The Portsmouth Round
The Portsmouth Round is the mainstay of the Winter Archery Season.
It is mainly an indoor round shot over twenty yards on a 60cm face using ten-zone scoring.
There are several competitions that we take part in using the Portsmouth Round.
- The Bowmen of Danesfield run a monthly Handicap Competition where archers of all abilities, ages, bow types etc., can compete together.
- We give out awards for scoring achievements to help the archer’s progression.
- SCAA run a Winter Postal Portsmouth Competition among the majority of clubs in Somerset. SCAA Postal Competitions
- As a Club, we also participate in the Virtual Archery League run between many archers nationwide. Virtual Archery League
- SCAA Indoor Champs uses the Portsmouth round annually, and several of our archers participate.
The Maximum possible score is 600; however, according to Archery GB UK National records, nobody has achieved that yet, the closest being 599.
The Progress Badges

The Round
After six sighters, shooting three arrows at each end, you shoot 5 dozen arrows on a 60cm face at a distance of 20 yards, again using three arrows per end. This round is unusual in imperial rounds because you use ten-zone scoring, with only the ten counting as gold.
Download a club Portsmouth score sheet
The Rules
- Five dozen arrows are to be shot in batches of three per end.
- The round is shot at the specified distance of 20 yards using 10-zone scoring on a 60cm target face.
- Compound Bows will use a three-spot face.
- Six sighter arrows are permitted, shot three per end, which will not count towards the final score.
- The score sheet is to be witnessed by at least one other club archer, who will record the scores, then sign and print their name on completion as confirmation.
- Score sheets should be submitted to the records office on the official submit your scores form. Submit Score
- Badges are to be awarded when achieving above each of the specified benchmarks. 300, 350, 400, 450, 475, 500, 525, 550, 575, and 580.
- Score beyond 590, and you will receive a club trophy.
The Portsmouth Classifications
Full Face 60cm | Bow Type | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
Gents and Junior Boys | Recurve | 592 | 582 | 554 | 505 | 432 | 315 | 195 | 139 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Recurve | 582 | 569 | 534 | 479 | 380 | 255 | 139 | 93 |
Gents and Junior Boys | Compound | 581 | 570 | 554 | 529 | 484 | 396 | 279 | 206 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Compound | 570 | 562 | 544 | 509 | 449 | 347 | 206 | 160 |
Gents and Junior Boys | Barebow | 557 | 534 | 484 | 416 | 304 | 150 | 71 | 59 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Barebow | 518 | 473 | 424 | 349 | 255 | 129 | 65 | 53 |
Gents and Junior Boys | Longbow | 514 | 484 | 439 | 370 | 268 | 120 | 59 | 48 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Longbow | 473 | 424 | 360 | 255 | 160 | 102 | 53 | 43 |
Triple Face | Bow Type | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
Gents and Junior Boys | Recurve | 592 | 582 | 554 | 501 | 388 | 225 | 115 | 77 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Recurve | 582 | 569 | 534 | 464 | 306 | 164 | 77 | 49 |
Gents and Junior Boys | Compound | 581 | 570 | 554 | 529 | 474 | 332 | 186 | 123 |
Ladies and Junior Girls | Compound | 570 | 562 | 544 | 508 | 420 | 263 | 123 | 90 |
The Portsmouth Personal Bests
This is the current list of our archer’s Personal Bests
Name | Bow Type | Highest Score |
Adrian Sharp | Recurve | 500 |
Andy Izard | Recurve | 550 |
Aston Coogan-Bourke | Recurve | 414 |
Barry Iles | Recurve | 550 |
Charlie Burton | Barebow | 273 |
Charlotte Bailey | Barebow | 562 |
Chris Searle | Recurve | 445 |
Corey Darwin | Barebow | 262 |
Courtenay Welsh | Recurve | 543 |
Courtenay Welsh | Barebow | 503 |
Courtenay Welsh | Longbow | 458 |
Daniel Cull | Barebow | 467 |
Dan Mason | Barebow | 495 |
Dean Howell | Recurve | 566 |
Donna-Marrie Jarrett | Recurve | 402 |
Elaine Foster | Barebow | 512 |
Edward Cull | Barebow | 228 |
Finley Frith | Barebow | 472 |
Finley Frith | Longbow | 324 |
Graham Pugsley | Barebow | 496 |
Ian Bailey | Barebow | 566 |
Ivan Sowden Jr | Barebow | 272 |
Ivan Sowden Sr | Barebow | 446 |
John Eastaugh | Recurve | 567 |
John Eastaugh | Barebow | 320 |
Kevin Dixon | Barebow | 510 |
Kevin King | Recurve | 578 |
Laurence Brown | Barebow | 519 |
Laurence Brown | Longbow | 386 |
Laurence Brown | Recurve | 470 |
Linda Sharp | Recurve | 459 |
Linda Sharp | Barebow | 456 |
Mark Amey | Recurve | 491 |
Mark Hughs | Barebow | 398 |
Nick Heckscher | Barebow | 545 |
Pete Offin | Recurve | 553 |
Pete Offin | Barebow | 522 |
Peter Offin | Longbow | 489 |
Philip Churchill | Barebow | 544 |
Richard Parr | Barebow | 458 |
Robert Alexander | Longbow | 226 |
Robert Alexander | Recurve | 489 |
Rob Young | Recurve | 375 |
Roland Dunkley | Recurve | 537 |
Ron Westcott | Barebow | 411 |
Sam Nicholson | Barebow | 188 |
Sarah-Louise Darwin | Recurve | 568 |
Stephen Carrick | Recurve | 317 |
Steve Robertson | Recurve | 565 |
Steve Tappy | Barebow | 365 |
Susan Linnington | Recurve | 466 |
Suzanne Hawley | Barebow | 287 |
Thomas Stoel | Barebow | 462 |
Thomas Stoel | Recurve | 507 |
William Wilson-North | Barebow | 256 |
Zoe Salvage | Barebow | 453 |