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Rounds

This page guides you though the rounds recognised by Green Dragon Bowmen. Many rounds are grouped together as they follow a similar patten and are designed to be shot by different people at the same time. Although many rounds have junior in there name there is no requirement to be a junior to shoot the rounds. Similarly rounds with Gents and Ladies are not limited to people who are or identify as a Gent or Lady. Rounds with a specific bow type in the name may be shot by any bow type. Some rounds have more than one name for the same round.

The following organisations define rounds that Green Dragon Bowmen recognise:

  • WA – World Archery
  • AGB – Archery GB
  • HAA – Hertfordshire Archery Association
  • GDB – Green Dragon bowmen

Archery GB is currently considering changing the names of some of the rounds to remove Junior and Short from the names and replace with Roman numerals. Archery GB propose that these changes are introduces 1st April 2022.

Outdoor Rounds

York, Hereford & Bristols

  • AGB recognised rounds
  • 5 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 6,4,2 dozen AKA 12 dozen
Round100 yds80 yds60 yds50 yds40 yds30 yds20 yds10 yds
York642
Hereford / Bristol Ⅰ642
Bristol Ⅱ642
Bristol Ⅲ642
Bristol Ⅳ642
Bristol Ⅴ642

St. George, Albion & Windsors

  • AGB recognised rounds
  • 5 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 3,3,3 Dozen AKA 9 Dozen
  • Renamed 1 April 2022
Round100 yds80 yds60 yds50 yds40 yds30 yds20 yds10 yds
St. George333
Albion333
Windsor333
Windsor 50 Short Windsor333
Windsor 40 Junior Windsor333
Windsor 30 Short Junior Windsor333

Westerns

  • AGB recognised rounds
  • 5 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 4,4 Dozen AKA 8 Dozen
  • Renamed 1 April 2022
Round100 yds80 yds60 yds50 yds40 yds30 yds20 yds
New Western44
Long Western44
Western44
Western 50 Short Western44
Western 40 Junior Western44
Western 30 Short Junior Western44

Nationals

  • AGB recognised rounds
  • 5 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 4,2 Dozen AKA 6 Dozen
  • Renamed 1 April 2022
Round100 yds80 yds60 yds50 yds40 yds30 yds20 yds
New National42
Long National42
National42
National 50 Short National42
National 40 Junior National42
National 30 Short Junior National 42

Warwicks

  • AGB recognised rounds, except Warwick 20 / Cub Warwick which is only recognised by GDB
  • 5 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 2,2 Dozen AKA 4 Dozen
  • GDB issues incentive badges for these rounds
  • Renamed 1 April 2022
Round100 yds80 yds60 yds50 yds40 yds30 yds20 yds10 yds
New Warwick22
Long Warwick22
Warwick22
Warwick 50 Short Warwick22
Warwick 40 Junior Warwick22
Warwick 30 Short Junior Warwick22
Warwick 20 Cub Warwick22

American

  • AGB recognised round
  • 5 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 2½,2½,2½ Dozen AKA 3 * 2½ Dozen AKA 7½ Dozen
  • WA equivalent is the WA 900 round
Round60 yds50 yds40 yds
American2½2½2½

St. Nicholas

  • AGB recognised round
  • 5 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 4,3 Dozen AKA 7 Dozen
Round40 yds30 yds
St. Nicholas43

Metrics / WA 1440s

  • WA recognised the “WA 1440″s and AGB recognises the rest
  • Equivalent to a Long Metric followed by a Short Metric
  • 10 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face for the two longest distances then 80cm for the two shortest distances
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 3,3,3,3 Dozen AKA 12 Dozen
Round90 m70 m60 m50 m40 m30 m20 m15 m10 m
WA 1440 (Gent)3 / 1223 / 1223 / 803 / 80
Metric Ⅰ / WA 1440 (Lady)3 / 1223 / 1223 / 803 / 80
Metric Ⅱ / WA 1440 (Cadet)3 / 1223 / 1223 / 803 / 80
Metric Ⅲ3 / 1223 / 1223 / 803 / 80
Metric Ⅳ3 / 1223 / 1223 / 803 / 80
Metric Ⅴ3 / 1223 / 1223 / 803 / 80

Long Metrics

  • AGB recognised rounds
  • Equivalent to the first half of Metrics / WA 1440s
  • 10 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 3,3 Dozen AKA 6 Dozen
Round90 m70 m60 m50 m40 m30 m20 m
Long Metric (Gent)33
Long Metric Ⅰ / Long Metric (Lady)33
Long Metric Ⅱ33
Long Metric Ⅲ33
Long Metric Ⅳ33
Long Metric Ⅴ33

Short Metrics

  • AGB recognised rounds
  • Equivalent to the last half of Metrics / WA 1440s
  • Normal rounds shot at outdoor league matches in Hertfordshire (HAA)
  • 10 Zone scoring
  • 80cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 3,3 Dozen AKA 6 Dozen
Round50 m40 m30 m20 m15 m10 m
Short Metric / Short Metric Ⅰ33
Short Metric Ⅱ33
Short Metric Ⅲ33
Short Metric Ⅳ33
Short Metric Ⅴ33

