March 2026 SFTA Long Beach 3 arrow Match

OR Match Practice Event at El Dorado Park Archery Range

Hosted by: Santa Fe Trail Archers

Event Overview

This OR Match Practice Event is a great opportunity for archers to sharpen their tournament skills, apply what they’ve been practicing, and experience match-play pressure in a fun and supportive environment.

This is a USA Archery sanctioned event, and all official tournament standards will be followed, including distances, timing, target faces, and rules.

The goal of the event is for archers to shoot up to five matches, focus on technique under pressure, and work toward winning their matches.

Please bring your patience — part of the experience includes wait times as this format is a work in progress.

Match Format

• Recurve and Barebow: Set system format

• 3 to 5 ends per match

• Possible one-arrow tie breakers if needed

• Compound: Cumulative scoring

• 5 ends per match

• Possible one-arrow tie breakers if needed

• All divisions shoot three-arrow ends

• Two shooting lines

• Each archer shoots their respective division and distance

• For each match, archers will compete against pre-shot scores from a past event. The goal is to shoot your best match against those scores and earn the win. Final matches may be conducted head-to-head with other archers at this event.

• Distance & Target Sizes

  Round Format:

  • 72 arrows

  • 6-arrow ends

  Target Faces:

  • 122cm – Recurve & Barebow

  • 6-ring 80cm – Compound

  Distances & Age Categories

  70 meters

  • Recurve: Senior, U21

  60 meters

  • Recurve: Master, U18

  50 meters

  • Compound: Senior, Master, U21, U18

  • Barebow: Senior, Master, U21, U18

  40 meters

  • Recurve: U15

  • Compound: U15

  30 meters

  • Recurve: U13

  • Barebow: U15

  • Compound: U13

  20 meters

  • Recurve, Barebow, Compound: U10

• Schedule

  • Check-In & Setup: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

  • Shooting Begins: 9:00 AM

  Archers will check in, set up target mats (mats and stands provided), hang target faces, and complete equipment inspection.

• Registration

  • Prepaid Fee: $25 (holds your spot until 8:45 AM)

  • Walk-On Fee: $30 (if space is available)

  • Registration Deadline: 8:00 PM on the Friday before the event

  • No refunds after registration is submitted

  • Venue Fees

    • Park entry: $8 (no cash payments at gate)

    • Annual pass: $70

    • Senior (50+) and/or Disabled pass: $43

    • Requirements

    • Current USA Archery membership required (usarchery.org)

    • Dress code must follow USA Archery standards (see USA Archery dress code policy)

    • All participants must follow USA Archery and World Archery rules

    • No scores will be posted for this event

    • Contact

      Janet Dykman
      Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
      Text: (626) 242-8870