Location Details
June 1st and 2nd – Mesa, Arizona @ Usery Mountain Park
June 8th and 9th – Spokane, Washington @ Evergreen Archery
June 29th and 30th – Boise, Idaho @ Bogus Mountain Ski Resort
July 13th and 14th – Denver, Colorado @ American Bowmen
July 27th and 28th – Blackfoot, Idaho @ Blackfoot River Bowmen
Saturday-Challenge Course – 1 mile
- 5 Competitors per heat
- 20 Heats
- All heats and their start times will be announced in advance and posted at the race site.
- There will be a 6 physical challenges and targets to be completed during the race.
- There will be clear standards on the physical challenges, and designated physical challenge areas to perform these challenges.
- Competitors will shoot at standard 3D targets throughout the race
- Range finders are allowed
- There will be designated shooting stations where competitors will be shooting from. First come first serve basis.
- If the competitor hit the ten ring on the target:
- The competitor moves on to the next physical challenge, but does not have to perform the penalty challenge before moving on to the next target.
- Has 30 seconds taken off their total race time.
- If the competitor hit the eight ring:
- The competitor moves on to the next physical challenge, but does not have to perform the penalty challenge before moving on to the next target.
- If the competitor hits the target anywhere outside the eight ring:
- The competitor moves on to the next physical challenge, but does not have to perform the penalty challenge before moving on to the next target.
- Has 30 seconds added on to their total race time.
- If a competitor misses the target completely, or enough that the arrow doesn’t stick in the target:
- The competitor must complete the physical PENALTY challenge before moving on to the next target.
Sunday- 3D shoot
- 40 targets
- Competitors must shoot same set up as they did on Saturday (bow, sight, release)
- No rangefinders
- Standard 3D scoring..10-8-5-0
Each competitor will receive
- 1 Spot in the challenge
- 1 Race T-Shirt
- 10 Raffle tickets for post challenge raffle. ($20 value)
Event Rules
- There will be three divisions, Open Men, Open Women and Masters 40+ (men and women)
- $65 early bird registration / $100 regular registration / $110 on site registration /
- Competitors check in 6:00-6:30am
- Mandatory Competitor meeting at 6:30am
- Competition starts at 7am and will end when all competitors have run the challenge course.
- Competitors must report to the designated on-deck area 10 minutes before their heat starts.
- Competitors must have their competition number written on their bow arm and the fletching of their arrows.
- Competitors must carry #20-Men/#10-women in a backpack. We may provide packs for the competitors or they may bring their own, but we will provide the 20# of weight for the pack.
- Competitors must have their arrows either in a quiver, or in their backpack. They are not allowed to run with arrows in their hand.
- Competitors must complete each physical challenge before moving on to the following target.
- Competitors must stay on designated trails
- Competitors must shoot from an unoccupied designated shooting station
- Competitors must shoot at every target
- Competitors must do physical challenges in designated physical challenge areas.
- Competitors must shoot the same bow, sight, and release for both days of the competition.
- Competitors can use rangefinders on Saturday for the Challenge Course, but NO RANGE FINDERS for Sundays 3D shoot.
Determining the winner
- Each event is worth the same
- 1st place will receive 1 point….2nd place will receive 2 points….3rd place, 3 points and so on
- The overall winner will be the competitor with the LOWEST overall score.
