Introduction

In Archery tournaments, and often during practice, we shoot what we refer to as a 'Round'. Rounds can be broken down into Imperial or Metric and Indoor or Outdoor rounds. Outdoor Imperial rounds are based on shooting a distance measured in yards on a 122cm face and scored on what is known as a 5-zone scoring system. Outdoor Metric rounds are based on shooting a distance measured in metres on either a 122cm or 80cm face and scored on a 10-zone scoring system. Indoor Metric and Imperial rounds are a little more complex with 60cm, 40cm, 16in and sometimes a variety of 3-spot faces and generally a 10-zone scoring system. These are broken down below.

Scoring Systems

'Standard' Faces

The most commonly used target face is a series of concentric circles coloured (from inner most to outer most) Gold, Red, Blue, Black and White. Each of the circles is divided into an inner and outer circle. When using 5-zone scoring the zones are based on the coloured circles alone and are scored from inside to outside as 9, 7, 5, 3 and 1. When using 10-zone scoring the zones are based on all of the circles and are scored from 10 down to 1.

However there is an additional smaller circle inside the Gold. From the inside to the outside this actually gives 11 scoring zones. This innermost circle is an 'X' and still scores 10 and (when shooting outdoors) will be marked down on the scoresheet as an X and can be used as a tiebreaker if needed.

Worcester Face

The Worcester face is almost identical in size to a Standard 40cm face but only has 5 concentric circles. The innermost is White and the rest are Black. Worcester rounds use a 5-zone scoring system but in this case scoring is 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 from inside to outside.

Spot Faces

There are a number of faces known as 'spot' faces. These are used indoors where the short distance means there's a greater chance of an arrow hitting the target catching an arrow that has already been shot. Most commonly seen are vertical 3-spot and vegas 3-spot faces. These are equivalent to a 40cm standard face apart from the fact they only have the innermost 5 zones and are scored from 10 down to 6. A shot that would have been a 5 or lower on a standard face will be a miss on one of these spot faces. Additionally there is an equivalent spot face for Worcester rounds, it also only has the inner half of the standard face but as the Worcester round has 5 arrows per end there are 5 spots.

Outdoor Rounds

Imperial

Outdoor Imperial Rounds are all shot on a 122cm target face and are scored using a 5-zone system (9, 7, 5, 3, 1).

York/Hereford/Bristol Rounds

The York/Hereford/Bristol Rounds are shot over 3 different distances, 6 dozen arrows at the longest distance, 4 dozen at the middle distance and 2 dozen at the shortest distance for a total of 12 dozen arrows. This gives a maximum score of 1296.

Round 100 80 60 50 40 30 20 10 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/Albion/Windsor Rounds

The St George/Albion/Windsor Rounds are shot over 3 different distances, 3 dozen arrows at the longest distance, 3 dozen at the middle distance and 3 dozen at the shortest distance for a total of 9 dozen arrows. This gives a maximum score of 972.

Round 100 80 60 50 40 30 20 10 Max Score
St George 3 3 3           972
Albion   3 3 3         972
Windsor     3 3 3       972
Windsor 50/Short Windsor       3 3 3     972
Windsor 40/Junior Windsor         3 3 3   972
Windsor 30/Short Junior Windsor           3 3 3 972

Western Rounds

The Western Rounds are shot over 2 different distances, 4 dozen arrows at the longest distance and 4 dozen at the shortest distance for a total of 8 dozen arrows. This gives a maximum score of 864.

Round 100 80 60 50 40 30 20 10 Max Score
New Western 4 4             864
Long Western   4 4           864
Western     4 4         864
Western 50/Short Windsor       4 4       864
Western 40/Junior Windsor         4 4     864
Western 30/Short Junior Windsor           4 4   864

National Rounds

The National Rounds are shot over 2 different distances, 4 dozen arrows at the longest distance and 2 dozen at the shortest distance for a total of 6 dozen arrows. This gives a maximum score of 648.

Round 100 80 60 50 40 30 20 10 Max Score
New National 4 2             648
Long National   4 2           648
National     4 2         648
National 50/Short National       4 2       648
National 40/Junior National         4 2     648
National 30/Short Junior National           4 2   648

Warwick Rounds

The Warwick Rounds are shot over 2 different distances, 2 dozen arrows at the longest distance and 2 dozen at the shortest distance for a total of 4 dozen arrows. This gives a maximum score of 432.

Round 100 80 60 50 40 30 20 10 Max Score
New Warwick 4 2             432
Long Warwick   4 2           432
Warwick     4 2         432
Warwick 50/Short Warwick       4 2       432
Warwick 40/Junior Warwick         4 2     432
Warwick 30/Short Junior Warwick           4 2   432

Others

Round 100 80 60 50 40 30 20 10 Max Score
American     2.5 2.5 2.5       810
St Nicholas         4 3     756

Metric

Outdoor Metric Rounds are shot at either a 122cm or 80cm target face and are scored using a 10-zone system.

Metric Rounds

The Metric Rounds are shot over 4 different distances, 3 dozen arrows each distance for a total of 12 dozen arrows. The 2 longer distances are shot at a 122cm face and the 2 shorter distacnes at a 80cm face. This gives a maximum score of 1440.

Round 122cm Face 80cm Face Max Score
90 70 60 50 40 30 20 50 40 30 20 15 10
WA 1440 (Gents) 3 3           3   3       1440
WA 1440 (Ladies)/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
Metric V           3 3         3 3 1440

Half Metric Rounds

The Half Metric Rounds are shot over 4 different distances, 1.5 dozen arrows each distance for a total of 6 dozen arrows. The 2 longer distances are shot at a 122cm face and the 2 shorter distacnes at a 80cm face. This gives a maximum score of 720.

Round 122cm Face 80cm Face Max Score
90 70 60 50 40 30 20 50 40 30 20 15 10
Half WA 1440 (Gents) 1.5 1.5           1.5   1.5       720
Half WA 1440 (Ladies)/Metric I   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 Rounds

The Long Metric Rounds are shot over 2 different distances, 3 dozen arrows each distance for a total of 6 dozen arrows. Both distances are shot at a 122cm face. This gives a maximum score of 720.

Round 122cm Face Max Score
90 70 60 50 40 30 20
Long Metric 3 3           720
Long Metric I   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 Rounds

The Short Metric Rounds are shot over 2 different distances, 3 dozen arrows each distance for a total of 6 dozen arrows. Both distances are shot at a 80cm face. This gives a maximum score of 720.

Round 80cm Face Max Score
50 40 30 20 15 10
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

Others

Round 122cm Face 80cm Face Max Score
90 70 60 50 40 30 20 50 40 30 20 15 10
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
Olympic Match Round   1                       120

Indoor Rounds

Imperial & Metric

Round Distance Face Arrows Max Score
Bray I 20y 40cm 2.5 300
Bray II 25y 60cm 2.5 300
Stafford 30m 80cm 6 720
Portsmouth 20y 60cm 5 600
Worcester 20y 16in 5 300
WA 18m 18m 40cm 5 600
WA 25m 25m 60cm 5 600
WA Combined 18m, 25m 40cm, 60cm 5, 5 1200
Vegas 18m Vegas 3 Spot 5 600
Vegas 300 20y 40cm/3 Spot 2.5 600

nb Vegas 300 Round when shot on a full face 40cm target, only the 10 - 6 zones are scoring shots.