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Welcome San Diego Archers

Welcome San Diego Archers

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The SDA is a very active archery club, sponsoring two shoots a month and three major tournaments a year. A 28 target 3D Round on the first Sunday of the month and a Club Championship Qualifying Round (28 target Animal, Field or Hunter Round) on the third Sunday of each month.

Each June SDA hosts the “King Arthur’s Day Tournament”, a 40 target novelty shoot with a medieval theme.

Would you like to attend SDA tournaments for free?
SDA holds a work party at our ranges each month. Contact us to see whether there are work party positions available before the next tournament and attend your next SDA shoot for free!

Flying Pig 3D Shoot & Fundraiser – Sunday, March 1, 2026

ATTENTION ALL ARCHERS
It is time for our
Annual Flying Pig 3D Tournament & Fundraiser!!

 

Bring extra $$$ for mulligans at the Flying Pig and for tickets to win exciting prizes!
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The San Diego Archers
will host this fun, novelty event
on Sunday, March 2, 2025
at the Rube Powell Balboa Park Archery Range.

Register Online
Flying Pig Cartoon
THE FLYING PIG 3D SHOOT
~ Range Finders Allowed ~

If you know anything about the local flora and fauna of the Balboa Park area of San Diego, you will be aware of not only the existence but also the migratory patterns of the Pink Lesser Spotted Rhinehart Flying Pig. 

For those less familiar with this legendary exodus, all indications point to the migration beginning on Sunday morning and lasting until around noon.  During this time, we anticipate that each person will get at least one chance to shoot at this unusual creature during its majestic flight across the Balboa Park skies (plus 27 other targets)!

So, get out your bows and start practicing!

This is a 28-target, 2 ARROW per target, novelty 3D shoot. You’ll find the Pink Lesser Spotted Rhinehart Flying Pig and a wide range of other high-quality Rhinehart and Mackenzie targets set at unmarked yardages in various hunting scenarios.

3D SHOOT DETAILS
      * Scoring: 10-8-5 (Flying Pig scoring: 25-20-16-10)
      * Maximum Score: 580
      * Mulligans & Doe Tags ($1 each):

If you missed or scored low with the first or second arrow, a mulligan allows you to take another shot at a target.  If you use a mulligan, your score is determined by that mulligan arrow, even if you score worse than the original arrow.  You may use a second mulligan on the same target.

There will be 1 or 2 buck-doe spreads in the field, where the doe is placed between the buck and the archer.  If you hit the doe and do not have a doe tag, you score -5 on the target. If you have a doe tag, you score zero.  You cannot use a mulligan if you hit the doe, whether or not you have a doe tag. If you hit the buck or miss completely, you may use a mulligan, and your score is determined by that mulligan arrow.

FLYING PIG MULLIGANS
Additional mulligans may be purchased for the Flying Pig!
$1 each cash or pay online.

Entry Fee:
$10 for SDA members & Active Duty Military
$15 for non-members

 

Please arrive at the Balboa Park Archery Range with plenty of time to register.
Send any questions or comments to:  events@sandiegoarchers.com
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Hunter Round (Red Stakes) February 15, 2026

Hunter Round will be hosted by the San Diego Archers on Sunday, February 15, at the Rube Powell Balboa Park Archery Range (☀️ AccuWeather). Afterwards, join us for a San Diego Archers club meeting at 4594 Mission Gorge Place to vote on club officers and make your voice heard!

•Tournament preregistration and pay online today

On the day of the shoot, visit the visitor’s table
between 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Sign the paper waiver form for each participant and pick up a blank scorecard before entering the practice area.

Speed up registration by printing and signing your waiver form now?

Range briefing will begin after 8:30 a.m., and shooting will commence after 9 a.m.

Volunteers are needed at 6:15 a.m. to help set up and take down targets!
If you’re unable to help set up targets, please help us in taking down and storing the targets at the end of the shoot. Remember: volunteers shoot for FREE!
Contact us by filling out our volunteer form if you’d like to help.

Field Target

The Hunter Round includes:
28 2D Paper Hunter Targets
4 Arrows per Target
Maximum Score: 560

The Hunter Round is a field archery tournament of 28 2D paper targets firing four arrows per target from RED-colored stakes. There are three scoring zones on each target. Each arrow scores either 3 points for the outer black ring, 4 for the middle black ring, or 5 for the center white ring. There is a center X ring to the inner 5-point zone.Hunter Target

Add up each arrow’s score to give a total score out of a maximum of 560.

Yardages are marked and are in ‘uneven’ increments (not always in multiples of 5 yards) from the target from 33 feet up to 70 yards.

Targets may have different shooting positions:

1) All four arrows shot from one marked stake.

2) “Fan”: Each arrow shot from a different marked stake spread in a fan pattern, with each stake at the same distance to the target.

3) “Walk-Up”: Each arrow is shot from a different marked stake at decreasing distances to the target. For example, one arrow each at 45, 40, 35, or 30 yards, or two arrows each at 45 and 40 yards.

For Younger Shooters

For Youths (12-14 years old), the longest distance is 40 yards. For Cubs (11 years old & under), the longest distance is 25 yards.

