Target archery

Target archery is a sport in which archers shoot arrows at marked targets to score points. Competitors are ranked by the accuracy and consistency of their shots.

Archery target: A marked surface used to score arrows by the zones in which they land. Its concentric scoring zones turn arrow placement into points.
Olympic archery: The recurve-bow archery events contested at the Summer Olympic Games. It is target archery's most visible international competition.
Royal Toxophilite Society: A London archery society founded in 1781 that helped sustain organized archery in Britain. Its club culture helped establish archery as a formal recreation and competition.
Traditional archery: Archery practiced with traditional bow designs and equipment, often emphasizing historical forms of shooting. It contrasts with target archery's standardized competition equipment and scoring.
Archery scoring: A system for assigning points to arrows according to where they strike a target. Scores rank archers by the accuracy of their shots.
World Archery Championships: International championships organized by World Archery for several archery disciplines. Its target events bring national teams and individual archers together.
Grand National Archery Meeting: An annual British archery competition first held in 1844. It became a prominent model for organized target competition.
Bowhunting: The practice of hunting animals with a bow and arrow. It uses archery skills for hunting rather than scoring on marked targets.
Archery range: A designated area laid out for shooting bows at targets from set distances. Its shooting line and target distances define the course of a round.
Indoor archery: Archery competition shot indoors at relatively short distances. It adapts target rounds to controlled indoor conditions.

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