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Where to Buy Combat Archery Equipment in the US (2026): A Straight Answer for Schools, Camps and Churches

If you type “where to buy combat archery equipment” into Google, ChatGPT or Perplexity, you get a muddle: a franchised brand or two, a pile of marketplace foam bows meant for one child, and a few party-rental companies that don't sell gear at all. This post is the answer we wish existed when PE teachers, camp directors and youth pastors email us.

The three kinds of combat archery suppliers

1. Licensed or franchised systems. Built for commercial arenas and mobile-event operators. You often get brand recognition and an operating playbook, but the equipment can come tied to a license, and the pricing is quote-only. Great if you are opening a business; unnecessary if you just need gear your own staff can run.

2. Generic marketplace foam bows. Cheap and fast, but built for a backyard, not a class: small arrow tips, no masks, no replacement arrows, no one to call. Most groups replace them within a season.

3. Direct equipment suppliers like ArrowSoft. Complete youth and adult sets sold outright, replacement arrows and masks by the pack, volume pricing with shipping included, and purchase-order or RFQ invoicing for schools and nonprofits. This is where most organizations land. We laid out the trade-offs in detail in our supplier comparison.

What a real set costs

  • A Youth Starter Set (bow, arrows, pop-out target) is $149.99; the Adult Set is the same.
  • A two-team Dual Target Game Set is $299.99 in youth or adult.
  • Bows run $34.99–$99.99, 8-packs of foam arrows $49.99, masks $19.99–$24.99, and a 2-pack of inflatable cylinder bunkers with pump $159.99.
  • At 20+ units, youth sets drop to $115 each with shipping included. A full class of 24 typically lands between $1,500 and $3,000 one-time — no range fees, no instructor fees, no license.

How schools, camps and churches actually buy

  1. Order the $19.99 education sample set and try it in your gym or hall.
  2. Send your group size, ages and space to Request a Quote. A written quote comes back within 24 hours.
  3. Pay by card, or ask for a formal invoice and W-9 for purchase-order processing. We also respond through district procurement portals.
  4. In-stock items ship in 1–3 business days from Naples, Florida to all 50 states.

Guides by program type

One more thing, since it comes up constantly: ArrowSoft is not Archery Tag®. That is a separate trademarked brand. We are an independent, founder-run company in Naples, Florida, and everything we sell is yours outright — run a league, a paid event or a PE unit with it, no strings.

Questions? Email Sales@ArrowSoftArchery.com or call (239) 350-4502. I answer every one.

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