Archery is all about having the right 'Attitude'.
Mike and Linda Lainchbury are World Champions in their sport – Archery.
Together they are multiple National Champions in New Zealand, Australia, Pacific Regional, and USA Champions. They have collectively won the World Field champs, World Indoor champs and World Bowhunter 3D Championships 21 times between them. Linda has also won several gold at the World Masters Games and a Team Gold medal at a World Cup Archery event in Antalya Turkey (Target Archery). She has also won 2 podium positions at the European Pro Series. Linda and Mike have also won 1st place in Redding (USA 3D Marked Nationals) multiple times and Linda came 3rd at the USA ASA Classic in Georgia. They have also won many tournaments in Australia with Field, 3D and Target Archery.
Mike and Linda are 2 of the 3 founding members of the now famous New Zealand Black Arrows Team. They choose to shoot field archery, 3D archery, target archery (Linda) and they both hunt when they can and go bow fishing in summer.
Mike and Linda are self funded in their sport and have been lucky enough over the years to obtain some wonderful sponsors of some of their equipment. Also parents of 3, they know what hard work is and they are very skilled at dividing work, training and family. Together with their dedicated staff and family, they have 2 businesses. They started a part-time Attitude Archery shop back in 2011 after helping so many people set up their equipment and coaching. The business became full time 6 days a week and they opened their new Archery Store and shooting range in October 2018.
The shop is open Monday to Friday 10am to 5.30pm and Late night til 7.30pm on Wednesdays. They are also open Saturday Mornings 9am to 1pm.
Linda has developed a very successful coaching program that has resulted in multiple podium finishes for archers competing here in NZ and around the world. Several of her students are now National Champions and World Champions. Mike has over 30 years experience in bow mechanics, so they offer coaching, arrow making and repair, bow tuning and service, string making for compound, recurve, longbow and traditional.
Attitude Archery is renowned for their amazing Introduction to Archery Class. You will have loads of fun, learn to shoot both compound and recurve bows. Check out the Intro to Archery Page.
Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, elite or recreational archer, Attitude Archery will ALWAYS take you seriously and offer you the best service and advice based on all of your archery needs and requirements.
Linda and Mike also own and operate Westgate Printing Ltd at the factory next to the Archery shop in 2/4 Laurenson Rd, Hobsonville Auckland 0618. The printing business is open 5 days a week Monday to Friday.
Ph: 09-2186366 or info@westgateprinting.co.nz www.westgateprinting.co.nz
Products and Services include: General digital printing including Large format, stickers, posters business cards, POS products, signs – either digital or screen printed. Booklets, banners, custom tabs/indices, flyers, consultation cards and more!
