Archery

How it works

A round is four ends of three arrows: at 18, 30, 50 and 70 metres. The target is a standard ten-ring face. The gold scores 10 and 9, then red 8 and 7, blue 6 and 5, black 4 and 3, and white 2 and 1. An arrow in the smallest circle of the gold is an X, which counts as 10.

The green pin on your bow’s sight is where you are aiming, and the whole bow moves with it. Pressing and holding draws the string back. For a moment at full draw your aim is at its steadiest; hold on longer and your arms begin to tire and the pin wanders.

Reading the range

An arrow is not a laser. It drops on the way to the target, and the wind carries it sideways, more the further it has to travel and the less firmly it was drawn. At 18 metres you can aim at the middle. At 70 you will need to aim a little high, and a little toward the side the wind is coming from. The windsock on the right and the drifting clouds show which way it is blowing, and the score bar shows how hard.