The latest Robin Hood film starring Russell Crowe hit movie theatres last week, just in time for the Grand Forks Archery Club’s 3D shoot event on May 15.

It was just as the club’s secretary designate Jack Lucke planned.

“We told them to release it (on the) weekend,” he quipped.

While many people envision the red multi-ringed bull’s eye targets when they think of archery, 3D is a bit different.

As the name implies, it uses three-dimensional targets, as opposed to standard ones, and a sharp eye is needed as well.

“Spot shooting or target shooting in general is your typical round target with the different colours and whatnot and you shoot from marked distances,” explained Lucke.

“In 3D, you don’t know. You walk around, come to a station, there’s a target out there and you have to estimate the distance and aim accordingly.”

Lucke says that you can have William Tell-like ability but if you have trouble judging distances, you won’t succeed at 3D.

He says the 3D archery used at the event is a very popular sport in the province and 3D events are held all over.

“Penticton, Kelowna, Trail, all kinds of different communities have these events, usually one or two per year,” Lucke said.

“So this year, we’re having one.”

The Grand Forks Archery Club is very new, having been formed around March, but the sport has a loyal following in the area.

“It’s a short history; we just formed it this year,” Lucke says when asked about the club’s existence.

“There’s been a core of archers here for quite a few years that shoot targets all winter long in the basement of the Grand Forks Wildlife Association hall.”

While archery has been long associated with the outlaw from Sherwood Forest, Lucke says archery is actually a sport that is family-friendly.

“There are many sports where you can get your kids involved and it’s a great thing, like soccer or baseball or whatnot but the parents are generally on the sidelines cheering on,” Lucke said.

“Archery is a family sport where all members of the family can get together and shoot together and that’s one of the big attractions we think.”