Free printable archery score sheet

Choose a layout before you shoot

An end is the group of arrows you shoot before scoring and collecting. Match the score sheet to that group size. A three-arrow row suits many indoor rounds; six boxes suit common outdoor ends. If you use a six-box row for three arrows, clearly cross out the unused boxes so they cannot be mistaken for misses or missing entries.

Write your name, date and round at the top. Include the measured distance, face size and bowstyle. If the form has no separate field, use the margin. A total of 270 means little without knowing how many arrows you shot and how many points each could earn.

For practice, add a short equipment note if you changed the arrows or bow setup. Keep those notes outside the score boxes. At a tournament, use the organizer's required card and procedures; a personal printable may serve as a backup record only if permitted.

Enter the arrow values before the sums

1. Identify every arrow in the end while the shafts are still in the target. Resolve a doubtful value before touching or pulling it.
2. Write scores highest to lowest. Put an X ahead of ordinary 10s when your round records Xs; keep each arrow in its own box.
3. Add the values to get the end total. A miss contributes zero, and an X has the point value defined by the round.
4. Add the end total to the previous running total. Record the required X and 10 counts in their separate columns.
5. Read back the entries and check the arithmetic before collecting the arrows.

Sorting the values makes the card easier to check. It does not preserve shooting order. If you want to track the first or last arrow of an end, keep a separate note or plot rather than treating the leftmost score box as the first shot.

The archery scoring guide covers ring calls and scoring conventions. Settle each ring call at the target, then check the addition before pulling.

A worked running-total example

After these three ends, the total is 73 with one X and three arrows worth 10. The miss, written M, still occupies one arrow box. Leaving it blank would make the third end look unfinished and could cause an arrow-count error later.

For six-arrow practice, an end of X, 10, 9, 9, 8, M totals 46. If the previous running total was 114, the new running total is 160. Write 46 in the end column and 160 in the running column; swapping those numbers is an easy mistake when you score in a hurry.

Keep X, 10 and 10+X labels clear

The X ring identifies a smaller center within a scoring zone. In a common 10-point target round, X and 10 both contribute 10 points. The X count records which of those arrows reached the smaller center. In other systems, such as NFAA indoor scoring, X belongs to a five-point zone.

A column headed 10+X explicitly includes both ordinary 10s and Xs. A column labeled 10 may follow the organizer's own definition. Read the instructions before filling it in. Do not add an X count to a combined 10+X count and report the result as the number of maximum-value arrows.

Keep the count for each end separate from a cumulative count unless the sheet labels it otherwise. At the finish, sum the end counts. The example above contains one X, and that X is already included among the three arrows worth 10.

Print a card you can read at the target

Use letter or A4 paper and inspect the preview for clipped columns. Score boxes need room for a clear X, M or two-digit 10. Printing two tiny cards on one sheet may save paper but leaves little space for corrections. Make a test copy before printing cards for a group.

A clipboard keeps the page firm while you write. For damp conditions, keep spare dry sheets protected until needed. If an entry is wrong during informal practice, make a legible correction that leaves the intended value clear. Competition cards can require a judge or scorer to authorize changes.

Pair the card with a printable 10-ring target for scoring practice or a Vegas three-spot practice face for a three-arrow routine. Write the actual printed face size on the card because a scaled sheet changes the comparison with full-size targets.

When a phone saves time

Manual app entry can reduce repeated addition when you are recording many ends. Photo scoring can also help on supported target types, but you still need to check the arrow values and the scoring convention. Paper is useful when you want a visible card that another archer can check at the target.

If you keep paper and phone records, enter the values on one first and copy them to the other before the next end. Entering several ends from memory after the session creates avoidable errors. Before saving the final result, count the arrow entries, total the end column independently and compare that sum with the final running total.

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