252 Round Archery Challenge

The 252 round is designed to help you progress from short distances, 20yds up to 100yds

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The Rules
  • Archery GB rules of shooting will apply six sighters to be followed immediately by 3 dozen scored arrows, on a 122cm target Face.
  • 5 Zone scoring, Gold = 9, Red = 7, Blue = 5, Black = 3, White =1, Miss = 0
  • The attempt for the 252 rounds must be the first shoot of the day.
  • You can only claim a 252 award after two separate days of the same distance.
  • The 252 shoots can be combined with the first six ends of an outdoor round.
  • The scores can be submitted to Golden Records as 252 rounds at the appropriate distance.

Once you have completed two rounds at the same distance, inform Records Officer. You can use the link here if you want to make sure the records officer is aware.

We maintain a small stock of badges, and you can purchase them from us for £3 (to save you paying postage).

252 Classification Tables
Distance Yds Award Recurve Score Compound Score Long Bow Score Bare Bow Score
10 Orange 252 300 158 189
20 White 252 300 158 189
30 Black 252 300 144 189
40 Blue 252 292 126 189
50 Red 252 292 124 189
60 Silver 252 292 112 189
80 Gold 252 292 78 164
100 Purple 252 292 56 139