Indoor Archery Round Timer
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The standard indoor round is shot at 18 metres, in ends of three arrows with a fixed time per end, repeated across the round[1]. Between ends archers score and collect arrows, which is the natural rest — so the round has a rhythm of concentrated effort and enforced pause, twenty times over.
Two minutes for three arrows is generous compared with match play, and that generosity is the trap. Indoors there is no wind to wait for and no light to read, so the time cannot be spent on anything except the shot — and an archer who uses all of it is usually deliberating rather than executing. Consistent, slightly-under-time ends score better than variable ones that fill the clock.
Indoors removes every excuse
Outdoor archery gives you conditions to read and, honestly, conditions to blame. At 18 metres in a hall there is neither. A dropped point is form, and the round is unusually good at exposing inconsistency for exactly that reason.
That makes indoor rounds the better diagnostic even for archers whose season is outdoors. If a shot process falls apart over twenty ends indoors, it will not survive a windy field.
The between-ends pause is part of the round
Walking to the target, scoring and collecting arrows takes a predictable amount of time, and it is the only rest the round provides. Rushing it to get back on the line does not help — the next end's clock has not started.
Using that walk deliberately, to reset rather than to review the last end in detail, is a habit worth building. Twenty ends is long enough that carrying each one into the next accumulates.
Round formats vary
End counts, arrow counts, target face and time allowances differ between World Archery indoor rounds, national federation rounds and club formats.
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A common configuration; end counts and allowances vary by federation and round[1]. Set the timer to your own round.
| Element | Typical | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 18 m | Standard indoor |
| Arrows per end | 3 | Some rounds use 6 |
| Time per end | 2 min | 40 s per arrow |
| Ends | 20 | Two halves of 10 in many formats |
| Between ends | ~1 min | Score and collect; the only rest |
| Total arrows | 60 | Round score out of 600 |
- Two minutes is generous — consistent under-time ends usually score better than ends that fill the clock.
- There is no wind or light to read indoors, so time cannot be usefully spent on anything but the shot.
Source: World Archery Rulebook — indoor rounds and shooting time limits
Sources
- World Archery Rulebook — indoor rounds and shooting time limits , World Archery Federation (Confirm against the current edition; national rounds differ) — accessed 2026-07-28