Indoors, field and Archery Target Bags are in some ways the same. Outdoors are drastically different from those mentioned. The three main differences of the field and target archery are as follows: archery course, target faces, and distance from the target from the archer.
Indoor field archery
If you want to practice archery shooting during winter and autumn, you may try the National Field Archery Association rounds set at 20 yards. There are two main rounds or games that are shot during the NFAA event indoors. First are the three spot targets which is a multicolored target face that has three individual targets; the five spot target with a white and blue target face with five individual targets. If you are new to the sport, do not be stressed out as there are also single spot versions of the targets available.
Archers usually enjoy the indoor archery competitions being hosted by the NFAA using several various kinds of bows including recurve and compounds. The NFAA hosts a world famous indoor archery tournament which is the Vegas Shoot and attracts at least 2,000 young people and adult archers alike to Las Vegas yearly.
Outdoor field archery
In outdoor field archeries, the archers shoot on a walking course which is typically called the roving course which is usually wooded. The target distances vary from about less than 10 yards to about 80 yards. The target faces differ and is based on the round being shot. Archers can shoot hunter, field or animal rounds. During the field round, targets are usually black and white with a center of black; for the hunter division, targets are all black with thin white rings and have a white center and for the animal division, paper targets usually feature colorful images of animals.
Some points to note about outdoor field archery
- The targets are placed at various distances in outdoor settings which are realistic.
- The sport emulates situations of actual hunting.
- The National Field Archery Association is the national organization that regulates the sport.
- The competitions which usually feature rough terrains are divided into rounds with two sets and a set of 14 targets each.
- Rounds have various forms like the animal, hunter or the field approach and each has specific rules and policies that archers need to strictly adhere to.
- Archers usually shoot in groups when they navigate through the entire course.
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