WA 900

  • WA recognised round
  • 10 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 2½,2½,2½ Dozen AKA 3 * 2½ Dozen AKA 7½ Dozen
Round60 m50 m40 m
WA 9002½2½2½

WA ?0m / Metric 122-?0m / Metric 80-?0m

  • WA recognised the “WA 70m” “WA 60m” “WA 50m (Compound)” “WA 50m (Barebow)”, GDB recognises Metric 122-20 and Metric 80-20, and AGB recognises the rest
  • 10 Zone scoring
  • 122cm face or 80cm as shown in the table
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 6 Dozen
  • WA 70m shot by recurves at the Olympics
  • Note that there are two WA 50m rounds with similar names but different face sizes.
Round70 m60 m50 m40 m30 m20 m
WA 70m6 / 122
WA 60m6 / 122
WA 50m (Barebow) / Metric 122-506 / 122
Metric 122-406 / 122
Metric 122-306 / 122
Metric 122-206 / 122
WA 50m (Compound) / WA 50m6 / 80
Metric 80-406 / 80
Metric 80-306 / 80
Metric 80-206 / 80

Double WA?0m

  • WA recognised rounds
  • 10 Zone scoring
  • 122cm or 80cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 12 Dozen
Round70 m60 m50 m
Double WA 70m12 / 122
Double WA 60m12 / 122
Double WA 50m (Compound)12 / 80
Double WA 50m (Barebow)12 / 122

Frostbite

  • Generally recognised round
  • 10 Zone scoring
  • 80cm face
  • Shot outdoors only
  • 3 Dozen
Round30 m
Frostbite3

Starlight

  • Believed to be created by Hertford Company of Archers but generally recognised in Hertfordshire but most clubs can not offer shooting after dusk
  • 10 Zone scoring – Note this is unusual for an imperial distance round
  • 122cm face
  • Shot outdoors only and only after sunset
  • 5 Dozen
Round60 yds
Starlight5

3 Dozen ? AKA 252

Round100 yds80 yds60 yds50 yds40 yds30 yds20 yds10 ydsAny Distance
3 Doz 100 yds3
3 Doz 80 yds3
3 Doz 60 yds3
3 Doz 50 yds3
3 Doz 40 yds3
3 Doz 30 yds3
3 Doz 20 yds3
3 Doz 10 yds3
3 Doz Any Distance3

Indoor Rounds

These rounds are indoor rounds however at GDB we allow for indoor rounds to be shot outdoors as well, as shooting outdoors is generally harder outdoors than indoors. For compounds only the inner ring AKA X ring is counted as 10. The outer ’10’ ring is counted as 9 for compounds. All other rounds treat the target the same as for outdoors.

Brays

  • Recognised by AGB
  • 10 Zone scoring
  • Face as in table
  • 2½ Dozen
Round25 yds20 yds
Bray Ⅰ2½ / 40
Bray Ⅱ2½ / 60

Stafford

  • Recognised by AGB
  • 10 Zone scoring
  • 80cm face
  • 6 Dozen
  • Same as Metric 80-30 except for compounds
  • Rarely shot as there are not many halls large enough
Round30 m
Stafford6

Portsmouth & Portsmouth Short

Round20 yds
Portsmouth5
Portsmouth Short3

Worcester

  • Recognised by AGB
  • Special face with 5 zones scored 1-5
  • 16inch special black and white face
  • 5 Dozen
  • See rules of shooting section 408 for special rules for this round
Round20 yds
Worcester5

Vegas

  • Recognised by AGB
  • Special 40cm face
  • 2½ or 5 dozen
  • See rules of shooting section 409 for special rules for this round
Round18 m20 yds
Vegas5
Vegas 3002½

WAs

  • Recognised by WA
  • 40cm or 60cm face see table
Round18 m / 40 cm25 m / 60 cm
WA 18m5
WA 25m5
WA Combined55

Clouts

Imperial

  • Recognised by AGB
  • 3 dozen or 6 dozen when shot as a double
RoundArrows
Clout 180yd3 doz
Clout 140yd3 doz
Clout 120yd3 doz
Clout 100yd3 doz
Clout 90yd3 doz
Clout Double 180yd6 doz
Clout Double 140yd6 doz
Clout Double 120yd6 doz
Clout Double 100yd6 doz
Clout Double 90yd6 doz

Metric

  • 195m, 165m ,125m recognised by WA, rest recognised by AGB
  • 3 dozen or 6 dozen when shot as a double
RoundArrows
Clout 185m3 doz
Clout 165m3 doz
Clout 125m3 doz
Clout 110m3 doz
Clout 90m3 doz
Clout 75m3 doz
Clout Double 185m6 doz
Clout Double 165m6 doz
Clout Double 125m6 doz
Clout Double 110m6 doz
Clout Double 90m6 doz
Clout Double 75m6 doz