Badges and Awards

252 Awards

The 252 Award Scheme is designed to help you practice your shooting at different distances and recognise your achievements.

The 252 Scheme consists of shooting, 6 sighters (that you don’t score) and then 3 dozen arrows (36) at increasing distances with a 5-zone scoring system (9-7-5-3-1)
(Gold = 9, Red = 7, Blue = 5, Black = 3, White = 1).

Novices should complete the distances in order.

When two scores of 252 or more is achieved, a badge can be awarded.
Score for different bow types can be seen below.

Badges will cost £2.00 and a badge and certificate will cost £2.50 for seniors.
Junior’s – Free

Scores:

  • Recurve – 252
  • Compound – 280
  • Longbow – 164 (126 at 80yds, 101 at 100yds)
  • Barebow – 189 (164 at 80yds, 139 at 100yds)
  • VI – 164

Badges:

  • 20 yards – not available – see progress awards
  • 30 yards – black badge
  • 40 yards – blue badge
  • 50 yards – red badge
  • 60 yards – gold badge
  • 80 yards – green badge
  • 100 yards – burgundy badge

Outdoor Progress Awards

For senior members under a year shooting and juniors:
shot on an 122 cm face with 36 arrows at 18 meters

  • white – 150
  • black – 200
  • blue – 240
  • red – 270
  • gold – 290

The progress awards will be shot using the 5-zone scoring system (9-7-5-3-1)
(Gold = 9, Red = 7, Blue = 5, Black = 3, White = 1).

Badges will cost £2.00 and a badge and certificate will cost £2.50 for seniors.
Junior’s – Free

Portsmouth Progress Awards

Portsmouth awards for all members: shot on a 60 cm face with 60 arrows at 20 yards.
Scoring using the 10 zone scoring system (gold 10 and 9, red 8 and 7 etc.)
(can also be shot outdoors)
Badges available are – 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 325, 350, 375, 400, 475, 500, 525, 550, 575, 580, 590, 595, 600.

All senior archers will have to shoot two qualifying scores to earn a badge.
Badges will cost £2.00 and a badge and certificate will cost £2.50 for seniors.
Junior’s – Free.

Fun Badges

  • “Six Gold End” badge (three gold end if longbow)
  • “On target” badge (shoot the whole evening without missing the target)
  • “White to Gold” badge (in one end you need one white, one black, one blue, one red and one gold)
  • “No White” badge” – if you shoot all session without hitting
  • “No Black or White” badge – if you shoot all session without hitting a white or black
  • “Shot the rope” badge – if you shoot the cricket boundary rope and it sticks
  • “Robin Hood” badge – shoot one arrow into the back of another