Updated 2021 following Archery GB updates.
Indoor rounds are mostly shot in 3 arrow ends with 2 ends of sighters and metric scoring.
(Where appropriate) outdoor rounds are shot with the furthest distances shot first, then the bosses are moved closer to shoot the shorter distances. The further distances (60m and up) are shot in 6 arrow ends on 120cm faces, the closer distances (50m and under) are shot in 3 arrow ends on 80cm faces.
The Cawdor and Worcester rounds are both shot with 5-Arrow ends.
FITA (Federation International Tir L'Arc) is the international governing body for target archery, but is now known as World Archery, usually abbreviated to WA.
Distances for WA / FITA rounds are measured in metres.
All WA / FITA rounds use metric scoring and shooting is timed; Archers are allowed 2 minutes for 3 arrow ends and 4 minutes for 6 arrow ends.
The Double WA / FITA 1440 round consists of two 1440 rounds shot on consecutive days.
Indoor rounds are shot in 3 arrow ends and archers get two ends of practice before scoring begins.
In Metric (10-Zone) scoring, the archer can score 1 to 10 points per arrow. Scoring in the gold area can be a little complicated, depending on the round being shot, and on whether the archer is shooting a compound bow or not, but as a quick summary: The middle gold ring is the 10 ring for most archers, working down to 1 point for the outer white. The inner gold ring is the 10 ring for compounds, and is recorded as an X for everyone else. The X ring is still worth 10 points but the number of Xs shot can be used to determine ties, but this doesn't apply to indoor shooting.
In Imperial (5-Zone) scoring only the different colour zones are used. The archer scores 9 points for an arrow in the gold, 7 for red, 5 for blue, 3 for black and 1 for white.
In both Metric and in Imperial, if the arrow cuts a dividing line the archer is awarded the higher score for the arrow.
Imperial rounds (measured in yards) are mainly shot in the United Kingdom, where they fall under the control of the Grand National Archery Society (GNAS) who operate under the name Archery GB (usually abreviated to AGB).
Metric (WA / FITA) rounds, measured in metres, are used for most other tournaments.
100 | 80 yards | 60 yards | 50 yards | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 108 / 9 doz. | 972 |
100 | 80 | 60 yards | 50 yards | 40 yards | 30 | 20 | 10 | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 / 2 ½ doz. | 30 / 2 ½ doz. | 30 / 2 ½ doz. | 90 / 7 ½ doz | 810 |
Round | Distance |
Face Size | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balmoral - Adult | 50m | 122 cm | 60 / 5 doz. | 600 | |
Balmoral - Junior | 30m |
122 cm | 60 / 5 doz. | 600 |
Round | Distance | Face Size | No. of arrows | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bray 1 | 20 yards | 40 cm | 30 / 2 ½ doz. | 30 / 2 ½ doz. | 300 | |
Bray 11 | 25 yards | 60 cm | 30 / 2 ½ doz. | 30 / 2 ½ doz. | 300 |
Round | 100 | 80 yards | 60 yards | 50 yards | 40 yards | 30 yards |
20 yards | 10 yards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bristol 1 | 72 / 6 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
Bristol 2 | 72 / 6 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
Bristol 3 | 72 / 6 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
Bristol 4 | 72 / 6 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
Bristol 5 | 72 / 6 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. |
All Rounds | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|
144 / 12 doz. | 1296 |
This fully-metric round uses 5-arrow ends, and 10-zone scoring. The use of different faces acts as a good leveller between the different bowstyles.
Bow Style | 50m |
30m | 20m | Total Arrows | Max Score | Face |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Compounds | 50 | 50 / 10 Ends | 500 | 40cm | ||
Recurves | 50 | 50 / 10 Ends | 500 | 60cm | ||
Novices | 50 | 50 / 10 Ends | 500 | 80cm | ||
Older Juniors | 50 | 50 / 10 Ends | 500 | 122cm | ||
Younger Juniors | 50 | 50 / 10 Ends | 500 | 122cm |
This fully-metric round uses 5-arrow ends, and 10-zone scoring. The use of different faces acts as a good leveller between the different bowstyles.
