We shoot a variety of different rounds at the club – predominantly target rounds, though we also shout a clout round a couple of times a year (for more information on these different archery styles, see the Shooting page).
Each week, a suggested round is proposed in advance, but this can be changed on the day if weather conditions, or attending members, dictate otherwise! The current intended rounds for this year can be seen on our Current Rounds page.
In general, the longer distance rounds are shot in the summer months, with winter months encouraging the shorter distance and fewer arrows rounds.
A target round is defined by four things:
Prior to shooting a competitive (scoring) round, an end of (usually 6) “sighter” arrows are shot – these are not scored. A summary of the different rounds we shoot is provided below. The suggested rounds for the year are detailed on the Current Rounds page.
In addition to the standard rounds which are tabled below (Archery GB and World Archery), the club shoots other rounds too – either contributing towards one of our trophies, or towards a badge, or just for fun! Some of these are detailed here:
252 Round
A 252 round is an attempt to score 252 (recurve bow 252; barebow 189; compound bow 280; longbow 164) using 3 dozen arrows over a specific, imperial, distance with 5-zone scoring. Some other rounds may also accept the first 3 dozen arrows shot as contributing towards achieving your 252 at that distance. The distances that could earn you a badge for achieving this score are 20yds (white badge), 30yds (black badge), 40yds (blue badge), 50yds (red badge), 60yds (gold badge), 80yds (green badge), 100yds (purple badge). (Longbow and Barebow have lower score requirements at the 80yds and 100yds distances – see the Classifications & Badges page for more detail).
In our club you can gain your badge when you achieve a 252 score in a single, recorded attempt.
Bitefrost Round
The Bitefrost round is a variant on the standard “Frostbite” round (see below), but with the scoring reversed which adds an interesting variant to the tactics! The white zones score 10 points (outer white ring) or 9 points (inner white ring), and the scoring decreases as you get closer to the centre, with the inner gold ring scoring a single point. The club even has a specific Trophy using this round shot in the winter months.
Standard Rounds – Archery GB
The two tables below can be downloaded and printed off for ease (single page, A5) here.
Outdoor
These traditional British rounds use 5 zone scoring (9,7,5,3,1) on a 122cm target face, at imperial distances and are governed by the Archery GB Rules of Shooting. Most people find these more relaxed and are often the first competitions that archers enter. These rounds fall into ‘families’, which are a group of different rounds that take place on the same field, at the same time, and have the same number of arrows, however with different distances. This means that you can choose the round that best suits your ability. The name of the round generally originates from the place where it was first shot (e.g. “Bristol”, “Windsor” etc).
The number of dozen arrows shot at each distance is listed. Where multiple distances are shot, the furthest distance is shot first.
| ROUND NAME | 100yds | 80yds | 60yds | 50yds | 40yds | 30yds | 20yds | 10yds | Max Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1296 | |||||
| Hereford/Bristol I | 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 | |||||
| Windsor 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 972 | |||||
| Windsor 40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 972 | |||||
| Windsor 30 | 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 |
Indoor
These traditional British rounds generally use 10 zone scoring (10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1) on a smaller faces than the outdoor rounds. Although these are traditionally shot on an indoor range (and thus have shorter distances and smaller target faces), we still shoot these outdoors, especially during the winter months.
| Name | Distance | Target Size | Doz. Arrows | Max Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 20yds | 60cm | 5 | 600 |
| Bray I | 20yds | 40cm | 2.5 | 300 |
| Bray II | 25yds | 60cm | 2.5 | 300 |
| Worcester | 20yds | 16in (5,4,3,2,1 scoring) | 5 (5 arrows per end) | 600 |
| Vegas | 18m | 40cm (3 spot) | 5 | 600 |
| Stafford | 30m | 80cm | 6 | 720 |
Standard Rounds – World Archery
The table below can be downloaded and printed off for ease (single page, A5) here.
These are rounds shot using the World Archery Rules of Shooting, and use 10 zone scoring. These rounds are shot all over the world and some are used at the Olympics and World Championships.
| Round \ Face size@Distance | 122cm @ 90m | 122cm @ 70m | 122cm @ 60m | 122cm @ 50m | 122cm @ 40m | 122cm @ 30m | 122cm @ 20m | 122cm @ 10m | 80cm @ 50m | 80cm @ 40m | 80cm @ 30m | 80cm @ 20m | 80cm @ 15m | 80cm @ 10m | Max Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA1440 (gents) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1440 | ||||||||||
| WA1440 (ladies) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1440 | ||||||||||
| Half WA1440 (gents) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 720 | ||||||||||
| Half WA1440 (ladies) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 720 | ||||||||||
| Metric I | 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||
| WA 900 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 900 | |||||||||||
| WA 70m | 6 | 720 | |||||||||||||
| WA 60m | 6 | 720 | |||||||||||||
| WA 50m | 6 | 720 | |||||||||||||
| WA Standard Bow | 3 | 3 | 720 | ||||||||||||
| Frostbite | 3 | 360 |