Archery is an accessible hobby, It's just an urban legend that isn't accessible, you need only five meter to practise effective archery. Then you can contact an archery association near to you, we are everywhere.
Interesting. The times I've experimented with serious bows at Renaissance Festivals gave me a healthy respect for their power. I would be too afraid to shoot one in my backyard for fear that if I missed the target I could shoot through my fence or over it and do some damage to the neighbor's house or maybe injure someone. But maybe the solution is to just use a less powerful bow for fun.