3D COMPETITIVE DIVISIONS 2024

Semi-Pro (SP)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no restrictions on sights, stabilisers, or style of release. 

Semi-Pro archers will shoot from the Blue stake: 50 yards approximately.                                                                                                                            Archers competing in Semi-Pro shall be limited to 300 fps +3% Arrow Speed. An archer who registers for a Semi-Pro class during any one 3D AAA shooting year must remain in that class for the entire duration of that 3D AAA tournament year. Archers who move from ANY DIVISION to Semi-Pro may NOT Return to ANY DIVISION for the remainder of the calendar year.
NOTE:
An archer who registers for a Semi-Pro class during any one 3D AAA shooting year must Shoot Semi Pro Class at IBO organised events in the same calendar year.

Male Bowhunter Open (MBO)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no restrictions on sights, stabilisers, or style of release.                                                                                          MBO archers will shoot from the GREEN stake: 45 yards approximately.   Archers that place Top 3 in SOTY will be Invited to compete in Semi Pro Division in the following year.

Female Bowhunter Open (FBO)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no restrictions on sights, stabilisers, or style of release.                                                                                             FBO archers will shoot from the RED stake: 40 yards approximately.

Bowhunter Release (MBR)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no restrictions on stabilisers, or style of release. A sight shall have fixed pin, cross hair, or circle style pins with or without a lens or magnification. If circle style pins are used, all circles must be the same size. Sights may not be adjusted after entering the shooting course.
MBR archers will shoot from the GREEN stake: 45 yards approximately.

Female Bowhunter Release (FBR)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no restrictions on stabilisers, or style of release. A sight shall have fixed pin, cross hair, or circle style pins with or without a lens or magnification If circle style pins are used, all circles must be the same size. Sights may not be adjusted after entering the shooting course.
FBR archers will shoot from the YELLOW stake: 35 yards approximately.

Recurve Un-Aided (RU) (IBO Bare Bow Class)
A recurve or longbow shot with fingers directly contacting the bowstring using a
glove, finger tab, or bare fingers. No sighting device of any kind may be used. A rest and plunger are all that may reside within the sight window of the bow. A clicker is allowed but must not be mounted in the sight window of the riser. There shall be NO markings on the bow or bowstring (intentional or accidental) that could be construed as sighting marks. All arrows shall be of the same material and be of uniform length and weight. String walking and face walking are permitted in the RU class. Weights may be added to the lower part of the riser. Weights, regardless of shape, must mount directly to the riser without rods, extensions, angular mounting connections or shock absorbing devices. The unstrung bow must pass completely through a hole or ring 12.2cm inside diameter + or – 0.5mm.                                                                                    RU will be shot from the ORANGE stake: 30 yards approximately.
NOTE:
STRING WALKING AND FACE WALKING WILL BE ALLOWED IN
THIS CLASS.

Traditional (TRAD)
A recurve, longbow or ILF/DAS type riser being no longer than 19” (48.26cm)
(ILF/DAS type risers longer than 19” will compete in Recurve Unaided – RU) shot with fingers directly contacting the bowstring using a glove, finger tab or bare fingers. Archers may use two (2) nock locating devices but must use the same nocking point and anchor point. Index finger must contact the nock of the arrow. No string walking or face walking. Arrows must be shot off the shelf. Shelf can only be built up ¼ of an inch and built out ¼ of an inch. No stabilizers, counterbalances, or weights of any kind may be attached or built into the bow, except a quiver clearly designed to hold arrows may be used. No face or string walking. No markings on the bow or bow string (intentional or accidental) that could be considered sighting marks. Any type of arrow material can be used, but arrows must be identical in colour and length except normal wear and tear. Arrows must have at least 12 inches of FEATHER – no plastic or other material other than feather. Aluminium or carbon arrows must have screw-in points; wood arrows may have glue-on points.
TRAD archers will shoot from the WHITE stake: 25 yards approximately.
NOTE:
STRING WALKING & FACE WALKING ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS CLASS.

Longbow (LB)
A one (1) or two (2) piece longbow shot with fingers directly contacting the
bowstring using a glove, finger tab, or bare fingers, Archers may use up to two (2) nock locating devices, but they must use the same nocking point and anchor point for each shot and the index finger must contact the string in the same place for each shot. The index finger must touch the nock of the arrow. Face and/or string walking are not permitted. No sighting device of any kind may be used. There shall be no
markings on the bow or bowstring (intentional or accidental) that could be
construed as sighting marks. No type of draw check or clicker may be used. Arrows shall be made of wood and shall be identical in length, weight (allowances shall be made for normal wear). Arrows shall be shot off the hand or shelf of the riser.                                                                                                                   LB archers will shoot from the WHITE stake: 25 yards approximately.
A longbow shot in LB shall conform to the following specifications:
1. The bowstring, when the bow is strung, may only contact the nocks of the
bow.
2. No stabilizers, counterbalances, or weights of any kind may be attached or
built into the bow; except a bow quiver clearly designed to hold arrows.

