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Tuggeranong Archery Club

Tuggeranong Archery Club Inc (TAC) is a not for profit sports club in Canberra, Australia. We are one of three Archery Australia affiliated clubs in the ACT and have been serving the community since 18th January, 2002. The main goals of TAC are to promote Archery and also help support archers to achieve any skill level they wish, be it recreational or professional.

Clout Range

The TAC grounds incorporate a Clout Range that can support up to five clout targets to the maximum distance of 180m.

The range is situated between the Main Range area and the Field Courses consisting of a broad, open grass area surrounded on all sides by trees.

The clout target areas are grassed with relatively soft soil (depending on seasonal temperatures and how much rainfall is received).

It is suggested that Archers wanting to practice their clout skills should shoot with at least one other person or an observer given the tree line directly behind the clout area.

For those who are unfamiliar with clout, it is a competitive style of archery that is also very social by nature. The general characteristics of clout are:

  • Clout is shot in many countries around the world, although Archery Australia employs a unique style of clout;
  • Clout Archery is a traditional archery event, having its roots back to medieval archery when archers would lob their arrows onto advancing armies;
  • Clout archery is shot over long ranges with distances up to 180m, depending upon equipment that is used;
  • The target is laid flat on the ground and archers shoot their arrows into the air attempting to land the arrows in the target;
  • Aiming is by using a bow sight for Freestyle disciplines or without a sight for Barebow disciplines;
  • The ‘Clout’ (target) is a triangular shaped object placed in the centre of the target circle.
  • The various scoring areas are identified with coloured flags;
  • A cable is laid out on the ground and is marked with the various scoring areas;
  • To score, an archer is assigned to each scoring area and the cable is slowly walked around the circle;
  • Archers assigned to a scoring area collect any arrows within that area;
  • When all arrows have been scored, the cable is laid on the ground and the arrows laid out in each colour between the coloured flags.