South Wilts Archery Club is based in Salisbury and covers South Wiltshire and the surrounding area. It is one of the oldest clubs in the country having been founded in
1859 and offers target, field, clout and wand archery. We have approximately 200 members shooting a range of bow styles from the high-tech Compound to the traditional English Longbow.
SWAC members can find current scores for the season, club records, classified adverts and further info on news and events on the members pages.
Check your membership pack or email the webmaster for access details.
Wand Archery
This form of archery involves shooting at a tall narrow target from up to 140 yards away. The ‘wands’ are six feet tall and six inches wide positioned in a 6 foot diameter ‘ring’. You score 10 for hitting the wand and 1 for a ring. A single wand shoot consists of 6 ends of 6 arrows each (36 arrows in total).
South Wilts Archery Club held their Inaugural Open Wand Shoot in 2011, where of the 2232 arrows loosed, only 57 found a wand so its not easy, but it is good fun!