Hands-on lesson introduces beginners to the fundamentals of archery and includes range time with rental equipment.
Promotional value expires Jun 30, 2020. Amount paid never expires. Must be 12 or older. Online reservation required. Vouchers must be redeemed on Saturday or Sunday evening at 5.30 p.m., 6 p.m., 7.30 p.m., or 8 p.m. No walk-ins. No personal equipment allowed. Merchant’s standard cancellation policy applies (any fees not to exceed voucher price). Limit 1 per person, may buy 8 additional as gift(s). Subject to availability. Valid only for option purchased. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
Each day, sports persons enter a brick façade on 39th Avenue with bow cases and leather quivers slung over their shoulders. Queens Archery was founded in 1967 and remains a clubhouse for the city’s archers, offering a practice range, opportunity for organized competition, and a pro shop that stocks all manner of gear for the sport with a small but passionate following. In recent years, interest in the age-old discipline has surged—in part due to the popularity of the bow-and-arrow-wielding characters in The Hunger Games series—bringing an influx of beginners eager to learn the sport to Queens Archery. In addition to the resident eagle-eyed veterans, the facility is home to a coterie of young archers who take part in the Junior Olympic Archery Development program. The JOAD program is administered by Columbia University archery coach Al Lizzio and certified teacher Erin Vecino, who help youths cultivate the sharp eye and steady pull necessary to be competitive-level archers.
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