THE HOME OF ALL FORMS OF ARCHERY
BOWMEN OF MELVILLE
ESTABLISHED 1965 - 60 YEAR ANNIVERSARY 2025
welcome to the bowmen of melville
Bowmen of Melville is a family-friendly and socially-oriented club. We are affiliated with Archery Australia and are always welcoming new members. Our members range from learners to (before-they-were-famous) Olympians – archery can be a competitive sport, but it can also be a very sociable sport that includes every level of participation.
Archery knows no boundaries. It is suitable for everyone: young or old, male or female, disabled or able bodied.
Whatever bow style you shoot (recurve, compound, longbow, or spreading your enthusiasm across several divisions), you will find a niche that fits you in this club.
We run Come and Try sessions most Saturday mornings, see here for more details.
There is a club shoot every Saturday afternoon as well as Tuesday evenings Twilight Shoots, see our Shooting Calendar.
Come 'n' Try
Our Come ‘N’ Try sessions run most Saturday mornings. Registration starts at 9am and shooting is between 9:30 and 11am, but please arrive between 8:45 and 9am to ensure you can secure a place as we are ‘first come first serve’. (Maximum of 30 shooters)
It costs $25 per archer. This covers equipment, insurances and coaching.
EFTPOS preferred please, but cash is available.
It costs $25 per archer. This covers equipment, insurances and coaching.
EFTPOS preferred please, but cash is available.
One-on-one coaching is always available to our Club Members. Contact our Coaches for a free session.
Where are
we located?
Travel on Beasley Road, and enter via the Melville Glade Golf Club main entrance. Turn left at the fork at the entrance of the car park, then turn left again to take the unsealed road.
Weekly Club Shoots
Our Main club shoots are scheduled for Saturday afternoons throughout the year, and starts at 1pm, unless stated otherwise on the calendar. Traditional, Recurve and Compound bows compete together in their respective category. Shoots alternates between, Target, Field and Clout (Please note: Clout shoots are suspended until further notice).
The Club also provide a Tuesday Twilight Shoot starting at 5:30pm, throughout the year, including winter.
In addition to these shoots, the club also provides the occasional 3D shoot on selected Sunday mornings, starting at 7:30am.
get 24/7 access to our range and facilities
Joining our club
As a member of Bowmen of Melville, you are able to use our facilities 24/7.
Please note: if you are a beginner, we suggest shooting at our Come and Try sessions a few times before joining. Club equipment is not available outside of Saturdays, so members are required to have their own equipment.
To learn more about becoming a member, get in touch with our Membership Committee Member.
Traditional Archery
A strong community of Traditional archers
Newcomers find endless reasons to love traditional archery. Atop that list is the pure fun and satisfaction of shooting a simple bow steeped in history.
You’ll be amazed at the accuracy you’ll achieve with traditional bows’ simple designs. Like all bows, they feature two limbs, one string and a riser, but unlike modern bows they have no wheels, cables, sights or other gadgetry. It’s all up to the archer to make great shots, which is the fun and challenge of traditional archery.
Olympic Recurve
For all ages and levels
The unqualified phrase “recurve bow” or just “a recurve” in modern archery circles usually refers to a typical modern recurve bow, as used by archers in the Olympics and many other competitive events. It employs advanced technologies and materials.
Barebow is another type of modern recurve bow. It usually uses the same riser and limbs as a recurve, but lacks a sight, stabilizers, and clicker. While they may still look similar, it is tuned differently with a negative tiller and a different weight distribution. This is due to the archer’s anchor point being on the corner of the mouth instead of below the chin.
Compound Archery
The Formula 1 of archery
In modern archery, a compound bow is a bow that uses a levering system, usually of cables and pulleys, to bend the limbs.
Compound bows are typically constructed of man-made materials such as fiberglass and carbon fiber, while traditional bows and warbows usually are entirely or partially made of wood or bamboo.
The higher-rigidity, more advanced construction also improves accuracy by reducing the bow’s sensitivity to changes in temperature and humidity.
Compound bows are typically constructed of man-made materials such as fiberglass and carbon fiber, while traditional bows and warbows usually are entirely or partially made of wood or bamboo.
The higher-rigidity, more advanced construction also improves accuracy by reducing the bow’s sensitivity to changes in temperature and humidity.
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