F-H-A NFAA Scoring
View NFAA Scoring Rules



Registration and Concessions:

  • Free online registration
  • Free for children 14 and below
  • $10 for SDA members and active-duty Military ($14 with mulligans and doe tags)
  • $15 for Non-members ($19 with mulligans and doe tags)
  • +$5 for in-person visitors’ table registration (proposed)

Concessions:

  • Water bottles: Pickup free at the visitors’ table
  • Sodas and snacks: $1 each. Drop payment in Pay Pole or visitors’ table

• Preregister and pay online today

• Print and bring along a signed waiver

Paper shoots may be canceled due to heavy rain (Animal, Hunter, Field Rounds). While 3D Shoots will NOT be canceled due to bad weather!

After tallying your paper scorecard, submit your score online at https://sandiegoarchers.com/scoring

Please submit your score online. If you choose not to submit your score online, your participation in the tournament may not be recorded. Your uploaded or paper scorecard is still required for verification purposes.

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3D Round – February 1, 2026

3D Round will be hosted by the San Diego Archers on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Rube Powell Balboa Park Archery Range (☀️ AccuWeather)

• Tournament preregistration and pay online today

On the day of the shoot, visit the visitor’s table between 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Sign the paper waiver form for each participant and pick up a blank scorecard before entering the practice area.

Speed up registration by printing and signing your waiver form now?

Range briefing will begin after 8:30 a.m., and shooting will commence after 9 a.m.

Volunteers are needed at 6:15 a.m. to help set up and take down targets! Volunteers receive a $15 club credit card to shoot for FREE!

Contact us by filling out our volunteer form if you’d like to help.


3D Target ScoringThis 3D Round includes:

  • 28 3D targets
  • 1 Arrow per Target
  • Scoring is 10-8-5
  • Maximum Score is 280
  • Rangefinders are allowed

We utilize a diverse selection of high-quality Rhinehart and Mackenzie targets arranged in various hunting scenarios. Only one arrow per target is permitted unless mulligans are purchased. Participants may buy up to two mulligans and two doe tags for $1 each, either online or at the visitors’ table. The scoring system is 10-8-5 (see picture above).

An arrow that strikes a branch or other object and misses the target is a miss.

About Mulligans and Doe Tags

If you missed or scored low with the first arrow, a mulligan allows you to take another shot at a target. Your score is determined by that second (mulligan) arrow, even if it’s worse than the first.

There are a maximum of two buck-doe spreads in the field where the doe is placed between the buck and the archer. If you hit the doe and do not have a doe tag, you score negative five (-5) points on that target. With a doe tag, you score zero (0) points.

If you hit the buck or miss completely, you may use a mulligan, and your score is determined by that second arrow.

Traditional Stakes for Recurve Archers and Longbows

Orange cone #1Longer-range targets will have a traditional stake (orange cone) set per NFAA rules. Orange cones are for Youth and Traditional archers with a maximum distance of 40 yards.

For Younger Shooters

For Youths (12-14 years old), the longest distance is 40 yards. For Cubs (11 years old & under), the longest distance is 25 yards.

Registration

  • Free online registration
  • Free for children 14 and below
  • $10 for SDA members and active-duty Military ($14 with mulligans and doe tags)
  • $15 for Non-members ($19 with mulligans and doe tags)
  • +$5 for in-person visitors’ table registration (proposed)

Concessions:

  • Water bottles: Pickup free at the visitors’ table
  • Sodas and snacks: $1 each. Drop payment in Pay Pole or visitors’ table

• Preregister and pay online today

• Print and bring along a signed waiver

Paper shoots may be canceled due to heavy rain (Animal, Hunter, Field Rounds). While 3D Shoots will NOT be canceled due to bad weather!

After tallying your paper scorecard, submit your score online at https://sandiegoarchers.com/scoring

Please submit your score online. If you choose not to submit your score online, your participation in the tournament may not be recorded. Your uploaded or paper scorecard is still required for verification purposes.

Real-Time Results and Flexible Awards Presentation

Our online scoring system provides instant access to your scores and tournament placement. We’ve streamlined our after-tournament awards presentation to accommodate  the preferences of our volunteers and participants:

  1. 🏆 Immediate Results: Check your score in real-time without waiting for a formal announcement. Pick up your official award pin at our visitor’s table the next time you attend a tournament.
  2. 🎯 Flexible Awards Presentation: Due to a shortage of volunteers and the tendency of many archers to leave early, we’ve adopted a more flexible approach:
    • For tournaments with over fifty shooters, we’ll have an in-person awards ceremony at the end of the tournament, usually between noon and 1 pm.
    • For smaller turnouts, there may be an informal table awards ceremony presented by one of the staff. If you wish to receive your tentative award day of the shoot, please present your mobile device showing your placement to the staff member running the table awards ceremony.
  3. Always Accessible: Regardless of the physical awards presentation, all results and achievements will be prominently displayed on our website for recognition and record-keeping.
  4. Official Scores: Please note that your unofficial day-of-shoot placement may change. This can occur if scoring discrepancies are identified, data entry errors are corrected, or other adjustments are made during our review process. Official scores will be posted on our website by end-of-day Tuesday. Be sure to subscribe for notifications.

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