Youth Shooting & Archery Contest
Examples : For a measurement of 19.05mm , divided by 10 would equal 1.905cm . 50 minus 1.905 = 48.095 Shooting score would be 48.095 For a measurement of 76.20mm , divide by 10 would equal 7.620cm 50 minus 7.620 = 42.380 Shooting score would be 42.380
6 . Highest total score of the written test and shooting score combined will determine the winner . In the event of a tie combined score the highest test score will determine the winner . The highest shooting score will be the second tie breaker , if still a tie then starting at question number 1 . On the test the first participant to have a wrong answer is the lower placing individual . If after all questions have been checked and a tie still exists , then a coin toss will determine the winner .
Announcements made the day of the contest supersede all published contest rules .
5-Spot Archery Contest Junior division is open to all youth ages 9-13 as of January 1st of this year . Senior division is open to all youth ages 14-18 as of January 1st of this year . This activity will consist of two parts :
1 . A general archery safety session where these topics will be discussed : a . Archery safety rules . b . Basic instruction on how to properly shoot the bow provided . c . Archery range procedure .
2 . Target shooting- Each participant will shoot five arrows , one at each of the five bulls on the 5-spot target . a . The target used will be a NFAA 5-spot target or equivalent . b . Shooting distance will be 15 yards . c . For this contest scoring will be as follows : X-ring will be scored as a 10X . Next ring out will be scored as a 10 . Next ring out will be scored as an 8 . Next ring out will be scored as a 5 . Shots outside the scoring rings will be scored as a 0 . d . If the arrows touch a ring it is valued at the higher score . e . All equipment will be provided . f . All shots will be shot without use of a release .
ALL EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED ! Absolutely NO PERSONAL EQUIPMENT ALLOWED on Benton County Fair Association property .
Announcements made the day of the contest supersede all published contest rules .
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