Master Senior Class (MSR)
MSR is an optional class for archers fifty (50) years of age or older. Equipment shall consist of a compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no restrictions on sights, stabilisers, or style of release. 3D AAA has changed the IBO age from 50-60 to 50- 65 to cater for our members. It will be noted that Members wanting to shoot MSR at IBO worlds will need to be under 60, Those archers between 60 and 65 will be eligible to shoot MCBH at IBO Worlds shooting off the Green Stake.
MSR archers will shoot from the GREEN Stake: 45 yards approximately.

Senior Master Class (SMC)
SMC is an optional class for archers sixty-five (65) years of age or older. Equipment shall consist of a compound, recurve or longbow shot with no restrictions on sights, stabilisers or style of release. 3D AAA has reduced the eligible IBO age from 70 to 65 to cater for our members. It will be noted that Members wanting to shoot SMC at IBO worlds will need to be over 70, Those between 65 and 70 will be eligible to shoot MCBH at IBO Worlds shooting off the Green Stake.
SMC archers will shoot from the RED Stake: 40 yards approximately.

Advanced Hunter Class (AHC)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with or without sights. A sight shall have
fixed pins, cross hair, or circle style pins. AHC archers may use a lens with no
restrictions on magnification. If circle style pins are used, all circles must be the
same size. A sight may have a rear aperture, (i.e., peep sight or fixed rifle type sight). Sights may not be adjusted after entering the shooting course. Arrows must have at least three (3) feathers or vanes no less than 2 inches long (measured minimum 1.75 inches). Stabilizers, V-bars, counterbalances, or weighted attachments may be attached to the bow as long as these items do not extend more than 12 inches from each point of attachment. (For the purposes of this rule, any device adding length or weight to the stabilizer shall be considered part of the stabilizer and shall be subject
to the 12-inch rule.) Unweighted vibration dampeners are not considered to be
stabilizers; however, unweighted vibration dampeners attached to the stabilizer are measured as a part of the stabilizer and are subject to the 12-inch rule above.
Equipment in this class may be shot with finger tab, shooting glove or release. AHC archers may use glue-in points.
AHC archers will shoot from the RED Stake: 40 yards approximately.

Female Hunter Class (FHC)
Archers in this female only class must use the same equipment as Hunter Class (HC). Please refer to Hunter Class (HC) standards for equipment.
FHC archers will shoot from the ORANGE Stake: 30 yards approximately.

Youth Release, Ages 12-14 (YMR 12-14)
YMR 12-14 is for male and female archers Twelve (12) to fourteen (14) years of age. Equipment shall consist of a compound, recurve or longbow shot with no restriction on sights, stabilisers, or style of release.
YMR 12-14 archers will shoot from the YELLOW Stake: 35 yards approximately.

Youth Release, Ages 15-17 (YMR 15-17)
YMR 15-17 is for male and female archers fifteen (15) to seventeen (17) years of
age. Equipment shall consist of a compound, recurve or longbow shot with no
restriction on sights, stabilisers, or style of release.
YMR 15-17 archers will shoot from the RED Stake: of 40 yards approximately.

Youth Female (YF)
YF is for female archers thirteen (13) to seventeen (17) years of age. Equipment shall consist of a compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no restriction on sights, stabilisers, or style of release.
YF archers will shoot from the ORANGE Stake: 30 yards approximately.

Known Class (KC)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no restrictions on sights, stabilisers, or style of release.                                                                                        Known Class archers will shoot from the BLUE Stake: 50 yards
approximately.
Known Class Archers will be allowed to carry a Rangefinder onto the course but
must STRICTLY ADHERE to rule Section 4A.8, 4A.9 and F4.6 and Communicating to another archer the yardage of a particular target that the archer has not yet shot, this includes ranging targets from any other stake other than the Known and Known Hunter stake. This will be grounds for disqualification and/or suspension from Membership for all members of the group. Known Class Archers are not eligible for Top 10 events unless one is run specifically for the Known Divisions.

Known Hunter Class (KHC)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with or without sights. Arrows are to weigh a minimum of 7 grains per pound of bow weight with a maximum diameter of .246. A sight can be fixed or a slider style hunting sight with fixed pins, crosshair, or circle style pins. KHC archers may use a lens with no restrictions on magnification. If circle style pins are used, all circles must be the same size. A sight may have a rear aperture, (i.e., peep sight or fixed rifle type sight). Arrows must have at least three (3) feathers or vanes no less than 2 inches long (measured minimum 1.75 inch). Stabilizers, V-bars, counterbalances, or weighted attachments may be attached to the bow as long as these items do not extend more than 24 inches from each point of attachment. (This includes quiverlizers). (For the purposes of this rule, any device adding length or weight to the stabilizer shall be considered part of the stabilizer and shall be subject to the 24-inch rule). Unweighted vibration dampeners are not considered to be stabilizers; however, unweighted vibration dampeners attached to the stabilizer are measured as a part of the stabilizer and are subject to the 24-inch rule above. Equipment in this class may be shot with finger tab, shooting glove or release. KHC archers must use screw in points.
KHC archers will shoot from the GREEN Stake: 45 yards approximately.
Known Hunter Class Archers will be allowed to carry a Rangefinder onto the course but must STRICTLY ADHERE to rule Section 4A.8, 4A.9 and F4.6 and Communicating to another archer the yardage of a particular target that the archer has not yet shot, this includes ranging targets from any other stake other than the Known Hunter Class stake. This will be grounds for disqualification and/or suspension from Membership for all members of the group.
Known Hunter Class Archers are not eligible for Top 10 events unless one is run
specifically for the Known Divisions.

