Archery Targets

The archery targets that most everyone is familiar with are the ones stipulated by the International Archery Federation. In target archery that takes place during competitions it is illegal to use any other kind of target, and thus many printable archery targets follow these guidelines. Archery targets are to display 10 circles which are to be perfect in execution and spaced evenly. The outer two rings are white, the next two black, the two after that turquoise, the two closes to the inner core red, and the inner core itself is yellow.

Yet those that do not participate in target archery or competitions quite often find that an adaptation of archery targets to more accurately reflect their needs and likes will often be an added incentive to the sport. Take for example the homemade archery targets used for field archery: they have a black bull’s eye, a black outer ring, and a white center. Each of these has a different point count yet instead of gradually advancing onto the archery targets they themselves are placed at a distance from the archer.

While target archery equipment rules are stringent during competitions and even outside of such contests, the free archery targets available for 3D archery target practice – not the kind that is used during actual contests – has found many hunters make up their own homemade archery targets that not only sport the rings, but more frequently stipulate a clean shot that might be different from that which would be part of the professional archery target plan.

If you are a hobbyist looking for archery targets online, keep in mind that the block archery target you will see advertised is by and large for the crossbow enthusiast and is not at all interchangeable with the layered foam archery target, like the bear-sized McKenzie archery target or the portable archery targets some weekend warriors like to use in their exploits. Some have actually taken to making realistic looking targets out of stuffing, wood or PVC pipe bodies, and also rugs or fur. Obviously these are only designed for fun and will never hold up in any kind of competition as being regulation sized.

Whatever your archery target plans may be, keep in mind to use arrowheads that will not make mincemeat out of your targets, and furthermore you need to ensure that you do not use more draw than necessary. Failure to adhere to these common sense safety solutions may result in your arrows’ flying through and past the target distance and doing damage to flora, fauna, or worse – human life!