Bow Style | 50m | 30m | 20m | Total Arrows | Max Score | Face |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Compounds | 100 | 100 / 20 Ends | 1000 | 40cm | ||
Recurves | 100 | 100 / 20 Ends | 1000 | 60cm | ||
Novices | 100 | 100 / 20 Ends | 1000 | 80cm | ||
Older Juniors | 100 | 100 / 20 Ends | 1000 |
122cm | ||
Younger Juniors | 100 | 100 / 20 Ends | 1000 | 122cm |
Each sub-face must be shot in order, additional arrows in any sub-face must be recorded as a Miss. Optionally, Novices and Juniors may be exempted from this rule.
Distance | Face | No. of ends | No. of Arrows | Max | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
18m | Vegas 40cm Triple | 18 ends of 3 | 54 (4 ½doz.) | 540 | 10-zone scoring, |
Round | 90m | 70m | 60m | 50m | 40m |
30m | 20m | 10m | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gents 1440 (Formerly known as Gents FITA) | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. |
36 / 3 doz. | 144 / 12 doz. | 1440 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm / 6 arrow ends | 80 cm / 3 arrow ends | ||||||||||
Ladies 1440 (Formerly known as Ladies FITA) | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 144 / 12 doz. | 1440 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm / 6 arrow ends | 80 cm / 3 arrow ends | ||||||||||
Gents FITA 720 (Half FITA) | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm / 6 arrow ends | 80 cm / 3 arrow ends | ||||||||||
Ladies FITA 720 (Half FITA) | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm / 6 arrow ends | 80 cm / 3 arrow ends |
Round | 90m | 70m | 60m | 50m | 40m | 30m | 25m | 20m | 18m | 10m | Total Arrows | Max Score | Face | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WA / FITA 70 | 72 / 6 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | 122cm | ||||||||||
WA / FITA 60 |
72 / 6 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | 122cm | ||||||||||
WA / FITA 50 | 72 / 6 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | 122cm | ||||||||||
WA / FITA 25 | 60 / 5 doz. | 60 / 5 doz. | 600 | 60 cm | ||||||||||
WA / FITA 18 | 60 / 5 doz. | 60 / 5 doz. | 600 | 40 cm | ||||||||||
Combined FITA / WA Combined | 60 / 5 doz. | 60 / 5 doz. | 120 / 10 doz. | 1200 | 60cm / 40cm | |||||||||
Match Round | 12 / 1 doz. | 12 / 1 doz. | 120 |
40cm Triple | ||||||||||
FITA Standard Round | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | 122cm | |||||||||
FITA 900 | 30 / 2 ½ doz. | 30 / 2 ½ doz. | 30 / 2 ½ doz. | 90 / 7 ½ doz. | 900 | 122cm |
This round is based on sets, rather than an overall score, similar to the FITA head-to-head. The best score of each end gets twenty points (quick version), ten points (standard version) or five points (long version) making a 'perfect score' of 100. Second place in each end gets 18 (quick) / 9 (standard) / 4 (long) points, etc. For larger fields, scoring can be adjusted to fit. Similarly, distances can be adjusted to suit if the round is being shot as a fun-shoot.
Bow Style | 50m |
30m | 20m | Max Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Compounds | 50 | 100 | ||
Recurves | 50 | 100 | ||
Barebow / Longbow | 30 | 100 | ||
Novices | 30 | 100 | ||
Older Juniors | 30 | 100 | ||
Younger Juniors | 20 | 100 |
Round Version | Number of ends | Score per end |
Face |
---|---|---|---|
Short | 5 | 20 | 80cm |
Standard | 10 | 10 | 80cm |
Long | 20 | 5 | 80cm |
100 | 80 yards | 60 yards | 50 yards | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 / 6 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | 144 / 12 doz. | 1296 |
Round | 90m |
70m | 60m | 50m | 40m | 30m | 20m | 15m | 10m | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metric I |
36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | ||||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80 cm | ||||||||||
Metric II | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 144 / 12 doz. | 1440 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80 cm | ||||||||||
Metric III | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 144 / 12 doz. | 1440 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80 cm | ||||||||||
Metric IV | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 144 / 12 doz. | 1440 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80 cm | ||||||||||
Metric V | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 144 / 12 doz. | 1440 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80 cm | ||||||||||
Long Metric (Gents) | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||||
Face: | 122cm | |||||||||||
Long Metric (Ladies) | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||||
Face: | 122cm | |||||||||||
Long Metric I | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||||
Face: | 122cm | |||||||||||
Long Metric II | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. |
72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||||
Face: | 122cm | |||||||||||
Long Metric III | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||||
Face: | 122cm | |||||||||||
Long Metric IV | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. |
720 | ||||||||
Face: | 122cm | |||||||||||
Long Metric V | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. |
720 | ||||||||
Face: | 122cm | |||||||||||
Short Metric I | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||||
Face: | 80cm | |||||||||||
Short Metric II | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 |
