SASR Norms & Standards Vol 2 new.indd - Sport and Recreation ...

A further 5 metre wide lane separates the men’s and women’s shooting lanes. A waiting line is set up
5 metres behind the shooting line. Target buttresses are moved forward to the shooting line. Spectator
seating is situated behind the shooting line.
Since teams of archers consist of four archers and since there are never less than two or more than six
archers shoot at each target, the minimum length of the fi eld (without spectator facilities) is thus 120
metres and the minimum width of the fi eld ranges from 35 metres. The maximum width of the fi eld may
however vary dependant on the number of shooting lanes that are set up.
The lanes must be demarcated on the ground with either tape or whitewash.
Field surfaces
Fields are grassed and are generally set level with a slight sideways gradient to allow for storm water
run-off.
In general lower earth platforms are compacted to 93 % Modifi ed AASHTO followed by a 50 mm thick
layer of course river sand and a 75 mm thick layer of top soil (not compacted) which is then grassed.
On larger fi elds it may be necessary to insert a herring bone sub-soil storm water drainage system.
Target buttresses
The buttress can be either square or round and must be not less than 1240 mm in any direction to
ensure that any arrow just missing the target remains in the buttress. The buttresses are set at an angle
of between 12 and 18 degrees and the centre of the target must be 1300 mm above ground level.
The target
There are two standard target face sizes; 1220 mm diameter to be used for distances between 90 and
60 metre and 800 mm diameter to be used for distances of 50 and 30 metre.
The target faces are divided into 5 concentric circles. The zones created by 2 mm thick concentric lines
are 61 mm wide on the 1220 mm diameter targets and 40 mm wide on the 800 mm diameter targets.
The concentric zones are arranged from the centre outward in the following colours: Centre: Gold
(Yellow), Red, Light Blue, Black, White
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