6.      50 cm faces shall be shot all 4 arrows at a single face, rule C5 will apply if multiple faces are used.

7.      65 cm faces shall be shot all 4 arrows at a single face, rule C5 will apply if multiple faces are used.

Divisions of Competition

1.      Professional Adults Only - Professional Status

One who claims themselves as a Professional, or who registers themselves as a Professional at any shoot, or who competes for a Professional cash prize or Professional award at a tournament.

Two styles of competition:

Unlimited - No restriction. Men and Women will compete in separate divisions.

Limited    - No release aids.

A Professional may retire from the Professional Division after no less than one year as a Professional shooter. After retiring, this archer may not compete for Championship awards for one full year. Notice of retiring will be posted with the I.F.A.A. Secretary, who will notify each member nation through its I.F.A.A. Committee member.

The action of retiring from the Professional Division shall be afforded once only during the archer's competition life. 

2.          Amateur - Adults, Veterans, Juniors and Cubs.

         Every archer registered as a member of an I.F.A.A. affiliated Association will be recognised as an Amateur until such time as they become Professionals under the I.F.A.A. rules.

Adult Men and Women :

                         Barebow recurve and compound                                 B.B.

                         Freestyle limited recurve and compound                   F.S.

                         Freestyle unlimited                                                             F.U.

                         Bowhunter recurve and compound                              B.H.

                         Bowhunter unlimited                                                          B.U.

                         Bowhunter limited                                                               B.L.

                         Longbow                                                                               L.B.  

         Veterans Men and Women :

                         Those archers who are 55 years of age on or before the first day of a Tournament will be given the choice to participate in the Veteran or Adult division (not both).

                         The decision to participate in the Veteran division is not binding on subsequent Tournaments. The choice is always optional. Proof of age will be compulsory. There will be no classes in the Veteran Division and shooting styles are as for Adult Men and Women above.

Junior, boys and girls (13 - 16 years of age) :

                         Barebow recurve and compound                                     B.B.

                         Freestyle limited recurve and compound                      F.S.

                         Freestyle unlimited                                                                F.U.

                         Bowhunter recurve and compound                                  B.H.

                         Bowhunter unlimited                                                               B.U.

                         Bowhunter limited                                                                   B.L.

                         Longbow                                                               L.B.

         Cubs, boys and girls (under 13 years of age) :

                         Barebow recurve and compound                                    B.B.

                         Freestyle limited recurve and compound                      F.S.  

Tournament Officials

1.          At every tournament a Field Captain shall be appointed and it shall be his duty to: -

a.     Make up the groups.

b.     Appoint a Target Captain and two scorers for each group.

c.      Designate the targets from which each group shall start.

d.     Have the option in any tournament to set a time limit, either by target or round, when such a tournament must be completed.

2.       The duty of a Target Captain shall be to order the shooting in the group and to settle all local questions.  His decision on arrow values shall be final except on his own arrow values when the decision shall be made by the first scorer.

3.       The scorers shall keep an accurate account of scores at each target, maintain a running total and compare these at each target.  

Tournament Rules

1.      Archers shall shoot in groups of not less than three and not more than six. Normally the preferred number is four.

2.      Juniors shall shoot in their own groups at I.F.A.A. sanctioned Tournaments.

3.      Cubs shall shoot in their own groups with a non-shooting responsible adult at I.F.A.A. sanctioned Tournaments.

4.      The shooting positions of the group shall be decided by mutual agreement. Each archer shall shoot from the same side for the first fourteen target unit, for the remaining fourteen target unit the archer shall shoot from the other side. An archer may opt, with the consent of the Target Captain, to shoot from the opposite side if he considers himself to be at a disadvantage from his own side at a particular target. At the conclusion of each fourteen target unit the archers shall change their order of shooting. Those who shot first shall shoot last, and those who shot last shall shoot first.

5.          Single marker lay-out:

         No archer shall shoot from in front of an imaginary line, parallel to the target, running through the appropriate marker. One foot shall not be more than six inches behind or a maximum of three feet to either side of such marker. For all animal rounds, marked or unmarked, one foot shall touch or not be more than six inches behind or to either side of such marker.

