| Funny thing Archery - the first few months are great. Lots of progress, lots of fun and lots of payback for not that much effort. Problem is that (for most of us mere mortals) it takes a lot of dedication, blood sweat and tears (and several years) to actually get to anything like an acceptable standard, partularly if you are tournament orientated.
I think a lot of beginners like the idea of archey (which probably explains why they renew membership, but don't actually turn up), but can't sustain motivation through the ups and downs that our sport excells at, and the need to turn out in all weather, just to keep it together. My expeirnce has been that the take up rate from beginners courses is about 10% at best - A club might consider itself fortunate just to keep moderate growth (or at least membership numbers stable), if it can ensure that at least 20 new prospects are given the opportunity to have a go each year.
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If Wishing makes it so - why isn't it working?
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