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Although archery enthusiasts are tending more and more toward practicing archery with a view to using it for hunting, reviving the ancient skills and practices in this respect, by far the greatest amount of bow-andarrow shooting consists of target shooting, in which the objective is the hitting a bull's-eye target with the arrow. The outcome is determined by totalling the points scored by all arrows shot by the contestant which hit the scoring areas of the target.

Standard Rounds

There are a number of standard rounds in common use in archery competition, which call for the shooting of a specified number of arrows at each of several specified distances. There are rounds arranged for men, men and women, women, boys and girls, and girls. Some of the more common rounds which may be employed for match competition are as follows:

Men

1. York Round  72 arrows at 100 yards 48 arrows at 80 yards 24 arrows at 60 yards

2. Metropolitan Round  30 arrows at 100 yards 30 arrows at 80 yards 30 arrows at 60 yards

3. Team Round  96 arrows at 60 yards

Men and Women 1. American  30 arrows at 60 yards 30 arrows at 50 yards 30 arrows at 40 yards

2. National  48 arrows at 60 yards 24 arrows at 50 yards

Women

1. Columbia Round  24 arrows at 50 yards 24 arrows at 40 yards 24 arrows at 30 yards

2. Metropolitan Round  30 arrows at 60 yards 30 arrows at 50 yards 30 arrows at 40 yards

3. Team Round  96 arrows at 50 yards

Boys and Girls

1. Junior American Round  30 arrows at 50 yards 30 arrows at 40 yards 30 arrows at 30 yards

2. Junior National Round  48 arrows at 50 yards 24 arrows at 40 yards

Girls 1. Junior Columbia Round  24 arrows at 40 yards 24 arrows at 30 yards 24 arrows at 20 yards