Archery Rules

Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. The bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system (a bow with arrows) that predates recorded history and is common to most cultures. Historically archery was used in hunting and combat. Later on archery has become a precision sport.

Archery Rules

There are some basic rules for all sports of the world. Archery sports has also some rules and these rules are given below

In the competition, a bow other than crossbow has to be used. To make it possible to identify the archer, arrows must have a distinctive crest. Arrows must be knocked, after the signal to shoot is given. Some arrows may fall from the bow and cannot be reached from the shooting line. Such arrows are considered to be shot. The designated target may be shot with only six arrows. When more than six are shot, the lowest six are counted. If an arrow is shot at any other target, then it is not counted.

Shooting distance

The archer is required to shoot from the longest distance first, the second longest distance next and so on. The distances for the shot are as follows. For men these are 90 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters and 30 meters. For women these distances are 70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters and 30 meters. Scores are recorded in such a way that the highest score is first and the lowest score is last. One FITA round may require one or two days to shoot. A signal is given to retrieve the arrows. Only after this signal, the arrows can be retrieved.

Outdoor Target Archery

The diameters of the standard faces are 122 centimeters and 80 centimeters. The 122 centimeters face has a circle at the center that has a radius of 12.2 centimeters. This circle is surrounded by four concentric bands. The breadth of these bands is 12.2 centimeters when measured radically. The 80 centimeters face has a circle at the center that has a radius of 8 centimeters. This circle is surrounded by four concentric bands. The breadth of these bands is 8 centimeters when measured radically.

Target Faces

The colors of the target faces of both types are gold, red, and blue, black and white from the center to the periphery. The center of the gold is called as the pinhole. This is marked with a cross. The lines of this cross must not be more than 2 mm in thickness. On the 122 centimeter standard face, there is a tolerance of 3 mm on the diameter of every scoring zone. On the 80 centimeter standard face, there is a tolerance of 2 mm on the diameter of every scoring zone.

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