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| - Location: Situated in an industrial/business area in Mississauga, the OCCS is a bit confusing to find if you are not sure what you are looking for. The building is in the BACK with ample parking spaces. The facility was NOT heated so if you are going in the fall (like we did) wear a sweater or something. It was freezing and definitely affected the mobility in my hands for archery.
Experience: You are given a basic composite bow to shoot with and three arrows to shoot. They will first find out if you are left or right eye dominant and have you shooting from that respective hand. This was uncomfortable for me at first since I used to teach and I was used to shooting with my right arm despite being left eye dominant. However, I got over it. You also have the option of wearing an arm brace and to use a finger tab if necessary.
If you have done archery before and you are going as a group, prepared to be bored. The "instructional time" takes forever and gets very repetitive. Going over safety procedures are extremely important but if you are more experienced, you still have to WAIT for everyone else to get their lesson. Have friends who are always late? Or others in your group who do things slowly? You'll have to wait for them too if they start shooting later than you or if they are slow to "gather their things" on the range. That said, if you are a newbie, don't worry... they take things very slow.
Personally, I felt like it went by too fast and the experience too structured. Our group spent about half the time listening to instructions and the other half shooting. However, I did enjoy my time here and it was a fun non-typical activity to do as a group. I would return to the OCCS, but maybe for fencing next time
Price: A good deal if you go in a group. We were a large group of 16 and ended up paying just over $20 a head. As the organizer, however, you have to put down a deposit to confirm the date. One thing that was particularly inconvenient is that they accommodate many groups but their payment system is so inefficient. It is difficult to give your friends an accurate estimate of how much it costs per person ahead of time because 1) it depends on how many people show up the day of and 2) they want payment up front. This does not make sense. If you have late people, they will still have to pay full price (their fault for being late) but you'd have to adjust the price at the end anyway. Why not WAIT until the end before finalizing the group's rate/price and then dividing it by the amount of people that are there.
Our birthday boy was the host, and he had to deposit and pay for everyone up front. Friends can try to step in, but in my opinion, working out a smoother payment system for groups prevents a lot of headaches and recalculating at the end.
Overall: It was a very enjoyable outing and a reasonable price. Would likely return to the OCCS to explore other sports but the centre does have some room for improvement.
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