With choosing a broadhead weight, most bowhunters are trying to achieve the ideal 12-15% front of center (FOC). FOC is important as it aids in a flatter shooting arrow and penetration. Most bowhunters are running a 390-430 grain arrow with broadhead to achieve this.
Recurve bow They often are used in hunting and target shooting. Archers who compete in Olympic events have to use recurve bows.
Scoring. Scoring in archery is very simple: you just add up the number of points based on where your arrows hit the target. The highest score for a single arrow is 10 for hitting the inner gold ring, while the least (for hitting the outer white ring) is one point.
Each archer is aiming to earn a total of six set points, with each set victory counting as two set points and each tie counting as one set point to each participant.
What do beginning archers need to do before they begin to practice archery? Before they begin to practice archery, they should always be supervised. They should not start in archery without prior instruction or supervision.
For many cultures, the bow's importance in warfare has been secondary to its value as a hunting weapon. The North American Indians, the Eskimo, many African peoples, and others used either the regular bow or the crossbow in both hunting and war.
The scoresheet gets filled in horizontally with each dozen recorded and the E/T (end total) being the total for the first 6 arrows of the dozen and then the total for the second 6 arrows of the dozen. This is mainly because we shoot in ends of 6 arrows outdoors (further to walk to collect them).
300 pointsThe maximum score is 10×30=300 points, which is where the name of the round comes from. The 300 Round is a Target Round (i.e. not a Field Archery Round), so one shoots at only one target for the entire round and shoots from level ground.
Walk forward and get your arrowsArchery Range Whistle Commands. Two Blasts — "Archers to the shooting line." One Blast — "Begin shooting." Three Blasts — "Walk forward and get your arrows." Four or More Blasts (series of blasts) — “STOP SHOOTING Immediately and put your arrows in your quiver."
Barebow Recurve Shooter You may be thinking more about "Traditional" style and for them a good score is in th 260s and 270s would win most any shoot for Traditional style.
An archer shoots either 3 or 6 arrows per end, depending on the type of round. After each end, the competitors walk to the target to score and retrieve their arrows. An indoor competition is usually 20 ends of 3 arrows. Archers have a set time limit in which to shoot their arrows.
Archers shoot up to a distance of 70 metres (for recurve) and 50 metres (for compound) in standard competition. Archers aim at the five-colour target, consisting of 10 scoring zones in gold, red, blue, black and white rings.
Line Cutters. One thing is common to all the scoring systems and round types. If your arrow cuts or touches the line between two of the rings, however slightly , you always get the higher score. That’s why you see some people changing from thin carbon fibre to fat aluminium arrows for indoor shoots!
This makes it easier for the person recording the score. If there is any sort of dispute over the score of an arrow that the archers on the target can’t agree on, don’t pull any arrows until the field captain or judge (at a tournament where judges are present) has been called and made their decision.
There is also a special black and white face which is only ever used in shooting the Worcester round. This has a possible score range of 1-5 (see below).
Indoor – Worcester Round ( all bows) The indoor Worcester round is an exception to the coloured scoring faces. It is shot on a special target with 4 black outer rings and a white inner ring. The outer rings score 1-4 with the inner ring scoring five. It is also the only round where you shoot 5 arrows per end.
This is the only system where the innermost gold counts as 10 points but is marked as an X on the scorecard. The number of Xs is used to resolve score tie breaks.
From a shooting distance of 6 meters, you must achieve a minimum of 12 hits, out of 15 arrows (5 ends of 3 arrows) shot at an 80cm target spot (6 to 10 zones).
The arrow should be placed on the string only after standing on the shooting line and a clear signal has been given (meaning that everyone is behind the shooting line).
A suggested starting point is to have the nocking point maintain the bottom of the nock at about 1 cm higher than where the shaft makes a 90 degree angle with the string.
The use of an arrow rest is important as it reduces the area of the bow the arrow touches, creating the least amount of friction when the arrow begins to move as it is released. There are arrow rests made from wire and made from plastic. The arrow rest should be glued onto the window directly above the pivot point of the handle, and should be aligned squarely and perpendicular to the string. There should be a space of at least 15mm between the arrow shaft and the window shelf.
When shooting, an arrow may not fully stick into the target and may hang loose from the point of the arrow and lay down along the target face. If shooting continues before the arrow is retrieved other arrows may hit this arrow causing damage to either the hanging arrow or the one that strikes it. The striking arrow may also ricochet off the hanging arrow;
The WA Beginners Awards Program has been designed to be implemented in all countries of the Word at any time; incorporating Indoor and Outdoor disciplines. Up to seven awards lead the novice:
a bow of any type provided it subscribes to the accepted principle and meaning of the word bow as used in target archery, that is, an instrument consisting of a handle (grip), riser (no shoot-through type) and two flexible limbs each ending in the tip with a string nock. The bow is braced for use by a single string attached directly between the two string nocks, and in operation is held in one hand by its handle (grip) while the fingers of the other hand draw, hold back and release the string.