The Portsmouth Round
The Portsmouth Round is the mainstay of the Winter Archery Season.
It is mainly an indoor round shot over twenty yards on a 60cm face using ten-zone scoring.
There are several competitions that we take part in using the Portsmouth Round.
- The Bowmen of Danesfield run a monthly Handicap Competition where archers of all abilities, ages, bow types etc., can compete together.
- We give out awards for scoring achievements to help the archer’s progression.
- SCAA run a Winter Postal Portsmouth Competition among the majority of clubs in Somerset. SCAA Postal Competitions
- As a Club, we also participate in the Virtual Archery League run between many archers nationwide. Virtual Archery League
- SCAA Indoor Champs uses the Portsmouth round annually, and several of our archers participate.
The Maximum possible score is 600; however, according to Archery GB UK National records, nobody has achieved that yet, the closest being 599.
The Progress Badges
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The Round
After six sighters, shooting three arrows at each end, you shoot 5 dozen arrows on a 60cm face at a distance of 20 yards, again using three arrows per end. This round is unusual in imperial rounds because you use ten-zone scoring, with only the ten counting as gold.
Download a club Portsmouth score sheet
The Rules
- Five dozen arrows are to be shot in batches of three per end.
- The round is shot at the specified distance of 20 yards using 10-zone scoring on a 60cm target face.
- Compound Bows will use a three-spot face.
- Six sighter arrows are permitted, shot three per end, which will not count towards the final score.
- The score sheet is to be witnessed by at least one other club archer, who will record the scores, then sign and print their name on completion as confirmation.
- Score sheets should be submitted to the records office on the official submit your scores form. Submit Score
- Badges are to be awarded when achieving above each of the specified benchmarks. 300, 350, 400, 450, 475, 500, 525, 550, 575, and 580.
- Score beyond 590, and you will receive a club trophy.
The Portsmouth Classifications
Full Face 60cm | Bow Type | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
Gents and Junior Boys | Recurve | 592 | 582 | 554 | 505 | 432 | 315 | 195 | 139 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Recurve | 582 | 569 | 534 | 479 | 380 | 255 | 139 | 93 |
Gents and Junior Boys | Compound | 581 | 570 | 554 | 529 | 484 | 396 | 279 | 206 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Compound | 570 | 562 | 544 | 509 | 449 | 347 | 206 | 160 |
Gents and Junior Boys | Barebow | 557 | 534 | 484 | 416 | 304 | 150 | 71 | 59 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Barebow | 518 | 473 | 424 | 349 | 255 | 129 | 65 | 53 |
Gents and Junior Boys | Longbow | 514 | 484 | 439 | 370 | 268 | 120 | 59 | 48 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Longbow | 473 | 424 | 360 | 255 | 160 | 102 | 53 | 43 |
Triple Face | Bow Type | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
Gents and Junior Boys | Recurve | 592 | 582 | 554 | 501 | 388 | 225 | 115 | 77 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Recurve | 582 | 569 | 534 | 464 | 306 | 164 | 77 | 49 |
Gents and Junior Boys | Compound | 581 | 570 | 554 | 529 | 474 | 332 | 186 | 123 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Compound | 570 | 562 | 544 | 508 | 420 | 263 | 123 | 90 |
The Portsmouth Personal Bests
This is the current list of our archer’s Personal Bests
Name | Bow Type | Highest Score |
Acey Squire | Barebow | 268 |
Adrian Sharp | Recurve | 488 |
Andy Izard | Recurve | 550 |
Aston Coogan-Bourke | Recurve | 414 |
Barry Iles | Recurve | 550 |
Charlotte Bailey | Barebow | 562 |
Courtenay Welsh | Recurve | 543 |
Courtenay Welsh | Barebow | 503 |
Courtenay Welsh | Longbow | 420 |
Daniel Cull | Barebow | 467 |
Dan Mason | Barebow | 403 |
Dean Howell | Recurve | 566 |
Edward Cull | Barebow | 177 |
Ian Bailey | Barebow | 566 |
John Eastaugh | Recurve | 567 |
John Eastaugh | Barebow | 320 |
John Gobey | Barebow | 342 |
Joseph Mo | Barebow | 452 |
Kevin Dixon | Barebow | 510 |
Kevin King | Recurve | 574 |
Laurence Brown | Barebow | 519 |
Laurence Brown | Recurve | 470 |
Linda Sharp | Recurve | 459 |
Linda Sharp | Barebow | 456 |
Mark Hughs | Barebow | 398 |
Michael Robbins | Recurve | 526 |
Nick Heckscher | Barebow | 351 |
Paul Birch | Compound | 566 |
Pete Offin | Recurve | 553 |
Pete Offin | Barebow | 522 |
Peter Offin | Longbow | 489 |
Philip Churchill | Barebow | 544 |
Richard Parr | Barebow | 458 |
Robert Alexander | Recurve | 489 |
Rob Hayward | Barebow | 306 |
Rob Young | Recurve | 375 |
Roland Dunkley | Recurve | 537 |
Ron Westcott | Barebow | 411 |
Sarah-Louise Darwin | Recurve | 364 |
Sheila Robbins | Recurve | 512 |
Stephen Berry | Recurve | 518 |
Stephen Carrick | Recurve | 317 |
Steve Robertson | Recurve | 565 |
Susan Linnington | Recurve | 466 |
Thomas Stoel | Recurve | 507 |
Zoe Salvage | Barebow | 453 |