Texas Archery Academy

It was a good try, but it just doesn’t measure up. They often are closed or wouldn’t accept my groupon because of a special event, which they give no notice of. They don’t answer the phone and my kids were very disappointed. When we finally got in, an arrow that another archery shot ricocheted off a piece of metal and barely missed the archer next to me. Some of the staff were quite nice, but it isn’t managed well at all. Too bad…

We went with a group of 8 using groupon. There were about 25 people total in our class. The instructor did say it was his largest class yet, but I feel like safety was compromised only because there were so many people that he had us sign in and «try» to watch the safety video while we were doing so. The video was on a tiny tv and I didn’t get to see any of it because I was waiting to sign in. Also during the session one of the arrows ricocheted off of a wood piece in the target area and grazed the hip of a participant. Luckily she was not hurt.

I signed my two kids for an hour long archery lesson ($ 20) via groupon and it was very worthwhile. This indoor site is one of two locations in the San Antonio area. The other is an outdoor range. The facility was comfortable and we were informed that an a/​c had recently been added. Classes begin conveniently every hour on the hour and were provided by the range officer named John. There were a total of 4 participants in the class and that was a comfortable number for him to have since he also had to man the counter. I appreciate how they started with a safety instruction video, probably mandated. These directions were consistently reinforced by the officer during instruction which is a positive sign. I noticed that he was busy at times with other customers who came in with questions or services. This wasn’t an issue at all for the classmates but I can see how it might have been with a larger class size or several younger children. The beginners instruction was on 5 yard range but there was also the 10 yard range (which can be converted to 20). The instructor/​officer was patient, thorough, and worked individually with each student. He also provided some helpful info. to me about archery and the facility well beyond instruction time. We plan on going back soon!

Lots of fun. good instruction. good prices. lost a star bc no AC (they say it will be coming soon), which in a concrete/​brick building in San Antonio in June is just a bad idea. Oh, also lost a star because they basically have no phone. No one answers and no voicemails were returned.