RBD Known Triple classic rule index
Updated 11/11/25
Shooting Etiquette:
1. Shooting groups shall not consist solely of friends and relatives. Such groups shall be “ busted” by including at least one outsider who will keep score.
2. All shooting groups shall establish a shooting rotation.
3. When shooting, the archer must touch the appropriate stake with some part of his or her body.
4. No umbrella minimum. Use as many as you would like during qualifications. Only one per archer may be used during shoot off.
5. During severe weather( weather that presents an emergency situation for shooters and personnel) ALL shooting will be suspended and will not resume until a RBD official re-opens the ranges. Once declared safe by an official ALL ARCHERS MUST RESUME SHOOTING.
Scoring:
1. Scorecards must be split between two scorekeepers so that each scorekeeper has one card for each archer. Both scorekeepers must agree on scores.
2. Arrows pulled early will receive a zero.
3. If the two scorekeepers for a group record different scores, the inconsistent scores must be corrected as agreed upon by the majority of the group.
4. Archers shall be responsible for their own scorecards. It is up to each archer to ensure that his or her scorecards meet the above requirements.
Scoring Arrows:
1. All odd number targets will be 11 ring scoring. 11, 10, 8, 5, 0.
2. All even number targets will be 12 ring scoring. 12, 10, 8, 5, 0. Archers must call ALL UPPER 12 rings. Once the upper is called the lower is no longer in play.
3. An arrow touching the line of the greater scoring area shall be given the higher score.
4. Arrows must stick in the target in order to receive a score other than zero with the exception of a pass-through, robinhood, or bounce-back.
Shooting Stakes:
1. Blue stake- 50 yard max no equipment restrictions
2. Red stake- 40 yard max. All men 16 and older shooting hunting equipment. A compound, recurve, or longbow with or without sights. A sight shall have fixed pins or pin, without a lens or magnification. Sights cannot be adjusted once the archer has entered the course. Arrows DO NOT need screw in points. Stabilizers must be 12” or less but can be attached from multiple points on the bow.
3. Orange stake- 30 yard max. All women 16 and older and youth 15 and under shooting hunting equipment. Same equipment restrictions as men’s hunter.
4. Orange stake- 30 yard max Youth trophy. Any archer 17 and under no equipment restrictions.
5. All targets will be set at the same percentage from max for each stake. (example: blue stake-46 yards, red stake-37 yards, orange stake-28 yards. All yardages are 92% of the respected stakes max and all yardages will be rounded UP.)
6.All targets will be set at known distances.
7. Rangefinders are welcome.
Flights and Shoot off:
1. Top two scores from each archer will be put into a flight generator to determine all flights. Top ten archers from each flight will make the shoot off.
2. One alternate will be selected for each flight to take the place of any archer that is unable to make the shoot off. The “first alternate” will be the eleventh archer in each flight. This alternate will only have an opportunity to compete if their flight is not full. ONLY ONE ALTERNATE WILL BE SELECTED PER FLIGHT.
3. All qualifying archers in the shoot off will start with zero points.
4. All upper 12 rings and 14 rings must be called during shoot off. If the upper 12 or 14 is called all other bonus rings are not in play.
5. Archers MUST have two qualifying scores from the same stake to be eligible for the flights.
6. Tie scores will be decided by bonus rings. Tied bonus ring will be decided by higher number of bonus rings.
7. Shoot off tie breaker. If 2 or more archers are tied in score, bonus rings and first bonus ring hit a closest to center one arrow shoot off will determine the winner.
8. Top archer in youth trophy will receive a plaque. 10 or more youth participants top 3 spots will receive a plaques.
Weekend flights:
1. Each leg will pay out 7 flights.
2. Each flight will pay back the top 3 positions. (This is a separate payout from our final payouts)
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