On the last Sunday (indoors) and the last Thursday (outdoors) of every month we have a Club Target Day. These days enable members to track their progress in a semi-competitive setting. Scores shot on the indoor target days are recorded for classifications and badges are awarded throughout the season (1st July to 30th June).
Indoor classifications start at 'Indoor Archer 3rd Class' and progress to 'Indoor Bowman 1st Class'. You can shoot many indoor rounds that count towards your classification, as long as the round is shot on an official Club Target Day.
There are also two more levels for indoor classification - 'Indoor Master Bowman', and 'Indoor Grand Master Bowman'. These are the top tier of indoor classification and can only be achieved at 'Record Status' competitions, but are still be claimed at a club level.
Outdoor classifications start at 'Archer third class' and progress up to 'Bowman 1st Class' at a club level. Similar to indoor, there are several rounds that can be used to count towards your outdoor classification - as long as they are shot on a Club Target Day.
As with indoor classifications, there are an additional levels for outdoor classification - 'Master Bowman', 'Grand Master Bowman' and 'Elite Master Bowman'. These are the pinnacle of outdoor classification and can only be achieved at 'Record Status' competitions and must be claimed directly from Archery GB.
All Archery GB and World Archery target rounds are shot using round target faces - some have multiple colours, some are black and white. The layout of the targets can be a 'Single spot' (one normal target face), a 'Triple spot' (three vertical faces), 'Vegas' (three faces, arranged in a triangle), or Worcester (a single spot, but gets it's own mention, as it uses a unique 5 zone black and white target face).
60cm single spot face (recurve)
60cm triple spot (compound)
60 arrows, in 3 arrow ends
Badges are awarded in increments of 25, from a starting score of 300.
16" single spot face
Special black & white face
60 arrows, 5 arrow ends
40cm single spot face
40cm triple spot (compound)
30 arrows, 3 arrow ends
40cm single spot face (recurve)
40cm triple spot (compound)
60 arrows, in 3 arrow ends
40cm triangular triple spot face
Arrows must be numbered and shot at each numbered target in sequence
60 arrows, 3 arrow ends
Outdoor rounds differ from indoor rounds, in that they can be shot over multiple distances - with a certain number of arrows at each distance, or a set number of arrows at a specified distance, up to 100 yards ! Click here to see a table of all the different Imperial rounds. Table is from the Archery GB "Rules of Shooting (Table 3-1, Apr 2022 edition)". Imperial rounds use different scoring from "normal" indoor (or outdoor metric rounds), with scoring being :
| Imperial Round scoring | |
|---|---|
| White | 1 point |
| Black | 3 points |
| Blue | 5 points |
| Red | 7 points |
| Gold | 9 points |
24 arrows at 80 yards
24 arrows at 60 yards
48 arrows, in 6 arrow ends
24 arrows at 60 yards
24 arrows at 50 yards
48 arrows, in 6 arrow ends
24 arrows at 50 yards
24 arrows at 40 yards
48 arrows, in 6 arrow ends
48 arrows at 80 yards
24 arrows at 60 yards
72 arrows, in 6 arrow ends
48 arrows at 60 yards
24 arrows at 50 yards
72 arrows, in 6 arrow ends
48 arrows at 50 yards
24 arrows at 40 yards
72 arrows, in 6 arrow ends
Metric rounds are shot at distances of metres, instead of yards. Like Imperial rounds, they have Long and Short versions, but confusingly, each can have several different options. The rounds below are a sample of what is available and all rounds use 10-zone scoring. Click here to see a full list of all of the Metric outdoor rounds. Table is from the Archery GB "Rules of Shooting (Table 3-2, Apr 2022 edition)".
36 arrows at 70 metres
36 arrows at 60 metres
72 arrows, in 6 arrow ends
36 arrows at 40 metres
36 arrows at 30 metres
72 arrows, in 6 arrow ends
36 arrows at 50 metres
36 arrows at 30 metres
72 arrows, in 6 arrow ends
