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Kodanda Archery

I couldn’t get enough of archery at Fort Ilocandia so when I got back, I read up on archery and I chanced upon information on a range called Kodanda. It’s more accessible than Gandiva so I made reservations and today, Leslie, Joset, and I visited it.

It’s definitely more serious than my recent experience. The range has 7 lanes and is fully air-conditioned. For P550, you get a full set of equipment (bow, arrows, quiver, armguard, and finger tab) and basic instruction/supervision for an hour. In addition, you pay P30 for every target sheet you use (quite expensive). We ended up each shooting 70 or so arrows at one hapless target sheet. 70 arrows in a bit over an hour! That’s one definition of fun!

If you plan to pursue archery a bit more seriously, they also offer archery lessons for P6,000 which is good for 10 hours that you can schedule at your convenience over 3 months.

Address: FB-D3A Upper Basement, Makati Cinema Square
Phone Number: (+63 2) 621-9109
Operating Hours: Monday to Sunday 10:30am – 7:30pm

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Archery at Fort Ilocandia

I’ve long been interested in Archery. I guess it started with my dad and uncles shooting arrows during one of our vacations when I was a kid. I never got to shoot that bow. I did make quite a few bamboo bows after that and was able to shoot an arrow or two off a recurve bow as part of a school report but that was about it.

A few months back, Leslie mentioned an archery range called Gandiva. I was very interested but we never got around to visiting. So when I learned that archery is one of the activities available at Fort Ilocandia, I couldn’t let it pass. And just as I’ve known all along, it was fun!