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Crossbows for outdoor team building

Firing a cross bow in the shooting range at the New Forest Outdoor Centre, Hampshire

This James Bond style shooting activity turns most delegates from city slickers to special-forces agents in next to no time! Crossbows were first introduced into England as far back as 1066 by the Normans and were primitive affairs.

We deploy modern 100lb drawstring weapons, equipped with telescopic sights, giving delegates the opportunity to master a new/unusual skill. The activity begins will a full safety briefing. This is followed by expert tuition from our qualified instructors. Although a perfect activity for complete novices, a high level of skills and concentration is required to hit the target.

After a practice period, where delegates can hone their new skill, we can introduce scoring depending on the needs of the programme. Unlike many other team-building activities, crossbows rely on skill and judgment, rather than speed and adrenalin and so can be a welcome change for delegates when included in an outdoor team building programme.

Firing crossbows, one of the projectile activities available for team builds at the New Forest Outdoor Centre

Shooting on target using the crossbow requires concentration and a steady hand.

Crossbow shooting for corporate team building and outdoor team building programmes

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Firing crossbows in the shooting range is one team building projectile activity available at the outdoor centre Crossbow_L_2 The shooting range for crossbows at the New Forest Outdoor Centre, Hampshire The shooting range for crossbows at the New Forest Outdoor Centre, Hampshire

The session is supervised by fully-qualified instructors at all times. All the participants in the group are given a full safety briefing at the start the session and spectators can offer encouragement to their team mates from the safety of the benches in the covered  dug out.

Crosbows are only suitable for adults over 18.

  • clockAllow at least 45 minutes for this activity
  • emoticon_smileIdeal for programmes and group sessions
  • groupSuitable for adults over 18 only
  • heartLow to moderate physical activity
"The crossbows were fantastic. Their power was quite scary to begin with but with the expert tuition I soon found I was beginning to hit the target"