Open classes, ready to book.

Fundamentals runs as a monthly membership. You come each week, work through the Fundamentals skill checklist at your own pace, and move up when you have earned the pin. No five week clock, no restarting a session you already passed. $28 per class, billed monthly, gear included.

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Who it's for

Brand-new archers, ages 8 and up.

No experience needed, and every bit of gear is provided. If you have done a Try Archery class, this is your next step.

Young archers on an outdoor field doing a form drill with no arrow, bow arm out and drawing hand brought back to the chin, the string at rest
Inside the coaching

What you'll work on.

Every level has its own skill checklist. This is the real Fundamentals list your coaches take you through, one skill at a time: six skills that build your shot, from stance to anchor, and four on your gear and range safety. Graduate and you earn an official USA Archery achievement pin.

  • Stance straddle the line, open stance, correct width
  • Posture boots, butt, back and brain in line, head straight, weight even
  • Core engage the quads and glutes, chest down, back straight
  • Grip proper V-grip, relaxed fingers, knuckles at 45 degrees
  • Hook thumb and pinkie tucked, wrist straight, hand relaxed
  • Anchor knuckle to the side of the chin, string to the nose and chin
  • Equipment know your nock set, rest, grip and index vane
  • Loading the bow nock the arrow, index vane out
  • Bow etiquette carry and hold the bow vertical
  • Range rules pull arrows safely and keep them pointed downrange
A young archer with an arrow nocked on a wooden recurve bow, starting her draw on an outdoor field with the arrow pointed downrange, other young archers alongside

Ready to move up when…

You can run your whole shot on your own with safe, consistent form, and you have earned your Fundamentals achievement pin.

Next: Process

Where the whole shot cycle comes together into one repeatable process.

About Process

Not sure Fundamentals is where you start?

Try Archery is one 90 minute class. Gear provided, nothing to buy, no commitment past that afternoon. It is the simplest way to find out whether this is for you before you pick a level.

Book a Try Archery class