Target faces and distances
Which World Archery target face goes with which distance: 40, 60, 80 and 122 cm faces, centre faces and the triple face.
The faces at a glance
World Archery faces differ in size and in how many rings are printed. The ring width is always one twentieth of the face, so a ring on a big face is wider.
| Face | Size (cm) | Rings printed | Ring width (mm) | Usually shot at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 cm, full 10 rings | 40 | 1–10 + X | 20 | 18 m indoors |
| 60 cm, full 10 rings | 60 | 1–10 + X | 30 | 25 m indoors |
| 80 cm centre, 6 rings | 80 | 5–10 + X | 40 | 50 m compound (40 m under 15) |
| 122 cm, full 10 rings | 122 | 1–10 + X | 61 | 70 m recurve, 50 m barebow |
| 40 cm triple (3 spots) | 40 | 6–10 + X | 20 | 18 m indoors (recurve and compound) |
| 60 cm triple (3 spots) | 60 | 6–10 + X | 30 | 25 m indoors |
Indoors: 40 cm
Indoor rounds are shot at 18 m on the 40 cm face, by every bow type. In World Archery events recurve and compound archers shoot the triple face: 3 small spots with rings 6 to 10, one arrow in each, so arrows do not hit each other.
The longer indoor distance is 25 m, on a 60 cm face or a 60 cm triple face.
Outdoors: 122 cm and 80 cm
Recurve archers shoot 70 m on the 122 cm face, the Olympic distance. Barebow archers shoot 50 m on the same face. Compound archers shoot 50 m on the 80 cm face, usually the one with only rings 5 to 10 printed.
Younger archers shoot closer: 60 m for recurve under 18 and over 50, and 40 m for recurve and compound under 15 (30 m for barebow). Clubs often do the same while building up to the full distance.
Choosing in 10Ring
10Ring has all 4 single faces and the 40 cm and 60 cm triple faces, at 18, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 m. Pick the face and distance on the New round screen; it suggests the usual pairing but never stops you from using another, since the distance does not change how arrows score.