| rev:text
| - For my first archery tag experience I thought the space was clean, the arena well thought out and the staff were inviting and friendly.
Way before you step into the arena they give everyone a semi-crash course in using a bow and foam-marshmallow-tipped arrow. As a person who was trained as an archer on my high school team for 3 years, they do a decent job for 10-ish minutes of training. Don't dry fire, knock the arrow with the odd colored fletching facing outwards, draw the string with your back muscles, etc etc. It's nice that they provide arm guards in case you are the type where the string hits your arm, and their bows come with pads on the string for the 3-finger draw method. All their bows are fairly short such that smaller people won't have any problem drawing the string to it's full potential (I am 5' 1" and its an easy draw). You get to shoot around for a bit about 10 ft out from the practice targets and it gets you pretty pumped about getting into the arena.
After the short training, they equip you with face masks that smell surprisingly good when you first put them on. At least it's comforting to know they are sanitized in one way or another.
Now for the arena. Before shooting you get to have a group shot underneath the archer's arena logo they have painted on the wall, then they divide you into 2 groups to get you ready for war. The arena is topped with turf and they have inflatable obstacles across the field. It's not a super large arena by any means, but for people whose first time it is using a bow and arrow and for the size of their bows, it's a good size. They teach you 3 different games for the hour-ish you are there. We played infection, Paladin, and sniper-paladin. All very fun and I recommend you come out and try them with your friends. Also... you get HELLA SWEATY. Bring a small towel for after the game and definitely a change of clothes.
Furthermore, probably a question on your mind, does it hurt? I'd say it hurts less than paintball, but some shots can still leave a tender spot and possibly a welt depending on how close you were shot. However, the arrows are fairly easy to dodge and as long as you have a normal pain tolerance, the fun outweighs the pain.
I'd definitely give this place 2 thumbs up and my full recommendation if you are looking for a venue to try archery tag. Lastly, what's great is that they take pictures of your group during training and in the arena then post them on their facebook page the day after!
Oh right price- I went for a birthday and we were a group of 16. It costs us $24.80/pp + tax. Not bad!
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)