Vegas 3 spot scoring: rings and arrow placement

Identify the triangular face

The Vegas target uses three reduced centers based on a 40cm face. Each spot contains gold, red, and one blue scoring zone. The 40cm size refers to the parent target layout; it does not mean each cropped spot is 40cm across.

Place the face upright, with a single center at the top. Before shooting, identify the sheet assigned to you and all three of its centers. When several faces share a target butt, a lower spot on the neighboring sheet can look like part of your triangle from the shooting line.

Separate centers give your arrows room and reduce the chance of hitting a shaft already in the middle. They also require you to move your aim between spots. Use a deliberate order in practice so you know which center comes next without having to remember the last shot.

Count 6 through 10, with X inside the 10

Unlike a full ten-zone face, a Vegas spot has no 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1. A hit in blank paper between the centers is a miss. Do not award a 5 by imagining another blue ring outside the printed scoring circle.

For ordinary Vegas scoring, record the X-ring hit as X and add 10 to the total. An end of X, 10, and 9 is 29 with one X. The letter records center hits for applicable tie breaks; it does not make the arrow worth 11.

Under Vegas line scoring, shaft contact with a dividing line earns the higher value. A shaft touching the outside edge of the blue scoring zone gets 6. Leave questionable arrows and the face untouched until the group or judge has settled the call.

What happens if two arrows hit one spot?

Where a one-arrow-per-spot rule applies, two arrows in the same spot cost you the higher-scoring arrow there. The lower value counts and the extra arrow scores as a miss. Check the event rules before shooting: The Vegas Shoot applies this restriction to its Championship divisions, including Young Adult Championship, rather than every division.

Suppose you shoot a 10 and an 8 into the top spot, a 9 into the lower left, and no arrow into the lower right. Under the one-arrow restriction, the top spot contributes 8, the other scoring arrow contributes 9, and the discarded 10 contributes zero. Your end is 17.

A division that permits multiple arrows in a spot can treat that same group differently. Extra arrows beyond the end allowance are a separate issue and can carry further penalties. Tell the scorer exactly what happened instead of applying a remembered rule from another indoor event.

Add a Vegas practice round

A Vegas 300 round uses 30 scoring arrows in ten ends of three, for a maximum of 300. A clean three-arrow end is 30. If you record 28, 29, and 27 in the first three ends, the running total is 84 out of a possible 90.

Keep Xs separate from the point total. Two ends can both total 30 while having different X counts. Write the individual arrow values before adding them, because a total alone does not preserve that distinction.

The NFAA 300 round reaches the same possible total through a different format: more arrows, worth fewer points each, on a blue-and-white target. Label your score as Vegas when sharing or comparing a 300-round result.

How does this relate to The Vegas Shoot?

The Vegas Shoot in Las Vegas is shot at 20 yards. Its division rules control face choices, scoring procedures, and tie breaks. Your division may allow a single face or handle repeated spots differently. Read the current event rules for your class, especially if you have previously shot a local Vegas league.

Ordinary scoring and championship shoot-offs can use different procedures or targets. Practice the normal ring values for your round, then study any shoot-off rules separately. Do not apply a special shoot-off center value to every arrow in a regular end.

For a home reference, the printable Vegas target shows the layout. A print fitted to letter or A4 paper is a scaled practice face. Check its dimensions before treating a score on it as equivalent to one shot on regulation faces.

Check the end before pulling

Locate all three arrows and identify their spots first. Then settle ring values and any placement issue. Before calling 10, 9, 8, check whether the 10 and 8 share a spot; that can change the end total in a restricted division.

Use the basic scorecard method for the end and running totals. At a tournament, the official card must reflect the division rules, including penalties. A personal scoring app or photo is a record of the arrows; the scorer still needs to apply the competition procedure before you retrieve them.

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