Today there are a large number of archery rounds which can be shot either at the Club or at a Tournament, whether Indoor or Outdoor. A round is a set number of arrows shot at specific distances on a target face of a given size. The two main types of round are imperial rounds and metric rounds.
imperial rounds
In imperial rounds, the distances are measured in yards and only one size target face is used (122cm diameter) when shooting outdoors. Also, outdoor imperial rounds only use the five-zone scoring face (i.e. 9 for gold, 7 for red, 5 for blue, 3 for black, 1 for white).
metric rounds
Under the metric system, distances are measured in metres, a 10-Zone scoring face is used (i.e. 10 for inner gold, 9 for outer gold, 8 for inner red, 7 for outer red and so on) and outdoor rounds use two sizes of target face, 122cm at the longer distances, 80cm at the shorter.
indoor rounds
Indoor archery rounds use a variety of different size target faces for the different rounds, refer to the GNAS Rules of Shooting for all the details.
scoring zones
The picture below shows the difference between 10-zone (left) and 5-zone (right) scoring.
The numbers in the tables below are the number of dozen arrows shot at each distance for each round.
The furthest distance is always shot first and the closest distance is always shot last.
Imperial Rounds – Outdoor (5 Zone Scoring)
Round Name | 122 cm Target Face | ||||||||
100 yds |
80 yds |
60 yds |
50 yds |
40 yds |
30 yds |
20 yds |
10 yds |
Max Score | |
York | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1296 |
Hereford | – | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1296 |
Bristol II | – | – | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 1296 |
Bristol III | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1296 |
Bristol IV | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | 1296 |
Bristol V | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1296 |
St.George | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 972 |
Albion | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 972 |
Windsor | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 972 |
Short Windsor | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 972 |
Junior Windsor | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 972 |
Short Junior Windsor | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 972 |
New Western | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 864 |
Long Western | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 864 |
Western | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 864 |
Western 50 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 864 |
Western 40 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | 864 |
Western 30 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 864 |
American | – | – | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | – | – | – | 810 |
St.Nicholas | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | – | 756 |
New National | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 648 |
Long National | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 648 |
National | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 648 |
National 50 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 648 |
National 40 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 648 |
National 30 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | 648 |
New Warwick | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 432 |
Long Warwick | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 432 |
Warwick | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 432 |
Warwick 50 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 432 |
Warwick 40 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 432 |
Warwick 30 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 432 |
Imperial Rounds – Indoor (10 Zone Scoring)
Round Name | Distance | Face Size | Dozens | Max Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Portsmouth | 20 yds | 60 cm | 5 | 600 |
Bray 1 | 20 yds | 40 cm | 2.5 | 300 |
Bray 11 | 25 yds | 60 cm | 2.5 | 300 |
The main metric round is the FITA round: for Gentlemen, this is 3 dozen arrows each at 90 metres, 70 metres, 50 metres and 30 metres, with the smaller face being used at the last two distances; for Ladies the distances are 70, 60, 50 and 30 metres, again with the smaller face being used at the last two distances. FITA rounds are shot to very strict time control, and where they are record status, arrows holes must be marked as the arrows are drawn from the boss.
Metric Rounds – Outdoor (10 Zone Scoring)
122 cm Target Face | 80 cm Target Face | Max Score | ||||||||||||
Round Name | 90 mtr |
70 mtr |
60 mtr |
50 mtr |
40 mtr |
30 mtr |
20 mtr |
50 mtr |
40 mtr |
30 mtr |
20 mtr |
15 mtr |
10 mtr |
|
FITA (Gents) | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1440 |
FITA (Ladies) | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1440 |
Metric II | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 1440 |
Metric III | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1440 |
Metric IV | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 1440 |
Metric V | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1440 |
FITA 900 | – | – | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 900 |
FITA 70m | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
FITA 60m | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
FITA 50m | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
Half FITA (Gents) | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | – | 1.5 | – | – | – | 720 |
Half FITA (Ladies) | – | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | – | 1.5 | – | – | – | 720 |
Half Metric II | – | – | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | – | – | 720 |
Half Metric III | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | – | 720 |
Half Metric IV | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | – | 1.5 | 720 |
Half Metric V | – | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | 1.5 | 720 |
Long Metric (Gents) | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
Long Metric (Ladies) | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
Long Metric II | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
Long Metric III | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
Long Metric IV | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
Long Metric V | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
Short Metric I | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 720 |
Short Metric II | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 720 |
Short Metric III | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 720 |
Short Metric IV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 720 |
Short Metric V | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 720 |
FITA Standard Bow | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 720 |
Metric Rounds – Indoor (10 Zone Scoring)
Round Name | Distance | Face Size | Dozens | Max Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
FITA 18 | 18 mtr | 40 cm | 5 | 600 |
FITA 25 | 25 mtr | 60 cm | 5 | 600 |
Combined Fita | 18 & 25 mtr | 40 & 60 cm | 10 | 1200 |
Stafford | 30 mtr | 80 cm | 6 | 720 |