Competition Rules & Format

• Membership:
  Participants must be a current member of USA Archery or member of a WA Member Association.

• Citizenship:
  Competitors who want to earn NRS Points for USAT qualification must be U.S. Citizens. Non-U.S. Citizens will not be eligible for USAT Placement.

• Learn More:

  • World Archery Rules

  • USA Archery Dress Code

  • National Ranking System

• U15

  Through the calendar year of your 14th birthday.

• U18
  Through the calendar year of your 17th birthday.

• U21
  Through the calendar year of their 20th birthday.

• Seniors
  Participants may compete as a senior at any age they wish.

• Para Division
  Offered in Recurve and Compound for Senior age class.

• 50+
  Participants may compete as a master when the competition takes place in the year of their 50th birthday and thereafter.

• Recurve

• Compound

• Barebow

• Fixed Pins (Youth Only)

9.1.7. Arrows
Arrows of any type may be used provided they comply with the common meaning of the word "arrow" as used in target archery and do not cause undue damage to target faces or butts.

• An arrow consists of a shaft with a tip (point), nock, fletching, and, if desired, cresting.

• The maximum diameter of arrow shafts will not exceed 9.3 mm. Arrow wraps will not be considered as part of this limitation, but will not extend further than 22 cm toward the arrow point when measured from the nock groove where the bowstring sits to the end of the wrap.

• The tips/points of the arrows will not exceed 9.4 mm in diameter. • All arrows of every athlete will be marked with the athlete's name or initials on the shaft or the arrow wrap.

• All arrows used in any end will be identical in appearance and will carry the same pattern and colour(s) of fletching, nocks and cresting, if any.

• Tracer nocks (electrically/electronically lighted nocks) are not allowed.

• Recurve/Barebow – 122cm target face

• Compound/Fixed Pins – 80cm target face (6-ring)

• Para W1 - 80cm target (10-ring)

70 Meters

• Recurve Senior & U21

60 Meters

• Recurve 50+ & U18

50 Meters

• Compound 50+, Senior, U21 & U18

• Fixed Pins U21 & U18

• Barebow 50+, Senior, U21 & U18

40 Meters

• Recurve U15

• Compound & Fixed Pins U15

30 Meters

• Barebow U15

• 72 arrows total

• 6 arrow ends

• 4 minutes per end

The top 64 archers in each category will qualify for the Elimination Round match-play.

• Archers shoot 3 arrows per end.

• 2 minutes per end.

• Recurve/Barebow – first to 6 set points wins.

• Compound/Fixed Pins – 5 ends. Archer with the highest cumulative score wins.

Separate Brackets For:

• U15 Male Compound

• U15 Female Compound

• U15 Male Recurve

• U15 Female Recurve

• U15 Male Barebow

• U15 Female Barebow

• U15 Male Fixed Pins

• U15 Female Fixed Pins

• U18 Male Compound

• U18 Female Compound

• U18 Male Recurve

• U18 Female Recurve

• U18 Male Barebow

• U18 Female Barebow

• U18 Male Fixed Pins

• U18 Female Fixed Pins

• U21 Male Compound

• U21 Female Compound

• U21 Male Recurve

• U21 Female Recurve

• U21 Male Barebow

• U21 Female Barebow

• U21 Male Fixed Pins

• U21 Female Fixed Pins

• Male & Female Combined W1 (when 3+ archers)

• Senior Male Compound

• Senior Female Compound

• Senior Male Recurve

• Senior Female Recurve

• Senior Male Barebow

• Senior Female Barebow

• 50+ Male Compound

• 50+ Female Compound

• 50+ Male Recurve

• 50+ Female Recurve

• 50+ Male Barebow

• 50+ Female Barebow

Individual Finals:

• Barebow, Compound & Recurve Senior Men & Women

• Archers will alternate shooting.