Monday, February 10, 2014

Kodanda Archery Range, Makati Cinema Square basement

Archery has been getting a lot of Hollywood airtime lately - Hunger Games, The Avengers, Lord of the Rings, Arrow, and Walking Dead, just to name a few.

There's something about killing zombies with an arrow that makes it a better choice than using a gun. It's fast, it can be precise (if the user is skilled enough), and most important of all, it's quiet. But how, exactly, does one learn how to shoot arrows in the city?

That's where Kodanda comes in. In Sanskrit, Kodanda means "he who has a bow". Rama (from Rama and Sita) was said to "become one with his weapon" and maintained peace in the Ayodhya kingdom with the help of Kodanda, his bow.

















And no, I'm not saying that we hire the legendary Rama to teach us how to shoot arrows, although we can probably try to channel him as we practice at Kodanda, the archery range at the basement of Makati Cinema Square.

















Kodanda is a 7-lane, fully air-conditioned archery range located at the upper basement of Makati Cinema Square along Chino Roces Avenue. 















For Php 550 per hour, you can pretty much shoot as many arrows as your left arm will permit (carrying the bow for about an hour will make your left arm a bit wobbly), and for the ones who are intent on preparing for the zombie apocalypse, you can sign up for a 10-session course for Php 6,000.




















No need to buy your own equipment as the hourly fee already comes with everything you need to start shooting arrows. Oh wait, you'll need another Php 30.00 for the target paper, although I wasn't able to ask them if you can bring your own target paper (e.g. photo of anyone you personally would want to shoot with an arrow).




















If you've never used a bow before (and please don't count the toys you played with as a kid), someone will quickly teach you the basics - how to use the equipment, how to aim, how to release the arrow, etc.

















Kodanda is at the basement of the Makati Cinema Square. If you park at the basement, it's very near the entrance from the parking lot.



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