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[tirinal]

I did a search and didn't come up with anything particular, so I thought this might be deserving of its own thread. I do Olympic-style recurve archery as a hobby and have been looking for a practice range in Seoul, preferably in the wider Dongjak area. I don't need a coach, or a place to buy equipment, or lessons (though it would be nice). Just access to vaguely FITA-style targets at various distances. I speak next to no Korean, so having the owners speak some English would be a plus as well.

I understand that for whatever reason competitive archery (ie, not traditional) is a closed club in Korea so I'm somewhat apprehensive about getting easy access to a range. I don't mind fees or club memberships, but I don't know what else is involved. I do know there's a facility in Mokdong, which is fairly close, but nothing else.

Anyone have experience with this?

[bluelake]

While you might find something, I would be surprised. I used to be a FITA archer, but changed to trad archery back in '93 when I couldn't find a place to shoot the other style; I haven't looked back.

Actually, Korean trad archery is competitive, and I personally find it to be much more satisfying than FITA, but maybe that's just me. Still, you should give trad a try--you might be surprised

[tirinal]

Korea dominates Olympic archery. Is it really that hard to find an open lane you rent for X won an hour in Seoul without strings attached? =/

[HapKi]