AY Honors/Archery

Archery

Skill Level

1

Year

1945

Version

04.11.2025

Approval authority

North American Division

Overview

William Tell may be able to shoot an apple off someone's head (in the legends) but by learning about archery and learning to shoot a bow and arrow effectively and safely you'll be able to take home an honor that will last much longer than a splintered apple!

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

• General Conference
• North American Division

8. Using a standard (Olympic bow) score one of the following:

a. Indoors: 30 arrows (5 rounds) at 18 meters score 50 points on a 60 cm target.

b. Outdoors: 30 arrows (5 rounds) at 25 meters score 170 points on a 122 cm target.

8. Using a standard (Olympic bow) score one of the following:

a. Indoors: 30 arrows (5 rounds) at 9 meters (30 ft.) score 40 points on a 60 cm (23.62 in.) target.

b. Outdoors: 30 arrows (5 rounds) at 15 meters (50 ft.) score 130 points on a 122 cm (48.03 in.) target.