Avacal Archery Scores

Rules for Period Royal Round - 2026 Period Royal Round

1. Age
   1. Adults are age 16 and up.
2. Scoring
   1. Modern Royal Round consists of the following:
      1. 40 Yards
      2. 30 Yards
      3. 20 Yards
      4. Timed end of 30 Seconds at 20 Yards
   2. Individual average is determined by the 3 highest scores
3. Period
   1. If the archer is using a period bow and arrows or bolts, they must declare before the start of the round if the scores will count for the Period or Regular division of the Royal Round.
   2. A handbow or crossbow that conforms in the spirit and / or actuality to bows common during the time period covered by the SCA.
   3. The following are prohibited:
      1. Full or partial cut-out sight windows or arrow shelves
      2. Limb marks or sighting aids
      3. Non-period arrow rest
   4. Archers may use any period style release appropriate to their bow, but are not required to do so. For example, an archer may use a glove or tab instead of a thumb ring while shooting an Asian style bow.
   5. Modern or period string materials are allowed.
   6. Period style longbows of any suitable material are allowed.
   7. Period style recurves of any suitable material are allowed. A bow with recurved limb ends or static limb tips, such as siyahs on Asiatic bows, but with no cut-out sight window, are considered period style bows.
   8. A crossbow having a solid wooden stock or body in the shape of pre-1650 crossbows is a period style bow. It may not have a rifle style butt. It may have simple, document-able rear sights. A crossbow having a plastic or modern composite material stock or body, with cut-outs through the stock or body is not a period crossbow.
   9. Only period style arrows and bolts with proper fletching and nocks can be used in the Period Division.

For complete rules, see the Avacal Book of Target.