Progress Awards
For senior members under a year shooting and juniors.
Indoor
Distance – 18m
Target Face – 80cm
Arrows – 36
Scoring – 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Sighters – 2 ends of 3
- 150 White
- 200 Black
- 240 Blue
- 270 Red
- 290 Gold
Outdoor
Distance – 20y
Target Face – 122cm
Arrows – 36
Scoring – 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Sighters – 1 end of 6
- 150 White
- 200 Black
- 240 Blue
- 270 Red
- 290 Gold
Portsmouth Progress Awards (Indoors)
Portsmouth awards for all members.
Distance – 20y
Target Face – 60cm
Arrows – 60
Scoring – 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Sighters – 2 ends of 3
(Mainly shot indoors, but can also be shot outdoors)
All archers have to shoot 2 qualifying scores to earn a badge.
Badges available are:
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
325
350
375
400
475
500
525
550
575
580
590
595
600
252 Awards (Outdoors)
The 252 Award Scheme is designed to help you progress your shooting at different distances and recognise your achievements.
Distance – 30-100y
Target Face – 122cm
Arrows – 36
Scoring – 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Sighters – 1 end of 6
When 2 scores* have been achieved (in different sessions), a badge can be awarded.
*Scores for different bow types can be seen below.
Novices should complete the distances in order.
Scores:
- 252 Recurve
- 280 Compound
- 164 Longbow
- (126 at 80yds, 101 at 100yds)
- 189 Barebow
- (164 at 80yds, 139 at 100yds)
- 164 VI
Badges:
- 20 yards – N/A – see progress awards
- 30 yards – black badge
- 40 yards – blue badge
- 50 yards – red badge
- 60 yards – gold badge
- 80 yards – green badge
- 100 yards – burgundy badge
Fun Badges
- “Six Gold End” badge / “Three Gold End” badge (Longbows)
- Shoot all six/three arrows in the gold
- “On target” badge
- shoot the whole evening without missing the target
- “White to Gold” badge
- Hit one white, one black, one blue, one red and one gold in the same end
- “No White” badge”
- shoot all session without hitting a white
- “No Black or White” badge
- shoot all session without hitting a white or black
- “Robin Hood” badge
- shoot one arrow into the back of another (and it sticks)
All Badges – £2.00 (for seniors) / Free for juniors
All Badges + certificates – £2.50 (for seniors) / Free for juniors
Welsh Archery Association Awards
The Welsh Archery Association (WAA) awards four series of badges to archers achieving specified scores indoors or outdoors. Badges are free to WAA members (but see note below re. postage charge) and may be bought for a small charge by non-members. There are six levels of achievement for each award: White, Black, Blue, Red, Gold, Purple. Each level of badge may be claimed only once.
| Badge | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Celtic Knot | WA1440 and Metric I-V series* |
| Welsh Leek | WA720 series* |
| Daffodil | York, Hereford and Bristol I-V rounds. |
| Dragon | Portsmouth and WA18 rounds, but the same colour may not be claimed for both rounds. |
*are awarded for any age-appropriate round
To be eligible for these awards, rounds must be shot in an Open competition under World Archery or Archery GB rules, although there does not have to be a qualified Judge present. Rounds can be shot anywhere in the UK.