6 ring target face: scoring 5 through 10
A 6 ring target face keeps the six scoring zones from 5 through 10, with an inner X, and removes the lower-value outer rings. An arrow beyond the outer blue 5-ring boundary scores a miss. The six-ring name describes the scoring zones around one center; it does not mean six separate aiming spots.
Read the six scoring zones
| Location | Value |
|---|---|
| Inner gold | 10, including X where used |
| Outer gold | 9 |
| Inner red | 8 |
| Outer red | 7 |
| Inner blue | 6 |
| Outer blue | 5 |
| Outside the blue scoring boundary | M, worth 0 |
| Ring | Color | Points |
|---|---|---|
| X | Gold | 10, recorded as X |
| 10 | Gold | 10 |
| 9 | Gold | 9 |
| 8 | Red | 8 |
| 7 | Red | 7 |
| 6 | Blue | 6 |
| 5 | Blue | 5 |
| M | Outside the scoring area | 0 (miss) |
There is no 4, 3, 2, or 1 zone on this face. The center retains its usual values, so removing the outer rings does not turn the 5 into a 1. A shaft in the outer blue zone earns 5 points, even if that arrow is close to the edge of the printed target.
The X is a smaller mark inside the 10. Under ordinary outdoor World Archery target scoring it counts as 10 points, with the X recorded separately. Follow your round rules if you are using this layout for a particular indoor division.
What does the 40cm size describe?
Okami Vision draws its six-ring face as the inner six rings of the World Archery 40cm layout. The 40cm reference describes the parent full face. Cropping that layout to retain only 5 through 10 does not enlarge the remaining rings to fill the original diameter.
For an accurately scaled 40cm parent face, the retained six-zone scoring area is about 9.4 inches [24cm] across. That follows from keeping six of the ten equal radial scoring widths. If you print a practice face to fit a page, measure it afterward before treating it as a particular regulation size.
The full 10-ring face includes the black and white rings that this target leaves out. Place the two layouts side by side at the same parent size and their gold, red, and blue boundaries should match. A reduced face is a crop of the scoring layout, rather than a new points scale.
Six rings and triple spots are different things
A ring count tells you how many score bands surround a center. A spot count tells you how many centers appear on the sheet. A single six-ring target has one center. A triple spot has three, and the scoring bands on each spot depend on the face specification.
The Vegas 3-spot face retains 6 through 10 on each spot. It omits the outer blue 5 zone that appears on the six-ring face described here. That one-zone difference matters when an arrow lands near the outside edge.
A World Archery indoor triple spot has a different set of retained rings, even though it uses the same colors. Read the WA 18m round guide and check the face required by your event. The number of visible centers is not a reliable way to infer the lowest scoring value.
Score arrows near the outside boundary
Using World Archery target line scoring, a shaft touching the outer 5-ring boundary receives 5. A shaft entirely beyond that boundary receives zero, even if it is close enough that a full face would have awarded 4. Paper outside the scoring circle gives you somewhere for an arrow to land, not another scoring zone.
Consider three arrows: one X, one 7, and one just outside the blue. Record X, 7, M for 17 points. If the last shaft touches the outer blue boundary, record X, 7, 5 for 22. The five-point change is large, so inspect the boundary before settling the total.
Do not extend an imaginary 4-ring into blank paper to rescue the miss. You chose a reduced face, and its scoring boundary is part of the practice conditions. If your groups frequently extend beyond it, a full face will give you more information about those outer shots.
Why use a reduced face?
A reduced face takes up less space around the scoring center. It can help a range fit separate aiming areas on a target butt, although the organizer controls the approved arrangement. Giving arrows separate centers can reduce collisions when groups become tight.
For personal practice, the smaller scoring area also makes misses beyond the retained rings obvious on the card. That can be useful when you want to count how often your group stays inside the blue. It can be frustrating if most arrows are outside, because several different impact locations all receive zero.
Choose the face that answers your practice question. To track all your arrow values while learning at a new distance, keep the full face. To rehearse a reduced-face event, use its exact layout and scoring rules. Removing rings is not a substitute for matching the event distance.
Record the face size with your score
Write the parent face size, retained values, distance, and arrow count in your practice record. A label such as six-ring, 40cm parent, 5 through 10 prevents confusion with a different blue-edged face. Keep misses in the total.
The archery scoring guide explains how to carry arrow values into end and running totals. Keep full-face and reduced-face results on separate lines in your log. The same spread of arrows can produce a lower score solely because the outer zones have disappeared.
Questions
Is every arrow in blue worth 6?
On this six-ring face, blue has two scoring zones: the inner zone is 6 and the outer zone is 5. Vegas spots retain only the 6 zone in blue. Check the actual ring boundaries and face type before scoring; blue alone does not tell you the value.
Can I score a 4 on a six-ring face?
The reduced face described here contains only values 5 through 10. An arrow beyond the outer 5-ring boundary is a miss worth zero. If you want to record values 1 through 4 as well, use a full 10-ring target and identify that face in your practice notes.
Is the six-ring face used for every indoor round?
No. Indoor rounds specify their own face sizes and layouts, which can include full faces and different multi-spot targets. The six-ring display described here uses the inner zones of a 40cm parent layout. Check the event specification before buying faces or comparing its results with an official indoor round.