Targets and Scoring
The idea is to shoot at the target from a peg set at an unknown distance away from the target. If you miss the target you will then have to move forwards onto the next peg. If you fail to hit the target again, you then must shoot from a third peg closer to the target. If you miss this time then you will not score (known as blanking a target).
On each 'face' target you will have a 'wound line' which outlines the animal and a 'kill zone' which is also marked out on the face. With a 3-D target you will also have a 'kill zone'.
The usual scoring system for a 'Big Game' round is as follows:
Arrow.
Kill. Wound.
First 20 16
Second 14 10
Third 8 4
So you can see that with the scoring it is better to 'wound' an animal with your first arrow than it is to 'kill' it with your second. In some shoots a score of '24' can be awarded if an archer hits the smaller zone inside the 'kill zone'. In other shoots there is a 'fur and feather' rule which is when the arrow is outside a wound line but is touching the fur or feathers.
Bow Styles:
There are many styles of shooting that are allowed under NFAS (National Field Archery Society) ruling. The complete list of bow styles are:
Freestyle Recurve bow with metal arrows, sight and full stabilisers
Barebow
Recurve bow with metal arrows, no sight, single stabiliser
Hunting Tackle Recurve bow with wooden arrows, no sight, no stabilisers
Longbow Longbow with wooden arrows, no sight
American Flatbow Flat bow with wooden arrows, no sight
Traditional Bowhunter Recurve bow without sights, arrows of any non-wooden type with feathers shot off the shelf
Primitive Bow and arrows made from natural materials, no sight
Crossbow
Crossbow with sight and metal bolts
Bowhunter Compound bow with no sight, limited stabilisers
Compound Limited Compound bow with pin sight
Unlimited
Compound bow with full scope sight
The Pegs:
In front of each target will usually be five or six pegs laid out in the following order:
1) Wasp / banded Peg (not used at all clubs) 2) Red Peg 3) White Peg
4) Blue Peg 5) Yellow peg 6) Orange Peg
A compound archer will shoot off the banded peg (if used) first followed by the red and white. All other bow styles will start from the red peg followed by the blue and white. Juniors and Cubs will shoot off the white, blue, yellow and orange pegs according to their age group.
SWAC Award Field Competitions
There are a number of field competitions, open to all SWAC members, which run throughout the year.
The results from a selection of the club field competitions listed below will count towards the SWAC Archer of the Year Award, along with an equal number of target competitions and one clout competition. The more you shoot in, the more chance you have of winning! There is a two bow-style entry limit for club field competitions to count towards the Archer of the Year results.