         Double marker lay-out:

         No archer shall shoot from in front of the appropriate marker. One foot shall touch or not be more than six inches behind or to either side of such marker.

6.      One group shall not hold up the following group by looking for lost arrows. Enough arrows shall be carried so that each archer may continue shooting and return to find missing arrows when shooting has ceased.

7.      No archer may practice on any target of a course that is currently being used for purposes of a Tournament.  Special practice targets must be provided. In the event of an indoor range "sighters" are permitted if the organisers of the event so allow.

8.      If for any reason a group is holding up another group mutual arrangement may be made between the Target Captains to allow the following group to pass through.

9.      An archer obtaining the Target Captains permission to leave the range for any valid reason, may be privileged to return to his group and complete the unfinished round.  His group may wait for his return but must allow the other groups to pass through.  The Target Captain shall set a reasonable time limit for his return, upon the expiry of which, the group will continue.  He may make up any targets missed in the interim at the discretion of the Field Captain.

10.    No archer may shoot (or compete) in any one Tournament more than once unless advertised as a multiple registration Tournament.

11.   Competitors may not shoot at practice targets during the course of a round except at an official break. In the event of an equipment failure, after repairs, an archer may shoot four arrows at a practice target under a Field or Range Captain's supervision.

12.    Archers must shoot for the full duration of a Tournament as laid down in the Tournament specifications.  Any scores made by an archer who does not complete the Tournament will not be taken into consideration for any awards.  In the event of inclement weather the Tournament shall continue unless a pre-arranged signal is given by the Field Captain. Archers leaving the range before such a signal shall be withdrawn from the competition.

13.   Targets shall be shot in the sequence intended.  Any targets omitted shall be forfeited at the discretion of the Field Captain.

14.    Groups shall not approach or interfere with other groups whilst either is shooting a target, but shall remain separate until all members of the group have finished shooting.

15.   A Technical Control is to be appointed before the tournament. Each competitor must present their equipment to the Technical Control for equipment check at the designated time and place. It is the responsibility of the archer to maintain his/her equipment within the rules. Failure to do so may result in a protest by another archer resulting in disqualification.

16.    No archer shall draw a bow with the bow hand above the top of the head, when drawing on a horizontal plane.    

Scoring

1.          No arrows in the target or butt may be touched until the arrows have been scored.

2.      On all targets less than 55 yards, arrows may be scored and drawn in the prescribed manner after each pair of archers have shot, to minimise arrow damage.  The Target Captain and both scorers must go to the target to record the score.

3.      Arrows passing through the target face but still in the butt may be pushed back by the Target Captain or deputy who did not shoot the arrow, and scored accordingly.

4.       Skids or glances off the ground into the target shall not be counted.

5.       ‘Bounce-outs' believed to have hit the scoring area shall be re-shot. Arrows believed to have passed through the scoring area but not retained in the butt shall be re-shot with a marked arrow.

6.      In the event of a tie for any award in any Tournament, the archers concerned will break the tie by shooting off over three targets.  If the tie is not then broken they will continue until one wins a target.  If the archers agree they may shoot "sudden death" from the first target.

7.     An archer who shoots arrows in excess of the prescribed number shall lose the score of the arrow or arrows of the higher value.

8.      An archer who shoots from the wrong marker or at the wrong face will lose the score of that arrow.  It may not be re-shot.

9.      In the event of a mis-shot arrow, an archer may shoot another arrow provided the mis-shot arrow can be reached with the bow from the archers position at the marker.

10.    An arrow hitting another within the target and remaining embedded in that arrow shall have the same scoring value as that arrow. Arrows being deflected by other arrows shall be scored by their position.

11.   Where a line having a specific width separates one scoring zone from another on the face, the line is in the lower scoring area.  Where there is no line the arrow must cut the higher scoring area to score the higher value.

12.   The number of times an archer draws an arrow before releasing that arrow will be limited to four. If the arrow is not then shot it will be scored as a miss. The only exception to this rule will be in a dangerous situation at the discretion of the Target Captain. (or the first scorer if it is the Target Captain in question).

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