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Face: | 80cm | |||||||||||
Short Metric III | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||||
Face: | 80cm | |||||||||||
Short Metric IV | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||||
Face: | 80cm | |||||||||||
Short Metric V | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||||
Face: | 80cm | |||||||||||
Half Metric I | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80cm | ||||||||||
Half Metric II | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. |
72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80cm | ||||||||||
Half Metric III | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80cm | ||||||||||
Half Metric IV | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80cm |
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Half Metric V | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 18 / 1½ doz. | 72 / 6 doz. | 720 | ||||||
Face: | 122cm | 80cm |
Round | 100 yards | 80 yards | 60 yards | 50 yards | 40 yards |
30 yards | 20 yards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New National | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
Long National (National I) | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
National II (formerly: National) | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
National III (formerly: Short National) | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
National IV (formerly: Junior National) | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
National V (formerly: Short Junior National) | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. |
Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|
72 / 6 doz. | 648 |
Distance | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|
70m | 18 / 1½ doz. | 120 |
Distance | Face Size | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 yds | 60 cm | 60 / 5 doz. | 600 |
Distance | Face Size | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 yds | 60 cm | 36 / 3 doz. | 360 |
Round | 100 yards | 80 yards | 60 yards | 50 |
40 yards | 30 yards | 20 | 10 | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. George | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 108 / 9 doz. | 972 | ||||||
St.Nicholas | 48 / 4 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 84 / 7 doz. | 756 |
Distance | Face Size | No. of arrows | Total Arrows | Max Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
30 m | 80 cm | 72 / 6 doz. | 30 | 720 |
Distance | Face | No. of arrows | Total Arrows | Max Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
18 m | 60 / 5 doz. | 30 | 600 |
Round | 100 yards | 80 yards | 60 yards | 50 yards | 40 yards | 30 yards | 20 yards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Warwick | 24 / 2 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
Long Warwick (Warwick I) | 24 / 2 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
Warwick II (formerly: Warwick) | 24 / 2 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
Warwick III (formerly: Short Warwick) | 24 / 2 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | |||||
Warwick IV (formerly: Junior Warwick) | 24 / 2 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. |
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Warwick V (formerly: Short Junior Warwick) | 24 / 2 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. |
Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|
48 / 4 doz. | 432 |
Round | 100 yards | 80 yards | 60 yards | 50 yards | 40 yards | 30 yards |
20 yards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Western | 48 / 4 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | |||||
Long Western (Western I) | 48 / 4 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | |||||
Western II (formerly: Western) |
48 / 4 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | |||||
Western III (formerly: Short Western) | 48 / 4 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | |||||
Western IV (formerly: Junior Western) | 48 / 4 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | |||||
Western V (formerly: Short Junior Western) | 48 / 4 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. |
Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|
96 / 8 doz. | 864 |
Round | 100 | 80 | 60 yards | 50 yards | 40 yards | 30 yards | 20 yards | 10 yards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windsor I (Albion Round) | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | |||||
Windsor II (formerly just: Windsor) | 36 / 3 doz. |
36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | |||||
Windsor III (formerly: Short Windsor) | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | |||||
Windsor IV (formerly: Junior Windsor) | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | |||||
Windsor V (New for 2021) | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. | 36 / 3 doz. |
Total Arrows | Max Score |
Scoring |
---|---|---|
108 / 9 doz. | 972 |
Distance | Face Size | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 yards | 60 / 5 doz. | 300 | 5 arrows per end. |
100 yards | 80 yards | 60 yards | 50 |
40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | Total Arrows | Max Score | Scoring |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 / 6 doz. | 48 / 4 doz. | 24 / 2 doz. | 144 / 12 doz. | 1296 |
The inner-most five rings of a standard ten-zone scoring face, i.e. 6 points -> 10 points. The reduced size allows two faces side by side.