Objective
Race your target butts and the first to complete the goal distance wins.
Preparation
- A group of at least two archers, each with a complete bow setup, who can compete as individuals or the group can be divided into teams.
- A target butt per archer/team, with an appropriatte target face.
- Agree to a starting distance and a finishing distance, such as start at 10m, first to complete 50m is the winner.
Technique
- Each target butt is placed at the chosen starting distance.
- The archers shoot at their own butt as individuals or teams.
- The aim is to shoot all of the arrows into the gold. If the archer/team succeeds, they can move their butt 5m closer to the agreed to finishing distance.
- First to complete the finishing distance is the winner.
Notes
- You can mix bow types and genders.
Step it up
- You can establish a handicap system whereby a team/archer has to:
- Shoot on a specific target face, like an 80cm 6-ring vs. a 122cm full face.
- Shoot all arrows 8, or better, rather than an all gold.
- Shoot all 10s, rather than all gold.
- If the archer/team do not shoot the agreed to handicap score, i.e., all gold, and have progressed from the starting distance, the target butt gets moved back towards the starting distance.