Hunter Class (HC)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with or without sights. A sight shall have
fixed pins, cross hair, or circle style pins without lens or magnification. If circle style
pins are used, all circles must be the same size. A sight may have a rear aperture (i.e. peep sight or fixed rifle type sight). Sights may not be adjusted after entering the shooting course. Arrows must have screw in points and at least three (3) feathers or vanes no less than two (2) inches long (measured minimum 1.75 inch).
Stabilizers, V-bars, counterbalances, or weighted attachments may be attached to
the bow as long as these items do not extend more than 12 inches from each point of attachment. (For the purposes of this rule, any device adding length or weight to the stabilizer shall be considered part of the stabilizer and shall be subject to the 12- inch rule.) Un-weighted vibration dampeners are not considered to be stabilizers; however, un-weighted vibration dampeners attached to the stabilizer are measured as a part of the stabilizer and are subject to the 12-inch rule above. Equipment in this class may be shot with finger tab, shooting glove or release.                                                                                                
HC archers will shoot from the YELLOW Stake: 35 yards approximately.
If an archer wins three (3) or more times in HC in a calendar year at sanctioned
events, the archer must move to another class for the entire duration of the
following 3D AAA shooting year. (Note: a win will only count towards class
advancement when three (3) or more archers are in the HC division at sanctioned
events).

Bowhunter Fingers (BF)
A compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no restriction on sights or stabilisers.
Must be shot with fingers directly contacting the bowstring using a glove, finger tab, or bare fingers.
BF archers will shoot from the YELLOW Stake: 35 yards approximately.

Compound Unaided (CU)
A compound shot with fingers directly contacting the bowstring using a glove, finger tab, or bare fingers. No sighting device of any kind may be used. A rest and plunger are all that may reside within the sight window of the bow. There shall be no markings on the bow or bowstring that could be construed as sighting marks. Face and/or string walking are permitted in this class.
CU archers will shoot from the ORANGE Stake: 30 yards approximately.

Youth Unaided (YU)
YU is for male and female archers twelve (12) to seventeen (17) years of age.
Equipment shall consist of a compound, recurve, or longbow shot with no sighting device. A rest and plunger are all that may reside within the sight window. There will be no markings on the bow or bow string that could be construed as sighting marks. May be shot with a finger tab, glove or bare fingers.
YU archers will shoot from the WHITE Stake: 25 yards approximately.

Cub Aided (CUBA) 8-11 Years of Age
A bow with a sight; can be shot with a release aid, glove, finger tab or bare fingers.
CUBA archers will shoot from the PURPLE Stake: 25 yards approximately.

Cub Unaided (CUBU) 8-11 Years of Age
A bow without a sight; must be shot with a glove, finger tab or bare fingers.
CUBU archers will shoot from the PURPLE Stake: 25 yards approximately.

Cub Female (CUBF) 8-12 Years of Age
A bow with or without a sight; can be shot with a release aid, glove, finger tab or
bare fingers.
CUBF archers will shoot from the PURPLE Stake: 25 yards approximately.

Note: Up to 2 divisions maybe shot on any scheduled 3D shoot day. As long as they are shot on separate rounds and the divisions are shot from different coloured shoot pegs. At least 5 rounds must be shot in total in a division to be eligible to place in that division at the yearly presentation.

 

SCORING 3D

A special mention: Sam Carney from our Coffs Coast Archery Club received the 3DAAA  Best Shooter of the year Award for 2024.

CLUB CHAMPIONS FOR 2024                                                 

Spirit of the Club Award:   Julian Wilson-Ogrady and Jasmine Kennedy

Club Person of the Year Award:     Mick Gaynor

Men's Unaided:        1st Dave Unwin
                      2nd Sam Carney and Peter Blackford                 
                      3rd Oliver James 
                      4th Julian Wilson

Men's Aided:          1st Steve Parker
                      2nd Oliver Richards 
                      3rd Sam Carney

Men's K C:            1st Brad Fountain

Women's unaided:      1st Gaynor Boyd 
                      2nd Samantha Paine                                                   3rd Jace Salter                                 

Women's aided:         1st Nicola Alam 
                       2nd Merrilyn Sheather

Male Cub Unaided:      1st Nathaniel Fahey
                       2nd Lyric Morris 

Male Cub Aided:        1st Joshua Lean
                       2nd Oak Martin 

Female Cub Unaided:    1st Isabell Harrison
                       2nd Tiah Allen 
                       3rd Bella James

Female Cub Aided:      1st Mia Morris

Male Junior Unaided:    1st Joshua Fahey

Male Junior Aided:  

Female Junior Unaided: 1st Chloe Pain
                       2nd Ella Robertson

Female Junior Aided:   1st Zalli Allen