April 13,14 Understanding 900 & FITA rounds

Outdoors Sunday!!weather is predicted to be great
April 13, 14At the Canton range
Saturday: 10:30 a.m. indoors(we arrive at 10 to set up)Sunday, 3:30--we will be outdoors at the back range.

Wednesday, Classes suspended until further notice.

We are now in the outdoor season of archery and several tournaments are coming up. Some are “900 rounds” and some are “FITA rounds”.
What's a 900 round?
What’s a FITA round?
The 5 color (gold,red,blue,black,white) target is used and is scored 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1.

For our program Sunday , seasoned archers with "red and better” at the furthest distance in their division, or if using their own arrows, may participate in a short version of a 900 round on Sunday . We will be shooting a total of 30 arrows at 3 distances: 3 rounds of 3 arrows(total of 9) at each distance, and review "basal area of support", a biomechanical term relating to foot position.
A 900 round is a common, short, 1 day tournament.
Fundamentals of a "900" round.
A 900 round distance is set in either meters or yards, so double check entry specifications when registering and for practicing.
The basics: 3 distances, based on age, shot at a122cm face for all. Typically 5 ends of 6 arrows each distance, total 90 arrows, so a perfect score is 900.
Typical set up(and used for the April 13 tournament: note: GAA registration shows meters, but also notes it will be yards)
Yeoman to the end of the 10th Birthday 40-30-20 yards
BOWMAN To the end of the year of 12th Birthday 40-30-20 yards
CUB To the end of the year of 14th Birthday 40-30-20 yards
NOVICE (Genesis bow) To the end of the 18th Birthday 40-30-20 yards
CADET To the end of the year of 16th Birthday 60-50-40 yards
JUNIOR To the end of the year of 18th Birthday 60-50-40 yards
ADULT Beginning the year of 19th Birthday 60-50-40 yards
BAREBOW Beginning the year of 19th Birthday 50-40-30 yards
TRADITIONAL Beginning the year of 19th Birthday 50-40-30 yards

FITA outdoor Round.
A FITA round in the sport of archery, is a form of target shooting competition used in international and world championship events, authorized by the Federation International de Tire a l’Arc (FITA) now known as World Archery Federation (WA ), the international governing body of archery.
The 2 day event consists of 144 arrows, shot at 4 distances with 36 arrows at each distance and 1440 is a perfect score. In recurve, the distances for adult men are 90,70, 50,and 30 meters , and 70,60,50,30 meters for adult women. The two longer distances are shot on one day with a 122 cm face, and shorter distances shot a second day with an 80cm face. Check registration info for variations for different divisions, or, distance variations including compound. See tournament registrations for specifics.


Please arrive a few minutes early to gear up and check in.