Types of Archery Competitions
Overview:
There are literally dozens of different types of archery
competitions. For the purpose of our website, we will focus on the
main ones that are shot in Canada.
Just to clarify some basic terms that are used below, a
- "Round" means the whole competition/shoot.
- "End" means one turn or set of arrows being shot.
- "Butt" means the target backing that the arrows are shot into.
Categories
Archers shoot in categories based on the
equipment they shoot and their
age
FITA Round This is the international round
shot round the world for FITA Stars (an award for shooting scores of
1000, 1100, 1200, 1300 and 1350). This is also the round shot for
qualifying at the World Championships.
36 arrows at 90, 70 50 & 30 metres for Men for a total of 144 arrows
36 arrows at 70, 60 50 & 30 metres for Women and Cadet Men for a total
of 144 arrows
The standard FITA 4 colour/ten ring 122 cm target is used at 90, 70
and 60 metres each end is 6 arrows)
The 80cm target is used at 50 & 30 metres with 12 ends of 3 arrows at
each distance.
Canadian Rules allow for other age groups to shoot
this round, but not for FITA Stars Canadian 900
5 ends of 6 arrows at 55, 45, 35 Metres on the 122cm target face Indoor Rounds
2 rounds are normally shot indoors:
FITA I - The international indoor round 60 arrows (usually shot
in 2 rounds of 30) at the 40cm target face at 18 metres (approx. 20
yards)
FITA II - The international indoor round 60 arrows (usually
shot in 2 rounds of 30) at the 60cm target face at 25 metres (approx.
28 yards) 3D
3D Archery is shooting in a field
setting (usually in very hilly terrain)
at life size animal targets
categories also follow age/equipment guidelines
Field
Canada shoots the FITA Field round consisting of 24 targets
(in 12 target groups) at various ranges from 10 to 60 metres. Cadets
and Barebow archers shoot at different shooting stakes from the other
categories. IFAA Field is also shot, but the Victoria Bowmen range is
not set up for it now. (Click
here for pictures of our field)
J.O.P Rounds
The JOP shoots mostly the FITA I indoors and the Canadian 900
outdoors, the target size and distance changes based on skill levels
attained (click here for specific JOP info)
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