A round is a set number of arrows shot at set distances. There
are different rounds for imperial and metric outdoor, and indoor. Some can take all day to shoot, others
just an hour or less.
Usually you shoot your arrows in sixes, as two sets of three. That
is, you shoot three arrows, step back whilst your partner shoots
their first three arrows, and then shoot your second three. Then
your partner shoots their second three arrows. When everyone has
shot their six arrows, you all walk to the target (after waiting
for the all clear) to score and collect your arrows.
The number of arrows to be shot in a round is usually given in
dozens, and where more than one distance makes up a round, the furthest
distance is shot first. For example, when shooting a Western round,
you will shoot 4 dozen arrows at 60 yards, and then 4 dozen at 50
yards.
Target faces outdoors are nearly always the large 122cm face, although
some FITA rounds use the smaller 80cm face at shorter distances.
When shooting inside, you will be most likely to see the 60cm face
(a smaller version of the 122cm face), although there are some special
faces that you may see on some rounds. The target face for a Worcester
round, for instance, is black with a white centre spot and is scored
5, 4, 3, etc. If you are shooting a round you have never shot before
and you are not sure how to score, just ask!
The tables below show most of the rounds you may come across. The
numbers in the boxes on the right are the number of dozen arrows shot
at that distance.
| |
| GNAS Outdoor Rounds |
| 122cm Face - 5 Zone scoring (9, 7, 5
etc.) |
| Round |
Distance in Yards |
| 100 |
80 |
60 |
50 |
40 |
30 |
20 |
15 |
| York |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Hereford/Bristol I |
|
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Bristol II |
|
|
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Bristol III |
|
|
|
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
| Bristol IV |
|
|
|
|
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
| Bristol V |
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
4 |
2 |
| St. George |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Albion |
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| Windsor |
|
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Short Windsor |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
| Junior Windsor |
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
| New Western |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long Western |
|
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Western |
|
|
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
| Short Western |
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Junior Western |
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
|
|
| Short Junior Western |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
|
| American |
|
|
2½ |
2½ |
2½ |
|
|
|
| St. Nicholas |
|
|
|
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
| New National |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long National |
|
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| National |
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Short National |
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Junior National |
|
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
|
| Short Junior National |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
|
| New Warwick |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long Warwick |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Warwick |
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Short Warwick |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Junior Warwick |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
| Short Junior Warwick |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
| |
| FITA/Metric Outdoor Rounds |
| 122cm/*80cm Face - 10 Zone scoring
(10, 9, 8 etc.) |
| Round |
Distance in Meters |
| 90 |
70 |
60 |
50 |
40 |
30 |
20 |
15 |
10 |
| FITA (Gents) |
3 |
3 |
|
3* |
|
3* |
|
|
|
| FITA (Ladies)/Metric I |
|
3 |
3 |
3* |
|
3* |
|
|
|
| Metric II |
|
|
3 |
3 |
3* |
3* |
|
|
|
| Metric III |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
3* |
3* |
|
|
| Metric IV |
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
3* |
|
3* |
| Metric V |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
3* |
3* |
| Long Metric (Gents) |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long Metric (Ladies)/I |
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long Metric II |
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Long Metric III |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| Long Metric IV |
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Long Metric V |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
| Short Metric I |
|
|
|
3* |
|
3* |
|
|
|
| Short Metric II |
|
|
|
|
3* |
3* |
|
|
|
| Short Metric III |
|
|
|
|
|
3* |
3* |
|
|
| Short Metric IV |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3* |
|
3* |
| Short Metric V |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3* |
3* |
| Half Metric (Gents) |
1½ |
1½ |
|
1½* |
|
1½* |
|
|
|
| Half Metric (Ladies)/I |
|
1½ |
1½ |
1½* |
|
1½* |
|
|
|
| Half Metric II |
|
|
1½ |
1½ |
1½* |
1½* |
|
|
|
| Half Metric III |
|
|
|
1½ |
1½ |
1½* |
1½* |
|
|
| Half Metric IV |
|
|
|
|
1½ |
1½ |
1½* |
|
1½* |
| Half Metric V |
|
|
|
|
|
1½ |
1½ |
1½* |
1½* |
| FITA 900 |
|
|
2½ |
2½ |
2½ |
|
|
|
|
| FITA 70m |
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FITA Standard |
|
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
| |
| Indoor Rounds |
| *80cm/#60cm/40cm/^Special
Face - 5/10 Zone/Special scoring |
| Round |
Distance |
| 30m |
25m |
18m |
20y |
| Combined FITA |
|
5# |
5 |
|
| Combined FITA (Compound) |
|
5 |
5 |
|
| Stafford |
6* |
|
|
|
| FITA 25 |
|
5# |
|
|
| FITA 25 (Compound) |
|
5 |
|
|
| FITA 18 |
|
|
5 |
|
| Portsmouth |
|
|
|
5# |
| Bray I |
|
|
2½ |
|
| Bray II |
|
2½# |
|
|
| Bray II (Compound) |
|
2½ |
|
|
| Vegas |
|
|
5^ |
|
| Worcester |
|
|
|
5^ |
|