Styles of Archery
Target Archery “Target Archery” is when arrows are shot at a target (attached to a backstop called a “butt) on a flat field. How many arrows and at what distances they are shot from are determined by what type of “shoot” that the archer is competing in. Each “turn” is called shooting an “end”. Normally 3 or 6 arrows are shot, depending on the type of shoot and distances, then the scores are tallied. |
 3-D Archery 3-D archery is one of North America’s fastest growing sports. 3-D archery consists of shooting either burlap sacs (called a “bag course”) or 3 dimensional foam animals at unknown distances. The scoring is dependant on where your arrow strikes these foam animals or bags. Originally developed for hunting practice it's now shot by many non hunters due to its competitive nature. |
 Field Archery “Field Archery” differs from Target as the shooting takes place in the “field” or, in the bush. When shooting competitive field archery you walk in groups of 4 around a marked course in wooden or open landscape. The arrows are still shot into the “butts” (as noted above), however the size and type of the targets differ from target archery and the scoring is different as well. Additionally, depending on your age and equipment category, each butt is shot at differing distances and also uphill, downhill or over streams, making the field course a little more challenging than target shooting. Challenging or not, Field Archery is great for archers that are looking to get some exercise and have some variety in their shooting. |
 Clout Archery Also, although it is not shot often, we should also mention Clout. In Clout you are shooting at a short flag stuck into the ground at a greater distance than for target shooting. Shooting distances are 165m or 185m for men, 128m or 165m for Women and 128m or 80m for Juniors. The variation of distance depends on the type of bow being used and the age of the Juniors. Clout is not shot very often due to the difficulties in finding suitable sized grounds. Clout archery is not shot very often anymore. |