BAI Archery Scoring & Competition Rules 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In USA Archery and World Archery competitions, what is the point value assigned to the inner gold 'X' ring?
- 11 points, giving a bonus over the 10-ring
- 10 points, used only as a tiebreaker (Correct answer)
- 10.5 points averaged into the score
- A separate category score not counted in totals
Correct answer: 10 points, used only as a tiebreaker
The X ring counts as 10 points in scoring but is tracked separately to break ties when archers finish with equal total scores.
Question 2: How many arrows constitute a standard 'end' in Olympic-style recurve target archery?
- 2
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 12
Correct answer: 3
An end in Olympic recurve archery consists of 3 arrows, with archers given 120 seconds to shoot them.
Question 3: In archery scoring, what does the rule 'line cutter' or 'line breaker' mean?
- An arrow that severs the bowstring during release
- An arrow touching a higher-value ring line is scored at the higher value (Correct answer)
- An arrow landing outside all scoring rings
- A penalty assessed for crossing the shooting line
Correct answer: An arrow touching a higher-value ring line is scored at the higher value
If any part of an arrow shaft touches the line between two scoring zones, the arrow receives the higher point value of the two zones.
Question 4: What score does an arrow receive if it passes completely through the target face during competition?
- A miss scored as zero
- The value of the hole its passage creates (Correct answer)
- The archer must reshoot that arrow
- Automatic disqualification from the end
Correct answer: The value of the hole its passage creates
An arrow that passes through the target face is scored based on the value of the hole it creates, just as a normally embedded arrow would be.
Question 5: What is the maximum possible score for one end of 3 arrows on a standard 10-ring target face?
- 27
- 28
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 33
Correct answer: 30
Three arrows each scoring the maximum of 10 points equals 30 points, the highest possible score for a single end.
Question 6: What is the correct procedure in USA Archery competition when an arrow 'bounces out' of the target face?
- The arrow scores zero with no recourse
- The arrow may be reshooted only if it left a visible mark on the target face (Correct answer)
- The archer automatically forfeits the entire end
- The arrow scores the value of the nearest embedded arrow
Correct answer: The arrow may be reshooted only if it left a visible mark on the target face
A bounce-out may be reshooted if a clear mark from the arrow is visible on the target face; without a visible mark, it is scored as a miss.
Question 7: In the Olympic match play set system, what determines the winner of an individual set?
- The archer with the cumulative highest score across all sets wins
- The archer with the higher score in the set earns 2 set points; a tie gives each archer 1 set point (Correct answer)
- The archer who shoots the most Xs in the set wins
- A coin flip is used when both archers score within 2 points
Correct answer: The archer with the higher score in the set earns 2 set points; a tie gives each archer 1 set point
In each set, the archer scoring higher earns 2 set points; if scores are equal, both earn 1 set point, and the first to 6 set points wins the match.
BAI Archery Scoring & Competition Rules 1
In USA Archery and World Archery competitions, what is the point value assigned to the inner gold 'X' ring?