BAI Archery Scoring & Competition Rules 2

Question 1

What is the standard time limit for an archer to shoot 3 arrows during a single end in Olympic recurve competition?

Accepted Answer

120 seconds

Answer

USA Archery and World Archery rules provide 120 seconds (2 minutes) for an archer to shoot a 3-arrow end.

Question 2

What scoring face configuration is most commonly used in compound archery competitions at the USA Archery level?

Accepted Answer

5-zone face scoring 6–10 with an inner X ring

Answer

Compound archers commonly use a 5-zone target face with rings valued 6 through 10 plus an X ring, which demands greater precision than the full face.

Question 3

Under USA Archery rules, when is an arrow considered 'not to be scored' and eligible to be reshooted?

Accepted Answer

When the arrow falls from the bow before the archer completes the release

Answer

An arrow that falls from the bow or off the rest before being fully released is not scored and the archer is permitted to reshoot that arrow.

Question 4

What is a 'Robin Hood' in the context of archery competition?

Accepted Answer

An arrow lodging into the nock end of another arrow already in the target

Answer

A Robin Hood occurs when a shot arrow travels down the shaft and lodges inside the nock of a previously shot arrow embedded in the target.

Question 5

Under World Archery rules, what is the maximum allowable arrow shaft diameter for target archery?

Accepted Answer

9.3 mm maximum

Answer

World Archery regulations specify a maximum arrow shaft diameter of 9.3 mm to standardize equipment across competitive archers.

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