Rules for North American Chinese Archery Tournament

Last update: 2019-08-26

If there are revisions or clarifications to the rules, we will announce them to registered participants prior to the competition. If you have questions, please contact thewayofarchery@gmail.com.

Equipment Rules

• Release method: thumb draw only.
• Bow: no shelf, no sight, no stabilizer.
• Arrows: any shaft/fletching material permitted; no broadheads.

General Rules

• Bounce-outs do not count as hits. No retries.

Short Distance (Beginners)

• 40-cm 5-ring target, ~10 yards , 3 arrows per end, 4 ends.
• Scoring: Yellow (2), Red/Blue/Black (1), Miss/White (0).
• Highest score wins. Tie-breaker ends if needed.

Multi-Stance (Advanced)

• 40-cm 5-ring target, ~10 yards , 3 arrows per end, 5 ends.
  • 1st end: any standing position
  • 2nd end: frontal stance (both feet parallel and toes facing towards target)
    

    

    
    Above: Some examples of valid frontal stances.
  • 3rd end: reverse stance (both feet parallel and toes facing away from target)
    

    

    

    
    Above: Some examples of valid reverse stances.
  • 4th end: kneeling (at least 1 knee on the ground)
    

    

    
    Above: Some examples of valid kneeling stances.
  • 5th end: any standing position
• For any stance, always nock with arrow facing target.
• Scoring: Yellow (2), Red/Blue/Black (1), Miss/White (0).
• Highest score wins. Tie-breaker ends if needed.

Three Dot

• Three targets w/ 4”-diameter yellow dot, ~10 yards, 3 arrows per end, 4 ends.
• Scoring: 1 pt for each dot target hit (multiple hits on same dot count as 1 hit).
• Highest score wins. Tie-breaker ends if needed.

Long Distance

• Qing-style target (80” x 30”), 50 meters, 3 arrows per end, 3 ends.
• Scoring: Hit (1), Miss (0).
• Highest score wins. Tie-breaker ends if needed.

Speed Shooting

• Two 40-cm targets (left and right), ~10 yards, 6 arrows per end, 2 ends.
• Alternate between left and right targets (shoot L-R-L-R-L-R).
• Archer must start with all arrows in quiver or belt (no arrows in hand).
• Archer's final time is fastest out of each end.
• Black-ring and in is considered a hit.
• Fastest time wins. 3 second penalty for each missed arrow.

Piercing Power

• Rinehart Rhino Block target, ~3--5 yards, 1 arrow per end, 2 ends.
• Separate divisions
  • 40# limit (must report for 8:30 am weigh-in)
  • 60# limit (must report for 8:30 am weigh-in)
  • Unlimited (no weigh-in required)
  Participants must report for bow weigh-in by 8:30 am or else will be entered in "Unlimited" by default.
• May use same or different equipment on each end.
• No broadheads.
• Qualifying arrow must hit target’s core insert in areas that were not previously struck. (If you hit a previously struck spot, the depth is recorded as 0".)
• Piercing depth measures length of portion of arrow that has entered the bale (including arrowhead).
• Archer's final piercing depth is maximum out of each end.
• Greatest piercing depth wins.

Team Ritual Match

• 2 Teams drawn at random.
• Qing-style target (80” x 30”), 50 meters, 2 arrows per end, 1 end.
• Scoring: Hit (1), Miss (0).
• Losing team drinks ritual beverage.

Team Heckling Match

• Same teams from Team Ritual match.
• Qing-style target (80” x 30”), 50 meters, 2 arrows per end, 1 end.
• Scoring: Hit (1), Miss (0).
• Heckling permitted, but no physical contact or personal insults.
• Losing team drinks ritual beverage.